163rd New York Infantry Regiment

March 2017 163rd New York Infantry Regiment Flag_of_New_York_(1778-1901).svg 250px July 11, 1862 – January 20, 1863 United States Union Infantry Battle of FredericksburgNew York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 162nd New York Infantry Regiment 164th New York Infantry Regiment The 163rd New York Infantry Regiment ( "3rd Regiment, Empire Brigade") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 163rd New York Infantry was organized at New York City, New York beginning July 11, 1862, and mustered in on October 10, 1862, in Washington, D.C., under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Leverick. The regiment was attached to Carroll's Brigade, Whipple's Division, Defenses of Washington, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January 1863. The 163rd New York Infantry ceased to exist on January 20, 1863, when it was consolidated with the 73rd New York Volunteer Infantry. Detailed service Left New York for Washington October 5, 1862. Moved to Pleasant Valley, Maryland, October 18–19, 1862. Moved toward Warrenton, Virginia, October 24 – November 16. Moved to Falmouth November 18–24. Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 12–15, Duty at Falmouth, until January 20, 1863. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 26 men during service; 3 officers and 15 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 8 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders Lieutenant Colonel John B. Leverick Major James J. Byrne – commanded at the Battle of Fredericksburg See also American Civil War New York (state) List of New York Civil War regiments New York in the Civil War References Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Attribution Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1863 Infantry 163