APPENDICES.

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CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD,

CONTAINING AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE REGIMENT DURING ITS ENTIRE SECOND TERM OF SERVICE-DISTANCES MARCHED-PLACES OF ENCAMPMENT OR BIVOUAC-DUTY EMPLOYED ON-DETAILS OF OFFICERS AND MEN-PROCEEDINGS OF DETACHMENT ON VETERAN FURLOUGH-VISIT TO ALBANY-HON. JACOB LEFEVRE'S RESOLUTION-IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER-PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO MASTER PRATT-ACCEPTANCE BY GOV. SEYMOUR-PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY MRS. KUGLER-SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE T. PIERCE-ADDRESS OF REGIMENT TO COLONEL GATES-COLONEL HARDENBURGH IN COMMAND-REGIMENT TO DEFENCE OF FORT SEDGWICK-GENERAL COLLIS' ORDER-REGIMENT IN RICHMOND-HOW OFFICERS AND MEN EMPLOYED-GENERAL TURNER'S ORDER-REGIMENT AT NORFOLKCOLONEL HARDENBURGH IN COMMAND OF DISTRICT-MUSTERED OUTCOLONEL HARDENBURGH'S ADDRESS-RECEPTION AND FLAG-PRESENTATION AT KINGSTON-REORGANIZATION.

THE history of the original organization of the regiment under Colonel Christopher Fiero, and its consolidation with the Twenty-eight regiment; the accession of Colonel George W. Pratt to the command, and its organization and departure from Kingston for its first service under the United States Government, is given in Chapters III, IV, and V of this work.

The following chronological record, after brief reference to the three months' service, carries on its history from that time until its return in February, 1866.

About the middle of April, an order was received from the Adjutant-General of the State of New York, to prepare to march at an early day, and on the 26th of April, 1861, in pursuance of orders, the regiment left Kingston for Washington, about eight hundred strong.

The regiment was sent to Annapolis and thence to Annapolis Junction, where it did guard and picket duty along the Baltimore and Washington Railroad and the Annapolis Railroad until the latter part of June, when, on the occasion of the arrest of the Police Commissioners and Marshal Kane, it was ordered to Baltimore, and did guard duty there until its term of service expired; but at the special request of General Dix, commanding at Baltimore, it remained a few days after its term was closed, when it returned to Kingston and was mustered out of the service early in August, 1861. It carried home a beautiful United States color, presented to it by the ladies of Baltimore.

The work of reorganization immediately began, and the regiment again marched from Kingston to Washington in the latter part of October, 1861, with the following field officers: George W. Pratt, Colonel; Theodore B. Gates, Lieutenant-Colonel; Jacob B. Hardenburgh, Major; and a total strength of a little less than one thousand, officers and men. It reached Washington on the 27th day of that month.

On the 7th of November, 1861, the regiment crossed the Potomac, and joined General Wadsworth's Brigade, General McDowell's Division of the Army of the Potomac, and did picket and foraging duty throughout the winter.

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January 1, 1862.-Regiment in camp at Upton's Hill, Va.

January 12.-Regiment on picket for forty-eight

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hours in front of Falls Church, Va. From this date until March 10, engaged in drill, forage and picket duty.

March 10.-Regiment marched at 6 A.M., with General Wadsworth's Brigade, McDowell's Division, and bivouacked at 6 P. M., 16 miles from Upton Hill, and 2 miles east of Centreville.

March 14.-Two hundred and twenty-two men, under Captain Tappen, marched to and bivouacked on Bull Run battle-field.

March 15.-This detachment marched from that bivouac, joined the regiment, and the entire command marched to "Three Mile Run," near Alexandria, in a terrible storm of rain, 17 miles, The detachment marched 25 miles.

March 16.-Regiment marched to Upton Hill, 6 miles.

March 18.-Marched two miles below Bailey's Cross Roads, and bivouacked with brigade.

April 4.-Regiment marched with General Patrick's Brigade, from camp near Bailey's Cross Roads, at 3 P.M., and bivouacked at 7 P.M., 2 miles south of Anandale. Distance marched, 6 miles.

April 5.-Regiment resumed its march at 8 A. M., and marching through Fairfax Court House and Centreville, crossed Bull Run, and bivouacked 1 mile south of Blackburn Ford. Distance marched, 15 miles.

April 6.-Regiment continued its march at 8 A. M., and passing Manassas Junction, crossed Broad Run, and encamped near Bristow Station, at 2 P. M. Distance marched, 17 miles.

April 7.-A terrible storm of rain, snow and sleet, against which shelter tents afforded little protection, began to-day, and continued for sixty hours, occasioning much suffering.

April 16.-Marched to Catlett Station. Distance, 7 miles.

April 18.-Regiment marched at 6 A. M.; obliged to leave forage, ammunition and sundries on the ground, for want of transportation, reaching a station 12 miles north of Falmouth, in a storm of rain. Distance marched, 18 miles.

April 19.-Marched at 7 A. M., reaching the hill-side directly opposite and in front of the city of Fredericksburg at 5 P. M., a distance of 14 miles. The enemy have retreated, after a little skirmishing, across the Rappahannock, burning the three bridges and all their shipping, including the notorious Steamer St. Nicholas, captured by the "French Lady," Thomas.

April 28.-Moved camp half a mile further south. May 5.-Three companies of this regiment, with two from the Twenty-third and one from the Thirty-fifth N. Y. Volunteers, all under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore B. Gates, crossed the river at 5 P. M., and occupied the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

May 10.-Regiment crossed the river at 8 o'clock P.M., marching to a point 1 miles beyond the city of Fredericksburg, on the Telegraph Road to Richmond, where it encamped. Distance marched, 34 miles.

May 11.-At 3 P.M. the regiment was ordered under arms, and moved some 2 miles down the Bowling Green Road, to repel a threatened attack of the enemy, under General Anderson, who was driving in a reconnoitering party, and advancing toward the city in considerable force. A few shots were fired, with a loss of one horse on our side, when the enemy withdrew.

May 14.-Companies B, C, H, and G, under Major Jacob B. Hardenburgh, on picket for twenty-four hours. May 17.-Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and K, relieved Thirty-fifth N. Y. Volunteers, on picket for twenty-four hours.

May 20.-Companies A, B, C, D, E, I, and H, on picket for 24 hours. At 10 o'clock, P. M., advanced our

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picket line 1 mile, driving in the enemy and occupying the Toll Gate on the Plank-road, near Salem Church.

May 23.-Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, and K, on picket for twenty-four hours. Enemy keeping up a brisk fire on our men at the Toll-Gate. Regiment reviewed by President Lincoln.

May 26.-Regiment marched, with brigade, at 3 P.M., up the Telegraph Road to Massaponix Creek, and encamped at 7 P. M., on the ground occupied by the enemy (the day before) under General Anderson. Distance marched, six miles. Companies C, and G, under Major Hardenburgh, doing picket duty through the night.

May 29.-Regiment marched at 12 м. to Hazel Run, joined brigade, and continued its march through Fredericksburg, crossing the Rappahannock, through Falmouth, to a point six miles beyond. Bivouacked at 9 P.M. Distance marched, fourteen miles.

May 30.-Regiment marched, with brigade, at 8 A.M., and, after a very fatiguing march of twenty miles crossed Elk Run, and bivouacked at 7 P. M. Frequent heavy rain storms.

May 31.-Regiment marched at 6 A. M., with brigade, crossed Cedar Run, and bivouacked at Catlett Station, on Orange and Alexandria Railroad, awaiting cars to transport it to Front Royal, Va. Wagon train sent to Thoroughfare Gap by road via Haymarket, accompanied by company H, as escort. Heavy rain storms during the night.

June 2.-Regiment marched with brigade at 12 M., from Catlett Station, Va., and bivouacked in a violent storm at 6 P. M., on the bank of Kettle Run, on the road to Haymarket. Distance marched, eight miles.

June 3.-Regiment marched, with brigade, at 7 A. M., and, crossing Broad Run, reached Haymarket, a distance of five miles. Marched one mile south, and

encamped near Bull Run.