The 4th Delaware Infantry Regiment was an

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in the Union Army during the

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Service

The 4th Delaware Infantry Regiment was organized at Wilmington,

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beginning June through November 1862 and mustered in for three years' service. The regiment was attached to Defenses of Baltimore,

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, to December 1862. Busteed's Independent Brigade,

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, to May 1863. King's Independent Brigade, IV Corps, to June 1863. Unattached, IV Corps, to July. Unassigned, King's Division, XXII Corps,

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, to January 1864. Tyler's Division, XXII Corps, to May 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division,

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, to August 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, V Corps, to June 1865. The 4th Delaware Infantry mustered out of service June 3, 1865.

Detailed service

Ordered to Baltimore, Maryland, September 1862. Duty in the defenses of Baltimore until December 1862. Ordered to Yorktown, Virginia, arriving there December 28, and duty there until July 1863. Expedition from Gloucester Point to Gloucester Court House April 7, 1863. Reconnaissance from Gloucester Point to Hickory Fork April 12. Expedition from Gloucester Point into Matthews County May 19–22. Expedition from Yorktown to Walkerton and Aylett's June 4–5. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1–7. Baltimore Store July 2. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 8–14, and duty in the defenses of that city and at Centreville and Fairfax Station until October 1863. Guarding Orange & Alexandria Railroad until November 16. Ordered to Delaware November 16. Duty in the District of Alexandria, Virginia, until May 1864. Ordered to join the Army of the Potomac in the field May 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 29-June 15. Totopotomoy May 29–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 16–18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (reserves). Weldon Railroad, August 18–21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 1. Yellow House October 1–3. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27–28. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7–12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5–7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 30. Gravelly Run March 31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3–9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 1–12.

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May 23.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 164 men during service; 4 officers and 80 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 79 enlisted men died of disease.

Notable members

* Lieutenant Colonel

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- post-war soldier of fortune * Captain Samuel Rodmond Smith, C Company Commander -

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recipient for action at Rowanty Creek, Virginia *

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David E. Buckingham, Company E -

recipient for action at Rowanty Creek, Virginia

References

* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. ;Attribution * {{CWR Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Units and formations of the Union army from Delaware 1862 establishments in Delaware

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Detailed service

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Notable members

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