9TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT
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Hawkins' Zouaves"
"Always Ready" Charge of the Hawkins Zouaves at the Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.

Mustered into State Service: April 23rd, 1861 for three (3) years service.
Mustered into United States Service: May 4th, 1861
Mustered out of Service: May 20th, 1863 at Falmouth, Virginia.

REGIMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
    June 1861 to January 1862: Garrison at Newport News, Department of Virginia
    January to April 1862: Parke's 3rd Brigade, Burnside's North Carolina Expeditionary Corps
    
April to July 1862: Hawkins' 4th Brigade, Roanoke Island, N. C., Department of North Carolina
    July 1862 to April 1863: 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
    April to May 1863: 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Department of Virginia

REGIMENTAL LOSES
    Killed in Action                                      Died of Wounds
          Officers - 2                                               Officers - 0
          Enlisted - 53                                              Enlisted - 16
    Wounded and Recovered                        Missing in Action and Captured
          Officers - 17                                             Officers - 0
          Enlisted - 231                                            Enlisted - 47
    Died of Disease and other Causes
          Officers - 2
          Enlisted - 27
                   
Grand Total - 395

COMPANY ORGANIZATION & MUSTER ROLLS
Field & Staff
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K

SERVICE
At Castle Garden until May 15, and Riker's Island, NY, until June 5. Left State for Newport News, Va., June 6, 1861. Duty at Newport News, Va., until September 10, 1861. Forced march to Big Bethel June 10. Baker Lee's, Va., June 29 (Co. "A"). James River, near Newport News, July 5 (Co. "F"). Near Bethel July 8 (Co. "A"). Expedition to Hatteras Inlet August 26-29 (Cos. "C," "G" and "H"). Bombardment and capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark August 28-29 (Cos. "C," "G" and "H"). Companies "A," "D," "E," "F" and "I" moved to Fort Clark September 10 and duty there until February 5, 1862. (Cos. "B" and "K" at Newport News until October 5, 1861, then rejoin Regiment.) Relief of 20th Indiana at Chickamicomoco October 5-6, 1861. Burnside's Expedition to Roanoke Island February 5-8, 1862. Battle of Roanoke Island February 8. Reconnaissance to Nag's Head February 10-11 (Cos. "A" and "H"). Expedition up Chowan River to Winton February 18-20. Expedition to Elizabeth City, N. C., April 7-8 (Cos. "H" and "I"). Battle of Camden, South Mills, April 19. Duty at Roanoke Island until July 10. Expedition up Chowan River May 7-9 (Co. "C"). Moved to Norfolk, thence to Newport News, Va., July 10-24. (Co. "F" detached at Plymouth, N. C., June to November, 1862. Capture of Hamilton July 9. Plymouth September 2. Expedition to Tarboro October 30-November 12. Rawle's Mills November 2. Rejoined Regiment at Fredericksburg.)
Colonel Rush C. Hawkins
Moved to Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg August 3-5 and duty there until August 30. Expedition to Port Royal August 15-16 (Co. "H"). Rappahannock River August 15 (Co. "H"). Moved to Brooks' Station, thence to Washington, D. C, August 31-September 5. Maryland Campaign. Near Jefferson September 13. South Mountain September 14. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Pleasant Valley until October 28. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 28-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. (Co. "G" at Burnside's Headquarters October 31, 1862, to January, 1863.) "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 6; thence to Suffolk March 10. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Moved to New York May 3-5. Three years' men assigned to 3rd New York Infantry May 6, 1863. Regiment mustered out May 20, 1863, expiration of term.

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