New York 79th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:May 29, 1861
- Muster In Place:
- New York City, New York
- Muster Out Date:Jul 14, 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Daniel Tyler
- Brigadier General Isaac Stevens
- Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox
- Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox
- Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
- Colonel Benjamin C. Christ
- Colonel Daniel Leasure
- Colonel David Morrison
- Colonel James Cameron
- Colonel William Humphrey
- Colonel William T. Sherman
- Lieutenant Colonel David Morrison
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stedman | Mar 25, 1865 | Mar 25, 1865 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fort Sanders | Nov 29, 1863 | Nov 29, 1863 | < 1 day | Knox County, Tennessee |
| Blue Springs | Oct 10, 1863 | Oct 10, 1863 | < 1 day | Greene County, Tennessee |
| Antietam | Sept 17, 1862 | Sept 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Kelly's Ford | Mar 17, 1863 | Mar 17, 1863 | < 1 day | Culpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Chantilly | Sept 1, 1862 | Sept 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| First Bull Run | Jul 21, 1861 | Jul 21, 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | May 8, 1864 | May 21, 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | May 5, 1864 | May 7, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Vicksburg | May 18, 1863 | Jul 4, 1863 | 47 day(s) | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Blackburn's Ford | Jul 18, 1861 | Jul 18, 1861 | < 1 day | Prince William County, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | Aug 28, 1862 | Aug 30, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Hatcher's Run | Feb 5, 1865 | Feb 7, 1865 | 2 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| First Deep Bottom | Jul 27, 1864 | Jul 29, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Secessionville | Jun 16, 1862 | Jun 16, 1862 | < 1 day | Charleston, South Carolina |
| South Mountain | Sept 14, 1862 | Sept 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Blue Springs, Tennessee | Oct 10, 1863 | Oct 10, 1863 | < 1 day | Blue Springs, Tennessee |
| Lewinsville | Sept 11, 1861 | Sept 11, 1861 | < 1 day | Lewinsville, Virginia |
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