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New York 88th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:16 Dec 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Fort Schuyler, New York
  • Muster Out Date:30 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Meagher's Own, New York
    • 5th Irish Brigade, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
    • Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
    • Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
    • Captain Denis F. Burke
    • Captain John Smith
    • Captain Patrick H. Bird
    • Colonel John Burke
    • Colonel Patrick Kelly
    • Colonel Robert Nugent
    • Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Kelly
    • Major General Israel B. Richardson
    • Major General Winfield S. Hancock
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Glendale30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Totopotomoy Creek28 May 186430 May 18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
White Oak Swamp30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
First Deep Bottom27 Jul 186429 Jul 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 Jun 18621 Jun 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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