49th New York Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Buffalo, N.Y., and mustered in September 18, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 20, 1861. Attached to Stevens' 3rd Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Camp near Lewinsville, Defenses of Washington. D.C., until March, 1862. Action at Dranesville, Va., December 20, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. 
* Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., March 22. 
* March 22-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** April 5, 1862 - Skirmish near Lee's Mill, VirginiaNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
*** April 16, 1862 - Engagement at Lee's Mill, Virginia
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** Mechanicsville May 23-24. 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27-June 28, 1862 - Engagement at Garnett's and Golding's Farms, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-27. In works at Centreville August 28-31, and cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House September 1. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland (Crampton's Gap)
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty in Maryland until October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. 
** Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
** Salem Heights May 3-4. 
** Banks' Ford May 4. 
** Deep Run Ravine June 5-13. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Fairfield, Pa., July 7. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty near Brandy Station until May, 1864. 
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
*** May 5, 1864 - Combat at Parker's Store, VirginiaNot originally listed on unit homepage
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, 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 17-18. 
* Siege of Petersburg June 17-July 9. 
* Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. 
* Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11. 
* July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
Pursuit of Early July 14-22. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Near Charlestown August 21-22. Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December. Moved to Washington, thence to Petersburg December 13-16. Siege of Petersburg December 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville, Va., April 23-27. Duty there until May 18. Moved to Richmond, thence to Washington May 18-June 2. Corps Review June 8. (Old members mustered out September 17, 1864.) Mustered out June 27, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 15 Officers and 126 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 5 Officers and 174 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 320	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 162nd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (30th of the New York troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 827, 897, 898, 990, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1423)
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