January 5, 1864

17th Regiment, Company A, mustered in. (Dyer)

February 10, 1864

A commission as colonel, 17th Regiment, was issued to Francis V. Randall, but he could not muster until the regiment mustered in 10 companies. (Peck)

March 1, 1864

17th Regiment, Companies B, C and D, mustered in. (Dyer)

April 12, 1864

17th Regiment, Companies E, F and G, mustered in. (Dyer)

April 18, 1864

17th Regiment, Companies A through G, started for Alexandria, VA, arriving the 22nd. (Dyer)

May 25, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at North Anna, Va. (see battles)

May 31, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Tolopotomy, Va. (see battles)

June 3, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Bethesda Church, Va. (see battles)

June 17, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Petersburg, Va. (see battles)

July 30, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Petersburg Mine, Va. (see battles)

August 21, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Weldon Railroad, Va. (see battles)

September 30, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Poplar Spring Church, Va. (see battles)

October 27, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Hatcher's Run , Va. (see battles)

October 28, 1864

17th Regiment was engaged or present at Hatcher's Run, Va. (see battles)

February 27, 1865

Surgeon Ptolemy Edson, 17th Regiment, resigned and 'took with him the love and and respect of every man in the regiment.' (Peck)

July 13, 1865

17th Regiment mustered out, having lost 14 Officers and 133 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 116 Enlisted men by disease. Total 264. (Dyer)