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New York 9th Infantry (Union)

1861-08-28

Battle - Hatteras Inlet Batteries - Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

1862-01-01

Battle - Port Royal - Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, South Carolina

1862-02-07

Battle - Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina

1862-02-10

Battle - Elizabeth City - Elizabeth City, North Carolina

1862-04-19

Battle - South Mills - Camden County, North Carolina

1862-09-08

Organized - New York 9th Infantry - New York

1862-09-17

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Isaac P. Rodman

Brigadier GeneralIsaac P. Rodman

1862-09-17

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

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Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

1862-12-13

Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

1863-04-11

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Kimball

Lieutenant ColonelEdgar Kimball

1863-04-11

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Harrison S. Fairchild, and Colonel Rush C. Hawkins

1863-04-11

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George W. Getty

Brigadier GeneralGeorge W. Getty

1863-04-11

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Kimball

Lieutenant ColonelEdgar Kimball

1863-04-11

Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Conway W. Ayres, and Major William B. Martin

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin F. Davis, and Major William S. McClure

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John Buford, and Colonel Thomas C. Devin

Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford

ColonelThomas C. Devin

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major William B. Martin

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin F. Davis

1863-06-09

Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia

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Brandy Station

> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William Sackett, and Lieutenant Colonel George S. Nichols

ColonelWilliam Sackett

Lieutenant ColonelGeorge S. Nichols

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Thomas Devin

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert

Brigadier GeneralAlfred T. A. Torbert

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William Sackett

1864-06-11

Battle - Trevilian Station - Louisa County, Virginia

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Trevilian Station

In June of 1864, hoping to draw attention away from Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement south, destroy supply lines, and join up with Brig. Gen. David Hunter in Charlottesville, Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan embarked on a cavalry raid. Near Trevilian Station, Virginia, he clashed with Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee. On June 11th, while Hampton's men struggled against Union forces on one road, Lee's men advancing on a parallel road fell back, allow…READ MORE

1865-06-27

Mustered Out - New York 9th Infantry - New York

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