63rd New York Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
* "Independent Irish Regiment"
* "3rd Regiment Irish Brigade
Organized at New York City August 7 to November 4, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 28, 1861. Attached to Meagher's Brigade, Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., November 30, 1861, to March 10, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. 
* Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. 
* ?-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** April 16-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 24, 1862 - Skirmish at Fair Oaks, Virginia
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** June 26-29, 1862 - Skirmishes about Fair Oaks, Virginia 
*** June 29, 1862 - Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and Centreville August 16-30. Cover retreat of Pope's Army to Washington, D.C., August 31-September 2. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22-October 29. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at and near Stevensburg, Va., until May, 1864. 
* Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. 
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 10, 1864 - Combat at Po River, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road 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. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 29-31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge. Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 30, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 15 Officers and 141 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 92 Enlisted men by disease. Total 249.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 761, 827, 897, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1428)
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