The 92nd New York Infantry was organized at Potsdam, New York beginning September 18, 1861, and mustered on January 1, 1862 for three-years service under the command of Colonel Jonah Sanford.

The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1862.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of North Carolina, to January 1863.

1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVIII Corps, Department of North Carolina, to May 1863.

Palmer's Brigade, Peck's Division, XVIII Corps, April 1864.

Veterans and new recruits were consolidated with 96th New York Volunteer Infantry on December 1, 1864.

The 92nd New York Infantry mustered out of service on January 7, 1865.

Beech Grove and Batchelor's Creek, near New Bern, February 1–3, 1864.

Butler's operations on the south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4–28.

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 1, 1864.

Duty in the trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front until September 26.

Duty in the trenches before Richmond north of the James River until December.