1862 |
October 23 |
Completed organization at Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill. |
November 3-9 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
November 19 |
Moved to Fairfax Court House, Va. |
December 11 |
Moved to Stafford Court House |
December 19 |
Near Aquia Creek, Va. |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
January 25 |
At Stafford Court House, Va. |
April 27 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment suffered 155 casualties out of approximately 450 men in action during its first battle. Colonel Hecker and Maj. Ferdinand Rolshausen were wounded and 2nd Lt. Conrad Schonder and 2nd Lt. Lorenz Spoenemann were both killed. Lieutenant Colonel Salomon who was elsewhere on duty during the battle assumed command of the regiment. |
June 12 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
Lt. Col. Edward Salomon led the regiment in this battle. Casualties were 4 were killed, 19 wounded, and 89 missing out of 347 soldiers of the 82nd engaged in the battle,. Second Lt. Ferdinand Babst was mortally wounded and Captain Emil Frey and Lt. Eugene Hepp was captured.
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July 5-24 |
Pursuit to Manassas Gap |
July 12 |
Hagerstown |
July 13 |
Duty along Orange & Alexandria R. R. |
September 25 -
October 4 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Alabama |
October 19-26 |
Operations in Lookout Valley. Attached to
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and Colonel Hecker assumes command of the brigade. |
October 20 |
Reconnaissance to Trenton |
October 26-29 |
Reopening Tennessee River |
October 28-29 |
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. |
October 30 |
Duty in Lookout Valley, Tenn. |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23 |
Orchard Knob |
November 24-25 |
Tunnel Hill |
November 25 |
Missionary Ridge |
November 26-27 |
Pursuit to Cleveland |
November 29 - December 17 |
March to relief of Knoxville and return to Chattanooga |
Dec. 18 |
At Whitesides, Tenn. |
1864 |
March 21 |
Col. Hecker resigned his commission while on leave |
April |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
May 3 – September 2 |
Atlanta Campaign |
May 8-11 |
Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge |
May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca
The regiment rescues the 5th Indiana Battery in a bayonet charge |
May 19 |
Near Cassville |
May 25 |
Battle of New Hope Church
The regiment lost 11 killed and 69 wounded out of 245 engaged. |
May 26-June 5 |
Operations near Dallas and Allatoona Hills |
June 10-July 2 |
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain |
June 11-14 |
Pine Hill |
June 15-17 |
Lost Mountain
Lost 5 killed |
June 15 |
Gilgal (or Golgotha) Church |
June 17 |
Muddy Creek
Lost 1 killed and 3 wounded in an attack on an entrenched position |
June 19 |
Noyes' Creek
Suffered 1 killed and 2 wounded on skirmish line |
June 22 |
Kolb's Farm
Lost 2 men on the skirmisk line |
June 27 |
In reserve during attacks on Kennesaw Mountain |
July 4 |
Smyrna Camp Ground |
July 5-17 |
At Chattahoochie River |
July 19-20 |
Battle of Peach Tree Creek
First Lt. Frederick Bechstein of Company F was killed in action |
July 22-August 25 |
Siege of Atlanta |
August 26 -
September 2 |
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge |
September 2 - November 15 |
Occupation of Atlanta |
October 26-29 |
Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads |
November 15 -
December 10 |
March to the Sea |
November 22 |
Milledgeville |
December 9 |
Montieth Swamp |
December 10-21 |
Siege of Savannah, Ga. |
1865 |
January – April 18 |
Campaign of the Carolinas |
March 16 |
Battle of Averasboro, N. C.
The regiment incurred 15 casualties |
March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville, N. C. |
March 24 |
Occupation of Goldsboro |
April 10-14 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 14 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House, Surrender of R. E.Lee and his Army |
April 29-May 19 |
March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va. |
May 24 |
Grand Review in Washington, D. C. |
June 16 |
Mustered out |