History of the 69th New York
by Claire Morris
GENERAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICS.
BATTLE HONOURS, ACTIONS & ENGAGEMENTS BY THE IRISH BRIGADE.
1862
16th April – 4th May - Siege of Yorktown, VA.
31st May – 1st June - Battle of Fair Oaks, VA (Seven Pines).
25th June – 1st July - Seven Days Campaign..
27th June - Gaines’ Mill, VA.
29th June - Savage Station, VA.
29th June - Peach Orchard.
30th June - White Oak Swamp & Glendale, VA.
1st July - Malvern Hill, VA.
13th July – 16th August - Harrison’s Landing, VA.
17th September - Antietam, MD.
12th – 15th December - Fredericksburg, VA.
1863
1st – 5th May - Chancellorsville, VA.
1st – 4th July - Gettysburg, PA.
14th October - Auburn & Bristoe Station, VA.
26th November – 2nd December - Mine Run, VA.
1864
5th – 7th May - The Wilderness, VA.
8th – 12th May - Spotsylvania, VA.
10th May - Po River, VA.
12th – 21st May - Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
23rd – 26th May - North Anna Rover, VA.
28th – 31st May - Totopotomoy, VA.
1st – 12th June - Cold Harbor, VA.
16th – 18th June - Petersburg, VA. (involved in the siege of Petersburg until the city fell to Union forces).
22nd – 23rd June - Weldon Railroad & Jerusalem Plank Road, VA.
27th – 28th July - Deep Bottom, VA.
14th – 18th August - Strawberry Plains & Deep Bottom, VA.
25th August - Ream’s Station, VA.
9th – 10th December - Hatcher’s Run. VA.
1865
5th – 7th February - Dabney’s Mills & Hatcher’s Run, VA.
25th March - Watkin’s House, VA.
29th – 31st March - Hatchers Run & Boydton Road, VA.
31st March - White Oak Road, VA.
2nd April - Sutherland Station, VA.
6th April - Sailor’s Creek, VA.
7th April - High Bridge & Farmville, VA.
9th April - Appomattox Court House, VA.
23rd May - Grand review – Washington DC.
30th June - Mustered Out of Federal Service.
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