Delaware Volunteers.
1st Delaware Regiment Cavalry
Organized at Wilmington, Del., January 20, 1863.Attached to 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to June, 1863.
Cavalry Reserve, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, to October, 1863.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to December, 1863.
Cavalry Reserve, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, to March, 1864.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864.
1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty at Wilmington, Del., till June, 1863, and in the Defenses of Baltimore, 14d. Engaged in provost duty at Baltimore City and in the surrounding country till June, 1864.Action at Westminster June 29, 1863.
(Cos. “A” and “D” in District of Delaware to December, 1863.
Cos. “D” and “E” in Delaware till March, 1864.
Co. “E” at Havre de Grace April, 1864.)
Regiment ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May 15, 1864.
Reported and assigned to 6th Army Corps June 5.
Operations about Cold Harbor June 5-12.
Before Petersburg June 17-July 10.
Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
Ream's Station June 29.
Assigned as guard to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, in movement to Baltimore and Washington, D. C., July 10-12.
Ordered to Baltimore July 14.
(Co. “A” remained with Army of the Potomac as guard to Reserve Artillery, 6th Army Corps, till September, 1864, when reliever and ordered to rejoin Regiment in Middle Department.) Duty on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Picket and outpost duty and guarding fords of the Potomac from Georgetown to Point of Rocks till November, 1864.
(In Delaware during election of 1864.)
Duty on Upper Potomac and on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. till June, 1865.
Operations in Montgomery County October 7-11, 1864.
Mustered out June 30, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 2 Officers and 47 Enlisted men by disease. Total 51.
Milligan's Independent Cavalry Company.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 30 days service July 15, 1864.Assigned to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept. Patrol duty from Middleburg to Hanover July 14-18.
In Defenses of Baltimore till July 30.
Moved to Middleburg, and patrol duty about Middleburg, Liberty, Hanover and Westminster till August 10.
Ordered to Wilmington, Del., August 10, and mustered out August 15, 1864.
Ahl's Heavy Artillery Company.
Organized at Fort Delaware July 27, 1863, and garrison duty at Fort Delaware during entire service.Mustered out July 25, 1865.
Nields' Independent Battery Light Artillery
Organized at Wilmington, Del., August 30, 1862.Ordered to Washington, D. C., September, 1862.
Attached to Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, D. C., to February, 1863.
Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863.
Unattached Artillery, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863.
Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1863.
Dept. of the East to October, 1863.
Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to February, 1864.
Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864.
Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1864.
Artillery, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1864.
Unassigned Artillery, Reserve Corps, Military Division Dept. West Mississippi, to December, 1864.
Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till April, 1863.Ordered to Norfolk, Va., April 18.
Siege of Norfolk April 21-May 4.
Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 23-July 8.
Ordered to Washington, D. C., July 8, and duty in the defenses of that city till August.
At New York City, Dept. of the East, till September 12, and at Light Artillery Camp of Instruction, Defenses of Washington, till February, 1864.
Ordered to Dept. of the Gulf, and at New Orleans, La., till March 2.
Ordered to Franklin March 2.
Red River Campaign March 10-May 22.
Advance from Franklin to Alexandria, La., March 15-26.
Battles of Sabine Cross Roads April 8 and Pleasant Hill April 9 (Reserve).
At Grand Ecore April 10-22.
Cane River Crossing April 23.
At Alexandria April 26-May 13.
Retreat to Morganza May 13-20.
At Morganza till October 16.
Ordered to mouth of White River and duty there and at Morganza till December.
Ordered to Arkansas December 11.
Duty at mouth of White River and at Little Rock, Ark., till June, 1865.
Mustered out June 23, and discharged from service July 5, 1865.
Battery lost 6 by disease during service.
1st Delaware Regiment Infantry
3 months.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., May 22, 1861.Attached to Dix's Command and assigned to duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. at [1017] Havre de Grace, Elkton, Perryville, Bush River, Gunpowder, Northeast and Charlestown, guarding road and protecting bridges till August.
Mustered out August 30, 1861.
3 years.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., September 10 to October 19, 1861.Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., October 20-21, 1861.
Attached to Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1862.
Weber's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
Service.
Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., till May, 1862.Engagement between “Monitor” and “Merrimac” in Hampton Roads, Va., March 8-9, 1862.
Expedition to Norfolk May 9-10.
Occupation of Norfolk May 10, and duty at Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk till September 8.
Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Antietam, Md., September 8-16.
Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17.
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there till October 30.
Reconnoissance. to Charlestown October 16-17.
Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
At Falmouth till April 27, 1863.
“Mud March” January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-6.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
Williamsport, Md., July 13-14.
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October.
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
Blackburn's Ford October 15.
Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
At and near Stevensburg, Va., till May, 1864.
Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15.
Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7.
Laurel Hill May 8.
Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Po River May 10.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
Assault on the Salient “Bloody Angle” May 12.
North Anna River May 23-26.
On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of Petersbug June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., June 22-23, 1864.
Demonstration North of the James July 27-29.
Deep Bottom July 27-28.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
Demonstration North of the James August 13-20.
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
Ream's Station August 25.
Yellow House October 1-5.
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Watkins' House March 25.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Boydton Road and White Oak Ridge March 29-31.
Crow's House March 31.
Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Sailor's Creek April 6.
High Bridge, Farmville, April 7.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville till May 2.
March to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
Grand review May 23.
At Washington, D. C., till July.
Mustered out July 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 146 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 118 Enlisted men by disease. Total 279.
2nd Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., June 12 to October 7, 1861.Moved to Baltimore, Md., October, 1861.
Attached to Dix's Command till June, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1863.
4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1864.
Service.
Duty at Baltimore, Md., till June, 1862.Expedition through Accomac County November 14-22, 1861.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac, on the Peninsula, Va., June, 1862.
Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
Savage Station June 27.
Battle of Gaines Mill June 27.
Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29.
White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30.
Malvern Hill July 1.
At Harrison's Landing to August 16.
Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville, August 16-30.
Cover Pope's retreat from Bull Run August 31-September 2.
Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Sharpsburg September 15.
Battle of Antietam September 16-17.
Moved to Harper's Ferry September 22, and duty there till October 30.
Reconnoissance to Charlestown October 16-17.
Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth Va., October 30-November 17.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
At Falmouth, Va., till April 27, 1863.
“Mud March” January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October.
Advance from line of the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
New Hope Church November 29.
Mine Run November 28-30.
At and near Stevensburg till May, 1864.
Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15.
Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7.
Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Po River May 10.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
Assault on the Salient “Bloody Angle” May 12.
North Anna River May 23-26.
On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 16-July 1.
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., June 22-23.
Mustered out July 1, 1864, expiration of term.
Veterans and Recruits transferred to 1st Delaware Infantry.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 93 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 101 Enlisted men by disease. Total 201.
3rd Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Camden December 30, 1861, to May 15, 1862.Ordered to Washington, D. C., May, 1862.
Attached to Slough's Brigade, Defenses of Washington, D. C., May, 1862.
Slough's 2nd Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to August, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to January, 1863.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to October, 1864.
1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Defence of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., May 28-30, 1862.Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till August.
Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
Sulphur Springs August 23-24.
Groveton August 29.
Bull Run August 30.
Sulphur Springs August 30.
Chantilly September 1.
Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Battles of South Mountain September 14.
Antietam, Md., September 16-17.
Duty at Frederick, Md.; Relay House, Md., and Elysville, Md., guarding R. R., and garrison duty in Middle Dept. till May, 1864.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May, 1864.
Rapidan Campaign May 29-June 15.
Totopotomoy May 29-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-3.
Before Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve).
[1018] Weldon R. R. August 18-21.
Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Warren's Raid on Weldon R. R. December 7-12.
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army.
March to Washington, D. C., May 1-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 3, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 80 Enlisted men by disease. Total 135.
4th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., June to November, 1862.Ordered to Baltimore, Md., September, 1862.
Attached to Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to December, 1862.
Busteed's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863.
King's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
Unattached, 4th Army Corps, to July.
Unassigned, King's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to January, 1864.
Tyler's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of Baltimore, Md., till December, 1862.Ordered to Yorktown, Va., arriving there December 28, and duty there till July, 1863.
Expedition from Gloucester Point to Gloucester Court House April 7, 1863.
Reconnoissance from Gloucester Point to Hickory Fork April 12.
Expedition from Gloucester Point into Matthews County May 19-22.
Expedition from Yorktown to Walkerton and Aylett's June 4-5.
Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7.
Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7.
Baltimore Store July 2.
Moved to Washington, D. C., July 8-14, and duty in the defenses of that city and at Centreville and Fairfax Station till October, 1863.
Guard Orange & Alexandria R. R. till November 16.
Ordered to Delaware November 16.
Duty in the District of Alexandria, Va., till May, 1864.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May, 1864.
Rapidan Campaign May 29-June 15.
Totopotomoy May 29-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of Peters. burg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
Reserve, Weldon R. R., August 18-21.
Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 1.
Yellow House October 1-3.
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Warren's Raid on Weldon R. R. December 7-12.
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
White Oak Road March 30.
Gravelly Run March 31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Appamattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army.
Moved to Washington, D. C., May 1-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 3, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 79 Enlisted men by disease. Total 164.
5th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized in Delaware at large October 25 to November 26, 1862.Duty in Delaware and as garrison at Fort Delaware, and guard duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. from Perryville to Baltimore, till August, 1863.
Attached to District of Delaware, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to July, 1863.
2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to August.
Mustered out August 12, 1863.
Regiment lost 3 by disease during service,
6th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized in Delaware at large October 25 to December 18, 1862.Duty in District of Delaware, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., as R. R. guard on Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. at Havre de Grace, Bush River, Gunpowder, Back River and Perrymansville till September, 1863.
Mustered out September 5, 1863.
Regiment lost 10 by disease during service.
7th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 30 days July 12, 1864.Guard duty on Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. at Havre de Grace, Oconowingo Bridge, till July.
Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 16, and duty in the defenses of that city till August 12.
Attached to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept.
Mustered out August 12, 1864.
Regiment lost 3 by disease during service.
8th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., October, 1864.Ordered to City Point, Va., reporting there October 13, 1864.
Attached to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to January 12, 1865.
Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1865.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of City Point, Va., and provost duty at General Army Headquarters till March 16, 1865.Joined 5th Army Corps March 18.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
White Oak Ridge March 31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army.
Moved to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 5, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 10 Enlisted men by disease. Total 13.
9th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 100 days August 30, 1864.Assigned to duty guarding prisoners at Fort Delaware till January, 1865.
Mustered out January 23, 1865.
Lost 11 by disease during service.
Sterling's Company Infantry.
Organized at Wilmington, Del., August 30, 1864.Guard Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R., and duty in District of Delaware till July, 1865.
Mustered out July 17, 1865.
