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New York 38th Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 3, 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:Jun 22, 1863
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Regiment Scott Life Guard, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David B. Birney
    • Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Brigadier General Philip Kearny
    • Colonel J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Colonel Orlando B. Willcox
    • Colonel P. Regis De Trobriand
    • Colonel Samuel P. Heintzelman
    • Lieutenant Colonel Addison Farnsworth
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Birney
    • Major General Philip Kearny
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
GlendaleJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
ChantillySept 1, 1862Sept 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
First Bull RunJul 21, 1861Jul 21, 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaMay 30, 1862May 30, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 1, 1862Jun 1, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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