The 93rd New York Volunteers
a Brief History


Source: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion," by Frederick H. Dyer, Copyright 1908, By F. H. Dyer, DesMoines, Ia., reprint Broadfoot Publishing Company, Morningside Press, 1994

All info as described in source, but formatted in list style for easier reading.


93rd Regiment Infantry ("Morgan Rifles")

Organized at Albany, N.Y., and mustered in October, 1861, to January, 1862.  Moved to new York City February 17, thence to Washington, D. C., March 7, 1862.  Attached to:

  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 18, 1862.
  • Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
SERVICE
  • Embarked at Alexandria, Ba., for the Virginia Peninsula March 30, 1862.
  • Siege of Yorktown, Ba., April 5 - May 4.
    • Reconnoissance toward Lee's Mills April 29
    • Battle of Williamsburg, Va., May 5.
  • Operations about Bottom's Bridge May 20-23 (Cos. "A," "F," "H" and "K").
  • Duty at White House Landing May 19 Jun 25 (Cos. "B," "C," "D," "E," "G" and "I").
  • Seven days before Richmond June 25 - July 1.
  • Operations about White House Landing June 26 - July 2.
  • Maryland Campaign September 6 - 22.
  • Battle of South Mountain September 14.
  • Antietam September 16-17. 
  • Battle of Fredericksburg, Ba., December 12-15.
  • "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 26 - May 6.
    • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11 - July 24.
    • Battle of Gettysburg July 1-4.
  • Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October. 
  • Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
  • Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Mine Run Campaign November 26 - December 2.
  • Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3 - June 15, 1864.
    • Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; 
    • Laurel Hill May 8; 
    • Spottsylvania May 8-12; 
      • Po River May 10;
    • Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
      • Assault on the Salient May 12.
      • Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road May 19.
    • North Anna River May 23-26.
    • 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 River August 13-20.
    • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
    • Poplar Springs Church September 29 - October 2.
    • Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27 - 28.
    • Reconnoissance to Weldon Railroad December 9-10.
    • Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
    • Watkins' House March 25.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28 - April 9
    • Baughan Road, near Hatcher's Run, March 29.
    • Crow's House March 31.
    • Fall of Petersburg April 2.
    • Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
    • Sailor's Creek April 6.
    • High Bridge and Farmville April 7.
  • Appomattox Court House April 9.
    • Surrender of Lee and his army.
  • March to Burkesville April 11-13.
  • Thence to Washington, D. C., May 2-15. 
  • Grand Review May 23.
Mustered out June 29, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officer and 130 Enlisted men by disease.  Total 258.

Last Updated: Wednesday, 14-May-2008 13:36:28 PDT
Copyright © 2000:  Transcribed by Lisa Slaski