The New York 182nd Infantry Regiment, Col. Mathew Murphy, was organized as the first regiment of the Corcoran Brigade, in New York city, in August, 1862, largely of members of the 69th Regiment of the National Guard of the State, returning from their three months' service as such. November 17, 1862, the organization of the regiment — Sixty-ninth National Guard Artillery — was completed at Newport News, Va., by adding to it the men enlisted for the sixth regiment of the Corcoran Brigade, except those of Company D. The reorganized regiment was mustered in the service of the United States for three years November 17, 1862, at Newport News, Va., and the companies were recruited principally in New York city. March 21, 1864, the War Department gave the regiment the designa-tion, 182d Regiment N. Y. Volunteers.
The regiment left the State November 10, 1862; it served at Newport News, Va., from November, 1862; in Corcoran's Brigade, Peck's Division, Department of Virginia, at Suffolk, from December, 1862; in Murphy's Brigade, Corcoran's Division, 7th Corps, from March, 1863; in 1st Brigade, King's Division, 22d Corps, defenses of Washington, from July 16, 1863; in 2d Brigade, 3d, Tyler's, Division, 22d Corps, from December, 1863; in 2d Brigade, Tyler's Division, 22d Corps, from January, 1864; in the 4th Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, from May 17, 1864; in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, from June 26, 1864; and it was mustered out and honorably discharged, under Lieut.-Col. John Coonan, July 15, 1865, near Washington, D. C.
During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 55 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 3 officers, 24 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 53 enlisted men; total, 8 officers, 132 enlisted men; aggregate, 140; of whom 15 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
New York in the War of the Rebellion
OFFICERS:
Colonels:
Colonel Mathew Murphy - mortally wounded in action at Hatcher's Run; died April 16, 1865
John Coonan Lieutenant Colonels:
Thomas M. Reid - commanded during the Siege of Suffolk
William Butler
John Coonan
Robert Heggart Majors:
Theodore Kelly
William Butler
Dennis L. Sullivan
Robert Heggart
Michael McGuire.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Corcoran's Brigade, Peck's Division, Department of Virginia, at Suffolk, from December, 1862; in Murphy's Brigade, Corcoran's Division, 7th Corps, from March, 1863; in 1st Brigade, King's Division, 22d Corps, defenses of Washington, from July 16, 1863; in 2d Brigade, 3d, Tyler's, Division, 22d Corps, from December, 1863; in 2d Brigade, Tyler's Division, 22d Corps, from January, 1864; in the 4th Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, from May 17, 1864; in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, from June 26, 1864; SERVICE:
Left New York for Newport News, Virginia, November 10, 1862. Duty at Newport News, Va., until December 1862, and at Suffolk until May 1863. Action at Deserted House, Va., January 30, 1863. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Attack on Suffolk April 24. Nansemond River May 3. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad May 12–26. Holland House, Carrsville, May 15–16. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 12, and duty in and about the defenses of that city and guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad until May 1864. Ordered to join the Army of the Potomac in the field May 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 17-June 15. Spotsylvania Court House May 17–21. North Anna River May 28-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26–28. Totopotomoy May 28–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 16–18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22–23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27–29. Deep Bottom July 27–28. Demonstration north of the James August 13–20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14–18. Ream's Station August 25. 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 and White Oak Road 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 until May 2. March to Washington, D.C., May 2–12. Grand Review of the Armies May 23. Duty at Washington until July. ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 1105 men.
The New York 182nd Infantry Regiment was made up largely of members of the 69th Regiment of the National Guard of the State. The companies were recruited principally in New York city.
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