Blackburn's Ford
Bull Run
Near Lewinsville
Lewinsville
Bayle's Cross Roads
Bay Point
Port Royal Ferry
Pocotaligo
James Island
Secessionville
Gen Pope's Campaign
Kelly's Ford
Sulpur Springs
Groveton
Centreville
Chantilly
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Vicksburg
Green River Bridge
Jackson, Blue Springs
Campbell Station
Siege of Knoxville
Fort Sanders
Strawberry Plains
Armstrong's Ferry
Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House
Ny River
Before Petersburg and Richmond
Hatcher's Run
Fort Stedman
Fall of Petersburg
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This regiment was originally formed as the spritual successor to the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot, a very successful semi-competitive regiment which managed to capture the North American Premier League's championship in its first iteration while maintaining casual members and events.
With BCoF being available to the public our regiment and this game is starting to see life, there is now much more to look forward to than ever before. We will strive to grow our rank and compete in casual events and potentially competetive events as well, bringing our experience and former success from the old module to a newly polished game and providing a rich experience for the newer and more experienced players alike. We are a regiment dedicated to professionalism and maturity and most importantly just having a good time.
Mustered in: May 29, 1861
Mustered out: July 14, 1865
This regiment, called the Highlanders, was the original 79th militia and was composed mainly of Scotchmen. It was mustered into the service of the United States at New York city, for a three years' term, May 29, 1861, and left for Washington on June 2. It was stationed in the vicinity of Washington until the movement of the army to Manassas, when it was assigned to the 3rd brigade, 1st division, Army of Northeastern Virginia and participated in the battle of Bull Run. The command lost 198 in killed, wounded and missing, Col. Cameron being mortally wounded. During September the regiment was posted near Lewinsville, Va., where it several times encountered the enemy and was engaged in a sharp skirmish at Bailey's cross-roads. On Oct. 21, the 79th was attached to the 2nd brigade of Sherman's expeditionary corps, with which it embarked for Hilton Head, S. C., and served in that vicinity until June, 1862. It shared in the gallant attack of Stevens' division, at Secessionville, losing none out of 474 engaged. In July, the troops returned to Virginia and shared in Gen. Pope's campaign, with the 3rd brigade, 1st division, 9th corps, losing 105 killed, wounded or missing during the engagements near Manassas. At Chantilly, Gen. Stevens, former colonel of the 79th, was killed.
The 79th was active at South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, but was not closely engaged in the latter. It shared the discomforts of Burnside's "Mud March," returned to camp at Fal-mouth, and moved west with the 9th corps, to join Gen. Grant's forces before Vicksburg. The regiment took part in the siege and in the pursuit to Jackson. It then fought at Blue Springs, at Campbell's station, Tenn., and aided in the defense of Knoxville. The men bore uncomplainingly the hardships of the return of the 9th corps across the mountains to Virginia and in May, Cos. A and B were transferred to the 18th corps. The regiment shared the opening battles of the Wilderness campaign and was mustered out at the expiration of its term of enlistment, May 31, 1864. The veterans and recruits served as provost guard at corps headquarters and were reinforced in the autumn of 1864 by the addition of several companies of new recruits. This battalion served before Petersburg until the fall of the city and was mustered out at Alexandria, Va., July 14, 1865. The total enrollment of the regiment was 1,385, exclusive of the battalion organized in 1864, and it lost during service 116 by death from wounds and 83 from other causes. Its record is one of unfailing heroism and devotion to the cause for which it fought and it is ranked by Col. Fox among the "three hundred fighting regiments". Taken from dmna.ny.gov   |
