Organized at Delhi, N. Y., and mustered in September 27, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 11, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Defences of Washington, to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S. C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to February, 1864. 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, to April, 1864. District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to June, 1864. District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to October, 1864. 3rd Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, Coast Division, Dept. of the South, to January, 1865. 3rd Separate Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to May, 1865. Port Royal, Dept. of the South, to June, 1865.
SERVICE:
Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till April, 1863. Ordered to Suffolk, Va., April 18. Siege of Suffolk April 20-May 4. Providence Church Road May 3. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Ordered to Washington, D. C., July 10. Pursuit of Lee to Berlin, Md., July 13-22. Moved to Folly Island. S. C., August 1-10. Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, S. C., and operations against Fort Sumpter and Charleston August 11-September 7. Bombardment of Fort Sumpter and Charleston August 17-23. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. Operations against Charleston and duty on Folly Island, S. C., till December 31. Bombardment of Fort Sumpter October 27-November 9. Moved to Hilton Head, S. C., January, 1864. Ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., February, and duty there till June. Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton May 31-June 3. Moved to Hilton Head, S. C., June. Expedition to Johns and James Islands against Charleston July 2-10. Operations against Battery Pringle, Johns Island, July 9. Duty in District of Hilton Head, S. C., till November. Hatch's Expedition up Broad River November 28-30. Battle of Honey Hill, S. C., November 30. Demonstration on Charleston & Savannah Railroad December 6-9. Deveaux's Neck December 6. Tullifinney River December 9. Moved to Hilton Head, S. C., and duty in that district till June, 1865. Mustered out June 25, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 1st New York Engineers.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 174 Enlisted men by disease. Total 217.
