67th New York Infantry The 67th New York Infantry was a regiment of the Union Army , which was raised in Brooklyn in 1861 at the beginning of the American Civil War . Regimental history . May and June 1861 : The 67th Regiment , New York Volunteers ( their official State Designation ) was organized in Brooklyn , New York , under special authority of the War Department . The 67th received its State numerical designation August 19 , 1861 . The official recruiting office was on Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan . Companies A , B , and E were known as " Beecher ' s Pets " , after Henry Ward Beecher , a prominent Congregationalist clergyman , social reformer , dedicated abolitionist , and fiery speaker in the mid - 19th century . He was the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe , the author of " Uncle Tom ' s Cabin " . Plymouth Church of the Pilgrim , the church of the Reverend Beecher , was a stop on the Underground Railroad , helping escaped slaves reach Canada and freedom . It still stands on Hicks Street in Brooklyn and remains an active and highly patronized church . Company C was principally recruited at Scio in Allegany County in western New York state . Company D was recruited from Clyde in Wayne County , and Company H was recruited from Rochester . The newspapers of the day referred to the 67th as the " Brooklyn Phalanx " . Brooklyn was not yet part of New York City , and the men of the 67th called themselves the 1st Long Island Volunteers . In total 1 , 567 men and boys enlisted in the 67th from May 1861 to June 1864 . They were commanded by Colonel Julius Adams and Lt . Colonel Nelson Cross . Their first assignment was the defense of Washington , D . C . August 19 , 1861 : The recruits of the 67th camped at South Brothers Island ( which is located near Rikers Island , just north of Brooklyn ) , moved briefly to Fort Hamilton before departing southward , then transferred to Fort Schuyler for basic army training . August 21 , 1861 : The 67th was attached to Graham ' s Brigade , Buell ' s division ( later known as " Keyes Division " ) , which was part of the Division of the Potomac . The division became part of the renamed Army of the Potomac . August 22 , 1861 : The 67th departed for Washington , D . C . , stopping overnight in Baltimore where they slept with loaded muskets at the station , due to the threat of rioting secessionists in the city . They arrived in Washington on August 24 . They would remain in Washington , moving from camp to camp , until March 1862 . October 1861 : The 67th Regiment was attached to the 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , VI Army Corps , Army of the Potomac . March 1862 : The 67th was attached to the 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , IV Army Corps , Army of the Potomac . They were active at the Siege of Yorktown and the Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia . They moved with Gen . George McClellan in Virginia and were active in the Peninsular Campaign , becoming involved in the Battle of Seven Pines , Fair Oaks , and finally , Malvern Hill . April 13 , 1862 : All musicians not assigned to specific companies were mustered out . July and August 1862 : The 67th Regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , IV Army Corps , Army of the Potomac . They were part of the reserve units at the Battle of Antietam , September 16 – 17 . October 1862 : Attached to 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , VI Army Corps , Army of the Potomac . December 12 – 15 , 1862 : Involved in the Battle of Fredericksburg . January 1863 : Part of General Burnside ' s infamous Mud March . They were then active in the Chancellorsville Campaign and in operations at the Battle of Franklin ' s Crossing . May 3 , 1863 : They were involved in the Battle of Marye ' s Heights , followed by action at Salem Heights and Bank ' s Ford . July 1863 : At the Battle of Gettysburg , the regiment was down to 363 " effectives " . A monument was later erected to the 67th Regiment on Culp ' s Hill with an inscription that reads " Held this position on July 3rd , then moved double quick to left center to resist Confederate charge upon our batteries " . The Pickett - Pettigrew assault ( more popularly , Pickett ' s Charge ) was repulsed with severe casualties . The 67th Regiment was then involved in the pursuit of General Robert E . Lee ' s Army of Northern Virginia , duty line on the Rappahannock , the Bristoe Campaign , and the Mine Run Campaign . January to March 1864 : The 67th had duty guarding prisoners at the prison at Johnson ' s Island , Lake Erie , Ohio . April 1864 : Attached to the 4th Brigade , 1st Division , VI Army Corps . May and June 1864 : Active in the campaign from the Rapidan River to the James River . The regiment now numbers approximately 320 at the beginning of this campaign . May 1864 : Second Battle of the Wilderness . May 12 , 1864 : Involved in the assault and the vicious hand - to - hand fighting at the Mule Shoe Salient which became known as the . May 23 – 26 : Involved in actions at the North Anna River . May 28 – 31 , 1864 : Fought at the Battle of Cold Harbor . June 17 – 18 : On the line before Petersburg and then . . . June 19 – July 9 : The Siege of Petersburg . July 4 , 1864 : The non - veterans ( those volunteers who did not re - enlist ) mustered out . July 9 – 11 , 1864 : The 67th moved from Petersburg to Washington by ship , to help repulse General Jubal Early ' s attack on Fort Stevens , and his planned raid on Washington . They arrived just in the nick of time . The remaining men of the 67th were formed into a battalion of five companies A - E under Captain Henry C . Frisk . September 1 , 1864 : The battalion was consolidated with the 65th Regiment , New York Infantry as part of Companies A , B , C and E . August 7 – September 1 , 1864 : As part of the 65th , they moved into the Shenandoah Valley and took part in General Philip Sheridan ' s Valley Campaigns of 1864 . They were engaged in actions at the third Battle of Winchester , the Battle of Fisher ' s Hill , and most notably the Battle of Cedar Creek . They helped close the Shenandoah Valley to the Confederacy . They returned to Petersburg as part of the VI Corps in December 1864 , and took part in the Battle of Hatcher ' s Run in February 1865 and again during the final breakthrough of General Robert E . Lee ' s lines on April 2 , 1865 . They were active in the pursuit of General Lee towards Appomattox , engaging his army at the Battle of Sayler ' s Creek on April 6 , and witnessed the final surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9 , 1865 . During its service in the war the 67th lost 5 officers , 68 enlisted men by death or who were killed in action : by wounds received in action 2 officers , 37 enlisted men : of disease and other causes 2 officers and 37 enlisted men . Of the enlisted men who died , 9 died in the hands of the enemy . One man is listed as dying of sunstroke . One man was discharged for old age at the age of 45 . They were engaged in all of the 23 battles of the Army of the Potomac during 3 years of service . 30 of the men from the 1st Long Island Volunteers who are buried at Green - wood cemetery in Brooklyn have had their previously unmarked graves marked and headstones erected . The Green - wood cemetery has an on - going project to identify all those unmarked graves from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War . There are still many graves to be examined . So far 3 , 300 Civil War graves have been examined , and the forgotten dead identified and honored .