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Muster In: June 22, 18611
Muster Out: July 13, 18652
Commander(s):
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
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Second Offensive Order of Battle:
First Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-?, 1864)4
Remnant attached to the 82nd New York (June ?-30, 1864)5
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (July 1-13, 1864)6
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- Note: On July 13, 1864, the regiment was mustered out and all remaining troops were assigned to the 82nd New York.7
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer an independent organization.
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles8:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16 to July 13.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
- Mustered out July 13, 1865.
- Veterans and Recruits transferred to 82nd Regiment New York Infantry.
Bibliography:
- 42nd NY: Under Two Flags: The Adventures of Philip Kreis: Story of the Tammany Regiment, of New York
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 42nd NY: Under Two Flags: The Adventures of Philip Kreis: Story of the Tammany Regiment, of New York
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-221 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-221 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 543 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩