On October 17, 1861, the First Delaware was reorganized and mustered in at Wilmington, Del. as the state's second three year regiment. This time around the First Delaware had 37 officers and 846 men.
The Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 146 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 118 Enlisted men by disease. Total 279.
OFFICERS:
Colonel John W. Andrews
ASSIGNMENTS:
Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., October 20-21, 1861.
Attached to Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1862.
Weber's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE:
Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., till May, 1862.
Engagement between "Monitor" and "Virginia" (Merrimac) in Hampton Roads, Va., March 8-9, 1862.
Expedition to Norfolk May 9-10.
Occupation of Norfolk May 10, and duty at Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk till September 8.
Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Antietam, Md., September 8-16.
Battle of Antietam, Md. (Sharpsburg), September 16-17.
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there till October 30.
Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17.
Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
At Falmouth till April 27, 1863.
"Mud March" January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-6.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
Williamsport, Md., July 13-14.
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October.
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
Blackburn's Ford October 15.
Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
At and near Stevensburg, Va., till May, 1864.
Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15.
Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7.
Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Po River May 10.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
Assault on the Salient "Bloody Angle" May 12.
North Anna River May 23-26.
On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., June 22-23, 1864.
Demonstration North of the James July 27-29.
Deep Bottom July 27-28.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
Demonstration North of the James August 13-20.
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
Ream's Station August 25.
Yellow House October 1-5.
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28, Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Watkins' House March 25.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Boydton Road and White Oak Ridge March 29-31.
Crow's House March 31.
Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Sailor's Creek April 6.
High Bridge, Farmville, April 7.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army.
At Burkesville till May 2.
March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12.
Grand review May 23.
At Washington, D.C., till July.
Mustered out July 12, 1865.
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 4209 men.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Clark, James S. 'General Lyon and the Fight for Missouri.' In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA, Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1897. pp. 274-92 (10 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v56.
Ritner, Jacob B. Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner. [Ed by Charles F. Larimer] Western Springs, IL: Signourney, 2000. 453 p. E507.5.1st.L68.
Wilkie, Franc B. Pen and Powder. Boston: Ticknor, 1888. 383 p. E601W69.
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