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93rd New York Infantry Regiment

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93rd New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveOctober 1861 - June 29, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Nickname(s)Morgan Rifles
EngagementsSiege of Yorktown
Battle of Williamsburg
Seven Days Battles
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Bristoe Campaign
Mine Run Campaign
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of North Anna
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Second Battle of Petersburg
First Battle of Deep Bottom
Second Battle of Deep Bottom
Battle of Peebles' Farm
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Sailor's Creek

The 93rd New York Infantry Regiment (aka "Morgan Rifles") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

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The 93rd New York Infantry was organized at Albany, New York between October 1861 and January 1862, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel John S. Crocker.

The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 18, 1862. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.

The 93rd New York Infantry mustered out of service on June 27, 1865.

Timeline of Service

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1862 in Maryland, shortly before the Battle of Antietam

February 17, 1862 - Moved to New York City.

March 7, 1862 - Departed New York City and arrived in Washington, D.C.

March 30, 1862 - Embarked at Alexandria, Virginia for the Virginia Peninsula.

April 5 to May 4, 1862 - The Siege of Yorktown.

April 29, 1862 - Sent on reconnaissance towards Lee's Mills, Virginia.

May 5, 1862 - The Battle of Williamsburg.

May 20-23, 1862 - Companies A, F, H, and K were sent on operations about Bottom's Bridge.

May 19 to June 25, 1862 - Companies B, C, D, E, G, and I held duty at White House Landing.

June 25 to July 1, 1862 - The Battle of Seven Days.

July 2, 1862 - Operations about White House Landing.

September 6-22, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign.

September 14, 1862 - The Battle of South Mountain.

September 17, 1862 - The Battle of Antietam.

December 12-15, 1862 - The Battle of Fredericksburg.

January 20-14, 1863 - "The Mud March".

April 27 to May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign.

May 1-5, 1863 - The Battle of Chancellorsville.

June 11 to July 24, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign.

July 1-3, 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg.

July to October 1863 - Guard duty along the Rappahannock River.

October 9-22, 1863 - The Bristoe Campaign.

November 7-8, 1863 - Advance to line of the Rappahannock.

November 26 to December 2, 1863 - The Mine Run Campaign.

May 3 to June 15, 1864 - Campaign from the Rapidan River to the James River.

May 5-7, 1864 - The Battle of the Wilderness.

May 12-21, 1864 - The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

June 1-12, 1864 - The Battle of Cold Harbor.

June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865 - The Siege of Petersburg.

April 9, 1865 - The Battle of Appomattox Court House.

April 11-13, 1865 - March to Burkesville.

May 2-15, 1865 - March to Washington, D.C.

May 23, 1865 - The Grand Review of the Armies.

Casualties

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The regiment lost a total of 258 men during service; 6 officers and 120 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 130 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

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  • Colonel John S. Crocker - captured April 29, 1862; exchanged and resumed command of the regiment January 1, 1864
  • Colonel Samuel McConihe
  • Colonel Haviland Gifford

See also

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References

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  • Corser, Elwood Spencer. Record of the Life of Elwood Spencer Corser of John A. Rawlins Post No. 126: Written for the Records of the Post (Minneapolis, MN: W. F. Black & Co.), 1911.
  • Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
  • King, David H., A. Judson Gibbs, Jay H. Northrup. History of the Ninety-Third Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 (Milwaukee, WI: Swain & Tate Co., Printers), 1895.
  • Robertson, Robert Stoddart. From the Wilderness to Spottsylvania [sic]: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (Cincinnati, OH: H. C. Sherick), 1884.
  • -----. Personal Recollections of the War: A Record of Service with the Ninety-third New York Vol. Infantry, and the First Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac (Milwaukee, WI: Swain & Tate Co.), 1895.
Attribution
  • Public Domain This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
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