Organized at New York August 22 to October 18, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 24, 1862; thence moved to New Orleans, La., November. Attached to Abercrombie's Division, Defences of Washington, D. C., to November, 1862. Sherman's Division. Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps. to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, to February, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Dwight's Division, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1865. District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of Georgia, to October, 1865.
SERVICE:
Duty at Carrollton, La., till March, 1863. Plaquemine December 31, 1862, and January 3, 1863. Moved to Baton Rouge, La., March 7 (3 Cos.). Operations against Port Hudson till March 27. Moved to Algiers April 3, thence to Brashear City April 9. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Fort Bisland, near Centreville, April 12-13. Franklin April 14. Expedition from Opelousas to Barre Landing April 21. Advance on Port Hudson, La., May 17-24. Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to Baton Rouge, La., and duty there till September. Sabine Pass Expedition September 4-11. Moved from Algiers to Brashear City September 16, thence to Berwick September 26. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. At New Iberia till January 7, 1864. Moved to Franklin January 7, and duty there till March. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Monett's Ferry, Cane River Crossing, April 23. At Alexandria April 26-May 13. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Duty at Morganza till July. Moved to New Orleans, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., and Washington, D. C., July 1-13. Snicker's Gap Expedition July 14-23. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Expedition August 7-November 28. Detached with Brigade as Train Guard for the army August 14 to October 27. Duty near Middletown and Newtown till December, and at Stephenson's Depot and Winchester till April, 1865. Moved to Washington, D. C., and duty there till June. Grand Review May 23-24. Moved to Savannah, Ga., June 30-July 7. Duty there and at various points in Dept. of the South till October. Mustered out October 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 152 Enlisted men by disease. Total 221.
