7th New York Heavy Artillery

It was organized at Albany as the 113th regiment of infantry and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years August 18, 1862. It was converted, December 10, 1862, into an artillery regiment, and December 19, 1862, designated the 7th Regiment of Artillery. Two additional companies were organized for the regiment, and mustered in the United States service for three years, August 6, 1863, and January 19, 1864, respectively. June 16, 1865, the men whose term of service would expire before October 1, 1865, were mustered out, and the regiment, consolidated into a battalion of four companies, A, B, C and D.
Regimental Assignments
The regiment (ten companies) left the State August 19, 1862, and served as heavy artillery and infantry in the defenses of Washington, north of the Potomac, from August, 1862; in the 2d Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Corps,
From February, 1863; in Tyler's Artillery Division, 2d Corps, Army of Potomac,
From May 18, 1864; in the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps,
From May 29, 1864; in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps,
From November 23, 1864; in the 2d Separate Brigade, 8th Corps,
From February 25, 1865, at Baltimore, Md
The battalion remaining in service, commanded by Maj. John F. Mount, was honorably discharged and mustered out at Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Md., August 1, 1865.
Major Engagements
Spotsylvania, VA               May 17-21, 1864
North Anna, VA                 May 22-26, 1864
Totopotomoy, VA            May 27-31, 1864
Cold Harbor                       June 1-12, 1864
Before Petersburg June 15, 1864 – February 22, 1865
Assault of Petersburg      June 15-19, 1864
Weldon Railroad               June 21-23, 1864
Deep Bottom                     July 27-28, 1864
Strawberry Plains              August 14-18, 1864
Reams Station                   August 25, 1864
Hatchers Run, VA              December 8-10, 1864
 During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 8 officers, 166 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 6 officers, 115 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 4 officers, 378 enlisted men; total, 18 officers, 659 enlisted men; aggregate, 677; of whom 4 officers and 213 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
Additional information is available at https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/artillery/7thArtHvy/7thArtHvyM

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