Service Record

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Mustered In

Colonel Addison G. Rice, succeeded, September 25, 1862, by Col. Patrick H. Jones, received, August 19,1862, authority to recruit the 154th in the then 32d Senatorial District of the State. It was organized at Jamestown, N.Y., and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years September 24 - 26 1862.

Locations the 154th was Principally Recruited From in New York State

Co.
Towns Recruited From
A
Ellicottsville, Carlton, Cold Spring, Humphrey, Randolph, Great Valley, Carrlton, Little Valley, Conewango, South Valley, Salmanca and Napoli
B
New Albion, Otto, Dayton, Perrysburg, Leon, Mansfield and Persia
C
Portville, Hinsdale, Ischua, Allegany,Humphrey and Olean
D
Machias, Yorkshire, Freedom, Franklinville, Ashford, and Lyndon
E
Portland, Westfield, Ripley, and Chautauqua
F
Charlotte, Arkwright, Gerry, French Creek, Freedom
G
Ashford, Ellicottsville, Easr Otto, Allegany, Mansfield, Olean, Jamestown, and Hillsdale
H
Randolph, Napoli, Salamanca, Little Valley, Great Valley, Jamestown, Carrolton, South Valley, Cold Spring, and Farmington
I
Olean, Hilsdale, Salamanca, Allegany, Great Valley, Humphrey, New Albion, Portville, Machias, and Yorkshire
K
Conewango, Perrysville, Dayton, Persia, Leon and New Albion
 
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863.
Attached to the Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia to June,1865.


1862
Organized at Jamestown, NY and mustered in Sept. 24 - 26, 1862
Left State for Washington, DC Sept. 30
Joined Corps at Fairfax, VA October 1862 - November 1
Movement to Warrenton, thence to Germantown Nov. 1-20
March to Fredericksburg VA Dec. 10-15


1863
At Falmouth, VA till April 27, 1863
"Mud March" January 20-24
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27- May 6
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5
Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24
At Bristoe Station till Sept. 24
Movement to Bridgeport, AL Sept. 24-Oct. 3
March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley, TN Oct. 25-28
Battle of Wauhatchie, TN Oct. 28-29
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign Nov. 23-27
Orchard Knob Nov. 23
Tunnel Hill Nov. 24-25
Mission Ridge Nov. 25
March to relief of Knoxville Nov. 28-Dec. 17
 

 
1864
Duty in Lookout Valley till May, 1864
Atlanta, GA Campaign May 1- Sept. 8
Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11
Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8
Battle of Resaca May 14-15
Near Cassville May 19
Advance on Dallas May 22-25
New Hope Church May 25
Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hille May 26-June 5
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2
Pine Hill June 11-14
Lost Mountain June 15-17
Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15
Muddy Creek June 17
Noyes Creek June 19
Kolb's Farm June 22
Assault on Kenesaw June 27
Ruff's Stations, Smyrna Camp Ground July 4
Chattahoochie River July 5-17
Peach Tree Creek July19-20
Siege of Atlanta July 22- August 25
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge Aug. 26- Sept. 2
Occupation of Atlanta Sept. 2 - Nov. 15
Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum's Cross Roads October 26-29
Near Atlanta Nov. 9
March to the Sea Nov. 15-Dec. 10
Siege of Savannah Dec. 10-21

 
1865
Campaign of the Carolinas Jan-April 1865
Averysboro, NC March 16
Battle of Bentonville March 19-21
Occupation of Goldsboro March 24
Advance on Raleigh April 9-13
Occupation of Raleigh April 14
Bennett's House April 26
Surrender ofJohnston and his army
March to Washington, DC via Richmond, VA April 29-May 19
Grand Review May 24

Mustered out June 11, 1865. Veterans and Recruits not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 102nd NY Infantry.

Source: DYER'S COMPENDIUM vol. 2 p. 1462 and Various other sources

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