New York 16th Heavy Artillery (Union)
1863-04-11
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
1863-09-28
Organized - New York 16th Heavy Artillery - New York
1864-09-20
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
1864-10-07
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Alfred H. Terry
Major GeneralAlfred H. Terry
1864-10-07
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
1865-01-13
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Maj. Frederick W. Prince
1865-01-13
Battle - Second Fort Fisher - New Hanover County, North Carolina
By January 1865, Fort Fisher on the North Carolina shore was the last coastal stronghold of the Confederacy. The fort protected blockade running vessels entering and departing Wilmington, the South's last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry was placed in command of a Provisional Corps from the Army of the James, and was supported by a Navy and Marine Corps force of nearly 60 vessels under Rear Adm. David D. Porter. Terry's orders were to renew operations against the fort that had fai…READ MORE
1865-02-22
Battle - Wilmington - Wilmington, North Carolina
1865-04-09
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
1865-08-21
Mustered Out - New York 16th Heavy Artillery - New York
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