New York 81st Infantry, Company D (Union)
20/12/1861
Organized - New York 81st Infantry, Company D - New York
31/05/1862
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Seven Pines
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
31/08/1865
Mustered Out - New York 81st Infantry, Company D - New York
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regiment -New York 81st Infantry (Union)
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