144th New York Infantry Regiment

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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY:

• Organized at Delhi, New York, and mustered in September 27, 1862.
• Left State for Washington D.C., Oct 11, 1862.
• Attached to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defences of Washington D.C.to Feb 1863.
• 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington to Apr 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps to Jul 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to Aug 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, Gordon’s Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept of the South, to Feb 1864.
• 1st Brigade, Ames’ Division, District of Florida, to Apr 1864.
• District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to Jun 1864.
• District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to Oct 1864.
• 3rd Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South, to Nov 1864.
• 1st Brigade, Coast Division, Dept. of the South, to Jan 1865.
• 3rd Separate Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to May 1865
• Port Royal, Dept. of the South, to Jun 1865.

SERVICE:

• Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till Apr 1863.
• Moved to Suffork, Virginia, Apr 18, 1863
• Siege of Suffolk, Apr 20 - May 4, 1863.
  • Providence Church Road, May 3
  • Siege of Suffolk raised May 4.
• Dix’s Campaign on the Peninsula, Jun 24 - Jul 7, 1863
• Moved to Washington, D.C., Jul 10, 1863
• Pursuit of Lee to Berlin, Maryland, Jul 13-22, 1863.
• Moved to Folly Island, S.C., Aug 1-10, 1863.
• Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, S.C., and operations against Fort Sumpter and Charleston Aug 11 - Sep 7, 1863.
  • Bombardment of Fort Sumpter and Charleston Aug 17-23.
  • Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg Sep 7.
• Operations against Charleston and duty on Folly Island, S.C., until Dec 31, 1863.
  • Bombardment of Fort Sumpter, Oct 27 - Nov 8.
• Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., Jan 1864.
• Ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., Feb, 1864 and duty there until Jun 1864.
  • Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton, May 31 - Jun 3
• Moved to Hilton Head, S.C, Jun 1864.
• Expedition to Johns and James Islands against Charleston, Jul 2-10, 1864.
  • Operations against Battery Pringle, Johns Island, Jul 9.
• Duty in Hilton Head, S.C., until Nov, 1864.
• Hatch’s Expedition up Broad River, Nov 28-30, 1864.
  • Battle on Honey Hill, S.C., Nov 30.
• Demonstration on Charleston & Savannah Railroad, Dec 6-9, 1864.
  • Deveaux’s Neck, Dec 6.
  • Tullifinney River, Dec 9.
• Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., and duty in that district until Jun, 1865.
• Mustered out Jun 25, 1865. Veterans and recruits transferred to 1st New York Engineers.

144th New York Infantry Regimental Summary:

The Regiment, during it's existence, lost during service:

2 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
4 Officers and 174 Enlisted men by disease.
Total = 217

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