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New York 81st Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:20 Dec 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Albany, New York
  • Muster Out Date:31 Aug 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Oswego Regiment, New York
    • Mohawk Rangers, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Colonel James Jourdan
    • Brigadier General George J. Stannard
    • Brigadier General Gilman Marston
    • Brigadier General Innis N. Palmer
    • Brigadier General Silas Casey
    • Brigadier General William T. H. Brooks
    • Captain W. C. Raulston
    • Colonel Aaron Fletcher Stevens Col Thomas Mulcahy temp Sept 29 Ltc John B. Raulston
    • Lieutenant Colonel Jacob J. DeForest
    • Lieutenant Colonel John B. Raulston
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sept 186430 Sept 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Crater30 Jul 186430 Jul 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, 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
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road27 Oct 186428 Oct 18641 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Swift Creek9 May 18649 May 1864< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Strasburg17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayVirginia, Strasburg
Seven Pines, Virginia24 May 186224 May 1862< 1 daySeven Pines, Virginia
Fort Harrison, Virginia30 Sept 186430 Sept 1864< 1 dayFort Harrison, Virginia

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