115th Regiment Infantry ("Iron Hearted Regiment")
Organized at Fonda, N.Y., and mustered in August 26, 1862. Left
State for Middle Department, August 30, 1862. Attached to
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Mile Command, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862.
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Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., to December, 1862.
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3rd Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, Dec.,
1862.
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Busteed's Independent Brigade, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to January,
1863.
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District of Hilton Head, S. C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to
June 1863.
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District of Beaufort, S. C., 10th Army Corps, to December 1863.
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District of Hilton Head, S. C., 10th Army Corps, to January, 1864.
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Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S. C., to February, 1864.
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Barton's Brigade, District of Florida, February, 1865.
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Barton's Brigade, Ames Division, District of Florida, to April 1864.
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2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of
Virginia and North Carolina, to May 1864
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1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps, to July 1864.
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3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864.
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3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865.
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3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
to March, 1865.
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3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to June,
1865.
SERVICE
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Defence of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 12-15, 1862.
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Maryland Heights September 12-13.
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Regiment surrendered September 15.
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Paroled September 16 and sent to Annapolis, Md.,
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thence to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., and duty there till November 22.
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moved to Washington, D. C., November 22, and duty in the defences of that
city till December 28.
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Moved to yorktown, Va., December 28.
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Duty there and at Gloucester Point, Va., till January, 1863.
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Expedition to West Point and White House January 7-9 (Detachment).
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Ordered to Hilton Head, S. C., January, and duty there till June 1863.
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At Beaufort, S. C., till December, 1863,
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and at Hilton Head, S. C., till February, 1864.
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Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla., February 5-7.
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Occupation of Jacksonville February 7.
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Expedition into Central Florida February 7-28.
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Camp Finnegan February 9.
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Sanderson February 12.
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Battle of Olustee February 20.
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Occupation of Palatka March 10.
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Moved to Gloucester Point, Va., April 22-28
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Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg
and Richmond May 4-28.
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Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1.
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Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12.
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Before Petersburg June 15-18.
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Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864 to December
7, 1864.
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Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front till
August.
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Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30.
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Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20.
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Strawberry Plains, Deep Bootm, August 14-18.
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Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30.
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Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.
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Duty in trenches before Richmond till December.
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Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27.
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2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 3-15, 1865.
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Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15.
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Cape Fear intrenchments February 11-12.
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Sugar Loaf Battery Gevruary 11.
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Fort Anderson February 18-19.
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Capture of Wilmington February 22.
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Campaign of the Carolinas march 1-April 26.
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Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21.
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Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
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Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
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Bennett's House April 26.
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Surrender of Johnston and his army.
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Duty at Raleigh till June.
Mustered out June 17, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to
47th New York Infantry.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 128 Enlisted men killed
and mortally wounded and 188 Enlisted men by disease. Total 323. |