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97th Regiment Infantry ("Conklin Rifles")
Organized at Boonville, N.Y., and mustered in February 18, 1862.
Left State for Washington, D. C., March 12, 1862. Attached to
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Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washignton, to May, 1862.
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2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862.
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1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September,
1862.
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1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December,
1862.
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3rd Brigade, 2nd Dvision, 1st Army Corps, to May 1863.
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2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March 1864.
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2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to May 1864.
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2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, May 9-30, 1864.
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2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June 6, 1864.
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2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE
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Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till May 1862.
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Expedition to Front Royal, Va., to intercept Jackson, May 28 - June 1.
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Picket duty on the Shenandoah and at Front Royal to June 10.
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Duty at Catlett's Station, Warrenton and Waterloo, Va., till August.
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Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
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Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16 - September 2.
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Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23.
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Thoroughfare Gap August 28.
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Battles of Groveton August 29;
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Bull Run August 30.
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Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
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Battles of South Mountain September 14;
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Antietam September 16-17.
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Duty near Sharpsburg, Md., till October 30.
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Movement to Falmouth, Ba., October 30 - November 19.
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At Brooks' Station till December 10.
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Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
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At Falmouth and Belle Plains till April 27, 1863.
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Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 - May 6.
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Operations about Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29 - May 2.
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Battle of Chancellorsville May 2-5.
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Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11 - July 24.
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Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
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Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Ba., July 5-24.
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Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October.
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Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
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Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
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Mine Run Campaign November 29 - December 2.
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Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
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Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3 - June 15.
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Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
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Laurel Hill May 8;
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Spottsylvania May 8-12;
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Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
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Assault on the Salient May 12.
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North Anna River May 23-26.
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On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
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Totopotomoy May 28-31.
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Cold Harbor June 1-12.
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Bethesda Church June 1-3.
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White Oak Swamp June 13.
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Before Petersburg June 16-18.
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Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865.
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Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve).
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Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
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Reconnoissance toward Dinwiddie Court House September 15.
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Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
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Sussex Court House December 20.
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Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
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Appomattox Campaign March 28 - April 9
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Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
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White Oak Road March 31.
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Five Forks April 1.
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Fall of Petersburg April 2.
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Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
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Appomattox Court House April 9.
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Surrender of Lee and his army.
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Moved to Washington, D. C., May 1-12.
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Grand Review May 23.
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Duty at Washington till July.
Mustered out July 18, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 169 Enlisted men killed
and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 156 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 338. |