New York 66th Infantry, Company C (Union)
04/11/1861
Organized - New York 66th Infantry, Company C - New York
13/12/1862
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
01/07/1863
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
21/06/1864
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
30/08/1865
Mustered Out - New York 66th Infantry, Company C - New York
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regiment -New York 66th Infantry (Union)
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