89th New York Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
"Dickinson Guard"
Organized at Elmira, N.Y., and mustered in December 4, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., December 6, 1861. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1861. Williams' Brigade, Burnside's North Carolina Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. 4th Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Alvord's Brigade, Vodges' Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Folly Island, S.C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to February, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, Northern District, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to May, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until January, 1862. Expedition to Hatteras Inlet, N. C., January 6-13, and duty there until March 2. Moved to Roanoke Island, N. C., March 2, and duty there until June 18. Battle of Camden, South Mills, April 19. Expedition to New Berne June 18-July 2. Moved,to Newport News, Va., July 4-6; thence to Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg, Va., August 2-7, and duty there until August 30. Moved to Brooks' Station, thence to Washington, D.C., August 31-September 5. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty in Pleasant Valley until October 27. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 27-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 9; thence to Norfolk and Suffolk March 14. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Battery Huger, Hill's Point, April 18-19. Near Suffolk April 19. Providence Church Road May 3. Reconnaissance across the Nansemond May 4. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. Ordered to Folly Island, S.C., July. Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, S.C., and against Fort Sumter and Charleston August 14-September 7. Bombardment of Fort Sumter August 17-23. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. Operations against Charleston and duty on Morris and Folly Islands, S.C., until April, 1864. Moved to Gloucester Point, Va., April, 1864. Butler's operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Occupation of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Port Walthall May 7. Swift Creek or Arrow field Church May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-27. Move to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 27-31. 
* June 1-12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda front until September 27. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches before Richmond on north side of the James until March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault and capture of Forts Gregg and Baldwin and fall of Petersburg April 2. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty in the Department of Virginia until August. Mustered out August 3, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 89 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 159 Enlisted men by disease. Total 254.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 932, 941, 1440)
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