The Cameron Rifles

68th New York Infantry, The Cameron Rifles, The Second German Rifles

Organization and Affiliations:

  • Organized at New York City August 1-20, 1861.
  • Left State for Washington, D.C., August 24, 1861.
  • Attached to Blenker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861.
  • Blenker's Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1861.
  • Steinwehr's 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Mountain Department, to June, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to July, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, to May, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, to October, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps,  Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864.
  • Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, to July, 1864.
  • 3rd Brigade, Defences of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, to December, 1864.
  • Unattached, District of the Etowah, to March, 1865.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah, to July, 1865.
  • District of Allatoona, Ga., to November, 1865.
  • District of Savannah, Ga., to November, 1865.
Service
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till April, 1862.
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
  • Movement to Winchester, Va., April 5-18.
  • Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till June.
    • Battle of Cross Keys June 8.
  • Duty at Sperryville July 7 to August 8.
  • Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
    • Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30.
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington till November 1.
  • Movement to Centreville November 1-18.
  • Advance to Fredericksburg, Va., December 9-16.
  • At Stafford Court House till April 27, 1863.
    • "Mud March" January 20-24.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
    • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
    • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
  • Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad till September.
  • Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
  • Operations in Lookout Valley, Tenn., October 19-26.
  • Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
    • Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29.
  • Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
    • Orchard Knob November 23.
    • Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
    • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 17.
  • Assigned to Railroad Guard and garrison duty in the District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, till July, 1865.
    • Elrod's Tan Yard January 27, 1865 (Detachment).
    • Skirmish at Ladd's House, Hog Jaw Valley, February 3-4 (Detachment).
    • Skirmish at Johnson's Crook, February 10.
  • Duty in District of Allatoona, Ga., till November, 1865.
  • Duty at Savannah, Ga., November, 1865.
  • Mustered out November 30, 1865.
Regimental Losses During Service:
  • 5 Officers and 38 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded.
  • 1 Officer and 74 Enlisted men by disease.
  • Total 118.