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New York 96th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Feb 20, 1862
  • Muster In Place:
    • Plattsburg, New York
  • Muster Out Date:Feb 6, 1866
  • Muster Out Place:
    • City Point, Virginia
Other
  • Aliases:
    • McComb's Plattsburg Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Colonel James Jourdan
    • Brigadier General George J. Stannard
    • Brigadier General Gilman Marston
    • Brigadier General Henry W. Wessells
    • Brigadier General Hiram Burnham
    • Brigadier General Hiram Burnham & Col Michael Donohoe & Ltc Stephen Moffitt & Col Edgar M. Cullen
    • Brigadier General Hiram Burnham & Ltc Stephen Moffitt & Col Edgar M. Cullen
    • Brigadier General Silas Casey
    • Brigadier General William T. H. Brooks
    • Colonel Edgar M. Cullen
    • Colonel James Fairman
    • Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Moffitt
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Chaffin's FarmSep 20, 1864Sep 30, 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Goldsboro BridgeDec 17, 1862Dec 17, 1862< 1 dayWayne County, North Carolina
KinstonDec 14, 1862Dec 14, 1862< 1 dayLenoir County, North Carolina
Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadOct 27, 1864Oct 28, 18641 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Garnett's & Golding's FarmJun 27, 1862Jun 28, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Fort Harrison, VirginiaSep 30, 1864Sep 30, 1864< 1 dayFort Harrison, Virginia

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