Service in Virginia
Disembarking from Algiers, the regiment traveled to Virginia, first to Fort Monroe and then the Bermuda Hundred between July 3 and 22. They remained in the trenches at Bermuda Hundred until July 28.
A demonstration was made north of the James River July 28–29 prior to Deep Bottom July 28–30. The Regiment moved to Washington, D. C., July 31, and thereafter to Tennallytown, Maryland on August 2.
The Regiment participated in Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign from August 7 to November 28, 1864, including Berryville September 3–4, the Battle of Opequan, Winchester on September 19, the Battle of Fisher's Hill on September 22, and the Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.
The Regiment remained at Cedar Creek until November 9, then moved to Kernstown, Virginia until November 24.
After some time guarding trains at Martinsburg, West Virginia, they moved to Camp Russell on December 1, and remained on duty there until December 22.
Non-Veterans left front for muster out December 22. Mustered out January 13, 1865. Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of four Companies, and duty at Stevenson's Depot till January 6, 1865. They then moved to Savannah, Georgia between January 6 and 20. They were on provost duty there until May 6. They marched to Augusta, Georgia from May 6 to 14, and then on to Savannah between May 31 and June 7. They then moved to Darien June 9–10.
The regiment was mustered out on August 28, 1865.
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