New York 59th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Jul 1, 1861
- Muster In Place:
- New York City, New York
- Muster Out Date:Jun 30, 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General John Gibbon
- Brigadier General Napoleon J. T. Dana
- Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
- Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan
- Brigadier General William Harrow
- Captain William McFadden
- Colonel Norman J. Hall
- Colonel William L. Tidball
- Colonel William R. Lee
- Lieutenant Colonel Horace P. Rugg
- Lieutenant Colonel Max A. Thoman
- Lieutenant Colonel William Northedge
- Major General John Sedgwick
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | Jun 21, 1864 | Jun 24, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | Sep 17, 1862 | Sep 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | Jun 15, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Boydton Plank Road | Oct 27, 1864 | Oct 28, 1864 | 1 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | May 8, 1864 | May 21, 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Mine Run | Nov 27, 1863 | Dec 2, 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | May 5, 1864 | May 7, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | Apr 30, 1863 | May 6, 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Second Fredericksburg | May 3, 1863 | May 3, 1863 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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