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Organized at Camp Stanton,
Md., February 12 to March 18, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 9th
Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th
Corps, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, December, 1864.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
10th Corps. Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1865. Dept. of North Carolina
to December, 1865.
SERVICE.-Campaign
from the Rapidan to the James River, Va., May-June, 1864. Guard trains of
the Army of the Potomac through the Wilderness and to Petersburg. Before Petersburg
June 15-18, Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December
7, 1864. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
Poplar Grove Church September 29-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's
Run, October 27-28. 1st Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27. 2nd
Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 7-15, 1865. Bombardment of Fort
Fisher January 13-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Sugar
Loaf Hill January 19. Federal Point February 11. Fort Anderson February 18-20.
Capture of Wilmington February 22. Northeast Ferry February 22. Campaign of
the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21.
Action at Cox's Bridge March 23-24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-14. Occupation
of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his
army. Duty at various points in North Carolina till December. Mustered out
December 10, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 177 Enlisted men by disease. Total 225