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BY
CAPTAIN EUGENE ARUS NASH
CHICAGO
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
1911
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CcPYRiGHT, igio, BY George B. Herenden
R. R. DONNELLEY &• SONS COMPANY
CHICAGO
TO
THE MEMORY OF THE COMRADES
OB
THE FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT
NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
WHO SERVED IN
THE WAR FOR THE INTEGRITY
OF THE UNION
1861-1865
CONTENTS.
Chapter Page
I Sketch of the Life of Colonel E. E. Ellsworth . . i
II The Ellsworth Ass'n of the State of New York . . 7
III Organization of the Regiment 13
IV Going to the Front 37
V The Winter of 186 1-2 at Hall's Hill, Va 47
VI The Army of the Potomac Moves 60
VII YoRKTowN, the Peninsula AND Hanover C. H. ... 66
VIII The Seven Days' Fight; Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mills,
Savage Station, White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill 8o
IX The Army Leaves the Peninsula; Second Bull Run . 95
X The Antietam (Md.) Campaign 103
XI Gen. Burnside Relieves Gen. McClellan; Fredericks-
burg no
XII Gen. Joseph Hooker Takes Command; Chancellors ville,
Aldie 125
XIII Gen. Meade Takes Command; Gettysburg, Pa. . . . 139
XIV The Return to Virginia; Jones' Cross Roads, Wapping
Heights, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run .... 159
XV The Winter of 1863-4; R. R. Guard Duty; Alexandria, Va. 178
XVI The Campaign of 1864; The Wilderness 183
XVII Gen. Grant Makes a Flank Movement; Laurel Hill,
Spottsylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church . . . 187
XVIII From May 30, '64, to End of Regiment's Service: Cold
Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon R. R 197
XIX The 44th N. Y. Battalion, Poplar Spring Church . . . 207
XX Homeward Bound, M. O., Oct. ii, 1864 215
XXI Brig. Gen. James C. Rice 223
XXII Itinerary of the Regiment and Battalion 228
XXIII Casualties in Battle 233
XXIV Appendix
Third Brigade at Appomatox — General J. L. Chamberlain 243
The Adjutant's Story — Captain O. L. Munger. . . . 250
"New" Company E — Captain A. N. Husted 261
The Captain's Story — Captain C. A. Woodworth. . . . 262
Elnathan Meade's Story — By Himself 265
Captain Grannis in Libby Prison 267
"In the Company Street" — Colonel Charles E. Sprague. . 275
Service with the 44TH N. Y. in 1864 — Captain B. R,
Wood, Jr 285
A Sample War Experience — James S. Dougall. . . . 293
Lieutenant Eugene L. Dunham — O. C. Brown. . . . 295
CONTENTS— CofHinued.
Chapter Page
In Memoriam, Charles E. Pease — Bradford R. Wood . 296
Gettysburg in Perspective — Captain A. N. Husted. . . 297
An Incident — Captain O. L. Hunger 303
Letter by D. Shapley, Jr., August 21, '61 304
Letter by McKendree Shaw 306
Letter from D. Shapley, Jr., October 16, '61 . . . 308
Letter from Alex. McRoberts 310
Resolutions on Death of Chas. Chappell 311
Letter by G. S. Parker 312
Resignation of Major J. McKown 314
Battle of Hanover C. H 316
The Story of a Hero 318
Appointments in 44TH N. Y 319
Letter by Acting Adjutant Nash 320
Letter by Sergeant Willett 321
Picketing on the Rappahannock 322
Letter by E. L. Harris 323
Letter by Capt. Kimberly 324
Letter from a Member of Company A 326
William Nelson Norris 328
Letter by Geo. H. Spry 329
A Trip into Rebeldom 331
Letter by M. H. Bliss 332
Letter by John E. Stewart 334
Execution of Five Deserters 335
Weldon Railroad 338
Norman Ottman is Dead 339
Death of a Member of the 44TH Regiment .... 340
Brigadier General Edward P. Chapin 341
Sword Presentation to Col. Rice 343
Gettysburg Letter from Col. Rice 349
Letter from Geo. E. Baker 350
XXV Roster of the Regiment 353
Index of Portraits, Views and Maps 473
General Index 475
IN MEMORIAM
COLONEL EUGENE ARUS NASH DIED AT HIS HOME IN
CATTARAUGUS, N. Y., SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1911.
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE WISH
TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO THEIR SENSE OF GREAT LOSS AND
THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE FINE CHARACTER AND USE-
FUL LIFE OF THE COMRADE WTIOSE SUDDEN DEMISE HAS
BROUGHT SORROW TO SO MANY HEARTS. IT IS A MATTER OF
REGRET THAT HE COULD NOT HAVE SEEN, IN BOOK FORM, THE
HISTORY OF THE 44th N. Y. V. I., WHICH HE HAD SO STU-
DIOUSLY AND CAREFULLY EDITED. WE FIND, HOWEVER,
DEEP SATISFACTION IN THE FACT THAT HE HAD COM-
PLETED HIS PART OF THE WORK AND THIS WILL REMAIN
FOR MANY YEARS A TOKEN OF HIS LOVE FOR THE REGIMENT
WITH WHICH HE SO FAITHFULLY SERVED.
A BRAVE AND CAPABLE OFFICER, COLONEL NASH DESERVED
AND POSSESSED THE CONFIDENCE AND LOVE OF THE ENTIRE
REGIMENT TO A VERY UNUSUAL DEGREE.
PREFACE
In writing the history of a regiment, which is a part of a
large army, it is somewhat difficult to determine what opera-
tions belong to it, and what more properly belong to larger sub-
divisions. Each in a measure is involved in the other. As dif-
ferent members of the same regiment did not have the same
precise experiences, and did not see what occurred from the
same stand point, so a regimental narrative may not in all its
parts portray the views and recollections of each. Time, too,
has been busy in obliterating the footprints of the contending
armies, and obscuring the recollection of events by those who
were participants. A general treatise of the war is apt to tell
the conduct of campaigns, the operations of armies and the
strategy of generals. The history of a regiment should take
the reader into camp, show how the rank and file are sheltered
and fed, portray the experiences on the skirmish and picket
lines, describe the trying vicissitudes of those who execute the
commands of generals and bear the burdens and dangers of the
conflict. One who has participated in battles and witnessed
their fluctuating movements is often filled with astonishment
at the failure to portray events as they actually occurred. A
most interesting history of a great battle would be the faithful
portrayal of what actually took place by the different members
on the firing line and in the heat of the conflict.
The history of the Forty-Fourth New York Volunteers,
the People's Ellsworth Regiment, ought to have been written
many years ago, while a larger number of its survivors were
still living and while its transactions were fresher in the mem-
ory. The following work is a tardy, and it may be, but a par-
tial record of one of the most select and gallant organizations
of men that the state of New York ever produced. The incep-
tion and development of the plan of its organization., its pa-
triotic purpose, the select material of which it was composed,
its faithful, gallant services, all combine to emphasize the im-
portance of perpetuating its proud record. The entire mem-
bership of this noted regiment, its dead as well as its living,
demand this.
It would be very unjust for him who has been designated
xi
xiv INTRODUCTION
"burning questions" of the day, were profitably considered
and ably discussed. The primal elements of manhood, indeed,
lie deeper than degrees of education and culture; but when
the intelligent mind is able to comprehend the reasons, and
the disciplined spirit to recognize the worth, of the cause to
which they are committed, then even courage, fortitude and
loyalty take on a deeper strength. These men knew well the
full meaning of the old flag, and the grounds of the great issue
for which it was uplifted. Even its wider bearings were not
beyond their apprehension. It was their voice as well as his
own, when, scaling the steeps of Round Top, their Colonel, the
fervid Rice, rode up to me and said in the tone and manner of
a prophet, "Colonel, we are making world-history to-day !"
Nor was it the case with this regiment, as it was with many,
that it took its character from its commander. The almost
mystic devotion exemplified before them was not deeper than
their own loyalty, courage and lofty obedience. There were
subordinate officers and men of the ranks of this regiment quite
able to judge of the character of commanders and their tactics,
who refrained from comment, and obeyed without protest or-
ders that led to unavailing death, as bravely as they did the
well-considered plans and gallant leadership which secured vic-
tory, because mind and soul had mastered circumstances and
overcome matter.
I remember having a sensation of instinctive protest when
it was necessary to order this regiment into a storm-center of
destruction where there was little chance of avail or survival,
and how this was overborne by a thrill of pride when their
gallant flag went down with its brave bearers again and again,
to be instantly lifted in quick succession and borne still aloft
and onward by ever-ready hands and undaunted hearts. The
career of this regiment more than fulfilled the trusts reposed in
it by its founders, and secured for its members immortal honor.
It is with deep and far-reaching sensibility that I am per-
mitted to traverse in this history fields of glorious offering and
noblest service for the Country's life, and thus renew the high
companionship so deeply cherished from those early beginnings
in darkness and seeming defeat up to that crowning morning
which beheld the new birth of a nation and the welcome of the
world.
Joshua L. Chamberlain.
A History of the Forty-Fourth
Regiment, New York Vol-
unteer Infantry
CHAPTER I.
COLONEL E. ELMER ELLSWORTH.
A few miles away from the town of Mechanicsville, N. Y.,
and not far from the city of Albany, N. Y., in the little village
of Malta, Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth was born on the nth day
of April, 1837. This is a locality near those made historic by
the success of patriot arms — the scene of one of the decisive
battles of the War for Independence.
At the district school in this little village Ellsworth received
his first knowledge of books, rules of discipline and his fellows.
He is said to have been a favorite with his master, manly, a
leader amongst and loved by his school mates (whom he used
to drill with sticks), quick to learn, apt of memory and young
as he was, he had a love of such books as told of war and the
lives and deeds of men great in war.
In 1 85 1 he entered the country store in this little village of
Malta and was there a year learning something of the ways
of business, and then went to the city of Troy, where his en-
trance into the business world, with its struggles for wealth
and existence, was made. After remaining in Troy for about a
year, he turned his steps towards the metropolis of the nation,
thinking to better his condition, and though he remained in the
city of New York but a year, it proved an eventful one to him.
He was present at every drill of the celebrated Seventh Regi-
ment that it was possible for him to attend, read books of tac-
tics, and seemed here first to feel the force of those ideas re-
garding military matters which afterwards came to such splen-
did fruition.
2 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. I. Ellsworth. 1859
For several years after this period nothing unusual took
place in his life. It was a struggle for place or position in the
business world. He made himself perfect in all the accom-
plishments of a soldier, master of several systems of tactics and
a skillful swordsman. But a living had to be secured, and so he
made an effort to enter the ranks of the students of law. He
was baffled by hard circumstances but through all, his leading
ideas grew apace. He became an industrious student, a hard
reader and diligent worker, supporting himself from time to
time by the copying of legal papers, and the doing of other
clerical work.
One of the great controlling ideas of Ellsworth's life, one
formed in early boyhood, and perfected by years of study,
was the forming by each State of the Union of "skeleton" regi-
ments, each having its full complement of thoroughly drilled
officers, ready to take command on a few days' warning, and
the regiments likewise to be filled to their full quota on short
notice. It has been thought by some, that had this scheme of
Ellsworth been perfected in, say 1859 or '60, the Civil War,
a struggle lasting over four years, would have been reduced to
one of three or four months only, because the nation's troops
would have been prepared at the outset of the War for the
duties so suddenly devolving upon them. However that may be,
it is certain that Ellsworth in his time was far in advance of the
age in which he lived as regards military matters in the United
States and had few followers.
At this time ( 1858 to 1861 ) he was the picture of a soldier ;
his form, though slight, was the size of Napoleon's; the head
poised like that of a statue and crowned by a mass of long black
curling hair ; dark eyes ; Roman nose and slight mustache. His
voice, deep and musical ; his address soldierly and courteous and
his apparel conspicuous for its military cut.
Such a man was Colonel Ellsworth when he, in 1859,
organized the United States Zouave Cadets in Chicago, from
which organization so many officers of the 44th New York
Volunteer Infantry and other regiments of the Civil War, were
taken.
Ellsworth organized this Company and drilled it in apparent
disregard of the rules then existing for the school of the soldier
and the company and struck out boldly into a new system en-
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3
iChap. I. U. S. Z. Cadets. i860]
tirely at variance with the customs and regulations then prev-
alent in the drilling of soldiers, and added perfection of sol-
dierly conduct to his men by enforced abstinence and rigid dis-
cipline. No Company of its size probably, ever furnished so
many officers for commands that served in the Civil War. Be- _^
sides the 44th N. Y. V. as mentioned, there was the nth \^
N. Y. V, composed of the Volunteer Firemen in New York
City, and the 19th Illinois Volunteers, both of which regiments '-^
were largely officered by young men from this famous Com-
pany. It would be difficult to trace or appreciate the important
influence of this Company on other organizations of the War,
suffice it to say that no active member of the U. S. Z. C. is
known, who did not have a commission of some kind during
the Civil War. It was in 1859 that this Company won a mag-
nificent set of colors offered as a prize by the United States
Agricultural Society to the best drilled Company in the Nation.
Although two years before the Civil War, amongst the Judges
who awarded the prize was George B. McClellan, afterwards
the General commanding the Army of the Potomac, and in the
fifth corps of which army was the 44th N. Y. V., many of /
whose officers were privates in the Company which was
awarded this prize by the Agricultural Society in 1859.
These colors are now in the possession of the Chicago His-
torical Society.
It was in i860 that Ellsworth conducted this Company
through all the principal cities of the North on a tour covering
some six weeks. It was a march of triumph, and all observers
good-naturedly conceded to his command the palm of superior-
ity. Even the crack New York Seventh Regiment admitted
that the drilling and tactics of these young soldiers was superior
to anything that had been seen by them before. Every where
the Company was praised and admired, and Ellsworth was for
the hour the most talked of man in the country.
In considering the character of Colonel Ellsworth, great
credit should be given him for his achievements in a military
way, for it was all done and accomplished in face of, and in
spite of, an indifference not to say opposition, by the community
generally to anything like military efficiency, that was exceed-
ingly difficult to overcome; any proposal that would put such
matters on a level of equal importance with commercial con-
4 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. I. Lieutenant, U. S. A. 1861]
siderations was frowned upon. This sentiment had to be con-
ciliated, money to support and equip his Company had to be
raised, and that too from a public not vitally interested in mili-
tary affairs ; hence the difficulty in the way of his achievements.
A historical writer, speaking of the days just before or at the
beginning of the Civil War, says :
"The people of the United States had long cherished the
Utopian dream that war was impossible upon their favored
soil. The militia was considered an archaeological absurdity.
The regular troops, admirable as was their work upon the fron-
tier, were far from being a source of real pride. The uniform
was held to be a badge of servitude. The drunken loafer, bar-
tering his vote for a dollar or a dram, looked down with the
contempt of a sovereign citizen upon men who submitted to
the indignity of discipline; and in denouncing the expense of
a standing Army, unscrupulous politicians found a sure path
to popular favor."
[Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by G. F. R.
Henderson, C. B.]
So, we believe that great credit was due to Ellsworth for
the success that he attained with his Company, nothwithstand-
ing the sentiment of the country was not with him.
The U. S. Z. C. were disbanded just before the war. Ells-
worth removed to Springfield, 111., and entered the law office
of Mr. Lincoln, of whom he was a great admirer. During the
presidential campaign of i860, he made many speeches in sup-
port of Mr. Lincoln.
While at Springfield in i860, he submitted a bill to the
Legislature of IlHnois embodying his ideas of militia reform,
but no progress was made. The before-mentioned spirit of in-
difference to military matters prevailed.
On the invitation of President-elect Lincoln, he went with
him as one of his escorts to Washington. Ellsworth's ambition
was to hold some important position in the War department, and
in that way be given an opportunity to put into practice his
ideas regarding a National Militia. He never realized this am-
bition. Possibly, the jealousy of regular army officers may have
operated to prevent his reaching his goal.
Early in the year 1861, he was commissioned a Lieutenant
in the Regular Army. Soon after Mr. Lincoln's inauguration
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 5
[Chap. I. First N. Y. Zouaves. May, 1861]
he was taken sick and while lying ill in Washington, the war
clouds gathered, and the fall of Sumter aroused him to health
and strength. Scarce had the echo of the first gun fired against
the flag on Sumter's walls died away, than he was en-route to
New York, proceeding thither without orders, without assist-
ance or authority, with the fixed purpose in his mind, that his
own native State should have the first regularly organized Vol-
unteer regiment at the capital of the Nation. On his way he
made up his mind that from the ranks of the New York Vol-
unteer Firemen, used to danger and duty, he would recruit his
regiment. In forty-eight hours after his arrival in New York,
he had 2,300 names on the roll, and in a few days thereafter his
regiment, the First New York Zouaves, afterwards the nth
New York Volunteers, was en-route to, and on the 7th day of
May, 1861, was mustered into the service at Washington.
It is a proud circumstance of this regiment and more proud
still for its young commander, that while other regiments were
at this time being mustered in for 30 days, 60 days, three
months and two years, his was the only one mustered in "for
the War." Others might be content to do a few months' fight-
ing, but our young hero, only 24 years of age, was determined
that though the war be long or short, he and his regiment would
begin at the beginning and stay in until the death. In this regi-
ment (nth N. Y. V.) Ellsworth secured the election as Com-
pany officers of six boys from his old Chicago Zouave Cadets,
namely: Conner, afterwards Colonel of the 44th. N. Y. V.;
Knox, afterwards Major of the 44th N. Y. V. ; Larrabee, after-
wards Captain Company B, 44th N. Y, V., and killed at Gettys-
burg; Coates, afterwards in the Regular Army as Brigadier
General until he retired at the age of 62 ; Fergus and Yates.
Through his capacity to command this regiment, composed
for the most part of men from the rougher walks of life, they
came to both fear and love him.
After a few days' drilling and discipline in Washington, on
the 23rd day of May, 1861, through Col. Ellsworth's influence,
the regiment was ordered to cross into Virginia and co-operate
in the attack on Alexandria. Late in the night of the day be-
fore this march he sought his tent, where in the hours preceding
that march he busied himself with arrangements for the mor-
row. In these hours his heart went out to the loved ones at
6 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. I. Death. May, 1861]
home, to his father and mother, and as if even then he felt the
shadow of the fate that was to befall him, he wrote his parents :
"I am perfectly content to accept whatever my fortune may be,
"confident that he who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will
"have some purpose in the fate of one like me. * * * God
"bless, protect and care for you."
At early morn the regiment reached Alexandria. In the
light wind of that May morning, from a house that had once
sheltered General Washington, floated a rebel flag. On the im-
pulse of the moment, and no doubt as he thought to save blood-
shed, he, with a file of his men, ascended to remove this obnox-
ious flag. In a few moments he had the colors in his arms,
and was returning to his regiment.
"Descending the stairs with the baleful colors in his arms, he
"was met by the owner of the house, a blinding flash, a sudden
"report from a rebel musket, followed instantly by a flash from
"a Union Gun, a thud of northern steel and the souls of the
"patriot and assassin passed back to their Maker. Ellsworth had
"fallen in the line of duty; for him the reconnaissance of life
"had ended, the bugle had sounded the recall, and his spirit
"returned to its 'maker. The beloved of all who knew him, the
"typical type of the northern soldier, true, generous, loyal
"and brave, his death was the call for 100,000 men to spring
"to arms."
Such is a brief sketch of the life and conspicuous achieve-
ments of Col. E. Elmer Ellsworth, whose untimely death
aroused the loyal people of the Nation, and furnished the in-
centive that led to the organization of the Forty-Fourth New
York Volunteers, the People's Ellsworth Regiment.
[For much of the matter contained in this chapter we are indebted
to an address of the late Mr. Edward L. Cole of Troy, N. Y., made at
the dedication of the Ellsworth Monument at Mechanicsville, May 27,
1874.]
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Chap. n. Purpose of the Ellsworth Reg. May 35, 1861]
CHAPTER 11.
ELLSWORTH ASSOCIATION OF N. Y.
The details of the organization of the Forty-Fourth Regi-
ment, New York Infantry Volunteers, otherwise known as the
Ellsworth Avengers, and later on as the People's Ellsworth
Regiment, in the War of the Rebellion, or what later came to
be called the Civil War, were so unique that it seems desirable
to give a full account of them. Col. E. Elmer Ellsworth, a brief
sketch of whose life is given in the preceding chapter, was the
first prominent person to lose his life in that war. The news
of his assassination on the 24th day of May, 1861, spread rap-
idly throughout the country. For one so young, he had be-
come quite prominent. On the 25th day of May, the day suc-
ceeding his murder, the following communication appeared in
the Albany Evening Journal over the signature of "Retribution."
"The grief of the people of the North at the villainous assassination
of the noble Ellsworth is universal and of the most poignant character.
Let the people of New York, his native State, mingle with their tears
practical plans for avenging his death. Let each town and ward in every
county and city in the State provide by subscription of one dollar or
less for the complete equipment of one man to be selected from said
town or ward, the men to rendezvous at Albany at as early a day as
possible and to be organized into a regiment or regiments to be called
the Ellsworth Avengers. Let the men be between the ages of twenty-
two and thirty, of undoubted courage and models of physical develop-
ment and endurance, to be enrolled for the war, and commanded by the
best and most experienced officers the State can produce. Let the uni-
form and drill be that in which the gallant dead took so much pride
while living, and let every officer and man be sworn to avenge his death.
Appoint committees of well known citizens in each town or ward to
receive subscriptions and let the excess of contributions beyond the first
outfit of the men be reserved to clothe and equip their successors if they
fall. Where is the town or ward in the State that would not promptly
respond to a movement of this kind?"
Thus quickly following the death of Ellsworth was evolved
the plan for raising a regiment in his honor. The citizens of
8 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. n. Ellsworth Association. • May, 1861]
Albany held a Tneeting in response to the foregoing communica-
tion at which the following proceedings were had :
"At a meeting of the citizens of Albany to take action concerning
the assassination of the gallant and lamented E. Elmer Ellsworth, held
May 27th, 1861, it was resolved that the undersigned immediately or-
ganize an association to be called the Ellsworth Association of the State
of New York, for the purpose of raising a regiment in honor of the
lamented Col. E. Elmer Ellsworth to avenge his death, that one soldier
be solicited from each town and ward in the State to be chosen by the
people, that each candidate must be an able bodied man, temperate, of
good moral character, not less than five feet eight inches in height, and
not exceeding thirty years of age, and that he be armed and equipped
by voluntary subscription."
The following officers of the Association were chosen;
President, Hon. George H. Thatcher, Mayor of Albany; Hon.
Erastus Corning, M. C, Treasurer; Charles Hughes, Clerk of
the Court of Appeals, Secretary; Executive Committee, Hon.
James M. Cook, John K, Porter, Hon. Lyman Tremain, Jacob
L Werner and Henry A. Brigham.
In pursuance of the action taken at this meeting of citizens
of Albany, a circular was issued of which the following is a
copy:
"HONOR TO COL. ELLSWORTH.
To THE People of the State of New York :
The recent assassination of the gallant and lamented Ellsworth and
the barbarous manner in which the rebels have thus far conducted their
hostilities against the government, has fired anew the zeal of our young
men until all are chafing with impatience to meet the foe. The quota of
New York called for by the President is already organized, and if they
were not, too much time would be consumed in organizing under exist-
ing laws.
Under these circumstances it has been deemed advisable to raise a
regiment from among the people of this State, each town and ward to
be represented by furnishing one man, to be at once armed and equipped
by voluntary subscription, and tendered to the general government to
serve during the war as the avengers of the noble blood spilled on the
soil of Virginia on the 24th inst.
To carry out this purpose an organization was effected in this city,
Saturday evening by the adoption of the following resolution :
Resolved, That the undersigned immediately organize an Association
to be called the Ellsworth Association of the State of New York for the
purpose of raising a regiment in honor of the lamented Col. Ellsworth.
EDGAR ADAMS.
Born at Middlesex, N. Y., April, 1844, of Revolutionary ancestors,
both sides. Enlisted Aug. 7, 1862 in (new) Co. C, 44th N. Y. V. L,
made Corporal in 1863, detached to First Division 5th Corps Sharp-
Shooters in August, 1864, and transferred to the 140th N. Y. V. I.,
Sept., 1864 and to the 5th N. Y. Vet. Inf., June 3, 1865, remaining
detached as a sharp-shooter during his term of service. Engaged in
every action of his commands during" their entire service. In ranks at
Battle of Fredericksburg with Frederick Mitchell, who was the first
man of Co. C, 44th N. Y. V. killed in action. In squad of sharp-
shooters went, without orders, into the battles of White Oak Road
and Five Forks with Sergt. E. Ferris — the last man of the 44th N. Y.
V. I. killed in action. At Appomattox in May, 1865, with the 5th
N. Y. Veteran Volunteers as Sergeant of Co. E. Honorably discharged
from service Aug. 18, 1865. Died June, 1874.
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[Chap. n. Ellsworth Association. May, 1861]
That its officers be a President, Treasurer and Secretary, and an Exec-
utive Committee of five members ; that the said officers serve one year
and until others be chosen in their places ; that subscribers to the funds
of this association be members thereof;
That it be proposed to each town and ward in the state to furnish
one able-bodied man for this regiment, said person to be selected from
those who shall offer to enlist in the same by a committee of three to
be chosen by the subscribers to the fund in said town or ward ;
That in each town and ward in this State subscriptions be solicited
not to exceed one dollar from each person, and that the same be im-
mediately forwarded to the Treasurer of this Association at Albany;
That the soldier to be selected from each town and ward be an
unmarried man, not less than five feet eight inches in height, active, able
bodied and not to exceed thirty years of age ;
That as soon as may be each town and ward report to the Secretary
the name and address of the soldier chosen by said town or ward and
that it be recommended to each to select men of moral worth and so far
as possible those who have some knowledge of military evolutions ;
That on notice each person chosen to said regiment report himself
for duty and rendezvous in the city of Albany;
That with the funds to be subscribed the men so chosen be mustered
into service and divided into companies and officered by the Executive
Committee, and officers of this Association, and a regiment formed and
officered by said committee and officers ;
That the funds so subscribed and paid be faithfully applied to the
mustering and complete equipment of said regiment, and when the same
shall be ready for service it be tendered to the government for active
duty during the war upon the same terms as other troops, and subject
to all existing military regulations of the United States army;
That the amount requested to be raised is about the sum of $150,000
which will fully equip said regiment for the field and furnish it with all
necessary equipage ;
That it be recommended to each town and ward in the State to
immediately open a correspondence with the Secretary in this City and
to circulate subscriptions at once in order that the regiment may be
organized, uniformed and equipped during the month of June.
On motion the following officers of the Association were chosen :
President, Hon. George H. Thatcher, Mayor of Albany; Treasurer, Hon.
Erastus Corning, M. C. ; Secretary, Charles Hughes, Clerk of the Court
of Appeals. The following Executive Committee were chosen : Hon.
James M. Cook, John K. Porter, Hon. Lyman Tremain, Jacob I. Werner,
Henry A. Brigham.
On motion resolved that these proceedings be at once published
in. all of the papers of this State and active measures be taken for earn,'-
ing out the purposes of this Association ; that the names of all subscribers
to the fund be transmitted to the Secretary at Albany for publication and
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[Chap. n. Ellsworth Association. May, 1861
record ; that no funds be disbursed by the Treasurer except on vouchers
certified by a majority of the Executive Committee and countersigned by
the Secretary.
Dated Albany, May 25th, 1861.
George H. Thatcher, President,
Erastus Corning, Treasurer,
Charles H. Hughes, Secretary.
Lyman Tremain,
Henry A. Brigham,
John K. Porter,
James M. Cook,
Jacob I. Werner,
Executive Committee.
Instructions.
1st. Publish above statement of organization in your county and
city papers, and see that these circulars are sent into each town and ward
of your county.
2d. Circulate immediately subscription papers headed as follows :
Honor to Col. Ellsworth.
The undersigned citizens of the town of , County
of N. Y., hereby promise to pay the sum of one
dollar each on demand to the Ellsworth Association of the State of
New York for the purpose of organizing and equipping the People's
Regiment to the honor of the late Col. Ellsworth.
3d. When the subscription amounts to one hundred dollars (or such
sum as can be raised in each town or ward) let the subscribers meet and
appoint a committee of three to select a person to represent the town or
ward in the regiment (see qualifications in the above resolution). Send
name and address of the person selected to Charles Hughes, Secretary,
Albany.
4th. Send the subscription list with the money to Hon. Erastus
Corning, M. C, Treasurer of the Association at Albany, and send a
duplicate to Charles Hughes, Esq., Secretary, at Albany.
Sth. Let the person selected to serve in the regiment from each
town or ward sign a consent to serve during the war which may be as
follows: — I, (his name) hereby voluntarily enlist in the People's Regi-
ment of the State of New York formed by the Ellsworth Association
to serve the United States as a soldier during the war and also to report
myself in Albany for duty immediately on being notified by the Secre-
tary of the said Association.
6th. Let the funds subscribed be forwarded at the earliest moment
or send the Secretary a statement of what each town or ward will raise
to enable the Executive Committee to purchase arms and clothing &c.
7th. It is understood at present that the commissioned ofiicers of
the companies (when proper officers can be found) will be selected from
those volunteering by the officers of this Association and the Executive
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Committee. The non-commissioned officers will be selected by the men
after the companies are formed, contiguous counties will be placed
together to form companies. The officers of the regiment will be selected
by the officers of the Association and Executive Committee. Merit,
fitness and capacity will be the test in the choice of officers.
8th. The pay of the men and officers will be the same as other
infantry troops. The uniform and the equipments will be of the best
quality to be had in the country and the camp equipage &c. will be as
perfect as the funds subscribed will allow.
Albany, June 3d, 1861.
Charles Hughes, Secretary."
Circulars containing these instructions were at once for-
warded by the secretary to the various towns and wards in the
State, and also published in the newspapers. The people in
many of the towns and wards at once took steps to select repre-
sentatives for the regiment, and to raise funds to use in equip-
ping them. In many instances there was considerable rivalry
in making selections of representatives. Candidates were care-
fully scrutinized to ascertain if they complied with the re-
quired standard. Short applicants walked tall as possible, and
in some instances, extra lifts were put upon the shoes to give
the required height of five feet and eight inches. Age and
character were also considered in order that the candidate
might pass inspection. Reports failed to show that the ade-
quate number of men to complete a regimental organization
had been selected.
A second circular under date of August 2d, 1861, was there-
upon issued of which the following is a copy :
"Ellsworth Regiment.
To the Town and Ward Ellsworth Associations of the State of New
York:
The Executive Committee announces that the general government
has accepted the People's Ellsworth Regiment, but with the condition
that the regiment shall be ready for marching orders within twenty-one
days from the 24th ultimo.
This condition the Committee find themselves unable to comply with
in consequence of the towns of the State having failed as yet to respond
to their call, and thus furnish the men and means to make up the regi-
ment. Under these circumstances the Committee has resolved to call
together the men already selected and to allow the towns which have
furnished men and means to select as many more men from any town
or ward in their several counties as they shall choose, up to the number
of five men each, without raising any additional funds and to muster
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Chap. II. Ellsworth Regiment. Aug. 1861
them into service under the call of the Governor for 25,000 men, (pro-
vided that each man selected shall come up to the standard of qualifica-
tions heretofore presented by the Committee). By availing themselves
of this opportunity the Government will clothe and arm the men, and
thus relieve the Committee of that expense and the soldiers of this reg-
iment can avail themselves of the provisions of General Order No. 15,
which is as follows :
'Every soldier, non-commissioned officer, private, musician and
artificer who enters the service of the United States under this plan shall
be paid at the rate of fifty cents, and if a cavalry volunteer, twenty-five
cents additional in lieu of forage for every twenty miles of travel from
his home to the place of muster, the distance to be measured by the
shortest usual traveled route, and when honorably discharged, an allow-
ance at the same rate from the place of discharge to his home and in
addition thereto the sum of one hundred dollars. Any volunteer who
may be received into the service of the United States under this plan
and who may be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service, shall be
entitled to the benefits which have been or may be, conferred on persons
disabled in the regular service, and the legal heirs of such as may die,
or may be killed in the service, in addition to all of the arrears of pay
and allowances, shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars.' With
the money collected in the various towns and paid into the Treasury of
the Association under our first plan of organzation, the Executive Com-
mittee will purchase for the use of the regiment such additional articles
of uniform, arms and wearing apparel as will add to the comfort and
efficiency of the men of this regiment.
Any town desiring to be represented in this regiment not having
heretofore taken action, can select a man on raising the sum of twenty
dollars or as many men as they choose at that rate, but all men selected
must comply with our standard of qualifications, viz, that the soldier to
be selected in each town and ward be an unmarried man, not less than
five feet eight inches in height, active, able-bodied and not to exceed
thirty years of age and of good moral character.
Arrangements have been made by which it is expected that the pay
of the men will commence on the day after their arrival in this city.
All men selected before the eighth day of August will report them-
selves for duty on that day at the City Hall in Albany. All men selected
after that date will report themselves for duty at the camp of the regi-
ment in Albany on the 20th day of August.
We earnestly appeal to the patriotic citizens of every town in the
State to furnish a representative for this regiment and ask our young
men to come forward and give their aid to the country in defense of its
time honored flag.
We call upon the patriotic press of the State to give publicity to this
circular.
By order of the Committee.
Charles Hughes, Secretary."
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[Chap. m. Assembling. Aug. 8, 1861]
CHAPTER HI.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The 8th day of August, 1861, came. It is a day memorable
in the annals of the Forty-Fourth Regiment, New York Vol-
unteers. It was the day fixed by the second circular of the
Ellsworth Association for all members who had been selected
prior to that date to assemble in the City Hall at Albany. The
members from Buffalo and the western part of the State
reached Albany in the morning, having ridden all night in a
day coach. Hilarity and good fellowship prevailed throughout
the entire night. The serious aspect of the undertaking was
perceptibly in the background. After taking breakfast at
Stanwix Hall, a hotel near the railroad station, the members
from the western part of the State proceeded in a body to the
City Hall. Here they met for the first time Hon. George H.
Thatcher, Mayor of Albany, Hon. Erastus Corning, Member
of Congress, Charles Hughes, Esq., Clerk of the Court of Ap-
peals, respectively president, treasurer and secretary of the
Ellsworth Association. These gentlemen had been selected by
the Ellsworth Association to carry out the comprehensive plan
for organizing and raising the regiment. They voluntarily and
unsparingly devoted their time and influence to accomplish that
purpose. All persons interested in the regiment are indebted
to these gentlemen for their patriotic and zealous initiative in
its behalf. The detail work which was large and laborious was
conducted by Hon. Charles Hughes, the faithful and efficient
secretary. He left nothing undone to accomplish the high ideal
of the founders of the regiment.
In speaking of his services, an Albany paper said : "Of the
labor performed by the secretary, Hon. Charles Hughes, we
desire to speak briefly. For months he has been almost con-
stantly employed in the work, receiving and responding to hun-
dreds of letters, besides attending to scores of matters which
claimed the attention of the Executive Committee. In order
to forward the movement and avoid any delay, he remained in
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town during all of the summer months and for no other pur-
pose than faithfully to discharge the duties imposed upon him."
At the City Hall there were present other candidates for
membership from different parts of the State. In most cases
they met as strangers. New faces and new experiences were
the common lot. The tie that attracted and bound them together
was a common patriotic purpose and the uncertain destiny of
the military service. At this time and place credentials were
delivered to the Committee, names were registered and sub-
scription money paid to the Treasurer of the Association.
The subscription money represented the bonus paid for the
privilege of becoming a member of the regiment. There was an
entire absence of the spirit of commercialism. At this period
a large bounty had not become an incentive to volunteering.
The committee also examined to ascertain if the different can-
didates possessed the required standard of quaUfications, viz.,
an active, able-bodied man, unmarried, temperate, of good
moral character, not less than five feet eight inches in height
and not exceeding thirty years of age. It was no mean stand-
ard of excellence. Those who passed appeared like collegians
after matriculation. The preliminary business completed,
those who had been accepted formed in two ranks and marched
to the barracks in the suburbs of the city. It was the first mili-
tary march and would hardly pass a critical inspection. The
march was made in the middle of the street. It was a rainy,
gloomy morning. The streets, especially after leaving the pave-
ment, were muddy and sHppery. The march was a forerunner
of what was to follow. Amused and animated by the novelty
of what was happening, there was no disposition to anticipate
what the future concealed. Nothwithstanding the rain, the
mud and gloom, there were no stragglers on the way. It may
be said in passing that it is a wise provision of human nature
that mental operations are not at all times apparent. On reach-
ing the barracks the broad gate swung open and the advance de-
tachment of the Forty-Fourth Regiment, New York Volun-
teers, entered. A material step had been taken in a long and
varied experience which was to follow. Opportunity was now
offered for observation and reflection. The barracks were
situated on a large lot in the western part of the city of Albany,
on the northwesterly side of what was known as the New
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[Chap. m. N. Y. Militia. Aug. i86z
Scotland Road, Here we formed acquaintance with Captain
Ainsworth's Co. B, 10th N. Y. S. Militia, otherwise known as
the "Old Guard Washington Continentals," which under State
authority had charge of the barracks as a Camp Guard during
the summer of 1861. In this period many New York Volun-
teer regiments were there assembled, organized, drilled and
duly sent to the front. Company B, noted for its efficiency in
drill and soldierly bearing, was one of the crack militia com-
panies of Albany. Among its members then in service at the
barracks, at hospitals and other places in the city, requiring
military guard, were the following named men, who subse-
quently joined and served in the Forty- Fourth New York, viz :
Robert F. Buchanan, Charles C. Gates, Anthony G. Graves, Jr.,
Charles W. Gibbs, George B. Herenden, Andrew Love, Robert
H. McCormic, James McMillan, Charles Wilber and Charles
H. Zeilman. Co. B was a famous organization of citizen sol-
diers dating from 1854. From its educative ranks went more
than sixty men as officers of the Union volunteers and on Nov.
21, 1862, the company as a body was mustered into the U. S.
service as part of the 177th N. Y. V. Inf., serving for nine
months at New Orleans and Port Hudson, La.
Another company in the summer of 1861 was engaged at
Albany in performing like service at hospitals. Quartermaster,
Commissary and Medical depots. It was Co. A. of the lOth
N. Y. Militia, otherwise known as the "Albany Zouave Ca-
dets." Among the members of this company who early joined
the Forty-Fourth New York were Charles E. Pease, Alexan-
der McRoberts, Bradford R. Wood, Jr., and doubtless others
unknown to the writer. Company A graduated over one hun-
dred officers into the volunteer forces. By long service and as-
siduous practice the officers and men of these militia companies
had acquired great proficiency in the manual of arms and com-
pany evolutions, and by example and as drill masters they were
of great assistance to the members of the Forty-Fourth N. Y.
who at this time were so anxiously seeking military knowledge.
The barracks consisted of a large three-story brick building,
erected by the city of Albany for an industrial school. This
building was unoccupied at the beginning of the war, and was
temporarily turned over to the State as a rendezvous for troops,
before leaving for the seat of war. It was used for officers'
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(Chap. in. Albany Barracks. Aug. i86il
quarters, as a place to store quartermaster's stores, for a guard
house, and the basement was used for a mess hall. Near the
brick building, numerous temporary wooden buildings had been
erected for use as quarters for the soldiers. In these tem-
porary buildings were bunks for sleeping made of rough
boards, two tiers high and wide enough for two persons. Meals
were serv^ed in a mess hall in the brick building in which were
long rough tables with long benches to sit upon while eating.
When the meal was prepared the order was given to "fall in"
for the meal, and march was made to the mess hall. On reach-
ing the mess hall the soldiers were aligned along either side of
the table, when the order was given "uncover, seats." The
next period was conducted without orders and generally free
from any prescribed ceremony. The food was plain and sub-
stantial, but in some instances the quality would hardly pass
inspection under the present Pure Food Law. Some of the
soldiers were so fastidious that they objected to being served
with rancid butter, tainted meat, and to being obliged to eat off
of tin plates. It was certainly quite an innovation from the ac-
customed daily fare in an ordinary American home. Com-
plaints were made to the contractor, a parley was held, and
some of the causes of complaint removed. The meal finished,
and the retreat from the mess hall was also made under orders.
In fact, both day and night were regulated by orders. It did
not take long to learn the extent of the accommodations af-
forded in military barracks, nor the meaning of military orders.
A military order is a command given by a superior in rank
which the inferior in rank is bound to obey. It seemed simple
in theory but often required considerable self control when
reduced to practice. Another version was that orders could not
be discussed and took effect in manner and form indicated.
When the order came the person ordered had as little to say as
though he were not a party in interest. It was just as impera-
tive in the manner of going to and returning from dinner, in
performing the daily routine of camp, as when actually en-
gaged in drill. The essence of the whole matter was to have
some leading commander give orders which all others within
his jurisdiction must obey. Here was developed a gradual
transition from the life of the civilian to that of the soldier. It
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(Chap. m. From Citizen to Soldier. Aug. 1861]
was like going upon a voyage at sea. As the shore slowly re-
cedes from the view, the trees, the banks, the scenery seem to
take on additional charms and attractions. So the recruit as
he looks back upon the vanishing experiences of civil life, re-
calls the environments and comforts of home, comes to dis-
cover elements of satisfaction and enjoyment never appre-
ciated or realized before. It is no mean step from the proud
freedom of American citizenship to the necessary restraints
of military discipline. The change involves the descent, so to
speak, from the lofty height of individual independence to be-
come a part of an animate machine. Nurtured in the genial
atmosphere of our free institutions, the American volunteer,
when duty calls, readily adapts himself to the restraints of
military discipline, but never yields to servile degradation.
Soon after a considerable portion of the members of the
regiment had reached the barracks, the following article was
published in one of the Albany papers.
"The regiment is steadily filling up every day, bringing additional
members from the diflferent quarters of the State. Those now assembled
at the barracks come up fully to the standard originally adopted as the
passport to admission. They possess all of the physical qualifications
that could be required and are pronounced by all who have visited their
quarters to be the genuine material for soldiers. They are under drill
six hours during the day, instructed by experienced and competent
officers, many of them having belonged to the original 'Ellsworth U. S.
Zouave Cadets of Chicago.' Their leisure hours are devoted in great
part to athletic exercises, fencing, boxing and ball playing, while their
evenings are passed in singing, a glee club having been formed in aid
of which some tuneful citizen has furnished them with a melodeon and
a hundred song books.
They all read the newspapers and keep posted on the progress of
the war. In the ranks are quite a number of graduates of Yale, Union
and other colleges. Profanity and intemperance are utterly tabooed
among them. Indeed although they have been together but a week, a
temperance organization has been established. So far the regiment is
all that can be desired and bids fair to be an honor to themselves and
the State."
Soon after the advance members of the regiment arrived in
the barracks, a generous supply of copies of a song appeared.
It was entitled Ellsworth Avengers, and was written by A.
Lora Hudson, a young lady who resided not far from Albany.
The text was soon known to all and sung by many.
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[Chap. m. A. Lora Hadsoa. Aug. 1861
"Ellsworth Avengers."
Down where the patriot army,
Near Potomac's side,
Guards the glorious cause of free-
dom,
Gallant Ellsworth died.
Brave was the noble chieftain,
At his country's call
Hastened to the field of battle,
And was first to fall.
Strike freemen for the Union
Sheath your swords no more
While remains in arms a traitor
On Columbia's shore.
Entering the traitor city
With his soldiers true,
Leading up the Zouave column,
Fixed became his view.
See that rebel flag is floating
O'er yon building tall.
Spoke he, while his dark eye
glistened,
"Boys that flag must fall."
Strike freemen &c.
Quickly from its proud position
That base flag was torn,
Trampled 'neath the feet of free-
men
Circling Ellsworth's form.
See him bear it down the landing
Past the traitor's door.
Hear him groan ! Oh God they've
shot him,
Ellsworth is no more.
Strike freemen &c.
First to fall thou youthful martyr,
Hapless was thy fate,
Hasten we as thy avengers from
thy native State.
Speed we on from town and city,
Not for wealth or fame.
But because we love the Union
And our Ellsworth's name.
Strike freemen &c.
Traitors' hands shall never sunder
That for which you died.
Hear the oath our lips now utter
Thou, our nation's pride.
By our hopes of yon bright heaven,
By the land we love.
By the God that reigns above us,
We'll avenge thy blood.
Strike freemen &c.
A short time after the above song appeared in camp the
following proceedings were published in the city papers :
Ellsworth Regiment.
At a meeting of the People's Ellsworth Regiment at the barracks,
on Monday last, Messrs. I. Russell, S. W. Tanner and E. A. Nash were
appointed a Committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting. The following preamble and resolutions were presented
and adopted :
"We hold in grateful remembrance the late gallant Ellsworth whose
short, eventful career had won the admiration of all, combining in his
life the strictest habit, the highest military talent, the loftiest patriotism,
and.
Whereas, we deem all of those acts commendable and useful which
have for their objects to hold up before our soldiery his bright example
as worthy of imitation, and
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(Chap. m. Field and Staff. Sept. 1861]
Whereas, we deem that they not alone fight the battles of our coun-
try, who enter the field and shoulder the musket, but also they who seek
to cheer and elevate, those who seek to kindle anew in each bosom a
purer patriotism, a higher aspiration, a nobler manhood, therefore.
Resolved, That we, the members of the People's Ellsworth Regi-
ment, hereby express our approbation of the ballad entitled Ellsworth
Avengers, and tender our sincere thanks to A. Lora Hudson, its talented
author. The song finds a ready response in every heart, and is worthy
of him of whom it is written, and
Resolved, That we extend our thanks to George S. Dawson for his
generous donation of a sufficient number of copies of the Ellsworth
Avengers for the glee club of the regiment, and
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to A.
Lora Hudson and a copy of the same be published in the city papers.
Albany, August 15th, 1861.
I. Russell,
S. W. Tanner,
E. A. Nash,
Committee.
C. Addison Wood worth. President.
Charles D. Grannis, Secretary.
During the months of August, September and the fore part
of October the ranks of the regiment were filled and company
officers chosen. The officers of the Ellsworth Association rec-
ommended to the Governor the names of those who were com-
missioned as field officers. The company officers were chosen
by the several companies. The following are the names and
rank of the field and staff officers :
Stephen W. Stryker, Colonel.
James C. Rice, Lieut. Colonel.
James McKown, Major.
Edward B. Knox, Adjutant.
Wm. Frothingham, Surgeon.
Elias L. Bissell, Ass't Surgeon.
Fred R. Mundy, Quar. Master.
LooMis H. Pease, Chaplain.
Colonel Stryker was twenty-six years of age, was a mem-
ber of the Ellsworth's U. S. Zouave Cadets, of Chicago, joined
the New York Fire Zouave (nth N. Y. Vol. Inf.) on its or-
ganization and was made First Lieutenant and Adjutant of that
regiment. On the death of Col. Ellsworth he accompanied and
had charge of his remains until their burial. The fact that he
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(Chap. m. Field and Staff. Sept 1861]
had been identified with Col. Ellsworth and was familiar with
his methods and drill, no doubt, had much influence with the
officers of the Ellsworth Association in recommending him to
Gov. Morgan for appointment as Colonel. To have received
that appointment was an honor of which any man of Col.
Stryker's years and military experience might well be proud.
He was a good drill master and disciplinarian and received many
compliments while the regiment was at the rendezvous at
Albany.
Lieut. Col. Rice was thirty years of age, was a resident of
New York City and had been an officer in the 39th New York
Vols., otherwise known as the Garibaldi Guards. He came to
the regiment from Virginia and was warmly endorsed for the
position. His military experience was quite limited, especially
in the evolution of the battalion. He was a man of culture
and thoroughly patriotic. In the outset there was some appre-
hension manifested that he might fail to sustain himself in the
position to which he had been chosen. He was always brave,
active and aggressive in battle. As his military experience in-
creased, the earlier apprehensions of his qualifications disap-
peared, and before leaving the regiment, on being commis-
sioned Brigadier General, he had succeeded in establishing
himself in the good will of the entire regiment.
Major James McKown was a resident of Albany, had seen
service in the Mexican War, and at the time of the organiza-
tion of the regiment was a member of Gov. Morgan's staff.
He was an early and life long member of the "Albany Burgess
Corps," a famous military Company organized in 1834, that
went to the front April 30, 1861, in response to President Lin-
coln's first call for troops, and furnished many more or less
distinguished officers and men for the Union Volunteer forces.
He resigned January 2, 1862, before the regiment had seen any
active service in the field.
Adjutant Knox was twenty-five years of age. He was one
of the Ellsworth U. S. Zouave Cadets of Chicago and was
known as the "Little Corporal." He joined the New York Fire
Zouaves (nth N. Y. V. L) under Ellsworth, was First Lieuten-
ant, and participated with that regiment in the first battle of
Bull Run. From the outset his soldierly qualities commended
him to the entire regiment.
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(Chap. m. Non-Commissioned Staff. Sp«t. i86x]
Quartermaster Mundy came from Seneca Falls to join the
regiment and was twenty-two years old. He possessed excep-
tional qualifications for the position to which he was appointed.
Surgeon Frothingham was thirty-one years of age, came
from New York City and was well recommended. He left the
regiment November 22, 1862.
Assistant Surgeon Bissell was twenty-seven years of age,
came from Buffalo and had the reputation of being skilled in
his profession. He left the regiment by promotion November
19, 1862.
Chaplain Pease was forty years of age, came from Saratoga
to join the regiment. He was a graduate of Williams College
and had travelled in Europe. He left the regiment February
I, 1862.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergeant-Major George B. Herenden came from Utica, a
new-fledged lawyer by profession and was in service as a pri-
vate of Co. B, loth N. Y. M. at the Albany barracks, when, on
Aug. 16, 1 86 1, he enlisted in this regiment.
Quartermaster-Sergeant Henry C. Howlett was thirty-two
years of age and came from Mohawk to join the regiment.
He was killed by lightning May 30, 1862, at Gaines Mills, Va.
Commissary-Sergeant Samuel W. Tanner came from Buf-
falo, was twenty-two years of age and was discharged for dis-
ability May 19, 1862.
Hospital Steward Edward Frothingham entered the
regiment at Albany, was discharged Dec. 11, 1862, by promo-
tion as Hospital Steward in the U. S. Army.
The following were the first Commissioned officers and Ser-
geants of the several companies. The Sergeants were first,
second, third, fourth and fifth of the several companies in the
order named.
COMPANY A.
Edward P. Chapin, Captain ; George M. Love, First Lieut. ;
Benjamin K. Kimberley, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Jacob Fox,
John B. Mason, Junius H. Hatch, Jr., WilHam A. Rogers, Al-
bert B. Tinkham.
Captain Chapin was thirty years of age, came from Buflfalo,
and was Assistant District Attorney when he left to join this
regiment.
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COMPANY B.
Lucius S. Larabee, Captain ; Harrison Kelley, First Lieut. ;
Clark E. Royce, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Martin Burns,
George P. Allen, Henry M. Galpin, Elam C. Beeman, Elisha A.
Cook.
Captain Larabee came from Chicago to join the regiment.
He was a member of the "Ellsworth's U. S. Zouave Cadets of
Chicago," also a Lieutenant in the New York Fire Zouaves
(nth N. Y. V. I.) and served with that regiment in the first
battle of Bull Run.
COMPANY C.
William H. Revere, Jr., Captain; Alexander McRoberts,
First Lieut. ; Jacob W. Anthes, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Ed-
ward Easterbrooks, Seth F. Johnson, Theodore Hoes, Lansing
Hollister, Westel W. Hawkins.
COMPANY D.
Freeman Conner, Captain ; Reuben B. Landon, First Lieut. ;
Henry D. Burdick, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Eugene L. Dun-
ham, Frederick A. Moak, Gardner S. Parker, Willie M, Rex-
ford, John V. TenBroeck.
Captain Conner came from Chicago, was a member of the
"Ellsworth's U. S. Zouave Cadets of Chicago," also a First
Lieutenant in the "New York Fire Zouaves" (nth N. Y. V. I)
and served with that regiment in the first battle of Bull Run.
Lieut. Landon was the tallest man in the regiment, stand-
ing six feet and one-half in his stockings, and was a veteran of
the Mexican war.
COMPANY E.
Michael McN. Walsh, Captain; Bradford R. Wood, Jr.,
First Lieut. ; Myron H. Cole, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Charles
J. Jackson, Simon P. Johnson, Horace M. Riggs, George W.
Maret, Sherwood F. Carey.
COMPANY F.
Campbell Allen, Captain; James McMillan, First Lieut.;
Charles W. Gibbs, Second Lieut; Sergeants, Charles H. Zeil-
man, Robert H. McCormic, Anthony G. Graves, Jr., Andrew
Love, John A. Ramsay.
Captain Allen at the time he joined the regiment was Prin-
cipal of a public school in Albany.
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[Chap. in. Company Officers. Sept. 1861
COMPANY G.
William L. Vanderlip, Captain; Charles E. Pease, First
Lieut. ; Christopher R. Becker, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants,
Jerome Yates, Peter Van Alstyne, Charles A. Webber, William
R. Johnson.
COMPANY H,
William N. Danks, Captain; Charles A, Woodworth, First
Lieut. ; Eugene A. Nash, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, Charles D.
Grannis, Frank Campbell, Frank M, Kelley, Daniel Worthley,
Wallace Gill.
Captain Danks came from Chicago and was a member of
the "Ellsworth's U. S. Zouave Cadets of Chicago."
COMPANY I.
A. Webster Shaffer, Captain ; Edward B. Knox, First Lieut. ;
Edwin L. Spencer, Second Lieut. ; Sergeants, William H.
Greene, Hobart M. Walker, George S. Boyd, Henry J.
Botchford.
COMPANY K.
William H. Miller, Captain ; Willam W. Jones, First Lieut. ;
Frederick R. Mundy, Second Lieut.; Sergeants, William R.
Bourne, Ashbell W. Burnham, John P. Willard, William H.
Sentell, Darwin F. Godfrey.
More than one-third of the members of the regiment were
enrolled in the month of August, 1861. More than one-half
of the members were enrolled in the month of September and
the balance were enrolled in the fore part of the month of Octo-
ber. Of those enrolled in the month of August, Company A
received eighty-two members, Company B received eighty-six
members. Company C received eighty-three members, Company
D received fifty-two members. Company E received forty-five
members and Company F received twenty members. Only a
few members joined the other four companies in the month
of August. The ranks of all the companies were practically
full by the end of September. As fast as the several companies
were organized the regular routine of camp duty and military
drill were instituted. After breakfast the first order of the
day was guard mounting. This consisted of sending a detail
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of men from each company to report to the Adjutant who con-
ducted the ceremony. After the ceremony the guard was
marched to the guard house where it was divided into three
parts, each part being called a relief, and they were numbered,
first, second, and third. The first relief was posted around the
camp to guard the camp, keeping members of the regiment in
and intruders out. After remaining on duty for two hours the
second relief took their places, and the first relief was marched
back to the guard house. In like manner at the end of two
hours the third relief took the place of the second. Thus the
three reliefs alternated during the twenty-four hours when the
entire guard was changed. Guarding camp was an important
duty. This was especially so while in an enemy's country.
Because it was important strict orders were given and strict
observance of those orders was required. The safety of the
regimental camp, or, even the safety of the whole army, might
depend on the vigilance and the intelligence of the soldier on
guard. Because it was thus important, the failure of a sol-
dier to perform faithfully his duties while on guard subjected
him to severe punishment.
Guard mounting over, officers of different companies took
out their men, or the new men coming to their companies, foi
squad drill. Here were imparted the lessons of the soldier.
Improper carriage of the body or gait in walking had to be
corrected. In order to have a company uniform in action and
appearance all must execute the same order in the same way.
Later on, after the muskets were received, the manual of
arms was taught. This branch of the drill was usually taught
to a less number than a full company, as beginners required'
more roo-m to execute the movements than was available in a
close formation. In the manual of arms there were many dif-
ferent movements which required exact execution on a given
time. In this branch of the work, the bayonet drill received
its fair share of attention. Drill in the school of the soldier
and in the manual of arms was prosecuted with earnestness
and vigor. The time spent in these elementary instructions
proved to be of lasting benefit.
When some degree of proficiency had been obtained in the
school of the soldier, and in the manual of arms, the next step
consisted in instruction in the school of the company. A por-
tion of the forenoon was devoted to this branch of the pre-
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ELIAS L. BISSELL.
Dr. Elias L. Bissell was born in Lancaster. N. Y., October 22. 1833.
Educated in Michigan University and the New York College of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons; practiced a year in Bellevue Hospital, and a
short time in Buffalo before the War.
September i, 1861, he was enrolled as Assistant Surgeon of the 44th
N. Y. V. I., and promoted in November, 1862 to Surgeon of the 22nd
N. Y. V. I., later becoming Brigade Surgeon of the First Brigade.
In 1864 he married Miss A. Lora Hudson, who was the "daughter of
the regiment" of the 44th N. Y. V. I. and composer of the regimental
song, "Strike Freeman, etc."' She did devoted and valuable work in
the Regimental Hospital.
At the expiration of his service he opened an office in Buffalo, N. Y.,
where he practiced until his death. November t, 1905.
MRS. LORA HUDSON BISSELL.
]\Irs. Bissell, best known to the 44th Regiment as A. Lora Hudson,
was born near Albany, Aug. 4, 1839, the daughter of a Baptist clerg\-
man. Earh' left an orphan, she followed the vocation of school teacher
until she began her work as an Army nurse.
It was at her desk after school hours that she wrote the words of
the "Ellsworth Avengers." This song came to the notice of the regi-
ment A committee called on Miss Hudson, asked her permission
to adopt the words as its regimental song, and learning of her desire
to serve her country actively, invited her to accompany them as the
Daughter of the Regiment. This she did, being with the regiment
during her entire service. While matron of the 3d Brigade Hospital
in 1861 at Hall's Hill, Va., she met Dr. Bissell, then Assistant Surgeon
of the Regiment, to whom she was married in 1864 while she was still
ill the service.
After the War Mrs. Bissell resided in Buffalo, N. Y., until her
death in 1899.
She was an efficient and self sacrificing hospital nurse and never
lost her love for "her Iwys" as she always called the men of the 44th,
and they were as loyal to her as she to them.
It was her great pride that her name is engraved on the Gettys-
burg Monument.
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paratory work. This involved evolutions in close formation
where soldiers touched elbows in line, kept a proper alignment,
moved together in a uniform step, carried their muskets in a
uniform manner. To observe all these things at the same time
required on the part of the beginner, constant care and atten-
tion. It often became a matter of extreme concern how to keep
the step, while the mental energies were employed to keep in
line by observing the guide and keeping up the touch of elbows.
To begin with each member knew his right hand from his left,
at the same time facings were often executed in the wrong di-
rection. It would seem a little ludicrous to the novice and
the least bit mortifying to find himself by some wrong ma-
noeuver facing his companion. Such an accident generally pro-
duced a moderate amount of suppressed mirth.
Those officers of the regiment, who had been drilled by or
who had served under Col. Ellsworth, and those officers who
had belonged to Company A, Albany Zouave Cadets, and been
drilled by its accomplished commander, Capt. Frederick Town-
send, afterwards Adjutant General of the State of New York,
or who had belonged to the loth N. Y. M., rendered valuable
services, not only in drilling the men of their several companies,
but also in advising and assisting those officers who lacked prior
mihtary experience. Their zeal and deportment seemed to
permeate the whole regiment. In the organization of our large
volunteer army in the beginning of the Civil War, it frequently
happened that inexperienced officers were placed in command
of undrilled men. This, to some extent, applied to the original
organization of the Forty-Fourth New York. It should be
stated in this connection that an efficient officer must not only
be familiar with the correct order to be given at the proper
time, but he must also have an aptitude for commanding men.
This aptitude can neither be acquired by the study of mihtary
tactics and army regulations, nor by instructions under a com-
petent commander. It is something which is innate in the
person. It follows that in choosing the first officers of a com-
pany or regiment, the fact that they may have had the bene-
fit of some actual training, does not vouchsafe their efficiency
when put to actual test in the field. Theory and training are
necessary adjuncts to the qualifications of an officer, but ex-
perience in actual field work is the final test of his efficiency.
An officer may make a good showing on the parade ground.
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or in the routine of camp duty, but be an utter failure when
confronted with the trying and versatile problems of battle.
The foregoing observations apply to officers of all grades. It
required time and care to eliminate impractical and useless
officers from the armies during the Civil War.
In the early days of the regiment not infrequently unex-
pected events would happen. The following is a faithful ver-
sion of one such event. One evening three members of a pro-
posed new company obtained passes to go down town to the
telegraph office to send a dispatch to a person in another part
of the State, asking him if he would accept the Captaincy of
such proposed new company and asking for an immediate
reply. As the officers of the company were to be selected
next day, it was important to receive the reply at once. The
three members waited for a reply as long as they thought the
time limit of their passes would permit and enable them to
report on time. The time limit was ten o'clock P. M. In order
that there might be no failure on their part they ran most of
the way back to the barracks. On reaching the entrance to
the camp, the sentinel on duty at the gate looked at their passes,
decided that the time limit had expired, and lustily called for
the Corporal of the Guard. The Corporal's watch confirmed
the suspicions of the guard and there was no escape from
the penalty. Neither explanation nor apology was of any avail.
The three members were hurried to the guard house under
guard and locked in a cell. The cell was about eight feet long
and six feet wide. The only furniture or furnishing of the
cell was a small tick about two feet wide and six feet long,
scantily filled with straw. To begin with the occupants of the
cell were alternately amused at the ludicrousness of the situa-
tion and indignant on account of their arbitrary treatment. The
amusing feature soon passed away and indignation increased.
It was difficult to keep the language that followed within proper
limits of persons who had recently passed an examination
for good moral character. It would not be in good form
to repeat the language here. The occupants of the cell re-
fused to accept bread and water for breakfast and managed
to get the attention of Adjutant Knox who ordered their im-
mediate release and mollified their feelings by proclaiming it
a monstrous outrage. Before evening of the day of their re-
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[Chap. m. Lt. Col. Rice. Sept. i86z
lease they were all chosen officers of their company. This in-
cident is given to show how exact is military duty when ar-
bitrarily performed.
Another incident is here related for the purpose of showing
the variety of experience in the camp of instruction. One
forenoon one of the companies was out for the usual drill. If
the letter of the company is not given, members of other com-
panies may conjecture that the experience was their own. It
was proposed to give an exhibition of a real bayonet charge.
The officers in command of the company in question drew it
up facing a high board fence. The company was informed
that it would not be necessary to pursue the charge beyond
the fence. Bayonets were fixed, careful instructions were
given, and every member of the company appeared to feel
that the company was about
"Charging an army while
All the world wondered."
The order was given and away went the company. The
movement was a model of speed, impetuosity and individual
action. The vociferous and prolonged yell could not easily be
equalled. Each member appeared to choose his own objective
point, which was probably a knot hole in the fence. As the
knot holes were not so numerous as the company, irregular in
their relative positions and considerably extended beyond either
flank, a chaotic confusion ensued. The momentum was so
great that repeated orders failed to retard the movement or
check the fury. At the end all semblance of organization was
gone, one man had a bayonet wound in his cheek, one man
fainted and several bayonets were broken. This charge was
unique in its kind and unsurpassed during the subsequent serv-
ice of the company.
During the formative period of the regiment, Stephen W.
Stryker was in charge with the rank of Major. On the third
day of September James C. Rice joined the regiment and was
commissioned Lieut. Colonel with rank from that date. Being
senior officer in rank he assumed command of the regiment. It
soon became apparent that he was not familiar with the evolu-
tions in a battalion drill. Considerable disappointment was mani-
fested by the rank and file of the regiment. A petition signed
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[Chap. m. Col. Stryker. Sept. 1861
by several of the officers of the regiment was presented to
him requesting him to resign. This incident aggrieved him
greatly but he did not resign. In conversation with an officer
of the regiment, who did not sign the petition, he showed much
feeling and said he could not resign as that would disgrace
him forever. The Committee of the Ellsworth Association
had been endeavoring to secure a regular army officer for
Colonel of the regiment. This they were unable to do as they
were not able to find a suitable officer who was available at
the time. It was finally decided to have Major Stryker com-
missioned as Colonel and let him take command. He ranked
as Colonel from the 21st day of September. Col. Stryker and
Lieut. Colonel Rice were persons of very different type. Their
divergence of character and military qualifications became
more apparent later on. It would hardly be expected that from
such divergent natures, congenial companionship could be
formed. James McKown of Albany, N. Y., who had seen
service in the Mexican War, was commissioned Major, to take
rank from September 24th in place of Sti-yker, promoted. To
some extent the opinion prevailed in the regiment that the
Committee of the Ellsworth Association was not entirely for-
tunate in selecting persons to recommend for commissions as
field officers. It is a difficult problem to select persons from
civil life who will make proper and successful military officers.
Experiences of this kind might be multiplied indefinitely. It
might be profitable for the Government to preserve a record
of failures and their causes for future reference.
The regimental organization completed, affairs about the
camp took on an increased activity. The drill grounds at
times were covered by separate companies or detachments
severally performing a great variety of evolutions. An invisible
enemy seemed to hover around the field, stimulating all in this
preparatory work.
In accordance with the promise contained in the circular
issued by the Committee of the Ellsworth Association a new
and unique uniform was provided for the non-commissioned
officers and men. It consisted of a blue cap, Zouave jacket
with brass buttons, blue trousers with red stripes on the outer
seams, shoes with yellow leggins or over gaiters. They were
also provided by the ladies of Albany with Hnen Havelock cap
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Chap. m. Uniforms. Sept. 1861]
covers as a protection from the heat of the sun. When arrayed
in these new jaunty uniforms, the regiment presented a fine
appearance. These uniforms were very well while in camp or
on garrison duty where attention could be given to caring for
and renewing them, but it was impracticable to keep a regi-
ment uniformed with them while engaged in field duty. So
very soon they had to be laid aside and the regular U. S. uni-
form substituted. The officers wore the regular U. S. uniform.
The friends of the different officers made them various
gifts. Some of them are herein referred to.
Second Lieut. Christopher R. Becker of Company G was
presented with an officer's uniform. Captain William L, Van-
derlip of the same company was presented by Justice Parsons
with sword, sash, belt and other equipments. First Lieut. Alex-
ander McRoberts of Company C was presented by his friends,
members of the Union Drill Association, with a complete set
of equipments. Private Henry F. Real was presented by his
fellows of the State Street Sunday School with an elegant
Bible. One evening Company E was invited to the spacious
and hospitable home of First Lieut. Bradford R. Wood and
presented with a beautiful silk flag by some of the patriotic
ladies of Albany, friends of the company and regiment. Mr.
Jacob L Werner, a member of the Executive Committee of
the Ellsworth Association, made the presentation speech. The
company were then served with some light refreshments after
which they gave a drill in the manual of arms to the great
pleasure of the guests. Company F, the Albany company,
was also presented with a beautiful silk flag of the regulation
size by the ladies.
As the army regulations provide for but one regimental flag,
the company flags were not used in the field but were stored
in Washington or elsewhere during the war. Second Lieut.
Charles W. Gibbs of Company F was presented with a sword,
sash, belt and revolver. Second Lieut. Myron H. Cole of
Company E was presented with a sword, sash and belt by
Charles E. Smith. Capt. Campbell Allen of Company F, who
had been Principal of one of the public schools in Albany, was
presented at Tweddle Hall by teachers, scholars and friends,
with an officer's uniform, sword, belt, revolver and travelling
trunk. Major James McKown one morning found hitched in
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[Chap. m. Total Abstinence. Oct. i86x
front of his residence a handsome bay horse, the gift of many
friends. At the residence of his brother-in-law, A. McClure,
Lieut. Colonel James C. Rice in the presence of Gov. Morgan,
Hon, Erastus Corning, John G. Gage and others, was presented
with sword, sash, belt, a pair of revolvers and other things by
friends in the city. The presentation address was made by
Mrs. William Barnes, daughter of Thurlow Weed, who spoke
with great feeling and patriotic fervor, and whose address
stirred the hearts of all who listened. Lieut. Col. Rice made
a very eloquent and touching reply, and in closing said :
"I accept them as a soldier, willing to leave all, sacrifice all,
save a Savior's love, willing to offer up my life, if need be, for
my country."
Citzens of Albany presented Col. Stryker with a beautiful
horse, a uniform, sword, sash and belt. Color-Sergeant John
G. Vanderzee was presented by Judge Nott of Bethlehem with
a sword, sash, belt and blanket.
The knapsacks of the men contained many presents from
home and from the ladies of Albany. Among the gifts was
plenty of lint and plaster for those who might be wounded.
Many of the young men in the regiment were persuaded to
sign a pledge not to drink intoxicating liquors during the war.
It is believed that most of those who signed the pledge kept
it during their entire term of service.
The following is a copy of a pledge prepared and signed by
Allen C. Adsit and others :
"Whereas, we, the undersigned, having enlisted in the People's Ells-
worth Regiment to serve during the war, and well knowing the dangers
which surround us arising from intemperate habits and evil communi-
cations which corrupt good manners, and which are more dangerous
to the life, health and character, and destroy more lives, than the guns
of the enemy, therefore, we do solemnly promise and agree that we will
not during our said enlistment use intoxicating liquors as a beverage,
tobacco in any form, nor profane language, and will discountenance the
use of the same in others to the best of our ability and influence."
It is not a small affair to organize, equip, drill and discipline
one thousand young men, fresh from the various vocations of
civil life, in a manner suitable for active military duty in the
field. The labor was increased somewhat by the fact that
the members of the regiment were selected from different parts
of the State, and to a large extent strangers. The several
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schools of the soldier, company and battalion had their sepa-
rate lessons and exercises. It involved not only the knowledge
and ability to execute the various movements, and orders, but
also that each member should become imbued vv^ith the proper
spirit incident to the service.
The first battle of Bull Run had recently been fought. The
result was fearfully disastrous to the Union Army. It had
the effect, however, to awaken those who adhered to the Union
to the gravity of the situation. It now became apparent that
there was no hope of compromise, that the differences of the
people could only be settled by the arbitrament of contending
armies. The knowledge of the National situation and the
prospects of engaging a hostile army in actual warfare, has-
tened the preparatory work while at the barracks.
On Tuesday the 8th day of October, the regiment was re-
viewed on the Washington parade ground by Gov. E. D. Mor-
gan, attended by his military staff. At three o'clock a salute
was fired in honor of the Commander-in-Chief. The review
commenced at 3:15 P. M., and was followed by various evolu-
tions of the battalion continuously until 5 o'clock, when the
reviewing officer and his staff retired. It was estimated that
there were about 6,000 people present, witnessing the review.
It was the first review of the regiment and it received many
compliments. As the time approached for leaving the bar-
racks, the routine of camp duty and drills seemed to increase.
During the fore part of October the bayonet and skirmish
drills became quite prominent. On Friday October i8th the
regiment made quite an extended practice march through
various streets of the city. On the next day the following
article appeared in one of the daily newspapers.
"Parade of the Ellsworth Regiment."
"Despite the unfavorable weather and the wretched condition of
the streets the favorite Ellsworth Regiment made a street parade yester-
day afternoon. They entered State Street at the Capitol soon after 4
o'clock and marched down to the intersection of Broadway in companies.
The companies then broke into platoons and wheeled into Broadway,
marching up that Avenue to Clinton Street, up Clinton Avenue to Pearl
Street, down Pearl to Lydius and up Lydius to the barracks.
The appearance of the regiment while coming down State Street
was splendid. Each company presented an unbroken front and every
man had his eyes to the front. There was no wavering. The men
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marched like old soldiers, and executed everj- movement promptly and
admirably. As they passed along they were continually saluted by the
citizens who had assembled to greet them."
On Saturday the 19th day of October, the regiment was
reviewed by the officers and Executive Committee of the Ells-
worth Association. It was fitting and proper that they who
had planned and labored so patiently and unselfishly to organize
and equip the regiment, should have an opportunity to witness
it as a whole before it left the State. The reviewing officers
spoke with unstinted praise of the soldierly appearance of the
regiment and that they felt richly paid for the time and labor
which they had spent in its behalf.
The regiment received many encomiums from the people
and the press of the State. The high ideals of the Ellsworth
Association had been realized. The Albany Morning Express
under date of October 19th, in speaking of the regiment, said:
"Albany, Erie and Herkimer counties, each furnished more mem-
bers than any other single county in the State, the two former furnish-
ing a full company each, and the latter the greater part of a company.
Nearly every county in the State was represented in the regiment, by
some of the very best young men of their respective localities, men who
come up to the requirements of the Committee and who have shown
themselves to be gentlemen in every sense of the word. The rapid
improvement of the regiment, we think, can be easily accounted for.
Each member felt that: he was assigned to a proud responsible position,
that he was the representative of a constituency, who would expect from
him a faithful account of his stewardship, and that he could not be un-
mindful of his duty without bringing reproach and discredit upon those
who had conferred the honor upon him. Actuated and prompted by
such feelings each and every man devoted himself assiduously to his
task, which was rendered pleasant by the care and attention of the of-
ficers and their personal endeavors to instruct them. Thus the regiment
has been brought to its high standard and thus it will become one of the
best, if not the very best, organized in the State.
The officers of the regiment are all excellent soldiers, as is evident
from the excellent drill and the discipline maintained. They are all
young, active, energetic and intelligent, and endeared to their men. We
venture the assertion that in no regiment can there be found such a
cordiality of feeling as exists between the rank and file of this really
crack organization."
Who that saw and knew the regiment, knew the quality and
character of the rank and file of which it was composed, their
CHARLES HARTSOX BLAIR.
Born at Perrysburg, N. Y., September 22, 1838. Enlisted in Com-
pany H, September 15, 1861. Was mustered out with the Regiment,
October, 1864. He was wounded in the Battles of Hanover Court
House, Second Bull Run and Gettysburg. Except when disabled and
absent on account of wounds he was in every battle that his Regi-
ment fought. He married Christiana Badgers, a daughter of a soldier,
and his only child, Grace, married George A. Grugg, an only son of a
soldier.
I pK librae
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patriotic devotion and consecration to the cause, will not say
that the picture in the main is correct?
Colonel Fox in his History of Regimental Losses, in speak-
ing of this regiment says :
"The enlisted men of this regiment were the finest of any in the
service. They were recruited from every county in the State in con-
formity to the requirements calling for unmarried, able-bodied men,
not over thirty years of age, not under five feet eight inches in height
and of good moral character. The men were of a high order of in-
telligence and when the regiment was organized it was found that the
average age was twenty-two, and the average height five feet ten and
one half inches. The men wore a Zouave uniform the first year of the
service."
At length the order came for the regiment to leave the bar-
racks. The announcement of orders to proceed to Washingfton
was received with much apparent satisfaction.
"Yesterday afternoon the Ellsworth Regiment had a parade on
the Poor House Farm opposite the barracks. And while maneuvering,
Col. Stryker, who had been in the city during the day, arrived on the
ground. He immediately took command of the regiment and after
marching and wheeling in divisions for a short time, he halted the
men in a ravine in the southeast comer of the field. He took position
on an elevation to the right of the regiment while the band was on
the left. Every man seemed to anticipate what was coming. Perfect
quiet prevailed as the Colonel pulled from his belt an oflScial document
which he proceeded to read, and which were the orders for the regi-
ment to march on Monday next. Before the reading had been con-
cluded there arose such a shout from the eight hundred men on parade
as made the very earth tremble. Cheer after cheer was given, caps
were thrown heavenward, muskets followed, and even the men them-
selves jumped from the ground and leaped about as if each and all
had received news of being heir to princely fortunes. Such dancing,
such pirouetting, such prancing, such hugging, in fact such an en-
thusiastic demonstration was never before witnessed in these parts.
To say that the boys were wild with joy, but feebly describes their
feelings and actions. It was a perfect delirium, and each man seemed
to endeavor to exceed his neighbor in giving vent to his feelings. As
the cheering ceased a loud cry was given 'Dixie!' and immediately
the band struck up that familiar and pleasant air. The sweet strains
of the music aroused the enthusiasm of the boys again, and with their
loud huzzas they fairly drowned the notes of Schreiber and his com-
rades. Even Charlie Kane's terrific thumps on his favorite bass drum
could not be heard.
As the band ceased playing Colonel Stryker waved his hand, com-
manding order and silence, and in much less time than could have
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[Cbap. m. Enthusiasm. Oct. 1861]
been expected, considering the excited state of feeling of the men,
when the Colonel addressed them as follows :
'Boys, I will now give you the program. To-morrow (Thursday)
three companies (naming them) will be allowed their liberty until two
o'clock in the afternoon. At which time all the men must be at the
barracks. In the afternoon there will be a battalion drill. On Friday,
three other companies (naming them) will have their liberty until two
o'clock in the afternoon. In the afternoon we will make a street parade.
In the evening we intend to give our band a complimentary concert at
Tweddle Hall and we wish you all to attend. You know you have
all had uniforms furnished you, but the band has not, and we desire
to do something handsome for those who will add so much to our
pleasure when away from here. (Rousing cheers were here given the
band.) On Saturday the four remaining companies of the regiment
will be given their liberty until two o'clock in the afternoon. Saturday
afternoon we will be reviewed by the Executive Committee of the
Ellsworth Association for the last time. Now boys you are to be
given your liberty, and I hope not a man of you will do anything that
you will be ashamed of. or that you will be ashamed to tell me. I am
satisfied you will not. You have read in the papers that I am proud
of this regiment, but they can't tell you half how proud I am of you.
'I desire to state to you that Governor Morgan has telegraphed to
New York for one thousand shirts, the best that can be procured for
you. You have drawn all the clothing you are entitled to, but the
Governor declares that his pet regiment shall not leave the city unless
their every want is provided for. (This elicited another outburst of
cheering for the Governor.) The Governor did not want to promise
you about the new guns for fear he would disappoint you, but this after-
noon he informs me that one thousand Minnie rifle muskets are on
their way from Springfield for you, and they are the best ever made.
'The date of our departure will be known to all your friends to-
night, as I have telegraphed it all over the State, and they will have
permission to pass within the lines and see you. On Sunday morning
you will be permitted to attend church in the city, and in the afternoon
there will be services in camp. At five o'clock there will be a dress
parade. On Monday morning every man must be at his post. And
at one o'clock your friends will have to leave you. (Just then one
of the boys shouted, "Bully for that" which created much merriment.)
At two o'clock everything must be in readiness to leave that old place
(pointing to the barracks) for good. (The reminder that they were
soon to enter the field was the signal for another rally of cheers from
all hands.) And now boys, I propose three cheers for the glorious
stars and stripes, the flag that can never meet with dishonor or dis-
grace, so long as a People's Ellsworth is left to defend it.' "
"The cheers were given, and three more, and three again, and
three more still, winding up with a three times three and 'a tiger as is
a tiger.' We think that if people had been listening in Greenbush, they
might have heard those cheers, for we never heard such huzzas before ;
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nor have we ever seen men more enthusiastic, it was a scene without
a parallel, and showed that the Ellsworth's to a man, are anxiously
looking forward to the time when they may, by deeds of valor and
courage, show that they are worthy of the name they bear, worthy of
being the representatives of the Empire State."
More than two months had passed since the advance de-
tachment entered the barracks. The time had been well spent
in preparatory work. It can not be denied that the routine
in the Albany camp had become somewhat monotonous. The
life in the barracks was but a short intermediate step between
the life of a citizen and the life of a soldier in the field. Sub-
stantial bunks in well-enclosed barracks, with cooked rations
served even on crude tables, were far more luxurious than
the limited accommodations in camp. Subsequent experience
proved the wisdom of Hamlet's familiar saying: "It is better
to endure the ills we have than flee to those we know not of."
In honor of the regiment the following order was issued by
the Adjutant General:
"State of New York, Depot of Volunteers,
October 20, 1861.
Special Order No. 84.
The General commanding the depot can not permit the People's
Ellsworth Regiment to pass from his command without returning to
all officers and privates alike his sincere thanks for the order and
discipline which have been maintained during the difficult period of
organization, for the promptness and alacrity with which they have
obeyed every order, and for the uniform courtesy and soldierly bearing
which have characterized them while they have been in this command.
He feels that his own labors have been materially lessened by the entire
and ready conformity of the regiment to his wishes and directions. The
example it has shown enforced here and continued wherever it may
go, can not but prove most beneficial and useful throughout the struggle
in which we are engaged. The General commanding would especially
express his approbation for the entire absence of intemperance, and,
commending the regiment to more active scenes, would expect it to
maintain the character which it has already won, and to rely upon
Him who alone can crown our arms with victory.
By order of
Brigadier Gen'l John F. Rathbone, commanding.
Charles E. Smith,
Acting Aid de Camp."
The final preparations had to be made. All were required
to discard all articles except such as were actually necessary.
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[Chap. m. Packing Knapsacks. Oct. 1861
Even necessaries had to be of a limited character, as the per-
sonal baggage of each had to be encompassed within the limits
of a knapsack which was suspended by straps around each
shoulder. There was a great diversity of opinion as to what
articles would be most useful. Whatever the rule of selection
the knapsacks were filled to their utmost capacity. Surplus
baggage was shipped home or otherwise disposed of and hasty
farewells sent to friends.
WILLIAM R. BOURNE. AL^JUR U. S. A., RETIRED.
Born at Lyons, New York, March 6. 1836; went westward March 6.
1855, residing in Illinois, ^linnesota Ter., Missonri and Tennessee;
returning to Lyons at opening of Civil War, was chosen a repre-
sentative of that town in the 44th N. Y. V. (People's Ellsworth) Regi-
ment: Enr. August 20, 1861. served continuously as Private. First Ser-
geant. Lieutenant and Captain, until at Gettyshurg July 2. 1863, he was
thrice wounded in action, the last bullet remaining in his hip; honor-
ably discharged for wounds, October 9, 1863. As Captain U. S. Vet.
Reserve Corps he was military assistant to Surgeon in charge Armory
Square Hospital. Washington. D. C. November. 1863 to September,
1865 : then ordered to Wheeling. West Va.. in command of three Com-
panies of 3d U. S. V. R. C. : assigned to duty in the Ereedman's Bu-
reau, he served 22 months in Tennessee and Kentucky, leading a tem-
pestuous and hazardous life among a disorderly element of the popula-
tion who acted upon the legend that "the negro had no rights a white
man need respect": then joined his regiment (42d L^ S. Inf.) serving
at Plattsburg. N. Y.. Sacketts Harbor. N. Y. and Fort Gibson, Ind.
Ter. : then in charge of the Green Bay, Wisconsin. Indian Agency until
retired from active U. S. service : he was in charge of the Relief Com-
mittee of the State of Wisconsin, distributing immense quantities of
supplies to the thousands made destitute by the terril)le Peshtigo Fires,
Octol)er 9. 1871 : in lumber trade in 1880 and following years at Bar-
ronett and Shell Lake. Wis. : engaged in banking at Shell Lake, Wis.
Brevetted Major \5. S. Vols, and First Lieutenant. U. S. A. : a comrade
of the Grand Army of the Republic and a companion of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion and Past Commander of the Minnesota
Commandery. Died, Oct. — 1910, at Shell Lake. Wis.
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[Chap. IV. We leare Albany. Oct. ai, 1861 ]
CHAPTER IV.
GOING TO THE FRONT.
On October 21, 1861, everybody in camp was astir. That
afternoon the regiment was to take a boat for New York. Dur-
ing the day much speculation was indulged in as to what the
end would be. Each member was turning his back on his
home, his chosen vocation and civic prospects. Before him
was an untried and unknown destiny. He did not stop to con-
sider the cost or sacrifice, the fabric of the Republic was in
imminent peril. Everything was got in readiness and at 3
o'clock the line was formed. At this moment the spectacle
was one never to be forgotten. The organization contained
1061 stalwart young men, attired in new Zouave uniforms,
with new equipments and arms in good condition. As the
broad gate to the barracks swung open and the regiment filed
into the street on its way to the boat landing, thrilled and
animated by the soul-stirring music of Schreiber's superb
band, all were charmed by this intoxicating prelude of war.
Escorted by the Albany Zouave Cadets, Capt. Van Vechten,
Company B, Capt. Ainsworth and the Caledonia Guards, Capt.
Dodds, cheered and applauded during its line of march by
more than 20,000 people, an impression was created that can
never be erased from memory. The spontaneity and hearti-
ness of the ovation has seldom, if ever, been equalled in the
capital city of the Empire State. Beautiful bouquets of flowers
were lavishly bestowed.
When the regiment had reached a point on State Street
opposite the residence of Hon. Erastus Corning, a halt was or-
dered to receive a stand of regimental colors from Mrs. Erastus
Coming. The colors were of the most costly materials, of
regulation size and elegantly mounted. Mayor Thatcher in-
troduced Hon. Charles Hughes who made the following fitting
and eloquent presentation address in behalf of the generous
and patriotic donor.
38 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IV. Flag Presentation. Oct. ai, 1861]
"Colonel Stryker, you have been requested to halt at this point
to enable me to present to you and through you to your regiment, in
the name and in behalf of Mrs. Erastus Coming, this stand of regi-
mental colors. Its patriotic donor thus tenders not only her individual
sympathy and respect, but the good will and kindly feeling of all her
sex throughout the entire State. Herself a wife and mother, her gift
symbolizes the deep interest which the wives and mothers of New
York take in the great cause in which you and your companions in
arms are now about to engage.
"Your regiment has sprung from the homes and the firesides of
the loyal and liberty loving people all over our great commonwealth
and bears a hero's name, and this woman has the full assurance that
it will be guarded as a sacred trust.
"It is no banner with a strange device. It is the National flag, and
bears emblazoned on its proud folds thirty-four stars, representing all
the confederated sovereignties which form our glorious Union, the
United States of America. Traitors' hands now seek to sever that
Union and you have been called to the battle field to defend and protect
it.
"Soldiers, yours is a noble mission. You go not forth at the
behest of a monarch. No fanatical war cry arouses your passions, but
the tocsin has sounded the warning of danger, and the rebel guns
aimed at Sumpter have like another Cadmus sown dragon's teeth all
over our fair land, until armed men have sprung up on every hillside
and valley where dwell a patriotic and loyal people.
"This banner is like the one our fathers bore when they won
our liberty and laid broad and deep the foundations of our Government.
Let it remind you of their struggle, their sacrifices and their victories.
Its fluttering folds will speak to you of the suffering and endurance
of Washington's army at Valley Forge, of Schuyler's sacrifices and
Gates' valor at Saratoga, of the glorious victories of Monmouth and
Trenton and with mute but forcible appeals, call you to imitate and
emulate them. Thus as it flaunts in the breeze your courage and
patriotism will be renewed and revived to strike strong and willing
blows to sustain a Government, founded by patriots on the immortal
principles of right and justice.
"Go forth then, at your country's call assured of our prayers that
the God of hosts and the God of battles may be your buckler and
your shield. Bear this banner at the head of your regiment to the
seat of war, and there baptize it with your blood if need be. Shun no
danger when duty points the way. Defend- it at all hazards with your
lives for it is also your country's flag, and if any of your files shall
live to bring it back to us with honor, torn and begrimed though it
may be, we will scatter garlands in your path for the living, weave cy-
press wreaths for the tombs of your dead, and cover every hero's brow
with those laurels which so well become the brave. Go with our bless-
ings and come not back until you come to announce the Rebellion
crushed and the traitors punished. Then amid the plaudits of loving
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I Chap. V. Response of the Regiment. Oct. ai, 1861 ]
women, you may beat your swords into plowshares and your spears
into pruning hooks and every man under his vine and under his fig tree
become the honored recipient of the Nation's gratitude and care."
Mayor Thatcher then took the colors and handing them to
Colonel Stryker said, "Mrs. Corning desires me to say to you
that this flag which she now confides to your protection is the
emblem of every blessing, political or religious, that man can
enjoy. She bids you to preserve it from the traitor's touch
and to allow no coward to trail it in the dust. God speed you,
farewell."
These loyal words conveyed the sentiment of the loyal
women of America.
Colonel Stryker replied with a few appropriate words and
then turning to the regiment said:
"Boys, shall that flag ever fall?"
With one acclaim the entire regiment responded, "Never!"
The response was sincere as it was emphatic. The flag did
fall, however, many times when the proud color bearer was
laid low by wounds or death. But there never were wanting
brave hearts and strong hands again to raise it aloft. Bearing
in mind the noble words of the donor, sealed by the clarion
shouts of ten hundred loyal sons of the Empire State, there is
a proud satisfaction in recording that the pledge was sacredly
kept, that the beautiful gift was never polluted by the touch
of a traitor's hand nor trailed in the dust by a coward. Its
staff was cut in twain and its silken folds were pierced and
tattered by shot and shell, but it was never lowered in disgrace.
The flag will receive later mention in this work. It may be
proper in this place to state, that the regiment was indebted
to the Hon. Erastus Corning for advancing to paymaster Rich-
ardson the sum of $20,000 in bills of the Albany City Bank,
in order that the regiment might be paid before leaving for
the front. This was a timely and substantial accommodation
which was highly appreciated.
The flag presentation over, the regiment resumed its march
to the steamboat landing where it embarked on the towboat
Columbia and two barges for New York. The whole steamboat
square was crowded with people. The boats moved out amid
the roar of cannon, and the cheers and salutations of the vast
throng of friends and spectators which were reciprocated and
40 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. IV. To N. Y. City by Boat Oct. ai, 1861
responded to by the soldiers. It was an impressive spectacle,
and evinced a mutual devotion and sentiment such as language
fails to describe. Many were leaving their native state and
bidding adieu to friends for the last time. Many of these
who were gathered there looked, prayed and wondered what
was concealed behind the obscuring cloud of destiny. As long
as the shore line was in view mutual salutations were exchanged.
As the intervening distance increased, the thousands of spec-
tators gathered there wended their way homeward, carrying
with them an object lesson of patriotic devotion never to be
erased from the memory. The occasion and conveniences on
board the boat were not conducive to sleep and much of the
night was passed waiting and speculating on the hidden experi-
ences which the coming day was to unfold. Viewing the rich
autumnal scenery along the historical Hudson by moonlight
tended somewhat to relieve the monotony. Daylight came but
the general conditions remained unchanged. The boats reached
New York at lO o'clock in the morning of the 22d, and a large
concourse of people had gathered on and near the pier at the
foot of Fourteenth Street, where a cordial welcome was ex-
tended. After several hours of delay the regiment fell in,
headed by Schreiber's band and preceded by a platoon of police-
men, marched up Fourteenth Street to Broadway and down
Broadway in column by company to the City Hall Park, where
they occupied the barracks which had been erected for volunteer
regiments on their way to Washington.
The streets and houses along the line of march were filled
with enthusiastic people who cheered, and in various other
ways manifested their pleasure and approval of the soldierly
bearing and splendid marching of the regiment. The oppor-
tunity for a night of rest was appreciated and improved. The
citizens of New York were very complimentary and generous
to the regiment. Some of the officers, who had obtained meals
and spent the night at the Astor House, when they went to the
desk to pay their bills, were told that there was nothing for
them to pay and were unable to obtain any further information.
It is suspected that Hon. Charles Hughes, who accompanied the
regiment to New York, had something to do with this arrange-
ment. It may have been one of the many generous acts of the
Ellsworth Association.
BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD P. CHAPIN.
Edward Payson Chapin was born August i6. 1831, in the Village
of Waterloo, Seneca County, N. Y., the youngest of six children be-
longing to Rev. Ephraim and Elizabeth Chapin. His father was a
direct descendant of Deacon Samuel Chapin who settled in Spring-
field, Mass., in 1642. The rudiments of his education were attained
in a common village school, supplemented by a full classical and Eng-
lish course in the academy of his native place. He began the study
of law in Waterloo, afterwards pursuing the study in Buffalo and
Ballston Spa, N. Y., and was admitted to the bar soon after he at-
tained his majority. He began and continued the practice of law in
Buffalo until the breaking out of the Rebellion. When it was pro-
posed to raise the People's Ellsworth Regiment he raised a Company
to represent Erie County and was unanimously elected its Captain.
His Company was the first Company organized in the regiment, was
designated Company A. and held the right of the line. At the battle
of Hanover C. H., Va., on the 27th day of May, 1862, he was severely
wounded and was sent North as soon as his condition would permit
of bis removal. On recovering from his wound, which at first was
thought to be fatal, he proceeded in his convalescent state to Buffalo
to take charge of a recruiting office for the Forty-fourth Regiment.
While engaged in this service he was tendered and accepted the Colo-
nelcy of the ii6th N. Y. Volunteers. Four others of the Forty-
fourth were invited by him and accepted commissions in this new
regiment, viz., Capt. George M. Love to be Major, afterwards Colonel
and Brevet Brigadier General ; Lieut. John B. Weber to be .Adjutant,
(over)
BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD P. CH AFIN — conthmed
afterwards Colonel 89th U. S. C. infantry ; Corporal John M. Sizer
to be Captain, afterwards Lieut. Colonel, and Sergeant John B. Mason
to be 1st Lieutenant. The ii6th Regiment was. therefore, modeled
after the Forty-fourth and by reason of Chapin's superior abilities
it soon took first rank for drill and discipline, and was frequently
commended for soldierly qualities from department headquarters.
Colonel Chapin, so far commended himself to his superior officers,
that he was soon placed in command of a brigade. On the 27th day of
May. 1863, just one year after being wounded at Hanover C. H., while
leading his brigade in the terrible charge over the slashing at Port
Hudson, he was struck by a bullet in the face, which, crashing through
his brain, produced instant death. His remains were taken to New
Orleans, thence home, where he was buried with all the honors due
his rank.
President Lincoln sent his father a commission, appointing Colonel
Chapin a Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious service on the
assault on Port Hudson, dating it from the day of his death.
General Chapin, as a soldier, possessed a peculiar talent of keep-
ing up the line of distinction between the different grades, so neces-
sary to the preservation of discipline, without seeming to encroach
upon natural privileges or resorting to severity of measure. His look,
his manner and actions showed an innate talent to command that did
not require shoulder straps or insignia of rank to exact obedience.
In character and ability General Chapin reflected the highest credit
upon the Forty-fourth N. Y. as a representative of that large class
who received their military training in the old regiment and carried its
inspirations into other fields of duty.
His immediate commander. Major General Augur, said of him:
"The army could illy afiford to lose such an officer or the country
such a man."
Brig. Gen. Chapin was of the best type of the American Volun-
teer officer.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 41
Chap. IV. Parade at New York Oct. 22, 1861
Another incident which will be referred to hereafter and
which is worthy of note took place while the regiment was
marching down Broadway. As he passed along in the ranks.
Private James S. Dougall of Company H saw his uncle stand-
ing on the walk near the curb, who called to him. Private
Dougall obtained an excuse and ran to his uncle who thrust a
roll of bills into his hands and when he protested that he could
not accept the gift his uncle replied, "Keep it Jamie, it may
do you good." Private Dougall resumed his place in the ranks
and when an opportunity offered found that the roll contained
$300.
The next day the old arms which had been received at Al-
bany, were exchanged for bright new Springfield muskets.
The exchange was most gratifying. The next morning after
the arrival of the regiment in New York the following notice
appeared in one of the leading daily papers :
"Arrival and Reception of the Forty-Fourth New York Regiment.
The Ellsworth Regiment left Albany on Monday afternoon, on
board the steamer Columbia with two barges and arrived at the foot
of Fourteenth Street, North River, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
A large crowd of persons were assembled on the pier and in the vi-
cinity in order to see the regiment land, and when the first man set
his foot on the shore he was greeted with cheers from the crowd. After
a delay of several hours the men were got in marching order and
proceeded up Fourteenth Street to Broadway and down Broadway to
City Hall Park headed by a body of policemen under Sergeant Suther-
land. The marching and appearance of the men were perhaps the most
perfect and imposing of any volunteer corps that has left the State of
New York since the commencement of the war. All the men are tall
and well formed, with that intelligent look and bright eye which be-
token that they understand and feel the duty which is before them.
Their nimble step and fine development of muscular points were the
universal theme in every mouth, and as they marched down Broad-
way they were received with highest enthusiasm and welcome. The
piazzas, housetops and windows were filled with ladies who cast down
their brightest smiles and wreaths of flowers upon that fine body of
young men who were about to face the hot shot and cold steel to carry
out one of the finest principles of humanity — retribution for a mur-
derous wrong. With their young and gallant Colonel at their head
and their steady determined step, bearing testimony to the valorous
pulsations they felt in their hearts, the avengers of Ellsworth moved
down Broadway to the music of the fine band which accompanies
them to the war. The prayers and blessings of all who beheld those
fine young fellows, the flower of our State, were frequently uttered
42 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IV. Enthusiastic Greetings. Oct. 32, 1861]
and well deserved. Several bouquets from fair hands were cast among
the men which they gallantly affixed to the ends of their bayonets.
And now that the avengers of the dead Ellsworth are en route
to a place where they will be led by their gallant Colonel against the
traitorous rebels, who were the instigators of the murder, let the pray-
ers of the patriotic ascend to the throne of the God of battles, that
He may shield the brave young soldiers from the perils of carnage.
The pang of anguish and horror that convulsed the entire North, when
the chivalrous Colonel of the New York First Fire Zouaves was shot
dead at Alexandria, while tearing down the emblem of rebellion, still
reverberates with double force in the hearts of those one thousand and
forty six men of the Ellsworth regiment; and let us consider that
though the remembrance of that hour may have grown cold in the
recollection of many, yet those men are ready to sacrifice their lives
to avenge that murder and vindicate the honor of the Union cause.
With the battle cry of 'Remember Ellsworth' they will deal death to
their enemy, and he who falls in the struggle will have the consolation,
as he expires, that he has sacrificed a young life in defense of his
country and avenging the murder of a patriot."
At 5 o'clock on the evening of October 23d, the regiment
formed in Hne on Broadway, broke into column by platoon,
marched down Broadway and Cortlandt Street to the Jersey
Ferry where it embarked for Jersey City and left on the 6
o'clock train for Philadelphia. The cars were crowded and the
ride was slow, cold and tedious. The train did not reach Phila-
delphia until 3 o'clock on the morning of the 24th. It was an
unseasonable hour, but the patriotic ladies of the City of Broth-
erly Love had a surprise in store in the form of a warm, sub-
stantial breakfast, which was most acceptable. There was delay
in leaving Philadelphia and delay on the way to Baltimore.
The reception accorded by the people of Baltimore was quite
different from the reception received in Philadelphia. On the
march through the streets of Baltimore there were no overt,
hostile acts, but the language used by spectators along the route
was often uncomplimentary, discourteous and insulting. The
S. N. Y. on the brasses of the belts of the men, which stood for
State of New York, was interpreted by the bystanders as mean-
ing "snotty nosed Yankees." It was thought by some of the
officers that it would be prudent to issue a few rounds of am-
munition before starting to march through the city. The change
of sentiment in passing from Albany to Baltimore may well
be illustrated by the change of atmosphere in passing from
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(Chap. IV. En route to Washington. Oct 35, 1861]
mid-summer to mid-winter. We crossed the Susquehanna
River at Havre de Grace on the ferry. Twelve cars were
taken across at one time. From Havre de Grace to Washington
pickets were stationed to guard the railroad and a succession
of military camps was observed. These things indicated that
a point had been reached where it was deemed necessary to
take precautionary measures. Washington was reached during
the night of October 24th. There was no one at the station
to welcome us. If any body was charged with the duty of
giving information or providing accommodations for newly
arrived regiments, he was evidently asleep or out of the city.
We lunched at what was known as Soldiers' Rest and looked
around for lodgings in which to sleep. Good accommodations
for sleeping appeared to be scarce. The platform to the rail-
road station, with the adjacent sidewalks, were utilized for that
purpose. It was the first experience in sleeping out of doors.
Some lasting impressions were made both on the body and
mind. As no one was permitted to absent himself, the next
forenoon was spent in viewing the National Capitol from a
distance. Most members of the regiment had never seen the
Capitol. It appeared massive and grand. The great men of the
nation had been accustomed to meet there from an early
period in the life of our nation. It was the place where the
legislative and judicial branches of the Government were ac-
customed to meet in their respective departments for delibera-
tion. It was there that Hayne and Webster in matchless debate
proclaimed the divergent views as to what rights and powers
were given to the general government, and what rights and
powers were reserved to the several states. Other statesmen,
both before and after them, had tried in vain to find a peaceful
solution of that vexed question. Arguments and compromises
had proved inadequate. Contending armies were now in the
field, and others hastening to the field to submit the final argu-
ment. The buildings and grounds outside the capitol grounds
appeared diminutive and ordinary. It did not require the
perspective of the Capitol and its spacious grounds to demon-
strate that proposition. Pennsylvania Avenue, the leading
street in the city, from the Capitol to the Treasury building,
with few exceptions, was lined with unimportant buildings, and
the street itself and the approaching streets appeared to be
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[Chap. IV. March through Washington. Oct. 25, 1861]
sadly neglected. In the afternoon of the day of our arrival in
the city, the regiment marched down Pennsylvania Avenue and
past the White House, where President Lincoln honored it by
watching it pass. He remembered the regiment afterwards, in
its decimated condition when he reviewed the army at Harri-
son's Landing.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch dated Friday says :
"The 44th New York (Ellsworths) was a wonder to us this after-
noon. Hackneyed as we are in marching regiments nothing in the army
can compare with it. It is the finest body of men ever enlisted on this
continent. Its march through the Avenue made a great sensation."
It was after dark when the regiment reached Kalorama
Heights about 2 miles north of the city. Here new experiences
confronted us. Tents were to be pitched for the first time.
Darkness in a measure concealed the want of skill and experi-
ence in pitching them. Certainly time was not of the essence
of this transaction. It is doubtful to this day whether awk-
wardness or darkness contributed more to the want of regu-
larity which dayHght revealed. Here also another new ex-
perience was installed. There were no adequate boarding
houses at hand. Every man had to cook his own rations, eat
them without cooking, or to get some one to cook them for him.
Probably there were instances in which all three expedients
were resorted to. In this was illustrated the oft quoted saying
"Necessity is the mother of invention." Here we remained
two days, resting, experimenting and wondering what was to
come next. The resting and experimenting were advantage-
ous, but the wondering was unfruitful and of small account.
On October 28th, after marching several miles, the regi-
ment, with eleven other regiments, was reviewed by General
McClellan, attended by his staff and other prominent officers.
It was our first sight of the General, who occupied so much
attention in the early part of the war. In passing the review-
ing stand, but little opportunity was afforded to see hira, and
much less to judge of his merits. The Forty-Fourth was given
the right of the line which is regarded the position of honor,
consequently was the first regiment to pass the reviewing officer.
The review was a grand, fatiguing affair. At this review for
the first time we came in touch with other troops of the army.
After the review and late in the afternoon we marched to Hall's
FREEMAN CONNER.
Born at Exeter, New Hampshire, March 2, 1836, was educated in the public
schools of his native town and emigrated to Chicago, 111., in 1858, where his
military experience began as a member of the "Cadets of the 60th Regiment."
In 1859 he joined Ellsworth's famous "United States Zouave Cadets," and with
that company made its celebrated tour of the chief cities of the United States. He
was a Captain in the Chicago Zouave Regiment April 22, i86i. and a ist Lieu-
tenant in the iith X. Y. \'. I. (N. V. Fire Zouaves), in which regiment he
fought at First Bull Run, July 21, 1861; resigned his commission and en-
listed as a private in the 44th X. Y. \'. I. August 8, 1861; was soon after
elected and commissioned Captain of Company D. was later promoted to Major,
Lieut. -Colonel and Colonel of the regiment. Was discharged with his regiment
October 11, 1864.
He took part in the following campaigns and battles: Siege of Yorktown,
Hanover C. H., Gaines !Mills, White Oak Swamp, ^lalvern Hill, Second Bull Run,
Antietam, Fredericksburg (severely wounded), Chancellorsville, L^pperville, Get-
tvsburg, Rappahannock Sta., Wilderness, Spottsylvania (severely wounded), and
VVeldon R. R.
After the war he resided at Chicago where he was Commander of George
H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., in 1885; a Past President of the Western Society
of the Army of the Potomac, and became a Companion of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States through the Commandery of the State
of Illinois in 1895.
He died suddenly of heart disease at Chicago, 111., March 28, 1906, his residence
then being Valpariso, Ind., where his widow now resides.
Faithful Soldier, Patriot and Friend.
THr.
PUBLIC Ui^R^^'-^
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.TIONSi
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 45
(Chap. IV. In Camp at Hall's Hill, Va. Oct. 38, 1861]
Hill, Va., crossing the Potomac on Long Bridge. Before start-
ing on this part of the march, the regiment had marched far-
ther than on any previous occasion. In addition to this the men
were laden with well filled knapsacks. At the time it was con-
jectured that the Army of the Potomac was waiting for us
to come up before moving on Richmond. Such, however proved
not to be the case. It afterwards occurred that those who knew
the lack of necessity for a forced march and had authority to
regulate it, might well have been less precipitate. On cross-
ing Long Bridge, which spans the Potomac, the sacred soil of
Virginia was reached. It was disputed territory. Camps were
lighted up on either side of the road as we passed, and in the
distant fields, but the soldiers in them paid very little attention
to us. We kept on marching, wondering and getting tired.
No one could assign any reason for it, no one disclosed what
and where the end would be. The rout step, arms at will, and
removal of restraint in talking, aflforded an opportunity for a
free expression of feeling. One who has not had the oppor-
tunity can not surmise the sharp criticisms and the quaint
humor of a tired and hungry army on the march. While the
regiment had merely crossed the threshold of military life, this
feature lost nothing for want of experience. Darkness en-
veloped the line of march and weariness increased the distance
actually traveled. It was at least 8 o'clock when a halt was
ordered. There was no apparent reason why it was ordered.
It was in an open field on Hall's Hill, Virginia. There was no
apparent haste to explore the surrounding country. The visible
things around us were the darkness, the country about lis filled
with a confusion of camps, and the heavens filled with countless
stars. Among the invisible things were where we were going
to get supper, where we were going to sleep, and what covered
the expanse of darkness beyond. To provide supper and sleep-
ing accommodations for ten hundred men was not a small un-
dertaking. A good Samaritan, numerous, generous, and hos-
pitable, embodied in the 83d Pa. Regiment, encamped near the
spot where we halted, came to our relief. A simple generous
act often produces the widest consequences. They not only
furnished the supper, but pitched our tents ready for sleeping.
That act was too highly appreciated and too lasting in its re-
sults to be overlooked in this connection. The field and staflf
46 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Chap. IV. Hospitality of 83d Pa. Oct. 28, 1861]
officers of the 83d Pa. entertained the field and staff officers
of the Forty-Fourth N. Y., and the several companies of the
83d Pa. entertained the corresponding companies of the Forty-
Fourth N. Y. That evening's entertainment and hospitality
were the beginning of an abiding friendship between the two
regiments, which was kept up not only during those memorable
years of war, but continued unabated in civil life. That attach-
ment was afterwards sealed and tested by the noblest blood of
those two distinguished regiments. As those great patriotic
States from which they came are inseparably united by an in-
visible contiguous boundary line, so those two noble regiments
were united by an invisible sacred purpose in defense of our
time honored flag. The 83d Pa. was one of the very best regi-
ments in the service.
Refreshed by sleep all our speculations were the next day
set at rest as to our status in the Army of the Potomac. We
were located on Hall's Hill, Va., upon the same grounds where
the 50th New York had been encamped, and which had been
detached a few days before our arrival to serve as a regiment
of engineers. We had been assigned to Brig. Gen, Fitz John
Porter's Division and Brig, Gen. Daniel Butterfield's Brigade.
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 47
(Chap. V. Winter Camp. i86i-a]
CHAPTER V.
THE WINTER AT HALL'S HILL, VA.
As the Division was a material part of the army which
usually acted together it is thought best here to give the different
brigade organizations of which it was composed.
FIRST BRIGADE. i7th N. Y., Col. H. S. Lansing.
Brig. Gen., J. H. Martindale. i6th Mich., Col. T. W. B. Stockton.
2d Maine, Col. Charles N. Roberts. 83d Penn., Col. John W. McLane.
13th N. Y., Col. John Marshall. 44th N. Y., Col. S. W. Stryker.
i8th Mass., Col. James Barnes.
22d Mass., Col. Jesse A. Gove. artillery.
25th N. Y., Col. Chas. A. Johnson. Battery D., Fifth U. S. Capt.
Charles Griffin.
SECOND BRIGADE. Battery C, Mass., Capt. A. P.
Brig. Gen., George Morell. Martin.
14th N. Y., Col. James McQuade. Battery C, R. I., Capt. W. B.
9th Mass., Col. Thomas Cass. Weeden.
4th Mich., Col. D. A. Woodbury. Battery E., Mass., Capt. George D.
62d Penn., Col. S. W. Black. Allen.
THIRD BRIGADE. CAVALRY.
Brig. Gen., Daniel Butterfield. ^^ P^""- C^^' ^°^- ^^ ^^ ^verill.
I2th New York, Col. H. A. Weeks.
The total of these organizations numbered about fifteen
thousand. At that time, the Army of the Potomac was organ-
ized into divisions of three or more brigades each, with a com-
plement of cavalry and artillery attached. The entire army
was encamped by divisions on the south side of the Potomac
River in front of the defenses of Washington, with the right
resting on the Potomac at Chain Bridge and the left at a point
on the same river below Alexandria, except that McCall's di-
vision on the right and Hooker's division on the left, occupied
positions North of the river.
The Forty-Fourth was given only two days to regulate
camp after joining the brigade. There were ten companies and
each company had what was known as a company street. The
tents of the men were placed on a line facing inward on both
48 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. V. Joined Butterfield's Brigade Oct. 28, 1861 }
sides of the street. The tents of the Hne officers were arranged
at the head of the streets of their respective companies on a
line at right angles with the company street. The tents of
the field and staff officers were on a line to the rear of the tents
of the line officers. On the opposite side of the camp from
the officers' quarters were spacious drill grounds. As winter
approached tents were raised on logs and banked up with
earth. Nearly all tents were supplied with floors made of boards
or spHt logs. Our first camp in the field was called Camp But-
terfield, having been named after our Brigade Commander.
General Butterfield was a distinguished looking officer, a splen-
did horseman and strict discipUnarian. He gave careful, con-
siderate attention to the welfare of all in his command and
exacted strict obedience to orders and army regulations. He
established a school for line officers and set apart stated times
in which he personally examined them. The first meeting of
the kind, held for the officers of the Forty-Fourth, was in a
large tent at Brigade headquarters. Everybody was in his place
promptly. An air of military propriety seemed to pervade the
place and the occasion. The engagement soon opened. The
General said to some one: "You may give the position of a
soldier." The position of a soldier was one of the first things
to be taught. As the officer first designated went on, he was in-
formed that he was not correct and another officer was desig-
nated to proceed. Number 2 soon failed. Then in succession
several others were tried and with no better results. The Gen-
eral then asked : "Is there a single officer present who can give
the correct position of a soldier?" No one volunteered to try.
The General said that he was surprised that we were daily
drilling our men and had failed on one of the first important
lessons. Like Napoleon in his Moscow campaign we had been
overcome by the elements. There was no failure at the next
meeting. It was a simple lesson but never forgotten. Not
only was the correct position of a soldier learned, but also the
more important lesson that the military instructor must be exact.
The above incident also gave us a better insight into the char-
acter of our Brigade Commander. General Butterfield was a
brave, accomplished officer and one of the ablest Brigade Com-
manders in the army. In the outset he was thought by some
to be unnecessarily strict, but the sequel proved he was only
CAPTAIN WILLIAM N. BANKS.
Captain W. N. Danks' first military service was with the United
States Zouave Cadets, Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Commandant, in
1859, and was one of that Company when it made its memorable trip
through the Eastern States in i860; afterwards commanded and drilled
a Company in Chicago called the "Scammon Light Infantry." until
War was declared when he was enrolled and commissioned 2d. Lieut.
Co. ''C" Chicago Zouave Regt., but was not mustered in.
On Sept. 20th. 1861 he was commissioned Captain Co. 'H' 44th
N. Y. V. Infantry, and served with that Company until the muster out
of the Regt., Oct'. 11, 1864. at Albany, N. Y.
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44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 49
[Chap. V. Camp Butterfleld. N07. 1861]
laying a proper foundation for the severer duties that were to
follow. It was thought by many, that it was an unfortunate
circumstance that later in the war he was obliged to become
separated from the Fifth Corps.
Col. Auchmuty quite clearly described the experience at
this time in the following language : "Great, indeed, seemed
the change from home to army life. There was the absence of
much that had been looked upon as indispensable to comfort,
almost to existence; there was the surrender of personal lib-
erty ; and the constant receiving of orders without a wherefore
or a please. There was a deference to be shown to rank regard-
less of the age or estimate in which one might hold the bearer
of a higher designation. A full measure of regard could easily
be accorded to one's immediate commander, but it was some
times trying at Hall's Hill to treat four Generals as if they were
a superior order of beings, who were to be listened to, but
not argued with. Those who volunteered on Lincoln's first
call for men to serve three years or the war, brought to the front
an eagerness and enthusiasm which could hardly be expected to
last, or to be felt so strongly by those who came on later calls.
They were citizen soldiers, intelligent enough to submit to
necessary discipline, or even rules and orders, the need of
which they could not understand, but reserving the right to
criticise what was done and express opinions on the conduct
of the war. They were — particularly the privates — mostly
young men. If necessary restraint seemed at times hard to staff
officers, who were not usually regarded as suffering from con-
finement, still more hard was it for the privates who were
always under surveillance. Indeed, the self-effacement for
their country's good, which was cheerfully rendered by many
thousands of men heretofore accustomed to do as they pleased,
seemed pathetic."
When the first of November came the regiment was fairly
installed in the field in a military camp. As has been said it
was named Camp Butterfield, and its location was known as
Hall's Hill, Va. Orders were issued laying down an exact
routine for each day. The operations under these orders were
about as regular as the rising and setting of the sun. The
daily routine was as follows : Reveille at 6 130 A. M. ; breakfast
at 7. Squad drill and company drill from 7:30 to 9 o'clock.
50 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. V. Duty and Discipline. Nov. 1861]
Battalion drill from lo o'clock to 1 1 :30. Dinner at 12 M. Brig-
ade drill from 2 o'clock P. M. to 5 o'clock. Retreat and dress
parade at 5 o'clock. Supper at 6 o'clock. Tattoo at 9 o'clock
and taps at 9 :30.
There were also held weekly and monthly inspections in
which a critical examination was had of everybody and every-
thing in and about the camp. The arms, the tents, the clothing,
and camp were required to be kept scrupulously clean. Guard
mounting was held daily at 9 o'clock A. M. This consisted
of a detail of men being sent from each company to report to
the Adjutant on the parade ground, where the prescribed cere-
mony of guard mounting was performed. Under the efficient
and soldierly Adjutant Knox no part was slighted. The camp
guard were carefully instructed in their duties. The camp
guard not on posts were to turn out on the approach of a
general officer, the sentinels on posts were to patrol their re-
spective beats, salute their superior officers and properly de-
mand and receive the countersign from any person passing at
night. This last requirement was of the utmost importance.
It operated as a check on spies and disorderly persons passing
in and out of the camp at night. It therefore became important
that sentinels encircling the camp should not only understand
their duties, but also be alert to know what was transpiring
about them. There were innumerable instances where the
knowledge and efficiency of the sentinels were put to the test.
For instance, it would some times occur that some person would
approach a sentinel as a friend and ask to look at his musket.
The confiding sentinel would pass over his gun and when this
was done it would be made to appear to him that he had
become disarmed, had disobeyed his instructions, and placed
himself at the mercy of his would-be friend. General Butter-
field would some times unexpectedly appear and put to a test
the efficiency of sentinels on duty. On one such occasion he
approached a sentinel at a point at some distance from the
guard house and the following colloquy took place. As he
approached, the sentinel following his instructions, challenged
him, saying: "Halt, who comes there?" To which the reply
was given "General Butterfield." The sentinel said: "Approach
and give the countersign." The General said : "But I am Gen-
eral Butterfield and wish to pass in on business with Col. Stry-
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 51
[Chap. V. The Sentinel's Duty. Nov. x86i]
ker." The sentinel bringing his musket to a proper position
to enforce obedience, said : "It don't make any difference if
you are Jesus Christ, you can't pass this post without approach-
ing and giving the countersign." It is hardly necessary to add
that the General did not think it prudent longer to parley with
the sentinel, and afterward commended the sentinel for his
firmness in performing his duty.
During the first winter there was inaugurated a method of
calling off, in succession, the hours of the night. Starting at
the guard house the sentinels encircling the camp were num-
bered from one upwards. At the beginning of the hour the
sentinel on Post i, would announce in a loud voice "Post No. i,
9 o'clock and all is well." This would be taken up in succession
by the other sentinels, each starting by announcing the number
of his post until the announcement of the hour had gone the
entire circuit of the camp. In a similar manner the hours of
the entire night would be told off. It is not known how this
custom originated. There was no known authority for it in
army tactics or army regulations. Perhaps it had its origin
in that poetic sentiment, "Watchman, what of the night?" In
any event it was not practiced after leaving Hall's Hill. More
or less time was spent in drilling in bayonet exercise, target
practice and skirmish drill. These were all quite essential in
actual warfare. In target practice the distance from the target
varied from one hundred yards up to one thousand yards. The
Springfield rifle, with which the regiment was armed, was not
considered reliable for a distance above five hundred yards.
Neither was it in all cases considered harmless at the rear end
of the gun. Occasionally the officers were invited to brigade
headquarters to practice in estimating distances. This, too, was
a matter of much practical importance. In order to make the
firing effective it was essential to know the distance to the object
fired at.
Every few days the regiment was called upon for a detail
to go on picket. The picket line was 4 or 5 miles out. Each
detail took 3 days' rations and remained out 3 days. This line
was far enough from the main body of the army so that in
case of attack the army could be aroused and line of battle
formed. In this service the utmost vigilance was required. The
enemy would sometimes inspect our picket line, but generally
52 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. V. Picket Duty. Nov. 1861J
at a safe distance or from a sheltered position. At other times
a show of force would appear and manifest a disposition to
attack. While it was necessary for the sentry to be on the
alert during the day, it was imperative that he should be ex-
tremely vigilant during the night. Mischief concocted in the
day time was often best carried out under the cover of dark-
ness.
During the first winter a new system of patrolling the picket
line was inaugurated. The plan was for sentinels on adjoin-
ing beats to meet, then face about and patrol in the opposite
direction until they should meet the sentinels on the posts
next to them, when they would again face about and patrol
their respective beats until they should meet again. This plan
enabled a sentinel at an extreme point on a picket line to send
a message or convey information along the line until it should
reach the picket reserve. On one occasion Capt. Root of the
1 2th New York, an excellent officer, had occasion one dark
night to visit a distant point on the line. He decided to test
this new system and send a report to the headquarters of the
picket reserve. The darkness and his solitary situation seemed
to awaken his poetic fancy and he dispatched the following
report :
"The sentry walks his lonely rounds,
On these accursed rebel grounds.
And if a traitor shows his head,
We'll catch the cuss or shoot him dead."
The message reached its destination safely, and thereafter
the system was regarded as certain as our present wireless
telegraphy. For some unknown cause, however, this new sys-
tem did not survive the first winter.
In the latter part of November our picket was about 5 miles
from camp, near Falls Church. One morning while a detail
from the Forty-Fourth was on picket, a squadron of cavalry
went outside the line toward Hunter's Mills to reconnoiter.
About noon they came galloping back in much confusion, shout-
ing, "Turn out the guard, the rebels are coming." Some of the
men were without hats, sabres or carbines, and some of the
horses were without riders. The guard reserve was quickly
drawn up across the road, and a messenger dispatched to
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 53
[Chap. V. Picket Attacked. Kor. i86z]
brigade headquarters. It was afterward ascertained that the
cavalry had been attacked in front and rear, while passing
through a narrow defile in the woods, which caused the con-
fusion. The loss was about twenty-nine in killed, wounded
and missing. The whole brigade came to the support of the
picket line, but the enemy did not follow up his advantage.
The brigade was soon ordered back to camp, and General But-
terfield, after inspecting the guard, gave orders to fire on any
one seen outside our lines. It is doubtful if the Forty-Fourth
pickets were ever more alert than they were the following night.
They spoke in whispers and every noise or rustle of leaves was
suspected to be the approach of the enemy. Early the next
morning firing occurred on the left of the picket line and
soon after two prisoners were brought in to the officer com-
manding the picket reserve. They were an old man totally deaf
and a boy who had been watering stock. The boy was con-
siderably frightened and the old man was very indignant. He
claimed that he was a good Union man, that he would report
the affair to General McClellan and have the whole picket guard
court martialed. The threat did not materialize, but the order
to fire on everybody outside the line was modified. This was
the first affair having a tinge of war in which the regiment had
participated.
Occasionally civilian visitors came to our camp. All who
came were required to procure passes. This was necessary to
guard against spies and sympathizers with the Confederate
cause. Not all the people living in the North were in sympathy
with those who sought to preserve the Union. There were
conspirators in the North as well as in the South planning to
overthrow the Government. Those conspirators became formi-
dable and dangerous. They sought to scatter pestilence among
the people, burn cities, hinder and embarrass the Government.
They sought to awaken distrust and discouragement in the
army. The danger was more real because it lurked in conceal-
ment within our own borders. Open enmity was honorable
in comparison.
Among the visitors was Secretary of State Seward, who
came at different times to visit his nephew, a private in one
of our companies. Other distinguished men from Washing-
ton also came. One day there came a delegation of warriors
54 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. V. The Brigade Bugle Call. Nov. 1861]
from the Creek Nation to see what was left of the United
States. They had been led to believe that the United States
Government was fast becoming extinct. They manifested
much pleasure on witnessing the soldiers drill and observing
the extent of the army.
General Butterfield formulated a bugle call which was dis-
tinctive and quite unique. It was expressed in the following
characters :
n '^
40
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V "
0
^
/>v 4 ^ ^
^
^^ I J 1
The brigade bugler was directed to sound it when the Gen-
eral commanding the brigade wished to get the attention of
the different regiments. It was sounded many times during the
day while in camp, on the march or in battle. Its clear piercing
notes were always authoritative and called for prompt response.
It created different impressions under different conditions. The
words accustomed to be set to those notes were: "Dan- Dan-
Dan- But-ter-field, But-ter-field." Some times when sounded
at an unseasonable hour, in inclement weather or in trying
times, the men would pronounce it as though the last letter in
Dan were spelled with an m. No matter what impressions
were created or what were the conditions, that bugle sound
spoke with authority, and called for prompt obedience. That
bugle call has long since ceased to sound. The gallant, enter-
prising General who formulated it many years ago, joined the
majority on the other side, but still its clarion notes linger in
the memory awakening a variety of emotions.
The monotony of the daily routine of camp life was occa-
sionally relieved by sham battles and reviews. The sham battle
had but little in it except noise by which it could be compared
to an actual engagement. It was more like a holiday sport
or harmless recreation. It lacked the intense earnestness and
tragic consequences of a real battle. Reviews brought together
different commands and enabled the Commanding General, or
reviewing officer, to compare the appearance and military de-
portment of one command with another.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 55
[Chap. V. A Grand Review. Nov. ao, 1861]
On the 20th day of November a grand review of the whole
army was held at Bailey's Cross Roads by General McClellan
and staff. President Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward, Sec-
retary of War Cameron and other distinguished persons were
present. There were 70,000 troops in review, representing all
arms of the service.
It was a grand affair, and probably the largest of its kind
ever witnessed in America. General McClellan commended
General Porter's entire Division for its fine military appear-
ance and the Forty-Fourth New York for marching in review
with more steadiness and precision than any other regiment.
This review was the first occasion after General McClellan
succeeded to the command when the Army of the Potomac was
all assembled on the same field. It was an imposing ceremony
and afforded an opportunity to observe the magnitude of a
large army when marshalled in one body. When returning
from the review the regiment passed Professor Lowe with his
war balloon which was seen several times afterward in the
fore part of the war.
One day while encamped at Hall's Hill, General McClel-
lan, who had witnessed our dress parade, said something to
Col. Stryker and rode away. When company commanders
marched to the front to report, the Colonel said : "Gentlemen,
I have some good news for you. The Commanding General
says the Forty-Fourth New York is the best drilled regiment
in the army." At another time in February he complimented
the regiment for its efficiency in bayonet drill and for having
marched 35 miles in one day while on a reconnoissance. Gen-
eral McClellan at that time was very popular with the army,
and made himself popular with the regiment by these compli-
mentary statements.
General McClellan also complimented the 83d Penn. very
highly for proficiency in drill and attention to duty generally.
This regiment, on recommendation of General Porter, Division
Commander, was presented with one of the new uniforms
which had been imported from France. The uniform and outfit
of necessary articles for the soldier were that of the Chasseur
de Vincennes, and were complete in every respect for a thousand
men. These uniforms of the 83d Penn., like the Zouave uni-
forms of the Forty-Fourth New York, were not practical for
use m actual service.
56 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Chap. V. Christinas Day Festivities. Dec. 1861 ]
From time to time foraging parties were sent outside for
forage for the animals of the army, under the escort of a strong
guard. At this stage of the war all such forage was paid for.
On one such occasion a suspicious looking person was discov-
ered, leaving a nearby dwelling, and Corporal C. H. Blair vol-
unteered to capture him. Leave being given, by concealing his
movements and moving at a rapid pace, he unexpectedly ap-
peared in front of said suspicious looking person and with gun
in position demanded and received his immediate surrender.
This was the first prisoner of war captured by the regiment.
Christmas day in 1861 was given up to the enlisted men.
They played at ball in the morning and in the afternoon or-
ganized a burlesque parade which was very comical. All of the
officers gave over their commands to the men. Bob Hitchcock,
a member of the band, whose avoirdupois was about 300 pounds,
was duly promoted and mustered as Colonel of the parade. He
was dressed in a manner becoming his high rank. He was
mounted upon a horse that surpassed in inferiority the famous
Rozinante. He rode with his face turned toward the horse's
tail so that he might at all times watch his command. The
horse was embellished with a pair of trousers on his fore legs,
and a pair of drawers on his hind legs. The witty Charlie
Kane, another member pf the band, was duly commissioned as
Adjutant. The line officers were selected with great circum-
spection, due regard being had for their fitness for this special
occasion. The men were uniformed in most dissimilar and
fantastic garbs. As a whole the rank and file easily surpassed
Falstaff and his famous command. The commands given and
the manner of their execution were unprecedented and quaint.
The tactics of Scott, Hardee and Casey would be searched in
vain to find precedent for those impromptu evolutions. The
dress parade which followed was unique in its dissimilarity
from anything promulgated in army regulations. No words
can describe it. Frank Leslie's Illustrated paper only faintly
depicted a short section of it but it lingers in the memory like
a bright spot in that winter's experience of army life. A court
martial was organized afterward and all the line officers were
tried and sentenced to perform police duty, that is, sweep the
streets and carry wood and water for the company cooks.
Those who refused were taken to the guard house and com-
RANSFORl) HARRISON DENSAIORE.
Born in Warren County, N. Y, March 22, 1839. Was working
as a carpenter and joiner when he enHsted in Company E in August,
1861. Honorably discharged on account of wounds. September 23. 1862.
Was wounded in the head at the Battle of Hanover Court House,
May 27, 1862, was three weeeks unconscious and sent back to Albany
Barracks, where a Mrs. French interested herself in his welfare be-
cause he was a 44th N. Y. V. boy. She nursed him back to life, al-
though at that time he could not give his name or state where he was
from. As late as October. i86g, his wound was operated upon and
pieces of bone from the skull and material in the cavity of the wound
were removed.
Married Miss Amy Jane Carpenter, January 4. 1864. and has two
boys and two girls to comfort him in his old age. and to perpetuate
his memorv as a Union soldier.
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pelled to stand on barrels fifteen minutes. The Surgeon was
also tried and sentenced to be punished for not giving to the
sick the usual quantity of quinine and whisky. It was all very
amusing and whatever was said or done was treated with the
utmost good nature.
Our neighbors, the 83d Penn., made great preparation for
a festival on New Year's Eve, and a few extracts from a
description given by Capt. A. M. Judson, in his history, may be
interesting to recall :
"The camp was beautifully trimmed with arches and gateways
of evergreens and on the night of the festival, when lighted by Chinese
lanterns, presented a most fascinating appearance. But the grand
display was found in the huge T shaped tent. One wing for a dancing
hall, floored and carpeted with canvas, the other with a table set
and loaded with delicacies. The whole tent was properly decorated
with branches and sprigs of cedar. Chandeliers of bayonets forming
sockets for as many candles, each circle apparently hoops of different
sizes and handsomely wound with tissue paper. The beautiful flags
of the 83d Penn. and Forty-Fourth New York were joined in loving
embrace, with the other flags of the Brigade to enhance the display.
At the supper were accommodated nearly two hundred guests. The
band (Schreibers') which furnished music for the dance was that of
the Forty-Fourth New York. The music was superb as all will be-
lieve who knew the band. Such was the scene of enchantment on the
night of the New Year's festival. The weather was warm and pleasant,
the skies were clear and balmy and the moon shone brilliantly. But
lo, what a scene of havoc a few days after. Storms of rain, sleet, and
snow, and tornadoes of wind passed over the fairy glen and down came
the magnificent arches, the festooned gateways, the rows of shade
trees, and the streets were deluged with water and mud."
When the weather was bad during the winter drills were
suspended. The guard and picket duty were necessarily con-
tinued. Night and day, in sunshine and in storm, these duties
could not be omitted. They were the safeguards of the camp
and the army. During stormy weather all, who were not on
guard or picket duty, remained quite closely in their tents,
writing letters to friends, or for publication, exchanging anec-
dotes, playing at games, reading the newspapers and books,
planning campaigns for the army and considering the welfare
of the nation. In fact, a military camp in hours of idleness
afforded an opportunity for the consideration of all current
events. It is scarcely necessary to add that the sentiment of
the army was in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war.
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Those who sought to obstruct and embarrass the Government
in preserving the Union found no sympathizers among the
soldiers. During the first winter there was much speculation
as to what a battle was like. Evidences were not wanting that
most of the rank and file of the army endeavored to anticipate
what their conduct would be under its trying vicissitudes. Any
one without experience is liable to have more or less solicitude
as to what his mental equilibrium would be amid the whizzing
of bullets, the bursting of shells and the carnage of battle.
That is a question that can not be solved except by actual ex-
perience. No other avocation is like it ; no other experience
furnishes a parallel. Along the same line of reflection there
would naturally arise a question as to what qualities are neces-
sary to constitute a brave and faithful soldier. As winter wore
away the army grew restless for a forward movement. It had
become evident that there was serious work ahead, and those
who had undertaken to perform the work, in a measure, be-
came restless at the delay.
From time to time rumors would spread through the camp
that the army was about to move. No one could tell where
they came from but still such rumors would obtain more or
less credence. At different times orders were issued for the
army to be held in readiness to move at a moment's notice with
3 days' rations in haversack. Time would pass but no move-
ment would be made. Such an order, however, had the effect
to break the monotony of camp life. Thus in drilling, perform-
ing camp and picket duty, playing at games, reading books and
newspapers, writing letters, many of which formed valuable
historic data, discussing military and civil affairs, and specu-
lating as to what the future had in store the first winter passed.
On the 6th day of February, 1862, the reported total strength
of the regiment was 1020 with only forty on the sick list. Many
men were detached for various clerical and other kinds of serv-
ice. This was an excellent showing considering the circum-
stances.
The history of the regiment would not be complete with-
out a reference to Sutler A. C. James. He kept for sale in a
sutler's tent in the rear of the camp articles of provisions,
clothing and other things more or less useful which were not
supplied by the Quartermaster or Commissary Department.
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Having a pass to go to and from Washington, it was quite a
convenience to send by him. It is scarcely necessary to add
that commodities purchased were stamped with "war prices."
It was a matter of common observation that those who indulged
least in sutler's cakes and dainties less frequently attended the
Surgeon's call.
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Chap. VI. Preparing to Move. March 9, 1862
CHAPTER VI.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC MOVES.
On Sunday March 9, 1862, orders were received to pack,
ready to ship to the rear, all surplus baggage and to be ready to
march the next morning at i o'clock. Very soon after the order
was received the camp was in commotion preparing to move.
There was no intimation as to our destination. It required care-
ful discrimination to separate what was necessary from what
was superfluous. It was a choice between what was least bur-
densome on the march and the most necessitous in the bivouac.
One o'clock on the morning of March lo, 1862, came. The order
received the day before had not been countermanded. Reveille
sounded promptly on time, a hasty breakfast was prepared and
the line formed. A glance backward showed that Camp Butter-
field presented a scene of devastation and destruction. Its well
regulated streets and cleanly grounds had the appearance of
having been crossed by a tornado. Falls Church was reached
about 3 o'clock A. M. where a halt was ordered and muskets
loaded. The point of apprehension and precaution had been
reached. Fairfax C. H., which was 8 miles from Falls Church,
was reached at 9 o'clock A. M. Here a halt was made until
II o'clock A. M. when the regiment was designated to take the
lead to Centerville which was 7 miles away. Just beyond the
reach of the guns in the defensive works of Centerville, the line
was formed and preparations made for an assault. On nearer
approach it was ascertained that the works had been abandoned.
It was an agreeable surprise. The regiment marched in about
3 o'clock P. M., took possession of the works, and occupied the
log barracks vacated by the enemy. The indications were that
the enemy had very recently left, as their camp fires were still
burning. Col. Averill proceeded to Manassas Junction with his
regiment, the 3d Penn. Cavalry. Before leaving he said to
Col. Stryker: "If you should see a mounted orderly riding at
the top of his speed, so frightened that he can not tell his name,
fall in at once and come to my assistance as you will under-
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Stand that I am in trouble." That contingency did not happen
and a quiet night was passed. The distance from Camp But-
terfield to Centerville was about 20 miles, and an opportunity
was all that was needed to insure a good night's sleep. The
enemy's works at Centerville were quite formidable and cun-
ningly mounted with wooden guns. Centerville was about the
center of the more or less fortified line of the enemy extend-
ing from Balls Bluff on the Potomac North of Washington to
the mouth of the Occoquan on the Potomac South of Washing-
ton. The next day General McClellan and staff came to Center-
ville and proceeded to Manassas. The regiment returned to
Fairfax C. H., where it rejoined the balance of the brigade.
On the I2th a dress parade was held, after which a hollow
square was formed, at which the announcement was made that
General McClellan paid the regiment a high compliment for its
march to Centerville. That same evening General McClellan
reviewed the regiment by moonlight. The circumstance was
noted as it was quite unusual. We remained at Fairfax C, H.
until March 15th when we marched to Alexandria, reaching
that place about 4 o'clock P. M,
Toward the latter part of the day's march a heavy wind and
rain storm set in drenching everybody's clothing and covering
the earth with a sea of mud. Shelter was sought in the aban-
doned barracks of the 88th New York. The weather continued
cheerless and uncomfortable until the sun reappeared on the
19th. Lest we should forget, a brigade drill was held on the
19th. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 21st we marched to
the boat landing, embarked and anchored in the stream during
the night. The river was full of boats of all descriptions. It
was understood that Porter's entire Division had embarked.
The fleet consisted of 15 steamers. At 9 o'clock on the 22d,
anchors were weighed and a start was made for the new base
of operations on the Peninsula, It was an imposing spectacle,
such as is seldom witnessed even on the waters of the historic
Potomac. In passing Mt. Vernon the bells tolled and all eyes
were turned toward the last resting place of the Father of our
Country. Many reflections were awakened in viewing this
time honored spot. His native State of Virginia, the mother
of Presidents, was in revolt against the flag he first unfurled
to the breeze and against the Government that his valor and
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statesmanship helped to establish. It would be impious to in-
dulge in the thought that if he were then living he would have
abetted the cause of disunion. Without accident the tran-
sports laden with troops about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the
23d cast anchors under the frowning guns of Fortress Monroe.
We there saw the little Monitor which had given such a good
and timely account of itself in the fight with the rebel Merri-
mac. The next day we landed, marched to Hampton and there
encamped. The men became quite hungry and there were no
rations to be had. On the 25th the regiment struck camp,
marched about 2 or 3 miles and encamped in the woods near
New Market Bridge on the Yorktown road. The hours
passed, hunger increased and still no signs of the commissary.
The forenoon wore away and the situation remained un-
changed. One o'clock came and no rations were in sight.
Neither friendship nor money could procure anything eatable.
It was reported that fifty cents were offered for a single hard
tack. That commodity, so common at other times, was not
on the market at any price. It is possible that soldiers might
have been found at this juncture, who would have been willing
to exchange the balance of their term of enlistment for one-
third of a day's rations. At 2 o'clock, some might have found
vent for their feelings in the language of the poet, "I'll go to
my tent and lie down in despair." ReHef came at 3 o'clock.
Rations were issued and ordinary cheerfulness of camp at
once resumed its sway. Early on the 27th we received orders
to march in light marching order at 7 o'clock A. M. In pur-
suance of the order our whole brigade moved in the direction
of Big Bethel, the place where our troops had suffered defeat
in June, 1861. After proceeding a few miles a halt was
ordered, guns were loaded, and skirmishers and flankers
thrown out. These precautionary steps indicated the possibil-
ity of an engagement. On reaching a point in the vicinity of
the enemy's defensive works at Big Bethel, line of battle was
formed, bayonets fixed and a charge ordered.
It was soon discovered that the works were occupied only
by a few cavalry men who fired their carbines and rode away.
This ended the engagement. After partaking of a luncheon in
and about the enemy's works, a reconnoissance was continued
for 2 or 3 miles towards the Warwick Road. Not finding any
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enemy the brigade returned to camp. During the next few
days, company and regimental drills, camp and picket duty oc-
cupied the attention. While here considerable sickness ap-
peared in camp. This was attributed to the low swampy con-
dition of country.
It may be proper at this place to recall some of the leading
events that occurred in relation to the organization of the
Army of the Potomac.
On the 27th day of July, 1861, six days after the disastrous
battle of Bull Run, Major General George B. McClellan was
appointed by President Lincoln to the command of the Depart-
ment of the Potomac. At the time he assumed command he
claimed that there was an apparent lack of order and organiza-
tion ; that the defensive works for the protection of Washing-
ton were entirely inadequate; that the troops South of the
Potomac consisted of various independent commands, not well
posted nor in a condition to cooperate; that officers and men
were absent from their commands, many of whom were throng-
ing the streets of Washington ; that the defenses of Washington
had to be extended and strengthened, order restored, brigades
and divisions organized. On the other hand it was claimed
that General McClellan magnified the unpreparedness of the
army, and minimized the adequacy of the defensive works
about Washington ; that this was done for effect and for his
own aggrandizement. Arguments were not wanting favorable
to each position. It will hardly be disputed that General Mc-
Clellan proved himself to be a competent officer for drilling,
equipping and preparing an army for the field. On the first
day of November, 1861, General McClellan was called upon to
relieve the venerable old war chief, Lieut. General Winfield
Scott, whose memorable services and ripe years entitled him
to retirement from active command. General McClellan took
up the important work entrusted to him. The following win-
ter was devoted to the task. Many people became impatient at
the delay. The Government became anxious and urgent.
Leading newspapers became exponents of that state of feeling
and persistently proclaimed the tocsin of "On to Richmond."
The President, at two different times, issued peremptory
orders fixing the date when the army should move. But the
army did not move and the work of preparation went slowly
64 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
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on. On the 3d day of February, 1862, the plan for the coming
campaign was taken up and considered by the President, Sec-
retary of War and General McClellan. The President was in
favor of taking the direct overland route to Richmond. Gen-
eral McClellan, who was in command of all the armies of the
United States, favored the plan of moving the main army to
the Peninsula, and then having all of the available troops in
Virginia make a combined movement against the enemy. The
plan of campaign was under consideration for some time. On
the 8th day of March, 1862, the President issued an order
organizing the army about Washington into corps as follows:
First corps to consist of four divisions, to be commanded by
Major General I. McDowell. The second corps to consist of
three divisions, to be commanded by Brig. General E. V. Sum-
ner. The third corps to consist of three divisions to be com-
manded by Brig. General S. P. Heintzelman. The fourth
corps to consist of three divisions to be commanded by Brig.
General E. D. Keyes. On the 12th day of March, 1862, Gen-
eral McClellan Avas relieved of command of all troops except
the Army of the Potomac. On the next day a council of the
four Corps Commanders selected by the President, decided that
active operations could be best carried on from Old Point Com-
fort, between the York and James Rivers. This plan was not
approved but was assented to by the President, provided a suf-
ficient force were left to hold Manassas and garrison the de-
fences around Washington. Arrangements were then made
for moving in accordance with the accepted plans. On the
31st day of March the President made an order taking Blenk-
er's Division from the Second Corps and attached it to the
command of General Fremont. On the 4th day of April the
President made an order creating the Department of Shenan-
doah, placing it under the command of General Fremont and
the Department of Rappahannock placing it under the command
of General McDowell. At the same time General McClellan
was notified that the First Corps was taken from the Army of
the Potomac and attached to the command of General McDow-
ell. These changes took place while the Army of the Potomac
was engaged moving against the enemy. This reduced the
strength of the Army of the Potomac about one third. Gen-
eral McClellan claimed that by reducing the strength of his
JAMES S. DOUGALL.
Born in 1840 on his father's farm near Scotch Bush. .Montgomery
Co., N. Y. ; enhsted Septemher 15. 1861 in Company H. 44th X. Y. ^'• I ;
was constantly with the regiment until the Battle of Gaines" Mills, Va..
June 27, 1862, when he was captured, taken to Richmond, and con-
lined in Libby and Belle Isle rebel prisons. August 8. 1862, he was
exchanged and rejoined his regiment at Harrison's Landing. Va. At
Second Bull Run. .\ugust ,30, 1862. he was severely wounded and lost
his left leg by amputation below the knee. Discharged in October, 1862,
he returned to his home, and after two years in school became a clerk
in the census office, at .Albany, N. Y.. and later engaged in business
there. Went to iMichigan in 1867. and engaged in the grain busi-
ness. In 1890 was appointed a clerk in the Government service at
Washington. D. C. where he now is. He was married to Helen
AIcLean of Michigan in 1875, has one son. and now resides at Garrett
Park. Md.. a -uburb of Washington, D. C.
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command it became necessary to change his plan of opera-
tions, that his original plan contemplated that the First Corps
should advance on the North bank of the York River at the
same time that the troops advanced on the South side. His idea
was that the troops advancing on the North side of the river,
would take the defensive works along the York River in re-
verse, and compel the enemy to abandon them. Then followed
the siege of Yorktown. The effect of what had been done in
the latter part of March and the fore part of April was to
divide the forces operating between Washington and Rich-
mond into three different armies under three different com-
manders. The aggressive force of the armies thus divided was
materially lessened.
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[Chap. Vn. Advance to Yorktown. April 4, 1863]
CHAPTER VII.
THE ADVANCE UP THE PENINSULA BEGINS — SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
AND BATTLE OF HANOVER C. H.
Early on the morning of April 4th, all the troops that had
then arrived commenced the advance up the Peninsula. The
command of General Keyes advanced on the road nearest the
James River, and the command of General Heintzelman ad-
vanced on the road nearest the York River. General Porter's
Division, of which the Forty-Fourth was part, led the advance
of Heintzelman's corps. Big Bethel was reached about 11
o'clock. The videttes of the enemy rode away at the approach
of Porter's skirmishers. After taking lunch, the march was
resumed. The enemy were encountered at Howard's Mills, at
the junction of the Yorktown and Warwick C. H. roads, 6 miles
from Yorktown. After some brisk shelling, the enemy aban-
doned their works and retreated. Our troops occupied the
abandoned works which were quite strong. The day had been
pleasant, a good day's march had been made, and a halt for the
night was ordered. About 8 o'clock in the morning of April 5th
the advance was resumed. Soon after the start was made, a
heavy rain storm set in. The roads became extremely muddy,
rendering the march uncomfortable for infantry and difficult for
artillery. A point about 2 miles from the enemy's fortifica-
tions at Yorktown was reached about 12 o'clock, noon. A halt
was ordered, and very soon instructions were" received that
knapsacks were to be left in charge of a guard, line soon to be
formed, and the enemy's works assaulted. Artillery soon be-
came engaged with the batteries of the enemy within their
works. The skirmishers of both armies became hotly engaged.
The day wore away but no assault was made. In his report the
Commanding General claimed that by reason of some of the
troops being detached from his command on whose support he
had counted, it became necessary to change his plan of
operations. It was at this juncture that the Departments of
Shenandoah and Rappahannock, heretofore referred to, were
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created and the ist Corps ordered to McDowell. In any event,
the plan to carry the enemy's works by assault was abandoned
and the siege of Yorktown commenced. The siege was con-
ducted under the direction of skilled engineers. Yorktown is
an old historical town, situated on the right bank of the York
River. On the opposite bank of the river is Gloucester Point,
which extends into the river, materially lessening its width.
Yorktown and Gloucester Point were both strongly fortified.
The fortifications around Yorktown were especially strong, and
amply supphed with heavy cannon, commanding the approach
by land and river. The Warwick River extending two-thirds of
the way across the Peninsula, and emptying into the James
River, and Wormley's Creek with its high irregular banks
emptying into York River, were utilized by the enemy in con-
structing their defensive works. The distance across the Penin-
sula at this point was about 7 miles. These two natural bar-
riers were of great advantage to the enemy in defending their
line. Yorktown is noted as being the place where Lord Corn-
wallis surrendered to General Washington on the 19th day of
October, 1781. The works constructed at that time were plainly
visible. The point where the surrender took place was marked
by a monument. It did not seem possible that both armies could
gather inspiration from the historic memories that cluster
around this memorable field. The traditions of the revolution
lingered here awakening in all loyal breasts sincerest hopes for
the future.
During the siege General Porter's Division occupied the ex-
treme right of the army, and General Porter was designated as
director of the siege. Between the lines of the respective armies
in front of Porter's Division was a heavy body of woods. In
the beginning of the siege the work was carried on in the night,
by working parties protected by a strong line of pickets in ad-
vance, to guard against surprise. When daylight came the
pickets were withdrawn within the earthworks. When the
works became sufficiently strong to warrant it, work was con-
tinued during the day as well as at night. It was necessary
at all times to keep armed men in the trenches to protect those
who were working. The camp of the regiment was about 2
miles from the enemy's fortified works. It was concealed from
the enemy by the body of woods heretofore referred to. The
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batteries, skirmishers and sharp shooters of the two armies,
were almost constantly engaged. The whistling of bullets, the
shrieking and bursting of shells became familiar sounds. The
shots and shells of the enemy's batteries often struck in our
camp, causing many narrow escapes. Considering the amount
of firing there were but few casualties. On the 6th day of
April, James A. Claghorn of Company A and Harmon Fisher
of Company G were injured by the fall of a staging used in
erecting a lookout at the front. On the 29th day of April pri-
vate Delos W. Guernsey of Company H was mortally wounded
by a shell. He was the first member of the regiment killed. He
was given a military funeral and was buried a short distance
from camp. During the entire siege great vigilance and caution
were required. It was a foretaste of experiences which were to
follow. From a concealed spot near our camp, Prof. Lowe
made frequent ascensions in his balloon for the purpose of ob-
serving the works and camp of the enemy. The enemy showed
their dislike for this method of reconnoitering by making the
balloon a target for their guns. On April 3d Second Lieut.
E. D. Spencer of Co. I resigned, Sergt. Major George B. Her-
enden was promoted to fill the vacancy, and Sergeant John B.
Weber of Co. A was appointed Sergeant Major.
The works of the siege progressed during the entire month
of April and into the month of May. Much labor was per-
formed in erecting earthworks, bomb proofs, and in planting
batteries. As the end of April approached our works were well
advanced toward those of the enemy. As the distance between
the lines grew less, greater vigilance was required of our troops,
and more fierce and hostile the enemy became. On the 3d day of
May plans were nearly complete for a general assault along the
whole line. About midnight, the enemy opened a furious can-
nonade upon our works and camp, which continued for 2 hours.
During the day of Saturday, May 3d, orders were received for
the regiment to go on fatigue and picket duty the following
morning. It was necessary to reach the front and make all ar-
rangements under the cover of darkness. Long before day-
light on Sunday morning. May 4th, the regiment reached the
trenches. Soon after reaching the trenches, Lieut. Herenden
and a few of his men, crept cautiously out to our picket line.
On reaching the picket line, they were informed by the pickets
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that they suspected the picket line of the enemy was abandoned.
While it was still dark, creeping cautiously across the interven-
ing space, it was found that the suspicions of our pickets were
well founded, and that the picket line of the enemy had been
abandoned. Cautiously pursuing the investigation it was soon
learned that Yorktown, itself, had been evacuated. Lieut.
Herenden and his small party were among the first, if not the
first, to enter that Confederate stronghold. The regiment was
ordered to return, strike camp, march in and garrison the town.
In General Porter's report the Forty-Fourth was mentioned as
"being continually in the trenches and most faithfully and
cheerfully under all the circumstances, frequently most trying,
performing its laborious duties during the thirty days' siege."
May 4th General McClellan made an order appointing General
Van Alen Military Governor of Yorktown, and assigning the
Forty-Fourth New York to garrison it. The quietude of that
Sabbath morning was unbroken by hostile cannon. It was a
marked change in the situation.
At II o'clock on Sunday morning, May 4th, the regiment
marched into Yorktown, with its bands playing and flags flying.
The field rendered famous by two sieges had once more relaxed
into quietude. The defensive works in and about Yorktown
were formidable. Before leaving, the enemy planted torpedoes
in various unexpected places in and about the town. General
McClellan, in his report, says : "The rebels have been guilty of
the most murderous and barbarous conduct in placing torpedoes
within the abandoned works, near wells and springs, magazines,
etc. Fortunately we have not lost many men in this manner.
Some four or five killed and perhaps a dozen wounded. I shall
make the prisoners remove them at their own peril."
Lieut. Herenden was ordered to take a detail of about 25
men, go to the rebel prison in Yorktown, get 25 able bodied
prisoners, take them outside the works, and compel them to
dig up the torpedoes planted there. They were somewhat reluc-
tant and did not work with much zeal. In this manner about 50
torpedoes were exhumed without accident. At the same time
another Lieutenant was ordered to take a detail of men, take
charge of about one-half dozen rebel prisoners, go through and
ascertain if there were any torpedoes placed by the enemy in
their powder magazines, before leaving. The prisoners pro-
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tested against this "unreasonable" service. Their protests were
of no avail. They were assured if there were no torpedoes
planted therein they would not be harmed, and, even if there
were, they would have the satisfaction of being blown up with
Union soldiers. A magazine lantern was found, the search was
made, but no torpedoes were discovered. Those shells found
by Lieut. Herenden were ingeniously constructed, with per-
cussion caps inserted in such a manner as to ignite the powder
and explode the shells. It was a disagreeable, dangerous serv-
ice, but fortunately no accident occurred.
Companies D and H were ordered across the York River
to garrison Gloucester Point. It was reported that some Con-
federate cavalry were seen in that vicinity. Capt. Connor was
ordered to take a hundred men and investigate the report. He
marched into the country about 6 or 8 miles, having a colored
man as a guide and returned without discovering the enemy.
Colored people for miles around flocked to Yorktown as
soon as occupied by our troops. They had bidden a final fare-
well to slavery. The old and young, male and female, came in,
bringing all their earthly possessions. Their earthly possessions
were quite limited and consisted only of wearing apparel, which
was also quite limited in quantity and quality. Their joy was
unbounded. They strove in many ways to show their satisfac-
tion and gratitude. They were extremely happy and hopeful.
It became necessary to feed and shelter them. With them the
day of jubilee had certainly come. They sang, they danced,
they prayed. They were willing to work, and readily engaged
in putting the town in a cleanly and wholesome condition. Their
unrequited toil had ceased, the dawn of a new life had come
No person who witnessed that scene can forget it, no pen can
describe it.
On evacuating Yorktown the enemy retreated to Williams-
burg, where an important battle was fought on the 5th day of
May. The sound of the battle was distinctly heard at York-
town. The result was most creditable to our troops engaged.
It was in this battle that General Hancock's Brigade made its
famous bayonet charge.
On the I2th day of May, Lieut. Nash received an order
from General Van Alen, the Military Governor, to procure a
detail of men, take charge of the rebel prisoners then confined
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 71
(Chap. Vn. Garrison Yorktown. May, 1863 ]
in Yorktown, proceed by boat to Fortress Monroe and report
to General Wool. There were between 50 and 60 of the pris-
oners, including several officers, among whom was Capt. Frank
Lee, who claimed to be a nephew of the Confederate General
Robert E. Lee. On arriving at Fortress Monroe, General Wool
was not ready to receive the prisoners. On the 15th day of
May the prisoners were transferred to the steamer John
Brooks, and Lieut. Nash was ordered to proceed with them to
Ft. Delaware near Philadelphia, and transfer them to the Com-
mander of that Post.
The officers were placed on their parole of honor and al-
lowed the privileges of a certain part of the boat. The men
were confined below with only one flight of stairs leading above.
At the head of the stairs two guards were stationed. After a
day or two the prisoners would come to the foot of the stairs
and use disrespectful language to the guard, toward the Gov-
ernment and our flag. The guard reported the matter, and al-
lowed with some emphasis that there would be some dead reb-
els, unless that disrespectful conduct were stopped. The pris-
oners were ordered to fall in around the edge of the boat, after
which they were admonished that if there were any more dis-
respectful language used towards the guards, the Government
or the flag they would be punished. After that they were more
respectful. The prisoners were turned over to the Command-
ant at Fort Delaware on the 19th day of May.
On transferring the prisoners the Confederate officers as-
sured Lieut. Nash that if he should be taken prisoner during
the war and would enquire for them they would assure him
courteous treatment. It did not seem worth while to verify the
good faith of the promise. Lieut. Nash and his detail remained
with the steamer, while it ran up to Philadelphia, discharged its
cargo and returned to Fortress Monroe. On reaching York-
town he found that the regiment had rejoined the brigade at
the front. Soon as practical, transportation was taken to White
House, thence by railroad reaching the regiment on the 25th
day of May.
On the 8th day of May, Porter's Division embarked on
transports, went up the York River, leaving the Forty-Fourth
to garrison Yorktown. On the following morning the trans-
port anchored oflf West Point, which is at the junction of the
72 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vn. Main Army Moves to White House. May 8, 1862]
Pamunkey and Mattapony Rivers, and was the terminus of the
Richmond and York River R. R. Pontoon boats were used
for landing the troops. The landing was completed in the after-
noon and the troops moved back from the river and encamped.
On the 1 2th the troops moved up near Cumberland, where
they were reviewed by Secretary of State Seward. From there
they moved up to White House where many other troops were
encamped. White House is upon the Custis estate, which com-
prises a large plantation along the Pamunkey River. It was
the old homestead of the Custis family and occupied by them
in the days of Washington. Here Washington first met Mar-
tha Custis and here is where they were married.
On the i8th day of May an order was made organizing the
5th Corps, placing Major General Fitz John Porter in com-
mand, and that corps designation was retained to the end of the
war. It comprised the division formerly commanded by Gen-
eral Porter, who was succeeded in command of the division by
General George W. Morell, and was designated as the ist Divi-
sion. The 2d Division was composed principally of regular
troops and was commanded by Brig. General George Sykes.
Later on, the Pennsylvania Reserves were added as the 3d
Division commanded by Brig, General McCall. On the 25th
day of May the 2d and 4th Corps were on the South side of
the Chickahominy River, within 6 miles of Richmond, and the
3d and 5th Corps were on the North side of that river.
Let us now go back and take up the narrative of the Forty-
Fourth New York, which was left at Yorktown. On the nth
day of May Col. Stryker and Quartermaster Sergeant How-
lett went to Washington to obtain and send to Yorktown, the
Zouave uniforms of the regiment which had been left in a store
house. About this time a petition was addressed to General
Butterfield, requesting that an order be made directing the
regiment to rejoin the brigade in the advance. Such proceed-
ing was quite unmilitary, but it was thought that the object of
the promoters of the regiment and its friends throughout the
State of New York, would not be subserved by its remaining
in the rear on garrison duty. It is understood that the Com-
manding officer of the regiment was much displeased with the
step taken, that he considered the ease and comfort of garri-
son duty far preferable to campaigning at the front. His dis-
EUGENE L. DUNHAM.
Born in Hamilton County, N. Y., January i8, 1839. Possessing a
brave and ardent spirit, with a keen sense of wrong and injustice, from
his youth he was noted for his steady adherence to right and truth
and for the good example he continually placed before his associates.
Upon the breaking out of the Rebellion he was desirous of joining
the Union Army immediately, but at the request of friends he post-
poned his enlistment. When the news of the assassination of Ells-
worth spread through the land, and the brave old state of New York
called for a Regiment, to be composed of the flower of her young men,
selected from every town, he was one of the first to offer himself.
Was enrolled as First Sergeant. Company D. 44th N. Y. V. I., in
Aug.. 1861. With this regiment he served continuously until the mem-
orable 2d dav of Julv. 1863, when at the Battle of Gettvsburg he was
killed.
Beloved by his companions, honored and respected by his superiors,
by gallant and meritorious conduct he rose from First Sergeant to
First Lieutenant, and for several months previous to his death, was
acting captain of his company.
PUBLIC LI
TILD yiAIIONS-:
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 73
[Chap. Vn. 44th N. Y. Rejoins its Brigade. May lo, 1863]
pleasure at being ordered to the front was expressed in quite
emphatic language. After all that had been done to raise a
representative regiment for the service, after all that had been
said in relation to the excellent material of which it was com-
posed, it did not seem creditable to lag in the rear. The order
to rejoin the brigade came without much delay. On the 19th
day of May the regiment took a transport to White House,
which place was reached without accident. Thereafter the
regiment occupied its place again in the brigade. Rain and
mud impeded the march from White House to the Chicka-
hominy River.
On the 25th day of May the base of supplies for the army
was at White House and the army was supplied by the Rich-
mond and York River R. R. The army being posted on both
sides of the Chickahominy, the Commanding General of the
army deemed it prudent to build several bridges across that
river. The headquarters of the army were on the South side
of the river. Savage Station was the depot of supplies for that
part of the army on the South side of the river.
The two armies were now facing each other about 6 miles
from Richmond. A point had been reached on the South side
of the river, where any material advance would bring on a
general engagement. Both sides were watching for favorable
opportunities to attack. On the 26th day of May, Porter's
Corps moved to a point near New Bridge, on the left bank of
the Chickahominy River, and went into bivouac.
On the evening of May 26th, orders were received for the
5th Corps to move at daybreak on the following morning, in
light marching order, with 3 days' rations and 60 rounds of
ammunition. The order had a telling look. Sixty rounds of
ammunition meant something. No one knew where or for
what purpose the movement was to be made. It was part of a
soldier's duty to obey orders, ask no questions and never be
surprised. The morning of May 27th came. Troops were
aroused at 3 :30 o'clock and line was formed promptly at 4
o'clock. It began to rain. That fact did not change the plans.
The advance began at once. A detachment of cavalry under
General Emery took the lead. The ist Division under General
Morell followed, taking the direct road to Hanover C. H. Gen-
eral Sykes followed with the 2d Division to protect the left
74 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. VII. Hanover C. H. May 27, 1862]
and rear of the advance column. Col. Warren with a smaller
detachment about the same time left Old Church with orders
to advance on a road parallel to the Pamunkey River. The
hours passed and still it rained. The ground was soaked, the
streams were filled to overflowing, but the rain did not cease.
Cavalr}', artillery and infantry, passing along the same road
rendered it almost impassable. At lo o'clock the rain ceased
and the sun came out blistering hot. It was a very tiresome,
trying march. IMany became exhausted and were obliged to
leave the ranks. About 12 miles from camp the Forty-Fourth
was detached from the balance of the Division and left with a
section of Martin's battery to guard a cross road leading to
Richmond. Firing was soon heard in the advance. The
troops that had gone along had been attacked. An order came
for the Forty-Fourth to hasten forward. After a hasty march
of about 2 miles an open field was reached, bordered on two
contiguous sides by heavy woods. Other troops were there. It
was soon ascertained that General ]\Iartindale was in command
at this point with the 2d Me. and the 2.sth N. Y., two of the
regiments of his brigade in line of battle. There was here
also a section of artillery. It soon became apparent that stir-
ring events were at hand. Two companies were deployed as
skirmishers and advanced into the woods toward the left of
the field. Very soon firing was heard in the other piece of
woods to the right. The skirmishers were recalled and re-
joined the balance of the regiment. While the regiment was
advancing by the flank in an open field near the highway, a
sudden and murderous fire at short range was opened by the
enemy, concealed in the woods toward which it was advancing.
A short distance to the right of the regiment was a section of
Martin's battery, and to the right of Martin's battery were the
25th New York and 2d Me., in the order named. This was
the formation of the line which for two hours held the field
against the greater part of Branch's Confederate Division.
The sudden and severe fire of the enemy, converging upon the
center of the line, drove the cannoneers from Martin's battery
and forced backwards the 25th New York, and some of the
companies on the right of the Forty-Fourth New York, Ex-
cept this slight temporary fluctuation of the line in the outset.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 75
(Chap, Vn. Battle of Hanover C. H. May 27, i86a]
all the troops maintained their position with great gallantry
against overwhelming odds.
While what has been narrated above was taking place the
rest of Morell's Division continued to advance toward Han-
over C. H., where they met and engaged a detachment of
Branch's command under Col. Lane. These Confederate
troops were driven from their position and retreated towards
Hanover C. H. jMorell pursued, expecting to come upon the
main body of Branch's command. This proved to be mislead-
ing. Branch had concealed the greater part of his troops be-
hind the woods, and after Morell's command had got well past,
advanced and made the attack in the manner heretofore nar-
rated. General Porter, who was with the advance, on hearing
the heavy firing in the rear, ordered General Morell to face
about his command and hasten to the support of the troops en-
gaged. The firing was brisk and continuous and the relieving
column was 2 miles away. The returning troops marched with
commendable celerity, considering the march of 18 miles
through rain and mud which they had already experienced that
day. On reaching a point within the zone of the battlefield the
relieving column halted, and formed a line of battle, after which
they promptly advanced, striking the left flank and rear of the
enemy's line. The enemy soon retreated in disorder from the
field. Pursuit was made but darkness coming on, it was ob-
liged to be abandoned. The victory was complete. The troops
that had held the field against such overwhelming odds were
entitled to very great credit. It was the first important battle
in the open field in which the Forty-Fourth had been engaged.
General Butterfield termed it their "baptismal fire." At the be-
ginning of the battle. Col. Stryker turned the command over to
Lieut. Col. Rice, and, as he stated, went to obtain reinforce-
ments. Corporal Charles H. Blair, who was wounded and
obliged to go to the rear, is responsible for the statement that
he found the Colonel dismounted and seated quietly by a tree,
holding his horse. He was severely criticised by his superior
officers for leaving his command at the beginning of the en-
gagement. Lieut. Col. Rice had his horse killed and his sword
shot from his side. The colors of the regiment showed the
severity of the fight. The Color Sergeant was shot through
76 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vn. Battle of Hanover C. H. May 27, i86a]
the head. Corporal James Young of Company F raised the
colors twice from the ground and was twice shot down. Sam-
uel W. Chandler of Company F, who had been wounded in
the leg and arm. with wounds bleeding, crept to the flag-
staff and with great effort raised it the third time. In a mo-
ment he, too, was shot in the breast and fell. Frank B. Schutt
of Company G then raised it. The flag was pierced by forty
bullets. The force encountered and defeated was Branch's Di-
vision of North Carolina and Georgia troops, supposed to have
been g.ocxD strong. Prisoners taken estimated the number at
10,000.
General McClellan, in his report made at the time, says :
"The immediate results of these affairs were some 200 of the
enemy's dead buried by our troops ; 730 prisoners, one twelve pound
howitzer, one caisson, a large number of small arms, and two rail-
road trains captured. Porter's victory of yesterday was truly a glorious
victory. Too much credit can not be given to his magnificent division
and its accompHshed leader. The rout of the rebels was complete.
Not a defeat, but a complete rout.
Our entire loss amounted to 53 killed and 344 wounded."
The loss of the Forty-Fourth was 31 killed and died of
wounds, and 53 wounded, making a total of 84. It will thus be
seen that of the number killed more than one-half belonged to
the Forty-Fourth New York. It will also be seen that the
proportion of those killed to the number wounded was un-
usually large.
After the battle and during the night the wounded were
carefully removed from the field, given attention, and the dead
were gathered together. On the next day the dead of the
Forty-Fourth, numbering 26, were buried in one trench on the
field. While there was rejoicing over the victory won, there
was sincere sorrow felt at the loss of so many noble lives. On
this day Lieut. Nash was appointed Acting Adjutant in place
of Adjutant Knox, wounded. Col W. H. Powell, in his his-
tory of the Fifth Corps, in describing the battle of Hanover
C. H., says :
'The brunt of actual contact was splendidly sustained by the 2d
Me. under their gallant Col. Roberts, and on the left by the fire of
the Forty-Fourth New York effectually covering the guns that were
temporarily abandoned, while the bearing of the regiment gave evi-
dence of the future in store for it with the heroic Rice."
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 77
[Chap. Vn. Rettim from Hanover. May 29, 1862]
It may be here remarked in this connection that in the midst
of the battle at the time the onslaught of the enemy was the
fiercest, Lieut. Col. Rice shouted to his command, "Be careful
men, be careful men, you are making history."
The foregoing quotation from Powell's History of the 5th
Corps fails to do justice to the 25th New Y'ork, inasmuch as
that gallant regiment suffered the greatest loss of any regiment
engaged.
The object of the movement having been brilliantly accom-
plished, Porter's troops were ordered to return to camp.
About 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th the troops started
on their return, arriving about 3 o^clock the next morning. The
return was wearisome and trying. The artillery and baggage
trains frequently got stuck in the mud, increasing the fatigue
and impatience of the troops. About 11 hours were consumed
in its return march although the distance was only 18 miles.
It was one of those long drawn-out marches that could not be
hurried, neither could it be postponed. It did no good to be-
come impatient nor to entertain angry thoughts. It went to
make a chapter in a soldier's experience and furnish variety to
his army life.
On this day heavy firing was heard on the South side of the
Chickahominy. Orders were received to be ready to march at a
moment's notice. The day passed but we did not move.
During the afternoon occurred a terrific thunder storm, during
which lightning struck the tent of Quartermaster Sergeant
Howlett and Sergeant Major Weber, instantly killing the for-
mer, rendering the latter insensible and igniting and exploding
a box of cartridges. Others in the tent, and near by, felt the
shock perceptibly. The rain fell in torrents for more than one
hour, causing the streams to overflow their banks and inundat-
ing the low lands and marshes.
On the 26th day of May, General Heintzelman's 3d Corps
crossed to the South side of the Chickahominy, leaving Por-
ter's Corps alone on the North side.
On the afternoon of May 31st, the battle of Seven Pines or
Fair Oaks was begun and continued on the ist day of June.
All the attacks of the enemy were repulsed with great loss to
them.
About 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening of May 31st, our bri-
78 44th NEWJTORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
IChap. Vn. Fair Oaks. May 31, 1863]
gade was ordered to the banks of the Chickahominy, guns were
loaded and stacked, and there it waited for the engineers to
build a pontoon bridge across the river. The plan was for our
brigade to cross soon as the pontoon bridge was finished and
make a night attack upon the rebel works. The recent rains,
however, had so swollen the river that its banks were over-
flowed and its width abnormally increased. This greatly de-
layed the construction of the bridge. Waiting in position until
noon on the ist day of June and the bridge not being completed,
the brigade returned to camp. It was thought that while the
enemy were engaged in assaulting our lines on the field of Fair
Oaks, it was good strategy to storm their works near the South
banks of the river. The execution of the plan failed on ac-
count of the untimely rise of the sluggish Chickahominy. The
battle of Fair Oaks resulted in a splendid victory for our army.
From the 2d of June to the 25th the regiment was quite
constantly engaged in camp, fatigue and picket duty along the
Chickahominy. Some of the pickets of the respective armies
were stationed near each other and became quite friendly and
sociable. They established a sort of truce between themselves,
not to fire on each other, but made an exception in the case of
commissioned officers. First Lieut. Harry Kelley, however,
disguised himself as a private soldier, visited the extreme picket
post, held a friendly chat with the rebel picket and returned
safely.
The men exchanged tobacco for coffee and bantered each
other as to what would be the final outcome of the war. Then
an order was promulgated forbidding the pickets to meet or
converse. The order was published in every regiment. After
the order had been published a man by the name of Kennedy,
belonging to Company H, while on picket, met and conversed
with a rebel soldier. After the example of the ambitious
weather cock, Kennedy was anxious to be first to make known
the nature of the important coming events. Among others
he entrusted the secret to Lieut. Col. Rice. Lieut. Col. Rice
deemed the information of so much importance that he decided
that it should be forthwith laid before General Porter. A sug-
gestion that Kennedy had been guilty of violating the plain
provisions of a recent order did not deter him. A mount was
procured for Kennedy and he and the Adjutant rode away to
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 79
[Chap. Vn. Review, Gen'I. Prim. Jane 9, 1862]
General Porter's headquarters, where they arrived late in the
evening, after the General had retired. The Adjutant awoke
the General and laid before him the purpose of the visit.
The General replied, "Put the man in the guard house and
I will punish him in the morning." The Adjutant sought to
explain saying to him that Col. Rice thought that the informa-
tion was so important that he would overlook the violation of
the order. The General only repeated with greater emphasis,
"Put the man in the guard house and I will punish him in the
morning." Kennedy was put into the guard house. The Adju-
tant returned and reported the result to Col. Rice. Soon after
daylight the next morning Col. Rice was seen riding rapidly
toward Corps headquarters and presently Kennedy was seen
wending his way back to camp on foot. What took place at
that "sunrise court" never was officially reported.
On the 9th day of June the 5th Corps was reviewed by
General McClellan and General Prim of the Spanish Army,
after which Generals Prim and Porter visited the picket line.
On the loth a party of rebel cavalry crossed the Pamunkey
River, captured and set fire to the wagons of our forage train,
and drove away 50 mules. This incident caused some excite-
ment at the landing where the supplies of the army were stored.
During this period there was much sickness in the regiment.
The hot weather and the miasma from the swamp had a tell-
ing effect in depleting the ranks.
During this period, also, Prof. Lowe made frequent ascen-
sions with his balloon for the purpose of observing the position
and movements of the enemy. The appearance of the balloon
was sure to draw the fire of the enemy's guns.
8o 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vm. Mechanicsville. June 26, 1863]
CHAPTER VIII.
THE SEVEN DAYS^ FIGHT.
The 26th day of June arrived. It was the first day of the
Seven Days' Fight. It was what was known as the Battle of
Mechanicsville. The Confederate Generals Longstreet, A. P.
Hill and D. H. Hill, between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
crossed to the North side of the Chickahominy River and
promptly formed their line of battle at and near Mechanics-
ville ready to attack. Their forces numbered about 10,000.
General McCall, commanding 3d Division, 5th Corps,
which numbered about 5,000, took a strong position to resist
the attack. From 4 o'clock until dark the enemy made repeated
assaults upon the Union lines. Toward evening McCall's Divi-
sion being hard pressed, the ist and 2d Brigades of our Divi-
sion were ordered to their support. During the 26th the 3d
Brigade took position near Cold Harbor to protect the right
flank and rear of the Union lines. Its position was changed at
different times as the day wore on but it did not become
actually engaged. Darkness put an end to this day's engage-
ment. The repeated assaults of the enemy were everywhere
repulsed with great slaughter. The combatants of both armies
slept on their arms and waited developments of the next day.
At this time it was known that Stonewall Jackson was ap-
proaching with his command and would be in position to co-
operate when the battle was renewed. It had also been recently
learned that the order for General McDowell, with his com-
mand to cooperate with the army of the Potomac, had again
been changed and that his command had been diverted to
another purpose. At this critical time it became necessary to
form new plans. General McClellan was in conference with
General Porter until late at night. Before leaving, General
McClellan said "Now, Fitz, you understand my views and the
absolute necessity of holding the ground until arrangements
over the river can be completed. Whichever of the two posi-
tions you take, hold it."
JOSEPH FERGUSON
Born in Ulster Co., New York, July lo, 1838, enlisted in Company
C 44 N. Y. V. Inf., August 8, 1861. Served as Sergeant with the 44th
N. Y., until Decemljer 1863. Was appointed Second Lieutenant by the
War Dept. and assigned to 7th U. S. C. Infantry. Promoted to First
Lieutenant and Adjutant March 6, 1865, promoted to Captain, January
12, 1866. Mustered out at expiration of service October 13, 1866. Bre-
vetted Major of U. S. Vols. Wounded and captured in assault on
Fort Gilmer, near Richmond, September 29, 1864, held prisoner until
February 22, 1865. Personally highly commended in general orders
from headquarters Army of the James. On detached service at Gen'l
Heintzelman's headquarters at San .\ntonio, Te.xas, when mustered out.
Brevet Alajor Ferguson returned to Civil life and resided in Orange
Co., New York until 1877, when he migrated to a Homestead Claim in
Kansas, where he occupied his time in farming, etc., etc. Served two
years as County Superintendent of Public Instruction and as Editor
and Proprietor of the leading county paper, "The Kinsley Graphic."
During the years 1881-2 he was engaged in contracting and mining
in the Elk Mountains, Colo. In 1884 he came to New Rochelle. N. Y.,
where he now resides.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 8i
[Chap. Vm. Gaines Mills. June 27, i86a]
Porter replied, "Give yourself no uneasiness, I shall hold to
the last extremity." About 3 o'clock in the morning of May
27th, General Porter received orders to withdraw his command
to Gaines Mills. Before daylight all the troops of the 5th
Corps were cautiously withdrawn from the positions occupied
during the night, and were moving to the several positions as-
signed to them for the coming day. The backward movement
was conducted in a deliberate and orderly manner, and by 9
o'clock the new line of battle was formed. The 3d Brigade
was formed with the 83d Penn. on the right and the Forty-
Fourth N. Y. on the left, which was also the left of the entire
line of battle.
The I2th N. Y. was formed in a second line of battle to the
rear of and supporting the 83d Penn.; and the i6th Mich, was
formed to the rear of and in support of the Forty- Fourth New
York.
The I St Brigade was formed in a similar manner to the
right of the 3d Brigade. A timely requisition had been made
for intrenching tools but they did not arrive. Orders were,
however, given to use the limited time and means at hand to
throw up defensive works. Later in the day these works
proved to be very useful. The Confederate forces engaged the
day before, reinforced by Stonewall Jackson's command and
other troops, swelling their number to 60,000 or more, advanced
cautiously and formed their line of battle. The forces of the
enemy were in command of General Robert E. Lee, who had
succeeded to the command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
They appeared in front of our brigade about 10 or 11 o'clock
in the forenoon and commenced forming their line of battle.
Lieut. Col. Rice, in his report, thus describes the field selected
as the position of defense against the expected attack :
"The natural character of this position of defense is an extended
field of high rolling ground, skirted in front and on the right by a
thin copse of woods and a small creek running through a deep ravine.
On the left a meadow extends along the Chickahominy as far as the
eye can reach, the ground becoming low and marshy toward the banks
of the river. The ground in front of this position, which was taken
by the enemy as his line of attack, is high and rolling, overlooking the
meadow and frequently furrowed by deep ravines and sluggish streams.
The Forty-Fourth New York, holding the extreme left of the line,
had thrown up a temporary breastwork of considerable strength.
82 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vm. Gaines MiUs. June 27, 1863]
Scarcely had these obstructions been thrown up before the line of
skirmishers in front of the brigade gave evidence of the approach of
the enemy. For nearly two hours, while the enemy was moving his
troops into position on our center and right, the skirmishers and sharp
shooters of the brigade, held in check the right of the enemy's forces
and frequently compelled entire regiments to fall back under the cover
of the woods to escape their deadly fire. The effectiveness of this line
of skirmishers and sharp shooters in front of our massed forces de-
serves especial notice. The names of these officers, belonging to the
Forty-Fourth New York Volunteers are Captain Larabee, Lieuts. Gas-
kill, Kelley, Weber, Becker and Orderly Sergeant Grannis. I would
also most favorably mention, in this connection, the name of Acting
Adjutant E. A. Nash who was with the skirmishers in front part of
the day communicating the various changes in position taken by the
enemy."
About 2:30 P. M. the 3d Brigade was attacked in force.
This attack was preceded by a light attack on the right and
center. The enemy were evidently developing our line and
feeling for its weak point. They did not find the weak point
opposite our brigade and were forced to fall back with consid-
erable loss. The second attack upon the 3d Brigade took place
about 5 130 o'clock P. M. This attack was also preceded by a
like attack on the right and center of the general line. It was
more severe and determined than the first attack but met the
same reception as the first and the forces of the enemy were
again forced back with great loss. The entire brigade was for
the first time today brought into action. Slocum's Division
reached the battlefield from the South Side of the river about 4
o'clock P. M. and took a vigorous part during the remainder
of the engagement. Porter's Corps and Slocum's Division,
numbering about 30,000, were contesting this memorable field
against the choicest troops of the Confederate Army which
numbered at least 60,000.
Col. Powell, in his history of the 5th Corps, says :
"For hours the air had been burdened with the roar of guns, the
crash and plunge of shot, the bursting of shells, the whir of canister
and hissing of a fearful leaden hail, mingled with the shouts of the
combatants and the cries and groans of wounded and dying, — ^but still
the Union line held fast and not a foot was given away."
The third and final assault of the day began shortly after 6
o'clock P. M. The enemy had gathered for a final effort.
The attack was general along the whole line. The fighting
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 83
(Chap. Vm. Gaines Mills. June 27, 1863]
was at short range and at times hand to hand. General But-
terfield, in his report of the battle, in part, says :
"Finding the pressure upon General Martindale's line (which was
next in line to the right of the 3d Brigade), I moved a portion of my
command to his support; with the hope and endeavor to hold the
enemy in check, who by their vastly superior strength and overpower-
ing reinforcements of fresh toops, had succeeded in breaking a portion
of General Martindale's line, without disgrace to any portion of his
command, for no men could ever have fought better, braver or more
determinedly."
Lieut. Col. Rice in his report, in part, said :
"On the left of the line the enemy was constantly repulsed until
late in the afternoon, when an entire brigade charged upon our line,
broke through the left of the forces on our right, and vigorously at-
tacked the right flank of our brigade. Thus severely pressed on the
right and front by a superior force, the 83d Penn. and the 12th N. Y.,
which supported it, were obliged to fall back. They were now quickly
rallied by the Commanding General and the i6th Mich, was ordered
to their support. Not far from this point of time Col. McLane of
the 83d Penn. gallantly fell at the head of his regiment, — the noblest
soldier of us all, — fell honored, loved, mourned by us all. Here, too,
fell Major Naghel and many other gallant officers of the same regi-
ment who freely gave their lives for their country. They all sleep
well. Their names are immortal. In the meantime the 83d Penn. and
the i6th Mich, not being able to stand the deadly fire of the enemy
from the right and rear joined the Forty-Fourth N. Y. Now the
enemy was drawing nearer and nearer around us, but still we poured
into his advancing ranks a terrible fire. At this moment Major Van
Vegesack, aid de camp, informed me that the General had ordered
him to bring off from the field the remaining regiments of the brigade.
I, at once, sorrowfully beheld the utter hopelessness of the unequal
contest and ordered a retreat. The enemy in our rear along the entire
right, upon the crest of the hill, poured into our ranks from both mus-
ketry and artillery a sheet of iron and lead. Still the column pressed
forward across the long meadow, its ranks becoming thinner till at
length through marsh, and swamp, and tangled underwood, dense and
almost impassable, amid falling trees and bursting shells, it reached
the river and plunging in waded to the opposite banks."
It is thought that the foregoing extract from the report of
Lieut. Col. Rice, being made at the time, w^ould furnish the
most vivid description of the gallant conduct of the regiment
at the battle of Gaines Mills. The regiment lost in the battle
61 in killed, wounded and missing. Among the wounded were
Captains Vanderlip and McRoberts and Lieutenants Gaskill and
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[Chap. Vm. Crossed the Chickahominy. June 27, i86a]
Becker. No troops fought better than Butterfield's Brigade
and had it not been assailed by overwhelming numbers in flank
and rear its position could not have been carried. The 83d
Penn., which held a position in the front line of battle to the
right of the Forty-Fourth, occupied the position of greater
danger and sustained itself in a most creditable manner under
most trying circumstances. Its loss was very heavy, but its
brilliant record was unsurpassed on that field. Wet, weary,
without knapsacks, haversacks or blankets, some time after
darkness had enveloped the earth, the Forty-Fourth New York
and the 83d Penn. respectively assembled their broken ranks
on the South banks of the Chickahominy. On crossing to the
South side of the river we came within the territorial com-
mand of General Smith. The 83d Penn. arrived on the South
side of the river about the same time as the Forty-Fourth New
York. The two regiments had shared together the fortunes
of the day. The dead and wounded of the entire brigade were
left upon the battlefield. Poncho tents, knapsacks, haversacks
and blankets were also abandoned. Weary, hungry and bat-
tle-begrimed, we came as uninvited and unexpected guests.
General Smith's Adjutant General came to Lieut. Col. Rice and
said that General Smith was expecting a night attack and de-
sired his command to remain. As requested, the regiment
took position in the rifle pits to the left of the fort and a little
later rations were issued. In one or two hours the Forty-
Fourth was relieved by other troops and moved back into
an open field, lay down and sought much needed rest, with-
out tents or blankets. Before daylight on the morning of the
28th the regiment was ordered out to aid in repelling an attack,
for which purpose ammunition was issued to the men. As soon
as the attacking party was repulsed the command again sought
rest. Soon after daylight the 83d Penn. and the Forty-Fourth
N. Y. rejoined the Division near General Porter's head-
quarters. About 2 o'clock the brigade was ordered to take
position to guard a ford on the Chickahominy, and soon there-
after was relieved and marched to Savage Station. A halt
was made a short distance from the station and the regiment
bivouacked for the night. We were still without tents or
blankets and it rained hard all night.
Early in the morning of June 29th the Division marched to
LOUIS G. FERRAND.
Born in Cheektowaga, N. Y., May 14. 1840. He relates that he was
raised on a farm and at the age of eighteen years commenced an ap-
prenticeship at blacksmithing and served in that capacity for three years.
Enlisted in Company A, 44th N. Y. V. I. in Aug., 1861. " Was
with the regiment until it reached Yorktown, Va. in 1862, where he
was taken with typhoid fever and removed to U. S. General Hospital,
Annapolis. Md. After a long sickness which left him unfit for service
at the Front, he served as hospital nurse until the spring of 1863,
when he returned to, and remained with the regiment until July 2.
1863. On that date he was wounded by buckshot in the left cheek at
the Battle of Gettysburg, and was sent to U. S. General Hospital, West
Philadelphia. Returned to regiment about Aug. 20. 1863. His next
and last departure from the regiment was near the Weldon R. R. not
far from Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864, when he was disabled by
gunshot wounds in left hand and left knee. Was then taken to Slough
Barracks Hospital, near Alexanderia, Va., and was there when the
regiment was mustered out Oct. 11, 1864. The wounds that he
received at the Weldon R. R. in his hand and knee made him a cripple
for life. Honorably discharged May 4, 1865.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 85
Chap. Vm. White Oak Swamp and Ttirkey Bend. June 30, 1862]
White Oak Swamp on a reconnaisance and not discovering
any of the enemy made arrangements to^ bivouac for the night.
Orders were very soon received that the entire 5th Corps was
to make a night march. The march was to be made with the
least possible noise and with the utmost caution. The route
taken was along a highway bordered on both sides by dense
woods. In the middle of the night, while everybody and
everything were obscured by dense darkness, a sudden and
unexpected noise was heard. It sounded like the tread of
horsemen. For a moment the entire body of troops was
thrown into a panic. The road was instantly cleared. Men
fired their muskets without purpose or aim. This episode
caused no little amusement when it was learned that two
lively mules, having a frolic of their own, were responsible for
the commotion. The previous silent march was then resumed.
General Porter was at the head of the column, conducting the
movement under the direction of a single guide. The guide
had taken the wrong road, and the mistake was not dis-
covered by General Porter, until he came unexpectdly upon
an outpost of the enemy's picket line. It was a narrow escape
for him. The entire distance travelled had to be retraced.
When daylight came a halt was made near the starting point
of the evening before and everybody was soon stretched on
the ground for rest. Soon orders came and the march was re-
sumed towards Turkey Bridge, which point was reached about
II A. M. In the afternoon of June 30th the troops were
formed in line by brigades and General McClellan rode past
in review. The troops were much fatigued by the almost con-
tinuous marching and fighting, but the Commanding General
was cheered with considerable enthusiasm. During this day
different parts of the army were hotly engaged on different
fields. The location of Porter's Corps was such that it took
an active part in the engagement of White Oak Swamp
and Turkey Bend. Late in the afternoon the 3d Brigade
was subjected to quite a hot artillery fire. An incident here
occurred which was quite far-reaching in its consequences.
The regiment was in position of close column by division. An
order was given by which it was sought to change front to the
left, thereby establishing a new line at right angles to the
former. Some of the rear companies failed to understand
86 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vni. Malvern Hill. July i, 1863]
the order and a temporary confusion ensued. At this juncture
General Butterfield rode up in haste and with much emphasis
said : "Colonel Stryker what in H 1 are you doing with
that battalion?" To which the reply was made, "I am obey-
ing orders, sir" General Butterfield said, "Obeying the Devil.
Get down from that position. I have heard of you before, sir.
Who is next in command?" Col. Stryker dismounted and
went to the rear and never again assumed command of the
regiment. He was succeeded by Lieut. Col. Rice.
The men slept on their arms that night and were ready for
duty at a moment's call. The attacks of the enemy on the
30th were all successfully repulsed. Jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent of the psuedo-Confederacy, was present on the field with
the Confederate Army. He came out there for the express
purpose of seeing General Lee bag our army. His expectation,
fortunately, however, was not realized. On the night of June
30th, Morell's Division slept on their arms. The fighting of the
day before and the relative positions of the armies indicated
that the battle might be renewed at any moment. Command-
ing officers were busy during the night in correcting their lines
and preparing for the contest. Five days had now elapsed
since the fighting began. During all that time our brigade had
slept at irregular intervals without tents or blankets and much
of the time were on short rations. The battle of Malvern
Hill was fought on Tuesday, July ist. It was the greatest
of the Seven Days' battles. The battlefield is briefly described
in General McClellan's reports as —
"An elevated plateau of about a mile and a half by three fourths
of a mile in area, well cleared of timber and with several converging
roads running over it. In front are many defensible ravines, and the
ground slopes gradually toward the North and East to the woodland,
giving clear ranges for artillery in those directions. Towards the
Northwest the plateau falls off more abruptly into a ravine which ex-
tends to the James River. From the position of the enemy his most
obvious lines of attack would come from the direction of Richmond
and the White Oak Swamp and almost of a necessity strike upon our
left wing. Porter's Corps held the left of the line."
At sunrise on the morning of July ist, the 3d Brigade
was under arms and moving to the position assigned to it in
the order of battle. The first position taken was toward the
left of the general line and to the rear of woods encircling that
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[Chap. Vra. Malvern HiU. July i, 1862]
part of the field. The assigned position had hardly been taken
when the artillery of both armies became engaged. The enemy
followed with a spirited attack of infantry, lasting about 2
hours, which was completely repulsed. Another and more de-
termined attack was made about 11 o'clock A. M. toward the
right of the general line, which lasted about 3 hours, and which
was finally repulsed with great slaughter. "About 2 o'clock a
column of the enemy was observed moving toward our right,
but beyond the reach of our artillery. The column was long,
occupying more than 2 hours in passing a given point, but it
disappeared and was not heard of again in that part of the
field. The presumption is that it returned by the rear and par-
ticipated in the attack made afterwards upon our left."
The regiment spent the day until about 4 or 5 o'clock P.
M. in guarding batteries and listening to the terrible onsets of
battle in other parts of the field. It is always trying for troops
to remain inactive and unprotected upon a battlefield sub-
ject to a fierce artillery fire. Notwithstanding the terribly ex-
hausting experience of the preceding 5 days our troops dis-
played great enthusiasm. Their determination and staying
qualities were manifest by cheer after cheer that echoed and
re-echoed along the whole line. About 5 o'clock P. M, the
enemy opened on our left with the full force of his artillery.
For nearly one hour the air was filled with whizzing shot and
bursting shells. Several casualties occurred in the regiment
at this time while prone upon the earth awaiting orders. What
followed is graphically described in the report of Lieut. Col.
Rice.
"For two hours the brigade calmly and firmly endured the sever-
est fire of shell, grape, canister, shrapnel and round shot, without
a man leaving the ranks save those who were wounded. About 5
o'clock in the afternoon the enemy attacked the left of our line with
great vigor and the General moved up the 83d Penn. and i6th Mich.
to support certain batteries in front, and soon afterwards the Forty-
Fourth N. Y. was ordered to deploy and prepare for action. At this
time while the musketry fire of the enemy was terrific and he seemed
to be successfully advancing against all opposition, the bugle sound
of the 3d Brigade to charge was heard above the din of battle. The
Forty-Fourth N. Y. Volunteers was ordered to advance. * * *
Onward the Forty-Fourth marched in regular line of battle, with
its colors far advanced, passing line after line of our troops, who
loudly cheered our flag as we steadily and firmly pressed on, till at
88 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vm. Malvern Hill. July i, 1862]
length beyond the extreme front of our forces and within 100 yards
of the enemy, the regiment was ordered to charge bayonets upon his
line. Scarcely had the regiment charged 50 yards towards the enemy
before his lines broke and fell back, leaving his colors upon the field
soma 20 on 30 yards in front of our regiment. A dozen officers and
soldiers sprang forward from our ranks to seize them when a Ser-
geant of the 83d Penn. (which regiment we had passed on our right
in the charge) * * * rushed forward and running across the en-
tire right wing of our regiment outstripped all his competitors in
the race, seized the colors and bore them off.
Another brigade of the enemy was now advancing toward us.
My command was ordered to halt and commence firing. For nearly
half an hour the regiment held this brigade at bay by its constant and
unerring fire. * * * 'p^g Forty-Fourth entered this engagement
with 225 men. Its loss was 11 killed, 84 wounded and 4 missing.
Among the wounded were Captain Schaffer and First Lieut. Wood-
worth, the latter mortally.
I desire especially to commend to the most favorable notice of
the General Commanding the gallant conduct of Private James B.
Hitchcock of Company K, who, after 4 color bearers had been shot
down, asked permission to carry the colors, and though subsequently
wounded twice, refused to resign the flag into any other hands than
those of the Commanding Officer who had entrusted it to him. I
would also call the attention of the General to the gallant and faith-
ful conduct on the field of battle of Corporal Blasdell of Company H,
who was shot in the arm early in the action and was urged by his
Captain to go to the rear, but he preferred to remain when he was
struck in the head and face by the enemy's balls and fell supposing him-
self mortally wounded. Lying upon the ground, he bade his Captain
farewell and told him to say to his parents that he died in a good
cause. Afterwards recovering from the first shock he walked from
the field of battle during the night to Harrison's Landing, carrying his
musket and straps and delivered them into the hands of his Captain,
with request that he would preserve the same until he should be able
to return to duty. I would also commend to the notice of the General
the good conduct of the following officers, non-commissioned officers
and soldiers during the engagement: Captains Conner, Larabee, Schaf-
fer and Danks ; Lieutenants : Woodworth, Nash, Weber, and Herenden ;
Sergeants: Russell, Dunham, Rexford, Thomas, Johnson, Sentell,
Weaver, Campbell, Mason and Hatch; Corporals: Hillebrandt, Wilbur,
Kinney, Longwell, Harris, Whitbeck and St. John; Privates: Watson,
Ferris, Pabodie, Skinner, Wood, Burnett, McClanethan, Case, Buck,
Angus, Ferguson, Seeley, Oliver, Damms, Duff and Wendell."
The foregoing are extracts copied from the official report
of Lieut. Col. Rice. The account would be incomplete with-
out adding somewhat to the description therein contained.
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CHARLES WARREN GIBBS.
Of English parents, came of Revolutionary stock, his grandmother,
Eunice Hinckley, having been a niece of General Warren who was
killed at Bunker Hill ; father, Samuel W. Gibbs, born at Litchfield,
Conn. ; mother, Harriet Hinckley, born at Albany, N. Y., where the
subject of this sketch, one of their ten children, was born Nov.
8, i'838.
He was selected to represent his (Albany) ward in this regiment,
was mustered in as 2d Lieutenant of Company F, Aug. 17, 1861 and
as Captain of Company I, Dec. 24, 1862.
He was with the regiment in all battles from siege of Yorktown
to Gettysburg ; was severely wounded, captured and paroled at Second
Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862 and carried his left arm in a sling in all
subsequent battles. On account of wounds he was transferred to the
21 st Regiment Vet. Res. Corps and was in active field service in resist-
ing Early"s raid on Washington, July. 1864. Honorably discharged
April II,' 1866. He was married to Eliza W. White of Providence,
R. L. and thev now reside at Brooklvn. N. Y.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 89
[Chap. Vm. Malvern Hill. July i, 1862]
Just before the charge the Brigade Bugler came down just to
the rear of the regiment and sounded a bugle call. Lieut.
Col. Rice, who was sitting upon the ground, said : "Bugler what
is that?" He replied: "The General, sir, told me to sound
the charge." Lieut. Col. Rice sprang to his feet, drew his
sword, and commanded, "Forty-Fourth fall in." The regi-
ment was in line in a moment. Lieut. Col. Rice then said:
"Forty-Fourth, I want you to charge today as you never
charged before." The regiment then advanced. It appeared
to advance independently of any other troops. While thus
advancing, commingling with the terrible din and carnage of
battle the voice of Lieut. Col. Rice could be heard shouting,
"Men we are Christians and we can die." This strange
episode in battle is understood to have called from a member
of Company H, "I don't see what the H 1 is the use of
his saying that for we are dying fast enough."
While at the farthest point at the front reached by the regi-
ment there were no troops on its right or left, the enemy were
driven back in confusion and there held at bay as long as the
ammunition lasted. Several of the enemy appeared on our
right rear and som.e of our file closers were seen to face in
that direction and deliver some well directed shots. This phase
of the battle was called to the attention of the writer by
Sergeant Darling of Company H. After the ammunition was
all exhausted the regiment was faced to the rear, deliberately
marched back in good order, and re-formed on the left of the
83d Penn. The shadows of night and the dense smoke of bat-
tle enveloped the field, long before the fighting of infantry
ceased. The line of blaze of the enemy's fire afforded the
only target for our troops. When relieved the regiment
marched to the rear. At the close of the battle the enemy had
been everywhere overwhelmingly repulsed.
Lieut. Col. Rice in his report, states that the regiment en-
tered the engagement with 225 men. It is believed that num-
ber covered the entire total reported for duty and included
many not in the fighting Hne. The writer was Acting Adjutant
at the time and has in his possession data from which the
official report was made. While the data referred to do
not in terms tell the number actually engaged, they do show
that the killed, wounded and missing numbered 99 as stated
90 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Vm. Retreat from Victory. July 2, 1862]
by Lieut. Col. Rice and also states that there were left only
98 muskets in the entire regiment. It is the writer's recollec-
tion, confirmed by the above data, that the regiment took into
battle 200 muskets. In the report, quoted above, it was stated
that Lieut. Woodworth was mortally wounded. This, happily,
proved not to be the case. While fearfully wounded and his
face disfigured he has lived to enjoy many useful, happy years.
This gallant officer was obliged to leave the service, however,
on account of disability sustained in this battle.
There is another incident connected with the report of
Lieut. Col. Rice that may be of interest to recall. It is as
follows :
"Nor would I forget to mention here the most gallant conduct of
Major Barnum of the 12th N. Y. Vols., who constantly exposed his
life to gain information as to the position of the enemy during the
day. This gallant officer now sleeps in death. He fell mortally
wounded at the head of his regiment on the first instant. His last
words were, 'My wife, My boy, My country's flag.' The thousand
streams of the Peninsula are red with the best blood of the North,
but none are crimsoned with purer or nobler than that which flowed
from his heart — a heart entirely devoted to his country."
A few days later it was learned that Major Barnum was
not killed but a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. When
Lieut. Col. Rice was informed of this fact, referring to
his report, he said : "Well, what I lost in fact I made up in
rhetoric." The fighting of the day being over, a detail was
sent to care for the dead and wounded. Many brave, noble
men fought here their last fight. Quite late at night the
survivors, not sent out on the detail, lay down as heretofore
without tents or blankets, to sleep, not having had anything
to eat since morning. Fatigue overcame the pangs of hunger
and the opportunity to rest was promptly utilized.
After 2 or 3 hours sleep and about i o'clock A. M. of July
2d the regiment was awakened from sleep and ordered to
march. It was then learned for the first time that the Army
of the Potomac was moving from Richmond instead of to-
wards it. No army ever experienced greater humiliation.
Darkness concealed the evidences of its grief. The patience,
endurance and bravery of the army had been superb. The
blame did not rest with the rank and file. Where did it rest?
We were leaving a victorious field and retreating before a
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 91
[Chap. Vin. Harrison's Landing. July 2, 1862]
defeated army. Our gallant dead and wounded were left
in the hands of the enemy. Many years have intervened
but the humiliation and unfruitful result of that campaign
still remain. About daylight on that direful occasion a heavy
rain storm set in which continued during the rest of the day
and the following night. The rain fell in torrents, the mud
grew deeper and deeper, and still the Army of the Potomac
moved slowly towards its new base on the James River. The
feeble attacks of the enemy on our rear guard were suc-
cessfully resisted. About 9 o'clock A. M. we came to a halt
in a grain field. Rations were soon issued and the hunger that
had lingered more or less acutely during the past 7 days was
stayed. More time was required to recuperate from excessive
exposure and fatigue. The opportunity came at last but con-
veniences were quite limited. The problem was presented as
to how to construct a protection from rain and mud with a
limited number of fence rails, poles and sheaves of grain.
These were the only materials at hand and ingenuity was taxed
to its limit. The day wore away, night came and still it
rained. Neither tattoo nor taps were required to quiet the
camp. To cease moving was the only necessary condition to
induce sleep. When sunshine reappeared, clothing was dried
which added materially to the comfort of the situation. Regular
rations were issued but there was a lack of tents and blankets.
On the 4th day of July, our National holiday, a salute was
fired. Preparations were made for General McClellan to re-
view the army. Other duties, however, demanded his atten-
tion and other arrangements were made. General Martin-
dale's Brigade marched in review past our brigade, after
which General Martindale, seated in his saddle, made a short,
eloquent and patriotic address, in which he highly praised the
conduct of the Forty-Fourth N. Y. at the battle of Hanover
C. H. when under his command. As soon as the army reached
Harrison's Landing Col. Stryker sent in his resignation which
was promptly accepted on the 7th. He had failed to meet the
expectations of the regiment, its promoters and friends. Presi-
dent Lincoln reviewed the 5th Corps in the evening of July
8th. He expressed amazement and much feeling when the
remnant of the Forty-Fourth was pointed out to him. In his
lifetime Col. Conner frequently referred to the President's
92 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. vm. Harrison's Landing. July, i86a]
expression of sorrow on seeing the regiment. On the 3d day
of July President Lincoln sent a dispatch to the General com-
manding and among other things said: "I am satisfied that
yourself, officers and men, have done the best you could. All
accounts say better fighting never was done."
General McClellan, in his report, after the battle of Mal-
vorn Hill says:
"This closed the hard fighting which had continued from the after-
noon of the 26th ultimo, in a daily series of engagements wholly un-
paralleled on this continent for determination and slaughter on both
sides."
General Porter, in his report, of the Seven Days battle,
says:
"I can not close without a tribute in general terms to the gallant
officers and men who have day after day contended successfully against
immense odds in severe battles, made long marches, endured exposure,
fatigue and hunger without a murmur; and patiently awaited attack
of the immense forces of the enemy pouring upon us. This gallant
band has on three occasions withstood the brunt of attack of the main
forces of the enemy and finally driven him from the field when ex-
pecting success to crown his efforts."
General Morell, in his report of ist Division covering the
same dates, says:
"I can not speak too highly of the endurance and courage dis-
played by officers and men during the period embraced in this report.
From the moment we were summoned to Mechanicsville till we ar-
rived at Harrison's they were constantly on the alert and though
without shelter, and at times without food, they responded with the
utmost alacrity to every call to duty."
On reaching Harrison's Landing General Butterfield is-
sued a circular of which the following is a copy :
"Headquarters Butterfield's Brigade.
Morell's Division.
Harrison's Landing, July 7. 1862.
Brave Soldiers of the Third Brigade:
It is with no ordinary pride that your General promulgates to
you General Orders No. 4 from the headquarters of the army corps.
Your bravery and gallantry have won my love and you are as
dear to me as brothers.
Let the spirit and the pride which have always distinguished you
be renewed and redoubled. Your children's children will be proud of
your noble acts and your country will love you.
CHARLES D. GRANXIS.
Born March 17, 1840, at Fredonia, N. Y., enlisted at Brocton, N. Y.,
and joined Company A. 44th N. Y. at Buffalo, Aug. 7. 1861 ; joined
the regiment at Albany and was transferred to Company H, Sept,
19, 1861 ; assisted in enlisting Company H ; promoted to First Sergeant
Sept. 20, 1861 ; Second Lieutenant, Nov. 30. 1862; First Lieutenant, Dec.
31, 1862; Captain of Company B, Sept. i, 1863; mustered out with
Regiment at Albany, Oct. 11, 1864. Died at Alamo, Mich.. Jan. 12, 1901.
He was captured at the Battle of Gaines Mills, Va., June 2J, 1862,
and confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., until paroled.
A fellow soldier, whom he nursed back to life and cared for through
terrible experiences while both were confined in Libby Rebel Prison,
mentions him as a brave and faithful soldier and friend.
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44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 93
[Chap. Vm. Shelled Across James River. July 31, i86a]
Let every one, officers and men, make renewed exertions ; and
let the next call to arms find the brigade as it always has heretofore,
unflinching, unfaltering, devoted to the country and the honor of its
flag.
Let the proud recollection of the glorious names your banners
will bear redouble your strength and zeal, so that as heretofore you
will equal twice the number of the enemy.
By Command of Brig. Gen. Butteefield.
Thomas J. Hoyt,
Asst. Adj. Genl."
In his report, General Butterfield said : "It is with mingled
feelings of sorrow and pride that I close this report. The
plains of Hanover, the banks of the Chickahominy, the heights
of Malvern are wet with the blood of the gallant dead of the
brigade."
In the engagements known as the Seven Days Battles the
Army of the Potomac was composed of four army corps in
which the casualties aggregated 15,849 and of this number the
5th Corps alone sustained a loss of 7,601 or nearly one-half of
the entire loss.
On reaching Harrison's Landing the army was in need of
rest, rations, tents and blankets. The 5th Corps was placed
in reserve and had little to do except camp duty. Its camp
was not far from the North banks of the James River. In the
middle of the night on July 31st the enemy placed 43 pieces
of artillery on the South bank of the river, opposite our camp
and opened upon our army a brisk cannonade. An unexpected
attack at such an unseasonable hour had the effect to create
much excitement. This was more noticeable among non-
combatants and camp followers. Presently our artillery and
gunboats got into position and made it so uncomfortable for
the enemy that they were glad to get away. The next morning
some of our troops were sent across the river and so placed
as to prevent another such attack. On the 4th day of August
the 3d Brigade crossed to the South side of the river and re-
mained 5 days. We were encamped upon the plantation of
Edmund Ruffin. This plantation was a large one, well man-
aged and cultivated. It bore evidences of thrift and luxu-
rious living. There were chickens, pigs, turkeys, potatoes,
green com and different kinds of fruit without price and in
quantities to suit the taker. Had it not been for that midnight
94 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. VIII. Ruflin's Plantation. Aug. 4, 1862]
attack this pleasant entertainment would not have been ex-
perienced. While there was an order in force against foraging,
Col. Rice was heard to remark: "Boys, you know the orders
against foraging, but if you catch a pig don't let him squeal."
There was a rumor circulated through our camp that a cow
became so attached to the troops that she actually followed
them in their return to the North side of the river. Another
version of the affair was that the attachment of the cow to
the regiment was due to the gentle urging of "Faithful Jim,"
the enterprising negro servant of a Lieutenant of Co. L The
cow proved to be a valuable asset to our regimental hospital.
After 5 days of restful duty and high living return was made
to the North side of the river and to the usual army rations of
hard tack and pork.
Schreiber's Band was regularly mustered in at Albany, N.
Y., on the 14th day of September, 1861. It had the reputation
of being one of the finest bands in the State of New York.
It was an attractive feature on all public occasions. It never
failed to respond in an efficient and cheerful manner whenever
called upon. On leaving Albany Schreiber's Band led the
regiment in its march from the barracks to the boat landing,
through the streets of New York and along the famous Penn-
sylvania Avenue in Washington. Everywhere it received gen-
erous applause. During the winter of 1861-2 it frequently
cheered and enlivened the camp with delightful music. Our
dress parades, conducted by that typical soldier, Adjutant Knox,
supplemented by the ever-creditable cooperation of the band,
were unique and of a superior order.
The band led the way when the regiment marched into the
fortified works at Yorktown. It never missed an opportunity
to cheer and encourage the troops during the Seven Days'
battle in front of Richmond. In the midst of disaster, sorrow
and gloom, on the 4th day of July, 1862, it did not fail to
kindle anew heroic purpose by its lofty patriotic strains. It
was mustered out on the loth day of July, 1862, at Harrison's
Landing. Its departure seemed like losing an old and valued
friend. Is it not within the realms of faith to believe that
all the dear and tried comrades, in the near bye and bye may
again assemble on the eternal camping ground at a dress parade,
conducted by the much-loved Knox and thrilled by the inspir-
ing music of Schreiber's superb band?
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 95
[Chap. IX. Return from the Peninsula. Aug. 14, 1862]
CHAPTER IX.
THE ARMY LEAVES THE PENINSULA — BATTLE OF SECOND
BULL RUN.
General Lee, surmising that movements connected with
the Army of the Potomac indicated an intention to abandon
the Peninsula, started the bulk of his army North to over-
whelm Pope before reinforcements could reach him. At 5
o'clock P. M. on the 14th day of August, General Porter re-
ceived orders to move with his corps. About 8 or 9 o'clock
that same evening, the corps struck camp and was on the march.
Troops moved about half a mile and bivouacked for the night.
At 3 o'clock the next morning, march was resumed and con-
tinued during the day, crossing the Chickahominy River on
a pontoon bridge, and halting for the night about one mile
from the river. Before halting for the night the regiment had
marched 21 miles. An early start was made on the morning
of the i6th and Williamsburg was reached about 3 o'clock P.
M., a march of 12 miles having been made. The balance of the
day was spent in visiting the town and the field on which was
fought the hotly contested battle of May 6th. There were
to be seen many evidences of battle. Williamsburg is the
location of William and Mary College, the oldest college in
the U. S. except Harvard. The regiment was again on the
march at an early hour on the morning of the 17th. The
weather was hot and the roads were dusty. Yorktown was
reached about 3 130 P. M., and having marched 12 miles the
regiment went into bivouac on the same grounds occupied by
it during the siege. Capt. W. H. Revere of Company
C, was Provost Marshal at this place. Bright and early
the next morning the regiment resumed its march to Hamp-
ton, which place was reached about 5 o'clock P. M.
troops having marched about 24 miles. We again encamped
on our old camp ground, occupied before starting up the
Peninsula. Many battles had been fought, many brave men
had been lost by disease and in battle, much toil and fatigue
96 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IX. Fortress Monroe. Aug. 19, 1863]
had been endured and no appreciable gain had been made in
the suppression of the infamous rebellion. Early in the morn-
ing of Tuesday, the 19th day of August, we were again on
the march and reached Newport News about 10 o'clock A.
M. At 4 o'clock P. M. the regiment embarked on the steamer
New Brunswick, steamed down to Fortress Monroe and
awaited the balance of the brigade. We reached Acquia Creek
about 8 o'clock A. M. on the morning of the 20th, and im-
mediately took transportation on the cars for Falmouth, which
place was reached about 10 o'clock A. M. Here the regiment
went into bivouac. About 5 o'clock on the evening of August
22d, orders were received and the Division took up its line
of march along the banks of the Rappahannock River and con-
tinued its march until midnight. From this time until the
26th our movements appeared irregular and uncertain, but
along or near the river. Kelley's Ford was reached on the
26th. Teams were sent back from this point to Fredericksburg
for rations and forage. All who were sick or disabled were
also sent back. About midnight on the day the teams were
sent back, orders were received to march at once to Bealeton
Station on the line of the railroad. It became necessary to
burn or destroy everything that could not be carried. On reach-
ing the latter place it was learned that the enemy had inter-
vened between our army and Washington, that they had cap-
tured and burned cars and suppHes and torn up the railroad
track. This information was more impressive because we
were separated from our supply train and rations were nearly
consumed. On the 27th near Bealeton, Lieut. Herenden was de-
tailed by an order of the Division Commander to return over
the route recently traversed, to Fredericksburg, with instruc-
tions to gather up and turn back all stragglers, sutlers and
camp followers, who were liable to be captured in the terri-
tory recently abandoned. A start was made with about 100
sick and othewise disabled soldiers. As the movement pro-
gressed many accessions were made to the number. Falmouth
was reached on the 29th with a large disorganized mass of
people, horses, mules, including a great variety of vehicles
drawn by horses, mules, oxen and cows. At Falmouth trans-
portation was taken by cars to Acquia Creek, thence by steamer
to Alexandria, which place was reached on the 31st. At
ADGATE T. GREGG.
Was born in 1837 at Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, and
always resided in that town, except four years, in which he resided in
Missouri.
He enlisted in Co. H, 44th N. Y. V. I., on Oct. 2, 1861, and served
with that company during his entire enlistment. He was promoted
Corporal Dec. 19, 1862, was appointed color-guard May 8. 1864 and
soon after carried the colors until the final discharge of the regiment.
He was in every battle in which the regiment was engaged except
the second battle of Bull Run. He was present for duty everv day
during his service except about two weeks when sick with erysipelas.
In 1865 he married Philena Johnson, who has been a most faithful
and devoted wife. They have four children : Lizzie M. Hall, Alethea
M. Volk, Clara S. Pcrrin and George Adgate Gregg, all of whom are
happily married and enjoy the respect of all who know them.
The subject of this sketch is a prosperous farmer who enjoys the
confidence and respect of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
His excellent record as a soldier, his pure upright life as a man and
citizen furnish a legacy for posterity more valuable than gold or silver.
I THE NliW YORK
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 97
[Chap. IX. Relief of General Pope. Aug. 28, 1862]
Camp Convalescent Lieut. Herenden turned over 482 soldiers
belonging to many different regiments and organizations.
The above number did not include a variety of persons not at-
tached to the service. It is doubtful if another such a motley
and incongruous array was witnessed during the war. At
Bealeton Station General Porter got into communication with
General Pope, who was in command of the army operating
against the enemy. The Confederate Army had out-manoeu-
vered the armies operating on the line of the Rappahannock
and passed around the flank of the troops commanded by
General Pope. Before this time there had been an army
commanded by General Banks, an army commanded by Gen-
eral Sigel, an army commanded by General McDowell, and
the Army of the Potomac commanded by General McClellan.
These were separate commands apparently operating with-
out concert of action and contrary to well established mili-
tary precedents.
Perhaps all of the armies have not been here named, but
enough have been named to show a clear violation of the
well settled military rule, that "to invade a country success-
fully you must have one line of operations and one army
under one General." The situation had become critical. These
separate commands were hastily thrown together to contend
with a compact, well organized and ably commanded army.
Our marching was continued from day to day as fast and far
as endurance would permit. On passing along the railroad,
it was apparent that the devastating hand of war had been
at work. The brigade went into bivouac on the night of the
28th of August at Warrenton Station. Before daylight on
the morning of the 29th, line was again formed and the march
resumed. At this time all rations had been consumed. The
route of the 5th Corps was in the direction of Groveton, which
place was reached late in the afternoon. While on the march,
some little time before halting for the day. Col. Rice had a
conversation with Col. Fred T. Locke, General Porter's As-
sistant Adjutant General. They were riding side by side Gen-
eral Porter on the right of Col. Locke and with the writer,
who was Acting Adjutant, riding on the left of Col. Rice.
Col. Rice said: "Locke, are we expected to fight today?"
Locke replied, "Yes, we have orders to that effect." Col. Rice
98 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IX. Groveton. Aug. 29, 1862]
said : "Why, Locke, my men are in no condition to fight.
They are entirely out of rations and all tired out." Locke re-
plied, "I know it. It is too bad, but it can't be helped. We
have positive orders to attack at once."
We halted somewhat before sundown but did not attack.
There was, however, some brisk cannonading carried on at
this place. The line of dust made it apparent that the enemy
were on the march. A detail from the regiment was made
for picket duty that night.
Capt. Bourne who had charge of the picket line states:
"Just before dark on the 29th of August a party of about
20 men under my command was ordered on picket and di-
rected by Col. Rice to take a position near a fence about 50
rods in front of the regiment. Soon after the men were placed
in position, (which they occupied alone), having no connec-
tion with other pickets, a party of the enemy took position
just over the fence. As they approached with the usual chatter-
ing talk the Forty-Fourth party were cautioned to remain
perfectly silent.
Their line extended beyond each end of ours. We lay
there until after they were relieved. As daylight approached
and our regiment had been moved during the night the little
party was marched to the point where the regiment was left
and taking the fresh trail fortunately overtook the command
just as the first shots were fired at the smoke where our boys
were preparing to roast green corn."
Before daylight on the morning of the 30th the regiment
started on the march without withdrawing its pickets, marched
about 7 miles and halted upon the field where the first battle
of Bull Run had been fought. By some misunderstanding of
orders. General Morell, commanding our Division, with his
staff, marched to Centerville, followed by General Grifiin and
his Brigade. This left General Butterfield in command of the
1st and 3d Brigades of our Division, and Col. Weeks of the
I2th N. Y. in command of our Brigade. About 9 o'clock A.
M. the regiment was formed in support of a battery and the
position assigned was such that it was exposed to a brisk fire
of the enemy's artillery. Several casualties occurred here.
It was another of those uncomfortable positions, where troops
were required to remain inactive and take the consequences.
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 99
(Chap. IX. Second Bull Run. Aug. 30, 1863]
The shots and shells of the enemy would go plowing through
the air, buzzing, shrieking and bursting, more or less elevated
above the ground, and bearing audible evidence of their de-
structive nature. Then, again, they would strike the ground
with great force, diverge from a direct line, continue in a new
course until another object was struck when their courses
would again change, making their final destination very uncer-
tain and carrying havoc in their irregular trails. Capt.
Bourne quite graphically describes his experience while in this
position. He related that he saw or heard one of those shots
coming in his direction with its nerve-racking, unearthly
screeching, strike the ground several times and each time
bounce off in a new direction and momentarily approaching
nearer; that he first dodged his head one way, then the other,
and finally decided that he could not tell where the d — d thing
was coming and shut up his eyes and said to himself "Good
bye, old Bourne, you will be an angel in less than a week."
About I o'clock P. M. the Brigade advanced about one-half
of a mile and halted in a piece of woods. Two companies of the
Forty-Fourth were immediately thrown out to strengthen the
skirmish line. Before advancing. General Butterfield, com-
manding the Division, called the officers together and explained
the general plan of the battle. The right of the general line
was to force the enemy in their front, while the left was to
slowly fall back and thus have the entire line of battle turn
on the center as a pivot. By this movement it was intended
to swing the army around so as to establish it between the
enemy and Washington. It was well enough to understand
the general plan, but a regiment is such a small part of a
large army that it does not readily appear to what part of the
plan it belongs. About 3 o'clock P. M. the Brigade was
ordered to advance and attack the enemy. When the line
emerged from the woods it encountered a fence which caused
some delay and temporary confusion. It was then discovered
that the infantry of the enemy was formed within easy mus-
ket range, in a railroad cut, with a considerable embankment
which afforded a most complete protection. Back of the in-
fantry upon the other side of the railroad cut, upon higher
ground, many pieces of artillery were placed. After passing
the woods the field between the lines was level and unob-
913615
loo 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IX. Second Bull Run. Aug. 30, 1862]
structed. The entire space between the woods and the rail-
road cut, occupied by the enemy, was covered by their artillery
raking the whole field with shot, shell and canister. Added
to this was the terrible murderous fire of the infantry. On
reaching the open field, after correcting alignments, the Bri-
gade advanced rapidly on a charge. The assault was made
with great spirit and determination. The Forty-Fourth
reached a point in quite close proximity to the line of the
enemy, successfully diminishing his fire. The engagement
had lasted about one-half of an hour when a line of rebel in-
fantry was discovered advancing on our right apparently un-
opposed. Retreat was ordered, and the fire of the enemy be-
came more brisk and destructive than before. Our troops
suffered severely on recrossing the open field. The enemy fol-
lowed quite closely our retreating Brigade. There was a line
of regulars, belonging to the 2d Division of our Corps, lying
upon the ground in the woods, which waited until the enemy
had approached within a short distance, when they arose and
gave them a deliberate and well-directed volley that decimated
their ranks and sent them retreating in confusion. Our Brigade
quickly reformed in the open field in the rear of the woods.
Col. Conner in his report, which was not made until after the
battle of Antietam, states that the regiment entered the en-
gagement with 12 officers and 148 men, that the casualties
were 6 officers wounded, one of whom was taken prisoner, 5
enlisted men killed and 60 wounded, making a total of 71. It
is the writer's recollection that the regiment carried into the
fight only 140 muskets, that the difference between this state-
ment and Col. Conner's report is accounted for by non-com-
batants, belonging to the command, who did not enter the en-
gagement. According to Col. Conner's report one-half the of-
ficers were wounded. While the 5th Corps had only 2 Divi-
sions engaged its casualties were greater than that of any other
Corps. General Sykes, in his report, says: "Butterfield's at-
tack was gallantly made and gallantly maintained until his
troops were torn to pieces."
Capt. C. W. Gibbs received a severe wound in this battle
and was taken prisoner. Capt. Larabee was also wounded by
having the third finger on his right hand badly shattered and
was taken to Mt. Pleasant Hospital in Washington. The sur-
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY loi
[Chap. IX. March to Centerville. Aug. 31, 1862]
geon told him that it would be necessary to have his finger am-
putated, and asked him if he would take chloroform. He re-
plied, "No, that is not necessary." He sat in a chair, watched
the operation, and when done quietly observed that it hurt
worse than he thought it would, and that if he were going to
have another finger amputated he would take something.
The 3d Brigade soon rallied after its repulse at the rail-
road cut, and taking up a new position again presented a bold
front to the enemy. For more than two days it had marched
and fought without rations and for a much longer time with
a very little rest. Neither defeat nor hunger could daunt the
spirit of heroism which inspired the men. About sundown
General Morell returned from Centerville whither he had gone
under a misapprehension of orders. The Commandants of
regiments were summoned to meet him and General Butter-
field and when convened were notified to march to Centerville,
where they would find plenty of rations and an opportunity to
rest. It was a tedious, tiresome march, in the course of which
it became necessary to ford Bull Run Creek, the waters of
which reached nearly to the waist. The legions of Xenophon
were not more elated on beholding the sea, than were the rem-
nants of the 3d Brigade on beholding the heights of Center-
ville. The promised rations were soon distributed and a mid-
night repast was spread. It consisted of coffee and hard tack.
Keen appetites overbalanced the lack of quality and variety.
A drizzling rain augmented the gloom of the night. Inau-
spicious conditions did not dispel the inclination to sleep. Re-
pose followed quickly on the heels of subdued appetites.
After remaining at Centerville two days, the Brigade re-
sumed its march to the rear. Its route was by way of Chain
Bridge to Halls Hill, which place was reached on the evening
of September 2d. The dififerent regiments of the Brigade oc-
cupied their respective camp grounds, which they had va-
cated on the lOth day of the preceding March. The contrast
was appalling. Since striking camp on the loth day of March,
had anything been accomplished? If so, what or where? If
not, where was the fault? These questions naturally arose at
this juncture, but it is not within the province of this work to
answer them. When the Army of the Potomac was moved
from the Peninsula the 5th Corps passed from the command
I02 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. IX. Return to HaU's Hill. Sept. 2, 1863]
of General McClellan to that of General Pope. After the
battle of Second Bull Run Gen. McClellan was again placed in
command. About this time Col. Rice was obliged to leave the
regiment on account of ill health and Lieut. Col. Conner as-
sumed command. The Brigade remained at Halls Hill 3 days
when it moved to Alexandria Seminary where a well laid out
camp was established and where it remained until the 9th.
From there it went into biv^ouac at Fort Corcoran where it
remained until the 12th.
NOTE.
The map of Antietam battlefield on the reverse of this leaf,
locates the Confederate lines of battle on the i6th, 17th and i8th
days of September, 1862. On the i6th and 17th the Federal
forces approached from the eastward, against the most desperate
resistance, carried the bridges and fords over Antietam Creek
and established themselves on the heights beyond; on the 17th the
Confederates were driven southwestwardly from their first to
the second line, and during the night of the iSth were allowed
to escape across the Potomac.
The Potomac river is located about half a mile or more west-
ward of the west border of this map and though very crooked
its general direction is parallel thereto.
ANTIETANI BATTLEFIELD. September le-l 7, 1 862.
Scale, i^ inches = I mile.
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 103
[Ctaap. X. Follow the Enemy to Maryland. Sept. 12, 1862]
CHAPTER X.
THE ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN.
When it was ascertained that the Rebel Army was moving
into Maryland Gen. McClellan was ordered to leave force
enough to defend Washington and with the balance of the
troops pursue and bring the enemy to battle. The ist Division
remained in the defenses until the 12th when it was ordered
to rejoin the army. Before daylight on the morning of the
1 2th Morell's Division, supplied with three days rations, started
on what proved to be the Antietam campaign. About this
time the ii8th Penn. and the 20th Me., two new and excellent
regiments, joined our Division, the former being assigned to
the 1st Brigade and the latter to the 3d Brigade. Hence-
forth the fortunes of the 20th Me. became very closely iden-
tified with those of the other regiments of our Brigade. Its
Colonel, Adelbert Ames, was graduated from West Point in
May, 1 86 1, and served through the Peninsula campaign as
First Lieutenant of the 5th U. S. Artillery. He was a strict
disciplinarian, a brave, accomplished and faithful officer. The
regiment was raised, however, under the superintendence of
Lieut. Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain, who was a professor of
high standing in Bowdoin College and who was granted a leave
of absence to enable him to travel in Europe and took it to
enter the army. He was a gentleman of high scholastic at-
tainments, of excellent character and social standing, and
made an enviable record as a soldier. The other officers and
men of the regiment were an honor to the State and Nation.
Let us now return to Morell's Division which had just
started on the Antietam campaign. On leaving the defenses of
Washington it crossed the Potomac at the Aqueduct Bridge,
passed through Georgetown, Washington, Rockville, thence
on the direct route to Frederick near which place it went into
bivouac about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th of Sep-
tember. The weather was pleasant, the country through which
it passed was beautiful and bore evidences of thrift and pros-
I04 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. X. Crampton's Pass and South Mountain. Sept. 14, 1862]
perity. The people manifested a greater degree of loyalty
toward the Government and the army than was manifested in
the State of Virginia. The changed condition was truly ex-
hilarating. The booming of cannon in the direction of Har-
per's Ferry indicated that an engagement was on. The rever-
berating echoes of war seemed out of harmony with the cul-
tivated fields and the quiet homes along our route. On the
14th were fought the battles of Crampton's Pass by the 6th
Corps and South Mountain by the ist and 9th Corps. Both
were important and decisive victories for the Union troops.
Gen. Hooker in his report of the battle of South Mountain,
says : "From its great elevation the progress of the battle on
this part of the field was watched with anxious interest for
miles around and elicited the applause of the spectators.
They could not fail to notice the steadiness, resolution and
courage of the brave officers and men engaged." We passed
through Frederick about noon on the 15th and while passing
the people showed many manifestations of loyalty and devo-
tion. A halt was made for the night near Middletown. Early
on the morning of the i6th Morell's Division resumed its
march. Its route led across the South Mountain battlefield.
There were many indications that an important battle had
been fought. It was now apparent that the army was concen-
trating and that a great battle was imminent.
Gen. Porter, in his report, says : "Morell's Division arrived
about noon on the 17th, the day of the battle, replaced Rich-
ardson's Division in support of the batteries on the right of
Antietam bridge." Here it remained until afternoon when the
2d and 3d Brigades were dispatched rapidly to the right to
support Gen. Sumner's Corps. On reaching that part of the
field the emergency under which the order was made had
passed and after dark those Brigades returned to their former
positions. The 5th Corps had only the Divisions of Morell and
Sykes on the field during the battle. Morell's Division was
not actually engaged, but was charged with the important duty
of maintaining the center of the general line, behind which
was massed the reserve artillery, the ammunition and sup-
ply trains of the army. The plan of battle was for the Corps
of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner to attack and turn the Con-
fedefate left flank; and in the event that Lee should detach
.i[fe>!Ok.
GEORGE BOWEN HERENDEN.
Son of Ricluird and Elmina Bowen Herendeen was born at Newport, Herkimer
County, N. Y., December 21, 1837; educated in Common and Academic schools,
studied law at Joliet, 111., and at the Albany (N. Y.) University, was admitted
to the Bar in i860 and in May, 1861 entered Civil War service as a private of
Co. B, 10 N. Y. AI. doing Gnard duty at the Albany Barracks; August 16, 1861,
enlisted as a private in the 44th N. Y. V. I., and in i86j was promoted to Ser-
geant Major, 2d Lieut., ist Lieut., and Adjutant; served in the field until Janu-
ary 21, 1864, when detached for service in the Department of the East; Post
Adjt. Elmira, N. Y.. Post Q. M. Auburn, N. Y., and Judge Adv. of Gen'l' Court
Martial, Elmira, N. Y., until October 11, 1864, on the expiration of the regi-
ment's term of service, when he was honorably mustered out at Albany, N. Y.
Conduct commended in Commander's reports of battles of Hanover Court House
and Malvern Hill, \'a.
Commenced the practice of law at Hannibal, Mo., in 1865; was married to
Miss Mary E. Royce in 1878, later engaged in various manufacturing and mer-
cantile pursuits, and now resides at Wilmette, Cook Co., 111. Comrade of Geo. H.
Thomas, Post No. 5 G. A. R. (Chicago), member of the Western Soc. Army of
the Potomac and Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States, Illinois Commandery.
[His family, in 1866. by united action, modified the family name as indicated
above.]
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44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 105
[Chap. X. Antietam. Sept. 17, 1862]
from his right in support of his left, Burnside was to at-
tack and carry the right of the Confederate line. Hooker's
troops were in position and opened the battle at daylight. In
the outset these troops steadily advanced carrying everything
before them. A little later on the Corps of Mansfield and
Sumner were successively drawn into the battle. The contend-
ing armies fought desperately. Generals Mansfield and Rich-
ardson were killed and Hooker wounded. In order to resist
the terrible assault on his left Lee detached from other parts
of his line. Burnside was ordered to attack and make a coun-
ter movement at 8 o'clock A. M. to relieve the situation on our
right. He did not move until ii o'clock and then only on re-
ceiving a most drastic order. He then quickly carried the
bridge over the Antietam Creek but an important result had
failed. Lee had been enabled to detach in support of his left
and an unimpeded passage had been left open for the troops
under the Confederate General Hill to reach the battlefield.
It should be stated, however, that inferences drawn from a
subsequent review of data, sometimes fail to reflect actual con-
ditions existing at the time. Certain it is that the battle raged
with awful fury from dawn until after the going down of the
sun. Both armies fought desperately. The casualties on the
battlefield of Antietam on the 17th day of September were
greater than those of any other single day during the Civil
War. Darkness put an end to the active hostilities of the day.
The survivors of the Union army slept on their arms in line
of battle, ready to resume operations at any moment. Details
were busy under cover of the darkness caring for the wounded
and gathering together the dead. The swath of war was
piled high with the brave, loyal devotees of our Country and
flag. Our loss was 12,410. The loss of the Confederates was
12,601.
Gen. McClellan in his report, says :
"Night closed the long and desperately contested battle of the
17th. Nearly 200,000 men and 500 pieces of artillery were for 14 hours
engaged in this memorable battle. We had attacked the enemy in a
position chosen by the experienced engineers, then in person directing
their operations. We had driven them from their line on one flank
and secured a footing within it on the other. Our soldiers slept that
night conquerors on a field won by their valor and covered by the
dead and wounded of the enemy."
io6 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. X. Antietam. Sept. 19, 1862]
The morning of the i8th came. Neither army advanced to
the attack. Morell's Division took the position in line held by
Burnside's Corps on the evening before. In his report Gen.
McClellan says:
"The i8th was spent in collecting the dispersed, giving rest to
the fatigued, removing the woundec', burying the dead and the neces-
sary preparations for a renewal of the battle."
When daylight of the 19th came it w^as discovered that
the enemy had retreated. They had crossed the river into
Virginia. Porter's Corps took the lead in pursuit and passed
through Sharpsburg. The buildings shov^ed the effect of the
battle. The Potomac was reached at Shepardstovi^n Ferry,
the point where the Confederate Army had crossed. The op-
posite banks were high and precipitous. Along the banks on
the North side was the Baltimore and Chesapeake Canal, out
from which the water had been drained. On the South bank
the enemy had artillery posted. During the night the ist and
2d Brigade of Morell's Division crossed, captured some of the
guns, moved back from the river a short distance and halted.
On the morning of the 20th our brigade and the 2d Division
were ordered to cross. While in the act of fording the river,
the enemy advanced with a superior force, attacked the two
brigades that had already crossed and drove them back to the
river. While we were still in the river we were ordered to
return and take position in the canal along the North bank.
The bank of the canal afforded a breastwork from which
our brigade did good execution in protecting our retreating
troops. Skirmishing with the enemy posted along the South
bank of the river was kept up during the day and the ferry
was closely guarded at night. Soon as our own troops got out
of the way our artillery, posted on the North bank, made it
quite unpleasant for the enemy's troops posted along the South
bank. Some of the enemy concealed themselves in and about
an old building standing near the river, known as the Boteler's
Mill, from which they kept up a brisk skirmish fire. Presently
some of our artillery discovered their hiding places and soon
checked their operations. Our Division suffered a loss in this
affair of 363 killed and wounded, most of whom belonged to
the ist and 2d Brigades. Skirmish firing was kept up quite
briskly during the night. The 5th Corps remained here several
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 107
[Chap. X. Reviewed by President Lincoln. Oct. i, 1862]
days, guarding the line of the Potomac, resting and obtaining
suppHes. It had been quite actively engaged in battle and
marching since leaving Harrison's Landing on the James River
until after the engagement at Shepherdstown Ford. The rest
was quite acceptable but it was thought in some circles that the
full fruits of the victory were not realized, on account of the
failure to pursue the retreating enemy.
On the 1st day of October President Lincoln visited and
reviewed the army, remaining until the 4th. He viewed the
battlefields of Antietam, South Mountain and Crampton's
Pass.
The hideousness of war was well exemplified by the bat-
tlefield of Antietam after the battle. The wounded of the
Union army and those of the enemy within our lines were
taken care of as soon as possible after the battle. The dead
of both armies were buried but in separate trenches. The
burial consisted in digging a long trench, wide enough to
admit the bodies, which were placed side by side and covered
over with earth.
On the right where the heaviest fighting occurred the field
was strewn with mutilated muskets, haversacks, knapsacks,
canteens, cartridge boxes and articles of clothing. Scattered
here and there were shot, fragments of shells, broken gun
carriages and caissons, and numberless carcasses of dead
horses. The buildings within the zone of the battle were per-
forated and mutilated by shot and shell. The ground bore
evidences that it had been trampled by contending troops and
plowed by the tremendous artillery fire. As another has said
in describing this battlefield, "No matter in what direction he
turned it was the same shocking picture, awakening awe rather
than pity, benumbing the senses rather than touching the heart,
glazing the eye with horror rather than filling it with tears.
This was war in all its hideousness."
On the 7th day of October the 5th Corps relieved the 9th
Corps and Morell's Division was stationed at Antietam, which
is situated near the point where the Antietam Creek empties
into the Potomac River. About this time the Confederate Cav-
alry under General Stuart crossed the upper Potomac and
proceeded on a raid around the Union army. Precautionary
orders were given to our troops, guarding the fords at night.
io8 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. X. New Companies C and E Arrive. Oct. 14, 1862]
that they might not be taken by surprise in his attempt to force
a crossing into Virginia. This was the only episode disturbing
our quietude during the month of October.
While the Army of the Potomac was recuperating and
guarding the line of the Potomac, the Forty- Fourth N. Y. was
substantially reinforced by the accession of two entire new
companies. Companies C and E were consolidated with other
companies of the regiment and the new companies were given
those letters and to distinguish them from the former com-
panies they were spoken of as "new" companies C and E.
Company C, which reached us on the 14th day of October, was
raised principally in Yates County. Company E, which reached
us on the 23d day of October, was raised in and near Albany
and most of its members came from the Albany Normal
School, and were also known as the Normal School Company.
Thev were both excellent companies and by their subsequent
service proved themselves worthy of the noble regiment whose
fortunes they had joined. The names of the commissioned
officers and Sergeants of Company C were as follows : Bennett
Munger, Captain; Elzor B. James, First Lieutenant; Chas.
Kelly, Second Lieutenant; Orett L. Munger, First Sergeant;
Royal G. Kinner, 2d Sergeant; George E. Henderson, 3d Ser-
geant; Samuel J. Powell, 4th Sergeant; John O'Neil, 5th Ser-
geant. The names of the commissioned officers and Sergeants
of Company E were as follows : Rodney G. Kimball, Captain ;
William Kidd, ist Lieutenant; Albert N. Husted, 2d Lieuten-
ant; Sergeants, Consider H. Willett, Thomas Dempsey, R. G.
Warner, James O. Blakeley, Andress B. Hull.
Capt. Kimball and 2d Lieut. Husted of Company E were
professors in the Albany Normal School and laid aside their
worthy calling to follow the flag and share with their students
the vicissitudes of war. The regiment had become decimated
by disease and battle and the arrival of the two new companies
was a substantial addition. The reception given the new com-
panies was not very cordial as the old members manifested a
disposition not to receive them into full fellowship until their
metal had been proved. The sequel showed that opportunity
alone was wanting to pave the way to a sincere and lasting
comradeship. The new companies proved their worth in try-
ing campaigns and on many hard fought fields.
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 109
[Chap. X. Guarding the Blue Ridge Passes. Not. 2, i86a
On October 30th the 5th Corps was again put in motion
and halted for the night about 23^ miles from Harper's Ferry.
The next day it resumed its march, passing through Har-
per's Ferry, noted as the place where John Brown assembled
his forces to inaugurate a campaign to free the slaves. There
stood the engine house which John Brown occupied for his
headquarters.
The other buildings looked neglected and dilapidated.
The march was continued along the Leesburg turnpike and a
halt was made for the night about 8 miles from Harper's Ferry,
On Sunday, the 2d day of November, the Forty-Fourth
was detached from the rest of the Brigade and ordered to go
upon the Blue Ridge to guard a pass over the mountains.
The crest was reached after a hard march of about 15 miles
and a picket line established a short distance down the slope
toward the enemy. Strict orders were given and great vigi-
lance exacted as it was important to hold this pass until our
army had passed.
On the crest of the mountain was a cleared field in which
stood a lone pine tree. A wide scope of country could be seen
from the top of the mountain. But Capt. Bourne was not
satisfied to view the surrounding country from terra firma.
With rails and poles he improvised a sort of ladder with
which he was enabled to reach the lower limbs of the tree and
from there ascend to the top. Having with him a powerful
field glass, he remained a long time in the tree top observing
the surrounding country and enjoying the grand scenery.
From his view point he beheld the beautiful, fertile valleys of
Loudon and Shenandoah, a long stretch up and down the his-
toric Potomac, the conspicuous Maryland Heights, and the
broad cultivated fields of Maryland. He finally left his perch
in the tree and descended. On reaching the ground he was
asked what he saw. He replied, with much emphasis and en-
thusiasm, "Well, if the world was made in six days I have
seen one d — d big day's work."
On Wednesday, November 5th, we descended from the
mountain, marched about four miles and rejoined the brigade
at Snicker's Gap, where we bivouacked for the night. Our
marches were continued each day passing through Middleburg,
New Baltimore and on the evening of the 9th a halt was made
near Warrenton.
no 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XI. Burnside Succeeds McClellan. Nov. lo, 1862]
CHAPTER XL
GENERAL BURNSIDE RELIEVES GENERAL MCCLELLAN IN COM-
MAND OF THE ARMY.
On November loth, General McClellan, having received
orders to turn the command over to General Burnside, took his
leave of the army. The troops in the vicinity were drawn up
in line each side of the highway and General McClellan, ac-
companied by General Burnside, rode past. He was quite
generally cheered as he rode along. Afterwards, and on the
same day, the officers of the 5th Corps were invited to meet
General McClellan at 5th Corps headquarters. At the Corps
headquarters General McClellan made a short speech in which
he manifested considerable feeling and among other things,
said : "I shall look to history to do me justice." On the same
occasion General Porter said : "I presume it will be my turn
next."
On the I2th of November General Porter took his leave
of the 5th Corps, which he had commanded since its organi-
zation. It can not be questioned that General Porter had per-
formed meritorius service in his management at the battles of
Hanover C. H., Mechanicsville, Gaines Mills and Malvern Hill.
On leaving the army General McClellan issued the follow-
ing address :
"Headquarters, Army of the Potomac.
Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac :
An order from the President devolves upon Major General Burn-
side the command of this army.
In parting from you I can not express the love and gratitude I
bear to you. As an army you have grown up under my care. In you
I have never found doubt or coldness. The battles you have fought
under my command will probably live in our Nation's history. The
glory you have achieved, our mutual peril and fatigue, the graves of
our comrades, fallen in battle and by disease, the broken forms of
those whom wounds and sickness have disabled, — the strongest asso-
ciations which can exist among men — unite us still by an indissoluble
tie. We shall ever be comrades in supporting the constitution of our
Country and the nationalty of its people.
George B. McClellan,
Major General, U. S. A."
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY in
[Chap. XI. Reorganization of Army of the Potomac. Nov. 12, 1862]
After assuming command General Burnside spent a few
days in reorganizing the army, and making plans for an active
campaign. The six Corps of the army were doubled up mak-
ing three Grand Divisions. The right Grand Division was
composed of the 26. and 9th Corps and placed under the com-
mand of General Sumner. The left Grand Division was com-
posed of the 1st and 6th Corps and placed under the command
of General Franklin. The center Grand Division was com-
posed of the 3d and 5th Corps and placed under the command
of General Hooker. General Butterfield was assigned to the
command of the 5th Corps, and General Griffin was assigned to
the command of the ist Division of the 5th Corps, of which
Division the Third Brigade formed a part.
General Burnside inaugurated a different plan of campaign
from the one in progress when he succeeded to the command.
The plan which he finally adopted, while it was assented to,
but not favored by the President, contemplated crossing the
Rappahannock at some of the upper fords with the bulk of the
army, proceed down the right bank of the river, and occupy
the heights South of the City of Fredericksburg. This plan
appears to have been changed a little later and the army
proceeded to occupy the North bank of the river instead of
the South bank. On the 14th day of November, General
Sumner's command was put in motion and on arriving on the
banks of the river opposite Fredericksburg he suggested to the
Commanding General the advisability of crossing at once, dis-
persing a small force of the enemy stationed there, and oc-
cupy and hold the position. This suggestion failed to meet
with approval. A little later, when General Hooker arrived,
he made the same suggestion with no better result. General
L^e was not slow in occupying in force the strong defensive
position along the South banks of the Rappahannock. On the
17th day of November, the 5th Corps broke camp at Warren-
ton and proceeding by daily marches reached a point on the
line of the Acquia Creek and Fredericksburg railroad, after-
wards known as Stoneman's Switch, on the 26th day of No-
vember. While on the march from Warrenton during much
of the time the weather was rainy and the roads muddy. On
arriving at Stoneman's Switch, the troops set to work to make
themselves as comfortable as possible. Ingenuity, prompted
112 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XI. Stoneman's Switch. Nov. 26, 1862]
by necessity, was quite prolific in discovering ways and means.
From arrival at Stoneman's Switch until December nth, the
time of the Forty-Fourth was spent in establishing camp, per-
forming picket and camp duty, and when the weather per-
mitted engaging in drill. The new companies were diligent
in acquainting themselves with the various duties pertaining
to camp life. Their unassuming ways and zeal to become
more efficient, soon established more cordial relations with the
members of the old companies.
In the fore part of December, 1862, Surgeon Morris W.
Townsend joined the regiment, vice Surgeon Frothingham
resigned. His coming was unheralded. His assignment
proved to be a rare piece of good fortune. In camp, on the
march or during the trying ordeals of battle he was always cool,
alert and accessible. He easily ranked with the ablest and most
distinguished surgeons of the 5th Corps. His genial nature, his
faithful discharge of every duty and his high professional
skill were characteristic qualities by which he adorned the
service. No soldier in distress at night or by day ever failed
to receive his kind, considerate attention. No wounded soldier
whose life and death hung in equal balance was ever laid upon
the operating table without a feeling of confidence that the
wisest and best thing would be done. As a token of their ap-
preciation of Surgeon Townsend the enlisted men of the regi-
ment presented him with a complete equipment for his horse.
On the loth day of December a rumor circulated through
the camp that the army was about to move. Later on the rumor
was verified. The verification came in the form of an order
to be ready to move at 4 o'clock the next morning with 3 days
rations and 20 extra rounds of ammunition. The preparations
called for looked like serious business. On Thursday, De-
cember nth, the reveille sounded at 3 o'clock A. M. and pre-
parations were made for the start. At 5 o'clock musketry and
artillery firing were heard at the front. It was afterwards
learned that the firing was occasioned by the Engineers, pro-
ceeding to lay pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River
The workmen were driven from their work by the infantry of
the enemy posted in the streets and buildings of Fredericks-
burg. Thereupon the artillery in General Sumner's command
opened a furious cannonade upon the city which checked the
FRED D. HILLS.
Enlisted at Penn Yan, N. Y., on August 14, 1862, in the 148th
N. Y. V. L, but the company being a supernumerar}' one, was trans-
ferred to the 44th N. Y. V. L, was sent to camp at Albany, N. Y.,
and was assigned as new Co. C, which was dubbed the Penn Yan
Company. This company joined the 44th Regiment at Antietam, Md.,
in September, 1862. On Jan. 31, 1863, he was made a Sergeant. On
Aug. 10, 1863, was tranferred to the U. S. Signal Corps at Warrenton
Junction and was assigned as Sergeant to the headquarters of A'lajor-
General Judson Kilpatrick of the 3d Division Cavalry Corps. On
Aug. 4. 1864, he was assigned to the ist Division Cavalry Corps, com-
manded by Major-General Wesley Merritt and then sent to the Shen-
andoah Valley. After the campaigns in this Valley his command joined
the Army of the Potomac in Alarch, 1865. Discharged at close of the
war at Winchester, Va.
PU.:
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 113
[Chap. XI. Prepare for Fredericksburg. Dec. ii, 1862]
firing. Some of Sumner's infantry crossed the river in boats,
drove the enemy from the banks of the river, and enabled
the pontoniers to proceed with their work. As soon as the
bridges were laid Sumner's troops began to cross and by day-
light on the 1 2th enough of our troops had crossed to take pos-
session of the entire city. During the 12th the two Grand
Divisions of Sumner and Franklin had effected a lodgment
on the South side of the river, and formed respectively the
right and left wings of the general line. Hooker's Grand Divi-
sion was held in hand on the North side of the river, ready
to move to the support of either wing of the army as occa-
sion might require. As the plan of battle was for Franklin
to assault and turn the Confederate right his command was
augmented by two Divisions from the 3d Corps. In a general
way this was the condition of the Army of the Potomac at
the close of the day of December 12th.
The enemy occupied a semi-circular position, along the
heights on the right bank of the river South of the city, extend-
ing from the river above the city to Massaponox Creek South
of the city. It was a strong natural position rendered many
fold more so, by its strong defensive works. General Sumner,
in his report, says :
"The enemy held the successive crests and wooded slopes which
encircle the town, his infantry covered by breast works and rifle pits,
his guns protected by earthworks and rifle pits, and mostly in em-
brasures. The general disposition of his lines being such as to give front
and enfilading fire on any troops who might debouch from the city
with intention of crossing the gradual slope, which swells from the
town to the crest. He had also concentrated many guns on the bridge
necessary to be crossed by the troops."
The Confederate General Longstreet in his work entitled
"From Manassas to Appomatox," says:
"As I was inspecting my lines I found one gun not in position
and asked General Alexander, Chief of Artillery, if it would not be
well to place it in position and his reply was : 'We do not need it ;
our guns are so placed that we can rake the whole field as with a fine
tooth comb. A chicken can't live on that field.' "
Such was a brief description of that memorable battle-
field by a prominent General of each army.
Let us now go back and take up the narrative of the Forty-
Fourth New York. While the reveille sounded at 4 o'clock
114 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XI. Fredericksburg. Dec. 13, 1862]
A. M. on Thursday, December nth, we did not leave camp
until about one o'clock P. M, The reverberating guns of
Sumner told that the battle was on. It was a matter of
anxious prophecy to know how soon we should be drawn into
its murderous vortex. We then marched to the elevated ridge
back of Falmouth, overlooking Fredericksburg on the North
side of the Rappahannock and bivouacked for the night. The
whole panorama of the battlefields was in full view. On the
I2th we marched nearer to Falmouth, halted, stacked arms
and were held in readiness to move at a moment's notice.
During the day our position was not materially changed and
we bivouacked for the night. The weather was not propi-
tious for seeking lodging upon the ground and the prospects
of the morrow did not add material comfort to the situation.
The fateful morning of December 13th arrived. The discom-
fort of the previous night was soon forgotten in making prep-
arations for the day. There was no mistaking the ominous
signs. One of the bloodiest chapters in the annals of war was
about to be enacted. The impregnable works which crowned
Marye's heights were to be assaulted. The right and left Grand
Divisions were in position. The forenoon wore away in ar-
ranging the details of the attack. The irregular firing along
the picket line and occasional exchange of artillery shots were
only preliminary challenges of the combatants. Franklin was
tardy in commencing the execution of his part of the battle.
His 60,000 excellent troops were to break the Confederate
right, or draw to their support the troops necessary to man the
guns and works on the left and center. The first fatal step of
the day was here enacted. Meade, with his splendid Division,
numbering only 5,000 men, gallantly advanced supported only
by the Division of Gibbon. Ten thousand true and tried men
were marshalled to accomplish what was expected of 60,000.
The attack of these heroic troops was inadequate to break the
Confederate right or compel the enemy to detach from his left
and center. When Sumner's command on the right and center
advanced to the assault they found the enemy's formidable
works fully manned and ready to receive them. The Union
line advanced in splendid order and with determined purpose.
As soon as they reached the open field they were exposed to a
most murderous fire of shot, shell and musketry. The whole
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 115
Chap. XI. Fredericksburg. Dec. 13, 1862]
hillside seemed alive with Confederate troops in their secure
position of vantage, revelling in their bloody vocation. The
advance was made in full view of the troops held in reserve.
As soon as our troops left the cover of the buildings in the
city the direful havoc began and increased as the distance
between the combatants grew less. While watching the une-
qual slaughter Lieut. Gaskill said : "I would consent to give
my right arm to be assured that I could escape this day's peril
with my life." From noon until we entered the battle, as
brave and determined troops as ever marched to battle strove
in vain to carry those impregnable works. About 3 o'clock
our Brigade crossed the river on the pontoon bridge and pro-
ceeded to the outskirts of the city.
Late in the afternoon an order came to advance and re-
lieve the troops engaged on the firing line. The impracticabil-
ity of a further attempt to carry the enemy's works by direct
assault had already been demonstrated. It is doubtful if a
single person in the Brigade indulged the hope that any real
success could be obtained in making the movement. The
order must be obeyed, the consequence could not be con-
sidered. Our experience was the same as befell those who
had preceded us. Soon as the start was made we drew the
fire of the enemy. The air was filled with shot, bursting
shells and the deadly minnies. The earth was torn and plowed
by countless, hurtling projectiles. The wounded and dying
sank together upon the blood-soaked field. The broken ranks
automatically closed and still advanced only to be broken
again and again. The dead and wounded of those who had
fallen earlier in the day were passed without stopping to
lend a helping hand. When the farthest point which had
been obtained by other troops was reached our decimated
ranks were halted and permitted to lie prone upon the earth,
partially protected by a slight undulation in the field. During
this advance Lieut. Col. Conner was wounded, and Major
Knox succeeded to the command of the regiment. Darkness
and the smoke of battle gradually closed the havoc of the
day. Then for the first time, the cries and groans of the dying
and wounded could be heard. Then for the first time could
relieving parties traverse the field, administer aid to the living
and gather together the dead. Between the first advance at
ii6 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XI. Fredericksburg. Dec. is, 1862]
noon and the darkness-compelled armistice, more than 10,000
patriots had fallen. The remnant of the regiment slept upon
their arms upon the ground, ready for any contingency
awaiting the undisclosed destiny yet to be revealed. Promptly
at break of day, on Sunday morning December 14th, the enemy
tried in vain to dislodge us from the position reached the
evening before and held during the night. While the enemy
could not drive us from our position, they made it extremely
uncomfortable and hazardous to remain. The slight undula-
tion of the ground afforded the merest protection while lying
flat. Whoever exposed any part of his person above the dead
line, was certain to receive a volley. It was just as dangerous
to pass to the rear as it was to go to the front. Neither side
appeared to be inclined to renew general hostilities. Perhaps
the Confederates were satisfied with the loss they had inflicted
and the Union troops with the loss they had sustained. In
any event the day was spent in hugging the ground and care-
fully watching the movements of the enemy. About 9 or 10
o'clock in the evening we were relieved by other troops and
under the cover of darkness returned to the city. After par-
taking of much needed rations, the balance of the night was
spent in seeking repose upon the- sidewalks and doorsteps of
the houses. Our position was not changed on the 15th until
about 6 o'clock P. M. when line was formed and we marched
to another part of the city, where we again halted and stacked
arms. About one o'clock in the morning of the i6th the
Brigade was again aroused and line formed. The purpose of
making a movement at this unusual hour was not at first made
known. Conjecture was rife in place of actual information.
All doubt was soon dispelled by our taking up our line of
march across the war-worn battlefield, proceeding to the
front and quietly relieving the troops on the advance line. It
now became known that the army was retreating to the North
side of the river and that our Brigade was to act as rear guard
for our part of the general line. This was a delicate, dangerous
duty. In case the enemy discovered the movement he was
quite likely to advance in force and overpower the rear guard.
This advance position was held until about 3 o'clock A. M.
of the i6th when we had orders to quietly withdraw by the left
flank. It had rained earlier in the night and when the order
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[Chap. XI. Withdrawal from Fredericksburg. Dec. i6, 1862]
came to withdraw, floating clouds occasionally obscured the
light of the moon. We again formed line in the outskirts of
the city for the purpose of protecting the troops in recrossing
the river. Captain Judson, in his History of the 83d Penn.,
says: "Then was heard the deep heavy baying of a blood-
hound as if he, too, were set upon our track. Nearer and
nearer, though cautiously and slowly, approached the monster.
That misguided quadruped might have been an advance scout,
but the peril was immeasurably less than as though the
enemy had loosed his much more dangerous dogs of war."
The streets and buildings of Fredericksburg bore visible evi-
dences of the devastation and ruin of war. More or less
pillaging was carried on by camp followers, who had the time
and opportunity for such lawlessness. As daylight approached
our position became more undesirable. The enemy, on dis-
covering the retreat of our troops, dispatched a line of skir-
mishers which a volley soon sent in retreat. As the first
approach of dawn appeared our last position was abandoned,
a hurried orderly march was made to the pontoon bridge, and
the crossing effected. During the passage of our troops to the
rear the people of Fredericksburg came out from their hiding
places and assailed them with bitter and abusive taunts.
In his report of the operations of the 5th Corps, General
Butterfield says : "Col. Buchanan's Brigade of Sykes' Di-
vision crossed last about 8 o'clock A. M. in most excellent
order."
It is proper to state here that Lieutenant and Acting Ad-
jutant Bourne claims he was the last person to leave the South
bank of the river in crossing.
On reaching the Falmouth side of the river the regiment
took up its march for the old camp at Stoneman's Switch, reach-
ing there about one o'clock P. M.
At the battle of Fredericksburg the regiment lost 7 killed
and mortally wounded and 35 wounded. Thus ended the Fred-
ericksburg campaign. It was a costly failure. In returning the
roads were muddy, the troops were weary, the marching was
tedious. Between the nth and i6th days of December a tragic
chapter in American history had been enacted. The restoration
of the Union seemed yet afar off. Tents were pitched, rations
were obtained and eaten, and much needed rest was eagerly
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[Chap. XI. Return to Stoneman's Switch. Dec. i6, 1862]
sought. The mental tension, and the days and nights of expos-
ure and sleeplessness made a few days of relaxation most wel-
come. On the 1 6th Lieut. Herenden was appointed Adjutant.
After a few days of rest tents were raised on log foundations
and various ingenious devices added to increase the comfort and
sanitary condition of the camp. Col. Rice, who left the regi-
ment after the Second Battle of Bull Run, returned on the
24th. And a few days later Second Lieut. Chas. Kelly was
appointed First Lieut, and First Sergeant O. L. Hunger of
Co. C, was made Second Lieutenant. On Christmas Day
the camp was nicely decorated with evergreens and a degree
of cheerfulness restored. The work of improving quarters
was continued with much diligence. It was wonderful what
could be accomplished with limited means under the spur of
necessity.
At 2 o'clock P. M. on December 30th our Division was un-
expectedly ordered out on a reconnaissance. The route was
through Hartwood Church to Richard's Ford on the Rappa-
hannock. It was a hurried, fatiguing march, which continued
until 2 o'clock A. M. of the 31st. Our ist and 2d Brigades
forded the river, and continued their march for some distance
after crossing. Our Brigade was held in reserve on the
North bank of the Rappahannock. The troops that crossed
encountered a detachment of Confederate Cavalry which was
soon put to flight. The reconnaissance was continued with-
out meeting any more of the enemy, and its object having
been accomplished our troops recrossed the river, and the
whole Division returned to camp, arriving about one o'clock
P. M. on Thursday January i, 1863. The return was more
deliberate and less tiresome than was the march going out.
A new year had begun. In 1862 many hard battles had been
fought, great losses had been sustained and ostensibly very
little had been accomplished. Soon after his return to the
regiment. Col. Rice took steps to erect a log chapel. He sent
for McKendree Shaw of Company D, and Enoch J. Lewis of
Company G, to come to his tent. He then laid before them
his plan to erect a log chapel to be used for religious and
literary purposes. A detail of axmen and teams was made
and soon the plan began to materialize. Some assisted, some
joked about it, others stood idly by and asked questions like
these; "What is the thing for any way? When is your saloon
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 119
[Chap. XI. The Log Chapel. Jan., 1863J
going to open ? Is the National Capitol to be moved down here ?
Is it to be an asylum for played-out Generals?" But these
two leading, faithful architects aided by others, went cheer-
fully along. Rev. Alvord, who was connected with the Chris-
tian Commission, thus described it: "Two of them, although
only non-commissioned officers, seemed almost inspired on the
subject. The logs had to be drawn a mile, trimmed, framed
and piled up. The dimensions were 16x32 feet, sufficiently
large to hold 160 persons. To most of their comrades the affair
gave occasion only for jests and merriment. But these two
Christian soldiers toiled on like Noah amid the scoffs of the
multitude. The structure at last reached its proper height.
A roof of poles, brush and poncho tents was put on. Later
on a canvas covering was found. Meetings were then begun.
The songs went up from the deep voices of the men and
before our services closed tears rolled down the cheeks of
hardy warriors. To be brief, every evening in the week this
house was filled with men, brought together four times out
of seven, for religious subjects. I stole in one evening while
they were at their devotions. Prayer after prayer successively,
in earnest, humble tones, went up before rising from their
knees. Officers were present and took part in the service and
among them was now the lamented General James C. Rice,
who in his dying hour wanted to be turned on his cot that
he might 'die with his face to the foe.' The whole regiment
looked upon the house as a matter of pride. They encour-
aged all the meetings. The house was attractive to visitors and
when not used for religious worship was occupied for lyceum
debates, musical concerts and the like."
McKendree Shaw, who is now Rev. McKendree Shaw,
wrote :
"I doubt there being any church in the Nation, that was the earthly
channel of better spiritual influences, than was our log chapel, with its
log seats, log fire place and hard-tack box for pulpit, during the winter
of 1862-3. On our longest marches and severest campaigns we seldom
failed to have our Sunday and mid-week religious services, whether
we had a Chaplain or not. If we halted for the night, we would cook
and drink our coffee, collect a few pine fagots, build a little stand
on which to burn them for light, sit on the lap of Mother Earth, sing,
read the Holy Bible, offer our prayers to God, testify to the work of
grace in our lives and then roll ourselves in our blankets and let our
minds have undisturbed range to all parts of dreamland."
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[Chap. XI. Religion and Literature. Jan., 1863]
The first religious service was held on Sunday, January
5, 1863, at which Col. Rice took the lead and Captain Kimball
of Company E, read a sermon. The wife of one of the officers
of the 17th N. Y. was the only lady present. Her presence
attracted attention, as it was an unusual sight to see a lady
in camp.
The literary exercises took a wide range. Public ques-
tions were handled in a manner that showed research and
mature thought. It was a rallying point for members of
all companies and was a source of profit and enjoyment. The
excellent material of which the regiment was composed was
apparent by the exercises held in this crude chapel. At one
of the evening's entertainments, Private James E. Spry of Com-
pany D, presented the following parody, entitled —
"a recruit's lament."
"Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight,
Make me a citizen just for a night.
Bear me away from this valley of mud.
Bore me no more with powder and blood.
Let me turn from this fountain of tears,
Far from the sound of orders and jeers.
I have grown weary of Uncle Sam's work;
Weary of living on hardtack and pork.
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight,
Make me a citizen just for a night,
Why did you torture me, grenadiers, thus?
Why get me into this devilish muss?
Had you no heart in your bosom of clay.
Thus to entice my freedom away?
Did you not know, that's where the shoe pinches?
That hanging is better than dying by inches?
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight,
Make me a citizen just for a night,
I have grown tired of trouble and toil,
Tired of sleeping on this cursed soil,
Tired of having no cocktails or rum,
Do send me home, doctor, do send me home,
Many the faces that wish I was there.
Many the creditors left in despair,
Many the fond ones that pray I will come.
Do send me home, doctor, do send me home.
/"
JAMES B. HITCHCOCK, Q. M. S.
Born March 24, 1841, at Uxbridge, Middlesex Co., England; immigrated with
his parents to America May 10, 1850.
Present and participated in the siege of Yorktown and battles of Hanover
C. H., Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. He was twice
wounded while carrying the regimental colors at Malvern Hill; borne off the
field on the shoulders of comrades, delivered the colors to the Colonel, who pro-
moted him on the spot to a Sergeantcy. Was with his regiment every day of
its service except five months in hospital on account of wounds. Appointed
second in command of a detachment of one thousand convalescents sent from
Alexandria to rejoiii their regiments at the Front. At Washington the Captain
of the detachment disappeared, in consequence the command devolved upon Hitch-
cock. At Harper's Ferry, having been refused rations by the Provost Marshal,
the convalescents raided a sutler's shanty and successfully resisted arrest which
w-as attempted to be made by the Provost Guard. Hitchcock was then notified
by the Marshal that having received satisfactory advices from Washington, he
would issue to the men rations and escort them across the Potomac, which was
done. Werit into camp a short distance from the river, except 20 regulars, who
having obtained permission, continued their march to the Front, going into bivouac
about four miles out, where about midnight they were surprised and captured
by Mosby and taken to Richmond. Hitchcock reported with the remainder of
the detachment later, at Fifth Corps Headquarters and received the compliments
of the Adjutant-General.
THE NEW YOTiK
PUBLr LIBRARY
1
ASTOR, LENOX |
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS i
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[Chap. XI. Worship, Culture and Recreation. Jan., 1863]
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight.
Make me a citizen just for a night.
Let me a citizen, gallant and gay, be
Let me go home to my wife and baby,
Let me go home to the home guards again.
Music of cannon oppresses my brain.
Once I was brave and sound as a brick.
Whistling of bullets has made me sick.
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight.
Make me a citizen just for a night.
Once I was strong and still I am zealous.
Once I had lungs like a blacksmith's bellows.
But to tell the plain truth accursed be the pegs
I put too much faith in my confounded legs,
My courage was good but my legs had a tendency
Always to run, and they got the ascendency.
Oh, take me back where the bullets don't rustle
The hair on my head, then feel of my muscle.
Send me where balls and bombs never come;
Do send me home, doctor, do send me home.
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight,
Make me a citizen just for a night.
Hasten my pleasures, ye Gods if you can.
Make me once more a family man.
I will be valiant and brave as a lion
Let me old Michigan once get my eye on,
I will cry Onward ! and write editorial
Frigid or warm auroral or boreal,
I will be bold to counsel and think
And shed for my country my heart's purest ink,
Stand for no measure however inglorious,
Foolish, fanatical, even laborious !
If oh, sweet doctor, thou picture of beauty.
Thou wilt discharge me from war and its duty.
Backward, roll backward, oh time in thy flight.
Make me a citizen just for a night.
Take back the bounty the golden advance,
That bore all the charms to my earliest glance,
Let me go home to the land of white collars.
You bought me too cheap for nine hundred dollars
You told me, alas, a beautiful story.
Of honor and fame and soft bread and glory,
Let me depart. Uncle Samuel do.
And I'll leave all the honor and glory to you."
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Chap. XI. New Flag from Mrs. Coming. Jan. i6, 1863]
The foregoing poetry was written some time after the
disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg. That battle not only-
caused a recruit's lament but also the lament of many other
older soldiers.
On the 8th day of January General Bumside, the new Com-
mander of the Army, reviewed the 5th Corps. It was the
first opportunity that many of the soldiers had to see him.
This was taken to mean that some early movement was in
contemplation.
On the i6th a bright, beautiful, new silk flag of regulation
size was received from Mrs. Erastus Corning. The presenta-
tion was made by General Griffin, our Division Commander.
It was presented by the same patriotic lady, who presented our
then old flag, on the day we left Albany. The two flags were
thrown to the breeze side by side on the parade ground. When
the old one was presented at Albany, a pledge was made that
it should not be lowered in dishonor, nor polluted by the touch
of a traitor. That pledge had been faithfully kept. Its beau-
tiful folds had been torn by the murderous missiles of war,
its staff cut in twain, its sacred field crimsoned with the blood
of heroes, but these were scars of honor and not of disgrace.
As the two flags floated side by side, they were mutely eloquent,
the one of its past, the other of its future. The Washington
correspondent of the New York Tribune stated that —
"The battle flag of the Forty-Fourth New York is at the rooms
of Mrs. Erastus Corning at Willard's, an object of veneration. It is
ragged with eighty-four bullet holes. Twice was its staff cut in two
by balls. Two shells have passed through it. Twelve color bearers
have been shot dead, holding it in front of the regiment, and eighteen
wounded. It is properly to be photographed by Brady. Mrs. Corning
has given the regiment a new flag."
Jesse, the army correspondent of the New York Evening
Post, gave the following account of the presentation of a
new flag to the gallant Forty-Fourth N. Y.
"I happened to be accidentally present at a color presentation of the
Forty-Fourth N. Y. Volunteers, Col. James C. Rice. The standard
presented is the gift of Mrs. Erastus Corning of Albany, and is a most
superb color, of the finest silk, the stars being beautifully embroidered
FLAG OF THE 44tli, SHOWIXG THE WEAR AND TEAR
OF SERVICE.
There appeared in "Pictorial Battles of the Civil War," published
in 1885, a picture of the 44th Flag and under it the following:
"Flag of the Forty-Fourth N. Y. Volunteers, which became histori-
cal by having twelve standard bearers killed and eighteen wounded
while carrying it."
Official reports do not state who among the killed and wounded
were color bearers and the committee is therefore unable to verify
or disprove the statement.
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(Chap. XI. The "Mud March." Jan. 20, 1863]
on the blue ground in white silk, and the staff surmounted with a spear
head of solid silver.
The presentation was made in behalf of the donor by General
Griffin, who accompanied it in a most graceful and felicitous speech.
Col. Rice responded patriotically and promised on behalf of the
regiment, that the banner should never be disgraced, a promise I
know that these gallant boys will keep.
The Forty-Fourth deserved a new color. Their old banner has
a place among the souvenirs of the war. Pierced with eighty bullet
holes, and its staff cut twice in two by shells, it speaks eloquently of
the men who bore it, while the new and beautiful standard tells the
enemy that men live to bear that flag still."
On the 20th the tents were struck at lo o'clock A. M.,
and arms were stacked, preparatory to a movement. We did
not move, however, until 4 o'clock P. M., marched only about
2 miles, and camped in the woods. About dark rain set in
and continued through the night. The rain was not only con-
tinuous during the night, but was very heavy. The next morn-
ing tents, blankets and clothing were completely soaked. Mud
covered the fields, the roads and woods. The reveille that
morning had a dreary and unpropitious sound. Artillery and
trains endeavored to start but were soon stuck in the mud.
Teams were doubled and still they could not move. Ropes
were attached and men moved the artillery from one position
only to be stuck in the mud in another. It does not describe
the situation by simply saying it rained. The rain poured down
in torrents. An advance of only 2 miles was made on the
22d. Cavalry, artillery and infantry were floundering in the
mud. The zone of our operations was a sea of mud. It
was a source of amusement to the enemy, who taunted us with
the calamitous situation, by placing sign boards in conspicuous
places on which were inscribed the following: "Stuck in the
mud." "This way to Richmond." "Shan't we come over and
pull you out?" That uncertain factor, the weather had cer-
tainly become an ally of the enemy. The object of the cam-
paign having been defeated, the regiment returned again to
its old camp. In order to return, it became necessary to build
corduroy roads. Camp was reached about 3 o'clock P. M. on
the 24th. From the time of leaving camp on the 20th until
its return on the 24th, the condition of the army was one of
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[Chap. XI. Bumside Relieved from Command. Jan. 35, 1863]
discomfort and discouragement. On reaching the camp, each
company returned to the same position it had left, and again
occupied its old quarters. The failure of the two successive
campaigns within two months materially impaired the prestige
of General Burnside as the Commander of the Army. On the
25th day of January, General Bumside, at his own request,
was relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac and
Major General Hooker was placed in command.
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[Chap. Xn. Hooker Commands. Jan. 26, 1863]
CHAPTER XII.
MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH HOOKER TAKES COMMAND.
On assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, Gen-
eral Hooker received a pointed letter from President Lincoln
in which were stated his strong and weak points as a com-
manding officer.
Executive Mansion
Washington D. C. January 26, 1863.
Major General Hooker
General : I have placed you at the head of the army of the Po-
tomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be
sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there
are some things, in regard to which, I am not quite satisfied with you.
I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like.
I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which
you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable,
if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within rea-
sonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during
General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of
your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you
did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honor-
able brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of
your recently saying, that both the army and the Government needed
a dictator. Of course, it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I
have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes
can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and
I will risk the dictatorship. The Government will support you to
the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has
done, and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit you
have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and
withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall
assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon,
if he were again alive, could get any good out of an army while such
a spirit prevails in it. And now beware of rashness. Beware of rash-
ness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us
victories.
Yours very truly,
A. Lincoln.
General Hooker, to some extent, reorganized the army and
set vigorously at work to inspire it with confidence. During
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[Chap. Xn. Picket Duty and Culture Resumed. Spring, 1863]
the months of February, March and the forepart of April,
the weather was such as to make active campaigning quite out
of the question. Camp and picket duty were necessary at
all times, but other duties were suspended in stormy, bad
weather. Many leisure hours were spent in the log chapel.
The religious and literary exercises, which were there con-
ducted, attracted participants from other regiments. Moved
by its invigorating atmosphere Col. Rice prepared and pro-
cured to be published in the New York Times an address to
the people of the State of New York. In describing that ad-
dress McKendree Shaw wrote the following letter :
"Camp near Falmouth, Va.
March 10, 1863.
Bro. Hosmer.
The following address is signed by all the officers, non-commis-
sioned officers and privates of our regiment, with perhaps half a dozen
exceptions. It embodies the spirit of the soldier and its publication at
this time will undoubtedly do good in awakening the people of the
entire State to a sense of their obligations, and cause chicken-hearted
persons at home, who cry 'Peace on any terms,' to blush for shame.
Instead of soldiers receiving encouragement, sympathy and support at
home, they are obliged not to ask for criticisms on Generals, or of the
actions of the administration to crush the rebellion — not to be dis-
charged from service — not that some means be adopted to secure a
peace, glorious or inglorious, but to encourage those who should be
their friends and ask for their support. All through the army there
seems to be an intense hatred to this dishonorable 'Peace Party,' the
Copperheads. Let the people of the North support vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war a short time longer, employing all the means that God
may give us, and we will again have a glorious government under the
reign of peace. If the Union is destroyed, it will not be alone by the
South, but also by the North. But here is the appeal.
M. Shaw."
"Headquarters 44th N. Y. Volunteers.
Camp near Falmouth, Va., March 7, 1863.
An Appeal to the People of the State of New York.
We can no longer keep silent. A sacred devotion to our country,—
an ardent love for our homes, and, above all, an abiding faith in God,
bid us speak. For nearly two years we have suffered all things, periled
all things, endured all things for the sake of our common country.
We have left our business, our kindred, our friends, the firesides of
our youth, the sacred places of prayer — all, all the nearest and dearest
relations of life to serve our country. We have endured hunger,
thirst, cold and heat. By day and by night we have borne the weight
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of our knapsacks and the weariness of the march. We have worked
late and early in the trenches, we have bivouacked in the swamps,
we have suffered sickness in the hospitals, we have not been spared
from 'the pestilence that walketh in darkness' nor from 'the destruc-
tion that wasteth at noonday.' We have never shrunk from duty,
but rather have again and again cheerfully sought death, even at the
cannon's mouth, to save our Union from destruction, our homes from
disgrace, and you and your children from eternal shame. When we
came to the field we came with your blessing. You told us to go, that
God and your most fervent prayers would follow us. Encouraged by
words of patriotism, of hope, of faith, we came to the war. After
suffering thus much in behalf of you, and your children, and the na-
tion's honor, dear alike to us all, will you withhold from us now
your sympathy and support? Will you join with these worse than
traitors at the North, and cry peace when they know there is no peace,
and can be none, until this unholy rebellion is crushed? Will you
ally yourselves with those who, by word of discouragement are pro-
longing the war and who are thus becoming in the sight of Heaven
and earth the insidious murderers of your sons and brothers now in
the field? Why should you who suffer none of the danger, none of
the privations of field or camp, be less patriotic, less faithful, less hope-
ful, less confident in God and the holy cause in which we are engaged,
than we, who endure all? Shall the future historian, in writing the
record of this great struggle, declare, with truthfulness, that the people
of the North, having sent their sons to the field, to peril their lives
for the safety of their homes, their property, and the National govern-
ment— having poured out at the first blush of their patriotism, their
treasure and their blood, with the freeness of water, at length, through
their indifference and apathy, and the love of ease and luxury, which
the war engendered, sought the unstable terms of an inglorious peace,
and finally became only subservient to those whom they attempted to
subdue? That this shall not be the record of the people of the Empire
State, with your sympathy and hearty co-operation, we, the under-
signed ofiicers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the 44th
Regiment of New York Volunteers, representing every county from
Lake Erie to the Ocean, have pledged anew our lives and our sacred
honor. For we feel assured if you seek peace, on any terms less than
that of an entire submission on the part of the traitors in arms to
the government of the United States that that peace will only be
temporary, and that sooner or later, you will be obliged to send your
younger sons and brothers to enrich this soil already fertile with the
dead — younger and fresher blood to crimson the streams already red
with the slaughter."
In another letter for publication McKendree Shaw says :
"Our regiment has a literary society, which meets semi-weekly
for discussion, reading of essays, poems, papers, etc. Our last ques-
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[Chap. Xn. Reviewed by President Lincoln. March 26, 1863]
tion for discussion read, 'Resolved that American Slavery ought to
be Abolished.' But few were willing to take the negative. Those
whom we had supposed to be strongly tinctured with pro-slaveryism,
declared that they could not take that side. Those in favor of emanci-
pation were not only listened to attentively, but were applauded. Our
chapel was filled and the most sanguine could not have expected so
strong an anti-slavery feeling. True, this is only speaking of the
feeling in the Forty-Fourth regiment, but I think the feeling is spread-
ing rapidly through the army."
During the latter part of March President Lincoln visited
the army and on the 26th reviewed the 5th Corps. General
Butterfield became Chief of Staff, General Meade was placed
in command of the 5th Corps, General Griffin was continued
in command of the ist Division, Col, Stockton of the i6th
Mich, was placed in command of the 3d Brigade, and Col.
Rice was in command of the Forty-Fourth N, Y. Lieut. Frank
M. Kelley was appointed Acting Assistant Adjutant General of
the 3d Brigade.
Capt. Nash was appointed Acting Assistant Inspector Gen-
eral of the 3d Brigade.
The following letter of Col. Rice was published in the
Albany Evening Journal about the first of February, 1863:
THE ELLSWORTH REGIMENT. — WHAT HAS BECOME OF IT.
"The Forty-Fourth Regiment New York State Volunteers, was
originally composed of 1023 men, rank and file, selected from the dif-
ferent towns and villages throughout the State of New York, and it
entered the service of the United States on the 8th day of August, 1861.
The average height of the rank and file of this regiment was five
feet ten and one-half inches, and more than four hundred of the same
averaged six feet.
The average age of the rank and file was twenty two years. On
or about the ist of November, 1861, the regiment marched into Vir-
ginia, forming a part of the Third Brigade under the command of
General Butterfield. It became very proficient in the manual of arms
and battalion drill, through the efficiency of that thorough disciplinarian
and accomplished officer.
Since the ist of November, 1861, this regiment has marched 713
miles, performed 103 days picket and fatigue duty, and drilled 147
days on an average of five hours per day.
The regiment has been engaged in the following battles, viz :
Siege of Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Gaines Mills, Turkey
Bend, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepherdstown Ford
and Fredericksburg.
In the battle of Hanover Court House the regiment lost in killed
SERGEANT GEORGE W. HOBART.
Was born April 13, 1844, in Potter. Yates Co.. N. Y. ; resided in
that town until his enlistment in Company C, 44th N. Y. V. I., at
Penn Yan. X. ^'., on August 30, 1862. With the Company joined the
regiment in the held in 1862 shortly after the battle of Antietam;
saw constant service until May. 1864. Took part in the engagements
at Fredericksburg, Va.. Richards Eord, Chancellorsville. Middleburg,
Gettysburg. Jone's Cross Roads. Bristoe Station, Rappahannock Sta-
tion. Mine Run. The Wilderness. Laurel HilTand Spottsylvania Court
House.
On Deceml;er 13th, 1862, while assisting after nightfall in remov-
ing the wounded from the scene of the Union charge at Marye s
Heights, Fredericksburg, he became separated from his Company, and
at daybreak was compelled to run the gauntlet of Rebel sharpshooters
to regain his command. At Gettysburg he was woimded in the left
leg. At Spottsylvania Court House, while fighting almost within the
Confederate lines, he was struck by a ball or piece of shell in the
forehead, and on becoming conscious he made an effort to drag him-
self to the rear, when he was struck in the right hip by a bullet and
rendered helpless, but fortunately was soon discovered and helped to
the rear. After spending three months in the hospital was trans-
ferred to 9th V. R. C. Did garrison and patrol duty at and near
Washington until June 26, 1865. when he was discharged. In 1886
he joined the J. B. Sloan Post No. 93. G. A. R.. of which Post he
was Commander in 1889 and 1900.
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and wounded twenty-five per cent of its force engaged. In the battle
of Gaines Mills the loss was twenty per cent. And in the battle of
Malvern Hill the loss was forty-five per cent. At the latter battle the
regiment charged at a critical moment in the fortunes of the day, upon
an entire brigade of the enemy, put it to flight and captured its stand
of colors.
The total number, rank and file of the original members of the
regiment, killed and wounded is 314; of deaths by disease 67; dis-
charged for disability 207 ; detached from the regiment 45 ; promoted
to the rank of commissioned officers in this and other regiments 32;
discharged by order of the Secretary of War including musicians 50.
Of the original rank and file there are present for duty at this
date, 229; present sick in camp, 9; absent sick, 125.
Recapitulation of the original members of the Regiment, rank
and file:
Killed 113
Wounded 201
Died of disease 67
Discharged for disability 207
Detached from the Regiment 45
Promoted 32
Discharged by order 50
Present for duty 229
Present sick in camp 9
Absent, sick 125
1078
Less wounded returned to duty 55
1023
The regiment has recruited since its organization 181, of which eight
have been killed or wounded, five have died of disease, five have been
discharged for disability, two detached from the regiment, one pro-
moted to the rank of commissioned officer in this regiment, present
for duty 116; present sick 22; absent sick 22.
Recapitulation of recruits received:
Killed I
Wounded 7
Died of disease 5
Discharged for disability 5
Detached 2
Promoted i
Present for duty 116
Present sick 22
Absent sick 22
Total 181
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[Chap. Xn. Incompetency Inquiry. Feb., 1863I
Companies C and E are composed of the recruits above mentioned,
and entered the service after the battle of Antietam.
Recapitulation of the total strength of the regiment at this date:
Killed 1 14
Wounded 208
Died 72
Discharged for disability 212
Discharged by order Sec. of War 50
Detached 47
Promoted 33
For duty 345
Present sick 31
Absent sick 147
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No accurate account of the number of the wounded that have died
from their wounds, or been discharged on account thereof, has as yet
been received by the Adjutant of the regiment, and therefore, all such
of the rank and file have been included under the head of discharged
for disability, and those of the wounded who are absent and unfit for
duty are included among the absent sick.
The following officers of the regiment have been wounded, viz :
Lieut. Col. Conner, Major Chapin, Adjutant Knox, Captains, Larrabee,
Nash, Vanderlip, Shaffer, Becker, Gibbs, McRoberts, and Woodworth,
Lieutenants, Fox, Hardenburg, Kelley, Graves and Gaskill.
Five officers were on detached service; three had resigned, and
two had died before the first engagement.
In several battles not all of the regiment was engaged, a large
number of soldiers having been left as camp guard.
Dated Feby. ist, 1863.
Commanders are sometimes charged with over statement of
battle losses, but in Col. Rice's article above, the reverse is
true, as he reports but one killed and 7 wounded of the two
companies, whereas Co. C, alone had one man killed and ten
wounded, and a list of their names is in hand.
Many means were taken to restore confidence among the
troops and add to their efficiency. Steps were taken to rid
the army of incompetent and unworthy commissioned officers.
To that end a Commission was appointed in the 5th Corps to
inquire into the habits, competency and fitness of officers or-
dered before it. In making the test quite a rigid examination
was held.
General Butterfield, the resourceful Chief of Staff, devised
corps badges to be worn on the hat or cap, to indicate to what
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command the soldier belonged. The Maltese Cross was the
emblem of the 5th Corps. The ist Division was indicated by
a red badge, the 2d Division by a white badge, the 3d Di-
vision by a blue badge. The other corps had distinctive
badges and the different divisions were indicated in a similar
manner. Early in the month of April an order was issued
permitting fifteen days furloughs to be given to three mem-
bers of each company in the different regiments. The fur-
loughs were eagerly sought. Through some unfortunate mis-
take in vaccinating, small pox was spread through the entire
20th Me. regiment and they were removed to a separate camp.
In the month of April frequent rumors spread through
the army that a movement was about to be made. From time
to time preparatory orders were issued and countermanded,
on account of the weather or the condition of the roads. The
irrevocable order came at last. It was to the effect that the
5th Corps was to move at 11 o'clock on the 27th day of April,
with 8 days rations. This meant that each man was to carry
in haversack and knapsack his supply of rations, covering that
period. Experience proved that it was difficult to make ra-
tions hold out for that length of time, carried in that manner.
The morning of the 27th day of April was clear and pleasant.
The camp was in great confusion in making preparations for
the start. At 12 o'clock M. line was formed and the move-
ment began. After marching about 8 miles a halt was made
for the night at Hartwood Church. On the 28th march was
resumed at 12 o'clock M., and no halt was made until a point
on the Rappahannock River near Kelley's Ford was reached.
The distance travelled was about 12 miles. The regiment
bivouacked about 2 miles from Kelley's Ford. Soon as the nth
and 1 2th Corps cleared the pontoon bridge at Kelley's Ford
the 5th Corps began to cross. After crossing, it took up its
line of march for Ely's Ford on the Rapidan, which place was
reached about 5 o'clock P. M. A detachment of cavalry forded
the river and dispersed the Confederate cavalry, posted on the
other side. It was important to have infantry follow the
cavalry with as much dispatch as possible. There were no
pontoons at hand with which to build a bridge. Col. Rice asked
permission of General Meade to take the lead with the Forty-
Fourth in fording the river. It did not require much persuasion
132 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
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to obtain permission. Preparations were hastily made, the
men hung their cartridge boxes on their bayonets, and the
crossing began. The water was waist deep, quite cold, and
the current very swift. As a matter of precaution in some in-
stances men supported each other. The crossing was effected
without accident and with very little delay. After crossing,
the regiment moved back upon the heights and bivouacked for
the night. The rest of the division soon followed. It was under-
stood at the time that the regulars, which composed most
of our 2d Division, made the request that they be allowed to
wait until the pontoon bridge was laid before crossing, and
that General Meade replied : "It does not hurt regulars to get
wet any more than it does volunteers." A march of 21 miles
had been made in the course of which two rivers were
crossed. On the morning of the 30th the advance commenced
about 6 o'clock, proceeding cautiously toward Chancellorsville,
which place was reached about 11 o'clock A. M. The place,
which was about to be rendered famous by the operations of
the next few days, consisted of a large brick house at the
junction of two cross roads. The 5th Corps was here joined
by the nth and 12th Corps, which had crossed the Rapidan
River at Germanna Ford. The position here reached secured
the crossing of the Rappahannock River at U. S. Ford. At
this time the ist, 3d and 6th Corps had successfully crossed
the Rappahannock below Fredericksburg and were in posi-
tion to take up the important work before them. At this
juncture General Hooker issued the following order :
"Headquarters, Army of the Potomac,
April 30, 1863.
General Order No. 47.
It is with heartfelt satisfaction the General commanding announces
to the army that the operations of the last three days, have determined
that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind
his defenses and give battle on our own ground, where certain destruc-
tion awaits him.
The operations of the 5th, nth and 12th corps have been a suc-
cession of splendid achievements.
By command of Major General Hooker,
S. Williams,
Asst. Adj. Genl."
On the 1st day of May the next important step in the
campaign was to be taken. Early in the morning line was
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 133
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formed and advance was made, with the view of opening up
Bank's Ford, down the Rappahannock toward Fredericksburg.
The I St Division formed the left of the Hne with its left near
the river. When the division had reached a point within
about one and one half miles from Bank's Ford, and within
sight of it, an order was received to return to the position
it occupied in the morning. No reason was given for such an
order and none could be required. All troops in advance
were ordered to return and a general line of battle was formed,
extending each way from the Chancellor House with the 5th
Corps occupying the left of the line, its left resting on the
river. In this position skirmishers were thrown out and
strong defensive works were erected. At this stage of the
engagement our troops were cheered with the prospects that
we were to fight behind entrenchments. About one o'clock
in the morning of May 2d, with the view of contracting the
general line, our brigade took a new position about one and
a half miles nearer U. S. Ford, where new strong defensive
works were erected, and a strong line of skirmishers thrown
out.
On the morning of the 3d the nth Corps, which had been
disadvantageously attacked, and driven from its position on
the evening of the 2d, relieved the 5th Corps and the 5th Corps
was moved to the right center of the general line. On taking
this new position skirmishers were thrown out and strong
breastworks were thrown up. This position being considered
important, special instructions were given that it must be held
at all hazards. The 3d Brigade set cheerfully at work to
comply with the order. It never feared a front attack when
advantageously posted. In this position the brigade remained
until 2 o'clock A. M. on Wednesday the 6th, From time to
time during the interval heavy skirmish firing, both night and
day, was had on our front but there was no general engage-
ment. It was at this time that the woods between the fines
became on fire, in which the wounded perished in great agony
and the dead were consumed. The origin of the fire is not
known. It is charitable to assume the fire was caused by acci-
dent. At dark on the evening of Tuesday, May 5th, the army
commenced its movement to the rear. The first division acted
as rear guard of the army. At 2 o'clock in the morning of May
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6th, the balance of the army having withdrawn, our division
gradually and cautiously fell back, the different brigades form-
ing alternate lines of battle. During the forepart of the night
a heavy rain storm set in, which was advantageous in con-
cealing the movements of our troops but which rendered the
rearward movement difficult and tedious. The U. S. Ford on
the Rappahannock was reached and crossed on pontoon bridges
about 8 o'clock. On reaching the North side of the river the
brigade took up its line of march for its old camp ground at
Stoneman's Switch, which was reached about 4 or 5 o'clock P.
M. After a strenuous campaign of 9 days, the regiment had,
for the third time, returned to this same camping ground.
During the campaign the regiment lost in wounded 3 on May
I St, 2 on May 3d and one on May 4th. The number of casual-
ties were verified by the diary of Sergeant Hatch of Company
A. The small number of losses is attributable to the lack of
opportunity to become more seriously engaged. The Forty-
Fourth was the first infantry regiment to reach the zone of
the battlefield at Chancellorsville. It was present and ready
for duty during the entire engagement, and took part with
the I St Division in acting as rear guard in covering the re-
treat of the army. The lack of opportunity to become more
aggressive in the battle could not be attributed to General
Meade, who commanded the 5th Corps. Accompanied by Lieut.
Col. A. S. Webb, his Assistant Inspector General, he rode to
General Hooker's headquarters, while the terrible assault was
being made on the 3d Corps, and advised and urged that the
5th Corps and the ist Corps should be ordered to attack the
enemy in their front, in order to relieve the pressure on the
3d Corps. The prearrangement for the campaign seems to
have been well considered, the first stages of its execution, suc-
cessfully accomplished, but later on there appeared to be a
failure to comprehend the movements of the enemy, or to
provide adequate counter movements to meet them. Surely,
the failure could not be attributed to a lack of zeal or per-
sistent fighting on the part of our army.
General Meade, in his report, says :
"To the men under their command (division officers) I can not
adequately express the satisfaction with which I witnessed their ready
and cheerful obedience to all orders, their submission to privation and
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 135
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exposure, night marches in mud and rain, fording deep streams, using
the axe and the spade more than the musket, and ready at all times
to go forward and meet the enemy. It is such service as this that tries
and makes the real soldier."
The recent reverses had not modified the impending issues
nor dispelled in the army the hope and expectation of the
final victory of the Union cause. A start was about to be
made in a new campaign. The army looked to the future
with undiminished confidence, while its footsteps were point-
ing to the rear. The few days repose after returning from
Chancellorsville w'ere spent in resting and removing from
the person and clothing a liberal accumulation of Virginia mud.
On the 17th day of May the 12th and 17th regiments of N, Y.
Vols, left the brigade for home, their terms of service hav-
ing expired. The 20th Me., which had been in a camp, removed
from the rest of the brigade on account of smallpox, returned
to its place. The brigade now consisted of the 83d Penn., the
i6th Mich., the 20th Me. and the Forty-Fourth N. Y. On
the i8th Col. Stockton of the i6th Mich., who had been in
command of the brigade for several months, resigned and
Col. Strong Vincent of the 83d Penn., succeeded to the com-
mand. On the 19th General Hooker reviewed the army on
the heights back of Falmouth, in plain sight of the Confederate
army. On the 20th camp was struck and a final movement
was made from Stoneman's Switch. A new camp was es-
tablished about 2 miles from the old one. On reaching the
new ground, work was at once begun to put the camp into
proper condition. Major Knox took charge of having a fine
flag pole erected. On the 23d, Col. Rice left on a short leave
of absence. While here company, battalion and brigade drills
were resumed. On the 28th tents were struck and the regi-
ment marched to Banks' Ford, where it remained until the
4th day of June, guarding the river. The rest of the brigade
was stationed at different fords farther up the river. While
at this place the Confederate pickets became quite commu-
nicative. Our troops and the Confederates bathed at the same
time in the river, each keeping on their own side. On the 4th
day of June, march was resumed to Grove Church, a distance
of 12 miles. On the next day march continued to Ellis' Ford,
where we remained until the 9th. On the 8th Lieut. Col. Con-
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[Chap. Xn. The Army Moves. June 9, 1863]
ner returned to the regiment, having been absent, wounded,
since the Battle of Fredericksburg. At one o'clock A. M. on
the 9th a march was made to Kemper's Ford on the Rappa-
hannock. On the nth orders came to send to the rear all
surplus baggage, all who were sick or disabled and be ready-
to move at a moment's notice, with 3 days rations. Every-
thing being in readiness on the 13th at 7 o'clock P. M. a march
of 7 miles was made to Morrisville, arriving there at 1 1 o'clock
P. M. Here we became reunited with the rest of the division.
March was continued the next day to Catlett's Station, on the
line of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad — reaching there
at 8 o'clock P. M., and bivouacking for the night. The dis-
tance marched was 13 miles. We started at 5 130 A. M. on the
15th, and marched to Manassas Junction, where we remained
until the 17th. We had now reached the vicinity of the old
Bull Run battlefield. It became an important inquiry among
the troops as to whether or not we were going to pass this
historic field without adding another chapter to the war. At
an early hour on the 17th march was resumed, 23 miles were
made and we encamped in the woods near Gum Springs. The
sun was hot, the roads were quite dusty and many were obliged
to fall out. On the 19th the command marched to Aldie, a dis-
tance of 5 miles, and bivouacked for the night. On the 21st
the 1st Division under General Barnes, was ordered to report
to General Pleasanton. In pursuance of such order the di-
vision started for Middleburg about one o'clock A. M. On
reaching that place, the 3d Brigade, under Col. Vincent, ad-
vanced, and cooperated with the cavalry under General Gregg.
The Confederate Cavalry, under General Stuart, were strongly
posted behind a stone wall, perpendicular to the Ashby Gap
road. A front and flank attack soon dislodged them. Our
cavalry followed in pursuit until Crummer's Run was reached,
where the enemy made a strong resistance and opened a brisk
artillery fire. Again our brigade advanced, fording the stream,
and sent the enemy whirling to the rear. The fighting con-
tinued, with the same success to the Union troops, until Goose
Creek was reached, where the Confederates took advantage
of a stone wall, commanding the defile and bridge by which
the Union troops must pass. The creek not being fordable,
the i6th Mich., led by Capt. Fuller, gallantly rushed over
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LEROY J. HOOKER.
Born Oct. 25. 1840 at Perrysburg, N. Y., enlisted in the 44th regi-
ment in Sept. 1861. He saw active service until spring of 1862 when,
because of sickness brought on by exposure during the winter, he was
sent to the hospital and his physical condition becoming much reduced ;
he was compelled to accept discharge and returned home.
Later he engaged in farming until his removal to Jamestown in
1891. In 189s he became assistant doorkeeper in the House of Repre-
sentatives, which position he filled faithfully and conscientiously until
his death June 28. 1908, at his home. Falconer, N. Y.
HULL M. HOOKER.
Born at Perrysburg. N. Y., July 27, 1842, enlisted in the 44th Regi-
ment N. Y. Vols, in September 1861. He went to the front in Oc-
tober and gave continuous service until he was wounded at the Bat-
tle of Hanover Court House, May 21, 1862. and instantly killed at
the Battle of Gaines Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
An unselfish disposition, willingness to befriend those in need,
courtesy and politeness toward comrades and officers, faithful dis-
charge of duty in all places and undaunted bravery are some of the
traits attributed to this son of Freedom bv those who knew him best.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 137
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the bridge, up to the stone wall, under a severe fire, dislodging
the enemy and capturing a number of prisoners. The enemy
again fled followed by the cavalry, who drove them into and
beyond Upperville. The infantry, considerably fatigued, could
not keep up with the cavalry. They followed as fast as their
tired condition would permit to a point near Upperville, and
took position in support of the artillery. At 6 o'clock P. M.
Col. Tilton, commanding ist Brigade, relieved the 3d Brigade,
which moved a short distance to the rear and bivouacked for
the night. On the 22d our brigade returned to its camp near
Aldie. During this engagement Col. Conner was in command
of the 20th Me. In the engagement the Forty-Fourth lost i
killed and 2 wounded. This movement developed the fact
that none of the Confederate infantry had passed through
the gap to the east side of the Blue Ridge.
While in camp at Aldie 80 men from 14th N. Y. Vols.,
whose terms of service had not expired when that regiment,
which was a two years' regiment, was mustered out, were
transferred to the Forty-Fourth N. Y. and were distributed
among the different companies. A large proportion of these
transferred men became members of the Forty-Fourth only on
paper, never joining it in person. In some instances the odious
word "deserted" appeared opposite a soldier's name, but lack
of definite information prevented the officers of the Forty-
Fourth from determining the truth or falsity of such record,
greatly to their regret.
Not far from our camp at Aldie, stood the country resi-
dence of President Monroe, then owned by Major Fairfax,
who was absent in the Confederate Army. The original pro-
prietor was present to the minds of many, but the present pro-
prietor was absent from sight. Many of our soldiers visited
the place and v^uld have been much pleased to have met the
proprietor. The country in this part of Virginia is productive
and beautiful.
On the 26th our corps left camp at Aldie, passing through
Carter's Mills and Leesburg, crossing the Potomac at Edwards
Ferry and bivouacked for the night at Poolville, Md., having
made a march of 20 miles.
Starting at an early hour the next day a march of 20
miles was made to a point near Frederick City, Md. The coun-
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try through which we passed was beautiful and the people
loyal and friendly. We remained in camp all day on the 28th.
General Hooker, becoming dissatisfied with the dictation from
Washington, resigned the command of the army. The ne-
cessity for making a change of commanders of the army at
this juncture was deplorable. The affairs of the country had
become such as to cause widespread anxiety among the people.
A great battle was imminent, the enemy was confident and ag-
gressive, and a misstep now might mean defeat for the army
and dire disaster for the country. The selection of a proper
commander of the Army of the Potomac was still in an experi-
mental stage.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 139
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CHAPTER XIII.
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE IS ORDERED TO TAKE
COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC THE
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
President Lincoln relieved General Hooker from command
and issued an order, making Maj, Gen. George G. Meade his
successor. General Meade had distinguished himself by his
gallantry and fidelity in a subordinate position, but placing
him in command of the army was, in a measure, experimental.
The order placing him in command was made without con-
sulting him, was imperative, leaving no option but to assume
the responsible duty. The Confederate Army, well commanded
and confident of success, was concentrating for the terrible con-
flict which was about to follow.
The follovdng orders were issued :
Sandy Hook, June 27, 1863, i P.M.
Maj. Genl. H. W. Halleck,
Commander in Chief.
My original instructions require me to cover Harpers Ferry and
Washington. I have now imposed on me in addition an enemy in my
front of more than my number. I beg to be understood, respectfully,
but firmly, that I am unable to comply with this condition with the
means at my disposal, and earnestly request that I may at once be
relieved from the position I occupy.
Joseph Hooker,
Major General.
War Department Adjutant General's Office
Washington, June 27, 1863.
General Orders
No. 194
By direction of the President Major General Hooker is relieved
from command of the Army of the Potomac and Major General George
G. Meade is appointed to the command of that army, and of the troops
temporarily assigned to duty with it.
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General.
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[Chap. Xm. Safety of the Capital. June 28, 1863]
Frederick, Md., June 28, 1863, 7 A.M.
General H. W. Halleck,
General in Chief.
The order placing me in command of this army is received. As
a soldier I obey it, and to the utmost of my ability will execute it.
Totally unexpected as it has been, and in ignorance of the exact con-
dition of the troops, and position of the enemy, I can only now say
that it appears to me I must move toward the Susquehanna keeping
Washington and Baltimore well covered, and if the enemy is checked in
his attempt to cross the Susquehanna, or if he turns toward Baltimore
to give him battle. I would say that I trust every available man that
can be spared will be sent to me, as, from all accounts, the enemy is
in strong force. So soon as I can post myself up I will communicate
more in detail.
Geo. G. Meade,
Major General.
The safety of the Capital and the destiny of the Nation
hung in the balance. The grand Army of the Potomac, which
never faltered in the performance of its duty, was ready to
give a good account of itself, if properly marshalled. Maj.
Gen. George Sykes succeeded General Meade in command of
the 5th Corps, Gen. Butterfield, who had been the efficient
Chief of Staff under General Hooker, was continued in that
position under the new commander. The army remained in
position on the 28th, in order that the new commander might
make himself familiar with the general situation.
At 8 o'clock on the morning of the 29th the 5th Corps was
again put in motion. When the Forty-Fourth passed through
Frederick City, it marched in column by platoon, with flag
flying and drums beating. The manifestation of loyalty and
good will on the part of the people of Frederick City was
truly inspiring. The buildings were profusely decorated with
flags and bunting, and the people in many ways displayed their
sympathy. There was quite a contrast between the reception
our troops received in this place and the reception they were
accustomed to receive in the State of Virginia. Continuing
our march, we passed through Liberty and after making a
march of 18 miles, halted for the night between Liberty and
Johnsville. It rained hard during the night and the troops
got pretty well soaked. On the 30th the bugle sounded the
reveille before daylight and at 4 :30 A. M. march was resumed,
our brigade leading the corps and our regiment leading the
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brigade. We passed through Johnsville, Middletown, Union-
town, Frizellburgh and bivouacked for the night at Union Mills,
having marched about 23 miles. After passing through Frizell-
burgh our regiment had skirmishers out during the rest of
the day. The precaution taken in marching indicated that a
point had been reached where the enemy might be expected.
On July I St, march was resumed about 8 o'clock A. M. About
noon, the line between the States of Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania was crossed. This circumstance awakened great en-
thusiasm among the troops. Flags were unfurled, drums beat,
bands played and the troops voluntarily changed from the "rout
step" to regular order. The people hailed with delight the ad-
vent of the army. The day before, this country had been
over run by Confederate cavalry, who appropriated, unspar-
ingly, horses, provisions and other property. The people and
our army were of one sentiment and in hearty accord. Han-
over was reached late in the afternoon. While here it was
learned that the ist and nth Corps had been assailed by over-
whelming numbers at Gettysburg, and after a desperate bat-
tle, lasting nearly all day, were driven back with great loss.
It was also learned that the gallant General Reynolds, who
was in command of our troops, was killed. This news caused
a change in the plan for the night. While preparing supper,
orders were received to march at once to Gettysburg. Before
the arrival of the infantry, there had been a sharp engage-
ment of cavalry in the streets of Hanover, in which the Con-
federates were defeated. After a short rest, our weary troops
continued their march towards Gettysburg, passing through
McSherrystown and Irishtown. All along the route, the people
extended words of cheer and welcome and in many instances
proffered such refreshments as they had. About one o'clock
A. M. of July 2d a halt for rest was made about 4 or 5 miles
from the battlefield. About 3 130 A. M. the bugle sounded the
reveille, and after partaking of a hasty breakfast, our corps
was again put in motion, reaching the battlefield about 7 o'clock
A. M. The corps halted in reserve near the right of the gen-
eral line. Arms were stacked and the troops were allowed
to rest in position. On reaching the field fuller accounts of
the first day's battle were received. It was then learned that
the skirmishers of the Confederate infantry advanced from
142 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xm Gettysburg, First Day. July i, 1863]
the North and West on Buford's Cavalry Videttes at an
early hour on the morning of the first day of July. In the
outset our troops consisted of only 2 small brigades of cavalry,
who fought dismounted. Although attacked by a superior in-
fantry force, they succeeded in holding their position until
relieved by the ist Corps under General Reynolds, which
began to arrive about 10 o'clock A. M. As fast as the ad-
vance detachments of the ist Corps reached the field, they
became at once engaged. While directing the posting of his
troops as they arrived, the gallant General Reynolds was killed
and the command of his corps devolved on General Abner
Doubleday. The loss of so prominent a General at that crit-
ical time was sorely felt. Later on the nth Corps came upon
the field and at once became engaged. The Confederates ad-
vanced from the West and North over 27,000 strong, while
the two corps pitted against them numbered only a little over
18,000. Although fighting desperately, our troops engaged
out-numbered, out-flanked and about 4 o'clock P. M., were
driven from their position, with a loss of more than
8,000. On the death of General Reynolds, General Howard
assumed command of the forces engaged, which in their rear-
ward movement from their first position were formed on
the East and South side of the town on what is known as
Cemetery Hill. About 6 o'clock P. M. the 3d and 12th Corps
began to arrive on the field. The new general line was formed
with the I2th Corps on Gulps Hill on the right, the nth Corps
on its left on Cemetery Hill, the 2d Corps on its left in con-
tinuation of the line and the 3d Corps to the left of the 2d
Corps. Geary's Division of the 12th Corps occupied a de-
tached position near Little Round Top, but joined the balance
of the 1 2th Corps the next morning, without being relieved
by any other troops.
This was the general situation when the 5th Corps reached
the battlefield at 7 o'clock in the morning of July 2d. The
day was ushered in with a cloudless sky. The events that oc-
curred the day before, the hurried concentration of the army,
the spiteful firing along the picket line, an occasional exchange
of artillery shots, the hurrying to and fro of staff officers and
orderlies, were unmistakable signs that a great battle was
about to be fought. Important questions of State as well as
DEFENSE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP.
The map on the reverse of this leaf shows, approximately, the
positions of the forces engaged at and adjacent to Little Round Top
between the hours of 3:30 and 7:00 p.m., July 2, 1863, commonly
known as "Longstreet's Charge on Little Round Top."
The contours are located for every change of eight feet in eleva-
tion. The datum plane is taken at 500 feet below the surface at
Gettysburg, Cemetery Hill. The elevations of Round Top, Little
Round Top and the bed of Plum Run creek are given on the map as
respectively, 661, 548 and 380 feet above the datum plane mentioned.
An attempt is made to show that the surface at and immediately
adjacent to Little Round Top was covered with trees and immense
boulders.
The Confederate line of battle was formed for this assault about
one mile westwardly from Little Round Top (outside the limits of
this map) and at about 4 o'clock p.m., moved in several lines to-
wards Little Round Top and the elevated valley or plateau between
that summit and Round Top. By figures given on the map are de-
signated the hours at which the several Confederate organizations
started from their positions in the main line, and by broken lines
the routes they traversed and approximately the points reached by
them before being repulsed. No attempt is made to locate artillery
(except Hazlett's Battery and Gibb's Ohio Battery), most of the
artillery of both sides being, at the hours named, located outside
the limits of this map.
This map, including contours, is drawn from surveys made and,
published by the U. S. Government in 1876 and later.
FEDERAL FORCES WHO ALONE OCCUPIED LITTLE ROUND TOP AT ABOUT 330PM. JULY E«ol86»
FEDERAL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING WHILE THE FIRST LINE WAS ENGAGED.
CONFEDERATE FORCES ENGAGED "N THE DIRECT ASSAULT ON LITTLE. ROUNDTOP.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 143
(Chap. Xni. Gettysburg, Second Day. July 2, 1863]
military consideration, seemed to hinge on the result. The
men of our corps employed their time in rest and in mak-
ing preparations for the work before them. The general line
of battle was formed apparently with the expectation that
the main attack of the enemy was to be made upon our right,
while the left had received but little attention. Geary's Division
had been taken from its position near Round Top and moved
to Gulps Hill. Buford's Gavalry, which had been guarding
the left, was sent away and not replaced by any other troops.
The 3d Gorps, which occupied the left of the line, was posted
with a view of occupying a prominent position, rather than
conforming to the rest of the general line. The position of
the 5th Gorps was changed two or three times during the
day. Early in the afternoon it became apparent to those to-
ward the left of the line that Lee's plan of battle was to en-
velop and turn the Union left. Longstreet, who was dispatched
with his command to execute the command, by taking a cir-
cuitous route to conceal his movements, was delayed in reach-
ing the coveted position. In the meantime General Warren,
a member of General Meade's staff, having been sent out by
General Meade on a tour of observation, saw the importance
of holding Little Round Top and took prompt measures to
have it occupied. He applied to General Sykes, who was ad-
vancing with the 5th Gorps to the left and front, to send troops
to occupy and hold that position. General Barnes, who was
accompanying General Sykes, was ordered to dispatch a bri-
gade for that purpose, and the 3d Brigade, which was the
leading brigade of the corps, was thereupon detached from the
balance of the division and marched rapidly to and upon that
unoccupied height, wnich proved to be the key of the battle-
field. Little Round Top was an irregular, rocky formation,
something over one hundred feet in height, with sloping sides,
its crest and sides being covered with shrubs, second growth
trees and with rocks of different sizes and shapes promiscuously
scattered over its surface. The 3d Brigade was formed in the
following order from right to left : i6th Mich., Forty- Fourth
N. Y., 83d Pa., and 20th Me. The brigade was posted well
down the slope of Little Round Top, forming nearly a semi-
circle and facing the flat lands to the right of and surrounding
what was known as Big Round Top. Big Round Top was
144 I 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xm. "Little Round Top." July 2, 1863]
an elevation about three hundred feet high, with its base about
three hundred yards distant from the base of Little Round
Top. The lands between the two round tops were flat and
thinly covered with brush and trees. Obliquely to the right of
the right of the brigade and about five hundred yards dis-
tant was what was known as "Devil's Den." While the bri-
gade was forming, one company from each regiment was or-
dered to advance and deploy as skirmishers. Capt. Lucius S.
Larabee, commanding Company B, was designated to perform
that service for the Forty-Fourth N. Y. About the same
time Col. Vincent, pointing to Big Round Top, said to the
writer, who was Acting Assistant Inspector General of the bri-
gade, "Take a mounted orderly, go up on that bluff and ob-
serve the movements of the enemy." At this time the enemy
were seen to the right of Big Round Top, advancing with two
or three lines of battle, preceded by no skirmishers. All move-
ments were executed with the utmost celerity. With as much
dispatch as possible, the writer rode well up the side of Big
Round Top, dismounted, gave his bridle to the orderly, ran
up on a large rock and with glass endeavered to discover what
was on the side of Big Round Top toward the enemy. While
thus standing, an indefinite number of poorly aimed shots
struck the rock. It was then discovered that a line of Con-
federate troops was advancing unopposed and unheralded over
Big Round Top, It was also discovered that the troops, which
were seen before leaving Little Round Top, had moved by
the flank and were furiously assailing the front of our entire
brigade. The troops seen on Big Round Top, passed down its
side and engaged in the assault. This circumstance is given
to show the enterprise and determined character of the as-
sault upon the left of our line and the routes by which ap-
proaches were made.
Let us now go back and trace the battle as it developed in
front of the regiment and incidentally in front of the whole
brigade. Capt. Larabee, when ordered, promptly moved his
company to the front, deployed as skirmishers, and advanced.
He had advanced less than 200 yards when he came upon
the enemy, only a short distance away, advancing in two or
more lines of battle. He at once ordered his skirmishers in
retreat. While executing this movement, he was shot through
CAPTAIN ALBERT NATHANIEL HUSTED.
Eldest of six sons of Nathaniel and Elmira (Burhans) Husted; grandson of
Thaddeus Husted, a Revolutionary soldier. Born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct.
19. 1833. Assisted in raising the '"Xormal School Company" (New Co. E)
of which Prof. Rodney G. Kimball was the first Captain. He participated in all
the battles of the "Army of the Potomac" (16) from Oct. 1862 to Oct.
1864; was once slightly wounded but never in hospital. At battle of Chancel-
lorsville, May, 1863, his life was saved by testament and diary in side pocket
of his coat. At battle of Wilderness, May, 1864, one bullet pierced his hat and
another his boot leg; in same battle he barely escaped capture; had many hair-
breadth escapes from serious wovinds in battle.
Past Commander, Post 63, N. V. G. .\. R. ; four years Historian Phillip
Livingston Chapter, Sons of the Revolution; Member of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion. ,
Marriages: 1867, Jane E. IngersoU, (died 1891) two daughters, Mrs. Wm. M.
Strong and Mrs. Edwin S. Wilson; 1903, Mrs. Elizabeth Neemes Gladding (died
1909).
Degrees: A. M. Hamilton College, 1866; Ph.D., Illinois Wesleyan Uni-
verity, 1896.
Civil positions: Instructor since 1855. and since 1869 Professor of Mathe-
matics in New York State Normal College, Albany. Trustee and Treasurer Al-
bany Institute and Historical Society. Treasurer and member of Executive com-
mittee N. Y. State Sabbath Association. President for three years of Albany
City Mission. Superintendent for ten years of Rensselaer Street Henion Mis-
sion Sunday School. Elder Madison Avenue Refoimed (Dutch) Church, Al-
bany.
PUBLIC LlBRi^^^
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 145
[Chap. Xm. Salvation of the A. O. P. July 2, 1863]
the body and instantly killed. He was a brave, competent
and faithful officer. His death was a great loss and caused
much sorrow to the entire regiment. A more extended notice
of his life, services and death, will be given in another place.
Following closely on the heels of the skirmishers, the enemy
soon reached the front of the i6th Mich, and Forty-Fourth
N. Y. and opened a furious assault on their lines. The right
of the i6th Mich., by reason of its more exposed position, was
temporarily forced back. The Forty-Fourth by its oblique
fire to the right, aided in checking the advance of the assailants.
The 140th N. Y., Col. O'Rorke commanding, of Weed's bri-
gade of the 2d Division, arrived upon the field just in time to
aid in repelling the assault. From this time on the battle raged
furiously, gradually extending to the left and enveloping the
83d Penn. and the 20th Me. Our troops, without time to
make preliminary preparations, steadfastly repelled the as-
saults of the enemy and forced them to break and retreat in
confusion. Early in the engagement, Lieut. Hazlett, by great
effort, with his men tugging at the wheels, succeeded in plant-
ing his excellent battery upon the crest of Little Round Top,
and rendered valuable services in repelling the assaults of the
enemy. When his guns opened on the impetuous, surging Con-
federate masses no military music ever sounded sweeter and
no aid was ever better appreciated. In the midst of the roar
and carnage of battle, our troops found time to lustily cheer
Hazlett and his brave men. While the engagement was at
its height, the gallant, heroic Vincent untimely fell. His loss
will be more fully noticed hereafter. Weed, with the balance
of his brigade, soon followed Col. O'Rorke of the 140th N.
Y. and took an important position to the right of the 3d Bri-
gade. In the meantime the Confederates were hunting and
hustling to find, overlap and turn the left of our general line.
For this purpose troops were marched by the flank to the rear
of their line engaged, to enable them to obtain an advantageous
position from which to deliver the assault. Troops, referred
to heretofore as being on Big Round Top, descended its slopes
and also became actively engaged. Hood's Division, which
formed the attacking column, numbered more than 7,000 men
and was divided into four brigades of about equal strength. At
least two of his brigades, Law's and Robertson's, were engaged
146 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIII. 2oth Maine and 83d Pa. July 2, 1863]
in the assault upon the 3d Brigade, which carried into the
battle only 1,141 muskets. The Confederate host, which was
marshaled to outflank and turn the left of our general Hne,
soon found themselves confronted by the 83d Penn. and the
20th Me. Made confident by reason of their greatly superior
numbers, they advanced boldly to the assault. They soon gave
an illustration of the old saying, "In its quality oft lies the
strength of the host." A brisk fire at short range, sent the
assailants back more rapidly than they came — only to come
again in larger numbers and longer line. Col. Chamberlain of
the 20th Me. met this new formation by having his left wing
take intervals to the left and forming them at nearly right
angles with his right. The battle raged here in terrible fury.
The final assault of the day, on the extreme left of the line,
was about to be made. Our troops had become battle-stained,
war-worn and their numbers sadly depleted. The 60 rounds
of ammunition issued to each man had been expended. The
crucial test of heroism, physical alertness and endurance had
come. To falter was to be overwhelmed and lost. Col.
Chamberlain became satisfied that he was about to be assailed
by an overwhelming force, anticipated the preparations making
to annihilate or drive his regiment from the field and ordered a
bayonet charge. His men, clearly comprehending the direful
alternative in which they were placed, quickly adjusted their
bayonets and with loud and prolonged shouts rushed upon
the enemy. The boldness of their movement, their long at-
tenuated line, magnified their aggressive force, and carried
surprise and consternation to the masses of the enemy. Hold-
ing fast by their right and executing an extended right wheel,
they swept everything before them. This movement of the
20th Me., seconded successively by the other regiments of the
brigade, cleared the entire level lands between the Round Tops
of the enemy. It was a most glorious triumph. The Con-
federate's plan of battle, to envelop and turn the Union left,
had signally failed. Their choicest troops, commanded by their
ablest lieutenant, had been defeated by a much smaller force,
and driven ingloriously from the field. The visible results
of this day's battle in this part of the field were 50 dead in
front of the 20th Me. and about the same proportion in front
of the other regiments of the brigade, over 500 prisoners, in-
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 147
(Chap. Xm. Gettysburg, Second Day. July 2, 1863]
eluding 2 Colonels and 15 eommissioned offieers, together with
over 1,000 stand of arms. Capt. Judson, in his history of the
83d Penn., says: "And further still to the right, in a more
open space, where the right of the Forty-Fourth and the left
of the 1 6th Mich, had fought, I counted, several days after-
wards, over 40 dead bodies within a circle of 50 feet in cir-
cumference. They lay in every conceivable position among
the rocks." The more remote and invisble results of the
day's fighting were the effects on the remaining operations of
the battle, the contribution toward the final triumph of our
arms in the Civil War, and the incalculable bearing on the
subsequent destiny of our common country. Reflection will
show that these speculations are not entirely groundless. With
Little Round Top, the conceded key of the battlefield in pos-
session of a triumphant enemy, the remainder of the Union
line could not have been maintained. /Vnother retrograde move-
ment meant incalculable disaster to our arms and would have
added new complications to the critical questions of State then
pending. But why speculate further? The rout was complete.
The broken lines of the enemy, in confusion and haste with-
drew from the field, and disappeared behind the banks of
smoke and the lowering dusk of evening. The key to the
battlefield was safe. It was a dearly bought victory. Weed,
commanding brigade to our right, Hazlett, battery commander,
the chivalric Vincent, commanding our own brigade, and
a host of other brave officers and men sacrificed their lives that
the Union might live. Three hundred twenty-one officers and
men of the Forty-Fourth N. Y. were reported for duty that
day. As was generally the case, not all of those reported for
duty entered the engagement. Every company in the regi-
ment performed its whole duty and suffered severe losses. The
largest company loss, in proportion to the number engaged,
however, was by Company A, It took into the fight 40 men,
of whom it lost 21 in killed and wounded. In the death of
Capt. Lucius S. Larrabee of Company B., First Lieut. Eugene
L. Dunham of Company D, and Second Lieut. Benjamin N.
Thomas of Company K, the regiment suffered a great and
grievous loss. They were all brave, efficient and faithful of-
ficers. Captains William R, Bourne of Company K and Ben-
nett Munger of Company C were severely wounded, the former
148 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xm. 3d Brig. Seizes Big Round Top. July 2, 1863]
who was an original member of the regiment, had faithfully
served with it in all its campaigns and battles, was permanently-
disabled for further active service in the field and was reluc-
tantly obliged to leave it. Adjutant George B. Herenden and
First Lieut. Charles H. Zeilman were also slightly wounded.
The casualties of the regiment will be found in the list of cas-
ualties in another part of this work.
About 9 o'clock in the evening Col. Rice, who had suc-
ceeded to the command of the brigade, directed Col. Cham-
berlain to seize and hold Big Round Top. This, with much
persistence and daring, he was able to do, his regiment suf-
fering some loss in the movement but capturing a number of
prisoners, among them an officer on the staff of the Confederate
General Law. It was understood that Col. Fisher, command-
ing a brigade of Pennsylvania Reserves, was to give support
in this movement. His failure to do this, caused Col. Cham-
berlain to send for other support. The 83d Penn. and Forty-
Fourth N. Y. were promptly sent to his aid. It was under-
stood at the time that the failure of Col. Fisher to give adequate
support in seizing and holding Big Round Top was not satis-
factorily explained. The new advance line, occupied by our
brigade, was held until the forenoon of the 3d, when it was re-
lieved by the ist Brigade and our brigade was then moved to
and held in reserve, to the rear of the left center of the general
line. This position was not changed during the day but the
brigade was under orders to be ready to move at a moment's
notice.
Very early in the morning of the 3d heavy fighting was
heard on the right. It was General Slocum, with the 12th
Corps and detachments of the 6th Corps, engaged in recap-
turing the works, taken by the enemy, while all but one bri-
gade of his command was detached the day before to par-
ticipate in the battle toward the left. The battle raged furi-
ously at this point until 10:30 A. M., when the enemy were
driven in confusion from the works and retired to their orig-
inal line. Quiet now reigned along the whole general infantry
line. It was like the calm that precedes the gathering storm.
The several attacks on Little Round Top, Cemetery Hill, and
Gulps Hill, had all been successfully repulsed with fearful
slaughter to the enemy. The 3d Corps alone, after a most gal-
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 149
[Chap. Xm. Gettysburg; "Pickett's Charge." July 3, 1863]
lant and desperate struggle, had been forced back from its faulty
position, to the position it was originally intended by the Com-
manding General it should occupy. As was tersely said : "It had
been hammered back to its proper position." To this time
the net general results were decidedly in favor of the Union
arms. The whole Army of the Potomac was now in an in-
quisitive attitude to know what was to be the next movement
by the baffled enemy. At one o'clock P. M. a single gun
ominously broke the impressive stillness. It was the signal
for 150 pieces of Confederate artillery, skillfully placed on
exterior lines, to concentrate their fire upon the proposed point
of attack. Our artillery, being placed on interior lines, was
able to reply with only 80 pieces. An artillery duel was con-
tinued for two hours, filling the air with bursting, shrieking
projectiles, tearing and mutilating the earth and trees and
filling the country for miles around with its reverberating
thunders. The execution caused by the firing was not in pro-
portion to the amount of ammunition expended and the noise
produced. At the end of two hours our own artillery was
ordered to cease firing. The enemy, assuming that our guns
had been silenced, proceeded to put into execution the next
step in their carefully prepared plan. As soon as the firing
ceased, at least 15,000 troops, ably led and commanded by the
Confederate General George E. Pickett, moved out from their
place of concealment in compact lines and advanced to the as-
sault. Their column of attack was directed upon a clump of
trees near the left center of our general line, held by the ever-
ready 2d Corps. It was a favorite plan of Napoleon for the
assailants to mass heavily upon a given point and deliver blow
after blow, until by mere force of superior numbers the point
attacked was forced to give way. Such was the movement
apparently contemplated by the enemy. It was a spectacle such
as was seldom seen in any army. Tacitus wrote that the first
object of an attacking army, is by noisy and spectacular demon-
stration to carry fear to the minds of the opposing force. Pick-
ett's charge was well calculated to accomplish that purpose. The
preliminary cannonading, the compact well-regulated lines of
infantry, with flying flags and glistening guns, the bold, con-
fident advance, surely embodied elements that ordinarily carry
consternation. But neither booming cannon, nor spectacular
15© 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xm. Gettysburg; Enemy Defeated. July 3, 1863]
demonstration, lessened the courage or dampened the ardor
of the dauntless veterans of the Union Army. They clutched
their guns and eagerly awaited the onset. The opportunity
had at length arrived to chastise and turn back the rebellious
hordes of our misguided countrymen. Unlike Caesar, they
came, they saw, they were conquered. The gallantry of the
assailants and their crushing defeat have been too often told
and too graphically described to be repeated in detail here.
Suffice it to say that in this desperate attempt of the Con-
federate General to redeem a lost battle what is known as the
high water mark of the Rebellion was reached. With broken
lines and dispiriting confusion the remnant of the assaulting
column recrossed that bloody field, made memorable by their
valiant deeds, leaving in their trail a host of killed, wounded and
prisoners.
Coincident with the foregoing described assault, at some
distance to the right of the general infantry line, there was
plainly heard a spirited, determined engagement. It was a bat-
tle in progress between bodies of cavalry of the two opposing
armies. The Confederate General Stuart, was endeavoring to
create a diversion in aid of Pickett's charge. General Gregg's
gallant division, augmented by the brigade of the invincible
Custer, turned back the over-confident Confederates in inglori-
ous retreat. This ended the fighting of the third day. Our
line of battle was well defined and intact, our troops were well
in hand and ready for any emergency.
On Saturday, July 4th, our time-honored Independence Day,
reconnaissances from both the right and left of our main line,
developed the fact that Lee had contracted his lines, entrenched
and apparently awaited an attack. In our army the day was
passed in burying the dead of both armies, caring for the
wounded, procuring a supply of rations and ammunition, and
awaiting developments. The aggressive spirit of the Confed-
erate Army had departed. A soaking rain added discomfort
to the sorrow felt and shared by the whole army over our loss
in battle. Our independence was won by sacrifice and a new
chapter of sacrifice and triumph had been added to augment
the glorious achievements of our forefathers.
The joy of the Nation was unbounded, when the glorious
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 151
[Chap. Xni. Gettysbiug and Vicksbuigl July 4, 1863]
news from Gettysburg was supplemented by the intelligence
that Vicksburg had surrendered to Grant.
When an advance was made on the morning of the 5th it
was found that the enemy had departed during the night. The
hope formed by the Confederates on the expected vantage of
a campaign of invasion had proved to be illusory.
A cursory view of the battlefield after the battle bore ter-
rible evidence of the conflict. Dismounted guns, disabled gun-
carriages and caissons, dead artillery horses, unsightly, un-
buried soldiers, solid shots, unexploded and fragments of
shells, musket balls, the ground, the trees and scattering build-
ings torn by projectiles, fragments of muskets and accou-
trement, made a picture horrible to look upon and impossible
to describe.
In his diary. Sergeant E. R. Goodrich of Company A, says,
"at night of July 2d, our company was on picket in our front
at the foot of the hill. The ground was literally covered with
dead and wounded. It was the worst picket duty I ever per-
formed. Will never forget it. The Rebs were principally
Texan troops. They said it was the first time their brigade
had ever been repulsed. I spent all my time, while on picket,
attending to the wounded, giving them water, fixing them in
easy positions, cutting off shoes and helping them in every
way I could. It was terrible, some crying, some praying, some
swearing and all wanting help." This incident at once shows
the effectiveness of the musketry firing of the regiment, the
cruelty of war and the nobler attributes of human nature. They,
who, just before darkness set in, had fought each other fiercely,
had now been brought into new relations. They were no
longer enemies. The nobler ties of a common humanity had
dispelled the bitterness engendered by war and brotherly aid
was cheerfully, tenderly, bestowed. Another incident is here
related. The opportunity and success of Company E, First
Lieut. A. N. Husted commanding, in capturing prisoners dur-
ing a lull of the battle on July 2d, were such as to deserve par-
ticular mention. The first assault of the enemy was pushed
to such close proximity to our lines, that when the repulse
came it was extremely hazardous to retreat. When the mo-
mentum of the Confederate charge was expended, their ranks
152 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIII. Notable Captures. July 2, 1863]
broke in confusion, some took the chances of a hasty retreat,
some held up their hats and handkerchiefs in token of sur-
render, and others took refuge behind rocks and a shght eleva-
tion of ground not far from and opposite the right of Com-
pany E. The ground further to the left was more open, af-
fording less shelter. Five men belonging to that company vol-
unteered to advance beyond our lines, rescue and capture
prisoners. Lieut. Husted directed that such action should be
taken. The names of those who volunteered to go, and did
go, were First Sergeant Consider H. Willett, Charles Prud-
hom and David J. Ferris from the right of the Company, and
Corporals Oliver W. Sturdevant and Horace F. Mills from
the left of the Company. These men acted with creditable
promptness and sagacity. The broken, scattered line of the
enemy was liable, at any time, to be succeeded by another line
more formidable than the former. Notifying our own men not
to fire, they boldly advanced to and among the Confederates,
receiving their surrender and escorting them to the rear. It
was a perilous service and required great haste and circum-
spection. Sergeant Willett found a large number of the
enemy concealed behind the rocks and the depression in the
field, lying prone upon the ground. They were taken by sur-
prise at his appearance among them and he very adroitly put
them in motion and had them conducted to the rear. From
his standpoint he counted 97 prisoners. In a paper entitled
"Incidents at Gettysburg" Sergeant Willett says: "Our mus-
ketry firing leaving the dead piled so thick that it was almost
impossible to walk over the ground without stepping on the
Rebel dead." In another place he says: "They (the enemy)
tried to reach us with their bayonets and we were prepared to
resist them with our bayonets."
Sergeant Sturdevant, in a letter describing the incident,
says:
"Sergeant Willett's position was on the extreme right of the Com-
pany, while I was located at the left. In their first charge the Confed-
erate line came very close to us, so close that when they failed to dis-
lodge us from our position, they were unable to fall back on account
of our fire, and all along our front held up handkerchiefs and hats in
token of surrender. In order to bring them in, five men of Company
E, calling our comrades not to fire, ran down among them and even
beyond their line, to get as many prisoners as possible. Of these five
JOHN C. JOHNSON, CO. K.
Enlisted as John Johnson; was born May 21. 1843, in Albany Co.,
N. Y. Married in the year 1870 to Martha J. Hutchinson of Albany,
N. Y. Died December 13. 1904. at Muncie. Ind., leaving one child, a
daughter.
He was with his regiment at Big Bethel and the siege of York-
town, and was shot through the lx)dy at the Battle of Hanover Court
House, May 27, 1862. When brought to the hospital at Albany, his
recovery was thought to be impossil)le. After his discharge he settled
with friends in Albany where he attended the Academy and Business
College. In July, 1864, he entered the Sanitary Commission under
Captain C. E. Jones, working at and in the vicinity of City Point,
Va., remaining there until June. 1865, when that department was dis-
continued.
He returned to Albany where he held positions of trust with sev-
eral leading business houses, and in 1882 he removed to Bridgeport.
Conn., and established a profitable business which he left in 1884 for
a more promising field in Muncie. Ind. With the higher interests of
the latter city he was closely identified until his death, having been
for some years an Elder in the Fir'^t Presbyterian Church, and Presi-
dent of the Delaware Countv National Bark.
,! APT'^-'^
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 153
[Chap. Xni. Death of Gen. Strong Vincent. July 7, 1863]
men, Willett, Prudhom and Ferris were on the right and Corporal
Mills and I on the left. I do not think I saw any of the party except
Mills during the incident, nor did I know of the result until after the
second Confederate line came in, when Mills and I barely escaped
capture as we were pursuing a fleeing Confederate, did not see their
line until they were close upon us. I think most of the enemy on our
front, who were able to walk, crowded over to our right, behind the
knoll and rocks where they were found and captured by Willett, Prud-
hom and Ferris. Probably our work on the left sent many in that
direction, as the hillside on the left was bare and exposed. I fully
agree with Willett, that the scene where our first volley struck the
enemy's line was one of sickening horror. Their dead and wounded
were tumbled promiscuously together, so that it was difficult to cross the
line where they fell without stepping on them. One circumstance I
will mention. As I was searching among them for prisoners, one
poof fellow begged me to cut the strap of his cartridge box, as it drew
across his wound, and another besought me to be careful not to step
on him as he was wounded. I had some conversation with the poor
fellows, and spoke some kind words to them, which I do not now
regret. I pray God that I may never witness such a scene again."
Lieut. Hiisted says : "The prisoners all passed near where
I was standing and I counted 92. The prisoners came pretty
well bunched. One of them was struck in the back by a rebel
bullet as he stood directly between myself and the enemy,
begging me not to shoot him." The discrepancy of five be-
tween the count of Husted and Willett may well be accounted
for by the fact that their respective counts were made from
different points. Lieut. Husted also says: "It should not be
said that these five men captured ninety-seven men. Our line
of battle compelled the surrender."
Col. Rice issued the following appropriate order in honor
of Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent:
"Hdqrs, 3d Brig, ist Div. sth Corps,
July 12, 1863.
Gen. Orders No. 5.
The Colonel commanding hereby announces to the brigade the
death of Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent. He died near Gettysburg July 7,
1863, from the effects of a wound received on the 2d instant, and within
sight of that field which his bravery had so greatly assisted to win.
A day, hallowed with all the glory of success, is thus sombered by the
sorrow of our loss. Wreaths of victory give way to chaplets of mourn-
ing, hearts exultant to feelings of grief. A soldier, a scholar, a friend
has fallen. For his country, struggHng for its life, he willingly gave
his own. Grateful for his services, the State which proudly claimed
154 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xlll. Captain Larabee's Prophecy. July 2, 1863J
him as her own, will give him an honored grave and a costly monument,
but he will ever remain buried in our hearts and our love, for his
memory will outlast the stone which shall bear the inscription of his
bravery, his virtues and his patriotism.
While we deplore his death and remember with sorrow his loss,
let us emulate the example of his fidelity and patriotism, feeling that
he but lives in vain who lives not for his God and his country.
By command of Col. James C. Rice commanding Third Brigade.
George B. Herendeen, A. A. A. G.
The writer, as Assistant Inspector General, served on the
staff of General Vincent during the time he was in command of
the brigade and from daily association with him, takes this op-
portunity to testify to his real worth as a man, his accomplish-
ments as a gentleman and scholar, his excellence as a soldier,
his exalted character and his devoted patriotism. As brigade
commander he was cool, alert, prompt and discreet to act, and
brave and unyielding in battle. In his death the army, his State
and the Nation sustained a great loss.
While waiting in momentary expectation to advance to
battle, Capt. Lucius S. Larabee, in conversation with Captains
Bourne and Kimberly, said: "Since our last battle I have
known that I would be killed the next time I was under fire."
And he said he wished them to take his watch, money and val-
uables. They endeavored to cheer him up and told him he was
no more liable to be killed than either of them. The premoni-
tion had taken such a strong hold of him that he was unable to
shake it off. He left, with Quartermaster Mundy, his watch
and valuables and the address of his brother in Chicago. That
done, he went into battle, facing with undaunted courage his
fore-doomed destiny. While the line was forming on Little
Round Top, he was ordered to take his Company and deploy it
as skirmishers, which he promptly proceeded to do. As he left
his position in line, Capt. Bourne spoke to him, wishing him
good luck. He replied, "Good bye, Billy, I shall never see you
again." In this unexpected order he saw the setting sun of his
pure, noble life. After advancing about 200 yards, he suddenly
came upon the enemy's first line of battle, and was killed at the
first volley. No braver soldier, no purer or truer spirit took
its flight from that blood-drenched field.
A few extracts, taken from official reports, are hereto ap-
pended.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 155
[Chap. Xm. Little Round Top "the Key." July 2, 1863]
Col. Rice, among other things, in his report of the part taken
by the 3d brigade, says :
"The ground occupied by the brigade in line of battle was nearly
that of a quarter circle, composed mostly of high rocks and cliffs on the
center and becoming more wooded and less rugged as you approached
the left. The right was thrown forward somewhat to the front of the
ledge of the rocks and was much more exposed than other parts of the
line. A comparatively smooth ravine extending along the entire front,
perhaps fifty yards from our line, while on the left and beyond a high
and jagged mountain rises, called Round Top Hill.
The brigade had scarcely formed in line of battle and pushed for-
ward its skirmishers, when a division of the enemy's forces, under Gen-
eral Hood, made a desperate attack along the entire line of the brigade.
He approached in three columns with no skirmishers in advance. The
object of the enemy was evident. If he could gain the vantage ground
occupied by this brigade the left flank of our line must give way, opening
to him a vast field for successful operations in rear of our entire army.
To effect this object the enemy made every effort. Massing two or
three brigades of his force, he tried for an hour in vain to break the line
of the Forty-Fourth N. Y. and 83d Penn., charging again and again
within a few yards of these unflinching troops. At every charge he was
repulsed with terrible slaughter. Despairing of success at this point, he
made a desperate attack upon the extreme right of the brigade, forcing
back a part of the i6th Mich., but being immediately supported by the
140th N. Y. Volunteers, the line again became firm and unbroken. It
was at this point of time that Col. Vincent, commanding the brigade,
fell mortally wounded. The enemy again attacked the center and the
extreme left with desperation, passing one brigade of his forces by the
right flank in three columns he pushed through the ravine toward the
left of our brigade, came immediately to a front and charged upon the
20th Me. Now occurred the most critical time of the action. For above
half an hour the struggle was desperate. At length, the enemy pressed
so strongly upon the left flank of Col. Chamberlain's regiment, that he
wisely determined to change the order of battle and commanded his left
wing to fall back at right angles to his right. He afterward ordered a
charge and repulsed the enemy at every point.
Although this brigade has been engaged in nearly all the great
battles of the Army of the Potomac, and has always greatly distinguished
itself for gallant behavior yet in none has it fought so desperately or
achieved for itself such imperishable honors as in this conflict of the
2d instant."
General Slocum, the gallant commander of the 12th corps,
says :
"About half an hour before the attack on our left the 5th corps was
moved to the support of that part of our line. The attack was made by
156 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xra. "Hand to Hand Fighting." July 2, 1863)
the enemy in strong force and in great spirit and determination. Had
it been successful the result would have been terribly disastrous to our
army and the country. The arrival of the 5th corps at so critical a
moment afforded it an opportunity of doing service for the country,
the value of which can never be overestimated. Of the manner in which
this opportunity was improved I need not speak. The long list of its
killed and wounded attests more clearly than language can the valor of
its officers and men."
General Longstreet, in his book, entitled "From Manassas
to Appomattox, says :
"We were on Little Round Top grappling for the crowning point.
The brigade commanders there, Vincent and Weed, were killed, also
Battery Commander Hazlett and others, but their troops were holding
to their work as firmly as the mighty boulders that helped them."
General Sykes, in his report, says :
"Night closed the fight. The key of the battlefield was in our pos-
session intact. Vincent, Weed and Hazlett, chiefs lamented throughout
the corps and army, sealed with their lives the spot entrusted to their
keeping, on which so much depended."
Lieut. Col. Conner, in his report, says :
"It affords me great pleasure to be able to state that both officers
and men behaved with the greatest coolness and bravery, not a single
case of cowardice having come to my attention."
Col. Chamberlain, of the 20th Me., whose command occu-
pied the left of the entire line of battle, in his report, in speaking
of his position, says :
"But we were not a moment too soon ; the enemy's flanking column
having gained their desired direction, burst upon my left where evidently
they had expected an unguarded flank, with great demonstration.
"We opened a brisk fire at close range, which was so sudden and
effective that they soon fell back among the rocks and low trees in the
valley, only to burst forth again with a shout and rapidly advanced, firing
as they came. They pushed up to within a dozen yards of us, before
the terrible effectiveness of our fire compelled them to break and take
shelter.
"The enemy renewed their assault on our whole front and for an
hour the fighting was severe. Squads of the enemy broke through our
line in several places and the fight was literally hand to hand. The edge
of the fight rolled backward and forward like a wave. The dead and
wounded were now in our front and then in our rear. Forced from our
position we desperately recovered it and pushed the enemy down to the
foot of the slope."
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 157
[Chap. Xm. The Final Stroke of the Day. July 2, 1863]
Then again :
"The enemy seemed to have gathered all their energies for their final
assault. We had gotten our thin lines into as good shape as possible,
when a strong force emerged from the scrub wood in the valley as well
as I could judge in two lines in echelon by the right, and opening a
heavy fire, the first line came on as if they meant to sweep everything be-
fore them. We opened on them as well as we could with our scanty sup-
ply of ammunition, snatched from the field. It did not seem possible to
withstand another shock like this now coming on. Our loss had been
severe. One half of my left wing had fallen and one third of my regi-
ment lay just behind us dead or wounded. My ammunition was soon
exhausted. My men were firing their last shot and getting ready to
'club' their muskets. It was imperative to strike before we were struck
by this overwhelming force, in a hand to hand fight, which we could
not probably have withstood or survived. At this crisis I ordered the
bayonet. The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line from
man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward
upon the enemy not now thirty yards away. The effect was surprising,
many of the enemy's first line threw down their arms and surrendered.
An officer fired his pistol at my head with one hand, while he handed
me his sword with the other. Holding fast by our right and swinging
forward our left, we made an extended right wheel before which the
enemy's second line broke and fell back fighting from tree to tree, many
being captured, until we had swept the valley and cleared the front of
our entire brigade.
Too much credit can not be given to General Chamberlain
and his gallant regiment for their valorous and unflinching con-
duct in maintaining against great odds the extreme left of the
general line.
Several years after the war, on the occasion when veterans
of both armies met on the Gettysburg battlefield, the Confed-
erate General Longstreet said : "1 was three minutes late in
occupying Little Round Top. If I had got there first you would
have had as much trouble in getting rid of me as I did in trying
to get rid of you."
In his report General Meade says :
"Soon after the assault commenced, the 5th corps most fortunately
arrived and took position on the left of the 3d corps. Major General
Sykes commanding, sending immediately a force to occupy Round Top
Ridge, where a most furious contest was maintained, the enemy making
desperate but unsuccessful efforts to secure it."
General Barnes commanding the division, in his report,
says:
158 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. Xm. Strategical Value of Little Round Top. July 2, 1863]
"Col. Vincent, on being detached, proceeded promptly to the posi-
tion assigned him. It was upon an elevated, rocky hill known as
Little Round Top. Its defense was of the utmost importance."
General Meade in a letter written several years after the
war, expressing his views of the position in the general line of
battle at Gettysburg, taken by General Sickles, commanding the
Third Corps says :
"As to General Sickles having by his advance brought on an attack,
and thus compelled a battle which decided the war, you have completely
answered and it is a very favorite theory with the partisans of this
officer. But these gentlemen ignore the fact that of the eighteen thou-
sand men killed and wounded on the field during the whole battle more
than two thirds were lost on the second day, and but for the timely
arrival of the Fifth Corps, and the prompt sending a portion on Round
Top, where they met the enemy, almost on the crest, and had a desperate
fight to secure the position — I say but for these circumstances over which
Sickles had neither knowledge nor control — the enemy would have se-
cured Round Top, planted his artillery there commanding the whole
battle field, and what the result would have been I leave you to judge."
[Powell's History of the Fifth Corps, page 556.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 159
[Chap XIV, We Again Pursue the Enemy to Virginia. July s, 1863]
CHAPTER XIV.
THE RETURN TO VIRGINIA — FROM GETTYSBURG TO MINE RUN.
As generally happens after a great battle it rained on July
5th. The 3d brigade advanced in line of battle, preceded by a
strong line of skirmishers. It was presently discovered that
the enemy had evacuated their position and abandoned the field.
The 6th corps was ordered in immediate pursuit. Our brigade
returned and rejoined the corps, which at 5 o'clock P. M., took
up its line of march along the Emmettsburg road. The roads
were muddy, the night was dark and the march was tedious.
Our troops went into bivouac about midnight on Marsh Creek.
March was resumed about noon on the 6th, and after proceed-
ing a short distance a halt was ordered, and a congratulatory
order issued by General Meade, was read to the troops. After
marching about half a mile from last night's camp, a halt w^as
ordered for the night and a strong picket line thrown out. An
early start was made the next morning and before halting for
the night a distance of about 20 miles was made. A point had
now been reached about 5 miles from Frederick. On the 8th
the command moved at an early hour, in a heavy rain, crossing
the Catoctin Mountains and encamped about 4 o'clock P. M.
near Middletown. On the 9th the command left the encamp-
ment about 9 o'clock A. M., crossing over South Mountain and
encamped for the night near Boonsborough. During the day
we crossed the battlefield of South Mountain where a battle was
fought on the 17th day of September, 1862. A point had been
reached already made historical. The probabilities of another
engagement appeared to increase. On the lOth reveille sounded
at an early hour, breakfast was had, shoes and other necessary
supplies were hastily issued. So much continuous marching had
created a great demand for shoes. The marching began at 6
o'clock. The last night's camping ground of the enemy was
soon reached and crossed. The historic Antietam was also
crossed, and detachments from the different regiments of the
i6o 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XrV. Jones' Cross Roads. July lo, 1863)
brigade were ordered to the front as skirmishers, and soon be-
came actively engaged. This affair was what is known as Jones'
Crossroads and was upon and along the Sharpsburg pike. The
skirmishing was quite spirited. The i6th Mich, had one man
wounded, and the 20th Me, had 2 men killed and 6 wounded.
The proximity of the armies was such that all movements were
cautiously made.
On the nth the whole army advanced, prepared for battle,
each corps in line and each brigade in columns of regimental
front. The open country afforded a good opportunity for ob-
servation. The cleared cultivated fields, presented but few ob-
stacles to the extended operations of the army. The scene was
at once rare and grand. The numberless flags proudly floating
in the breeze, the thousands of muskets gleaming in the sun-
light, the far-reaching lines of infantry, interspersed by a for-
midable array of artillery, presented a spectacle which once seen
could never be forgotten. Stimulated by the recent glorious vic-
tories of our arms, the ever-present consciousness of a righteous
cause and the hopeful prospect at hand, that war-worn, oft-
tried army was rendered invincible.
On the 1 2th the armies advanced in the same order they
advanced the day before. They had lost none of their con-
sciousness of power nor hopefulness of triumph. General
Meade reported the position of the two armies to Washington
and that he intended to attack the enemy the next day. That
evening he called together his corps commanders, and submit-
ted the question as to whether or not he should attack the enemy
in position. Five of the six corps commanders were opposed
to making the attack. This fact was also reported to Washing-
ton. In reply General Halleck telegraphed back as follows :
"You are strong enough to attack and defeat the enemy before he
can effect a crossing. Act your own judgment and make your Generals
execute your orders. Call no council of war. It is proverbial that coun-
cils of war never fight. Do not let the enemy escape."
A rumor prevailed throughout the army that the hour was
fixed when the assault was to be made. The hour arrived, the
army moved forward but did not attack. Early on the morning
of the 14th it was learned that the Confederates had decamped
during the night and recrossed the river into Va, They had
been able to escape from the captivity in which they had been
CAPTAIN SETH F. JOHNSON.
Seth F. Johnson, born in New York City, resided in Schodack, X. \ .. when on
August S, 1861, he joined this regiment. He was then a popular boatman on the
Hudson River. Well proportioned and possessing the strength of an athlete,
he had no superior in the regiment as a boxer. His manly ways and cheerful,
genial good nature made him the center of a large circle of friends. A local
paper at the time says: "Seth F. Johnson has been selected by the patriots of
Schodack as their man for the Ellsworth regiment. He is 2i years old, 6 feet
plump in his stockings, a scholarly gentleman and a Goliath in muscle." ^
He was made Sergeant and later promoted First-Sergeant, O. j\I. Sergeant
of the regiment, First Lieutenant and Captain. He sustained himself well in all
of these positions. He marched into the Wilderness with his Company during the
night of May 4, 1864. After line of battle was formed on the morning of May
5th he spread his rulsber blanket en the ground, laid down and soon fell asleep.
Presently an order came to change position. Captain Johnson at once arose,
gave the proper order to his company and immediately fell, pierced by a rebel
bullet. While being carried from the field he was again hit and mortally wounded.
Recognizing that the second wound was fatal he said, "Tell my folks I was
doing my duty." In these few parting w'ords he expressed the solicitude of a
true soldier and patriot. To die nobly on the field of battle for his country is
a soldier's priceless heritage. His young life went out amid the carnage of
battle and the thunder of cannon. His manly form, his genial nature, his
soldierly qualities and his promptness in the discharge of his duties made him
a conspicuous figure in the command. lie was mourned and lamented by all
who knew him.
The following resolutions express tlie esteem in which Captain Johnson was
held by the officers of the regiment :
'Camp Forty-Fourth X. V. \'ols..
"June 15, 1864.
"EurxoR Times .^nd Courier:
".\t a meeting of the officers of the Forty-fourth New York Volunteers, held at
the camp near Chickahominy, Va., on the 12th day of June, 1864, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That in the death of Capt. Seth F. Johnson, killed in the Battle
of the Wilderness on the 5th of May, 1864, we, as individuals, have lost a warm,
true-hearted friend, the service a gallant and efficient officer, the country a
true patriot, one whose conduct in camp and field has been such as to confer
honor upon the regiment of wliich he was a member, and to entitle him to the
gratitude of his countrymen.
"Resolved, That while bowed with grief at the death of our esteemed friend and
brother officer, we humbly submit to the overruling Providence which has seen fit
to call him from us in the flower of his days, and find consolation in the manner
in which he met a soldier's glorious death in his country's righteous cause.
"Resolved, That his memory shall ever be green and his name revered among
us, and that we hereby tender our most cordial sympathy to his bereaved family
and friends.
"Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be sent to the family of the
deceased; also, that copies be furnished for publication in the Albany Evcuing
Journal, Albany Morning Express and Times and Courier.
^ C. Alle.v. President.
"Chas. H. Zeilman, Secretary."
THE KCw YOKK
PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR,LENO'X
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS^
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY i6i
(Chap. XrV. Deliberate Pursmt. July is, 1863J
held by the swollen waters of the Potomac. Thus ended the
Pennsylvania campaign.
There is extant authority for the statement that the com-
manders of both armies were criticised for their failure to ac-
complish all that was expected of them in that campaign.
While the campaign was a costly one, it can not be gainsaid that
it had an important bearing on the final result.
After Lee had escaped into Va. General Halleck telegraphed
to General Meade, as follows :
"The enemy should be pursued and cut up wherever he may have
gone. I need hardly say to you that the escape of Lee's army without
another battle has created great dissatisfaction in the mind of the Pres-
ident, and it will require an active, and energetic pursuit, on your part
to remove the impression that it has not been sufficiently active here-
tofore."
To this telegram General Meade replied :
"Having performed my duty conscientiously and to the best of my
ability, the censure of the President, conveyed in your dispatch, is, in
my judgment, so undeserved that I feel compelled most respectfully to
ask to be immediately relieved from the command of this army."
This called from General Halleck the following:
"My telegram, stating the disappointment of the President, was not
intended as a censure but as a stimulus to an active pursuit."
Starting from a point about one mile from Williamsport at
4 o'clock A. M. on the 15th the 5th corps made a march of about
20 miles, passing through Keedysville, over South Mountain,
and halting for the night near Burkittsville. It was a very hard,
trying march, many men being unable to continue with their
commands to the end of the day. The march was resumed
about daylight on the next morning and a halt was made about
noon, one mile from Berlin. Here we remained until 4 o'clock
P. M. on the 17th, when, in the midst of a down-pouring rain,
camp was struck, the ubiquitous Potomac was again crossed on
pontoons, and a halt was made for the night at Lovettsville.
The sacred soil of rebellious Va. had again been reached and
was not again to be abandoned during the war. The march was
continued daily during the i8th, 19th and 20th on which last day
a halt was made at Upperville, on Goose Creek. On the i8th
Col. Rice was placed in arrest for allowing men of the brigade
to use bundles of wheat to sleep on, and Col. Chamberlain of
i62 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIV. Wapping Heights. July 23, 1863
the 20th Me. was placed in command. It was some times
thought that Col. Rice was too indulgent with his men in not
exacting obedience to existing orders. On the 22nd Major
E. B. Knox, Capt. C. W. Gibbs and six non-commissioned of-
ficers, were sent North to take charge of, and conduct to the
front, quite a large number of men intended to swell the ranks
of the regiment. The troops were allowed a day of rest, which
was quite acceptable. Blackberries were very plentiful and
they, too, were quite acceptable and much relished.
On the 23d march was resumed to, and along Manassas Gap.
The 3d corps advanced in line, followed by the 5th corps. The
troops in front became briskly engaged. The 5th corps was
held in reserve, within the range of the enemy's artillery and
expected at any time to be drawn into the engagement. Dark-
ness closed the active hostilities of the day. After dark our
division went to the front and relieved the 3d corps. A strong
picket line was thrown out and the troops slept in position, ex-
pecting to renew the engagement in the morning. Morning
came and it was soon learned that the enemy had departed.
The whole surrounding country was enveloped in a dense fog,
which delayed operations. When the fog cleared away our
division was ordered to advance and carry at all hazards a cer-
tain height visible in the distance. The purport of the oft-
repeated phrase, to carry a position at all hazards meant that the
position must be taken at whatever cost. It was the roughest,
most difficult and trying ground over which the division ad-
vanced in line during the war. The country was covered with
ravines, rocks, trees and brush. Two different elevations were
passed before the main height was reached. The nature of the
country formed a material obstacle to reaching the crest, with-
out being obliged to overcome the armed resistance of the
enemy. When, at length, the crest was reached, it was found
that the enemy had retreated. It must be admitted that our
troops were able to overcome their feelings of disappointment
when the crest was reached without firing a gun. The only
wounds received were those caused by briars and brambles.
While these were numerous, they were not deep or dangerous.
The whole country was covered with berries to partake of
which, happily, was not in violation of any military order. The
affair was known as Wapping Heights, taking its name from
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 163
(Chap. XrV. Warrenton, Va. July 37, 1863J
the elevation heretofore described. It is remembered as a
rough, trying march, ending in a happy surprise. After taking
a rest the troops marched back about 2 miles and bivouacked
for the night. A shortage of rations made it necessary to sub-
sist on the luscious berries which the country afforded in
abundance, and the meager provisions which could be picked up
in a sparsely settled war-impoverished country. When a large
army becomes short of rations, with supply trains inaccessible,
in a poor, sparsely settled country, plausible excuses and clever
promises fail to stay the ravages of hunger. It is recalled at
this time, that the commander of the brigade and his staff, con-
sisting of about half a dozen persons, were obliged to accept as
a full meal one small duck roasted over a fire of faggots, with-
out even salt for seasoning, and with nO' additional viands.
Neither rank nor money enabled its possessor to escape the pen-
alty of the shortage.
From an early hour on the morning of the 25th to the after-
noon of the 27th the time was spent in covering the distance
back through Manassas Gap to a point 3 miles south of Warren-
ton where the command went into camp. The roads were dusty,
the weather was extremely hot and the march was wearisome.
Several days of rest were spent here which were quite refresh-
ing. On the 29th a dress parade was held which was the first
one held in several weeks. On the 3d day of August a large de-
tail of officers and men was made for fatigue duty from the
brigade, to proceed under the command of Lieut. Col. Conner
to Bealton Station, for the purpose of building block houses,
bridges and corduroy roads. The work was out of the ordi-
nary and quite strenuous. On Aug. 4th the rest of the brigade
left its camp near Warrenton and moved to Beverly Ford on the
Rappahannock River, arriving at that place on the forenoon of
the 7th. The detail on fatigue duty, having finished its work,
rejoined the brigade on the loth. First Lieut. Allen C. Adsit
and Second Lieut. George I. Watson resigned on the 6th and
bade good-bye to the regiment. Before leaving, a paper was
presented to Lieut. Adsit, showing the high esteem in which
he was held as a faithful soldier and a man of excellent habits
and character. On the nth Second Lieut. James H. Russell
resigned and left the regiment.
Our brigade remained at Beverly Ford until the i6th, guard-
i64 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XIV. Col. Rice Appointed Brigadier General. July 19, 1863]
ing the ford and performing the usual routine of camp and
picket duty, interspersed with the ordinary company, regimen-
tal and brigade drills. On the night of the 12th, a terrific thun-
der storm visited the camp, leaving a trail of experiences scarce-
ly equalled during the war. The copious, continued downpour
of rain soaked the earth and sent innumerable brooklets under
and through numberless tents, drenching alike blankets and
occupants. It is recalled that two staff officers at brigade head-
quarters had pitched their tent, and for the purpose of protect-
ing it from the sun, had erected a net work of poles upon which
was spread a liberal quantity of brush. When the brush be-
came filled with water, the whole superstructure came tumbling
down upon the tent, which, in turn, gave way and precipitated
the whole mass upon the occupants and their frail bunk. Brush,
poles, tent, bunk and occupants all went to grass together. The
occupants of the tent extricated themselves from their predica-
ment soon as possible, and in their scant night attire, sought
refuge in the neighboring tent of Col. Rice, the commandant of
the brigade, leaving their clothing behind in the wreck. The
scene in Col. Rice's tent was amusing. Col. Rice was engaged
holding one center pole while Major Sabin, the Paymaster, was
engaged holding the other, and the two were striving heroically
to maintain the tent in an upright position. They welcomed
reinforcements, and the scant attire of all failed to indicate their
military rank. The night wore away and the storm subsided.
On the 17th there was a large detail of men from the brigade to
build fortifications along the river. On the 19th news was re-
ceived that Col. Rice had been appointed Brig. General, U. S. V.
On the 20th General Rice turned the command of the brigade
over to Col. Chamberlain of the 20th Me. and left immediately
for Washington. There was some opposition manifested to his
being returned to command the brigade. His sturdiest critics
must admit that he had many excellent qualities as a man and
soldier.
Assistant Surgeon Herbert Fearn resigned today and left
the regiment.
Brig. General Rice returned to camp on the 23d and soon
thereafter left to report to the commanding officer of the ist
corps, for assignment to the command of a brigade.
On the 29th day of August five men were executed in the
SERGEANT \VILLL\M WALLACE JOHNSON.
William Wallace Johnson, l>orn in Dayton, N. Y., August 28, 1836,
died in the Soldiers Home at Bath. N. Y., October 29, 1907. He was
educated in the public school in his neighborhood. Thus equipped,
while yet a young boy, lie worked on the farm to aid in the support
of his deceased father's family. His services in that I^ehalf won high
commendations.
Thoroughly patriotic, of fine physique and robust health, he was
selected to' represent the town of Perrysburg in the 44th N. Y. Vols.,
and was among the first to enter the Barracks at Albany. From the
time of his enlistment to the end of his three years' term of service, he
was numbered among those who were always ready for duty. His
quaint sayings, his uniform good nature, and his genuine hospitality,
endeared him to all who knew him. Brave and resolute in battle, kind
and indulgeiDt in camp, faithful and tireless on the march, a model
soldier. He always cheerfully shared his rations and blanket with a
needy comrade, and was always ready to care for and administer to
the sick and wounded. As a summary of his character it may well be
said, to a resolute and hardy nature was added a kind and sympathetic
heart.
THE K^w ,.•:,,.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR, LENOX
TTLDEN FOUNDATIONS i
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 165
(Chap. XIV. Execution of Five Deserters. Aug. 29, 1863]
presence of the 5th corps for desertion. While assigned to a
regiment of our division, they never joined or became identified
with it. They had been tried by a court martial for the grave,
military offense of desertion, found guilty and ordered to be
shot. The 5th corps was formed in two lines of battle, on ele-
vated grounds, facing a broad open field, affording an unob-
structed view by the troops assembled. Five new-made graves
had been dug at the front and opposite the center of the line.
When all was in readiness, a bugle sounded the signal for the
direful procession to start. Four of the prisoners marched by
twos, but the other one marched singly. All were accompanied
b)'^ their spiritual advisers. A drum corps, with muffled drums,
playing the dead march, led the procession, and the division
provost guard of 50 men, in command of their Captain, marched
in the rear. Starting at the left of one line of battle, the pro-
cession proceeded at a slow measured tread along its entire
front, then returned along the front of the other line until a
point had been reached opposite its center, when a turn was
made and the march continued to the open graves. The five
graves were all on the same line. Here the prisoners were
severally seated on the edges of different coffins, facing the pro-
vost guard, which was formed in line about ten or fifteen yards
from them. Ten of the fifty muskets, with which the guard
were armed, were loaded for them with blank cartridges, that
no member of the guard might know the result of his own shot.
The guard was divided into groups of ten and each group was
instructed to aim at a different prisoner. The officer read the
order for the execution of the prisoners and black caps were
placed over their faces. Everything being in readiness, the of-
ficer commanded : Ready ; Aim ; Fire ! The prisoners were
dead. The order for the execution had been carried out in
every detail.
The summer of 1863 was the most critical time in the affairs
of the country during the war. This was shown by the most
bitter opposition to the Government by forming in some of the
States secret organizations ; by plotting to burn cities and by
instigating draft riots, making it necessary to take troops from
the field to ensure public order. Nor was this all. Some of the
leading nations of Europe were not only extending sympathy,
but were also secretly rendering material aid to the Confederate
i66 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIV. Execution of One Deserter. Sept. 18, 1863]
cause. The successes at Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Port Hud-
son, were most opportune in staying the tendency, looking to
the final dissolution of the Union. The disloyal sentiment in
the North had much to do with causing restlessness and de-
sertions in the army and the executions above described illus-
trated the necessity of drastic measures to suppress that
dangerous and demoralizing factor. The 5th Corps remained
in camp at Beverly Ford until September i6th, when it broke
camp, crossed the Rappahannock River, and marched to within
2 miles of Culpepper and bivouacked for the night. At an early
hour on the next morning the march was resumed, and while
passing through Culpepper, drums beat and flags were unfurled.
After passing Culpepper the corps advanced in line of battle
and halted 2 miles beyond that place. We remained in camp
at this place from the 17th day of September to the nth day
of October. While in this camp Private Van of the 12th N. Y.
V. Inf. was executed in the presence of the Division for the
crime of desertion. During that time but little occurred wor-
thy of note. The officers reviewed their tactics and recited to
Lt. Col. Conner. Capt. B. K. Kimberly was an experienced
and skillful base ball player and took the lead in inaugurating
a series of games of base ball. On the 24th day of September
the nth and 12th corps were detached from the Army of the
Potomac and transferred to the Western Army, with which
they afterwards operated. On the 28th of September General
Meade reviewed the 5th corps. On the 30th Capt. W. N.
Danks was in command of the regiment, while Lt. Col. Conner
was absent on picket. Lieut. Zeilman returned to the regiment.
During this time frequent orders were promulgated indicating
that a movement might be made at any time. On the 4th day of
October Capt. W. R. Bourne returned to the regiment for the
first time since he was wounded at Gettysburg and remained
until the loth. He was still lame from the effects of his wound,
and was soon thereafter transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps.
On the lOth a reconnoissance in force was made to the Rapidan
River by the ist Corps, supported by the 5th Corps. The ob-
ject of the reconnoissance having been accomplished the troops
returned to the camp. On the nth reveille sounded before day-
light, camp was struck and troops soon started on the march to
the rear. Confederate cavalry followed closely, making fre-
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 167
[Chap. XrV. Lee's Army in Motion. Oct. ii, 1863]
quent attacks on the rear guard. The 5th Corps crossed the
Rappahannock at Beverly Ford and bivouacked on grounds
vacated on the i6th day of September. Early on the 12th,
much to the surprise of our troops, the 2d, 3d and 5th Corps re-
crossed the Rappahannock River, formed line of battle and ad-
vanced, preceded by a strong line of skirmishers. On reaching
the first range of hills, the enemy were plainly seen occupying a
second range of hills about 4 miles distant. To our left, in the
direction of Bristoe Station, our cavalry were plainly seen
hotly engaged with the cavalry of the enemy. The field of
operations was a broad, rolling plain, aflfording an uncommon
opportunity to witness the operations of all the troops engaged.
The charges and counter charges of the opposing cavalry forces,
with drawn sabres, flashing in the sunlight, presented a specta-
cle at once picturesque and thrilling. The long, compact lines
of infantry, with a myriad of glistening guns, accompanied by
a full complement of artillery, cooperating with the cavalry on
that bright autumnal day, all within the scope of vision, pre-
sented a panorama which could never be forgotten. Our troops
advanced in line of battle and occupied the second range of hills.
Contrary to expectations the enemy retreated before our line of
skirmishers. It was after darkness had set in that our troops
bivouacked for the night in line, with a strong picket line posted
well to the front. At this time it became known that Lee had
put his army in motion to pass the right flank of our army and
as was supposed to intervene again between it and Washington.
Had he inaugurated another Bull Run campaign? Counter
movments at once became imperative. At i o'clock A. M. on
the 13th bivouac was struck and soon thereafter our troops
were on the march to the rear. The Rappahannock River was
again crossed a little after daylight, a short halt was had for
breakfast, after which the march to the rear was resumed. Our
troops destroyed the railroad bridge across the Rappahannock
River, to prevent the railroad from becoming a factor in the
plans of the enemy. Our brigade acted as rear guard and much
of the day had flankers out to prevent surprise. After making
a march of 22 miles we went into bivouac near Catlett's Station.
On the 14th reveille sounded at 2 o'clock in the morning but
owing to the large number of troops on the same route we did
not move until after daylight. A halt was made for dinner
i68 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIV. Bristoe Station. Oct, 14, 1863 1
about 2 or 3 miles from Manassas Junction. The fires of our
troops cooking coffee soon attracted notice of the enemy and
were ordered extinguished. Thereafter our march was re-
sumed to the rear. It soon became apparent that the 2d Corps,
which was following in the rear of the 5th Corps, was engaged
in a spirited fight. The 5th Corps continued its march to Ma-
nassas, where it halted and formed line of battle. Presently the
5th Corps was ordered on double quick back to the support of
the 2d Corps. Before we reached the field of operations, the
2d Corps had repulsed the enemy, capturing 5 pieces of artil-
lery and 450 prisoners. This engagement is known as the bat-
tle of Bristoe Station. When it was found that the 2d Corps
did not require our help, we again changed our direction to the
rear, and contintied our march until 2 o'clock on the morning
of the 15th, when we bivouacked 2 miles beyond Bull Run
Creek. We again started at an early hour, marched through
Centerville, and halted for the night near Fairfax C. H., hav-
ing made a march of about 10 miles. We remained in bivouac
near Fairfax C. H. on the i6th until 4 o'clock P. M, when we
again marched back and bivouacked within one mile of Center-
ville. This march was made in the midst of a cold, drizzling
rain. The night was very dark and the roads extremely muddy.
It was difficult for the troops to see their way while marching
or to keep in touch with their command.
In the midst of the dense darkness and down pouring rain,
a group of mounted men rode past Colonel Chamberlain, com-
manding the brigade, who had halted and sent back some of his
staff to look after the column struggling through the mud and
murk, and had ordered the bugler to sound the brigade call, to
guide and cheer the men. When opposite him, only the dim
outline of forms being discernible, one of the arriving group
called out: "What command is this?" "Third Brigade, First
Division, Fifth Corps," was the Colonel's reply. "Colonel,"
came back the voice, "your men are strung along the way for a
mile back. You could not assemble them for any purpose."
"Sir," replied the Colonel, irritated by the rebuke, "I can con-
ceive of no 'purpose' governing this move, but this bugle-call
would bring my men through Hell !" "Sir," came the rejoinder,
"do you know that I am General Sykes?" "I know General
WATKIN CHRlSTiAJAS JONES.
Relates that having enlisted in the Regiment without previous mili-
tary instruction of any kind whatever, he found it difficult to address
the' various officers by their correct titles until he was reprimanded
for not doing so, after which he always used the titles of officers when
addressing them ; in return, however, for this discipline, he insisted that
the officers should address him as "Comrade of the Front Rank," his
only mark of distinction.
He relates also that while in the army, he took an oath that if he
ever went into another war, he "would be a Colonel or nothing," this
desire for higher rank being a result of his experience while doing
guard duty at the Colonel's tent ; he observed that the field officers
lived high and was occasionally asked to share with them, getting
away with more or less large quantities of sweet potatoes, beefsteak,
coffee, milk, sugar and an assortment of cakes and pies ; and that after
these feasts at headquarters, it often took him "six weeks to get back
to a hard tack basis."
The official record shows that he enlisted in the 44th N. Y. V. I.
Sept. 16, '61, and served faithfully until Sept. 22. '62, when he was
honorably discharged for disability at New York City.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 169
[Chap. XrV. March and Countermarch. Oct. i8, 1863 J
Sykes," replied Chamberlain, "and he would thank me for
showing him through this muddle." "You are a little sharp on
compliments, but I think you will get your men up," came a re-
ceding voice.
On the 17th our troops did not move. Tents were pitched
and sunshine brought a degree of comfort and relief.
One the i8th reveille was sounded at 3 o'clock in the morn-
ing, march was made back again to Fairfax C. H., and camp
was established with some degree of regularity. Very soon,
however, camp was struck and a reconnoissance was ordered.
The end of the day brought us to Hunter's Mills, where we
bivouacked for the night. On the 19th we left bivouac at an
early hour, marched through Centerville, over the Bull Run
battlefield, and halted for the night near Groveton, about 4
o'clock P. M. Here opportunity was given to look over the
battlefield where our troops fought desperately and lost, a little
more than a year before. Evidences were not wanting of that
great struggle. There were to be seen the remains of soldiers,
who had been hastily buried, also the remains of those who had
never been buried. Among the latter were the remains of Ser-
geant L. D. Darling of Company H, who was reported among
the missing after the battle. His remains were identified by his
belt, which was marked with his initials.
On the 20th reveille was sounded at 2 o'clock in the morn-
ing, but, on account of bad roads and other obstacles, little
progress was made before daylight. A considerable halt was
made at Gainesville. Starting again, a point near New Balti-
more was reached about 4 130 in the afternoon, when a halt was
made for the night. While in camp at this place, news was re-
ceived that President Lincoln had issued a call for 300,000 more
troops. This news was received with much satisfaction by the
army. No change of camp was made until the afternoon of the
23d. The rest was much appreciated by the troops. They had
become considerably jaded by the continuous marching and
counter marching, over very muddy roads, with little opportu-
nity or convenience for sleep. If Lee's plan of campaign was
to strike the Army of the Potomac unexpectedly, in flank and
rear, bring on a general engagement near the old Bull Run
battlefield, for which the Army of the Potomac was unprepared.
I70 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
{Chap. XIV. Confederate Strategy. Oct. 1863]
and send it vanquished and broken to the rear, his plan had
failed. If, on the other hand, his purpose was to drive the
Union Army further from the Confederate capital, tear up the
railroad upon which it depended to furnish supplies in its ad-
vanced position and gain time to detach Longstreet's Corps to
reinforce the Confederate Army of the West, then, to that ex-
tent, it was a success. The continuous marching and counter-
marching in which our army had been engaged indicated that
General Meade had been kept busy in trying to anticipate what
the real purpose was. After completely destroying the railroad
from Bristoe Station to the Rappahannock, by burning the ties
and bending the rails, the Confederate Army retired beyond
that river.
On the 23d our troops moved and went into camp a few
miles from Warrenton. The wagons came to the regiment at
this place, camp was regularly laid out, and the inference was
drawn that no immediate movement was contemplated. About
dark on the next day another move was made. About 9 o'clock,
after making a march of about 5 miles, a halt was made for the
night.
In the afternoon of the 25th another movement was made
and another permanent camp was laid out. These permanent
camps were becoming quite frequent and the distance between
them quite short. The delay of the army was caused by reason
of the time required to repair the railroad. Near our camp was
a venerable old Virginia gentleman by the name of McCormick.
He was the owner of a large plantation, which had been culti-
vated by slave labor. During the war the two armies had
crossed and recrossed this plantation. Most of the time it was
within the war zone. The fences and crops had been utilized
or destroyed, the slaves and stock had been absorbed. In re-
ferring to the condition of his personal affairs, McCormick
said : "It looks like a blind trust on Providence as to how we
are to get through the winter." When the army came to move,
Hendricks and Crounce, correspondents respectively of the
New York Herald and New York Times, decided to stay an-
other night at the McCormick residence. Scarcely had the rear
of our troops disappeared before the ubiquitous Mosby ap-
peared upon the scene, made these correspondents prisoners,
confiscated their horses and valuables and marched them off to
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 171
(Chap. XIV. Warrenton Junction. Oct 30, 1863
Richmond. The incident caused some merriment at the time.
The newspaper strategy of "On to Richmond" had been veri-
fied. Reveille sounded at 4 o'clock A. M. on the 30th and after
marching about 5 miles a halt was made and the troops again
laid out another permanent camp, about 3 miles from Warren-
ton Junction.
While in this camp there was considerable complaint made
by the soldiers in regard to the quality of hard tack. They had
learned not to be fastidious over small things. Hard tacks
labeled B. C. were accepted with no adverse comment, but when
they came to be filled with creeping things, an emphatic protest
was made. The result was that an inspection was ordered, the
hard bread inspected and condemned, and more issued in its
place. In some quarters it was surmised that the whole affair
was a species of strategy in order to increase the quantity of
rations rather than improve the quality. There was no change
of camp from the 30th of October until the 7th day of Novem-
ber.
After destroying the Orange & Alexandria railroad from
Warrenton Junction to Rappahannock Station, Lee withdrew
the main body of his army to the South side of the Rapidan
river, threw up strong defensive works and supposedly went
into winter quarters. He left, however, two brigades of infan-
try and a complement of artillery strongly entrenched to guard
the crossing of the river at Rappahannock Station. Other Con-
federate troops were stationed at Kelley's Ford, lower down the
river. The detachment left to hold Rappahannock Station was
posted in a line of earth works, encircling that place, and ex-
tending from the river above to the river below it. These works
were supplemented by others on the South side of the river.
The 7th day of November was fair and cool. The few
days rest and the bracing atmosphere gave renewed vigor
to our troops. On reaching a point about 2 miles from the
river a halt was made, line of battle was formed and a strong
skirmish line was organized. The line of battle was formed
with the 6th Corps on the right of the railroad and the 5th
Corps on the left of the railroad. Large details of officers and
men were made from the different regiments of our brigade to
act as skirmishers. The line of battle and the skirmish line
were formed in the woods, that skirted a broad open plain, ex-
172 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XIV. Rappahannock Station. Nov. 7, 1863]
tending to the banks of the river. Everything being in readi-
ness the advance began about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The
line of Confederate skirmishers w^as posted about three fourths
of a mile in front of their fortifications. As soon as our skir-
mishers came in range they engaged the Confederate skirmish-
ers and steadily drove them back to their fortifications. The line
of battle of the 5th Corps was halted on reaching the road lead-
ing to Kelley's Ford. The line of the 6th Corps advanced in
splendid order, and gallantly charged and carried the enemy's
works to the right of the railroad. Our skirmish line charged at
the same time with the 6th Corps, and some of our troops were
among the first to scale the enemy's works. When the enemy
broke, they started to retreat across the bridge in rear of their
works, but the raking fire of our troops soon caused them to
abandon that line of escape. Some jumped into the river and
endeavored to escape in that way, but, they, too, were forced to
return and surrender. The victory was complete. Over 1,300
prisoners and 8 pieces of artillery were taken. Some of the
Confederate officers, who were compelled to surrender after
jumping into the river, were detained as prisoners during the
night at brigade headquarters. Orders were received that no
fires were to be built as they furnished targets for the enemy.
The night was cool and the prisoners who had been in the river
entered some complaint because no fires were allowed by which
they could dry their clothes. Blankets were procured for them
and they were made comfortable as possible.
An incident here occurred that should not be overlooked.
Soon after the entry of our troops into the fort Lieut. Herenden
discovered a number of Confederates, unguarded and uncared
for, lurking in the darkness. Taking in the situation that re-
sourceful officer commanded in a loud voice : "Fall in for cof-
fee." He was surprised to find that his command or invitation,
at once placed 5 officers and 55 men under his immediate and
sole charge. These he conducted to regimental headquarters
where with the aid of other members of the regiment, they were
banqueted on pork, hard tack and coffee, after which they were
taken to corps headquarters, where were assembled several hun-
dred of their misguided associates.
While the 5th and 6th Corps were engaged at Rappahannock
Station General French with the 3d Corps advanced to Kelley's
LIEUT. WILLIAM W. JONES.
William W. Jones resided at the time of his enlistment with his
father at Sodus, N. Y., and was then a school-teacher.
He enlisted in this regiment on Aug. 8, 1861, for three years; was
promoted to First Lieutenant of Co. K, Sept. 3. 1861 ; died of typhoid
fever May 5. 1862, at New York City, and was buried at Huron, N. Y.
It is to be regretted that no further information about the early
life of this excellent young man has been obtained : comrades who knew
him well during his brief career as a soldier unitedly testify that he was
intelligent, courteous, diligent and efficient in the discharge of his
military duties.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 173
(Chap. XIV. Camp at Rappahannock. Nov. lo, 1863
Ford, forced a passage, dispersed the troops of the enemy sta-
tioned at that point and captured 400 prisoners. What is known
as the Battle of Rappahannock Station was very creditable to
the troops engaged.
On the 8th day of November, the day after the battle of
Rappahannock Station, the army crossed the river. The ist,
2d, 3d and 5th Corps crossed at Kelley's Ford and the 6th
Corps crossed at Rappahannock Station. We moved back
from the river about 2 miles and bivouacked for the night.
On the 9th General J. J. Bartlett was assigned to the com-
mand of our division, in the absence of General Griffin.
Towards evening we returned, recrossed the river, and after
marching about one mile further, halted for the night, about 9
o'clock in an open plain. About dark a raging storm of wind,
rain and sleet set in. The land was low and water-soaked, the
place of bivouac was devoid of timber with which to build fires
or pitch tents, making it a memorable night of discomfort.
On the loth we moved back into the woods and pitched
camp. Fires were soon built, a supply of better rations issued
and more comfortable conditions prevailed. No change of camp
was made until the 19th. In the meantime there were several
premonitory symptoms, indicating a prospect of an early move-
ment. Precautionary orders which came to nought were often
issued for the purpose of keeping troops on the alert. On the
13th General Rice visited camp. He seemed as much pleased
to exchange greetings as a member of a family, returning home
after a protracted absence. Reveille before daylight on Thurs-
day, the 19th, indicated that some movement was surely con-
templated. The Mine Run campaign was about to begin. At
9 o'clock tents were struck and the troops were soon in motion.
Kelley's Ford was reached and crossed for the sixth time and
after marching about 2 miles further a halt was made. On the
24th reveille sounded at 5 o'clock in the morning and soon the
advance was resumed. A very heavy rain storm set in and after
marching about 2 miles an order was received to return to the
last night's camp. Before reaching camp everybody was thor-
oughly wet. The next day was given to drying clothes and
blankets. An early start was again made on the 26th. A strong
line of skirmishers preceded the troops. The Rapidan River
was reached and crossed at Gold Mine Ford. After crossing
174 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XrV. Mine Run. Nov. 29, 1863J
the river march was continued several miles before halting for
the night. On this day a march of 20 miles was made. Early
on Friday the 27th the advance was resumed, and after reach-
ing it, the plank road leading to Orange C. H. was followed.
About noon guerillas attacked our train, capturing 5 wagons,
mules, teamsters and train guards. Three men of the Forty-
Fourth, and members of the guard, were captured. We halted
for the night a little before dark at a place called Coopers
Church or Verdiersville. Before the arrival of the infantry a
spirited battle of cavalry had been fought. General Meade had
contemplated making on the 28th a general attack on the Con-
federate Army in the position it occupied on the previous day,
but on advancing it was found that Lee had taken up a new
strong position beyond Mine Run. This circumstance delayed
the day of battle. It rained a good share of the day. All move-
ments were executed with extreme caution. Robinson's Tavern
was reached about 11 o'clock A. M. The headquarters of the
army were at this place. More or less musketry firing was
heard during the day. Rain, mud and undeveloped events
occupied the minds of the rank and file of the army. Long
before daylight on the 29th the camp was aroused and soon
thereafter a start for the front was made. On reaching the
front pickets were detailed from our brigade to relieve the
pickets of the 2d Corps. The rest of the brigade was held in
reserve, concealed from the enemy by a grove of second growth
pines. The Confederate pickets were posted on higher grounds
on the opposite side of Mine Run, amply protected by rifle pits,
and within easy musket range of our picket line. It will be
readily seen that the act of relieving the picket line in open
daylight was extremely hazardous. The enemy did not fail
to utilize the opportunity. In executing the movement the
Forty-Fourth had 3 men wounded. The next time the line was
relieved was in the night and no casualty occurred. The prox-
imity of the lines of the two armies, and the mental tension
that takes possession of the combatants just before a battle,
made it a Hvely day of skirmish line hostilities. The enemy's
main line of battle could be plainly seen. Their position was
a very strong one. It was made many times more so by ex-
tensive earth works which had been erected. The enemy could
be plainly seen at work on their fortifications, making them
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 175
[Chap. XIV. Mine Run an Obstacle. Nov. 29, 1863]
more formidable and the approach more difficult. On our
side preparations were being made to storm the enemy's works.
On the night before the attack was to be made men were selected
to go to the bank of Mine Run, and ascertain by actual meas-
urement the nature of the stream and the height of the banks.
Corporal Adgate T. Gregg of Company H was selected for that
duty for the Forty-Fourth. The duty was hazardous but quite
important. Any indication of a movement to the front was
sure to draw the fire of the enemy's picket line, posted on the
opposite bank. Supplied with a pole, Corporal Gregg crept
cautiously to the banks of the stream, made the desired meas-
urements, and safely returned. The water in the stream was
not so much of an obstacle as its banks, which were from 4 to
10 feet in height and very steep. Taken together it made a seri-
ous obstacle to a Hne of battle just starting to make an as-
sault. After passing the Run there was a gradual incline of the
field, leading up to the enemy's main works. It was a clear,
open field, affording ample opportunity for the use of mus-
ketry and artillery. It was considered quite problematic
whether the enemy's main works in that front could be carried
by direct assault.
A little episode took place while the two armies confronted
each other on this battle field. A flock of sheep innocently
wandered between the opposing picket lines, opposite the front
of the Forty-Fourth. Each side tried in various ways to lure
the sheep within their own lines. The animal instincts of the
sheep evidently induced them to act on the assumption that
there was more to be feared from the keen demands of the
soldiers appetites than their wanton desire to engage in a
useless slaughter. For a time they took their chances be-
tween the lines. Both sides failing to obtain possession of
the sheep by coaxing, a few of the sheep were shot between
the lines. Now, another difficulty presented itself. It was
all a soldier's life was worth to set foot outside of his works.
The dead sheep counted for nothing where they lay. An in-
formal parley of the opposing troops in that immediate vicinity
was held. It was agreed on honor that an equal, and limited
number of soldiers on each side, might meet between the lines
without arms, divide and carry away an equal number of dead
sheep. This brief armistice was carried out to the mutual
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{Chap. XIV. Mine Run; On Picket Duty. Nov. 30, 1863]
satisfaction of the interested parties. Presently the remainder
of the flock of sheep showed their preference for the Union
cause, made a rush, and came within our lines. Our men on
the skirmish line were not allowed to leave their posts, but the
men on reserve, concealed behind the second growth pines, un-
heeding the brisk fire of the enemy, charged upon the balance
of the sheep in the open field, captured and carried them away.
The enemy's picket line opened a brisk fire on the men pur-
suing the sheep and our picket lines countered on the enemy.
The unusual nature of the incident can not fail to be re-
called by those who took part or witnessed it. The affair
furnished amusement to the spectators, fresh mutton for a
large number, and no casualties. On the 29th orders were is-
sued preparatory to delivering battle at 8 o'clock on the next
morning. The 2d Corps, General Warren commanding, held
the left of the general line. It was augmented by 2 divisions
of the 3d Corps. With this increased command it was planned
that General Warren was to open the battle, to be immediately
followed by a determined assault by the 6th Corps, which
held the right of the general line. The other troops were to
cooperate with sufficient earnestness to prevent the enemy
from detaching from their immediate front, or to convert their
operations into a real assault in case opportunity offered. Thus
it was planned and thus affairs stood on the evening of the
29th, On the morning of the 30th the army was aroused with
the full understanding that another bloody chapter was to be
added to its record. When in readiness General Warren was
to fire a signal gun. Eight o'clock on the morning of the 30th
came but no signal gun was heard. An hour passed and still
an ominous silence prevailed. Eager ears were listening for
the reverberating sound of the signal cannon shot which was
to set the ball in motion. General Meade became impatient.
The suspense was broken on receipt of the following com-
munication :
General Meade:
"November 30th, 1863, 7:45.
"It is now 7 :4S and I have heard no firing from you, from which I
fear the enemy has left your front. His position and strength seem
so formidable in my present front that I advise against making the attack
here. The full light of the sun shows me that I can not succeed.
G. K. Warren,
Major General."
FRANK M. KELLEY.
Enlisted as Private in Co. H, Sept. 25, 1861. Age 19. Promoted to
Sergeant Sept.. 1861 and served as such vmtil March 1863 when he
was promoted to 2d Lieutenant of Co. H Acting Adjutant April 6 to
16, 1863; Acting Assistant Adjutant-General of the 3d Brigade, ist
Div. 5th Army Corps, April 27, 1863 and during the campaign of Chan-
cellorsville. In June, 1863, was detached as Acting Aide de Camp to
the Commanding General of the Army of the Potomac and serv^ed with
Generals Hooker and Meade through the Gettyshurg Campaign, Bre-
veted Captain of U. S. Volunteers " for gallant, faithful and meri-
torious services during the war."
Itilden
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 177
[Chap. XIV. Mine Run "A Closed Incident." Dec. i, 1863]
Impatience at once changed to great disappointment. After
ordering all movements suspended General Meade rode hur-
riedly to General Warren's headquarters. He found General
Warren adhering tenaciously to the opinion that it would be
hopeless to make the attack on his front. After looking over
the situation, General Meade reluctantly acceded to the views
of General Warren. The proposed plan of battle having been
abandoned it became necessary at once to decide on the next
step to be taken. To that end the opinions of the other Corps
Commanders were sought, to learn if in their several judg-
ments it was practicable to make a determined assault on their
respective fronts. The consensus of the opinions of the Corps
Commanders, severally expressed, was against such attack.
The only alternative left was to withdraw from the field and
take position nearer the base of supplies. The order was ac-
cordingly given and soon as dark the movement to the rear
was begun. At 3 o'clock A. M. of December 2d the pickets
were quietly withdrawn and reformed as a rear guard and
they, too, cautiously marched to the rear. The rearward
movement of the army back to the North bank of the Rappa-
hannock was conducted with the same precaution as was ex-
ercised in the advance. The 5th Corps crossed the Rapidan at
Germanna Ford and the Rappahannock at the ford by that
name. The record of the fruitless Mine Run campaign had
now been made.
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[Chap. XV. la Winter Quarters. Dec. 4, 1863]
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THE WINTER OF 1863-4.
On reaching the North side of the Rappahannock River
on December 3d, the 5th Corps was posted along the Orange
& Alexandria Railroad, extending from that river to Fair-
fax C. H, The 3d Brigade was stationed about one mile
from and overlooking the river. As that railroad was used to
furnish supplies for the army it was important to keep it in-
tact. The brigade was located upon the battle field of Novem-
ber 7th and the diffierent regiments proceeded to lay out well
regulated camps. There was a scarcity of materials obtain-
able for fixing up camp. As they had to be brought some dis-
tance, great economy and all kinds of ingenuity were ex-
ercised in their use. The inclement weather had a tendency
to facilitate operations. On the loth a few men, among whom
was Assistant Surgeon Freer of the 83d Penn., went a short
distance outside the lines and were captured by guerrillas.
After taking all their valuables from the men they were per-
mitted to return to camp. Dr. Freer, however, was detained,
and a few days afterward his body was found near the place
where he was captured, riddled by bullets. On the nth details
were made from the regiment for picket duty, and to guard
trains going to and from Alexandria. On this day Captains
Allen and Danks and 10 men were detailed from the regi-
ment for recruiting service in the State of New York, but they
did not leave camp until the i6th. On January 21, 1864, Capt.
Bennett Munger was detached for service at Prison Camp
at Elmira, N. Y., and on Jan. 22nd Adjutant Herenden left
camp for the North having been detached for duty in the De-
partment of the East, and ist Lieut. O. L. Munger was ap-
pointed Acting Adjutant. Camp and picket duty and guarding
railroad trains occupied the attention of the regiment until the
24th day of January, 1864. A new year had come. The forces
of rebellion were still in the field, but more inclined to stand
on the defensive. On the other hand, there was no lack of de-
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termination to preserve the Union. On the 24th day of January.
1864, an order was received for the regiment to strike camp
and be ready to take the cars for Alexandria, to engage in the
duty of guarding trains to and from the front. Everything
was in readiness, the cars were boarded at 7 o'clock P. M.,
and Alexandria was reached at 2 o'clock the next morning.
A day or two was spent in what was known as "Soldiers Rest"
in Alexandria, and, soon as tents could be obtained, the regi-
ment went into permanent camp for the rest of the winter, at
the head of King street. The grounds were spacious and the
camp was laid out with great regularity. It is not too much
to say that when completed the camp was a model in all its
details. The service was quite unique. A detail was made each
day of 4 commissioned officers and 100 men, one officer and
25 men to accompany each train on its round trip to the front.
When the train was made up the detail went on top of the
cars, and rode thereon to protect it from guerrillas and bandits.
The distance to the front and the nature of the country afforded
an opportunity for the vigilant Mosby and his irregular band
to commit serious depredations. A resolute, well-armed guard
had a very restraining influence in preventing such ill-timed
operations. No instance is recalled where an attack was made
upon a train during the winter.
Mosby did, however, during the winter, get his mounted
gang in hand, make a dash through the picket line, not far from
the Rappahannock River, and with much noise and bustle
make an attack in the middle of the night upon 2d Brigade at
1st Division headquarters. The suddenness of the attack
at an unexpected hour caused considerable consternation. Non-
combatants were frightened and dispersed, mules were stam-
peded and much confusion temporarily prevailed. As soon
as troops could be awakened and rallied the gang seized what
plunder they could carry and made a hasty exit from our lines.
It was thought that Mosby and his gang should be pursued
and punished for their rashness. On the next day a squadron
of the 1st R. I. Cavalry was ordered out for that purpose. The
writer was sent along in the capacity of guide and spectator.
The route taken was along the river in the direction of Fred-
ericksburg. The command numbered about 150 to 200 well
mounted and equipped horsemen. The search was prosecuted
i8o 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XV. Railroad Guard Duty. Jan. 25, 1864J
with diligence until about sundown when a halt was taken.
No sign of the gang had been discovered. The commanding
officer had ample discretion as to how far he should go or
how long remain. After resting and feeding, he decided to
return to camp the same night. The start on the return was be-
gun about dark. It was thought that Mosby might have been
watching the movement and would plan to intercept the com-
mand on its return. The night was clear and cold, the ground
frozen and the tramp of cavalry could be heard quite a dis-
tance. Nothing out of the ordinary happened until about ii
o'clock at night. At that time the tramp of horses could be
plainly heard directly in our front. The place, the hour and
circumstance, were suspicious. One side of the highway was
skirted with woods, on the other were cleared, open fields. It
was noted that Mosby could have selected no better place to
cut off the returning detachment. There was only one thing to
do and that was to make a quick, determined charge. Sabers
were drawn and the charge was ordered. The writer had a
position of honor by the side of the commanding officer, who
rode at the head of his command. The rattle of scabbards
and the clanking of the horses' feet upon the frozen ground
were well calculated to carry consternation to an expectant
enemy. As the charge proceeded, the momentum and deter-
mination of the horsemen increased. For lack of knowledge
of a more modern illustration it might be compared to the
charge of the Light Brigade. In the darkness a little way in
advance two horsemen were discovered apparently awaiting
the onset. The intervening space was soon covered. The
spectre of Mosby and his gang had vanished. Paralyzed with
fear, the two horsemen had only power of locomotion enough
to move to the roadside. The suspected enemy proved to be
two harmless negroes, mounted upon poor, woe-begone mules.
Camp was reached during the night with few trophies and
no casualties to report.
After the streets and tents of the regiment had been put in
superior condition, a beautiful arch was erected at the foot
of each street. All the arches, except the central arch, were
of similar design and construction, elaborately and beautifully
trimmed with evergreens, and the letter of the Company sus-
pended from the center of the arch. The central street was
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY i8i
[Chap. XV. Camp at Alexandria, Winter, 1864]
wider than the other streets, its arch was higher than the other
arches, with canvas attached to framework on which in large let"
ters were names of the different battles in which the regiment
had been engaged. The officers' tents were placed at the head
of the street, due regard being had to intervening space. As
a whole, it was an ideal camp and maintained with scrupulous
care. It was the pride of the whole regiment and did not re-
quire drastic orders to keep it in excellent condition.
Captain B. R. Wood returned to the regiment on the 7th
day of February and was warmly greeted. He had been on
detached duty in the Signal Corps with the Western Army,
where he rendered distinguished services.
On Sunday, the 20th day of March, an artist came from
Brady's famous war-time picture gallery in Washington and
took different impressions of the camp from which large pic-
tures were made, many of which are still preserved by mem-
bers and friends of the regiment. The picture showed the
regiment faultlessly formed at dress parade, with the entire
camp in the background. Another picture was taken showing
the officers present with the regiment in full dress uniform,
standing in the central arch. This, too, was an excellent pic-
ture, and many copies of it are preserved.
The regiment was engaged on duty guarding trains from
January 24th to the 29th day of April, a little more than
three months. The position up on top of the cars during inclem-
ent weather was often quite uncomfortable, but on the whole,
the service was considered preferable to the ordinary routine
and monotony of camp and picket duty at the front. When
not on duty many liberties were granted. A liberal number
of passes were granted each day, enabling the bearer to visit
places of interest in Alexandria and Washington. Public
grounds and buildings were visited, and public receptions given
by President Lincoln and other officials were attended. On
the first day of April permission was given to all who desired
to do so to attend the theater. Eighty-five members availed
themselves of the opportunity. On the 23d a large party was
made up of soldiers and civilians to visit Mt. Vernon. The
tomb of the Father of our Country, being outside our lines,
made it necessary for soldiers to go armed, accompanied by
a cavalry escort to insure safety. Washington's "Farewell Ad-
i82 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XV. Ordered to "the Front." April 29, 1864]
dress," emphasizing the necessity of a united people, failed to
keep sacred his tomb from liability of attack by his mis-
guided countrymen upon those paying respects to his memory.
During the winter at Alexandria both smallpox and measles
invaded camp, but enforcement of vigorous rules of quarantine
under direction of Surgeon Townsend and his assistants pre-
vented wide-spread sickness and only a few deaths resulted.
On Thursday, April 26th, an order was received to be
ready to go to the front and join the brigade as soon as re-
lieved. The agreeable service of the past three months, the
beautiful permanent camp, which had afforded a shelter and
home during most of the winter, the closer touch with civil life,
which tended to vary the monotony of camp duty, were all re-
quired to be laid aside. The still uncompromising attitude of
the Confederate authorities, the coming of "Unconditional
Surrender Grant" to lead the army, the unyielding determina-
tion that the Union must be preserved, were unmistakable
signs that stirring events were about to be inaugurated. Nec-
essary articles for campaigning had to be selected from those
which had accumulated during the winter. During the next
two days the camp was busy making the needful preparations.
Friday, the 29th, came with orders to be ready to board the
train for the front. Old friends and new acquaintances were
on hand to exchange parting salutations. It was noted that
a preponderance of the gentler sex were on hand to grace the
occasion. As the regiment moved out from camp the drum
corps played vigorously the air "The girl I left behind me."
At noon the regiment boarded the train and was soon on its
way to the front. Rappahannock Station was reached at 5
o'clock P. M. when the regiment debarked and marched to
Beverly Ford, where it went into bivouac. It had now reached
the field and come in closer touch with its old, war-tried com-
panions of the 3d Brigade.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 183
[Chap. XVI. 3d Brigade Reorganized Spring, 1864]
CHAPTER XVI.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1864.
Early in March, 1864, Major General Grant was appointed
Lieut. General under an Act of Congress reviving that grade.
Soon afterwards an order was issued placing him in com-
mand of all the Union Armies. On the 24th day of March he
established his headquarters at Culpeper C. H. with the Army
of the Potomac. Before he came a reorganization of the army
had taken place, some features of which it may be proper to
note. The ist and 3d Corps were broken up and the ist and
2d Divisions of the ist Corps were assigned to the 5th Corps,
constituting the 2d Division, the former 2d Division having
been consolidated into a single brigade and thereafter known
as the ist Brigade of the ist Division. On this arrangement
the old ist Brigade was broken up and the regiments compos-
ing it were assigned to the 2d and 3d Brigades of the same
division. Our (3d) Brigade, before starting on the campaign
of 1864, was composed as follows:
Brig. General J. J. Bartlett commanding,
83d Penn., Col. O. S. Woodward.
44th N. Y., Lieut. Col. Freeman Conner.
i6th Mich., Major R. T. ElHott.
20th Me., Col. J. L. Chamberlain.
ist Mich., Lieut. Col. William A. Throop.
1 8th Mass., Lieut. Col. Joseph Hayes.
ii8th Penn., Col. James Gwyn.
The last three regiments had heretofore constituted part
of the ist Brigade. After the reorganization the Army Corps
were numbered and commanded as follows :
2d Army Corps, Major General W. S. Hancock.
5th Army Corps, Major General G. K. Warren.
6th Army Corps, Major General J. Sedgwick.
After his arrival, Lieut. General Grant suggested some other
changes, but none affecting the infantry organizations of the
5th Corps,
i84 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XVI. The Wilderness. May s, 1864]
Leaving camp at Beverly Ford on Sunday, May ist, our
brigade crossed the Rappahannock and marched to within
2 miles of Brandy Station, where it remained until the 3d. On
the 3d it moved to within 2 miles of Culpeper C. H. While
at this place an address to the army by General Meade was
promulgated. In it General Meade paid a warm tribute to
the army for its notable record in the past, and invoked for
it a like devotion for the important work yet to be performed.
At II o'clock on the evening of the 3d the command was again
put in motion. The footing was uncertain, the march was
slow and tedious. The Rapidan was reached and crossed at
Germanna Ford about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 4th. A
halt was had about one mile from the river. After resting
about 2 hours the march was continued. Its route was through
a vast, impenetrable wilderness, illy adapted to army manoeu-
vres. A halt for the night was made at 5 o'clock in the after-
noon, at Wilderness Tavern. Camp was aroused at an early
hour on the 5th and an order was received to advance at 5
o'clock. Before moving the enemy made his appearance in
our front. Line of battle was formed preparatory to re-
sisting an attack. The enemy did not attack and we were
ordered to advance. The 6th Corps was on our right, the 5th
Corps in the center and the 2d Corps on our left of the gen-
eral line. The wooded nature of the country was such that
it was impossible for different commands to cooperate. The
line of battle of the enemy was also in the woods, within easy
range and almost entirely invisible. Our division was formed
for the attack in the following order: The ist Brigade on the
right, 2d Brigade on the left, and our 3d Brigade in the
center. The Forty-Fourth, unsupported, was on the right of
the brigade with the 83d Penn. and the i8th Mass. respectively
extending the line toward the left. The 20th Me. and the
1 18th Penn. were placed in the second line to the rear of the
83d Penn. and the i8th Mass. About 2 o'clock P. M. a charge
was made with great force and vociferous shouts. The skir-
mishers of the enemy were first reached and dispersed, the
first line of battle was broken and sent in retreat, then the sec-
ond line of battle was broken and forced from their posi-
tion in great confusion. The charging column had carried the
center of the enemy's general line. Considerable confusion
HARRISON KELLEY
Was a member of Col. Ellsworth's U. S. Zouave Cadets in Chi-
cago and at the time they made their memorable tour of the principal
cities of the country. He served with Battery A, Chicago Light Ar-
tillery in the three months' service; with Battery left Chicago for the
front on the 21st day of April 1861, being the first troops that left that
city for the War. Enrolled in the 44th N. Y. Vols., September, 1861.
(See Roster.) Was in the hands of the enemy as a prisoner for about
sixty days after the seven days' battle, in front of Richmond. Was
wounded at the Battle of Fredcrickslnirg and was discharged on tender
of resignation shortly after that engagement.
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among our troops resulted from the long, impetuous charge.
It became necessary to halt and re-form. The charging troops
had outdistanced those on either flank. Their great suc-
cess in turn became their immediate danger. The enemy, per-
ceiving their isolated position, attacked them in front and
on both flanks and forced them to make a hurried retreat to
the point from which they started. Had there been troops at
hand to take advantage of the breach of the enemy's line, the
result of the first day's battle might have been materially
changed. Col. Woodward of the 83d Penn., Col. Hayes of
the i8th Mass. and Col. Gwyn of the iiSth Penn. were among
the wounded. The Forty-Fourth lost 4 killed, among whom
was Capt. Seth F. Johnson, and 40 wounded, among whom was
First Lieut. Chas. H. Zielman. Capt. Johnson was one of the
original members of the regiment. He entered the regiment
as a private and by his meritorious services rose to the rank
of Captain in command of a Company. He was a great fa-
vorite with the regiment and his death was a material loss to
the service.
Darkness put an end to the first day's battle. Both armies
slept on their arms in line of battle, ready to renew the en-
gagement. While no material advantage had been gained in
the first day's fighting in the Battle of the Wilderness, the
Army of the Potomac had successfully crossed the Rapidan
River, penetrated the dense wilderness bordering on its South
bank, and established a line of battle, in the face of a vigilant
and aggressive enemy.
At 4 o'clock on the morning of the 6th, our troops were
quietly awakened and moved silently to the front. Orders were
received that the enemy's works were to be assaulted at ^ o'clock.
The 6th Corps on our right was to commence the assault and
when it became actively engaged our corps was to advance
to the attack at once. We waited all the forenoon in anx-
ious expectancy but did not attack. Our position in the
mean time was one of extreme discomfort. That our position
might be concealed as much as possible from the enemy our
troops were ordered to lie upon the ground and remain in-
active. The enemy's skirmishers and sharp shooters kept
busy in endeavoring to develop our position and strength. Any
one who assumed a perpendicular position was sure to make
i86 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
IChap. XVI. Waderness. May 6, 1864]
himself a target for the enemy. At noon the order to attack
was countermanded. After the order to attack was counter-
manded, a strong skirmish line was sent out and in a meas-
ure suppressed the fire of the enemy. In the afternoon an
attack was made upon the 2d Corps, which resulted in no per-
manent advantage to the enemy. A little before dark an assault
was made upon the line of the 6th corps, in which some of the
troops of that corps were driven from their position. Darkness
put an end to the operations at that point and the next morning
the position was regained. During the attack on the 6th corps
the fighting appeared to be working more and more toward the
rear of the center, causing considerable uneasiness to the troops
holding that part of the line. At dark the center was drawn
back some distance, occupying the breast works thrown up in
the earlier part of the engagement. This was the general sit-
uation at the end of the second day. The army had lost heavily.
General Grant reported that our casualties would not probably
exceed 12,000, but later reports placed the number over 17,000.
Our loss during the 6th was one killed, five wounded.
About daylight on the morning of the 7th the enemy made a
spirited attack on our center. Artillery had been advantageously
posted and assisted materially in sending the attacking column
in hasty retreat. It was thought that the object of the attack
was to discover if our army had retreated during the night. In
any event, they found we were still in the field, ready for bus-
iness. The center of the line, held by the 5th corps, was not
again engaged during the day. General Grant, in his report,
tersely summed up the situation as follows : "The result of the
three days' fight at Old Wilderness was decidedly in our favor."
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CHAPTER XVII.
GRANT MAKES A FLANK MOVEMENT.
LAUREL HILL, SPOTTSYLVANIA, NORTH ANNA, BETHESDA CHURCH.
At 9 o'clock, in the evening of May 7th, the 5th corps silently
left its position in line and noiselessly moved toward the left.
It was the first of a series of flank movements instituted by
Grant in that campaign, which distinguished it from any of its
former campaigns. The night was dark, the movement was
slow and tedious, and the men were much fatigued by three
days fighting. The march was made up of starts and stops with
intermittent frequency. Its irregular, dilatory pace was well
calculated to aggravate weariness. The march, which began
at 9 o'clock on the evening of the 7th, was continued without
other incident until about 8 o'clock in the morning of the 8th.
The route taken was in the direction of Spottsylvania C. H.
The cavalry that led the advance had encountered opposition
which they could not overcome. A halt was made for about
fifteen minutes to let the cavalry get out of the way. The
march by the flank was then resumed. Many troops were
passed by the road side. It was afterward found that the Con-
federate commander had anticipated the movement of our army
and had hastily placed some of his troops across our line of
march. The Confederates were posted in a strong position in
the edge of a piece of woods, at right angles to the road, behind
breast works, with brush and trees felled in front of that part
of their line on the left of the road. The position had been held
by cavalry until a short time before the arrival of our troops,
when they were relieved by Kershaw's division of Longstreet's
corps of infantry. The engagement was known as the Battle
of Laurel Hill. It became important to dislodge the enemy to
enable our army to proceed. At this time it was supposed the po-
sition was still held by cavalry. Lieut. Col. Connor sent Acting
Adjutant Munger to General Bartlett to ask if the men might
not stack knapsacks before advancing to the attack. General
Bartlett replied : "No, tell Col. Conner there is no force in our
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[Chap. XVn. Laurel Hill, Preliminary to Spottsylvania. May 8, 1864]
front but cavalry and to march right up the road by fours."
After proceeding some distance in this formation we came to an
open field on the right of the road, which gradually ascended
to the position held by the enemy. On reaching the open field,
about 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning, line of battle was formed
with the left of the 83d Penn. and the right of the Forty-Fourth
resting on the road. While these regiments were executing
this formation an aide of General Bartlett rode up and said:
"Hurry up, or you won't get a shot at them." Weary and hun-
gry, as our troops were, and in addition encumbered with their
knapsacks, they started with much vim on that up-hill charge.
The distance to be covered was between one fourth and one half
mile. For the purpose of lending encouragement to the men,
the Adjutant and some of the Company commanders led in the
charge. The charge of the two regiments was witnessed by
many prominent officers and was a most spirited and determined
affair. As soon as our troops got in range the enemy opened a
murderous fire of musketry and artillery. The idea that the
position was held only by cavalry was soon exploded. The 83d
Penn. reached and vigorously used their bayonets across the
Confederate works. The momentum of the charge of the For-
ty-Fourth was broken by coming in contact with logs and brush
entanglements about three or four rods in front of the enemy's
works. The firing on both sides was brisk and at short range.
The proximity of the enemy was such that Adjutant Hunger
used his revolver with telling effect. While in this advanced
position, Corporal Walworth W. Boynton of Company D re-
ceived a mortal wound in his head and fell forward against the
writer, saturating his coat with his blood. There were no troops
on the right of the 83d Penn. and no troops on the left of the
Forty-Fourth. There appeared to have been miscalculation
somewhere. The enemy, taking advantage of the situation,
dispatched a regiment to attack the left flank and rear of the
Forty-Fourth. The flanking column advanced rapidly with-
out opposition on a line perpendicular to the 44th, who, being
busily engaged with the enemy in front failed to discover the at-
tacking troops until they had gained a threatening position. The
situation of the two regiments at once became critical. It be-
came apparent to all that the only movement by which the
Forty-Fourth could be saved from capture or destruction, was
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[Chap. XVn. Lauiel HiU. May 8, 1864]
to break to the rear and make a hasty retreat. The line quickly
dissolved, some to escape, some to fall and some to be cap-
tured. From front and flank the enemy poured a murderous
fire into our retreating troops. During the engagement Lieut.
Col. Conner was wounded and obliged to go to the rear. Major
Knox then came in command. Adj. Munger, Capt. B. R.
Wood, Lieut. E. Bennett and 36 men were taken prisoners.
At the time of this engagement the color guard had been
reduced from eight members, at the beginning of the campaign,
to three members. Of the three members present Corporal
Burt Inman of Company H was wounded and private John
Mitchell of Company F was killed, leaving only Corporal
George W. Wing of Company C with the colors. Soon after
the retreat began Corporal Wing, who had the flag, fell ex-
hausted to the ground. In retreating the writer came to Corpo-
ral Wing, lying upon the ground with the colors by his side,
and said to him : "Wing, can I help you ?" He replied : "No,
don't mind me, take the flag." There was no time for delibera-
tion. The flag was carried a short distance to the rear and used
to rally the regiment. While the regiment was reforming.
Major Knox, seated on the ground for a moment's rest by
the side of the writer, received an ugly wound in the head from
a fragment of shell which burst directly over the two men. He
was carried to the rear, as was supposed at the time, fatally
wounded. The only field officers present with the regiment at
the commencement of the engagement had now been wounded
and disabled and the writer assumed command. The regiment
promptly rallied on the colors and was soon re-formed facing
the enemy. A feeling prevailed that proper foresight had not
been exercised in ordering an inadequate force to make the
charge. An order very soon came that the regiment be taken to
the rear and that it would not be called upon to perform any fur-
ther duty that day. The rest and breakfast were quite acceptable.
Since leaving Culpeper C. H. on the evening of the 3d the reg-
iment had marched two entire nights, been engaged in battle
three days and during the intervening nights had slept on their
arms. For the time engaged at Laurel Hill the loss was severe.
According to the report of Major Kjiox, dated August 6, 1864,
there were 11 killed and mortally wounded and 44 wounded,
among whom were Lieut. Col. Conner, Major Knox, Capt. Fox
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[Chap. XVn. New Line of Battle. Enemy's Works in Plain View. May 8, 1864]
and Lieut. Hoes. There were 3 officers and 23 men captured.
The 3 officers and 20 men of those captured were recaptured by
Sheridan's Cavalry near Beaver Dam Station on the following
day and rejoined the regiment on the 26th, having been absent
only 18 days. An interesting account of the capture and recap-
ture is contained in an article by Acting Adj. Munger, which
may be found in the appendix. In the confusion that ensued
in retreating from the close proximity to the enemy's works
there occurred an act of inter-regimental comity that is worthy
of note. The color bearer of the 83d Penn. was wounded and
fell upon the field, having in his possession the flag of his regi-
ment. A member of the Forty-Fourth N. Y. luckily came along
and was requested by the color bearer to take the flag and safely
deliver it to his regiment. The request was faithfully per-
formed. This circumstance in no wise reflected on the honor
of the color bearer nor the noble regiment to which he belonged.
It is regretted that the names of the soldiers, who participated
in this gallant affair, and a more definite statement of the trans-
action, are not at hand to embellish this narrative. It was an-
other of those incidents that occurred during the war which
showed the friendship and mutual confidence that existed be-
tween the members of those noble regiments.
The regular line of battle was formed some distance to the
rear of the place where the Forty-Fourth re-formed and Major
Knox was wounded. Our regiment remained at the rear in re-
serve all day during the 9th and until noon on the loth, when it
was ordered to the front to engage in a general assault along
our whole line. The enemy's works were in plain view and ap-
peared very formidable. Instructions were given that the move-
ment was to begin on the right and to be taken up by the troops
in succession toward the left. The 3d brigade occupied a posi-
tion in line next to the left of the regular brigade which be-
longed to the 2d division. There was manifest satisfaction
among the troops when it became known that the assaulting
column was only to keep abreast with the regulars on our right.
The volunteers always felt equal to the task of maintaining
their part of the line under such conditions. The line was
made ready for the charge, the route to be traversed leading up
to the works of the enemy was carefully scanned, and nothing
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[Chap. XVH. Successful Assault by and Corps. May I3, 1864]
was left but to await the unfolding of the plan. Eager ears
were listening to hear the initiative movement. On such occa-
sions the mind is usually active in endeavoring to anticipate
what the outcome will be. Anxious moments passed but no
signal came. The order was finally countermanded and the
mental tension that had prevailed was relaxed. No regrets were
expressed when it became known that the movement had been
abandoned, as there was considerable uncertainty as to what
the result would be.
On the nth the regiment relieved the i6th Mich, on picket
and was in turn relieved at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 12th
and took position further to the right in works vacated by the
2d Corps.
During the night of the nth preparations were made for the
2d Corps to assault an angle in the works of the enemy at 4
o'clock in the morning of the 12th. The movement was delayed
one half hour on account of a dense fog that prevailed. A
heavy rain storm afforded material aid in concealing the pre-
paratory movements of the troops. At 4 o'clock the order to
advance was given. It was at the first approach of dawn when
the watchfulness of pickets is presumed to be somewhat re-
laxed. The assault was bold and irresistible. The assaulting
column followed close on the heels of the retreating skirmishers
and on reaching the enemy's first line of breast works a most
murderous contest ensued, in which bayonets and clubbed mus-
kets were freely used. The result was most creditable to our
troops which were engaged. There were captured 20 pieces of
artillery, 30 colors and 4,000 prisoners, including one Major
General and one Brigadier General. At 5 o'clock on the after-
noon of the 1 2th our brigade marched to the rear and in support
of the 2d Corps, which was engaged in holding the captured
works. The enemy made repeated assaults during the entire
day and night in endeavoring to recapture the works which
they had lost. In the end they were obliged to abandon the
attempt and fell back to their second line of works. At 2 o'clock
A. M. on the 13th our brigade again returned to its position to
the right of the Pine Grove road. On this day General Meade
issued the following order which was read to the troops :
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(Chap. XVn. Advance toward Spottsylvania. May 13, 1864]
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac,
May 13th, 1863.
Circular.
Soldiers : The moment has arrived when your commanding general
feels authorized to address you in terms of congratulation. For eight
days and nights, almost without intermission, in rain and sunshine, you
have been gallantly fighting a desperate foe, in positions naturally strong,
and rendered doubly more so by intrenchments ; you have compelled him
to abandon his fortifications on the Rapidan, to retire and attempt to
stop your onward progress, and now he has abandoned the last in-
trenched position, tenaciously held, suffering in all a loss of 18 guns,
22 colors and 8,000 prisoners, including 2 general officers. Your heroic
deeds and noble endurance of fatigue and privations will ever be mem-
orable. Let us return thanks to God for the mercy thus shown us, and
ask earnestly for its continuance.
Soldiers, your work is not over, the enemy must be pursued, and, if
possible, overcome. The courage and fortitude you have displayed
render your commanding general confident your future efforts will result
in success. While we mourn the loss of many gallant comrades, let us
remember the enemy must have suffered equal, if not greater, losses.
We shall soon receive reinforcements which he can not expect. Let us
determine then to continue vigorously the work so well begun, and,
under God's blessing, in a short time, the object of our labors will be
accomplished.
George G. Meade,
Major General Commanding.
At 9 o'clock P. M. we received orders and took up our line
of march in the direction of Spottsylvania C. H. The weather
was rainy, the roads were very muddy and an impenetrable
darkness added to the gloom. This march was difficult and try-
ing. A point near Spottsylvania C. H. was reached some time
after daylight of the 14th. The enemy had anticipated our
movement and occupied the town before our arrival. A line of
skirmishers was thrown out, line of battle was formed and
breastworks were thrown up. This position was occupied until
the 17th when a new position, about one mile to the front and
left was taken up, and earthworks were erected. Our skirmish-
ers and artillery were hotly engaged. The latter were posted
on higher ground to the rear of our infantry and fired over their
heads. Capt. Campbell Allen returned on the i8th and being
the ranking officer assumed command of the regiment. Our
position was not changed until the 21st. During the time
watchfulness and constant preparedness were kept up, with
sufficient skirmishing to keep the troops on the alert. On the
JAMES H. KELLY.
Enlisted October 21, 1861, Co. I, 44th N. Y. V. Detailed January
nth, Signal Service, Camp Instruction, Georgetown, D. C. ; Alarcli.
1862, to Military Division of the West; April ist. Gen. Halleck's
H"d Qrs., St. Louis; April 6th, Gen. Grant at Pittsburg Landing;
Camp Instruction, two months Paducah. Kv. ; June 6th, with Fleet on
Mississippi River, at Memphis and White River; at St. Charles, Ark.,
on ill-fated "Mound City" at Battle St. Charles. June 17th; at Mem-
phis, Columbus, Ky., Cincinnati and Louisville ; pursuit of Bragg by
Gen. Buell ; early winter 1862 at Nashville ; with Rosencrans in his
Tennessee Campaign, and over the mountains signaling night and day;
besieged in Chattanooga, occupied the Signal Station at Moccasin
Point; Relief of Burnside at Knoxville; January 14, 1864. transferred
to signal corps U. S. A., promoted to Sergeant in February, 1864; re-
enlisted for the War in February, 1864; Atlanta Campaign with Sher-
man and Thomas in East Tennessee when Lee surrendered ; Military
Division of Gulf in 1865 and 1866; discharged March 8, 1866, at Aus-
tin, Texas. Battles : Pittsburg Landing, St. Charles. Perryville, Stone
River, Tullahoma .Chickamauga. Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain, Mis-
sion Ridge. Atlanta Campaign. Jonesboro.
THE K^'vV YORK
PUBLIC LIE': \R^
ASTOR, LENOX
ITILDEN FOUNDATIONS^
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[Chap. XVn. Effective Artillery Practice. May 32, 1864]
morning of the 21st our brigade left its position in close prox-
imity to the enemy and unceremoniously marched to the rear.
The enemy at once dispatched a strong picket line in pursuit.
About one mile to the rear the enemy's skirmishers came in
contact with a line of 6th corps troops, which promptly opened
fire on them and sent them in hasty retreat. Our line of march
was through a place known as Guiney's Station on the line of
the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad. It was another
of those forced marches, demanded by the strategy of the cam-
paign and continued until 11 o'clock P. M. before halting for
the night. The march was resumed bright and early on the
morning of the 22d. During the day there was considerable
skirmishing with the enemy. In the afternoon the resistance
was so strong that it became necessary to advance in line of
battle. The route was along and near a highway. When the
right of the regiment reached a point opposite an elevated po-
sition, partially secluded by woods, a battery of the enemy un-
expectedly opened fire. The first shot mortally wounded James
Gillin of Company F and wounded Thomas McDougal of Com-
pany A, Edward Bennett and Amenzo Moyer of Company F
and Sergt. W. W. Johnson of Company H. There were other
narrow escapes. It is seldom that a single first shot will cause
so much disaster. General Griffin was near and personally
placed the 5th U. S. Battery, gave instructions as to the kind of
shell to use, and stimulated activity by loudly proclaiming:
"Give them Hell," which is another name for war. A few well-
directed shots soon set the Confederates flying to the rear.
The advance was continued until dark. At the close of the
day the Forty-Fourth halted, threw out pickets and bivouacked
in line. During the night a flock of sheep innocently wandered
near our camp. The next morning all that was left of that
flock of sheep was a pile of pelts and refuse. When General
Bartlett came riding up he discovered the evidences of slaugh-
ter and said: "If sheep attack you, you are obliged to fight."
The reply was made : "that it was the most decisive victory since
the beginning of the campaign."
On Monday, the 23d, march was resumed at 9 o'clock A. M.,
the North Anna River was reached and crossed at Jericho
Ford at 2 o'clock P. M. The 2d brigade forded the river, fol-
lowed closely by our brigade. The approaches on either side
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[Chap. XVn. North Anna. May 24, 1864]
were narrow and the banks abrupt, making the crossing- quite
slow. After the crossing began it became necessary to make as
much haste as possible. A pontoon bridge was laid without de-
lay to facilitate the crossing of our troops. The enemy made all
possible dispatch to check and drive back our advance troops be-
fore a permanent footing could be made upon the south side of
the river. To that end the 2d brigade, which took the advance in
crossing late in the afternoon was furiously assailed by an over-
whelming force. Our brigade was divided, part was hurried
to prolong and protect each flank of the 2d brigade. All move-
ments were rapidly made and brisk fighting continued until
dark. The enemy evidently intended to drive our advance
troops back to and into the river. The suddenness of the attack
found non-combatants along with their several commands. But
few men will remain on the firing line unless duty requires it.
When the attack opened non-combatants did not stand upon the
order of going but severally and unceremoniously took their
departure across the open plains to the river. Their hegira to
the rear looked like a stampede of a material part of our forces.
The enemy were finally baffled in their attempt to drive our
troops into the river. They were themselves driven back and
fortifications thrown up. Their expected attack on the morn-
ing of the 24th did not materialize. A reconnoissance de-
veloped the fact that the enemy had taken up a new position,
several miles to the rear, at Noel's Station on the line of the Va.
Central Railroad. They evidently preferred to take position,
entrench and let us attack. When available that kind of strat-
egy is preferable. Late in the afternoon our troops advanced in
force. After proceeding less than one mile a heavy wind and
rain storm set in and a halt for the night was ordered.
At 7 o'clock on the morning of the 25th, the advance was
continued, the enemy's position was developed, our own line
formed in close proximity and breastworks were thrown up.
The skirmishing was spiteful and continuous. Between the
armies was a broad open field well adapted to troops acting on
the defensive, behind breastworks. During the day the Forty-
fourth was held in reserve in the woods. After dark it was or-
dered to deploy and advance between the lines and perform
picket duty, while the 20th Me. threw up new works further to
the front. Having been in reserve during the day, the topog-
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[Chap. XVn. Recaptured Prisoners Return to Regiment. May 26, 1864]
raphy of the country and the exact location of the Confederate
troops were unknown. A deployed line, darkness and an in-
definite knowledge of the field all contributed to the complexity
of the movement. The two wings of the regiment were sepa-
rated by a cut in the Va. Central railroad, which added to the
difficulty. It became necessary to go from man to man in order
to correct the alignment. When the line was formed the 20th
Me. advanced and in the darkness silently prosecuted the work
of constructing a new line of breastworks. Just before day-
light the Forty-fourth was ordered back into the new works,
where it remained until later in the day, when it was relieved.
As the field to the rear of the new works was in plain sight and
within reach of the enemy's musketry each man was instructed
to pick his own route in passing to the rear. There were many
narrow escapes but it is not recalled that there were any casual-
ties. On the 26th Adjutant Munger, Capt. Wood, Lieut. Ben-
nett and 20 men reached the regiment and reported for duty.
They had been taken prisoners on the 8th and recaptured by
General Sheridan on the 9th. They received a most hearty wel-
come on their arrival. Their numbers and quality afiforded an
appreciable increase in the fighting strength of the regiment.
About 9 o'clock in the evening the 5th corps left its position in
front of the enemy, recrossed the North Anna River, halted
two hours to draw rations, then continued the march until sun-
down on the 27th, when it halted for the night at Mangohick,
about 8 miles from the Pamunkey River, having marched 35
miles since the start was made. The weather was extremely
hot on the 27th, the men had no opportunity to sleep for two
nights and the duty exacted was all that human nature could
endure. In the heat of the day, while McKivitt was sweating
at every pore and doing his best to keep up, he was discovered
to have swung over his shoulder, a single piece of shelter tent,
compactly rolled and tied and when asked if that was all the
baggage he carried, he replied : "Yes, and I only carry that for
the sake of a load as I don't get a chance to use it any."
The camp was aroused at 4 o'clock on the morning of the
28th and march was resumed at 5 o'clock. The Pamunkey
River was reached and crossed at Hanover Town during the
forenoon. After crossing the river the march was continued
about two miles, when a halt was ordered and earthworks
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[Chap. XVn. Totopotomojr. May 29, 1864]
thrown up. This precaution was taken in order to hold the
crossing for the rest of the army. The remainder of the army
crossed during the day and formed line of battle.
March was resumed at an early hour on the morning of the
29th. Considerable skirmishing took place during the day.
Land generally becomes more valuable and for different pur-
poses on the approach to an important city. The enemy from
day to day became more and more reluctant to concede right of
way as the Confederate Capital was approached. A halt for
the night was made at Totopotomoy Creek about 9 P. M.
The regiment broke camp about 11 o'clock on the 30th and
advanced. The enemy utilized every opportunity to delay,
harass and inflict loss upon our troops. They abandoned ter-
ritory in the direction of Richmond only when compelled to do
so. Our advance was almost continually engaged with the
enemy. In the afternoon our troops were advancing on dif-
ferent roads. It became necessary to halt and give attention
to skirmishers and sharpshooters operating between the heads
of advancing lines. For this purpose the Forty-fourth was
ordered to take a certain position to the left of the road on
which it was advancing. The position was taken and slight
breastworks were hastily thrown up. A little time intervened in
which brisk skirmishing was carried on, when an order was
received to change positions. While in the act of executing this
change of position the writer, who had been acting in the capac-
ity of second in command of the regiment since the return of
Capt. Allen and who was standing in front of the regiment,
was wounded. This ended his active service in the army. The
operations of the thirtieth of May are known as the Battle of
Bethseda Church, Va. The narrative of the remainder of the
term of service of the regiment is faithfully told in the next
chapter by Capt. Orett L. Munger.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
FROM MAY 3OTH TO EXPIRATION OF TERM.
By Capt. Orett L. Munger.
From the battlefield of May 30, 1864, at Bethesda Church,
Va., until the departure of the men and officers of the regiment
whose terms of service had expired; and until the 44th Bat-
talion, made up of the men that remained, had ceased to exist
by reason of the transfer of its enlisted men to other regiments,
— the area fought over was very limited, not exceeding prob-
ably forty miles north and south and a much less distance east
and west. Here severe battles were fought, with that intermit-
tence of victory and defeat which always claims a place in great
campaigns, but with much less comparative disaster to the
Union army than to its foes.
In this small territory the Forty-fourth under the varied
command of Capt. Campbell Allen to July 17th, Major Edward
B. Knox to August 14th, Lieut. Col. Freeman Conner to Sept.
23d, and Capt. Bradford R. Wood to Oct. 13, 1864, saw a little
more than four months' strenuous service. Practically all of it
might be properly included in the general designation — Siege of
Petersburg — since the frequent changes in location, and efforts
for better position which involved battles and losses, were all
subordinate to the great purpose to get possession of the strong-
hold which was the main defense of Richmond from the south,
and, that attained, to capture the capital city of the Confederacy
and the army of General Lee which had so heroically defended
it.
Those now living who were with the regiment during these
months will not forget the exhausting nature of the service
the Army of the Potomac was called upon for and gave un-
grudgingly. There were long days and weeks of enforced in-
activity behind breastworks, in trenches and bomb-proofs. At
times the works of the contending forces were so close to each
other that to show one's head was to invite the attention of
some willing sharp-shooter waiting for a shot. Despite re-
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peated cautions and the knowledge of danger, vigilance would
sometimes be relaxed and some good soldier be killed or
wounded.
The want of physical exercise, the use of impure water, the
lack of variety in food, and the great difficulty of sanitary
police service to keep camp and quarters clean and wholesome,
made this period a very trying one. For a while a multitude
of flies armed with stings, possessed of voracious appetites, and
with a persistence that never failed, constituted an unescapable
discomfort. During certain hours of the day and atmospheric
conditions of heat and moisture that prevailed a large part of
the time, it was a skilful man who could transfer from fork
or spoon to his mouth a morsel of food and escape a contest
with these pests. "Necessity is the mother of invention" and
it was soon learned that by using knife as scraper in one hand,
while fork with the food in the other approached the partly
opened mouth, it was possible by quick action to circumvent the
robbers. These conditions were impressed upon the writer by
reason of the fact that he was one of the victims of a disorder
that grew to be common in trench life, and which resulted in
the death of a number of the men. Six weeks were required
in hospitals, and at home convalescing, to regain strength for
return to further service. During this absence the affair of
the Weldon railroad, where the Forty-fourth lost four men
captured, was an important interruption to the usual routine.
After the operations about Petersburg had settled into a
siege, there was some relief from inactivity, by the building
of military roads back of the line of trenches, by means of
which supplies could be brought to the front with the minimum
of risk to driver and team. Embankments so high as to screen
wagon trains, or bodies of marching soldiers, from the enemy's
view, proved of great value.
During the four months under consideration, the Forty-
fourth was not called to suffer any such serious losses as in the
Wilderness and at Laurel Hill, but in several minor engage-
ments had its part, and frequent casualties, week after week,
show that it was under fire a great part of the time.
In what follows an attempt will be made to narrate some
of the movements and incidents of the period under consider-
ation, in which the Forty- fourth was interested.
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[Chap. XVm. Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor. June 3, 1864]
Numbers do not always measure the extent of battle loss.
On May 30, 1864, when this narrative begins, and while but
few of the Forty-fourth are reported hit at the battle of
Bethesda Church that day, the unfortunate accuracy of some
rebel soldier deprived the regiment during the remainder of
its service of one of its officers whose kindly heart, good judg-
ment, bravery, and steadiness in trying places, had won the re-
spect and love of men and officers alike. The wounding of Capt.
Nash was a grief to the regiment.
Sent out as brigade picket on the evening of May 30th, the
regiment was relieved the following noon by the 2d N. Y.
Mounted Rifles, and remained under cover of the woods during
the rest of the day.
Cold Harbor. About 3 P. M., June ist, the regiment oc-
cupies a position advanced a half mile, gained during the day
by skirmishers at a cost of three wounded men. By vigorous
use of bayonets, knives, sticks, tin plates and cups, a line of
breastworks soon protected the men from rebel fire and were
rapidly made stronger. This simple defense was soon to show
its value, for about sundown the enemy advanced, drove in the
skirmish line, and then attempted to dislodge our line of battle.
Repulsed by the brisk fire encountered, the enemy retired with
a considerable loss to them in killed and wounded. Our losses
were one killed and five wounded. Anticipating another at-
tack, the Forty-fourth had only intermittent rest that night,
one-half being on duty while the other half caught such snatches
of sleep as were possible, until its turn came to watch.
June 2d our pickets resume advanced position, the enemy
having retired. About four P. M. our battle line is withdrawn
from the extreme front, a movement soon discovered by the
rebels, who drive in our pickets but stop short of an attack on
the new line. Burnside on our right had severe battle and
handsomely repulsed the enemy. Only one of our men
wounded today.
June 3d. Roused at break of day, the men make coffee and
try to dry clothing. Before sunrise, Burnside, on our right, ad-
vances and after a hard fight is successful in securing advanced
position. Battery fire intended for his column kills one of our
men and wounds three. Ordered to swing around our right
to connect with Burnside's advanced left, the Forty-fourth
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helped drive the skirmishers of the enemy and succeeded in
establishing its own near the rebel battery, so that horses were
nearly all killed and gunners unable to work their pieces or draw
them off. Breastworks were hastily constructed under heavy
picket fire. These operations cost the Forty-fourth one officer,
Capt. B. K. Kimberly, wounded, four enlisted men killed and
thirteen wounded. During the advance, before the enemy's
guns had been silenced, the writer was for a moment staggered,
but not thrown, by a ball from an exploding canister shot, which
made only a bruise.
The contests of the first days of June, in the Army of the
Potomac are usually grouped under the general head : Battle of
Cold Harbor. On some parts of the army front, the struggles
were fierce and losses enormous on the Union side, so that
whatever gains were made were exceedingly costly. It was not
the fortune of the Forty-fourth to have part in the fiercest of
these struggles.
June 5th was a rainy day and the picket lines of the two
armies were close neighbors, but partially screened by trees
and undergrowth. This proximity made watchfulness nec-
essary and yet a rebel soldier was clever enough to penetrate
our line undiscovered. Clad in a rain coat that covered him
from shoulder to ankle, he passed easily for a Union soldier,
and getting into conversation with one of our pickets soon had
him "off guard," and, watching his opportunity for escape, suc-
ceeded in getting away with him as prisoner. The withdrawal
of the 5th Corps at night, in pursuance of Gen. Grant's flank-
ing program, was successfully executed. The Forty-fourth,
full of attentive and deep interest, remained as picket in front
of the abandoned line till long after midnight. When, in the
early morning, the regiment had reached its place in the column,
the march was continued as rapidly as the crowded condition
of the roads would permit. On June 7th the Forty- fourth goes
into camp near Bottom's Bridge. On the 13th the Chicka-
hominy is crossed and camp is made the following day at
Charles City Courthouse. On June 15th camp is made near
James River, which we cross on the i6th at Wilcox Ferry and
march in the direction of Petersburg. Here the cheering news
comes of the success of a Division of Negro troops which
WILLIAM KIDD.
Joined the regiment just after the battle of Antietam and served
until after "Burnside's AInd March." Resigned upon receiving a
letter from General John T. Sprague, Adjutant-General of State of
N. Y., promising him a commission as Major in the "Sprague Light
Cavalry," then organizing. This organization was never completed.
He was appointed Military Secretary to Governor Horatio Seymour
with rank of Major and served as such until the end of the war.
THE
PUBLIC Lib
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[Chap. XVm. Col. Chamberlain Wounded. June i8, 1864]
showed its good mettle by successful assaults on the works be-
fore them, a part of which were taken and held.
Records show that from the crossing of the Rapidan May
4th until the arrival of the army before Petersburg, the Union
losses reached a total of nearly 55,000 men. About 12,000
had been the contribution of the 5th Corps and of this num-
ber the Forty-fourth gave its full proportionate share.
In the general assault of June 18, 1864, in which by Gen-
eral Meade's orders, the 2d, 5th and 9th Corps were to co-
operate, our division, under General Griffin, constituted the re-
serve. Beginning early in the morning, repeated assaults
were made which met with important successes, but less than
had been hoped for, and at very great cost.
During one of these attempts on the enemy's works, Col.
Joshua L. Chamberlain, of the 20th Me., commanding the
1st Brigade, received a severe and apparently fatal wound.
Held in high esteem, extraordinary efforts were made by a
number of surgeons to save his life. His proper treatment at
the time and his recovery later, constitute a high testimonial to
the skill and devotion to duty, of our own much esteemed sur-
geon— M. W. Townsend — , who, after many efforts, assisted
by other surgeons, to do a particularly difficult bit of surgery
and the abandonment of the effort as useless and only dis-
tressing to the patient, turned back again for still another ef-
fort. This time good fortune rewarded intelligent persistence,
severed parts were artificially connected, and to the great
joy of patient and surgeon, there was a possibility of recovery.
Col. Chamberlain's gallant leadership on this occasion, added
to previous excellent record, impelled General Grant to promote
him, on the field, to be a Brigadier General, an action said to
have had no precedent.
The Forty-fourth was not called into severe battle, though
skirmishing and advancing somewhat with the brigade, but
at night was placed in the front line within short musket range
of the enemy's breastworks. Need of self -protection encour-
aged the tired men to work hard and fast in the construction of
breastworks that would minimize the danger to be encountered
as soon as morning light divulged our nearness to the watch-
ful enemy.
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IChap. XVni. Mortar Practice. June 19, 1864I
The operations of the three days, June i6th, 17th and
i8th, had so fully demonstrated the strength of the enemy's
position, that General Grant, in a communication to General
Meade, said :
"Now we will rest the men and use the spade for their protection
until a new plan can be struck."
In pursuance of this plan the use of intrenching implements
occupied a good deal of time, and some approaches were made
toward the rebel line.
So exposed was the position occupied by the advanced line,
that on the morning of the 19th, three of the Forty-fourth's
men, waking from deep sleep and unwittingly exposing their
heads above the breastworks, were instantly killed by sharp-
shooters who had complete command of our front. This was
lesson sufficient and all through the day the men remained pros-
trate, except as it became necessary to change position, when
greatest care was taken to keep close to the ground. During
this blistering day, artillery officers began some experiments in
the use of mortars, under cover of the hill on top of which we
were intrenched. Two very accurate shots, so stirred up the
rebels, that retaliation was at once resorted to, and their battery
fire became furious. Perhaps the Union line of battle back of
us suffered more than the front, but the protection afforded by
our breastworks was most fully utilized and appreciated. Our
artillery men, satisfied that they had the range and could make
good use of the mortars at the proper time, discontinued their
fire and the enemy became less active.
During the night the Forty-fourth was relieved and took
position about a mile further back, in another line of breast-
works, not so exposed but still under fire. On the 21st a change
in position gives us a view of church spires in Petersburg. One
hundred men are detailed for picket duty. On the 22d picket is
relieved and returns to regiment, having lost one killed and
two wounded. Two others are wounded in the regimental line.
On the 24th the enemy amuse themselves by artillery prac-
tice, but the Forty-fourth is fortunate and has no casualties.
On the 25th one man is wounded. The two following days a
detail from the regiment for picket duty had no losses. On the
29th it is said we are but two miles from Petersburg. June
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[Cbap. XV ill. Sanitary Commission and Pickles. July 3, 1864]
30th the loth Corps assaults the enemy's position and though
twice repulsed, is successful the third time, capturing and hold-
ing a portion of the rebel line.
On July 2d, a detail of one hundred men is called for picket
and the rest of the regiment is sent on "fatigue duty" build-
ing roads.
July 3d was a "red letter" day and many a blessing was
showered upon the Sanitary Commission, which had not for-
gotten that soldiers were men with the same needs for bodily
health and comfort as those who remained at home. A sample
of delicacies reached the front and to the Forty-fourth was
delivered a half-barrel of assorted pickles. These were care-
fully distributed and eagerly received. The writer well re-
members the almost ecstatic pleasure enjoyed in devouring a
pickled onion, which was his share. Not usually a lover of the
succulent vegetable, on that particular day nothing could have
been more agreeable and welcome. It is quite possible that this
timely arrival of the best of medicines actually saved some
lives. Blessing on the good men and women at home who
had sympathy enough with the boys in the field to remember
their needs.
On July 7th the regiment moved about six hundred yards
to the left into front line of works. One man severely wounded.
On the 9th a detail for picket was supplied and by a sort of un-
derstanding picket firing was suspended. On the loth mus-
ketry firing caused an order to "fall in," but no attack was
made. One man mortally wounded on picket.
For the next two weeks the situation as regards the Forty-
fourth was much the same, and about half the time picket and
fatigue duty gave occupation to the men, while occasional ar-
tillery practice and the attention of , sharpshooters were con-
stant reminders to be careful.
On July 17th Major Knox is welcomed back to the com-
mand of the regiment. Five deserters came in. Indications of
activity behind the rebel lines make us watchful, but no at-
tack came. On the 20th and 21st our batteries, by good marks-
manship, exploded two of the enemy's caissons. On the 27th
the 2d Corps on our right, makes successful attack, capturing
900 prisoners and seven guns. For three weeks, interest in the
mine which was being dug under the enemy's redoubt, later
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[Chap. XVm. Mine Explosion. July 30, 1864
known as Elliott's Salient, had been growing deeper and
deeper, as the time for its completion approached. To Lieut.
Col. Pleasants, of the 48th Penn., was given the credit for the
suggestion and prosecution of the enterprise, which, so far as
he is concerned, was thoroughly and successfully accomplished.
The Forty-fourth was, therefore, not surprised to receive or-
ders on the 29th of July to have everything in readiness for
battle early the following morning, when the mine was to be
exploded. It was a busy night and hopes were high that some
decisive result might come from the attack that was to be
made. At 3 130 A. M. the men were waiting eagerly for the
work to begin and for the order to "forward." Manoeuvres
of the day or two before, under General Meade's orders, by a
part of the army, were believed to have caused a withdrawal of
a part of the enemy's force in our front, and that at the moment
of the explosion of the mine, a favorable opportunity would
be afforded for a general advance. The assault on the redoubt
was to be made by the 9th Corps, but Ayres and Cutler's Di-
visions of the 5th Corps were massed in support, while the ist
Division occupied the entire 5th Corps front. The delay in
opening the battle was later known to be caused by the failure
of the fuse to carry past a low, wet spot, through which it had
been laid. This necessitated a new connection, for which haz-
ardous duty two brave volunteers were detailed. Following
the explosion, the effects of which clearly showed the thor-
oughness and skill of the engineers and workers, the Forty-
fourth and other troops occupying the front line to the left of
Burnside, awaited the expected order to advance, which never
came. Looking to the right and front, our men saw the cloud
of smoke and debris, as the fort became dust, the darker spots
showing that men and guns were mingled with the mass of ma-
terial thrown into the air. The orders had been for Bartlett
to advance his division against the enemy's works in front of
the 5th Corps, provided a sufficient break occurred in the
enemy's line to offer a reasonable chance for success.
Alas, that sad blundering or inefficiency on the part of the
commanders of the assaulting column of the 9th Corps, should
have turned what promised to be a brilliant and fruitful suc-
cess, into a deplorable and costly defeat! The supporting
divisions of the 5th Corps resumed their places in the trenche;
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[Chap. XVm. "Bill" the Chef. Aug. i, 1864]
and there was a settling down to the old monotony of watching
and waiting, with such relief as road building and picket duty
afforded. The great suffering and losses among the men who
made up Burnside's assaulting party and whose bravery and
sacrifice came to naught, for lack of intelligent leading, were
greatly deplored.
From this time on for another two weeks, one day was much
like another. The same watchful care against a possible night
attack; the same placing of pickets under cover of darkness,
some distance in front where small earth works and ditches
gave protection ; the same efforts by marksmen of both armies
to make life miserable for their enemies ; the occasional bring-
ing in of a rebel or a squad of them, who, to escape further
service in the Confederate army became deserters and sought
shelter under the stars and stripes, constituted chiefly the rou-
tine of trench life before Petersburg.
It is a rare situation, however uncomfortable, where oc-
casional incidents, foreign to the usual order of things, do
not distract attention for the moment and afford relief and
amusement. During these days in the trenches, there dropped
from some unseen place a specimen of black humanity whose
services in the mess of the regimental commander and his staff
proved of not a little value and comfort. "Bill" sufficed for a
name, and despite nature's unkindliness, which gave him but
one good leg (the other being shrivelled to his knee) he was
eager to serve and had the agility of an athlete. The knee of
the bad leg, resting on a block nailed to an upright stick, did
its duty well, and climbing embankments or fences with a
heavy load, or making rapid marches, failed to discourage the
brave patriotic darkey boy. Where "Bill" is today one may
only guess, but his faithfulness entitles him to respectful consid-
eration. About Petersburg and its environs his wanderings
had been limited, but here he was at home, and, often, looking
over beyond the Union entrenchments he would indicate by
gesture the location of certain points in the city and express
the wish that he had a chance to show the General the short-
est cut. How it was managed I never knew, but one evening
•'Bill," with a smile broader than usual, informed the Major
that rations were ready to be served. Seated at the extension
table, made of cracker boxes, our dusky benefactor gave us a
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genuine and delightful surprise, when, with the air and pride
of a veritable chef, he brought in and placed before the mess a
well cooked fricasseed chicken. When asked where he got the
fowl he replied, with a grin, "I jes' found 'urn." It was sur-
mised that nothing less than a night trip, through difficulties
and dangers many, must have been undertaken before this
dainty for the Major was secured. Neither cowardice nor
laziness was discovered in this man of Ethiopia.
On August 14, 1864, Col. Conner reached the regiment
and assumed command. His return, as well as that of
other ofikers and a number of the men during the few weeks
past, from absences necessitated by wounds and from other
causes, made a considerable reenforcement to the depleted
regiment, and was more than welcome. On the night of the
14th of August, the 5th Corps moved back out of the trenches,
relieved by the 9th. The debilitating effects of trench life had
made many sick and the change was welcomed.
Weldon Railroad. This proved to be in preparation for the
movement to destroy the Weldon railroad, which was begun on
the 1 8th, on which day and the three following, a considerable
advantage in position was secured and great damage done to
the enemy's communications. Although some portions of the
Union force engaged in this expedition suffered considerable
loss, the Forty-fourth reported four men captured and no
other casualties.
From this time to the 23d of September, the duties of the
siege continued without further general engagement and the
Forty-fourth was not called to battle.
On September 24, 1864, the Forty-fourth battalion, which
included Companies C and E, and later additions to the regi-
ment whose terms of service had not expired, entered upon
its short but effective career, the original men of the regi-
ment having embarked for the north to be mustered out.
The story of the battalion and its part in the successful bat-
tle of Poplar Spring Church, September 30, 1864, the last ac-
tion of importance in which any organization entitled to be
called the Forty-fourth New York Infantry had a hand, is to
be told by its worthy and efficient commander.
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CHAPTER XIX.
THE FORTY-FOURTH BATTALION N. Y. VOLS. ; POPLAR
SPRING CHURCH.
By Capt. Bradford R. Wood.
On September 23, 1864, the following order was received
by Lieut. Col. Freeman Conner, a copy of which was given to
Capt. B. R. Wood, Jr. :
"Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
Sept. 23, 1864.
Special Orders. No. 257. (Extract.)
II. Under the provisions of Circular No. 36 of May 2, 1864. from
the War Department, the following named officers are selected to officer
the battalion of the 44th New York Vols, to remain in the service on the
discharge of the regiment:
Captain, Bennett Hunger.
Captain, B. R. Wood, Jr.
Captain, A. N. Husted.
First Lieut., O. L. Hunger.
First Lieut., Edward Bennett.
First Lieut., Theodore Hoes.
Asst. Surg., D. C. Spencer.
By Command of Haj. Gen. Meade.
(Sd.) S. Williams, A. A. G.
Official.
(Sd.) Fred T. Locke, A. A. G.
Official.
(Sd.) Geo. Monteith, A. A. G.
Official.
Chas. H. Hand, Lt. & A. A. A. G."
The above order was followed by the last order entered in
the Order Book of the Forty-Fourth Regiment N. Y. Vols.,
as follows:
"Headquarters 44th New York Vols.,
Sept. 23, 1864.
G. O. No. 36.
By reason of the consolidation of the 44th Regt. N. Y. S. V. in com-
pliance with S. O. No. 235, Head Qrs. 5th Corps, Sept. 21, 1864, the fol-
lowing named officers of the 44th Regt. N. Y. S. V. are hereby author-
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ized to turn over all surplus Ordnance and Ordnance Stores for which
they are responsible, to the following named officers designated to com-
mand the Companies of the 44th N. Y. S. Battalion :
Capt. B. K. Kimberly, of Co. A and Lieut. Chas. Kelly, Comdg. Co.
C, 44th N. Y. S. v., to 1st Lt. Theodore Hoes, Comdg. Co. C 44th New
York State Battalion.
Wm. N. Banks, Capt. Co. H and B. R. Wood, Jr., Capt. Co. E. 44th
Regt. N. Y. S. Vols, to A. N. Husted, Capt. Co. E 44th New York
State Battalion.
A. N. Husted, Capt. Co. I, R. H. McCormic, ist Lt. Comdg. Co. K
and C. H. Zeilman, ist Lt. Comdg. Co. F 44th Regt. N. Y. S. V. to ist
Lt. Edward Bennett, Comdg. Co. A, 44th N. Y. S. Batt'n.
C. D. Grannis, Capt. Co. B, Jno. V. TenBroeck, 2nd Lt. Comdg. Co.
D and Theodore Hoes, ist Lt. Comdg. Co. G, 44th Regt. N. Y. S. V., to
B. R. Wood, Jr., Capt. Co. B, 44th N. Y. S. Batt'n.
By Command of
Lieut. Col. Conner,
Comdg. Regiment.
H. J. BoTCHFORD, Lieut, and Actg. Adjt.
As Capt. Bennett Hunger was absent on detached service at
Elmira, N. Y., where he had been serving at the Draft Rendez-
vous since January, 1864, Capt. B. R. Wood, Jr., being the next
officer in rank, was notified by Adjutant Botchford that he
would take command of the battaHon.
On the morning of September 24, 1864, the Forty-Fourth
Regiment N. Y. Vols., under command of Lieut. Col. Freeman
Conner and the Forty-Fourth Battalion N. Y. Vols., under
command of Capt. B. R. Wood, Jr., were drawn up in line
facing each other to take their final farewell as soldiers to-
gether in the field.
After saluting by "Presenting Arms," the men stood at
"Attention," while Col. Conner in a few kind words spoke of
the many trials and dangers they had shared together and ex-
pressed sincere regret that the time had now arrived for the
Forty-Fourth Regiment to say "Farewell" to the comrades
who were to remain in the service. He hoped the Forty-Fourth
Battalion would acquit itself well ; that the war would soon be
over, and that they might all meet again in the State of New
York when the "Right" had triumphed and "Peace" had been
declared.
Capt. Wood, in reply congratulated the Forty-Fourth Regi-
ment on the excellent record it had made during its service in
ANDREW JACKSUX KI.MBALL.
Sergeant Co. D. 44th X. Y. Vol. Inf. was born April 16, 1841, died
July 28, 1902, at Corr\', Pa.
A few years ago the writer of this sketch met Comrade Congdon
of Co. G who, upon being informed of Jack's death, wept as only a
comrade can over the death of one who stood shoulder to shoulder
during the days of '61 to '65 and remarked that "Jack was a good
soldier in a regiment of good soldiers." This, in a very few words,
described the conduct of the individual as well as that of his regiment.
The history of the 44th is the history of Comrade Kimball, for he was
never absent from the regiment from the time it left Albany, Oct.,
i8()i. until May 5, 1864, when he was taken prisoner. He was in every
engagement in which the 44th participated down to that time. The
writer does not know that he ever performed any individual act of
heroism, unless an incident occurring May 5, 1864, might be so termed.
On that morning, George Stevens, Evans, and Jack were filling can-
teens, when Stevens said, "I hope neither one of us will get hurt in
this campaign, so that we may go home together." Before the day
ended Stevens was shot in the right breast, Evans through the throat —
dying three days later, and Jack was a prisoner and kept ten months
at Andersonville and Florence. He carried Evans ofT the field and
then took his place once more in the line of battle.
TIL
x'DATIONS
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the war, and wished them all a "happy and joyous reception,"
when they reached the City of Albany and their own homes.
He assured them they would never be forgotten and that the
Forty-Fourth Battalion would do their best to maintain the
splendid record of the regiment. Then, while the Battalion
stood at "Present Arms," the regiment faced to the right, and
began their march to City Point, where they were to embark
for the North.
Preparations were immediately commenced to place the
Battalion in serviceable condition for the future, ist Lieut. O.
L. Munger was appointed Adjutant and ist Lieut. Theodore
Hoes, Quartermaster.
The four companies were given their proper position in
camp and line and the recruits who had joined the regiment on
September 17th were armed and equipped as far as possible.
A new camp was laid out September 25th, which was the
Sabbath Day, and arms and clothing were inspected. The re-
cruits had not received much instruction as to their duties as
soldiers, and during the few days the Battalion remained in this
camp, some instruction was given as to the more important
duties, such as alignments, marching, guard and picket duty
and the manual of arms, particularly as to loading and firing.
On September 30th the Battalion began marching towards
the left of the army at 7 o'clock in the morning. For a few
miles the march was through the woods. About 11 A. M, an
open field was reached, where one of the enemy's forts and a
long line of entrenchments could be seen, about half a mile in
advance. Here the Battalion halted, formed in line of bat-
tle, and the men were ordered to lie down to protect them from
observation and shelling from the guns in the fort. The officers
present knew that there was serious business ahead and in case
anything should happen to them, each took the address of the
relatives of the other three, and promised to inform them.
There was a slight descent in the field in front of the Forty-
Fourth to a ravine where the grounds rose again to the fort,
which was on an elevation directly in our front. The i6th
Mich, and the 83d Penn. were on our right and the ii8th Penn.
and the 20th Me. on our left at short intervals.
Soon after 12 o'clock, the order came from Brigade Head-
quarters to advance, and the order was given to the Forty-
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Fourth "Rise up," "Forward" "Double-quick," "March," and
soon after "Charge." The enemy had been firing spherical case
shells, which were aimed high and passed over our heads ex-
ploding in the rear. Then they fired a few rounds of solid
shot. A few seconds after, as the Battalion ascended the in-
cline to the fort, they used canister until the abatis was reached,
when they ceased firing. A few men were seen through the
smoke above the parapet who did not fire and were probably
cannoneers. Capt. Wood went through the abatis and came to
a ditch about ten feet deep and fourteen feet wide. As there
was no way of crossing the ditch, he ran to the right of the
fort and along the entrenchments connecting with it. He then
came to the body of Col. Norval E. Welch of the i6th Mich.,
who had just been killed, lying in the ditch outside of the works.
He then went over the entrenchment, joining some of the men
of the i6th Mich, and 83d Penn. in the rear of the fort, just as
the commanding officer surrendered to Capt. C. P. Rogers of
the 83d Penn. The enemy had taken one gun out of the fort
and were hauling it away with ropes about 500 yards distant.
The Forty-Fourth did not go through the abatis, but moved to
the right until they came to a part of the line where none had
been placed.
The lines were now reorganized in the entrenchments which
had been captured. Lieut. Bennett and several men who had
been wounded in the charge, were removed from the field and
cared for. About this time General Griffin rode along the line
and was received with hearty cheers.
A little later the Forty-Fourth was detached from the bri-
gade and moved to a fort about three-quarters of a mile to the
right, which had been taken by General Ayers' Division, where
they found the 83d Penn. and the i6th Mich, already posted,
and this fort they were ordered to hold at all hazards as an at-
tempt to recapture it was expected. They remained here until
late in the afternoon when they were ordered to rejoin the
brigade on the double-quick. They formed line of battle in an
open field near some woods about 200 yards beyond the re-
doubt which had been taken at noon.
The line of battle was scarcely formed and the men ordered
to lie down, when a portion of the 9th Corps, which had ad-
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 211
[Chap. XIX. Poplar Spring Church. Sept. 30, 1864]
vanced through the woods to the enemy's second line of en-
trenchments, finding themselves outflanked, were obliged to
fall back rather hurriedly through our lines. They were vig-
orously pursued. The Forty-Fourth was cautioned not to fire
until all of our troops had passed through our line, as it was
now growing dark. They were closely followed by the enemy,
who came on with their old familiar yell, and were received by
a heavy fire which lasted for about half an hour, when they
were driven back and all was still.
A few of the enemy's dead were found in the woods close to
our line, and these with one of our own men who was killed,
were buried and the wounded removed.
It was now quite dark and the Battalion was ordered back
to the line of entrenchments which had been taken earlier in
the day and there spent the night.
The loss in the Forty-Fourth Battalion was, one man killed,
one officer, Lieut. Bennett, and twenty-one men wounded, and
four men missing, making a total of twenty-seven. The loss
in the 3d Brigade, which was commanded by Col. James Gwyn
of the ii8th Penn., and which at this time consisted of the
20th Me., the i8th Mass., the ist and i6th Mich., the Forty-
Fourth N. Y., the 83d and ii8th Penn. Vols., was five officers
and twenty-seven men killed ; thirteen officers and one hundred
and ninety men wounded, and twenty-one men missing, mak-
ing a total of 256. The total loss in the 5th Corps was six hun-
dred and twenty-six.
The fort or redoubt in front of the 3d Brigade and capt-
ured by it, was called Fort McRae, and contained two guns, one
of which was captured with the commanding officer and about
fifty men.
General Warren, in a dispatch to General Humphreys at
2 :20 P. M., September 30th, wrote :
"The charge by Gen. Griffin is one of the boldest I ever saw. His
line passed fully 600 yards over a clear field, defended by infantry against
a parapet flanked by an enclosed redoubt."
And Col. Fred T. Locke, in a dispatch to General S. Wil-
liams at 6 P. M., wrote :
"We have carried the enemy's works on the Squirrel Level Road,
captured i gun, 7 officers and 52 men."
212 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XIX. Battalion Merged with 140th and 146th N. Y. V. Oct. 11, 1864]
This engagement took place in the vicinity of Poplar Grove
or Poplar Spring Church, Peeble's or Pegram's farm, and is
called by these different names in the dispatches.
This movement towards Richmond on the left was made in
connection with operations on the North side of the James
River under General E. O. C. Ord commanding the i8th, and
General D, B. Birney commanding the loth Corps. Both move-
ments were very successful and many guns and prisoners were
taken.
On October ist the entrenchments in our front were re-
versed so that they could be better defended against the enemy.
On October 2d the Battalion advanced to the position held on
the evening of September 30th and threw up another line of
entrenchments. Here it was exposed to some lively shelling.
On October 3d, Lieut. O. L. Munger, who was very anx-
ious to return to his home to attend to some business affairs,
at his own request was mustered out of the service and after
bidding "Good-bye" to his friends, started for his home at
Penn Yan, N. Y. He had been a brave and capable officer and
his loss was felt in the Battalion.
On October 6th Capt. B. R. Wood, Jr., was ordered to re-
port with the Forty-Fourth Battalion to General Frederick
Winthrop, commanding the ist Brigade, 2d Division of the
5th Corps, which was in line a few miles to the left. The
following day Returns of Ordnance and Camp and Garrison
Equipage were made out and sent to Washington and work was
commenced on the transfer rolls of the Forty-Fourth Battalion
to the 140th and 146th Regiments N. Y. Vols.
On October 8th Genera] Winthrop's Brigade moved for-
ward to make a reconnoissance and Capt. Wood was invited to
accompany the General. The pickets of the enemy were driven
in without bringing on an engagement, after which the troops
returned to camp. The transfer of the enlisted men of the
Forty-Fourth Battalion was completed in accordance with the
following order :
"Headquarters, Army of the Potomac,
October 11, 1864.
Special Orders No. 275. (Extract.)
II. By authority of the War Department, the enlisted men of the
44th N. Y. Vols, remaining in service after the discharge of the organi-
zation, will be disposed of as follows:
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 213
Chap. SIX. Final Orders. Oct. 13, 1864]
One hundred and eighty-three (183) enlisted men will be trans-
ferred to the 146th N. Y. Vols, and two hundred and sixty-six (266)
enlisted men to the 140th New York Vols, and the men will be appor-
tioned to Companies in such manner as to give each Company its proper
complement of officers as allowed by law.
The following named officers of the 44th New York Vols, rendered
supernumerary by the consolidation herein ordered, will be promptly
mustered out :
Capt. B. R. Wood, Jr., Capt. A. N. Husted,
Capt. Bennett Munger, ist Lieut. Edward Bennett,
1st Lieut. Theodore Hoes.
The Commissary of Musters 5th Army Corps is charged with the
execution of this order.
As soon as the consolidation is completed a special return of the
140th and 146th Regts. New York Vols, will be forwarded to these
Head Qrs. for transmittal to the Adjutant General of the Army.
By command of Maj. Gen. Meade.
S. Williams,
Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Headquarters 2nd Div. 5th Corps,
October 12, 1864.
Official.
C. E. LaMotte,
Lieut. Col. A. A. A. Gen.
Headquarters ist Brig. 2nd Div. sth Corps.
October 13, 1864.
Official.
William J. Broatch,
2d Lieut. loth U. S. Infantry and A. A. A. Gen.
Capt. Bennett Munger and ist Lieut, Theodore Hoes were
mustered out of the service with the regiment at Albany, N. Y.,
October 11, 1864. Captains A. N. Husted and B. R. Wood,
Jr., were mustered out by Capt. Wm. F. Gentry at the head-
quarters of the 5th Corps, October 13, 1864, the former by
reason of the consolidation, the latter by expiration of term of
service. As ist Lieut. Edward Bennett, who was then in the
hospital wounded, desired to remain in the service, he was
transferred to the 146th N. Y. Vols, and mustered out with that
regiment July 16, 1865. He had reenlisted as a veteran on De-
cember 28, 1863, and evidently meant to keep his pledge to the
Government.
The officers of the Forty-Fourth were treated with much
courtesy by General Frederick Winthrop and the members of
214 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Cbap. XIX. Farewell to Battalion. Oct. 14, 1864]
his staff, and at midnight of their last night in camp were hon-
ored by a serenade of charming music by the brigade band.
On the morning of October 14, 1864, they bade "Farewell"
to their kind friends and comrades of the Army of the Potomac,
and proceeded to Washington, where, after remaining a few
days to settle their accounts with the Government and obtaining
letters from the Second and Third Auditors of the Treasury
Department that their accounts had been received, examined,
found correct and closed, they returned to their homes in Al-
bany, N. Y.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 215
CHAPTER XX.
FAREWELLS SPOKEN — HOMEWARD BOUND.
On the 23d day of September, 1864, an order was received
by Lieut. Col. Conner, commanding, to turn over all surplus
ordinance and ordinance stores to officers designated to receive
them, and proceed with the regiment to Albany to be mustered
out. The details of what took place immediately preceding the
departure of the regiment are so faithfully and well told in the
previous chapter by Captain B. R. Wood, that it is unnecessary
to repeat them here. Suffice it to say that when the hour ar-
rived to make the start, those who were to remain were formed
in a line under command of Captain B. R. Wood, and those
who were to leave were formed in another line facing them
under command of Lieut. Col. Conner. It was an occasion of
many vivid emotions. Reflection and anticipations alternately
filled the mind. The lines of the poet not inaptly describe a
feature of the occasion.
"My very chains and I grew friends,
So much a long communion tends
To make us what we are, even I
Regained my freedom with a sigh."
In any event to those about to leave it was a sad and joyous
occasion. It was sad to leave the service while waning rebellion
was defiant in the field; sad to part with true and tried com-
rades with whom the touch of elbows had been so often taken
when marching to battle ; sad to terminate the companionship
which had been cemented by the varied vicissitudes of mili-
tary life. It was joyous to contemplate that the compact of
enlistment for three years had been fulfilled ; joyous to feel that
the discomforts of camp, the weariness of campaigns, the haz-
ards of battle, were all experiences not again to recur; joyous
that a return was to be made to the comforts of home, the free-
dom of civil life, and the companionship of family friends.
The last look was taken, the farewells were spoken, the mili-
2i6 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XX. En Route Home. Sept. 35, 1864]
tary compliments were exchanged, the faces of those whose
terms had expired were turned homeward, and the regiment
took up its march to City Point. It was cheered and congratu-
lated by other troops while on its way. At City Point its one
hundred and seventy members marched aboard a steamer for
transportation to Washington. Glad cheers were given by
soldiers and spectators on the wharf and on the bank which
were lustily responded to by those on board. As the boat swung
out into the stream and headed homeward, many joyful voices
joined in singing, "Out on the Ocean all boundless we ride.
We're homeward bound, homeward bound."
The occasion added charm to the song, but its strains were
noticeable for quantity rather than quality. Washington was
reached without accident. From that point the experiences of
three years ago were reversed. The start from Washington
was made in cars of ancient origin and limited accommodations.
As the distance from the National Capital increased, the ac-
commodations also increased. It is not recalled, however, that
anyone failed to proceed homeward on account of the limited
accommodations. The army is well calculated to teach patience,
forbearance and a disposition to accept the situation. Bal-
timore, Philadelphia and New York were in turn reached and
passed. The experiences of going to the front three years be-
fore were vividly recalled. The reception in Baltimore was
more passive and subdued. Philadelphia had not tired in pa-
triotic endeavor. New York had eliminated the draft riots and
Horace Greeley had ceased to urge "Let the wayward sisters go
in peace." The crumbling rebellion was doomed, its northern
sympathizers were sullenly silent and the loyal patriotic masses
were buoyant with hope that the restored Union would soon
be an accomplished fact. It was a matter of thrilling satisfac-
tion to set foot on the soil of the grand old Empire State after
such a prolonged absence. The greetings of the people and
press were most generous and hearty. On the other hand the
legions of Caesar were not more elated in returning in triumph
to Imperial Rome, than were the members of the regiment on
returning to the capital on the banks of the historic Hudson.
The Albany Morning Express of Tuesday, September 27,
1864, states under the title of "Reception to the Forty- Fourth
(Ellsworth's) Regiment," as follows:
BF.XJAMIN K. KIMR1-:RLY.
The record of Captain Kimberly in the 44th N. Y. V. I. will be
found full}- set forth in the Roster. Immediately after the mustering
out of this regimen: at Albany in Octolier. 1864, he entered the service
as Captain of Co. F in the i8th New York Cavalry and served with that
organization in Louisiana and Texas until the close of the war. Soon
after this he removed to the state of Colorado and was there elected
to, and served a term in the legislature of that state. He was in the
cattle business from 1874 to 1907 and during that time was made
Receiver of Public ]\Ioney in the U. S. Land Office in Denver. Colo,
in 1896 and served for over eight years in that positinn.
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(Chap. XX. Albany Common Council. Sept. a7i 1864]
"The meeting of the friends of the 44th Regiment and of members
thereof, was held at Col. McCardel's last evening to consult together as
to the reception of the regiment. Hon. George H. Thatcher presided,
and Mr. J. C. Cuyler acted as Secretary.
A letter was read from one of the members in which it was stated
that the regiment would probably reach here in the middle of the week.
A committee consisting of the Chairman, Secretary, Messrs. William
Barnes, Alex. McRoberts, Hon. George Woolford, Perry Ewing, Wil-
liam H. Greene, Paul Cushman, William A. Rice, Tennis G. Vischer,
Lieut. James McMillan, David Zeh, David Weaver, Archibald McClure
and John P. Rogers was appointed to make the necessary arrangements
for receiving the regiment.
The ex-members of the regiment are requested to meet at Col.
McCardel's this evening at seven and one-half o'clock to make arrange-
ments for the reception."
On Wednesday, September 28th, the same paper published
the following:
"SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
"Reception of the Forty-Fourth Regiment.
"There was a special meeting of the Common Council last evening
to make arrangements for the reception of the 44th Regiment. The
Mayor announced the object of the meeting and stated that he deemed
it highly proper that the city authorities should take the necessary steps
to give them on behalf of the City a hearty welcome. As to when the
regiment will arrive, it was stated that it arrived in New York yesterday,
but could not leave for Albany during the day. It may possibly arrive
to-day or this evening.
Messrs. Archibald McClure, Paul Cushman, and J. C. Cuyler were
appointed a committee to co-operate with the Common Council. Mr.
Cuyler stated that Major General Robinson had been waited on by them
and at their request, said he would order out from the Reserve Corps
at the barracks an escort to consist of a regiment of infantry and a full
battery.
Aid. Judson said it would undoubtedly be proper on the occasion
of the return of these war-worn veterans — the remnant of as gallant a
regiment as ever left the State of New York— for the city to give them
a reception that would evince the high estimation in which their services
are held by all our citizens. He therefore moved the appointment of a
committee of five to co-operate with the citizens committee to make the
necessary arrangements on the part of the common council.
Carried.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Judson, Tracy, Amsdell, Mclntyre,
and Bancroft. The meeting then adjourned.
The committee held a meeting subsequent to the adjournment of the
2i8 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XX. 44th Arrives in Albany. Sept. 29, 1864]
Board, when it was resolved to give the regiment a dinner on its arrival,
and to extend to them a hearty welcome to the city. Captain Parr will
fire a National salute on their arrival, and the troops from the barracks
will parade. Schreiber's Band will play for the gallant old 44th. The
committee will meet at the City Hall at ten o'clock this morning to per-
fect the arrangements."
Hon. George H. Thatcher, Mayor, other city officials and
many prominent citizens spared no pains in making prepara-
tions for the welcome home. Mayor Thatcher was President of
the original Ellsworth Committee that conceived and elaborated
the plan to organize the regiment. He followed its career in
the field with paternal interest, and now stood prominent at the
gates of the city to welcome it back.
All of the Albany city papers were profuse and hearty in
compliments in reference to the regiment on its arrival. The
following taken from the Morning Express under date of Sep-
tember 30th, is fairly indicative of the others.
"The Forty-Fourth Regiment, N. Y. S. V. reached this city between
four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was expected that they
would arrive at half-past two o'clock but the train was delayed. The
Regiment was met at East Albany by the Common Council and Citizens
Committees, and a detachment of ex-members of the regiment under
command of Captain McRoberts, accompanied by Shreiber's band, the
members of which volunteered their services. As soon as the train
arrived Captain Parr fired a National salute which notified the people
that the Ellsworths were really coming. And they responded in their
strength, as thousands congregated on the different streets through
which the procession was to pass to give the boys a hearty welcome.
Major General Robinson in command of the troops at the barracks,
having been requested to detail an infantry regiment and the battery
stationed there, promptly acceded to the request of the Citizens Com-
mittee and precisely at half past two o'clock the 22d regiment Veteran
Reserves, and the i6th Mass. battery reported to the Marshal. Lieut.
Col. Rutherford was in command of these troops.
"The Forty-Fourth on disembarking marched through the railroad
yard and Dean Street and so on to Broadway, where the veteran troops
were drawn up in line to receive them. The Ellsworthsi passed the line
and halted, and the escort then passed them, and the line of march was
taken up, the members of the Common Council and Citizens Committee
preceding the 44th. The route of the procession was through Broadway
to Qinton Avenue, up Clinton Avenue to Pearl, down Pearl to Lydius,
down Lydius to Broadway, through Broadway to State, up State to
Washington Avenue, through Washington Avenue to Dove, across Dove
to State, and down State to the Capitol, where the regiment was for-
mally received by Governor Seymour.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 219
[Chap. XX. Gov. Seymour Welcomes the Regiment. Sept. 29, 1864]
"Col. Conner and the officers of the regiment visited the Executive
Chamber and were personally introduced to Governor S., after which
he welcomed the regiment in a brief but patriotic speech. He alluded
to their valuable and dangerous services in the cause of their country,
and in behalf of the citizens of New York, whom they represented,
extended to them a cordial welcome and hearty thanks.
"Col. Conner responded in a few and exceedingly happy remarks.
He thanked the Governor for the kind welcome extended to his com-
mand, and alluded in the most feeling manner to the losses sustained by
the regiment in officers and men. We have seldom listened to a more
unassuming and touching speech. Col. C. is not only a good fighting
man but a good speech maker.
"We should have stated that Hon. Erastus Coming and his lady
were on the stoop of his residence as the regiment passed up State
Street, and Col. C. very properly paid them the honor of a marching
salute. The same marked attention was bestowed upon the widow of
the lamented General Rice, who is stopping at the residence of Archi-
bald McClure, Esq.
"After the reception by the Governor, the regiment stacked arms in
the Park and were then marched to Congress Hall where they partook
of a dinner, provided for them by order of the Common Council Com-
mittee.
"It is scarcely necessary to state that the boys relished their rations
and did most ample justice to the good things spread before them by
'mine host' General Mitchell.
"At the conclusion of the dinner the regiment proceeded to the
City Hall where Col. Conner established his quarters. The Mayor di-
rected the building to be thrown open and such of the members as were
not so fortunate as to have friends in the city were comfortably accom-
modated. Our city boys were permitted to return to their homes, where
a hearty greeting, we are sure, awaited each and all of them.
"The crowd of people at the ferry landing and on Broadway and in
fact at every point along the line of march was immense; men, women
and children crowded every avenue and on Broadway it was with no
little difficulty that the regiment passed through. Everybody was glad
to see and receive the war-worn heroes, and we venture the assertion,
that a more spontaneous outburst of welcome has never been witnessed
in our city. It was a fitting tribute to the gallant fellows who fought
so bravely for the old flag and one which they appreciated.
"The veterans of this regiment who are returning home number one
hundred and seventy men and fourteen officers whose names are as fol-
lows: Lieut. Col. F. Conner, Maj. E. B. Knox, Acting Adj. H. J. Botch-
ford, Surgeon, M. W. Townsend, Quarter Master, F. R. Mundy, and
Captains, C. Allen, W. N. Danks, E. A. Nash, B. K. Kimberly, and
C. D. Grannis ; First Lieutenants, C. H. Zielman, R. H. McCormick, and
Charles Kelley, and Second Lieut. J. V. TenBroeck.
"Captains Allen and Danks left Albany in 1861 as captains of com-
panies F and H respectively, and were the only original captains of the
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[Chap. XX. Regiment Mustered Out. Oct. ii, 1864]
regiment to retain their original offices throughout the entire term of
service.
"The receptions extended by Governor Seymour, other State and
city officials, and the great masses of the people were hearty, enthusiastic
and highly appreciated. A feature of especial interest was the presence
of Captain Alexander McRoberts and a goodly number of former mem-
bers of the regiment, who had become disabled by wounds and other-
wise, and who were obliged to leave the service before the expiration
of their term. It was a reunion of uncommon interest."
The work of preparing- "muster out" rolls was promptly be-
gun. The rolls were not completed, however, until the nth
day of October, on which date the regiment was finally mus-
tered out of the service. The interval, after the arrival of the
regiment and before the completion of the rolls, was spent in
relaxation and in forming plans for the future. This planning
partook something of the nature of "speculating in futures."
No doubt there were many air castles built. The members had
originally come together from the four comers of the State.
Where now should they go and what could they do? The
places which they left on entering the service or which they
might have had were already filled. It was most natural that
they should report to the people whose representatives they
were. Happy they, who on such an occasion should receive
the plaudit "well done." It seemed like a return from dream-
land to recall the experiences and anticipations of that partic-
ular period. At that time was emphasized the unappreciated
luxury of being able to sleep in regular beds, eat at well
spread tables, and go and come at will. The habits and re-
straints of the past three years had in a measure become sec-
ond nature. To overcome these, to find a place and engage in
regular business, called into requisition new resolutions, new
endeavors, and untried experiences. In a majority of cases
the members were without capital, without experience in busi-
ness, and in many instances wounded or disabled by present or
mcipient diseases. In short they had been materially out dis-
tanced in the race of life by contributing three years of haz-
ardous service in early manhood for the preservation of the
Union.
The "muster out" complete, the Forty-Fourth New York
Volunteers, "Ellsworth Avengers" otherwise known as the
People's Ellsworth Regiment ceased to exist. Its record
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 221
[Cbap. XX. Reunions. 1871 and 1886]
was finished. It had followed the fortunes of the grand Army
of the Potomac in sunshine and in storm, in victory and in de-
feat. It had taken part or been present on the field, prepared
for action, in more than two scores of battles. It never failed
in high endeavor or heroic achievement. It contributed liberally
toward the perpetuity of the Union and its preservation for
posterity. The farewells were spoken, the organization was
dissolved into its original units, and the members severally
turned their faces with hopefulness towards the future.
Two reunions of the regiment have been held in Albany
since the war, one August 8th, 1871, the other August 8th,
1886, respectively ten and twenty-five years after the day
fixed for members selected from the different towns and wards
in the State to assemble at Albany. Both were occasions of un-
common interest. The preparations and proceedings were am-
ple and appropriate. The welcome and entertainment were
hearty, generous and complimentary. It was made apparent
that the people and press were constant in their appreciation
of the regiment and its noble record. It is proposed to hold an-
other reunion on the 8th day of August, 191 1, which will be
the fiftieth anniversary of the day when the first detachment of
the regiment entered the barracks. As the intervening years
multiply, interest in such an event must increase. It is hoped
that all surviving members will be "present or accounted for."
The past gives assurances that the people of Albany will not
fail to extend a cordial welcome. Let it be an occasion when
old comrades will add a new chapter to their history.
It may not be inappropriate in this place to refer to another
matter of general interest. In 1893, thirty years after the bat-
tle of Gettysburg, a monument was erected to commemorate
the services of the regiment. The State of New York, mem-
bers of the regiment and their friends supplied the funds. The
monument is erected on the crest of Little Round Top, directly
in rear of the line where the regiment fought on the 2d day
of July, 1863. The design is superb. Its workmanship, ar-
tistic and beautiful. Its granite wajls are massive and durable.
The height of its tower corresponds in feet to the number of
the regiment. Hanging upon the capacious inner walls are
symmetrical bronze tablets on which are legibly inscribed the
names of the members of the regiment. The site upon which it
222 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XX. Dedication of Gettysburg Monument. July 2, 1864]
stands is more valuable and durable than brass or marble. The
Almighty erected it, the blood of heroes has sanctified it, and
the dews of eternity shall water it.
The regiment also has an invisible monument. It is durable
as earth and reaches to heaven. On its ethereal superstructure,
emblazoned by the glorious sunlight of national destiny, are the
magic words, Liberty, Union, Valor. On its crowning dome is
the word Immortality.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 223
CHAPTER XXI.
BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES CLAY RICE.
To prepare a brief sketch of the life and military services of James
Clay Rice, and keep it within the allotted space, but little remains to be
done except to collect and compile from the abundant material at hand.
We are indebted to his nephew, Col. William G. Rice, for the following
data : "James Clay Rice was born in Worthington, Mass., in the year
eighteen hundred twenty-eight. He was educated at Yale College, where
he graduated in the class of 1854. During his college course he wrote
an interesting history of Worthington, which he inscribed to the old
people of the town. Upon leaving college he took charge of a seminary
at Natchez, Miss., giving such spare moments as he had at command to
the study of law, having decided to make that his profession. He re-
turned to the North the following year, and entered the office of Theo-
dore Sedgwick, Esq., of New York City. He was there devoting him-
self to the practise of law when the first call for volunteers came. He
soon joined the 39th Regiment N. Y. Vols, known as the Garibaldi
Guards, was commissioned first Lieutenant and appointed Adjutant of
the regiment. He was soon thereafter promoted to a captaincy and in
that capacity was engaged in the first battle of Bull Run."
In the early days of the 44.th N. Y. he was commissioned its Lieu-
tenant Colonel by Gov. Morgan, and served as such during its formative
period, after it went to the front, and during the Peninsular campaign.
He was active and conspicuous in all the battles in which the regiment
was engaged on the Peninsula, and commanded it in the important
battle of Malvern Hill. He was promoted Colonel on the 4th day of
July, 1862, for gallant and meritorious services during the Seven Days
Fight. After his promotion he commanded the regiment in all its op-
erations except the Antietam and Fredericksburg campaigns, until the
fall of the gallant Vincent at the battle of Gettysburg, when he suc-
ceeded to the command of the brigade. He commanded the brigade until
the month of August when he received his commission as Brigadier
General U. S. Vols, and was assigned to the command of a brigade in
the First Corps. He continued in this new command until he was mor-
tally wounded on the loth day of May, 1864.
His untimely death and what took place immediately preceding it
are well and graphically told by his personal Aide, Lieutenant Archibald
McClure Bush. "After four days before the enemy in the Wilderness
Battle, Va., the Second Brigade 4th Division sth Corps commanded by
Brig. Genl. James Clay Rice, exhausted, and without proper rest or food,
was again called into action to repulse the enemy near Spottsylvania
224 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XXI. Death of Gen. Rice. May zo, 1864)
C. H. on May loth at early dawn, without having time to breakfast.
They were engaged until almost noon when they were about to be re-
lieved. The relieving column was moving too far to the left, and Genl.
Rice anxious to have his entire command relieved, sent Lieutenants
Bush and Tambdin, his aides, to overtake them. After dispatching
them Genl. Rice thought that by mounting the earth works he could
reach the line by voice. After Lieut. Bush delivered the order he turned
and saw the General fall, and at once joined those who were lifting him
in a blanket, and assisted in bearing him to the rear. A sharp shooter
had hit him in the left thigh, the ball furrowing the leg to the knee,
severing the femoral artery. It was sometime before a tourniquet could
be applied, so that there was great exhaustion and shock from loss of
blood before the hospital was reached. Primary amputation, under an
anesthetic, was quickly performed, Lieut. Bush, at the General's request
that he should not leave him, holding his hand. As he was being car-
ried to the hospital, Genl. Meade dismounted on learning the name of
the wounded officer, and taking his hand expressed his deep regret.
General Rice said : "I am badly hurt. General, they must do all they
can for me. I have tried to do my duty but am ready to die for my
country." The reply of his commander was : "Would that all had done
it as faithfully and were as well prepared to die."
Upon regaining consciousness after the amputation, he asked if he
was dying, and when told he was, said : "Lieutenant Bush, tell Jose-
phine (his wife) I have been faithful to my God, faithful to my coun-
try, and faithful to my wife." After a few moments he added : "No one
can die too young if loving Christ he dies for his country." After a short
interval he manifested great restlessness and said : "Turn me over."
And when asked by his Aide which way, he replied, his voice growing
strong for the efifort, "Toward the enemy, let me die with my face to
the foe." Then with an appealing look, he said : "Pray for me, Lieuten-
ant." And as the young Aide whispered a prayer in his ear, kneeling at
his side, the General won his final victory, fulfilling his oft-repeated
promise that "he loved his country and would willingly die for her if
called to do so."
Lieutenant Bush was detailed to convey the remains to where the
funerals, private and military, in New York and Albany, took place.
A funeral of General Rice was held in Madison Square Presbyte-
rian Church, New York City. When the services were announced to
begin the church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and many people
came who were unable to gain admittance. The bearers consisted of Maj.
Genl. Dix and other prominent military officers and citizens. The Rev.
Dr. William Adams, pastor of the church, delivered an eloquent and
patriotic discourse in the course of which he said : "The scene needs
no mortal voice for its interpretation. All common speech would but
disturb as by an impertinence the solemn and sublime sympathies of the
hour. We bend over the bier of a true, brave and Christian soldier.
He died in the discharge of his duty in the front of battle. Six years
EDWARD A. KINNEY.
Edward A. Kinney was born Nov. 14, 1841. Enlisted in 44th N. Y.
Vol. Inf. Sept. 30, 1861. Was discharged March 7, 1863 to accept
promotion. Was commissioned 2d Lieut, in the 99th N. Y. Vol. Inf.,
was mustered in as 2d Lieut, at Suffolk, Va., May i, 1863 and on May
2, 1864 was mustered in as ist Lieut, of the same regiment at New-
bern. N. C. On April 25, 1865. at Raleigh, N. C, was discharged by
reason of end of war.
While a member of the 44th N. Y., he participated in all of the en-
gagements of the regiment, except Second Bull Run. At the time of
his discharge he was Corporal, and was twice "jumped?' for promotion
to Sergeant by reason of favoritism of Col. Rice; (I think Capt Bourne
can substantiate this).
Capt. Bourne was as square a man as there was in the regiment
regardless of a thrashing he once gave Kinney in a personal encounter
while Bourne was ist Sergt. While a member of the 99th N. Y. he
participated in all of its engagements which were few, as the regiment
was mostly in garrison duty.
THE NEW YORK
POBLICLIBrARYl
ASTOK, LENOX
riLDEN FOUNDATIONS
JkOi.^^iSSM^Tg^SaffiTI'
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 225
(Chap. XXI. Gov. Seymotu's Annonncement. May 14, 1864]
ago this coming June he stood in this very place and made confession of
the holy name of Christ. Here he partook of his first communion.
Eighteen months ago he stood before this altar and was married to her
whose early widowhood was suffused by no ordinary measure of grat-
itude and pride — the gold and crimson on the edge of the thunder cloud.
Today in this very spot, which I believe of all others he would have
chosen we lay his remains on their way to an honored grave. The
cause itself is eloquent, patriotism is eloquent, religion is eloquent, death
is eloquent. Who of us would not rather today be sleeping within that
coffin, with the beautiful emblem of our nationality over us, than to be
walking the earth, having upon his conscience the tremendous guilt of
having inaugurated this wicked rebellion against the best government
on which the sun of heaven ever shone."
As a mark of respect Gov. Seymour issued the following order :
"General Headquarters, State of New York.
Albany, May 14th, 1864.
"General Order No. — .
I announce with pain the loss of General James C. Rice.
Young, brave, ardent, enthusiastic, he engaged in the support of the
flag of his country and in the suppression of the rebellion against the
constitutional authority, as a duty demanding the devotion of body and
soul and the willing sacrifice of life.
Ever faithful to his trust, he was the gallant leader of his command,
and in the midst of a brilliant career, he fell upon the battle-field, leaving
to his companions in arms, to his friends and his country, a character of
unsullied christian patriotism.
As a mark of respect to his memory the national flag will be dis-
played at half staff on the Capitol and upon all the arsenals of the State
on Monday the i6th inst.
Horatio Seymour,
Governor and Commander in Chief."
"J. I. Johnson, A. A. A. G."
After the funeral in New York his remains were borne to Albany.
They were met at the station by a military escort and conveyed to the
residence of his brother, William A. Rice, where a private funeral was
held which was attended by a large number of friends, together with
many distinguished citizens. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr.
Ray Palmer, who delivered an eloquent and appropriate address.
His body was then taken to the Capitol where it lay in state until
five o'clock in the afternoon, when a procession was formed and it was
conveyed to the beautiful cemetery, escorted by the 25th regiment, Col.
Church commanding, Governor Seymour and his staff in uniform, mem-
bers of the city government, friends of the deceased and a large con-
course of people. At the cemetery Dr. Palmer delivered another fitting
and touching address, closing with the following inspiring stanzas written
by himself:
226 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XXI. Tributes to Gen. Rice. May 14, 1864]
Rest, soldier, rest, thy weary task is done,
Thy God — thy country — thou hast served them well:
Thine is true glory, glory bravely won;
On lips of men unborn thy name shall dwell.
Rest, Patriot-Christian, thou hast early died.
But days are measured best by noble deeds ;
Brief though thy course, thy name thou hast allied
To those of whom the world, admiring, reads.
Rest, manly form. Eternal love shall keep
Thy still repose till breaks the final dawn.
Our Martyr stays not here — He knows no sleep
On death's dark shadows burst a cloudless morn.
Live ! Live on Fame's bright scroll, heroic friend.
Thy memory now we to her record give,
To earth, thy dust, our thoughts to Heaven ascend
Where with the mortals thou dost live.
As the sun was going down a volley was fired over his grave, his
escort departed, and Brigadier General James Clay Rice, "was left alone
in his glory."
Brigadier General Rice was a noble type of the volunteer soldier.
Before the war he had had no military training. While the country
was at peace he was not attracted by the glamour of military pageantry.
The cause of his country rather than the allurements of a military
career was the incentive that induced him to lay aside his chosen pro-
fession and follow the flag. Imbued by a lofty patriotism he responded
to the first call to arms and never faltered in the discharge of his whole
duty. Nurtured in the sunlight of Christian environments, he was
prompt to resist with his whole power the encroachments of armed
legions assailing the life of the Republic.
The cause of his country, under the guidance of an all wise Provi-
dence, was the incentive, the grand Forty-Fourth New York Volun-
teers furnished the opportunity, and his own undaunted soul added
the crowning glory. This sketch would be incomplete without adding
the beautiful stanzas written by his admiring friend J. G. Holland.
To the Memory of my Friend Brigadier General James C. Rice.
Moaning upon the bloody plain,
The young and gallant soldier lay.
And from his failing heart and brain.
The life was ebbing swift away.
The restlessness of death was there,
The weariness that longed for rest,
The beaded brow, the matted hair.
The hurried pulse, the heaving breast.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 227
[Chap. XXI. Tribute to Gen. Rice. May 14, 1864]
"Turn me" he said, "that I may die
Face to the foe," and ready hands
And loyal hearts were waiting by
To execute his last commands.
Facing the enemy he died,
A hero in his latest breath,
And now with mingled love and pride,
I weep and boast his glorious death.
No braver words than these, my friend.
Have ever sealed a soldier's tongue.
No nobler words has history penned,
No finer words hath poet sung.
The oak that breaks beneath the blast,
Or falls before the woodman's strokes,
Spreads by its fall the ripened mast
That holds in germ a thousand oaks.
And in the words thy death hath strewn,
More than thy fallen life survives.
For o'er the nation they are sown,
Seeds for a thousand noble lives.
228 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
CHAPTER XXII.
ITINERARY OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REG. N. Y. VOL. INF.
1861
August 8th — Day set for assembling in Albany; time spent in organ-
izing.
October i8th — A practice march in Albany; 21st, regiment left bar-
racks to go to the front ; 22nd, reached New York by boat ; 24th,
arrived in and left Philadelphia; 2Sth, reached Washington,
marched past the White House and late in the afternoon marched
to Kalorama Heights; 28th, review by Gen. McCIellan and
march to Halls Hill. Spent winter of 1861-2 at Halls Hill.
1862.
March loth — Left winter quarters, passed through Fairfax and marched
to Centreville; nth, marched back to Fairfax; isth, marched to
Alexandria; 21st, marched to Boat Landing; 22nd, left Alex-
andria by boats; 23d, arrived at Fortress Monroe; 24th, reached
Hampton; 2Sth, marched to near New Market Bridge; 27th,
reconnaissance to Big Bethel.
April 4th — Advance of the army up the Peninsula; Howards Mills
reached; sth, march resumed to near Yorktown. The Siege of
Yorktown.
May 4th — Marched into Yorktown. Garrisoned Yorktown; 19th, took
transports for White House; 26th, arrived at a point near New
Bridge; 27th, marched to and took part in battle of Hanover
C. H. ; 29th, returned to camp at Gaines Mills ; 30th, marched
to bank of Chickahominy ready to cross and attack the works
of the enemy on the south side. In camp near Gaines Mills.
June 26th — Marched to support of troops engaged at the battle of
Mechanicsville ; 27th, marched back to Gaines Mills and took
part in the battle at that place. Same evening retreated across
the Chickahominy; 28th, went on picket, then marched to Savage
Station; 29th, had an all night's march on a wrong road; 30th,
marched to and was present at the engagements of Turkey
Bridge and White Oak Swamp.
July 1st — Engaged in the battle of Malvern Hill; 2nd, marched to
Harrison's Landing. Remained in camp until Aug. 4th.
August 4th — Crossed the James river after being shelled ; 9th, recrossed
the river; 14th, fifth corps broke camp and moved about one-
half mile; 15th, started at an early hour, crossed the Chicka-
hominy and halted; i6th, marched to Williamsburg and halted;
EDWARD P.. KNOX.
Born at Eastport. Main-, in 1S38. P)esidcs liis service in the 44th
N. Y. V. I., as slinwn liy the Roster, liie did considerable service in
both the regular arm}* and militia.
He came to Chicago in 1855 and shortly after became an intimate
friend of Col. Ellsworth and when the U. S. Zouave Cadets were or-
ganized by him. he was made Sergeant of this famous company. He
was an enthusiastic member and participated diligently in all its work.
He accompanied this organization on its famous tour of the principal
cities of the Union made in the year i860 when Col. Ellsworth or-
ganized a regiment from the Volunteer Fire Department of Xew York
City and tendered it to the (Government in response to President Lin-
coln's call for 75.000 men. Major Knox was appointed Lieutenant and
served with that regiment up to about the time the 44th was organized,
having participated in the first battle of Bull Run.
After the war he held rank in the regular army for some time.
On his return to Chicago he served with the ist Regiment Illinois
National Guard and was finally promoted to be its Colonel.
He died in Chicago, April 9. 1800.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 229
(Chap. XXn. Itinerary. 1862]
17th, marched to Yorktown and bivouacked on old camp ground;
i8th, marched to Hampton; 19th, marched to Newport News
and embarked; 20th, arrived at Acquia Creek and took cars
to Falmouth ; 22nd, took up march up the Rappahannock ; 26th,
Kellys Ford reached ; 27th, moved to Bealton Station ; 28th,
marched to Warrenton Junction ; 29th, marched to Groveton ;
30th, marched to the battle field, fought the battle of Second
Bull Run and marched to Centreville.
September 2nd — Marched to Halls Hill; 5th, marched to Alexandria
Seminary; 9th, moved to Fort Corcoran; 12th, the Fifth Corps
passed through Washington and took the road through Rock-
ville to Frederick; 14th, reached the Monocacy two miles from
Frederick; 15th, passed through Frederick and camped near
Middletown; i6th, march resumed to Antietam battle field; 17th,
took position on battle field to right of Antietam Bridge; i8th,
our division crossed Antietam Creek and relieved the Ninth
Corps ; 19th, moved to Shepherdstown Ferry ; 20th, started to
cross the Potomac but were driven back.
October 7th — Moved to Antietam, junction of Antietam Creek and
the Potomac. New Companies C and E joined the regiment
on the 14th and 23d; 30th, marched to near Harpers Ferry;
31st, marched through Harpers Ferry and eight miles beyond.
November 2nd — Marched upon Blue Ridge ; remained three days ; Sth,
rejoined the brigade at Snickers Gap; 9th, daily marches brought
the command to Warrenton; loth, General McClellan relieved of
command of the army; 12th, General Porter leaves the army;
remained in camp five days; 17th, broke camp and proceeded
by daily marches on Fredericksburg campaign ; 26th, reached
Stonemans Switch ; remained in camp.
December nth — Fifth Corps moved to heights opposite Fredericks-
burg; I2th, marched nearer the city; 13th, advanced to the as-
sault in the battle of Fredericksburg; 14th, in line on the battle
field and returned to city after dark; 15th, returned again to the
front; i6th, acted as rear guard of the army and returned to
Stonemans Switch; remained in camp; 30th, reconnaissance to
Richards Ford.
1863.
January ist — Returned to camp from Richards Ford; Sth, Fifth Corps
reviewed ; i6th, new flag presented ; 20th, marched about two miles ;
22nd, marched about two miles more ; it was the Mud March.
24th, returned to camp; 25th, Gen. Burnside relieved of com-
mand of the army at his own request and Gen. Hooker ap-
pointed. In camp awaiting events.
April 27th — ^Left camp and marched to Hartwood Church; 28th,
marched to a point near Kellys Ford; 29th, crossed Rappahan-
nock at Kellys Ford and forded Rapidan at Elys Ford; 30th,
advanced to Chancellorsville.
230 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
[Chap. XXn. Itinerary. 1863]
May 1st — Fifth Corps moved down the river to near Banks Ford and
was recalled. The battle of Chancellorsville ; 2nd, took new
position nearer U. S. Ford; 3d, Fifth Corps took new position
right centre of general line; remained in position 4th and 5th;
6th, crossed river at U. S. Ford ; acted as rear guard ; returned
to Stonemans Switch ; in camp ; 20th, moved camp about two
miles ; 23d, marched to Banks Ford.
June 4th — Marched to Grove Church; 5th, marched to Ellis Ford;
gth, marched to Kempers Ford; 13th, marched to Morrisville;
14th, marched to Catlett Station; 15th, marched to Manassas
Junction; 17th, marched to Gum Springs; 19th, marched to
Aldie; 21st, battle of Aldie; 22nd, after pursuing the enemy
returned to Aldie ; 26th, marched to Poolsville, Md. ; 27th,
marched to near Frederick City. Gen. Hooker resigned com-
mand. Gen. Meade appointed; 29th, marched through Fred-
erick City and bivouacked between Liberty and Johnsville ; 30th,
marched to Union Mills.
July 1st — Marched to Hanover, thence to within three or four miles of
Gettysburg; 2nd, marched to Gettysburg. The battle of Gettys-
burg; 3d, brigade moved from Little Round Top to left center;
4th, remained in same position ; no fighting ; 5th, reconnaissance ;
returned and marched to Marsh Creek; 6th, moved one-half
mile; 7th, marched to about five miles from Frederick City;
8th, marched to Middletown ; 9th, marched to near Boonsboro ;
loth, marched to and engaged at Jones Crossroads; nth, the
whole army advanced in line; 12th, the army advanced as yes-
terday; remained in position but did not attack; isth, marched
to near Burketsville ; i6th, marched to near Berlin; 17th, crossed
the Potomac and marched to Lovettsville ; 20th, daily marches
made and Upperville reached ; 23rd, marched to Manassas Gap.
In reserve to Third Corps; 24th, relieved Third Corps on front
line; 25th, engagement of Wapping Heights. Moved back two
miles ; 27th, by daily marches reached point three miles south
of Warrenton ; remained several days.
August 4th — Marched to Bealton.
September loth — Marched to near Culpepper.
October loth — Reconnaissance to the Rapidan; nth, marched to rear;
crossed Rappahannock at Beverly Ford; 12th, recrossed river
and advanced in line; 13th, marched to rear again, crossed river
and halted at Catlett Station; 14th, again marched to rear and
bivouacked at Bull Run Creek; 15th, again marched to rear and
halted at Fairfax; i6th, advanced to near Centreville; i8th,
marched back to Fairfax, thence to Hunters Mills; 19th, ad-
vanced over Bull Run battle field and halted near Groveton;
20th, marched to New Baltimore; 23rd, marched to near War-
renton; 24th, moved five miles and halted; 25th, moved again;
30th, moved to near Warrenton Junction ; remained here.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 231
[Chap. XXn. Itinerary. 1863]
November 7th — Marched to and fought battle of Rappahannock Sta-
tion; 8th, marched to Kellys Ford, crossed and marched two
miles; 9th, recrossed river and moved back about one mile; loth,
moved back into woods; remained here; 19th, crossed Kellys
Ford and marched two miles beyond; remained here; 24th,
marched two miles, rained and returned to same place; 26th,
moved to front, crossed Rapidan and continued several miles;
27th, marched to Coopers Church; 28th, marched to Robinsons
Tavern ; battle of Mine Run ; in line awaiting order to attack.
December 3d — Marched to rear and went into camp North of Rap-
pahannock river; remained here.
1864
January 24th — Moved by train to Alexandria; remained here on duty
guarding trains.
April 29th — Moved by rail to Rappahannock Station, thence marched
to Beverly Ford.
May 1st — Marched to near Brandy Station; 3d, marched to near
Culpepper C. H. ; started in night, made an all night march ;
crossed Rapidan at Germanna Ford ; 4th, marched to Old Wilder-
ness Tavern; 5th, battle of Wilderness; 7th, made an all night
march to Laurel Hill ; battle fought there ; engaged in line of
battle ; position changed several times ; 13th, night march to
Spottsylvania ; in engagement here; 17th, new position taken far-
ther to front; position not changed; 21st, withdrew from line
moved to the left via Guiney Station ; continued march until
after dark; 23d, North Anna reached and crossed at Jericho
Ford; battle of North Anna; 24th, advanced to Noel Station;
25th, Fifth Corps again advanced to proximity of Rebel line;
26th, troops made a night march recrossing N. Anna river and
halted at Mangohick; 28th, crossed Pamunkey at Hanovertown
and halted about two miles therefrom; 29th, march resumed at
early hour to Totopotomoy Creek; 30th, marched to Bethesda
Church ; engagement fought.
June 1st — Marched to Cold Harbor; battle fought; 7th, marched to
Bottom Bridge; 13th, crossed the Chickahominy ; camped at
Charles City C. H. ; 15th, camped near James River ; i6th, crossed
James River at Wilcox Ferry and marched in direction of
Petersburg.
July 7th — Moved to the left 600 yards ; i8th, confederate works as-
saulted ; 30th, Petersburg mine explosion.
August i8th — Marched to and fought battle of Weldon Railroal ; en-
gaged holding position.,
September 24th — Marched to City Point, thence by boat to Washington,
thence by cars to Albany.
ITINERARY OF 44TH BATTALION, N. Y. VOLS.
Organized into four companies, A, B, C, E, by G. O. No. 36. Hd. Qrs.
44th N. Y. Vols. Sep. 23, 1864.
232 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
(Chap. XXTT. Itinerary. 1864]
Sep. 30, 1864 — Marched at 7 A. M. through some woods to the left
of the army to an open field at 11 A. M. near Poplar Grove
Church, Peeble's farm, where enemy's fort and line of jntrench-
ments could be seen; advanced with Third Brigade about noon
and captured Fort McRae and line of intrenchments.
Oct. 2 — Advanced a few hundred yards and made new line of in-
trenchments.
Oct. 6 — Ordered to report to Gen. Frederick Winthrop commanding
First brigade. Second division, Fifth Corps, in line of battle a
few miles to the right.
Oct. 8 — Gen. Winthrop's brigade moved forward to reconnoiter and
after driving in the enemies pickets returned to camp.
Oct. 11-12. — The 44th battalion was consolidated with the 140th and
146th N. Y. Vols, in accordance with Special Orders No. 275.
Extract 2. Hd. Qrs. Army of the Potomac. Oct. 11, 1864.
LUCIUS SHERMAN LARRABEE.
The son of Lucius Calender Larrabee was born at Ticonderoga, N. Y., July
29, 1837. He lived at this historic place with his father and sister, his mother
having died when he was at the age of three years. When about eleven years
old he removed with his sister's family to Albany. N. Y., where he remained
for several years. At the age of fifteen years he took up his residence in Chicago
with his brother, Mr. Charles R. Larrabee, an old and respected citizen of that
city.
He became a member of Colonel Ellsworth's United States Zouave Cadets
soon after its oiganization in 1859 and accompanied it when it made its famous
tour of the principal cities of the North in the year i860.
His Civil War service commenced in x\pril. 1861, when he served as ist
Lieutenant in the Chicago Zouave regiment. He was commissioned ist Lieu-
tenant in the regiment organized by Colonel Ellsworth from the New York Vol
unteer Fire Department, the nth N. Y. V. L, with which he took part in the
First Battle of Bull Run and resigned therefrom to enlist in the 44th N. Y. V. I.,
in which regiment in October, 1861, he was commissioned Captain of Company B.
Ho was wounded at the battle of Groveton, Va., August 30, 1862 and parti-
cipated in all the campaigns and engagements of the regiment until the Battle of
Gettysburg, where on July 2, 1863, he was killed. His remains were brought to
Chicago and placed in Graceland Cemetery where they now repose. His funeral
was from St. James Episcopal Church, of which parish he had long beeri an ac-
tive member. His name, with others, is on the memorial tablet which was
erected in the vestibule of this church, in honor of the young men who went from
it to the war.
THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LlBr:AR"Y-
ASTOR, LENOX
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 233
CHAPTER XXITI.
CASUALTIES IN BATTLE.
[Abbreviations: — ^k., killed in action or died of wounds; w., wounded;
c, captured.]
Siege of Yorktown, Va.
April 5 to May 4, 1862.
Claghorn, James A.
w.
Co.
A
Guernsey, Delos W.
k.
"
H
Vischer, Harmon
w.
"
G
Walker, Hobart M.
w.
"
I
Hanover Court House
Va.
May 27, 1862.
Aikens, John
k.
Co.
F
Allen, William B.
k.
«
G
Anthony, Jay M.
w.
"
A
Babcock, Elisha
w.
((
F
Bace, Benjamin
k.
«
F
Baker, Edward
k.
"
C
Barnes. Addison
w.
"
G
Barrell, Charles L.
w.
"
K
Blair, Charles H.
w.
((
H
Brooks, Seward
k.
"
G
Burfitt, Charles E.
w.
"
B
Butler, John
k.
«
G
Cannady, Dennis
w.
"
C
Cary, William
w.
«
F
Chandler, Samuel W.
k.
«
F
Chapin, Edward P.
w.
Major
Cole, William W.
k.
«
A
Conger, George D.
w.
«
A
Crook, Warren D.
k.
"
H
Dack, Garret
k.
K
G
Dailey, William J.
vr.
«
H
Delehanty, James P.
k.
"
F
Densmore, R. H.
w.
"
E
Depuy, Thomas B.
w.
"
E
Dumas, Moses A.
w.
"
B
Dumass, Moses H.
w.
"
C
Dunham, Josiah
k.
"
F
Evans, Jonas
w.
«
G
Fellows, Henry
k.
"
G
Forman, Orlando J.
w.
«
F
Fox, Jacob
w.
Lieut.
Friar, Frederick 0.
w.
"
I
Gilkerson, Geo. W.
w.
«
F
Gould, James S.
w.
(1
E
Graves, Anthony G.
w.
"
F
Griffin, Abraham M.
w.
(<
G
Guernsey, Theodore
k.
«
G
Harris, Jabez
w.
It
H
Haskell, Norman
k.
Co.
E
Hickok, Franklin H.
w.
"
H
Hill, George V.
w.
"
G
Hoes, Theodore
vr.
{(
C
Holt, John B.
w.
«
G
Hooker, Hull
w.
«
H
Irish, Oliver K.
k.
it
A
Isaacs, Henry I.
w.
"
B
Johnson, John
w.
ti
K
Johnson, Simon P.
w.
"
E
Jones, Luke
w.
"
B
Knox, Edward B.
w.
Adj't.
Lawless, John H.
k.
"
E
Leland, Lewis J.
w.
"
F
Leonard, John H.
w.
"
E
Marshall, Wm. D.
k.
«
G
McClelland, Wm.
w.
"
F
McCormick, Samuel
w.
"
C
McCutcheon, James
w.
It
A
Miller, Lewis A.
k.
"
B
Moffitt, James
w.
tt
F
Morse, Perry
w.
tt
H
Morse, Willis
w.
tt
H
Muncy, Kenyon A.
w.
"
H
Nolan, William
k.
ti
G
O'Banks, George 0.
w.
"
E
Ostrander, Philip
w.
It
F
Partridge, Eugene
w.
«
C
Peaslee, Horace
k.
«
G
Pitcher, Henry
k.
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E
Ramsey, John A.
w.
«
F
Roberts, Wm. C.
k.
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F
Robinson, John J.
k.
«
F
Shove, John
w.
«
E
Sitterly, Martin
k.
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C
Sizer, John M.
w.
«
A
Skillen, Robert M.
w.
«
A
Smith, Bernard M.
w.
"
C
Smith, Horatio A.
w.
tt
B
Stoddard, Eleazer B.
k.
"
B
Thrall, John C.
w.
"
G
Tinkham, Albert B.
w.
it
A
Vanderpool, Andrew
k.
It
G
Van Tromp, Wm. H.
k.
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F
Van Zant, Garret
k.
tt
F
Weinstein, Peter . .
w.
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Whiteman, George H
w.
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Wilday, Thomas
k.
tt
B
Williams, George T.
k.
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F
234 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Battle Casualties.
Wood, John w. Co. F
Woodin, William H. w. " G
Young, Floyd D. k. " C
Young, James k. " F
Gaines' Mills, Va.
June 27, ]
[862.
Baine, William I.
c.
Co. K
Barnard, George A.
w. &c.
I
Becker, Chris. R.
w. &c.
Lieut.
Bender, Jacob
w.
Co. I
Block, William
w.
I
Booth, John
k.
" K
Borden, Wm. J.
w.
" B
Boss, Edward B.
w.
" K
Boynton, Wm. W.
w.
" H
Brandt, Van Zandt
c.
" F
Brown, James
w.
" B
Brown, Samuel C.
c.
1
Burhans, Henry N.
w.
" C
Burke, John
k.
" F
Burns, Charles A.
c.
" B
Clement, James H.
k.
" D
Coburn, James M.
w.
" B
Grain, Lyman C.
c.
" D
Dodson, George P.
w.
" K
Dougall, James S.
c.
" H
Dowd, Sidney
k.
" D
Fitch, Isaac P.
w. & c.
" D
Foster, George T.
w.
" C
Gardner, Wm. F.
c.
" H
Gaskill, Chas. B.
w. & c.
Lieut.
Gilbert, Louis P.
c.
" FI
Grannis, Charles D.
c.
" t[
Hammond, H. E.
w. &c.
" A
Hardenburg, Jacob
w. &c.
" C
Harlow, John R.
w.
" B
Hickok, Salmon H.
c.
" C
Hooker, Hull
k.
" H
King, Nathaniel
w.
" C
Knowlton, Julian
c.
" A
Lockley, John A.
k.
" K
Lucas, John
k.
" A
Lynch, James
w.
" G
Marvin, Benj. F.
k.
" D
McMahon, William
c.
" A
McRoberts, Alex.
w. &c
Capt.
Morgan, Albert
w.
" E
Persons, Franklin
c.
" H
Quackenbush, Isaac
w.
" B
Ransborough, Joseph k.
" A
Reese, James H.
w.
" B
Reid, Alex. I.
w.
" K
Roe, James E.
c.
" E
Russell, James H.
w.
" C
Ryan, John
k.
" E
Satterly, Jerome B
c.
" B
Smith, George C.
k.
" K
Storrs, William
k.
" C
Stearns, Tyler B. w. Co. A
Steel, Samuel w. & c. " H
Taylor, John N. w.&c. " K
Teeling, Rufus A. c. " G
Thomas, Judson P. k. " K
Van Alstyne, Peter c. " G
Vanderlip, Wm. L. w. & c. Capt.
Warner, Corydon O. c. " H
Wood, Henry w. " B
Savage Station, Va.
June 29 and 30, 1862.
Anthes, Jacob W. c. Lieut.
Brayton, John c Co. G
Kelley Harrison c. Lieut.
Malvern Hill, Va.
July I, 1862.
Adsit, Henry H.
w.
Co.
A
Badgley, Samuel D.
k.
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K
Bender, Jacob
k.
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I
Bennett, Edward
w.
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Bennett, Ferdinand w
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Blasdell, Herman M.
w.
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Bomas, James W.
w.
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Boynton, Walworth W. w.
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Boynton, Wm. W.
w.
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Brandle, Joseph
w.
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Brayton, Erastus C.
w.
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B
Brown, James H. w. & c
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Brown, William H.
c.
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D
Bryant, Henry T.
w.
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D
Buck, Halsey D.
w.
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K
Burfitt, Charles E.
w.
"
B
Burke, Marcus D.
w.
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Burnham, Ashbell W.
w.
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K
Carter, Amos
w.
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Chapman, George H.
w.
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G
Chubbuck, Walter L.
w.
K
A
Clark, Paul B.
w.
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K
Collier, Peter
w.
11
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Comstock, Albert
w.
"
I
Cook, Elisha A.
w.
"
B
Cook, Sylvester A.
w.
"
K
Craig, Wm. F.
k.
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A
Cross, Alonzo W.
k.
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H
Curtis, James P.
w.
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C
Darbee, John H.
k.
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Davis, Daniel J.
k.
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C
Delong, Guy C.
k.
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Delong, Sylvester
w.
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Eckler, Abram
k.
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Engram, Anson
w.
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Esmay, Moses H.
w.
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Fosmire, Edgar
w.
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French, Charles R.
k.
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Gail, James T.
w.
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Gallagher, Hugh
w.
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B
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 235
Battle Casualties.
Galpin, Henry M. w.
Gates, George w.
Groat, George S. k.
Hammond. John M. k.
Harlow, John R. w.
Hasbrouck, Mihon w.
Heavner, Harrison w. & c.
Hitchcock, James B. w.
Holmes, George M. w & c.
Jones, Luke w.
Judson, Hiram A. k.
Kizer, Adam w.
Lane, William F. w.
Lewis, William E. w.
Longwell, Wm. H. w.
Mason, John B. w.
Mattoon, W. V. R. k.
McEwen. Daniel w.
Miller, William A. k.
Mittmesser, Joseph k.
Montague, H. w. & c.
Moore, John R. c.
Muncy, Andrew J. k.
Murphy, William w.
Myers, Jerome k.
Nellis, Adelbert D. w.
Northrup, Edward B. w.
Phillips, Amos w.
Price, Theophilus k.
Putnam, Frank k.
Race, Michael k.
Rice, Henry T. w.
Rice, Horace N. w. & c.
Russell, Isaac w.
Schutt, Frank B. w.
Shaffer, A. Webster w.
Shaffner, David k.
Shaw, McEndree w. &c.
Shepard, James G. w.
Shepard, James M. w. &c.
Slater, Levi k.
Smith. Henry C. w.
Spry, George H. c.
Spry, James E. w.
Stearns, Tyler B. w.
Stevens, John G. w.
Stormes, James B. w.
Story, Robert k.
Sweet, James k.
Taylor, Andrew J. w.
Van Patten, John E. k.
Wagner, John H. w. & c.
Walker, Hobart M. w. & c.
Walker, Seth A. w.
Wallace, Spencer w.
Westfall, Wesley k.
Wigg, Henry D. w.
Wilson, Albert C. w.
Wilson, Harvey L. w.
Wood, Henry w.
Co. B
" A
" B
" B
" B
" E
" C
" K
" G
" B
" B
" H
" D
" K
" D
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Capt.
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' E
' D
' A
' B
Woods, William w. Co. A
Woodworth, C. A. w. & c. Lieut.
Young, Samuel C. w. " A
Groveton and Second Bull
Run, Va.
Aug. 29 and 30, 1862.
Babcock, Chapin w
.&c.
Co. A
Ballou, Charles F.
c.
I
Bennett, Edward
w.
" F
Bevier, Isaac
w.
" E
Blackmar, Jacob
w.
" B
Blair, Charles H.
w.
" H
Brandle, Joseph
k.
" A
Buck, Halsey
w.
" K
Case, James B.
w.
" K
Champlain, James H.
w.
" A
Conklin, Ira
k.
" E
Cupp, Wm.
k.
" A
Damms, James
w.
" G
Darling, Leonard D.
k.
" H
Dearstyne, Sylvester
k.
" F
Dorn, John H.
c.
" K
Dougall, James S. w. & c
" H
Dowe, James W.
w.
" A
Downing, John
w.
" F
Eckerson, William w. & c
I
Evans, King D.
c.
" D
Fikes, David
w.
" G
Frederick, Edward
k.
" G
Frink, Prentiss S.
c.
" D
Gallagher, Hugh
w.
" B
Gibbs, Charles W. w
.&c.
Lieut.
Goold, James S.
w.
" B
Gordon, David
w.
" E
Graves, Anthony G.
c.
" F
Grinnell, Wm. W. w. & c.
" B
Hammond, Henry E.
k.
" A
Hardenburg, John J.
w.
Lieut.
Harris, Erastus L.
w.
" A
Hill, George F.
w.
Co. A
Hill, Wm. S.
k.
" F
Horton, Orlando
Vf.
" A
Horton, William B.
k.
" B
Hurd, Allen J.
c.
" A
Jennings, Asa C. w. & c.
" A
King, James
w.
" B
King, Nathaniel
w.
" C
La Due, Lorenzo D.
k.
I
Lammond, Alex.
w.
I
Larrabee, Lucius S.
w.
Capt.
Lavery, William
w.
" F
Lillie, Darius
w.
" E
Luff, Charles
k.
" G
McDougal, Ralph
k.
" F
Nash, Eugene A.
w.
Lieut.
Quackenbush, Isaac
w.
" B
Roberts, Azum
w.
" A
Rockwood, Wm. H.
w.
" A
236 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Battle Casualties.
Russell, James H.
Ryder, George C.
Sales, William
Sandman, Joseph
Seitz, George
Sentell, Wm. C.
Shafer, Peter
Shaw, McEndrce
Sheffield, Geo. N.
Smith, George
Smith, Horatio A.
Smith, William
Stevens, Edward G.
Thomas, Oscar
Vischer, Harmon
Walker, Eugene
Weaver, David S.
Weaver, Wm.
Webster. George W.
White, James W.
Woods, William
w. Lieut,
w. Co. G
w.
w.
k. "
w. "
(I
w.
c. "
k. "
k. "
k. "
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k. "
w. "
k. "
k. "
c. "
w. "
w. "
w. "
w. "
Bragg, William
Wilson, Albert C
Antietam, Md.
Sept. 17, 1862.
w. Co.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Dec. 12 to 16, 1862.
Bain, James
Beal, Chauncey H.
Best, Nelson
Buchanan, Robert F.
Cannady, Dennis
Case, Edward C.
Cochrane, Wm. H.
Cole, Andrew J.
Conner, Freeman
Depuy, Thomas R.
Dollar, William I. E.
Doolet, Napoleon
Eaton, Sylvanus J.
Eller, John
Giddings, John K.
Herbert, Ambrose
Herrick, Wm. A.
Hunter, George R.
Isaacs, Henry I.
Jennings, Alfred
Johnson, John T.
Kelley, Harrison
Kelly, Charles
Kennedy, D. H.
Latham, Perry
Mayer, John
McBlain, George
McCormick Samuel
McMahon, William
w. Co.
w. "
w. "
w. "
k. "
w. "
w. "
w. "
G
D
F
F
D
B
A
C
w. Lt. Col.
w. Co. G
" G
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Adj't.
Lieut.
D
B
H
w.
w.
w.
w.
w.
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w.
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k.
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w.
k.
k.
w.
w.
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B
A
w. Co. C
k.
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w.
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k.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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.&c.
' F
Meade, Elnathan
Mitchell, Fred
Nevins, John
Orr, Robert
Parker, James H.
Perry, Alexander
Raymond, George C
Ryan, Patrick
Scott, Jeremiah
Storms, James B.
Taylor, Charles W.
Thorp, Edward
Zielie, Smith
Chancellorsville, Va.
May I to 3, 1863.
Mahoney, Thomas J. w. Co. E
Miller, Erastus c. " E
Ottman, Norman k. " E
Husted, Albert N. w. Lieut.
Lewis, Enoch J. w. Co. E
Aldie and Upperville, Va.
June 21, 1863.
Hallenbeck, Clark w. Co.
Mapes, David D. w.
Mosher, William H. k.
Gettysburg, Pa.
July 2, 1863.
Baker, Anthony
Ballou, Charles F.
Barnaby, John E.
Barrick, Thompson
Beach, Wm. P.
Beers, Peter
Bennett, Ferdinand
Blackman, Isaac B.
Blair, Charles H.
Block, William
Bourne, William R.
Brackett, John A.
Brehl, Henry A.
Brooks, Joel T. c.
Burnham, Leander T. k.
Burns, Robert C. k.
Butler, John w.
Byrne, Theodore k.
Carey, Richard A. w.
Carpenter, Charles H. k.
Casey, Daniel k.
Cessford, Andrew G. w.
Chafee, Andrew J. k.
Cheeseman, S. E. w.
Cole, Seth F. w.
Collier, Peter w.
Conger, G«orge D. w.
w. Co.
w
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w. " B
w. " H
w. " I
w. Capt.
k. Co. H
k. " A
B
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ISAAC T. LAWLESS.
Isaac T. Lawless. Clinton Hollow, N. Y. Age 19 years. Enlisted
Sept. 2}f, 1861, at Albany to serve three years; mustered in as private
Co. E, Oct. 3, 1861 ; detailed Dec. 1861, to Georgetown, D. C, for ser-
vice in signal corps ; April, 1862, Dept. of JNIississippi ; April 6-7, Sliiloh,
Dept. of Tennessee; May. Camp of Instruction, Paducah, Ky. ; June
with detachment of signal corps, Mississippi flotilla; June 17, scalded
mortally in action on gunboat Mound City, at St. Charles, Ark. ; died
on gunboat Conestoga while on way to Memphis, Tenn., and buried
with twenty-six others on McNeil's plantation on east side of Missis-
sippi river, about one mile above island No. 68.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 237
Battle Casualties.
Cook, H. P. J. (ace.)
Crawford, Harvey
Cunningham, Wm. G.
Dansenburgh, James
Day, William
Doing, John
Downing, John
Dunham, Eugene L.
Duryea, Webster S.
Easterbrook, Edward
Eckerson, William
Eells, Edwin R.
Esmay, Aaron H.
Ferrand, Louis G.
Gallagher, Hugh
Gauley, Richard
Goodman, Wm. J.
Goodrich, Wm. H.
Graham, Marvin F.
Green, George
Green, Emery C.
Griffith, Thomas E.
Griswold, Francis M.
Harris, Erastus L.
Hays, Joel
Helme, Joseph
Hennega, Joseph
Herenden, George B.
Hobart, George W.
Hollenbeck, Peter
Houghton, Harrington
Howland, Wm. R.
Hunt, Thomas H.
Hurd, Allen J.
Ingersoll, Martin V.
Irons, John M.
Kendall, Henry C.
Knowlton, Julian
Kraft, Joseph
Lantz, John
Larrabee, Lucius S.
Lawrence, Wm. S. w.
Lee, Enoch H.
Levoy, Francis G.
Lewis, Enoch J.
Look, John
Mallory, James P.
Maxson, Waren L.
McGee, James
McElligott, Richard
Merchant, Edgar A.
Morse, Willis
Munger, Bennett
Munson, Scott
Nash, David
Norris, William N.
Phillips, Richard C.
Ranscher, Jacob
Reid, Alex I.
Riseley, Samuel S.
w.
Co.
I
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w.
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G
w.
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I
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w.
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k.
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C
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K
w.
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k.
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Schermerhom, J. H.
Schutt, Frank B.
Scott, Jeremiah
Shafer, Peter
Shepard, Alonzo C.
Simons, John
Skinner, Sidney
Smith, Chester
Smith, William W.
Sprague, Charles E.
Steel, John
Stevens, Henry E.
Storms, James B.
Story, Cornelius
Sutfin, George H.
Thomas, Benj. N.
Thompson, Delos
Thompson, Helim
Thompson, Perry
Todd, Henry L.
Traver, Elbert
Wagner, Jacob
Wagoner, John
White, Henry
White, James W.
White, Jesse
Wigg, Henry D.
Wolcott, George B.
Zeilman, Charles H.
Rappahannock Station, Va.
November 7, 1863.
Comstock, Albert
Hill, Andrew A.
Holcomb, Theodore
Simmons, Josephus
Vincent, Amos C.
Wheaton, Jerome
White, Henry
Woods, William
Mine Run, Va.
November 26 to 28, 1863.
Bliss, Moses H. w. Co. B
Inman, Burt w. " H
McCullouch, Daniel c. " D
Parker, Gardner S. c. " D
The Wilderness, Va.
May 5 to 7, 1864.
Allen, William W. w. Co. H
Baker, Anthony w. " K
Banner, Daniel w. " D
Blackman, Isaac B. w. " B
Burroughs, Sidney W. k. " E
Campbell, Hicks w. " E
Chubbuck, Walter L. w. " A
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238 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Battle Casualties.
Clover, Albert S.
Coburn, James M.
Cole, Seth F.
Colt, Charles H.
Conlon, Patrick
Cunningham, Wm. G. w
Davis, Alexander
Davis, David
Defreest, Lewellen
Delamater, Wm. W.
DriscoU, Simon
Edvi^ards, David
Eldred, Moses S.
Evans, Gideon
Furner, Walter E.
Gammel, Wm. W.
George, Henry W.
Giddings, Andrew A.
Graham, Joseph
Green, George
Herbert, Ambrose
Hoffman, Jacob
Howland, Wm. R.
Ilsley, Henry B.
Ingersoll, Martin
Johnson, John T.
Johnson, Seth F.
Jones, James W.
Kimball, Andrew J.
King, Joseph L.
Kirwin, Joseph
Krake, James H.
Lamfare, Henry
Legg, Oscar
Lillie, Darius
Lonergan, James
Luce, Israel
Mallory, James P.
Manning, William
Martin, Thomas
McCready, Henry B.
McManus. John
Meade, Elnathan
Mereness, David A.
Miller, Harvey
Moore, William
Moreland, John J.
Neligan, Theobold
O'Hara, William
Oliver, William
Powderly, Robert
Richards, Jason A.
Rowe, Joseph H.
Russell, Isaac
Sandman, Joseph
Stevens, George F.
Swan, William
Tidd, John L.
Tyler, Charles
Vandenburgh, William w.
w.
Co. G
w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
" G
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k.
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w.
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c.
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w.
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w.
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k.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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" H
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w.
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w.
" F
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k.
" B
w.
" F
w.
" F
w.
" D
w.
" E
c.
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k.
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w.
" E
w.
" A
w.
" A
w.
" D
w.
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k.
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k.
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w.
I
Wahl, Constantine
c.
Co.
H
Watkins, Oren E.
w.
"
C
White, Titus
w.
"
K
Woods, David
w.
"
A
Zeilman, Charles H.
w.
Lieut.
Laurel Hill,
Va.
May 8, 1864.
Angus, Walter H.
c.
Co.
K
Babcock, Elisha
w.
"
F
Bancroft, Ira J. w
.&c
ft
I
Bancroft, Joel B.
w.
"
I
Beal, Chauncey H.
c.
"
D
Bennett, Edward
c.
Lieut.
Bennett Ferdinand
c.
Co.
A
Blackman, George L
k.
"
B
Bliss, Moses H.
c.
"
B
Bomas, James W.
c.
Lieut.
Boynton, W. W.
k.
Co.
D
Bradt. Van Zandt
w.
"
F
Burnett, James H. w
r. &C
"
B
Claus, David
k.
"
E
Comstock, Joel T.
c.
"
H
Conner, Freeman
w.
Lt. Col.
Crandall, Calvin B. w
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"
H
Crawford, Harvey
k
"
E
Delong, Sylvester
c.
"
B
Dunham, David B. J.
k.
"
1
Dye, Stephen P.
w.
"
C
Elliott, George
w.
"
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Ferris, Lanson S.
w.
"
D
Fox, Jacob
w.
Caot.
Francisco, G. W. w
r.&C
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Gardner, Robert W.
k.
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Garvey, Chauncey D.
w.
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Gates, George
k.
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Gibney, Lewis
k.
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Goodrich, Erastus L.
w.
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Gould, James E.
k.
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Green, Emory C.
w.
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Grunwell, Nicholas B
w.
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Haines, Peter
w.
"
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Hall, Harvey C.
w.
"
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Haver. William W.
c.
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Herrick, Wm. A.
w.
"
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Hill, Horace
w.
"
A
Hobart, George W.
w.
"
C
Hocknell, John
c.
"
E
Hoes, Theodore
w.
Lieut.
Hoyland, Charles E.
w.
Co.
D
Hunter, George E.
w.
"
C
Hyser, Jacob N.
c.
"
K
Imnan, Burt
w.
"
H
Ingersoll, Cyrus
w.
"
G
Joselyn, George
k.
«
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Kelly, Charles
w.
Lieut.
Knox, Edward B.
w.
Major
Lasher, William E.
k.
Co.
G
Lennox, William B.
c.
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Battle Casualties.
Lewis, Allen
Long, David M.
Madden, John
McCutcheon. James
McDuffe, Robert
McGregor, Charles
McKoy, Louis
Miller, Chris C. w
Mitchell, John
Munger, O. L. w.
Nash, Edward L.
O'Lary, Lawrence
Ostrander, Phillip
Prud'hom, Charles
Radley, Adam
Rankin, Ami D.
Riley, Patrick
Riseley, Samuel A.
Rosenkrans, Frazier w
Rowley, Hiram S.
Russell, James
Senn, Anson
Shearer, Benn
Shufelt, Henry T.
Smith, John
Southerby, Thomas R.
Starkings, John
Stockholm, Aaron E.
Sutfin, George H.
Thomas, Oscar
Thompson, Perry
Thompson, William
Thrasher, Nelson
Tobias, Jacob
Tooker, Oscar C.
Wagner, John H.
Wert, Albert W.
Wigg, Henrv D.
Wood, Bradford R.
Woodworth, James R.
Spottsylvania, Va.
May 14 to 21, 1864.
Barringer, Allen
Flansburg, Alfred L.
Furner, Charles B.
Garner, Zavier
Hardenburg, John J.
Hoyland, Charles E.
Shultz, Noah
North Anna, Va.
May 23-26, 1864.
Adams, Edgar
Bennett, Edward
Davis, David
Gillin, James
Graves, Anthony G
c.
Co. I
k.
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w.
" E
w.
" A
k.
" E
k.
" H
c.
" G
.&c
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k.
" F
.&c
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c.
Co. I
c.
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w.
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c.
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w.
" B
c.
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w.
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k.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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c.
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w.
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c.
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k.
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w.
Co. I
w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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w.
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k.
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w.
Lieut.
Johnson, William W. w. Co. H
Kemp, Peter H. w. " E
McDougall, Thomas w. " A
Moyer, Amenzo w. " F
Bethesda Church, Va.
May 30, 1864.
Baker, George
Eddy, Valora D.
Nash, Eugene A.
Smith, Abram H.
k. " A
c. " A
w. Capt.
w. Co. B
Cold Harbor, Va.
June 2-5, 1864.
Beal, Chauncey H. k.
Beckwith, George G. w.
Bennett, Ferdinand k.
Bevier, Isaac w.
Bridgeford, Wm. W. w.
Covel, Samuel w.
Carknard, Richard w.
Crane, Ethan A. k.
Davis, David w.
Duncan, Irvine w.
Eckerson, Wm. k.
Erwin, William H. w.
Ewing, Perry w.
Farrar, Ellis T. w.
Gamer, Zavier w.
Grunwell, Robert w.
Hocknell, John w.
Kimberly, Benj. K. w.
Kinner, Royal G. w.
Love, Andrew w.
Osgood, Lucius L. w.
Packer, John B., Jr. w.
Shafer, Peter w.
Shufelt, Henry T. w.
Smith, James w.
Thorn, Charles E. w.
Vanderheyden, John I. k.
Wilson, Matthew w.
Wing, George W. w.
Petersburg, Va.
Co. D
" D
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" F
" C
" F
" K
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Co. C
" F
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" G
" B
" K
" K
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" F
" A
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June 19 to Aug. 21, 1864.
Adsit, Henry H. w. Co.
Angus, Walter H. k.
Connors, John c. "
Costello, Patrick w. "
Darling, Robert B. k.
Downing, John w. "
Downs, Henry w. "
Ferrand, Louis G. w. "
Harris, David S. w. "
Hines, Patrick w. "
Kemp, Peter H. w. "
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Battle Casualties.
Leahy, John J.
Markham, Aaron W.
Mcjury, John
Quant, Peter L.
Shepherd, Henry
Welsh, Edward
White, Wm. Sidney
Weldon Railroad, Va.
August 18-19, 1864.
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Gregory, David c.
Miller, Erastus w.
Pangburn, James E. c.
Tuttle, Martin V. k.
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Poplar Grove Chxjrch, Va.
Sept. 30 to Oct. I, 1864.
Bennett, Edward w. Lieut.
Bleeker, Charles H. w. Co. B
Combs, Thomas D. w. " E
Corrigan, Thomas
Day, William
Dowling, Michael
Ellis, Charles R.
Grossman, Henry
Hammond, Francis
Helme, Joseph
Hendrickson, Abram
Hill, Francis A.
Histanbrittle, Dedrick c,
Lawton, Francis L.
Lubke, William
Maynard, Richard
Minkler, Edward
Nye, Milo D.
Osgood, Lucius L.
Paradu, Edward
Petit, John
Ring, Barnard
Roe, Samuel E.
Webster, Geo. R.
Wessels, Abram
Williams, John A
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Bassett, Dewitt C.
Edwards, George
Dempsey, Thomas
Kemp, John W.
Kenyon, Samuel
Landon, Reuben B
Lawless, Isaac T.
Mason, Frederick c.
McCormic, Robert H. w.
McDuffee, Cyrus T. w.
McNiff, Michael O. w.
Rankin, Ami D. w.
Rowley, Demmon L. w.
Stacy, Almond w.
Thompson, William w.
Weinstein, Peter k.
Miscellaneous.
c. Co. C Nov. 17, '62.
c. " I June 14, '62, with wagon train.
" E accidentally.
" F in accident at Reams Sta., June 29, '64.
" I accidentally.
Lieut, accidentally.
Co. E on gunboat Mound City.
" E Captured July 26, '63.
Lieut. Nov., '63.
Co. E April, '64.
" D No date.
" K Nov., '62.
" E prior to Apr., 1864.
" D No date.
" F prior to Aug., 1864.
G accidentally, Mch. 12, '63.
ENOCH J. LEWIS.
Born January g, 1838, at New London, Conn., father, Jared
Lewis; mother, Mary Crosby Lewis. Enlisted in Co. E. 44th N. Y.
V. L Aug. 22nd, 1861 : transferred to Co. G. Oct., 1862, was
promoted to Sergeant after the battle of Fredericksburg. Was
wounded at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg had a bullet put through
his leg, and has the same bullet now in his home, it having been cut
out by the surgeon. Returned to the regiment in February, 1864 and
remained with it until mustered out.
Entered the Christian ministry and served in that capacity thirty
years. Left that profession on account of throat trouble.
Is now superintendent of the National Cemetery at Winchester, Va.
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LIST OF BATTLES, 44th REG'T. N. Y. VOL. INF.
Date.
March 10, 1862.
March 27, 1862.
April 4, 1862.
April 5 to
May 4, 1862.
May 4 to
May 19, 1862.
May 27, 1862.
June 26, 1862.
June 27, 1862.
June 29, 1862.
June 30, 1862.
June 30, 1862.
July I, 1862.
July 3, 1862.
August 2, 1862.
August 29, 1862.
August 30, 1862.
Sept. 17-18, 1862.
Sept. 19-20, 1862.
Dec. 11-15, 1862.
Dec. 30-31, 1862.
Jan. 20-24, 1863.
May 1-6, 1863.
June 21, 1863.
July 2-4, 1863.
July 10, 1863.
July 23, 1863.
October 14, 1863.
November 7, 1863.
Nov. 26 to
Dec. 2, 1863.
May 5-7, 1864.
May 8, 1864.
May 10-20, 1864.
May 21-24. 1864.
May 29, 1864.
May 30, 1864.
June 1-3, 1864.
June 18 to
July 17, 1864.
July 17 to
Aug. 14, 1864.
Aug. 14-17, 1864.
Aug. 17, 1864.
Aug. 17 to
Sept. 24, 1864.
44TH Battalion.
Sept. 30, 1864.
Sept. 24 to
Oct. 8, 1864.
Battle or Affair.
Centreville, Va.
Big Bethel, Va.
Yorktown & Warwick Rd., Va.
Siege of Yorktown, Va.
Garrison Yorktown, Va.
Hanover Court House, Va.
Mechanicsville, Va.
Gaines' Mills, Va.
Savage Station, Va.
White Oak Swamp, Va.
Turkey Bend, Va.
Malvern Hill, Va.
Harrison's Landing, Va.
Coggins Point, Va.
Groveton, Va.
Second Bull Run, Va.
Antietam, Md.
Shepherdstown Ford, Md.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Richard's Ford, Va.
"Mud March," Va.
Chancellorsville, Va.
Upperville and Aldie, Va.
Gettysburg, Pa.
Jones Cross Roads, Md.
Wapping Heights, Va.
Bristoe Station, Va.
Rappahannock Station, Va.
Mine Run, Va.
Wilderness, Va.
Laurel Hill, Va.
Spottsylvania, Va.
North Anna, Va.
Totopotomoy Creek, Va.
Bethesda Church, Va.
Cold Harbor, Va.
Siege of Petersburg, Va.
Siege of Petersburg, Va.
Siege of Petersburg, Va.
Weldon Rail Road, Va.
Siege of Petersburg, Va.
Poplar Spring (or Grove)
Church, Va.
Siege of Petersburg, Va.
Commander.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Stryker.
Col. Str3'ker.
Stryker & Rice.
Col. Stryker.
Stryker & Rice.
Stryker & Rice.
Col. Rice.
Col. Rice.
Col. Rice.
Col. Rice.
Col. Rice.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Conner & Knox.
Maj. Knox.
Maj. Knox.
Col. Rice.
Col. Rice.
Rice & Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Lt. Col. Conner.
Conner, Knox, Nash.
Capt. Nash.
Capt. Nash.
Capt. Allen.
Capt. Allen.
Capt. Allen.
Capt. Allen.
Maj. Knox.
Col. Conner.
Col. Conner.
Col. Conner.
Capt. Wood.
Capt. Wood.
APPENDIX
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE THIRD BRIGADE AT APPOMATTOX.
By General Joshua L. Chamberlain,
Ex-Governor of Maine.
At two o'clock on the morning of April g, 1865, the Third Brigade,
after a feverish march of twenty-nine miles, came to a halt, the rear
brigade of the division column, which on such occasions has the hard-
est place of all. Worn out, body and spirit, by the vexations of a
forced march, over a course blocked every half hour by the nondescript
and unaccountable obstacles of a lagging column in the road ahead,
men made few preliminaries about "going into camp." That peculiar
ingredient of humanity called the nervous system held an imperious
precedence not only over mind and matter, but over army regulations
and discipline. There was no voice and ear for roll calls, and even
the command of empty stomachs did not avail with habit or instinct
to grope among the jumbled remnants of the too familiar haversacks.
Officers and men alike flung themselves right and left along the road-
side, whether it were bank or ditch, in whatever order or disorder the
column had halted. Horses and riders exchanged positions, the pa-
tient animals, with slackened girths, dozing with drooping head just
over the faces of their masters. In an instant, as it were, the struggling,
straggling hosts were wrapped in misty darkness and silence.
But suddenly and soon the bugles rang out "The General !" Or-
ders came to march within an hour's time. Word had come from
Sheridan that he was at Appomattox Station, and that if we could
hurry up he could cut the head of Lee's column, then near Appomattox
Court House. Such a summons itself gave something of the strength
it demanded. Spirit triumphed over body, and seemed to be on the
alert before the latter could fully recover its senses. The time given
was intended to provide for a meal, but that required also material,
which indeed was now so simple as to quality and quantity as to make
choice no task. Some of the younger regiments of the division were
seen lighting dismal little fires to fry salt pork or steep some musty,
sodden coffee. The Third Brigade, made up of veterans, spared their
strength until the last for severer exercises. But this time patience
did not attain to its perfect work. While sitting on their heels munch-
ing crumbs of hard tack and watching the coffee gradually "taking
water," so as to produce a black liquid which could be sipped from
the black tin dipper, word suddenly came that the Third Brigade was
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to take the head of the column and must pull out at once. The glim-
mering daybreak made still more weird the scenes and sounds which
betokened that untimely departure, and the glimmering breakfasts must
have evoked similar wild sensations for the benighted stomachs of
the Third Brigade. But a brisk march with a fight at the end was
the best medicine for such a mood. In three hours we were at Ap-
pomattox Station, and then learned that Sheridan with the cavalry
had pushed on to Appomattox Court House, leaving word for us to
follow with all possible dispatch. Indeed, there was no need of orders
to this effect, for we now began to hear the boom of cannon ahead, and
we knew that Sheridan and our glorious cavalry had cut across Lee's
last line of retreat. Every heart beat high. No "obstacles" hindered
that march. The head of the Fifth Corps ran past the rear of the
Twenty-fourth, which had had the advance in the order of march.
It was a triple column. The roads were taken mostly by whatever
was to go on wheels, the men of both corps pressing along the fields
on each side. We were evidently so near the "front" that General
Bartlett thought it time to throw forward a "division" skirmish line,
which he and General Griffin followed with characteristic eagerness.
I was following with my own brigade and the Second (Gregory's)
when there dashed out of a farm road on our right an officer of
General Sheridan's staff, who gave me a hurried order to break off
from the column at once without waiting for communication with
any immediate superiors, and hasten to the support of Sheridan, who
vras that moment forced to fall back somewhat before the desperate
onset of Gordon's old "Stonewall Corps."
Now it was the "double-quick," indeed. This movement of course
brought me on the ground our cavalry occupied, and on the enemy's
left flank, at nearly the same time at which our skirmish line had struck
them in their proper front, the direction of the Lynchburg Pike. Reach-
ing the ground, I wheeled into double line of battle and gradually re-
placed our cavalry, which galloped off to our right, while the Third
Brigade still poured in upon my left. In this way we pressed the enemy
steadily back upon Appomattox Court House. There was gallant and
wild work done there by the Third Brigade, as well as by the rest of
the division.
Gordon had hoped to force his way through our cavalry before
our infantry could get up, and reach Lynchburg with the resolute rem-
nant of his famous old corps. But when there burst upon his front and
flank these lines of ours they knew so well, that had so unexpectedly
kept pace with the cavalry and marched around his retreating front,
desperately as he had pressed his march, the veterans of Lee's army
took in the situation as by instinct. Their resistance was mechanical
and by force of habit or discipline. Their old dash and daring were
gone. When our advance struck them at close quarters, they fell back
in disorder or rendered themselves up as prisoners. As an example
of this feeling, all that was left of an entire brigade surrendered to a
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single staff officer of the Third Brigade, who dashed up to them with
the demand. It may well be believed that our men also were responsive
to the logic of the situation. The end was now so near they could see
through to it, and they were bound to "be there" themselves. Action
there was of the most stirring kind, but of passion nothing. No man
wantonly or in excitement struck at the life of his antagonist. It was
an example of what is so strangely, and for want of an adequate word,
called a "moral" effect. When in the heat of the onset, the flag of
truce was seen coming in on our right, some deeper, inner sense seemed
to stifle all the others. All was moving with such momentum, that
when the order came at length to cease firing and to halt, it was next
to impossible to stop the men. Thv.y saw well that we held the rebel army
at bay, and what the consequence must soon be they did not need to
be told, only whatever was to be done, they wanted to be there and
have a hand in it. If there was anything to be seen, they had earned
the right to front seats at the spectacle. But when at about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon the brief, thrilling message was passed along the lines,
"Lee surrenders !" there was a tumult as of an ocean let loose. Men
went wild with the sweeping energies of that assurance, which an-
swered so much of long-cherished hope and of long-endured suffering
that had marked their loyal and brave career. Now that they were no
longer allowed to go forward and did not know how to go backward,
there was no direction left but to go upward, and that way they took — ■
to the top of fences, haystacks, roofs and chimneys, that they might send
their hallelujahs and toss their caps higher toward heaven. The rebels
over across the slender rivulets of the Appomattox were shouting their
side of the jubilation, from whatever cause, whether cheering Lee as
he rode over to speak a last word to them, or whether in deep truth
they were heartily sick of the war and felt that their loyal spirit and
manly energies were wasted in a hopeless and perhaps mistaken cause.
There is reason to believe the latter feeling was the motive of their
exuberant demonstration, whose echoes rolled along the hillsides long
after all was silent in our bivouac. For toward evening some of the
rations that had been promised us for distribution at 9 o'clock that
morning, and from which we had double-quicked away, had now got
up and we could finish our breakfasts before lying down in peace at
the close of that eventful day; and a certain deeper peace was ours,
in that, learning now of the starving condition of our surrendering
foes, twenty thousand rations were sent over just as the day was done,
into that camp of fellow countrymen we had restored to brotherhood.
Fitting token and emblem of the spirit in which that victory was won
and that day ended ! Here too was possible one reason for the cheering
that echoed in our ears as we fell asleep on that Palm Sunday evening.
All the next day and the day after, measures were being deter-
mined as to the actual breaking up of Lee's army, and the return of
ours. Grant and Lee had not lingered, after the main points were
settled, nor indeed was Sheridan seen again on the field. Generals
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Griffin, Gibbon and Merritt were appointed commissioners to arrange
the final details.
All this while the visiting fever and the exchanging of tokens and
souvenirs ran wild through both armies. Stringent measures had to
be taken to prevent utter confusion in both camps, especially in ours,
as it seemed to be understood that we were the hosts, and it was our
"at home" reception. This spirit of exchange shortly passed into the
spirit of trade; for our rations, after the best was done, were very
short, and for three days afterwards it became necessary to forage the
country far and wide to get even raw corn enough for man and
beast. So the market "went up" decidedly on all sorts of farm produce.
Hard tack was a luxury, and coffee and sugar at a high premium.
How or why it came about I do not know, but on the evening of
the loth of April I was summoned to headquarters and informed that
I was to command tjie parade which was to receive the formal sur-
render of the arms and colors of the rebel army the next morning.
This was an order, and to be received and obeyed without question.
One request only I ventured to make of my Corps Commander. It
was that, considering this occasion, I might resume command of my
old Brigade, the Third, from which I had been transferred in June,
1864, with which I had served up to that time since my entrance into
the service. My request was granted, and on that evening I yielded
the command of my gallant First Brigade, and went back to my
veterans.
General Grant was a magnanimous man, great minded and large
minded. He would have nothing done for show and no vain ceremony.
He granted to officers the high privilege of retaining their swords, and
all men who owned their horses were made welcome to keep them,
as they would need them to plough their land. The rebels had begged
to be spared the pain of actually laying down their arms and colors
in the presence of our troops, and to be permitted to stack them in
front of their own camps and march off, and let us go and pick them
up after they had gone. But this would be to err too far on the side
of mildness. So it was insisted that while the surrendering army should
be spared all that could humiliate their manhood, yet the insignia of
the rebellion and the tokens of the power and will to hurt, lifted against
the country's honor and life, must be laid down in due military form
in presence of a designated portion of our army.
This latter office fell to our lot. It gave us no doubt a grateful
satisfaction and permitted a modest pride, but it was not accepted as
a token that we surpassed our comrades in merit of any kind.
We formed our line of battle on the southern margin of the prin-
cipal street in Appomattox Court House. Massachusetts on the right —
her Thirty-second Regiment, with all that was left to us of her Ninth,
Eighteenth and Twenty-second; then Maine — her Twentieth Regiment,
with the delivered remnant of her Second and her First Sharpshooters;
Michigan next — her Sixteenth, with interminglings of her First and
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Fourth. On the left Pennsylvania — her One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
holding also filaments which bound us with the Sixty-second, Eighty-
third, Ninety-first and One Hundred and Eighteenth, an immortal
band, which held in it the soul of the famous "Light Brigade," and
the stem old First Division, Porter's, which was nucleus of the Fifth
Corps, men among them who had fired the first shot at Yorktown, and
others that had fired the last at Appomattox, and who thus bore upon
their banners all the battles of that army.
By the courtesy of General Bartlett, the First Brigade, which I
had so long commanded, and the Second, which had been with me in
this last campaign, were sent to me and held part in the parade, being
formed on another line across the street and facing us. These were,
with the exception of the One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania,
composed of New York regiments, the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth,
One Hundred and Eighty-seventh, One Hundred and Eighty-eighth
and One Hundred and Eighty-ninth, which in severe service had made
themselves veterans worthy the fellowship of those sterling old New
York regiments that had fulfilled their time and fame. Names and
figures, all of these, dear to every heart that had shared their eventful
and glorious history.
As we stood there in the morning mist, straining our eyes toward
that camp about to break up for the last march, a feeling came over
our hearts which led us to make some appropriate recognition of this
great, last meeting.
We could not content ourselves with simply standing in line and
witnessing this crowning scene. So instructions were sent to the
several commanders that at the given signals, as the head of each di-
vision of the surrendering column approached their right, they should
in succession bring their men to "Attention" and arms to the "Carry,"
then resuming the "Ordered Arms" and the "Parade Rest." And now
we see the little shelter tents on the opposite slope melting away and
carefully folded, being things which were needed by men as men and
not as tokens of rebellion. Soon the gray masses are in motion —
once more toward us — as in the days that were gone. A thrilling
sight. First, Gordon, with the "Stonewall Corps ;" then their First
Corps — Longstreet's — no less familiar to us and to fame; then Anderson,
with his new Fourth Corps ; and lastly, A. P. Hill's Corps, commanded
now by Heth, since Hill had fallen at one of the river fights- a few
days before. On they come with careless, swinging rout step, the
column thick with battle flags, disproportionate to their depleted num-
bers. As they come opposite our right our bugle sounds the signal,
repeated along our line. Each organization comes to "Attention," and
thereupon takes up successively the "Carry." The gallant General
Gordon, at the head of the marching column, outdoes us in courtesy.
He was riding with downcast eyes and more than pensive look; but
at this clatter of arms he raises his eyes, and instantly catching the
significance, wheels his horse with that superb grace of which he is
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master, drops the point of his sword to his stirrup, gives a command,
at which the great Confederate ensign following him is dipped, and
his decimated brigades, as they reach our right, respond to the "Carry,"
All the while on our part not a sound of trumpet or drum, not a
cheer, nor word nor motion of man, but awful stillness, as if it were
the passing of the dead. Now and then a gust of wind would spring
up from the south with strange greeting; our starry ensigns stiffen
and fly out as if to welcome back the returning brothers. The en-
signs of rebellion seem to shrink back and strain away from the fated
farewell.
So a division at a time covers our front. They halt, face inward
some ten paces from us; carefully "dress" their lines, each captain as
careful of his alignment as if at a dress parade. Then they fix bayonets,
stack arms, then wearily remove their cartridge boxes and hang them
on the pile; lastly, reluctantly, painfully, they furl their battle-stained
flags and lay them down ; some, unable to restrain themselves, rushing
from the ranks, clinging to them, kneeling over them and kissing them
with burning tears. And then the flag of the Union floats alone upon
the field.
Then, stripped of every sign of the rebellion and token of its hate
and will to hurt, they march off to give their word of honor never to
lift arms against the old flag again, and are free to go where they will
in the broad Republic.
Thus division after division passes, and it takes the whole day
long to complete this deliverance. Twenty-seven thousand men paroled,
one hundred and forty cannon and near that number of battle flags
surrendered, but only about seventeen thousand stand of small arms.
For some times a whole brigade, or what was left of it, had scarcely
a score of arms to surrender, having thrown them away by roadside
and riverside in weariness of flight or hopelessness of heart, or disdain-
ing to carry them longer, only to be taken from them in token of a lost
cause. After this it remained only to gather up what was serviceable
of this material of war and to destroy the rest. Nothing was left which
could be turned to use against the Union armies. The cartridge boxes
were emptied on the ground for the most part, burned, and after the
troops had withdrawn, at the first dusk of evening, it was a weird and
almost sad sight to see the running flame with frequent bursts of lurid
explosfon along the lines where the surrendering army had stood ; then
only bits of leather writhing in the gray ashes.
All was over. With the dawn of morning the hillsides were alive
with men in groups or singly, on foot or horse, making their way as
by the instinct of an ant, each with his own little burden, each for his
own little harbor or home.
And we were left alone and lonesome! The familiar forms that
had long so firmly held our eyes, until they almost demanded the sight
of them for their daily satisfaction, had vanished like a dream. The
very reason of our existence seemed to have been taken away. And
WILLIAM H. LONXAVELL.
William H. Longwell, son of Hamilton and Rebecca Longwell, l)or;i
in Fairfield. Adams Co., Pa.. Jan. i6, 1839. His great-grandfather.
James Wilson, served as Captain in the Revolutionary War; his grand-
father, William Longwell. also took part in that struggle; his family
moved to Gettysburg, where he received a common school education
and learned the printing trade. Private and Corporal in 44th ; 2nd
Lieut. Co. C; ist Lieut. Co. D; Captain Co. C, 114th N. Y. Vols.
Presented by his friends in Norwich with sword, belt and sash.
While Lieut, of Co. D. commanded volunteers from Co. E, in what
was looked upon as a "Forlorn Hope" June 14th, 1863. at Port Hudson.
He had the reputation of being the best drill officer in the regiment.
During three years and ten months' service, participated in battles
of Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Gaines Mills. Turkey Bend. Mal-
vern Hill (slightly wounded). Coggins Point, Bisland. Port Hudson
(wounded) ; Mansura and at Winchester on the 19th of September.
1864, was badly wounded. After leaving the army became associated
in pu1)lishing Pithole Record, Petroleum Center Record. Bradford Era.
and in establishing Oil Citv Dailv Derrick. At present Postmaster.
Oil Citv, Pa.
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when on the morrow we took up our march again, though homeward,
something was lacking in the spring and spice which had enlivened us
through even the dreariest times. To be sure, the war was not over
yet, but we felt that the distinctive work of the old Third Brigade was
over. We were soon to be mustered out; but never to be again as if
the Third Brigade had not become a part of our lives, a part of our
souls. There were "thoughts that ran before and after," memories of
things that can not be told, and new purposes of manly living and
hopes of useful service yet, in visions of a broader citizenship and
the career of an enfranchised country.
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THE ADJUTANT'S STORY.
By Capt. O. L. Munger.
The battle of Laurel Hill, Va., was introductory to the series of
conflicts between the armies of Grant and Lee which centered in and
about Spottsylvania. Grant's famous movements by the left flank to
get nearer Richmond were being initiated and the chase for Spottsylvania
brought the advance of the Sth Corps to Laurel Hill about eight o'clock
on the morning of May 8, 1864, and in the contest that almost imme-
diately followed many were killed and wounded and twenty-three men
and officers of the Forty-Fourth were made prisoners. The follow-
ing is an attempt to tell some of the experiences of the captives.
Circumstances which they were unable to control, placed them in
the enemy's hands, and other circumstances, also not of their making,
gave a turn to affairs they greatly enjoyed.
Inasmuch as there was something of similarity in the experiences
of these men, though the story of each one in many particulars would
differ from all the rest, the narrative of one may serve as a reminder
to such of the others as still survive. This may be called the "Ad-
jutant's Story" because it was while so acting that the writer met with
the adventures to be related.
Understanding fully that other comrades if so inclined, might
truthfully tell of wounds and sufferings, with a variety of happenings
still more thrilling, the writer ventures to offer this, hoping to bring
pleasure to those of that party who still live, in the thought of fortu-
nate escape from dreaded imprisonment.
You, comrades, who were present, vividly remember the Wilder-
ness and its battles of the fifth and sixth of May, 1864, and the losses
of the Forty-fourth which included many brave men and the kind
hearted Captain, Seth F. Johnson. You have not forgotten the seventh of
May, when, under sharpshooters' fire and behind breastworks, we
quietly waited for orders, nor how that evening Gen. Grant inaugurated
his long series of movements by the left flank. Here our tale begins.
In pursuance of orders the Fifth Corps began its movement to the
left on the evening of May 7, 1864, our Third Brigade leading the column.
All night long the difficult tramp continued, short, indeed, as to number
of miles, but more than usually trying because of obstructions in the
way. The poor and narrow Wilderness road, difficult to see in the
darkness of the night, had been blocked in places by the enemy with
fallen trees, which had to be removed by our pioneers to make way
for artillery and infantry. Their work caused frequent stops during
which a snatch of sleep was possible. Many a time during that night
the stumbling of the Adjutant's horse, as march was resumed after
these enforced stops, wakened him from a brief nap in the saddle, and
so it was with Col. Conner, by whose side he rode. The men, too,
greatly fatigued by three days' strenuous work and insufficient food,
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dropped soundly asleep many times while pioneers cleared the road.
So dragged the latter end of May 7th and the early hours of the 8th
until the light of day made progress more easy. I think it was about
eight o'clock when, emerging from the woods, the Forty-fourth formed
line just at the edge of an open field. Here arms were stacked, knap-
sacks thrown off, and the men were more than ready for coffee. Our
good Colonel, thoughtful and brave, wished for his men all possible
comforts, and told the Adjutant to present his compliments to the
Brigade Commander, General Bartlett, who at that moment was seated
with the Division Commander, General Griffin, on a harrow in the field
about two hundred feet ahead, and to ask if there was time for coffee,
and that, if our men were to charge the enemy, they might leave knap-
sacks behind, because of their fatigue and the heat of the day. Gen.
Griffin himself replied, in words as near as memory can recall, "No,
tell Col. Conner there is nothing ahead of us but a few dismounted
cavalry. Battery D will march right down the road, the 83d Penn.
will follow, and tell Col. Conner to follow the 83d, marching by fours."
Almost immediately the start was made, in the order named, the few
skirmishers of the enemy contenting themselves by firing and retiring,
until about a mile and a half had been covered. Approaching a cut
through a hill, a Rebel battery was discovered in the edge of a wood
about a half mile to the right. In this cut General Bartlett halted his
command, sending back an aide to inform General Griffin of the near-
ness of the enemy's artillery. The aide soon came galloping back, and
blurted out the words, "The General says, take it !" Bartlett's trained
eye had already measured the situation ; a fence to climb, advance down
a gentle declivity, a small brook to cross, then up grade and two more
fences, then woods with felled trees as abatis in front, and the enemy.
Not wishing to expose his men unnecessarily, he requested the aide
to ask General Griffin to come himself and view the situation. It
seemed but a moment until the impatient Division General appeared,
and addressing his Brigadier, said : "There is nothing ahead of you.
General, but a few dismounted cavalry. Put in your first two regi-
ments on the double-quick or you won't get a chance to shoot at them."
Immediately the order was given, and the 83d Penn. with the Forty-
fourth New York, like twin brothers always happy in each other's com-
pany and best satisfied when battle was on to fight side by side, sprang
to their feet, climbed out of the cut and over the fence, skirmishers in
front, going to their work, veterans as they were, on the double-quick.
The rebel skirmishers retired, disappearing in the woods, and our line
advanced with little difficulty until more than half the distance had
been covered, when the upgrade and shortened breath somewhat slack-
ened the pace. With a few losses from the musketry fire of the in-
visible foe, the last two fences were quickly climbed and there before
us were fallen trees so obstructing the advance that it was utterly im-
possible for proper alignment to be kept. Climbing over or crawling
under this obstruction as conditions required, our men entered the
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woods and just before them was the demonstration that NOT "a
few dismounted cavalry," but a full infantry line behind freshly con-
structed breastworks, was waiting to give a reception, which imme-
diately followed. Simultaneously with our entrance into the woods
came a volley at so close range that, but for the upward tilt of the
muskets in the hands of the Confederates — so common to troops pro-
tected by breastworks — our losses, serious enough, would have been
much greater. By common impulse our men dropped to the ground,
firing as they lay, until after a brief interval the Colonel shouted "For-
ward!" telling the Adjutant to repeat the order down the line. The
distance gained was little, for the enemy's next volley was murderous,
and a number of the men were killed and wounded.
Once again the word, "Forward Forty-Fourth !" rang out, and
the distance — not more than forty feet from certain parts of the line —
would have been covered speedily had strength been sufficient, but
with lessened numbers and formation broken, there was little chance
to dislodge the enemy. The reader, it is hoped, will excuse personal
reference which now seems essential to the tale. In this last attempt
to carry the enemy's works, the Adjutant at once discovered that with-
out semblance of a line of battle and with only little bunches of men,
or single individuals, here and there, constituting the forward move-
ment, the effort could not succeed. Impelled by the instinct of self-
preservation, he made speed to reach a tree in front about half way
to the enemy's line. A few vigorous jumps brought him to the de-
sired haven, and although not half big enough to cover his body, the
little tree became at once the basis of operation and a point of defense.
Immediately in his front, perhaps twenty feet distant, was visible a
little stretch of the enemy's breastworks, from behind which three
rebel heads at once dropped out of sight. To the right and left, trees
and bushes so screened other parts of the enemy's position, that for
the moment this was all of the enemy's line within the Adjutant's sight.
Standing with left shoulder guarded by the tree, the Adjutant found
the revolver an essential part of the situation, and it became the agent
which prevented either of the men in front from taking careful aim
which could not have failed to kill. Enemy number one, first resting
his musket on the works, showed for an instant his head to note the
position of his target, and in another instant raised his shoulder and
fired. The Adjutant's pocket on the right side of his blouse was torn
by this bullet, and at the same time the compliments of the revolver
were extended to the Confederate. Enemy number two then imitated
his mate, but more cautious, did not expose so much of his body and
his fire was high. He was, in turn, made the target for cartridge
number two from the revolver. So centered was the Adjutant's atten-
tion on the business in his front that he saw nothing of his comrades,
for to turn his head was to invite death, but in the early moments of
that particular situation he was cheered by the sight of a corner of the
regimental colors which were held by Corporal George W. Wing as
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he lay, with knapsack and blanket protecting his head, waving "Old
Glory" from side to side. Enemy number three tried his hand next,
but fired high, and the third shot from the revolver was discharged
in his behalf. Right here an interruption occurred, for, to the Adju-
tant's surprise, a ball from the left chipped through the top of his hat.
He thought perhaps this might have been a glancing ball which had
first struck a tree, but, unwilling to trust that kind of an interpretation,
dropped on his knee for safer position. In another instant a second
bullet went through his hat and the tree itself was hit a number of
times, convincing him that he was being made the target of Confed-
erates more to the left. Watching for further activity in front, shot
number four from the revolver replied to one from a rebel, and almost
at the same instant a bullet cut through the coat over the Adjutant's
left shoulder. Making himself as short in stature as was possible by
crouching low, an outstretched leg was suddenly stung, and the Adju-
tant called out, "Colonel, I guess I am hit." A few moments later it
was discovered that the Colonel was not there, neither was the regi-
ment. Then came the fifth chance for the exchange of compliments,
and cartridge number five answered the fire of a man in front whose
shot was high, and like those of his predecessors, did no harm. One
cartridge remained, and what was to be done after it had been used was
an open guess. To this day the Adjutant has been unable to explain
a sudden impulse which caused him to jump to his feet and turn
around. There stood two Confederate soldiers with muskets pointed
at his head, while a quick glance discovered our fleeing regiments
making speed to get back to their supports, and the enemy, in much
greater numbers than they, in hot pursuit. Quick decision was im-
perative, and the first thought, which was to shoot one of the men
in his way and disable the other by a blow with his sword, and then
try to make his escape, gave way to conclusions more sane. The
enemy were swarming from both flanks trying their best to overtake
the 83d and Forty-fourth, but with little success, for our men were soon
back to their starting point, and with the support of other regiments of
the brigade were too strong to tempt the Confederates to attack. To
the demand, "Come in, you d — d Yank," the reply was made — "I think
I'm in." Thus the Adjutant found himself a prisoner, while his two
captors appropriated the revolver and sword. A few strides brought
us to the enemy's breastworks and, stepping over, the prisoner was
confronted by a Confederate officer who jumped up, the still damp
dirt clinging to his uniform, and called out, excitedly — "Surrender, Sir !
Surrender, Sir !" Seeing scabbard and belt which my captors had
failed to remove, this doughty officer busied himself in taking them
off, so that they became the trophies of his prowess. By his direction,
one of the boys — for, like most of our soldiers, they were still young, —
started to the rear, having his captive in charge. The hurt leg both-
ered, and the guard agreed to a halt when a shady grassy spot was
reached, so that an examination of the wound could be made. It was
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an agreeable surprise to find only a strip of skin gone and the black
and blue marks of a bad bruise, albeit the bootleg itself was badly
wounded. The fear of a more serious hurt having vanished, the lame-
ness became less apparent and the disability was disregarded. The
guard seemed in no hurry and was willing to rest, until one of Griffiin's
Battery D shells, passing over the breastworks, struck near by, and
ricocheting, went over and beyond. The prisoner's sentiment that he
did not care to be killed by Yankee shells was heartily seconded by
his companion, and the tramp was resumed to the rear. This trip
revealed to the Adjutant facts that made him yearn for the wings of
a bird, so that he might inform General Griffin that the "few dismounted
cavalry" against whom we were sent, had developed into a mass of
infantry numbering thousands, with a half dozen batteries within easy
call. The fences on either side the narrow road or lane through which
we passed, were lined with artillerymen and other idle soldiers, who
enjoyed the sight of captive Yankees. The Adjutant said to his guard,
"I suppose you know your duty," and the reply came, "What do you
mean?" The answer was, "You are my guard, and your duty is to de-
liver me to the Provost, and in the meantime to protect me. I do not
want to be robbed by these men." The young fellow said : "I know
that; I'll take care of you;" and so he did, pushing back with his gun
a man who grabbed for the Adjutant's hat, which, though bullet torn,
had some of its freshness left, and possessed the added attraction of
a 1st division, 5th corps badge; and another man who crowded up,
saying : "Give me that watch, you d — d Yank 1" Thus protected, the
headquarters of the Provost Guard were safely reached, and under the
gentlemanly care of Major Ryals, in command, the prisoner was safe
from further annoyance of that sort. The Adjutant soon discovered
that he was not the only prisoner, and on the assumption that there
would be given him an opportunity to communicate with the Commander
of the Forty-fourth sooner or later, he proceeded to take the names
of his comrades who had been captured. Later it was known that
others had been taken, mo.st of them wounded, whose names he had
no means of learning. Frazier Rosenkranz of Co. K was shot through
the chest, the ball passing quite through his body, and yet was able
to talk, and told the Adjutant that he was not suffering greatly. So
far as the writer knows, no word ever came from him, but in the report
of the Adjutant General of New York appears the following: "Rosen-
kranz, Frazier, wounded and captured in action, Spottsylvania, Va.,
May 8, 1864. Prisoner of War at Andersonville , Ga., at muster-out of
Company." He may have returned home later, but of this the writer
is not informed. Here follow the names of the men who constituted the
party:
Capt. Bradford R. Wood Sergeant Chas. Prudham, Co. E
First. Lieut. Edward Bennett Sergeant W. H. Angus, Co. K
First Lieut, and Acting Adjutant Corporal O. C. Tooker, Co. E
O. L. Hunger Corporal M. H. Bliss, Co. B
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Corporal Sylvester Delong, Co. B Private L. McCoy, Co. G
Corporal J. N. Hyzer, Co. K Private Perry Morse, Co. H
Private Ferd. Bennett, Co. A Private A. E. Stockholm, Co. H
Private C. C. Miller, Co. B Private Joel T. Comstock, Co. H
Private C. H. Beal, Co. D Private E. L. Nash, Co. I
Private W. W. Haver, Co. D Private A. Lewis, Co. I
Private J. Hocknell, Co. E Private H. T. Shufelt, Co. K
Private Wm. Thompson, Co. F Private A. D. Rankin, Co. K
A fine grove of trees was our resting place for the greater part
of that hot May day, but food was not to be had. The prisoners were
informed that on the next day they would reach a point where supplies
would be furnished, a statement that proved literally and liberally true,
though not in the fashion anticipated. Let me state, by way of paren-
thesis, that this grove and resting place was identified by the writer
during a visit to Spottsylvania Battle Fields in 1907, and is now the
site of the Goshen Baptist Church. While a prisoner here the Ad-
jutant had the pleasure of his first and only sight of Robert E. Lee,
Commander of the Confederate forces, who rode up inspecting the
condition of afifairs at the front.
All through the remainder of that 8th day of May, at intervals
of an hour or two, volleys of heavy musketry informed us that our
uninformed Generals were repeating, with other regiments, the ex-
periment at first tried with the 83d and Forty-fourth. Following each
of these futile attacks on the enemy's position, other captives were
added to our squad, until when night came 350 Union officers and men
were claiming Confederate hospitality.
The thought of dead and dying comrades whose sacrifice was a
sad mistake and had its own reward in the satisfaction of duty bravely
done, added to the heaviness of our hearts as we anticipated a turn
in rebel prisons. The night was spent a mile further to the rear in
pleasant woods, the blue sky visible between the leaves and branches
above us, as we lay without blankets on the ground. The bright stars
twinkled kindly, undisturbed by "man's inhumanity- to man," while
happy dreams came to some and the night wore away. The morning
of the 9th came early, and gnawing stomachs made their demands as,
waking from the sound sleep of growing manhood, the consciousness
of our situation again asserted itself. No time was wasted for break-
fast, since there was nothing to eat, and when soft-voiced Lieut. Cun-
ningham in command of the detail which was our conduct, gave the
order to "fall in," those able to march were ready to proceed. I think
all of the Forty-fourth squad, except Rosenkranz, started with the
rest. Proceeding in the direction of Richmond, we met, after an hour
or two had passed, a large force of the enemy's cavalry going toward
Fredericksburg, and concluded, from remarks by our guard, that for
some reason a demonstration by Sheridan was expected, with which
the Confederates proposed to interfere. A bad guess it was as to
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Sheridan's route, but fortunate for us, as the sequel will show. The
annoying activity of the enemy's cavalry had given trouble, and about
the time of our engagement at Laurel Hill, a conference between Gen-
erals Grant, Meade and Sheridan was in progress, as a result of
which Sheridan was given the permission, so much desired by him,
to cut loose from the army and deal such blows to the Confederacy
as he might find possible. All was accomplished that he had promised,
and the rebel cavalry found that they were more needed to protect
Richmond than to chase after Meade's wagon trains. All this was
of course unknown to our party, and the march was monotonous
enough until, a little before noon, when the column halted and filed
into a large enclosure, where to our joy was located one of the largest
and most copious springs of cold water it has ever been my lot to see.
The writer is reminded of Gideon's Band when he thinks of the
eagerness our comrades showed and the various postures assumed,
as they quaffed nature's most delicious beverage. Nothing could have
been better. Some, lying flat, put their faces in the water, others on
knees used their hands as cups, and drank and then drank again, for
it had been more than twenty-four hours since most of the men had
tasted water. It was refreshing, and the men lay down in the grass,
happy for the moment, and glad to rest. A group of the officers agreed,
for the sake of the few slightly wounded men in the party who were
suffering from the unavoidable chafing of their hurts, that Lieut. Cun-
ningham be requested to permit his prisoners to rest in this delightful
spot for an hour. Before the Committee of one, chosen to make this
request, could discharge his mission, the sudden arrival of a mounted
messenger, who excitedly addressed the Lieutenant, put an end to the
plan, and the order came immediately, "Fall in." There being no al-
ternative, this beautiful green spot was regretfully left behind, and
the tramp resumed. The main road was taken for but a short time,
when to our surprise, our route lay through fields and woods. In reply
to questions as to the reason of this, we were told that the bridge
over a river had been destroyed, and that we were making a point
where the stream could be forded. Thus the afternoon wore on, and
the fact that we did after a while ford a stream, gave some confirma-
tion to the statement. Water was arm-pit deep and swift, so that some
of the shorter and less vigorous men required help of the sturdier ones,
but the writer believes all crossed in safety. Between four and five
o'clock, after passing through a strip of woods, the tired men again
reached the Richmond road, when their ears were greeted by the sound
of shrieking locomotive whistles impatiently but plainly saying "Hurry
up." A messenger came, telling Lieut. Cunningham to be "quick," when
another sound greeted our ears — a shot from the rear. Strange as it
may seem, every one of the 350 men marching toward prison pens,
tired and hungry, but with senses acute, measured correctly the mean-
ing of that shot, and to the command, "double-quick," responded by
instantly clearing the road and with common impulse, sidling oflf into
SA^IUEL AIcCORMICK.
Was a Private in Company C. Enlisted Aug. 19, 1861. Was
wounded at Hanover C. H. May 27, 1862. in left forearm, left bone
broken. Furloughed home and in hospital at Albany, N. Y. about
five months. Rejoined the regiment and transferred to Company B.
Was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, in both
thighs. Furloughed and in hospital until 1863. Was then transferred
to Co. D. 1 2th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, stationed at Albany,
N. Y. and Schenectady, X. Y. Also at Alexandria. Va. and Fort
Meade, Va. Was at Fort Stevens during General Early's attack in
July, 1864. Discharged Sept. t. 1864.
THE NEV/ YORK
PUBLIC LIB ::iRY
ASTOR, LENOX
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS i
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the woods on one side and into the corners of the rail fence on the
other. The clatter of hoofs was soon heard, and memory still pictures
three horsemen, who, with speedier beasts, led the advance of the
gallant Custer's Brigade of Sheridan's Cavalry, as it appeared in view.
These three impetuous riders, almost lying on their horses' necks, with
carbines extended, crowded so closely the now fleeing Confederate
guard, that three of its number were brought down while the others
escaped.
On came the troopers, receiving as they passed the wild and
vociferous welcome of 350 liberated men, whose voices, raised in loud
cheers, proclaimed their joy and gratitude.
"How the" prisoners "shouted when they heard the joyful sound,"
Of Custer's gallant troopers as they sped o'er rebel ground! "Glory,
glory. Hallelujah!" was the song most appropriate, and the sentiment
was felt if not expressed by all our men.
The half mile to Beaver Dam Station was so quickly covered and the
surprise was so complete that three trains of cars were in possession
of our cavalry before the engineers could get them out of the station.
Supposing this to be his safe point. General Lee had concentrated sup-
plies, and there was food in abundance for man and beast. Vast stores
had been collected and, the prisoners found, literally fulfilled the promise
made them the day before that at the end of this day's march they
should be fed. Were we hungry? Young fellows scarce out of their
'teens, after two full days without food, hungry? Were we hungry?
Well, here was food in plenty, and one had but to help himself. Right
opposite the station, in a log house suddenly vacated by the family
which had occupied it a moment before, Capt. Bradford R. Wood and
the writer found ready to hand a promising fire of coals in the fire-
place, and the necessary utensils for cooking supper close at hand. A
reconnaissance by two had discovered at the station some barrels of
hams and lemon-box-looking packages which upon more intimate in-
spection proved to be filled with eggs packed in saw-dust. No objec-
tion to ham and eggs was to be offered on this occasion, and in a short
time voracious appetites were being rapidly and satisfactorily appeased,
at the expense of the Confederacy.
During the night, after men and horses were fed and had loaded
up with as many rations as could be conveniently carried, the sky was
brilliantly illuminated by the fires which consumed the station with its
contents, as well as the trains of cars which were to transport the
prisoners to the Capital of the Confederacy. The cavalrymen busied
themselves also in tearing up railroad tracks, burning ties, heating and
twisting rails and interfering as far as possible with Lee's communica-
tions. With happy hearts and weary bodies we lay down for rest, but
were not permitted to sleep late, for early in the morning the enemy's
cavalry, after its fruitless trip toward Fredericksburg and a long forced
march, appeared on our rear, and the sound of their guns was our
reveille. We recaptured, unarmed men constituted, of course, an im-
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pediment to our rescuers, but with veteran rebel cavalry pounding
in the rear, and the front defended by homeguards, guerrillas and other
irregulars, whenever a cut through a hill or a narrow road in the woods
afforded an opportunity for a barricade, the progress was not so
rapid, but that the infantrymen could maintain the pace. An officer of
a Pennsylvania regiment kindly offered the use of two extra horses
to Capt. Wood and the writer, so that the first day was not over-
wearisome to us, though exciting. At night, the Adjutant, following
the example of his friend of the cavalry, unsaddled and tied his horse
to a tree, giving him corn to eat ; then, with body stretched upon the
ground, with head to trunk of tree, quickly dropped into a deep sleep.
Waking early, it was discovered that his horse was gone, no doubt
taken by some dismounted cavalryman whose mount had been killed.
No more extras were to be found, so that again the Adjutant became
a footman, but was able to keep up with the procession. Enemy in
front and rear made the work of our cavalry severe, and the progress
was slow, but the march was continued on the main road until one
night the Adjutant was told that Richmond lay but two miles further
on, and he wondered, as he saw the lights twinkling in the distance, if
Sheridan v/ould risk an attack on the enemy's stronghold, which
seemed possible because of the absence of the main body of its de-
fenders. That was not to be, and shortly after, a turn to the left
brought us to the Chickahominy River. It was rainy and muddy, and
the route lay across a corduroy bridge, while over the river swamps ex-
tended on either side of the narrow road, which seemed the only
point at which passage could be made. The Adjutant, unattached, ap-
proached as near as he dared to Sheridan's headquarters flag where
a number of officers were grouped about their General, and watched
with much interest their movements. Across the Chickahominy were
concentrated several hundred of the friends of the Confederacy, who
with such arms as they had been able to gather together, proposed to
assist the Home Guards and Guerrillas in disputing Sheridan's crossing.
The main body of the enemy's cavalry was crowding behind in the
evident thought that now was the time for their harvest and that when
the crossing was attempted there would be much confusion, and that
a portion at least of the Union forces would become their prisoners.
Sheridan's grasp of the situation was complete, and the enemy's plans
were frustrated. Rebellion's most masterly cavalry leader, General
J. E. B. Stuart, meeting his death in the attempt to thwart the pur-
pose of the Union General. A sudden dash of a part of the cavalry
down the river, as if to reach quickly another possible crossing, de-
ceived the Home Guard crowd, and a part of that force hurried in the
same direction on their side of the river. Other cavalry ready for the
rush galloped over the bridge, driving the mob before them like leaves
before the wind. Regiment after regiment followed these, and a
large part of the force was safely over; but what of those regiments
who were facing their enemy in the rear? Batteries had been placed in
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the woods and, commanding the road over which our remaining troops
must pass and the enemy follow, were ready for the work before
them. When the order came, our cavalry in apparent retreat before
the enemy, turned about and rapidly galloped for the bridge. Now was
the enemy's chance, and confidently his troopers rushed on in pur-
suit, unconscious of the trap laid for their discomfiture. Batteries which
they had not seen belched out their fiery welcome with great effect,
and the onslaught was turned into a rout as men and horses, surprised
out of their self-possession, turned about in confusion and made haste
to the rear. Needless to say, before they had sufficiently recovered
to try again, Sheridan's Troopers, with every piece of artillery, and
his wards, the recaptured prisoners, were safely across the Chicka-
hominy. The enemy's cavalry did not follow after the crossing was
made, and it remained for the guerrillas who at a safe distance were
frequently in sight, following in the hope that some worn out soldier
or weary horse might be their prey, to remind us that we were still in
the enemy's country.
Reaching Malvern Hill, overlooking the James River, on the
thistoric field where in 1862 the Forty-fourth greatly distinguished
itself in battle, the opportunity came for the transfer by General Sheri-
dan of the recaptured prisoners, to General Butler, whose army lay
at Bermuda Hundreds, across the river. One of Uncle Sam's gun-
boats near by, gave assurance of protection, and after communicating
with Butler, who promised to send boat for us next day, we bivouacked
near Haxall's Landing. The cavalry proceeded on its way with our
hearty God speed and sincere thanks for delivery. At Bermuda Hun-
dreds we were supplied with clean underwear, which was eagerly
received and greatly needed ; thanks to that grand association of good
men and women called the Sanitary Commission.
The following day we were taken by boat to Fortress Monroe, where
transfer was made to another steamer, arriving at Alexandria on the 17th
day of May. On the i8th our party reached Camp Distribution, and the
next day the writer secured pass to Washington and provided himself
with sword and belt and sundry items of wearing apparel. On return to
camp, orders were received directing us to report to Col. Tally, who was
to command a provisional battalion and march to the front. On the 20th
the march was begun. On the 21st a detail of 50 men was made to guard
a wagon train, with Capt. Bradford R. Wood, Lieut. Edward Bennett
and the writer, in charge. Starting at midnight, we reached Fredericks-
burg about 7 A. M., Sunday, May 22d, remaining during the day and
visiting hospitals where a number of the Forty-fourth men lay wounded.
On the 23d the train was started, and the rest of the Provisional Bat-
talion joined in guarding it. A march of twenty-two miles brought
us to Bowling Green, and three miles more the next day, to Milford Sta-
tion. On the 26th, the wagon train having been safely delivered to
proper authorities, we started for the regiment, where the glad reception
by our old comrades, who had supposed some of us dead, made our
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hearts warm. Here for the first time, information reached us of the
wounding of Col. Conner and Major Knox at Laurel Hill, and of the
fact that Capt. Nash had been thereafter in command until the arrival of
Capt. Allen, who, because of seniority in rank, assumed command. At
the request of the latter, the writer resumed his duties as Acting Ad-
jutant, and the work went on.
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"NEW" COMPANY E, 44TH N. Y. VOL.
By Capt. A. N. Husted.
Volunteers for the Union Army in the summer of 1862 consisted,
largely, of high-grade young men from our schools and colleges who had
not, previously, felt that they had been "called," but, the Union defeat in
the "Peninsula Campaign" and the urgent necessity for more men to
sustain the Union flag, now impelled them to drop their books and
shoulder their muskets for the National Service. It was at this period
that the "Normal School" Company enlisted. The Normal boys formed
a strong nucleus but it was necessary to invite others — of similar char-
acter so far as practicable — to fill up the Company. The Company owed
its inspiration and, also its organization, to Rodney G. Kimball and
Albert N. Husted who, at that time, were Professors in the State Nor-
mal School (now State Normal College) at Albany. Wm. Kidd of Al-
bany also rendered valuable assistance.
Capt. Kimball commanded the Company at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, December, 1862, and until February 4, 1863, when he left the regi-
ment on "Sick Leave;" he was honorably discharged on "Surgeon's
Certificate of Disability" April 16, 1863 ; he was Professor of Applied
Mathematics in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institution from July, 1869,
until his decease April 25, 1900.
Lieut. Husted participated in all the engagements of the Army of
the Potomac from October, 1862, to October, 1864, and was slightly
wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville; he was promoted Captain,
with rank from September 20, 1863, and honorably discharged October
14, 1864. He still survives, in excellent health; since July, 1869, he has
been Professor of Mathematics in the State Normal College at Albany.
Lieut. Kidd served with the Company at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, and was honorably discharged January 28, 1863, to accept the ap-
pointment of Military Secretary to Gov. Seymour; he has retired from
business and resides at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
The Company was "enlisted" at Albany, but nearly all its members
were from other places, as shown in the "Roster."
As an organization the Company participated in all the battles in
which the regiment was engaged and all the battles in which the 44th
Battalion was engaged.
Of the one hundred men, originally enlisted, seventeen died of
wounds received in battle ; eight died of disease contracted in the service ;
twenty received wounds which did not prove fatal; seven were com-
missioned as officers in U. S. Colored troops, five of them as Captains ;
seven received commissions in New York Volunteer regiments; twelve
were discharged because of physical disability; nine were transferred
to the Invalid Corps and three to the Signal Corps. Only one "de-
serted," and he before the Company left Albany.
When the term of the regiment expired, August, 1864, the enlisted
men, then remaining on the rolls of th« Company, were transferred to
the 140th N. Y. Volunteers.
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THE CAPTAIN'S STORY.
By Capt. Charles A. Woodworth.
The Captain was a war enthusiast. He was dead in earnest. He
knew why he was there at the front in the thick of battle. He had read
the speeches of Charles Sumner and the editorials of Horace Greeley.
He had taught school in Kentucky during the John Brown raid. He had
seen slaves sold at auction and cruelly whipped. Truly the "iron had
entered his soul" and he was ready for the sacrifice.
The Captain was young, he was only twenty-two, but, to quote from
his own note book of that da}', not too young to have a part in the great
struggle. The day after Sumter was fired upon, he rode into Buffalo
and enlisted in a cavalry regiment being raised by Alexander Sloan, but
word came that the Government would not accept any cavalry at that
time. The next opportunity that came to him was enlistment in the
Forty-fourth, for which regiment he, with Captains Nash and Grannis,
raised a Company, and now he was here commanding Company A at
the battle of Malvern Hill. The regiment was passing through the Seven
Days fight and this was the last day of that campaign. Only seventeen
miles from Richmond ; we shall surely take it said these patriots. But
the fortunes of war were otherwise. A charge was ordered and down
the hill, with the Captain at their head, went the gallant Company A.
When within a few rods of the gray hats in front of them, a bullet
struck the Captain and he fell upon his face upon the field. The Com-
pany went on and the enemy was routed, fleeing in great disorder and
leaving us in possession of the field.
A little later Whip Wickwire found the Captain lying on his face
with arms outstretched and exclaimed : "This looks like our Captain,"
and stooping down he turned him over. Calling two comrades he said :
"The Captain is dead ; he holds his sword with a death grip ; we must
leave him and go on. Poor fellow! that is what we are here for, to
die for our country." But the evening air after a time and a chance to
breathe revived him, and he had just struggled to his feet, putting his
sword into the ground for support, when William Cunningham of Black
Rock came along, saying: "You are badly hurt. Captain, what can I do
for you?" "Where am I hit?" said the Captain for he was unable to
see or to find his wounds, though the blood was running down his
clothes and he was growing weaker. "In the face and eyes" said Cun-
ningham, and calling another comrade they dragged him to the surgeon
who cared for him. Afterward, Joseph Morse, now of Plainfield, N. J.,
called a Massachusetts surgeon who looked at him and said : "I can do
nothing for him; take him and lay him in the barn." This they did
where the good comrade, Morse, washed the blood from his face,
brought him some water and left him, as he supposed, to die. But the
Captain did not die. With a cold compress on his eyes, weak and weary,
he went to sleep. There were 365 men in this barn besides himself,
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many of whom died that night. The surgeons were busy all night, but
they did not go near him, supposing him to be mortally wounded, but
the night's sleep did him good. He awoke in the morning somewhat
refreshed, but astounded and indignant when a man kicked him on the
leg and said : "Get up here." Unable to see and not recognizing the
voice, he said: "Well, who are you?" "I belong to Hill's Cavalry and
you are our prisoners." The Captain's heart sank. Here he was, blind,
a prisoner, in the enemy's country." Where is our army? and why are
we left wounded and dying on the field after a victory?" That is one of
the mysteries that has never been cleared up. The army had been moved
at midnight to Harrison's Landing. These men were kept in the barn
five days and this was their ration : the Confederates had six barrels of
flour and some Virginia peas. They mixed the flour with cold water
and baked it in a fire made of rails outside the barn. It was burned hard
so it had to be chopped in pieces with an ax. This was given to the
prisoners with a half pint cup half full of pea soup. The Captain, on
account of swollen jaw and aching face, could not eat the bread, but
lived mostly upon the soup. Why the Captain did not die under this
treatment, I do not know, only it seemed to be his destiny to see the close
of the war and afterward have a long and busy life. At the end of the five
days in the barn, a long wagon train of 65 four mule teams conveyed
them to Richmond and put them in Libby Prison. The Captain will
never forget that ride of seventeen miles in those army wagons, nor the
dreadful jar to his wounded face over the rough roads. But at last they
reached the prison and he was put in the hospital department and laid
upon a cot. Here he had a better ration, soft bread and boiled beef
twice a day and, best of all, his dear friend and comrade, Charlie Gran-
nis. who had been taken prisoner four days before at the battle of Gaines
Mills, saw his name in the Richmond papers as wounded and in the
prison. When the nurses came up on the third floor where he was after
the mail and to hear the news, he tied a towel around his waist as he
saw they did, and slipped in among them and so ran the guard and came
down to the hospital where his friend, the Captain, was. That was a
joyful meeting and the Captain obtained permission of the surgeons to
let him stay as nurse.
And what was the Captain thinking of all this time, blind, in prison
and in this terrible condition, in the enemy's country. Was he despond-
ent and without hope? His family at home mourning him as dead, so
many of his regiment having testified to seeing him fall, shot through
the head. No, indeed, he was cheerful, trying to contrive some way of
escaping, and through the long nights the 23d Psalm, "The Lord is
my Shepherd," would pass through his mind, comforting him and giv-
ing him strength to endure as a good soldier of the Cross. I am sure he
had no thought of dying, for he did not believe himself to be mortally
wounded. But one day, the i8th of July, it was announced that 60 of
the worst wounded ones would be exchanged, and the Captain was one
of them ; and Grannis could not go ; he must stay as he was not wounded.
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This was, indeed, a sorrow to leave his best friend there. This was also
a part of the fortunes of war. The Captain had sent his clothes to be
washed and they brought them to him, all but the trousers. He de-
manded them before leaving and they finally brought him a pair of
dirty, greasy rebel pants. The Captain felt of them and refused to put
them on. They waited no longer, but put him into the ambulance with
no gentle hands. At once the fresh air, the singing of birds, the perfume
of roses, and the easy riding ambulance seemed like the borderland of
heaven to the wounded Captain. They took him to the James River
where there was a flag of truce boat that took him to Fortress Monroe,
where he was put on board the Commodore Vanderbilt, bound for New
York, his native State. Here the Sanitary Commission supplied all his
needs, gave him trousers and good food, such a change from the hot
and suffocating prison hospital. The journey from Richmond to New
York occupied six days, a long time compared to the present easy journey
by rail. In New York City the Captain received every kindness and at-
tention that a loyal people could give to a Union soldier. On landing, he
went to the Dey St. Hotel. The proprietor received him with open
arms, sent for a surgeon to dress his wounds, entertained him and sent
him in a carriage to take the boat for Albany, where he was to take the
train for Buffalo. At Albany he found Major Knox and other friends
who helped him on his way and when he boarded the train. Conductor
Crittenden took especial care of him, bringing him hot cofTee and a lunch
at midnight. At Buffalo, Col. E. P. Chapin and Col. Botsford met him
at the station, giving him boxes of lint and other things necessary to
bind up his wounds. From Buffalo a ride of 35 miles was before him,
most of the way by stage. At Rice's Corners, Comrade George Orr took
him the rest of the way in his carriage and about sundown, July 24th,
led him into his father's house. Great was the rejoicing. Soon the
house and yard were filled with the people of the village. Solomon
Lincoln, the merchant of the village and of whom the Captain was a
great favorite, ordered out the village cannon, supplied the powder and
the firing began. The farmers in the surrounding country heard it and
hurried to the village to hear the news, for it was the custom in that
town to fire the cannon whenever there was a Union victory. But on
all sides you only heard : "The Captain has come home ; the dead has
come to life again."
This is the Captain's story and we may say in conclusion that he
partially recovered his sight and returned to his country's service and
served on the field and as Military Assistant at Philadelphia till the close
of the war.
ELNATHAN MEADE.
Born November 7, 1845, in the Township of Gorham, Ontario
County, New York, near the village of Rushville and entered the army
from the town of Italy, Yates County, New York, in August 1862, in
Co. C. 44th N. Y. Vols. ; was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 13, 1862, and again May 5, 1864. very severely at the
Battle of the Wilderness, Va. by a musket ball weighing one ounce
passing through the head and face. The wound is a very remarkable
one and according to the records of the Surgeon-General, the only one
of that character on record.
Dr. T. B. Hood, Chief of the Medical Division of the U. S. Pension
Office (Medical Referee), describes the disability resulting from gun-
shot wound of head as follows :
"I certify that I have intimately known Mr. EInathan Meade
and that at intervals, for several years past, he has been in my
professional care for the results of a gun-shot wound of his head
and face. The missile, a large musket ball, struck him a little above
the external canthus of the left eye and, passing somewhat down-
ward, emerged just in front of the ear upon the right side of the
face. In its track the ball fractured the malar or cheek-bone Cits
zygomatic process) passed through the floor of the orbit of the left
eye, fracturing the orbital plate of the upper jaw-bone (superior
maxillary), injuring the globe of the eye, passed the nasal fossse,
fracturing the bones there, and passing through the right upper
jaw-bone, emerged through the rannis of the lower jaw-bone (inferior
maxillary), fracturing it."
(over)
ELXATHAX MEADE — continued
Thus the ball passed through the face from left to right. The
statement that Mr. Meade was thought to have been killed outright
at first, and that when it was apparent that that was not true it was
believed scarcely worth while to waste time and attention upon so
hopeless a case, is wholly credible, and most certainly few persons
would recover from so severe a wound.
The sight of the left eye is wholly destroyed, and there is growing
involvement of the right e\e from sympathy. The worst of the case
is the involvement of the whole nervous system as a result of the
wound.
Was discharged the service on Surgeon's certificate of disability
and for over a year after leaving the service Mr. Meade was unable
to masticate solid food; lived ou liquid food entirely, and during this
time he made a wedge out of a pine stick which he carried in his
pocket and every hour of the day he would pry his jaws open so as
to enable him to get a more sulistantial quantity of food in his mouth.
By Special Act of Congress, approved by President Harrison, Mr.
Meade was granted an increase of his pension.
In 1875 he was elected to the ofiice of Justice of the Peace in and
for Yates County. N. Y. In 1881 he was appointed to a clerkship in
the Interior Department, Washirgton. D. C. In 1887 he married Miss
Lizzie Lindsley, daughter of Elzor B. Lindsley, Esq., of Rushville,
N. Y., and has one child. Lola ^Madeline Meade.
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ELNATHAN MEADE'S STORY.
By Himself.
You wish me to tell how I got from the field at the Battle of the
Wilderness, May 5, 1864.
The first thing I remember after regaining consciousness was that
I found myself between Orrin E. Watkins and Stephen P. Dye (mem-
bers of my Company), with my arms over their shoulders, slowly walk-
ing down the road in the rear of the line of battle, looking for the field
hospital tent for medical aid. I was almost blind, and so weak from the
great loss of blood that I could not stand on my feet without help.
We soon found men with a stretcher and I was laid on it and the
surgeon cut out the ball, which had passed through from my left temple
and was protruding just under the skin under my right ear. After this
I was carried on the stretcher a short distance to the hospital tent,
which was about full of wounded, and laid down in a corner on some
pine boughs for bedding.
I remained in this position until the next day before I had any
attention. When it was found out that I was still alive, my face was
washed in warm water and my wounds were bandaged up the best they
could be under the circumstances.
The reason I was not attended to at once, as I was told afterwards,
was that the surgeon told the hospital steward that I could not live an
hour and he had better attend to those who had a chance to live. I
remember Lieut. Orett L. Munger called to look after the boys. I was
only a few feet away from Munger when I was wounded.
I can not recall to mind how long I lay on the field or how long I
remained in the field hospital, but not very long before I was put in a
baggage wagon (the ambulances had all been filled up with wounded),
and sent to Fredericksburg, Va., and left on the sidewalk of one of the
streets with many hundred others, all wounded, to stay until a place
could be found for us.
A soldier of the 7th Wisconsin regiment came along and I told him
in the best way I could (I could not talk loud) that I wanted to go to a
place where I could get medical attention. He kindly raised me up and
let me lean on his shoulders and we walked slowly along to an old
factory or mill, near the river, where were one or two hundred wounded
men. I was taken in and given a bed on the floor with a blanket under
me. My wounds were attended to by the nurses, but I could eat nothing.
All the nourishment for a few days was a teacupful of beef tea and water
to drink.
Here I found Andrew Giddings, of my Company. He had lost an
arm. When we had been in this place for about two weeks, getting more
restless all the time to get away to better quarters, one day we both
agreed to start out on foot for Acquia Creek and try to board a boat
going up the Potomac to Washington, to get into one of the hospitals
there where we could get better care.
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Well, I made up a little bundle, a nice, fine, red woolen shirt and
some handkerchiefs and stockings, that the ladies of the Christian Com-
mission had given me, and we started ; we walked in the direction of
the road which we were to take. I had not walked more than five rods
from the building which we left before my strength gave out entirely
and I dropped down by the roadside, utterly exhausted and unable to
stand up longer. Very soon two strong men with a stretcher came and
placed me on it, carried me back to my old place on the floor, where I
remained until I was sent to Fairfax Seminary hospital, near Alexan-
dria, Va., thence to Mower General Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Philadel-
phia, Fa.
Giddings walked on and was fortunate in getting on a farmer's
wagon and reached Acquia Creek, where he got passage on a boat and
got to Washington and found good quarters in some one of the hospitals
of the city. He has been dead many years. He was a brave and good
soldier.
I was discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability and left the
service the last of October, 1864, and went back to New York, on the
farm, to regain my health and strength, and later came to Washington
to accept a Government position.
Elnathan Meade.
Washington, D. C, November 11, 1909.
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CAPTAIN GRANNIS IN LIBBY PRISON.
His Interesting Personal Reminiscences Constitute a Valuable Review.
(From Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph, Feb. 23d and Feb. 25, 1901.)
("The following narrative of civil war recollections was prepared
by the late Capt. Charles D. Grannis, at the instance, as is supposed, of
Capt. C. A. Woodworth.
"The original draft, from which our copy was made, was in pencil
on loose sheets of paper." — Ed.)
"At about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 27th of June, 1862 (second
of the seven days' fight on the peninsula), our corps, the Fifth, moved
into position and began preparations for battle. The day before there
had been considerable fighting near Mechanicsville bridge across the
Chickahominy river, but we did not participate. I think that none of our
corps were engaged on the 26th. While we were getting into position
on the 27th, we could hear evidences of sharp fighting, continually grow-
ing more distinct, so we knew our troops were falling back. Our posi-
tion was a good one, well chosen for defence, being along the north
side of a ravine with moderate slope to the sides, that on the south side
being some steeper, and rising considerably higher than on the side oc-
cupied by our troops. At the bottom of the ravine was a small creek
which had cut a channel about five or six feet in depth.
The ravine and creek were crossed by a highway just at the right
of our regiment. We destroyed the bridge, and felled all of the timber
growing in our front, tops to the south. Some of the larger trees lying
across the channel were trimmed so as to admit of our skirmishers
passing back and forth on them. Some of our men having been engaged
in building a dam a short distance below the left of the regiment, it was
not long before the water was rising in the channel, and by night it was
banks full. Our regiment was the extreme left of the infantry on that
side of the Chickahominy, an almost impassable swamp free from timber,
extending from near our left to the river. Of course, the greater part
of our force was engaged in throwing up works, and by the time we
needed them our pits were very good protection.
Across the ravine to our front the ground rose to a point I should
guess to be forty feet higher than our position, with very little timber.
Beyond the brow of the hill were extensive wheat fields reaching across
to timber, which must have been nearly a mile from our position. Our
skirmishers were well advanced in this cleared country. It must have
been about noon when our skirmishers were first driven in, and the first
attempt made to dislodge us. The Confederates came with a rush, but
as they showed themselves on the brow of the hill in our front, as I
recollect not more than fifteen rods or so distant, our fire was too much
for them and back they went, and all along our line they met an equally
hot reception. My recollection is that they tried us four times during
the afternoon without success, their fifth and successful assault being
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away to our right, directed against the second division, the regular
division of our corps.
This must have been at about 6 :30 or 6 :45 p. m. It had been very
quiet in our front for some time, and Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Rice, who
was then commanding the regiment, happening to be near Company H,
of which I was then first sergeant, instructed me to go out to the skir-
mish line (which, by the way, was entirely out of sight from our posi-
tion), and get what information I could. So shouldering my musket
I started. I remember Lieutenant Jones, of Company D, was in com-
mand, and from him learned that the skirmish line in his front, with
whom his men were exchanging shots, comprised all the force that he
knew of. Not long after I reached the front, a tremendous musketry
fire set in back of our lines, but knowing it could not be our brigade, I
did not think much of it. More especially the case, as just then the
Confederate skirmish line made an attempt to advance, which, of course,
I took a hand in resisting. The fighting behind us grew heavier if any-
thing, and it was not long before we discovered a line of battle bearing
down on us, crowding close up to their skirmishers. Of course we ac-
cepted the invitation to retire, but did so slowly, supposing the as-
sault would result as the others had done. Before reaching the brow
of the hill, the heavy firing we had been listening to had pretty much
stopped and I remember thinking that another repulse had been dealt
them, and that the troops following us would probably go back without
assaulting. It was getting towards dusk at this time, and a very dense
smoke made it seem still darker. The line of battle in our front halted
for a few minutes, perhaps to align and get closed up ready for action,
and then again drove ahead. When we broke over the top of the hill,
the Confederates were so close to us, that we thought it advisable to get
inside our works as soon as possible, so made a run for it, and jumped
over our works to find them occupied by a thin line of rebels and our-
selves prisoners. If we had discovered that the rebels had our works,
I think we could have crossed the swamp to the river, crossed that, and
soon found our friends. My recollection is that thirteen others were
captured with me, and as many more of our regiment further to the
right. I had often said I would never be taken ahve, but when it came
to the pinch I changed my mind. I thought at the time that I might
possibly shoot two men, bayonet another and then die myself, and I
thought it not worth while.
The prisoners were divided into squads, seven of us being placed in
charge of five men with instructions to take us to Richmond. We soon
started, and though we marched nearly all night did not cross Mechan-
icsville bridge till just before daylight. I think our guards lost their
bearings, and wandered around some. Soon after crossing the bridge,
we joined quite a large body of prisoners and with them went into Rich-
mond. At first I was placed in what was called the "prison room," that
was the top floor of the up river end of the building, Libby prison, a
room 40 X 80 feet, in which were confined 356 men. When we lay down
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at night it was necessary to do so in rows in order to give all a chance.
While here our rations were very insufficient, and were issued at ir-
regular intervals, and we became hungrier all the time. A small ration
of sour bread, one very small ration of fresh beef, boiled without salt,
and a ration of blackeyed pea soup, cooked so little that when poured
from one dish to another the peas would rattle, constituted our daily
supply of food. I think I remained in this room ten days. Two or three
days previous to my change of quarters, I learned by a Richmond paper
that Charles A. Woodworth, first lieutenant of Company H, Forty-
Fourth, was captured at Savage Station, badly wounded, and was brought
to Libby prison hospital. I was very anxious to get to him and every
time a prison official came in sight I importuned him for permission
to go, but with no result, and was giving it up as impossible, when one
morning a transfer of some prisoners was to be made and the doors,
leading down through the building from one end to the other, were
opened, a guard being placed at each.
I soon observed two or three fellows moving about, each with a
towel tied about the waist. Speaking with one. I found he was a nurse
in the hospital, which was on the lower floor, at the other end of the
building, and said he had been given permission to come up there and
see if he had any friends among the prisoners. After a little hesitation,
I tied my towel about my waist, wandered around in sight of the guard
for a while, then approached him with all the confidence I could mus-
ter, said "nurse in hospital," and passed him as though it was a matter
of course. I had no trouble with the other guards, and soon found
myself in the hospital room. Much to my surprise, I found Dr. Bentley,
our assistant brigade surgeon, in immediate charge of that floor. He
was captured at Savage Station, with a large number of wounded men,
I suppose at the same time Lieutenant Woodworth was taken. I at
once told Dr. Bentley how I came to be there and asked that I be de-
tailed as a nurse. He assured me I should remain there as long as he
did, anyway. I soon found Lieutenant Woodworth, and in order that I
might give him special attention, was given day duty in his ward.
The hospital floor was about the same size as the prison, 40 x 80
feet, with a small room partitioned ofif in one corner for a drug room,
which was presided over by two hospital stewards, prisoners. I never
saw a man more pleased than was Woodworth when he heard my voice.
Poor fellow ! His face was covered with a bandage, and with that off
he could see nothing, but how glad he was to talk. I forget at first how
many men I had to care for, but I think about twenty, some of them
amputated cases. About two weeks after I entered the hospital, a large
lot of the patients who could stand moving, Woodworth among the
number, were sent north. Dr. Bentley going also. I tried hard to get
away with the others, but I was too healthy. A Confederate surgeon,
named Brock, then took charge of the hospital, and I must say that our
men were more carefully looked after and more kindness shown them
in every way than had been the case under Dr. Bentley. Dr. Brock was
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a gentleman in every sense of the word. I continued doing nurse duty
about ten days under Dr. Brock and then he made me what they called
"sergeant of the floor," giving me a sort of general supervision of the
floor with authority over all other nurses in his absence. I had for-
gotten one point.
Two days before this occurred, Ross, the prison clerk, the most
contemptible scoundrel I ever knew, gave orders that the day nurses
should scrub the floor every morning, before going on regular duty. A
part of them went at it; but a man named Warner and myself refused,
and were at once hustled into a prison room in Castle thunder, I pre-
sume without Dr. Brock's knowledge. Anyway, pretty early in the morn-
ing of the third day we were taken back to Libby and I received pro-
motion. Ross, the clerk, and I had for some time been on bad terms,
owing to his abuse of prisoners, which I always resented ; and I know
that after this he was always watching for some chance to play me some
meanness. As quite a large number of amputated cases had very lately
been received, a part of my duty was to assist Dr. Brock what I could in
dressing them twice each day, and I became moderately skillful in wind-
ing a bandage. As I endeavored to do my duty faithfully, I, of course,
became stronger with Dr. Brock every day and to good purpose, as but
for that Ross would have come out ahead once at least. One afternoon,
he, Ross, came into the hospital with several young fellows, Middies, I
suppose, from some gunboat lying near Richmond, who wanted to see
the Yanks. These chaps were nicely dressed in their light gray uni-
forms, with all the gold braid the law allowed, and were nice, clean,
pretty fellows anyway. Ross saying that he was too busy to accompany
them, asked me to show them around. We started along through the
hospital, and finally stopped near the back end. Right there was a bunk
on which a man had died not long before, whose body had been removed
to the dead room in the basement, but no change had as yet been made
in the covering of the cot, and a person looking at it carefully would not
fail to see numerous creepers moving about. Everything about the hos-
pital was well populated with vermin. Well, one of these nice fellows
sat down on that bunk, and I did not warn him of the consequence. In
fact, I really enjoyed seeing him there, for I knew he wouldn't have to
stay there long to get "salted" as we used to say.
Well, while he was still seated, Ross returned and at once told him
his danger. The young fellow was on his feet instantly and made very
lively efforts to brush himself with his hands. Of course I laughed.
Ross turned on me with an oath, and questioned why I didn't caution the
man. I replied that "I didn't think lice would hurt him any more than
they did me, and I was lousier than thunder." He appeared to be very
angry, and after considerable abuse he started out, soon returning with
a corporal and four men, who, under his orders, seized me and proceeded
to buck and gag me. After a while they succeeded in tying me, and were
preparing the gag, when Dr. Brock appeared on the scene and ordered
that I be released, saying that I was one of his men, and he would not
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allow me to be punished. Ross made a strong effort to carry his point,
but the doctor was firm, and I was untied at once. This did not increase
the love Ross and I felt for each other, and I may have presumed a
little on the doctor's friendship for me, in my treatment of Ross.
The water supply for the building was taken from the James river,
brought in through pipes. Just where this was taken from the river I
never knew, whether from above or below Belle Isle, but I presume from
above, for I do not think there was much sickness caused by the use of
that water which would have been the case had it been contaminated. I
never saw Belle Isle but once, and my remembrance of it is an island of
perhaps three acres extent, low and sandy, with a few trees. I think
there were a few tents erected on the island, but as a rule the hundreds
of men who were kept there found any sort of shelter they could, and
through exposure and insufficient food, sickness and death prevailed.
Our rebel hospital steward asked me one afternoon for a detail to ac-
company him and carry some medicines to Belle Isle. Thinking that I
would be allowed to go on to the island and perhaps see some friends
or acquaintances, I offered to go myself; so taking a two gallon jug of
some sort of compound in each hand and promising him that I would
make no effort to escape, we set out without a guard. Carey street,
on which Libby stood, was the river street of the city, and our route
was directly up river. It was a hot afternoon and it had been several
weeks since I had been out in the sun, and I remember the tramp as a
pretty tough one. Arrived at the ferry which was simply a landing for
an ordinary sized skiff, I learned for the first time that I would not be al-
lowed to visit the island; It was strictly against orders. The single sen-
tinel on guard had no shelter from the sun, and the prospect of stay-
ing there two or three hours with him was not pleasing. The steward
taking pity on me, gave me the choice between waiting there for him,
or going back to Libby alone, the latter on very faithful promises on
my part that I would go back. Nothing was said as to the route I should
travel, and I took advantage of that to see as much of the city as pos-
sible, occupying at least two hours on the return trip, and arriving at
Libby just as Ross, the clerk, was entering the building to "call the roll,"
which was in reality a count of the men, trusting to men answering to
names not being allowed. While I was wandering around I met a good
many curious looks. I was in our uniform, and to see one of our fel-
lows out without a guard was something of a curiosity, I guess, to most
of the people I met. I was not molested, however, and reached Libby
in time to exchange salutations with Ross and be counted. The river
water brought into the building was so warm and insipid, squads of
men under guard were allowed to go once daily with pails to a big
pump, which was, I think, about one-eighth of a mile from Libby, for
water to use in the hospital. This was very good water, cool and nice
when fresh, but without ice it soon got warm. It was a ridiculous spec-
tacle to see six or eight stalwart Federals in charge, perhaps, of two
boys who looked hardly able to carry muskets, and yet that was about
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the character of the guard frequently sent with the water squads. Of
course it would have been folly for one to have tried to escape by day-
light in the crowded streets, and we thought sending such a guard was
a design to humiliate our men. I never went for water but once or
twice, and we then had respectable guards. The men comprising the
prison guards seemed about the most ignorant, useless fellows in exist-
ence. I remember one who was stationed at the front door of the hos-
pital, who, when he saw a bottle of ink, did not know the use of it.
There was but one man shot by a guard while I was there. A man on
the second floor, rear end of the building, was at a window and some
way made himself obnoxious to the guard on the sidewalk below him.
The guard suddenly raised his musket and fired. He missed the man
he fired at, but the bullet entered the window and passed through the
floor above, killing a man who chanced to be in its way. The guard was
not molested for this act. I, one evening, surprised a guard, and it has
always been a wonder to me that he did not shoot. As I have said, the
hospital was in the lower end of the building on first floor above the
basement. The basement doors opened onto a street, I forget the name.
Carey street was higher and the first floor was on a level with it at
front end. The "dead room," as it was called, was in the basement, one
door up river from the basement under the hospital. To go from our
basement to the "dead room," it was necessary to step out on the side-
walk and pass along for 30 or 40 feet to the next door. On this evening
an ambulance had brought a very sick man to the hospital and we could
not move him without a stretcher. We had but one, and that one had
been taken to the "dead room" with a corpse late in the day, and left
there, so I hurried for it. The guard on duty patrolling the walk there
was green, and the instant I approached on the walk brought his musket
to bear on me. I simply said "dead room" and passed along. I soon
appeared with the stretcher, his musket was brought to bear on me and
covered me until I disappeared in the door of our basement. If he
had been on duty around there long, he would have better understood
what I was after and not given me such a scare.
About two weeks before I left Richmond a lot of men in Libby
prison, including those in the hospital who thought themselves well
enough to make the trip, were allowed to sign a parole, preparatory to
being sent north. There was quite a crowd about the table where they
were signing in the hospital, and I was getting nearer to the table every
moment, in fact had pen in hand, when some one took hold of me and
drew me back. I was angry in an instant, and turned around ready to
resent the interference, when I found that it was Dr. Brock. He ex-
plained to me that if I went north then I would probably go into some
parole camp where I could be of no use to any of our folks, and I could
do them good where I was. That if I went away some one would have
to be broken in to take my place, etc. He finally said it would be a per-
sonal favor to himself if I would consent to remain until the next parole.
Considering all his kindness to me and others, I could not refuse. My
EDGAR A. MERCHANT.
Born in 1840. His ancestors came to this countr\ from London.
England.
It is reported of him that at the battle of Hanover Court Honse,
May 27, 1862, that the only prisoner captured by the regiment in that
battle was by Sergeant Merchant. Tlie rebel was a Lieutenant in the
5th Alabama Regiment: his captor relieved him of his sword, revol-
ver, etc.
An Albany, N. Y.. paper pubhshed at that date, says of him:
"Young Merchant is but 22 years of age and formerly of our city.
He is represented as being a young man of good moral character, a
thorough soldier and one who never shirks from duty, no matter how
thickly dangers may beset the post assigned to him. He has been in
three hard fought battles and has conducted himself in a most gallant
and fearless manner."
He was killed in action at the battle of Gettysburg. July 2. 1863.
II
THE NE\,
PUBLIC LIB.. ^RY
ASTOR, LENOX
TILDEN FOUNDATIOHi
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recollection is that within the next two weeks most of the serious cases
in Libby hospital were either sent north or transferred to some other
place, for at about that time another parole was made, and Dr. Brock
made no objection to my going, and thanked me for having remained at
his request. It was only two or three years after the close of the war that
I read an account of the collapse of a floor in the courthouse at Rich-
mond, and among those killed I saw the name of Dr. Brock. He was
certainly a good man, and I could but grieve at his untimely death.
Leaving Libby, Qerk Ross, standing at the door checking us ofif, I
stopped the procession long enough to give him an idea of what we
thought of him, and also to make him one or two promises, which are
still only promises, because I have never had the pleasure of meeting
him since that time.
We started for Aiken's Landing, fourteen miles below Richmond
on the James river. I think it was about 8 p. m. when we started on our
tramp accompanied by a few rebel cavalry. Our crowd did not need
much guarding on that sort of a trip. I remember that it was a very
pleasant day, pretty warm, but none too much so to prevent the able
bodied ones making pretty good time. About one mile from the river
we crossed some high ground, and from that point could see our flag
flying from the masthead of the transport that was awaiting our ar-
rival. What a cheer went up ! I can assure you the stars and stripes
never before or since looked to me as they did on that day, and I think
my companions experienced about the same feeling. The transport re-
mained at the landing until the following morning, waiting for stragglers,
some of them being brought in ambulances, sent out from Richmond to
pick them up. We steamed down the river and were finally landed at
Annapolis, where we were placed in a parole camp. I had no blanket
nor could I get one. My only clothing was what I had on and was
infested with vermin and I could get none to replace it. I slept on the
ground under some horse sheds that had been used for cavalry. I
would lie down and sleep until awakened by cold, then get up and run
until warm, then lie down for another nap, and in that fashion wear out
the night. We had plenty to eat in this camp, but it seemed impossible
to get either clothing or blankets. The last two or three nights spent
there, I with one or two others went down into a swampy piece of tim-
ber in one corner of the inclosure, and picked what wood we could find,
cut a lot of brush for beds, and endeavored to sleep there. Of course,
we could warm only one side at a time, and the warm side was the one
the little travelers preferred, and as they deemed it advisable to shift
as often as we did, you can imagine about hov/ much sleep we got. We
were kept at Annapolis about ten days, I think, and were then taken to
Alexandria and placed in a parole camp that must have had some 5,000
or 6,000 men present most of the time. In this camp men of the differ-
ent corps were kept more by themselves, some paroled commissioned
officer being in command, and looking after their interests generally.
When we first reached the camp a captain from some Ohio regiment was
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in charge of the Fifth corps men. I do not remember his name, but think
that he had done everything possible for the men, though he had been
unable to get any clothing, and it was much needed. There were plenty
of tents and an abundance of food was furnished — but there were men
without shoes, some without trousers, having nothing more than a pair
of army drawers on their legs, others without jackets, and the need for
clothing was great. Two or three days after I entered the camp, the cap-
tain commanding, who it seems had but lately arrived there, asked me
if I knew of a man who would make a good clerk. I at once offered my
own services for trial, and began work for him at once. There was a
great deal of writing to do, the morning report which was required
every morning at camp headquarters containing from 400 to 500 names.
This report had to be made, states in alphabetical order, with regiments
of each state in numerical order, and every day changes took place, men
were exchanged and sent away, and others brought in, so it was no small
job to get through it. I think it was about a week after I began clerking
that our captain was exchanged and left us. An order from camp head-
quarters announced that a lieutenant had been assigned to command
Porter's corps men, but during the balance of my stay there I did not see
him. Just about this time men from the other camps began to get cloth-
ing, but we could get none because the quartermaster could only issue on
the receipt of a commissioned officer, and we had none. I reported the
condition of things at headquarters, but no result was effected, and so
the thing went on for several days. I was getting all the blame and was
helpless. I knew an order was in force declaring any one a deserter who
should leave the camp without proper authority, yet it was so un-
pleasant that I decided to go anyway, so practiced on two or three
signatures that would have to appear on the passes required to get me
into Washington. The camp pass proved to be good, and I was lucky
enough to pass the provost guard patrol without trouble, but when I
stepped up to the officer of guard at the end of long bridge, I felt a little
shaky. He took my pass, looked at it, then at me, "Yes, it's pretty
well done, go ahead." I didn't wait there long. I had just 10 cents in
my pocket when I reached Washington. I soon learned that Colonel
Rice was there sick, so hunted him up and got orders to rejoin the regi-
ment near Harper's Ferry. Without his order I could not have got
transportation. I think he also gave me a dollar or so, to feed me while
there. Later in the day I found out where our Zouave uniforms were
stored, and succeeded in getting mine and getting rid of the suit I wore
through Libby. While at Alexandria, I had managed by boiling my
clothes in salt water to kill off the vermin, so in that regard I had been
more comfortable."
[Here the account ends quite abruptly. Captain Grannis' return to
the army was just after the battle of Antietam. He was thereafter in all
of the battles of the Army of the Potomac until his regiment was mus-
tered out.]
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"IN THE COMPANY STREET."
By Col. Charles E. Sprague.
The true history of a nation is not merely the deeds of kings and
ministers, of parliaments and princes, but the growth of the people; the
annals of the brilliant few are not more important than the unre-
corded movements of the obscure many. So in an army, there are other
points of view than that of the commanding officer. Interesting as are
our discussions of grand tactics and strategy, it may also be profitable to
study the soldier himself, his thoughts and feelings, his home-life in
the big family of the company and in the big neighborhood of the regi-
ment; to turn our attention from the select circles of headquarters to
the proletariat of the company street. In short, as has often been re-
marked, the need is for sketches of and by the obscure; and this I can
help to supply, for in this brilliant organization I can lay claim to be
conspicuous for my obscurity.
How some things appeared to a boy of nineteen, who lived in a
company street in the Army of the Potomac, is gathered from his mem-
ory and from the letters he wrote to his mother.
One Monday late in November, over thirty years ago, our com-
pany came pulling ourselves along, at the finish of about fifteen miles
of rather tough travel, and after dark turned into a piece of woods,
stacked arms, and were told to "bivouac in rear of stacks, ready to
march at daybreak." Now it was a rule we soldiers learned to recog-
nize, that if you camped down at night with strict injunctions to be ready
to march on at daybreak, with advices from your officers, that you'd
better not waste any time in getting up comfortable shelter because this
was the most temporary kind of halt, then for a certainty, if you fol-
lowed this advice, you were going to be kept right in that bivouac long
enough to repent not going to work at getting comfortably housed. So,
after some experience, we never took any stock in assurances of brief
stay; we went right to work at house building on the assumption that
we should stay a month ; if we marched next day no great harm was
done, but if we stayed a week we were well paid for our trouble.
The pine trees were thick around us that night, in the morning we
could scarcely see the nearest regiment ; but instead of marching at day-
break we stayed and stayed and went away and came back again and
stayed again until the company street first traced by our stacks of arms
seemed like a home, and till the thick woods had disappeared ; every tree
was cut down, first wastefully and extravagantly, at shoulder height,
then down to a decent stump, then this stump was cut to the very
quick, and finally we had no wood at all, having grubbed up the very
roots. We stuck up our shelter tent that night and Eugene and Wilcox
and I crawled under. The next morning after reveille, the first busi-
ness was, of course, to settle bets on the sun. You see, in our com-
pany, when we got to camp after dark, we usually had a debate as to
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which way was north. Some of us were good at keeping in our heads
the points of the compass in spite of the meanderings of Virginia paths ;
the rest of us thought we were equally smart, until the sun arose and we
found our bets were lost. As I have said, we knew we should prob-
ably stay some time on account of the notification we had had, and sure
enough symptoms of the kind soon broke out, some agreeable, such as
the arrival of the sutler, others rather unpleasant, such as the posting
of a regular camp guard.
We soon had enough to do in complying with all that the unceasing
drum-beats suggested and compelled, but the improvement of our
domestic architecture filled a large place in our thoughts. We built,
tore down, and rebuilt on the self-same spot until our shanty seemed a
part of ourselves, and of all the homes that I have ever loved and left
there is none which has left so deep an impression as that little hut of
one room, built of pine logs, sticks, sods, mud and canvas. It was built
by days' work — a good many days — and Eugene and I (the third man
having fallen out sick) were its architects, builders, masons, carpen-
ters, sanitary engineers, and walking delegates.
This residence of ours was situated in the State of Virginia. As
nothing in that region is described by any closer geographical limit
than a county, a Virginian would merely have said that it was "Stahf d"
County, but we could define our location more accurately. Our town-
ship was the Fifth Army Corps ; our village was the Third Brigade,
First Division; our ward was the 44th N. Y. ; and our street was Com-
pany E. As it turned out we were not far from Falmouth and near
the railroad at a point which thenceforward, and possibly to this day,
became known as "Stoneman's Switch." Stafford County never had
so large a population up to the night we arrived, and probably never
will have again. In our regiment they were not so strenuous for uni-
formity of architecture as in some commands, and allowed scope for in-
dividuality; as long as the line of front doors was pretty straight down
the company streets, we could build our shanties of size and style to
suit our tastes. Ours in its final form was about as follows : There was
first, a cellar dug the full size of the ground plan, about two feet deep.
Next came a wall of split pine logs, resting on the ground and held up
by stakes, carrying up the cellar wall to a height of five feet in all.
Now, the roof was of canvas, made of several of the little shelter tents,
fastened together and stretched over a ridge-pole, which was sup-
ported by two stout uprights in front and rear. The front or door was
also of canvas until we got our chimney built later on. Our next step
was to caulk our wall with mud. Glorious Virginia mud ! The one
product of which there was always enough. Plastic as butter, but tough
as spruce gum when dried ; for architectural purposes, admirable ; for
pedestrian uses, vile. We plastered our wall pretty tightly with this
natural stucco, and banked up the lower edge. We ditched around our
home, and conducted the waters into the company gutter. Our bed,
which comprised all our furniture, being also chair, sofa and table, was
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our next care. It was a spring bed. We split long straight pine sap-
lings and laid them crosswise of the shanty on supports which held them
about level with the surface of the ground. The bed was about three
feet wide. Eugene and I were both slender. When sitting on the edge
of the bed our feet rested against the front wall of our mansion. Here
we talked ; here we smoked ; here we read ; in pleasant weather, with
our front canvas fastened back, we conversed with our neighbors, dis-
cussing every subject under heaven; and here we sat, Eugene and I,
by our own fireside after the chimney was built.
Our chimney was a picturesque structure of sods. The mortar
which held together these substitutes for brick was the aforesaid mud.
An open fireplace faced the right-hand man of the two inmates who sat
on the bed, and that man did the cooking from that position. Our chim-
ney was a large one, covering more than half the front of the house
and forming our front wall. A wooden mantel defined the top of the
fireplace. Above this the chimney tapered somewhat and ended in a
barrel. Some of our comrades had double-barreled chimneys, but we
found it hard enough to steal one barrel at a time to supply those which
caught fire ; total loss ; no insurance.
This was our home in the company street, as finished, but its evo-
lution was gradual. It began as a mere tent ; it ended in a house. To
what further flights of architecture we might have gone, cannot be
known.
Our first exodus was to Fredericksburg. We had begun to take root
a little in our company street; the trees were pretty well thinned out,
the street itself was graded and drained, our drill was regained, and it
was evident we were now in camp. A sure sign was the fact that there
was time to waste in court-martials, for the adjutant read us, at day
parade, long stories of certain soldiers, who had "on or about" such a
time, "at or near" such a place, done or said something, or "words to
that effect."
But one Thursday, December nth, we broke camp, never again, we
supposed, to see the old street. The old shanty was dismantled to the
music of that long and solemn call which every soldier knew as "Strike
tents." First the brigade bugler had given it to us, after twice re-
peating a preface, or heading as it were, to his proclamation, which to
every Third Brigade man seemed to chant the name of our old com-
mander thus :
Dan! Dan! Dan! Butterfield! Butterfield!
The angel Gabriel in his musical capacity is always associated with
General Butterfield in the mind of any soldier of our brigade. If the
bugler was not at hand, "Dan" could even sound the call himself and
blow his own trumpet.
Mike, the regiment bugler, next lifts his old battered copper horn
to his good-natured mouth, and easy as a bird, out floats his little song.
His preliminary call was different and addressed to the 44th alone. The
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buglers of the other regiments had each sounded his own tune, and
about the same moment was ringing through the whole brigade the
long, drawn exhortation,
Come ! Come ! Come ! Come !
Strike your tents ! Strike your tents ! Strike your tents ! Strike your
tents !
Down came the ponchos, and the camp looked like the skeleton of
itself. We used to call our pieces of shelter-tent "ponchos," through
some confusion of terms, for really the poncho was a rubber thing with
a slit to put your head through. Our first sergeant had made us pack
up everything beforehand, and now we sat around on our worldy pos-
sessions, having destroyed what we could not carry, for we never ex-
pected to see that camp again. Pat Riley, our next neighbor in the
street, threw back his head and sang some ancient Irish lays in a voice
up near his skull, with never a pause till the end, when his spare wind
blew itself off like that of a bagpipe. Pat, being of bardic ancestry, was
doubtless intoning a war-song, but it was unpleasantly like a dirge and
did not inspirit us, except to throw things at Pat. The day was well
advanced when we finally got the assembly, which we welcomed with a
shout, for it meant doing something and not waiting in suspense. If I
wanted to take all the spunk out of a lot of soldiers, I should get them
all ready to go somewhere, or do something, and then — not do it. We
were marched down in sight of Fredericksburg and spent two days as
lookers-on, watching the explosive puffs of smoke on both sides of the
river. At night we retired to the woods to sleep, regretting the old
camp we had just left, and the spare blankets that were there. Saturday
afternoon came a change. Our division headed for the pontoons and we
knew where we were going, for we had seen a good many cross but few
come back. One of the first who came back, a man from a new regi-
ment, was well escorted. He was supported by a comrade on each side
and another behind carried guns and knapsacks. The whole group of
four must have gone, not wishing to confuse their company by counting
off anew. The wounded man's injury was in one of his fingers. Our
company kept straight on, though, and not a man dropped out. After
getting through the town, Mike's bugle sounded "Lie down," and here
I came to grief. The butt of my gun slipped, and the whole lock
went into puddle and was covered with wet mud. I felt sure that I could
not fire it, and I did not want a gun that would not shoot. My gun was
very bright outside and in ; so elegant looking, that I hoped to get the
vacant sergeantcy soon on the strength of its exquisite polish. Pretty
soon we went ahead, and I was on the lookout for another weapon. I
found one alongside of a soldier among some piled timber. He looked
and acted as if he needed some quinine and his gun wasn't the kind that
could bring promotion, but I took it from him and went on. I might
just as well have had the old rifle into whose surface so much rubbing
had gone, for firstly, we had no chance to shoot at all, merely excellent
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facilities to be shot at; secondly, when I investigated his, I found a
cartridge in it bottom side up. Finally, the owner of the gun had cut
his initials, which were T. M., on the left side of the stock — a most
flagrant crime against military propriety. I had afterwards to explain
away those deeply cut letters, to the first sergeant, to the captain, to the
adjutant, to the officer of the day, to the major, and to the colonel, each in
turn; and at last when Inspector-General Webb inspected us in person,
I caught it again. By this time I had become a sergeant, in spite of the
musket, which I had scoured up to a pretty good shine, but the carving
was there still. Of course I was out in front, in plain sight, little finger
on the seam of the pantaloons, body erect on the hips, inclining a
little forward, eyes gazing into futurity with a stony stare. Expression-
less as I made my face, there must have been guilt in it. I thought,
"Will he see it?" (If it were now, I should have said, "Will he get on
to it?" but in those days our language was more correct.) See it? Get
on to it? General Webb looked right through that gun stock and saw
the letters on the opposite side. I stood at "inspection arms." He turned
the musket right over, read T. M.'s autograph, looked through my eyes
into my back hair, and proceeded to scrutinize every inch of the piece,
concluding by jingling the rammer up and down and trying to soil his
glove with the end of it, while I was wondering how soon I should be
the subject of the adjutant's recital — " said Sergeant Sprague, wilfully,
maliciously at or near Falmouth, Va., on or about — letters T. M. or
words to that effect," and ending up with "Fort Wool, Rip Raps, Hamp-
ton Roads, Virginia." But probably there was no ring of rust on the
glove. There was a rusty ring in his voice though when he burst forth —
"Sergeant, what do you mean by cutting your name on your rifle?"
I rattled off my now well learned explanation: "Did not cut it, sir; not
my name, sir; could not fire my rifle at Fredericksburg, sir; dropped it,
and picked up this one, sir." Then he threw it into my hand so that it
stung, with the advice, in a much lower tone, "Swop, again, sergeant."
He didn't touch another gun in our company — no other man had guilt
in his eye.
But I am wandering. We got over the broken ground and out into
a field in front of the enemy or of a place where sheet lightning seemed
to be playing. On we went, right towards that lightning. Pat Riley
came to the front, he jumped about six feet forward and swung his
rifle circularly above his head, dropping in a moment all the manual that
had been drilled into him, and reverting to ancestral instincts. I think
we were now beyond the point where there was any distinction between
courage and cowardice; we were thoroughly insane and would have run
right into that sheet lightning if little Major Knox had let us. But in-
stead, he wheeled the battalion to the right. Why, I don't know, but I
distinctly remember that our regiment wheeled in line of battle at
double-quick. I remember how, in my delirium, with all the pedantry
of a corporal who has studied the tactics and knows it all, I said to my-
self, "there's no such thing in Casey as 'Battalion, right wheel.' It ought
to have been, 'Change direction to the right.' "
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It was not more than ten minutes from the time I swopped guns,
when we were lying behind a hill and Captain Larrabee of Company B
was saying in his cheery voice, "Major, these two left companies are
under an enfilading fire." Major Knox replied, "Move them more to the
right." Then, as I still had a touch of insanity, I said to myself: "En-
filading. Never heard that word pronounced before, though I have read
it all my life. Now, first time I hear it, I am enfiladed. Practical ex-
ample, like Squeer's teaching at Dotheboys Hall."
Now we were in a queer box, but we did not know it till morning.
We slept a little during the night, not knowing but that we were in a
very desirable location. It turned out at sunrise that we were just barely
hidden from the rebels, who could just graze the air a few feet above
us. It was possible to get your head blown off by standing up ; it was
possible to remain alive by close contact with the earth. We chose
to spend a very quiet Sunday. Twenty-four hours we lay there until
it was as dark as it had been when we came. Then we put our tin
cups in our haversacks, and fixed everything so it would not rattle.
We departed very unostentatiously, not with the pride, pomp, and cir-
eumstance with which we came there Saturday afternoon. That night
we slept on the sidewalk of Fredericksburg; the next night, oh, most
joyful change, we went to bed in a house. The house had been venti-
lated with some cannon balls, but some of the roof was there still and it
could not be denied that we were sleeping in a house. It did not quite
meet our anticipations, but it sounded well. At midnight we were
waked up again, and very quietly taken out of the town to a place very
much like our Sunday's lodging, relieving the 64th N. Y. Before day-
light, we crept back to the town even more quietly, and in the grey of
the morning, recrossed the pontoons with the usual cold rain in our
faces. Although it seemed too good to be true, we were headed for the
old camp — home again. We, prodigal sons, could now appreciate the
comforts of a home, and were willing to dispense with the veal cutlets.
We had picked up a good deal of plunder at Fredericksburg, but all
I had brought back was a bad cough. Eugene and I went into the house-
building again. We had our logs cut and in position, when about the
last day of the year 1862, there was another pulling up of stakes — no,
we didn't pull up many stakes this time. We may come back, thought
we, or else some other fellow may, and we'll leave these sticks and
things as they are. Our departure this time was part of a movement
I never have seen mentioned in any history. We marched up the river
about fifteen miles and camped in the snow, spending New Year's Day
in a bitterly cold place, and then tramped back again. The manoeuver
of getting back to the old camp was one we could now perform without
tunes or motions. Again, after this interruption, we settled down to
our regular professional work as architects.
Our next trip was the famous "stick-in-the-mud," that mixture of
mud, misery, pack-mules, and profanity, where wretchedness was car-
ried to such a point that it became overwhelmingly funny. This time
CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. MILLER.
William H. Miller, son of John and Marion Armitage Miller, was
born at Port Edward, N. Y., Oct. ii. 1838; received an academic edu-
cation at Fort Miller. Argyle and at Eort Edward Institute ; entered
Yale College in Sept., 1858, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons
at New York City, March i, 1861 ; April 19, 1861 he enlisted in the 12th
N. Y. State Militia and served therewith until its return to New York
in August, 1861 ; enlisted as a private in the 44th N. Y. V. I. Aug. 14,
1861 ; was promoted to Captain of Co. K, Sept. 25, 1861, and died of
typhoid fever in hospital at Yorktown, Va., April 30, 1862. His remains
were brought to the house of his parents in Fort Edward, N. Y. and
interred with military honors in the Evergreen Cemetery at Salem N. Y.
Captain Miller was a young man of moral virtues and religious
principle : to these ennobling qualities were united kindly feelings,
polished manners and fine intellectual culture.
Those who were associated with Capt. Miller during his brief career
as a member of this regiment unite in saying that by his early death the
service was deprived of an earnest and efficient soldier and his brother-
officers lost a genial and loved companion.
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we left all standing and soon came back to find several inches of water
in the cellar of our shanty. Things were soon got to rights, however,
and our dwelling made more comfortable than before. The street
was jolly, gossipy, buzzing with jokes, full of rumors readily believed.
Boxes from the north, letters from home, soft bread, and furloughs for
a favored few brightened us up, and before we knew it we felt cheery
and hopeful ; it was no longer fashionable to growl. Fashion had a good
deal to do with the prevailing tone of the street; we were bullish or
bearish like other streets. After Antietam, the correct thing was to say,
"Well, you just let me get out of here once and you'll never see me a
soldier again." After we had left Warrenton, this changed to the "bold,
bad man" style, "Oh, I'm so used to this sort of thing, that Uncle Sam
can't spare me; if I felt like it, I could lick anything." After Fredericks-
burg. "I'm a sad-eyed, unappreciated martyr." Now, a few weeks
after the mud campaign, optimism was in the ascendant again, especially
after we found that Joe Hooker was working for us soldiers, was think-
ing of us. That is what the soldier appreciated — not so much what was
done for him, as the fact that some one was interested in him, was
sympathizing with him. So our sullenness disappeared and Joe Hooker
might have quoted the proverb, "Soft bread turneth away wrath." As
it was understood that a clean and handsome camp was a credential for
furloughs, we policed our street so that you would have thought Tom
Brennan expected a Tammany parade to pass that way. Cleanliness, in
camp, was 'way ahead of godliness. The regiment had a pretty good
guard-house and resolved to erect a creditable church. I suppose the
idea was, instead of enlarging the guard-house, to cut ofif its supply of
material. This was a grand lark for some of the boys, going off with
the quartermaster's mules into the thick woods and hauling logs for the
church. Then we started another enterprise ; the boss flag-staff of the
Army of the Potomac. There was a tall tree standing right on the
parade ground ; some of our best axemen went out and cut another pine,
the tallest and straightest they could find. This was, trimmed down to
a mast, dragged into camp, fitted with halliards, hoisted up through
the branches of the standing tree, lashed to its top; then its branches
were cut away, leaving a flag-staff of two lengths, the lower part rooted
in the ground. Our zouave uniforms were sent down from Washington
where they had been stored for many months, and with white leggings
and gloves, dress parade became a thing of beauty. These measures
restored our spirits, and the company became cheery, chatty and chaffy.
We had only one heavy snowstorm that I remember. Just at reveille
one morning in February, I opened my eyes upon a cone-shaped mound
of white snow in our fire-place, tall and slender, extending upward
till its apex was invisible. At the same instant I became conscious that
fine snow was sifting through the cracks, and that Eugene would soon
be snowed under. Just then, boom went a cannon somewhere in the
distance, and boom, boom, was repeated in a lively cannonade.
This was disgusting. To get up in a snowstorm was bad enough,
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but here was somebody inconsiderate enough to start a fight in such un-
comfortable weather, and doubtless the Fifth Corps would be turned
out in a few minutes. The language used up and down our company
street did not at all agree in temperature with the snow. In a minute,
some fellow who was an expert on the almanac, shouted out, ''Wash-
ington's birthday." What a groan of relief echoed along the street
when we remembered that it was February 22d. If it had been in
these latter days, we should have inquired what was the matter with
. Washington, and explained who he was ; but in those times, we merely
said, "Bully for George/' and "How are you, Washington?" These
two formulas, together with "big thing," and "can't see it," were about
the only witticisms we knew in 1863.
We did have a fight before that snow vanished, but it was with
snowballs, and the 17th New York was the enemy.
So the days passed till the middle of April, when it was evident that
something was going to happen. Our fancy uniforms were sent away
and we lightened in advance the loads we were to carry through the
summer. About two weeks were passed in suspense, losing something
of the good feeling which had been so skillfully cultivated. Then off to
Chancellorsville, making the fourth time we had assembled in the com-
pany street for a final departure, to the sound of the "Dan Butterfield"
bugle. Each time, the line in front of the first sergeant had shortened
by a few files, and we knew that if we ever fell in on that ground again,
more of us would be absent. As we stood in line in marching order,
we were a fair specimen of an American regiment. We stood about
three hundred rank and file. Few regiments had anything like the nomi-
nal strength which a regiment should have. We were a very sun-
burned, hearty-looking set of fellows ; we looked as if we could eat a
square meal whenever we got one. In fact, we were a set of boys. The
ages of our company averaged twenty-four, and probably there were
more men about twenty-two than of any other age. We were not
punctilious about the regulations as to dress. Our regimental uniforms
of semi-zouave pattern had been turned in, and we had frock-coats,
blouses, or jackets, just as it happened — anything blue would do. In
hats and caps there was also much variety ; the hideous regular army
cloth cap, with slanting peak, which some turned up and some turned
down — each way it looked worse; or the more nobby French shape,
with straight visor; or the McClellan cap, with top falling forward —
these had been sent on from home or purchased when on furlough ; or
the army black felt, which was generally worn with the crown de-
pressed in the center; or other varieties of black soft hats, which were
worn in spite of regulations. But every one had on his cap or hat a
red Maltese cross, the badge of our division. Some had leggings, some
had not ; some old hands were in favor of stuffing the trousers into
the stockings and tying them there with strings. The broad shoes fur-
nished by the Government and usually called "gunboats" were the most
fashionable foot wear; this was a part of the uniform which private
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enterprise did not much improve on. Only one thing about our get-up
would have pleased a military critic, — our guns were clean and bright.
We were well keyed up to do anything Hooker asked, and I think
that up to the very last of that discouraging campaign we were ready
to make tremendous efforts for him. But the coming home was the
worst yet. We had been the rear-guard as usual, and in the rain as
usual ; we had struggled through a wilderness and waded knee-deep
in mud; and when we had crossed the pontoons again, all semblance of
discipline seemed suspended and the only thing was to get back to the
old camp anyhow. Right glad we were to find ourselves there again.
It was wisdom to let us rally on the old camp; in no other way could
we so readily have been brought back to our accustomed condition.
I find that I wrote this to my mother:
"We got back to the old camp. Wednesday, soaked with mud and
rain. We had not enough ponchos to cover our foundations, as we
only carried one apiece and the extra ones we had left had been taken
by the contractor for paper rags. So we had to huddle together about
twice the number in the miserable wet holes. We were at about the
lowest depth of misery and demoralization, which was not alleviated
by being ordered to be ready to march next afternoon. But on Friday
morning we were ordered to commence policing the street and make
other preparations for a stay. This, with the more favorable news
we received and a ration of soft bread, got us into better spirits, and
now (Sunday) we are in the old routine of camp duty."
It began to seem as though that old camp ground was our pre-
destined habitat for all time. It was impossible for us to stay away,
and each attempt had resulted in disaster. It was an unlucky place
to start from evidently. Therefore our next campaign must start from
somewhere else. Whether this was the line of argument or not, we
finally broke up the old camp without waiting for the campaign to
open. The brigade fell in in the old company street and this was, actually,
the last time. We marched off to a new camp-ground and made prep-
arations enough to stay there several years. As a result, we soon left
it and never saw it again.
I have never talked about the company street and about the best
way to fix up a shanty with but one major-general, — until to-night. I
had some conversation on the subject with the corps commander on
the last day I revisited the old camp. Some half-dozen of our com-
pany asked permission to go over to the old ground and bring away
some of the bric-a-brac left behind, and I was with them. We were
tramping cheerily across the country (I think we had a pass to go
through the picket line) and crossed a road just as the General was
riding by, accompanied by an officer and followed by a headquarters'
wagon. He reined up and evidently had something to say. "Who is
in command of these men?" I modestly replied that "I was, sir," and
explained that our captain had permitted us to go back to get some
boards and things. "Boards and things! a soldier has no business to
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have anything but what he can carry on his back." I involuntarily
rolled my eyes to the left, where the big headquarters wagon had
halted; perhaps this hint that soldiers of high degree need not carry
all their possessions on their backs, hurt General Meade's feelings, for
he rode on with a "Humph !" Evidently General Meade did not agree
with General Hooker's ideas as to the treatment of the soldiers. Prob-
ably he thought that from a dead level of discomfort we could easier
bear any additional suffering, but that was not Hooker's theory. He
believed in compensation, and thought the higher the pendulum swung
on one side, the higher it would go on the other; that a soldier would,
and could, endure more when called upon, if he had been made con-
tented and comfortable up to that time.
As I seldom have a chance to address an audience mostly of major-
generals, I will take the opportunity to give them some advice on the
conduct of the next war.
Tho' the soldier 's attached to his hard-tack,
He could eat Delmonico's bread ;
Tho' he sleeps on the ground when he has to,
Don't think he despises a bed.
We settled it down by the camp-fire.
As a principle well understood :
For men who are willing to face the worst.
The best is n't any too good.
So, General, up at headquarters.
Bear in mind the advice I repeat:
Take good care of the man that carries the gun,
And lives in the company street.
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SERVICE WITH THE FORTY-FOURTH N. Y. VOLS. IN 1864.
By Capt. Bradford R. Wood.
On the /th day of February, 1864, I reported for duty to Major
Knox, commanding the Forty-fourth Regiment N. Y. Vols., at Alex-
andria, Va., after an absence of two years, on detached service in the
Signal Corps. On February 9th I was mustered into the service as
Captain by Capt. W. T. Gentry, and on the next day was assigned to
the command of Company C.
The regiment had an excellent camp, nicely trimmed with ever-
greens, on a hillside in the outskirts of Alexandria, and was doing
guard duty on trains, running to Brandy Station, where the army of
the Potomac was occupying winter quarters. The trains consisted of
heavily loaded freight cars, and as neither officers or men were allowed
inside of the cars on the outward trip, they were often exposed to the
rain and snow, and as the details were very frequent, and generally at
night, the duty was much more fatiguing than ordinary guard or picket
duty.
On February 26th I was transferred to the command of Company
E, and remained in command until the regiment returned home to be
mustered out of the service.
On the 19th of March there was a report that some of the enemy's
cavalry had penetrated our lines, and would make an attack on Alex-
andria. Our regiment was, accordingly, placed in line of battle in front
of the wooden barracks between our camp and the city. Being "Officer
of the Day," I wasi left in charge of the camp with a guard of thirty
men, but no attack was made.
On April 8th, Capt. Nash, who had returned to the regiment from
acting as Inspector General on Gen. Chamberlain's staff, and myself,
commenced messing together, and so continued until he was wounded
at Bethesda Church.
On April 27th, Sergeant Newton of Company E, an excellent young
man, died suddenly of fever. I had the body embalmed at Alexandria
to await arrival of N. Newton from Hopewell Centre, Ontario Co.,
N. Y.
At II A. M., April 29th, the regiment left Alexandria to rejoin
the army, and camped near Rappahannock at 5 P. M.
On May ist marched at 8 A. M. and camped at 2 P. M. about one
mile East of Brandy Station.
On May 3d marched to within two miles of Culpeper and rested.
Started again at 11 P. M., crossing Rapidan on pontoons at 9 A. M.
May 4th, and bivouacked near the intersection of the pike and plank
roads from Fredericksburg to Orange Court House, not far from Old
Tavern.
On May 5th the regiment was in line of battle in the Wilderness
soon after daylight, and about 11 A. M. commenced throwing up breast-
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works about loo yards in front of camp occupied during the night. This
work was afterwards countermanded, and the regiment moved forward
a short distance and halted, with right resting on road. The infantry
in front of us had a severe engagement with the enemy during the
morning. At about i P. M. we again moved forward a short distance,
relieving the regiment fighting in the edge of a wood in our front, and
remained under fire about half an hour, when we were relieved, having
used up nearly all our ammunition. The rebels charged upon our lines
twice and were twice driven back. At first their fire was very heavy
and we all laid down, but afterwards rose up. When the order was
given to fall back I misunderstood it, and as the rebels were retreating,
gave the command to charge. My own Company and some men on
our right and left went forward some distance, firing into the retreating
rebels, but seeing the balance of the regiment did not come, but were
moving off to the right, I gave the command to fall back again and
join them. Sergeant McBlain, who was in advance firing away, would
have been left, if I had not gone to him and touched his arm. The regi-
ment returned to the line of breastworks it had commenced to build in
the morning, completed them, and remained there the following night.
During the fight Privates Burroughs and Richards of Company E were
mortally wounded. Corporals Oliver and Swan seriously, and Privates
Eldred, Rowe and Campbell, slightly. Capt. Johnson was killed and
many men of the other Companies were killed and wounded whom I
do not remember but believe all were taken from the field. A short
time before. Private Burroughs had appeared before a Board of Ex-
amination for a commission as Lieutenant in the Colored Troops, which
was afterwards received for him and forwarded to his father.
On May 6th reveille sounded at 3 A. M. and soon after we were
placed in line of battle on right of road, near the same line occupied
the day before. We remained here all day, without being attacked
by infantry, li men in the regiment being wounded by sharpshooters
and shells. We returned to breastworks at dusk. The next morning
the enemy advanced on our line but were driven back without loss to
us. At 10 o'clock P. M. on the 7th we withdrew from the Wilderness
and marched towards Spottsylvania. We marched slowly during the
night, making frequent halts, just long enough for some of the men
to drop asleep, when they had to be roused up to continue the march.
In the morning of May 8th we marched by large bodies of our troops,
halted near the road, passing General Rice, our former Colonel, stand-
ing by the roadside, who spoke kindly to many of our regiment whom
he recognized. Two days after he fell mortally wounded. The regi-
ment halted in the edge of a wood, and not knowing how long we
would remain, I told my First Sergeant to call the roll, and was just
preparing to take a little breakfast from my haversack, when our regi-
ment and the 83d Penn. were ordered forward. Generals Griffin and
Bartlett met us, and pointing to a little hill in an open field some dis-
tance in front, the former said : "Boys, I want you to take the crest
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of that hill. There is nothing there but dismounted cavalry; see them
run," and looking in that direction we did see two or three cavalrymen
disappearing in the distance, but they were mounted. We charged to
within about forty yards of the top of the hill, when we received a heavy
volley of musketry from a long line of infantry, far outnumbering us,
who were concealed by a slight breastwork of fence rails and brush.
Our men immediately laid down and for some time returned their fire.
Seeing Col. Conner urging our men to go forward, I rose up, and
giving the command, "Forward !" went ahead a few yards but as the
men did not follow, I laid down again, and they fired over me. Not
long after I heard firing some distance in the rear, and at first thought
we were being reinforced, but looking to the left saw a man running
to the rear with the colors. I then thought we were being surrounded
and the regiment was falling back, and, rising up, started after it, the
bullets striking all around me, but keeping a little too far to the left,
in order to gain the shelter of some brush, I ran across three rebels,
who, pointing their guns at my breast, said "Get back thar," and hav-
ing only my sword in my hand I saw that I was a prisoner. They made
me enter their lines, which were only a few yards distant, the officers
restraining their men from shooting me, which they seemed very
anxious to do. I recognized some other prisoners behind their lines,
who had just been captured, and was directed to join them as they
were being taken to the Provost Marshal's Guard. I soon noticed the
rebel soldiers relieving some of our officers and men of their posses-
sions, and one approached me, and pointing to my haversack said, "What
have you in there?" Hoping to delay him, I replied, "Oh, nothing but a
little dried beef and a few crackers ; you are welcome to them," and
taking my haversack off I handed it to him and started toward a road
where I saw an officer on horseback, whom I addressed and asked if
their men were permitted to rob us. "Certainly not," he replied, and
pointing down the road to some troops, said : "If you will report to
the officer in command he will see that you are properly treated !"
Hastening on I soon found a large number of prisoners in charge of
the Provost Guard, and reporting to the officer in command. Major
Ryals, was assured that our personal effects would not be interfered
with. Here I found Lieuts. Bennett and Munger and 22 men of the
Forty-fourth, and Lieut. Montgomery of the 83d Penn. I afterwards
learned that the Forty-fourth N. Y. and the 83d Penn. had been
especially selected from our brigade and sent forward about half a mile
in advance of the main body of troops to develop the strength of the
enemy, who were found to be in much larger force than had been sup-
posed. While we were lying down and returning their fire, they out-
flanked us, and attacked us in the rear. Company E lost Private Craw-
ford killed ; Corporal Woodworth and Private Gardner missing and
probably killed ; wounded, Privates Claus, Madden, Rowley, Riley, Mc-
Duflfee, Thompson, Shearer; prisoners, beside their Captain, Ser-
geant Prud'hom, Corporal Tooker and Private Hocknell, Lieut. Col.
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Conner, Major Knox and Capt. Fox were wounded and there were many
others killed and wounded whose names I did not hear. Many re-
ported missing were no doubt killed, as they were never heard of again.
As the prisoners had been for a long time without rest or food, I asked
Major Ryals if he had any rations for us. He said he had nothing for
himself except what his men gave him, but promised to give us plenty
to eat when we should reach Beaver Dam Station, where the provi-
sions were stored. He kindly gave me a small piece of smoked ham,
which I shared with others of our regiment, who gave me a few crack-
ers which they had saved in their haversacks. We rested all that day,
which was the Sabbath and the next morning started for Beaver Dam
Station, where we were to take the cars for Richmond. General Lee
rode by us on the Sabbath with only one or two attendants and we
had a good opportunity to see him. He appeared to be a large, strongly
built man, was plainly dressed, had on top boots and was mounted on a
large fine looking gray horse. He wore a full gray beard, neatly
trimmed, and had piercing black eyes, which I thought looked upon us
prisoners with little favor. On May 9th, while on the march, I induced
one of our guards to go to a farm house and buy me some bacon and
cornbread, which proved very acceptable. I offered him in payment
a two dollar greenback, which he said was no good, but finally con-
cluded to accept it. I think it was this same guard who afterwards
offered me his horse to ride, but I persuaded him to lend it to a
wounded Colonel, who needed it much more than I did. While we
were resting for a short time at noon, one of our officers took from
his pocket a map ,and I was looking over it with him to find out where
we were, when Major Ryals stepped up to us and took it away, perhaps
thinking we were plotting to escape. Towards evening, as we were
descending into a ravine, I noticed one of the guard ride up from the
rear and whisper something to Major Ryals, and then began to suspect
that some of our troops were near. Soon after another of the guard
came galloping up, exclaiming: "the Yanks are coming! the Yanks are
coming!" Looking back we saw some mounted men in blue coats,
coming out of the woods about half a mile distant, and soon after a
long line of cavalry. Our guards gave the command "Double-quick"
which we did not obey but stood on one side of the road. Without
trying to enforce the order, they plunged the spurs in their horses and
soon disappeared. Our cavalry came charging after them, an Orderly
of Gen. Custer in advance, firing his revolver into the retreating rebels,
a few of whom were wounded and taken prisoners, but most of them
escaped. As our men went galloping by we gave them hearty cheers,
and some of them threw us their haversacks full of provisions. About
400 prisoners, who were captured in the Wilderness and Spotsylvania,
were thus rescued. We were very near Beaver Dam Station, and had
previously heard the locomotives whistling for us to hurry up. At
that Station our cavalry captured and burned three trains of cars and
an immense supply of provisions for Lee's army. General Sheridan
FRED R. MUNDY.
Entered the service and was appointed Regimental Quartermaster,
which position he maintained tliroughout the entire service of the regi-
ment, being mustered out in October, 1864. He served the regiment in
this responsible position with great fidelity and satisfaction to his
superiors.
Mr. Mundy was probably more closely identified with the origin
and development of the Express Money Order system than any other
man. He was for seven years in charge of the M. O. Department of
the American Express Company and for three years occupied a simi-
lar position with the U. S. Express Co. In 1887 he was appointed
superintendent of and organized a M. O. Department for the Pacific
Express Co., which position he held up to the time of his death which
occurred in New York City, August 29, 1896.
The president of this company, in announcing Mr. Mundy's death,
pays the fbllowing tribute to his memory :
"His was a mind strong, active and bright. Always cour-
teous and affable, his happy disposition attracted friends and
held them when they came. From first to last he was the em-
bodiment of integrity and true manhood."
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being near, I inquired of one of his staff what we should do, and he
thought some of us could ride in the ambulances. As it was now
time for supper, some of our number went into a warehouse, where
among the hospital stores we found a ham, some eggs and crackers
and soon after had a better meal than we had enjoyed for many days.
A little later, having found an ambulance, Lieut. Hunger and myself
entered it to sleep for the night, but before we could get to sleep it
was wanted for the wounded, so we concluded we would have to take
care of ourselves the best way we could and accordingly made our
bed on the ground and as the weather was warm and dry we did not
suffer. The next morning, making some inquiries of Capt. Taylor, of
the 2d Penn. Cavalry, when he learned my condition, he very kindly
loaned me a horse and also gave one to Lieut. Hunger of our regi-
ment. We rode with the 2d Penn. Cavalry that day and bivouacked
with them during the night. To secure our horses we tied them near
us while we slept, but Lieut. Hunger's horse, unfortunately, was stolen
during the night, so for the next two days we took turns in riding
the horse which had been loaned to me.
On Hay nth there was heavy skirmishing all day. We marched
rapidly all night, sometimes on the trot, and at early dawn had en-
tered the outskirts of Richmond, and could see some iron fences along
the road.
On the morning of the 12th there was a severe fight with the rebels
who had rallied for the defense of Richmond, but General Gregg, lead-
ing them on to his guns, which he had massed together, opened upon
them with canister and drove them back in confusion. After this we
withdrew and passing through Hechanicsville about 2 P. M. camped
in woods near Walnut Grove. Having met on the march Capt.. Tre-
maine, then A. A. General on the staff of General Davis, with whom
I was acquainted, he very kindly insisted on my remaining with him
while accompanying the cavalry and General Davis also invited me to
remain at his headquarters, saying, that I should act as one of his aides.
On the 13th we marched to Bottom Bridge, which we found broken,
and camped on the North side of the Chickahominy.
On Hay 14th we reached the James River. Our own gunboats,
mistaking us for rebels, fired a few shells at us before we could open
communication with them.
On Hay iSth the rescued prisoners embarked at Bermuda Hun-
dreds for Fortress Honroe, which was reached at 8 P. H.
On the i6th, after drawing rations, we started for Alexandria at
II A. H. Stopping for four hours during the night, we passed Acquia
Creek at 10 A. H. on the 17th and arrived at Alexandria at 3 P. H.
On the i8th, at noon, we reported at Camp Distribution. Hay 20th I
was assigned to the command of the ist Company, 2d Corps and ordered
to receipt for muskets and equipments and at 3 P. H. we embarked on
steamboat for Belle Plain, where we went into camp with a large
number of troops who were expecting orders to rejoin the Army of
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the Potomac. On the 2ist, at my request, by special order. I left Belle
Plain with Lieuts. Hunger and Bennett of the Forty-fourth and my
Company for Fredericksburg in charge of four wagons loaded with
entrenching tools. Marching all night we reached Fredericksburg at
6 A. M. and reported to Col. Schryver. While here I visited the hos-
pitals and saw Lieut. Hardenburg and Privates Claus, Thompson, Swan
and others of the Forty-fourth. On the 23d started with wagon train
for Bowling Green. Passed on to Milford on the 24th and crossed the
North Anna on the 25th and bivouacked near army headquarters.
Turned over my Company to the Provost Marshal and reported for
duty to Capt. Allen in command of the Forty-fourth at noon on the
26th, the regiment being in line on railroad track near the North Anna
River. Company E now had only 19 men for duty, having lost 20 since
leaving Alexandria on April 25th. The regiment withdrew at dark
on May the 26th, marched all that night and most of the following day.
The men straggled very badly on the 27th, only one man from Company
E keeping up when we went into camp, being much exhausted from
want of rest and the excessive heat. May 28th we crossed the Pamun-
key on pontoons about 11 A. M., and rested in line on a hill about a
mile from the river. On the 29th we marched about six miles, passing
the 9th and 2d corps, forming line in edge of woods, where we re-
mained for the night. On the 30th we moved forward slowly and
about 2 P. M. formed line in a ploughed field, under fire of sharp-
shooters, not far from Bethesda Church. Capt. Nash was badly
wounded this day while standing in front of the regiment. Had charge
of brigade pickets during night and not relieved until noon of the 31st.
On June 1st we moved forward a short distance in neighborhood of
Cold Harbor, and threw up breastworks. Skirmishers were thrown
out but were driven in just before dark and our line attacked by a
strong force. Our position was a good one and we repelled the rebels
without much loss to us. During the fight some large branches of trees
were broken off by the enemy's shells and fell across our line but were
cleared away with cheers. The 3d Del. crowding into the right of our
line, shot two of our men by mistake and one of its own lieutenants.
After dark the woods caught fire in our front and some of the wounded
were burned. On June 2d there was severe skirmishing during the
day. At 4 P. M. we fell back about one mile in second line of works.
The rebels charged the first line and were driven back by the 9th corps,
which retired during the night. In the morning of June 3d the 9th
corps charged across the open field and retook first line. Our regi-
ment advanced on a rebel battery but found them too strongly posted
and retired in good order to edge of a wood, where we built breast-
works. Thorn, of Company E was wounded in the head by a piece of
shell, and Capt. Kimberly by a sharpshooter. The skirmishing and
shelling were severe this day. On picket duty during night and I made
connection across open field in front of rebel battery with 9th corps.
On the morning of June 4th we found the enemy had withdrawn from
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our front and in the afternoon our regiment was moved to the left
On the 5th there was a little skirmishing in our front, but heavy mus-
ketry and artillery firing on our left. At 11 P. M., June 5th, we with-
drew and marched one mile beyond Allen's Mills where shoes were
issued to the regiment. On June 6th, Lieut. Zeilman returned to the
regiment. On the 7th we reached the Chickahominy and camped in a
wood. We remained here several days and had clothing issued to the
regiment which was very much needed. Our pickets were close to
those of the enemy but there was an understanding not to fire, and some
frequent exchanges of tobacco and provisions were made. Here a de-
serter from a North Carolina regiment came into our lines. On June
I2th we started for Long Bridge after dark and crossed the Chicka-
hominy at daylight on the 13th. Marching again at night we reached
Wilcox Landing on the James River on the 14th and relieved a regi-
ment of heavy artillery in the breastworks. On June i6th we crossed
the James River at 10 A. M. and marched to within two miles of Peters-
burg. On June i8th our brigade acted as support to troops which were
to storm a fort after dark. The assaulting column moved cautiously
towards the fort but by the careless discharge of a musket their presence
was disclosed to the enemy, who opened a heavy fire upon them and
the attack was abandoned. On this day Sergeant Harris was wounded
in the left thigh. Our brigade now took position in front and during
the night erected a slight breastwork on crest of hill close to fort. At
daybreak, on the 19th, as soon as our line was seen by the enemy, we
received a severe fire of musketry and artillery. Corporal Darling of
Company E was shot through the head and instantly killed as he was
looking over the breastwork. As he was the tallest Corporal in the
Company I had marched many miles by his side. He was a
brave and excellent soldier and his loss was severely felt in
the Company. The ground occupied by the rebels was a little higher
than that occupied by us, so that many of our men were wounded
while necessarily moving about. A brass Cohorn mortar was placed
in the line of our regiment, which caused the enemy much annoyance
and drew fire from several of their batteries. From the bottom of a
ravine behind us the mine was started by the 48th Penn. which was
afterwards exploded with such disastrous results to the enemy and to
the 9th corps. On June 20th our regiment was relieved, moving fur-
ther to the left, where we took up a new position and threw up en-
trenchments. On the 22d there was a sharp engagement on our left
between the 2d corps and the enemy. On this day Capt. Danks re-
turned to the regiment. After this we had a quiet time for nearly a
month. The pickets in our front were peaceful and the few shells and
bombs which came over our lines did us no damage. The bombs, had,
however, caused some destruction to the troops on our right, so that on
July 14th some of our officers and men built bombproofs. On July 17th
Major Knox returned to duty and on the 21st Captains Nash and
Kimberly. Early in the morning of July 30th the mine laid by the 9th
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corps was successfully exploded and the rebel fort blown into the air
with its guns and garrison. Our troops had been under arms all night
and immediately opened fire all along the line. Directly in our front
there was no reply, and we thought we could have taken the enemy's
works with very little loss if the order had been given for the Sth corps
to charge. On August 14th, Capt. Fox returned to the regiment and
on the 15th Lieut. Col. Conner. August i6th our division was relieved
by General Porter's division and we bivouacked in the woods about a
mile in the rear. On August i8th we marched to Reams Station. This
was a hard march, passing through a dense swamp to the Weldon R. R.
expecting every moment to come on the enemy. On reaching the track
the rails were torn up for a long distance, heated in a fire made from
the ties, and twisted so they could not be relaid. The 2d division, on
our right, had a brisk fight in the afternoon. We took position on the
West side of railroad and threw up breastworks. On the 19th the 2d
division was attacked in the afternoon and driven back some distance,
losing many prisoners. Being reinforced they rallied, regained their
position and took some prisoners from the enemy. Our regiment was
moved to the right on the double-quick as support, but we were not
needed and returned to our former position. As there were some woods
in our front the rebels did not seem to be aware of the extent of our line
of entrenchments, and on the 21st a brigade of infantry suddenly made
its appearance under our guns, no doubt thinking they had outflanked
some of our troops which had been advanced on our right, and were
separated from us by a short interval. They found out their mistake
when it was too late and were nearly all captured. On the 22d Private
Gregory of Company E was missing from picket duty and probably
captured. On August 29th Lieut. Hoes returned to camp. On the
30th our regiment was detailed to work on a fort. On September 6th
the officers of the Forty-fourth gave a supper to the officers of the 83d
Penn., whose term of service had nearly expired. When the Forty-
fourth joined the army in the fall of 1861, the regiment was received
with great kindness by the 83d Penn., which provided a supper and
rendered assistance in pitching tents. Ever since that time there had
been the warmest friendship between the two regiments and officers
and men now parted as volunteer soldiers with many feelings of regret.
On September 17th, 207 recruits joined the regiment. On September
24th the Forty-fourth N. Y. Vols, left the army for City Point and
was soon after mustered out of service at Albany, N. Y., having com-
pleted its term of service. The recruits and reenlisted men were or-
ganized into four Companies, constituting the Forty-fourth Battalion
N. Y. Vols, under my command, with the following additional officers :
Capt. A. N. Husted and First Lieutenants, O. L. Hunger, Theodore
Hoes and Edward Bennett.
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A SAMPLE WAR EXPERIENCE.
"Washington, D. C, Feby. 15, 1909.
"Comrade Nash :
"Some of my comrades and friends here in the city have urged
me to write you and give a history of my experience on the Bull Run
battlefield. As it might be of some interest to the old members of the
Regiment it is submitted to you to use your discretion in inserting it.
The facts are taken from my diary, written soon after the battle.
"I was struck by a solid shot above the ankle of the left leg on
the morning of August 30, 1862, at what is known as the Second Bull
Run battle. My leg was amputated about six inches below the knee
by Surgeon Frothingham. I was carried to the rear about half a mile
and left with a large group of wounded where I remained until about
5 o'clock in the afternoon. I was very anxious to get farther to the rear
as I feared the result of the battle and, that I might be left a prisoner
in my disabled condition. Late in the afternoon it became apparent
that our lines were gradually giving way. About 5 o'clock I found my-
self between the two lines of battle and about 100 yards' in front of
the Duryea Zouaves who were hotly engaged with the enemy. I crawled
on my hands and knees toward our line and when about 20 rods away
two brave fellows ran out and carried me back a short distance to the
rear. Their line soon gave way and I was soon in the hands of the
advancing rebels. It rained nearly all that night and surrounded by
the dead and dying I fully realized the horrors of war. The next morn-
ing the sun shone brightly and as I was in the shade of a tree I
moved out into the sunshine to dry my clothing. I do not know whether
my exertion in moving or what it was caused the artery of my limb to
give way and it bled freely. I at once made a tourniquet by tying a
knot in my handerchief and with the knot on the artery above the knee
by twisting it tightly with a short stick, I managed to partially stop
the flow of blood but not entirely. I was then in a very bad plight
with no one near but the dead and dying' and thought it was only a
question of a short time when I would bleed to death. I was aided
by a determined will and resolved to live as long as possible, hoping
to get within our lines where I might get a decent burial and where
my friends might get some account of me.
"Some time after 5 o'clock in the afternoon a rebel surgeon was
passing within about 20 rods and by urgent shouting I induced him
to come to me and asked him to help me. This he positively declined
to do with the remark that they had more than they could do with
their own wounded without helping us fellows and said he was going
to another hospital for a case of instruments and was in a great hurry.
It was then that my previous precaution came to my aid and I informed
him that I would give him twenty-five dollars in gold if he would
assist me. He seemed to doubt my having that much on me. I as-
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sured him I had and would have it ready for him when he returned.
He marked the location and returned in about fifteen minutes. I had
the money in my hand and told him it was his soon as the work was
done. He then took off the bandage, took out the stitches, tied and
singed the artery, put on a clean bandage and did a first class job. I
paid him what I promised. He seemed much pleased when he got the
money and I was certainly pleased and grateful for what he had done
for me.
"Some may wonder how it was that I had this amount of gold
at this time. Perhaps this will admit of a little explanation. When
we were at Union Square in New York City on our way to the front
I was given a sum of money by a good, loyal, Scotch friend with the
wise advice that I keep plenty of money with me as I might need it
some time. During the winter of '6i and '62 I bought in Washington
fifty gold dollars, had a leather belt made, put this gold into it and
placed it around my body. I used $15 of it while a prisoner in Rich-
mond, having been taken a- prisoner at the battle of Gaines Mills. The
remark of my Scotch friend came true. It was the means of saving
my life as the Confederate Surgeon would have left me to my fate
had I not shown him the glittering dollars. I then had $10 left, part
of which I gave to an old darkey for bringing me a pint of milk and a
little hoe cake every morning. I remained on the field four days when
I was taken to a barn some distance away which was being used for
a hospital. I was made as comfortable as the circumstances would
admit in the cow stable. On' the ninth day after the battle I was taken
from there to a hospital in Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria. My
companion in the ambulance, who had' also lost a limb, died before we
reached there.
"I do not like to recall to memory my experiences during those
terrible days and have related them with a great deal of reluctance
but if they will be of any interest to my old comrades of the grand
old Forty-fourth Regiment, it will make me glad to state the facts as
they occurred.
"The old flag that we rallied around and fought under still waves
over the great and prosperous nation and I sincerely hope the brave
defenders of that flag will be provided for in their declining years.
There is nothing too good for them and I trust the rising generation
will appreciate what was done in that great struggle to save the Union.
Fraternally,
James S. Dougall.''
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LIEUTENANT EUGENE L DUNHAM.
Camp of 44th Regt. N. Y. V., near Emmetsburg, Pa.,
July 6th, 1863.
Mr. A. Dunham,
Dear Sir:
Not knowing as you have learned the painful particulars of the
late battle of Gettysburg, it seems a painful duty devolving upon me to
inform you of your great loss, and of the deep gloom and sadness hang-
ing over us as a regiment. Lieut E. L. Dunham, Company D, 44th
Regt. was killed suddenly on Thursday evening, July 2d, at six o'clock
while nobly and gallantly urging his men on to duty. He was struck
by a minnie ball under the right eye, and killed instantly. I suppose
you to be his father. On leaving camp he gave me your address, and
told me I might have to tell you of his death — and dear sir, so it has
proved.
Sad is the duty, yet I feel that you will thank me for the few
particulars I can write you, and the deep, deep interest I have taken
in such a noble man. He fell in our hands, and all his effects are
safely in our possession, and when an opportunity is afforded us, will
be forwarded to you, if you will give us the directions.
The dear fellow is respectfully buried in his blanket and poncho,
and his burial place plainly marked. Captain Larrabee of Company B
lies by his side. His (Larrabee's) body fell into the hands of the
enemy, and was rifled of everything — many articles of value, $90 in
money, &c. He was not found until the next day.
As we passed the grave of my best friend on our way 'to this place
I came ahead of the regiment and halted a few minutes to look upon
the spot. Freely did the tears course down my cheeks, to think that
poor Dunham was never more to be with us ; that his well loved form
was made to lie low by the hand of some cursed traitor. For your in-
formation and my own satisfaction I called at the house near by, and
found the general directions as to the vicinity, when in some future time
you may recover his remains. He lies in the corner of a fence joining
the garden fence ; property owned by Leonard Brickest, two and one-half
miles from Getty.sburg. Enclosed is a leaf of a peach tree under which
his body rests. * * *
He was highly appreciated by his company and all officers, par-
ticularly the Colonel. Lieut. Grannis with myself, tender to you our
heartfelt sympathy, at your great bereavement, but be assured that
Lieut. Dunham fell in a noble cause, and God has called him home.
Sad and lonely without our friends, I cannot but weep with you.
I am Respectfully your obedient servant,
O. C. Brown.
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IN MEMORIAM, CHARLES E. PEASE.
By Bradford R. Wood.
Brevet Major Charles Elliott Pease was born in Albany, N. Y.,
August 16, 1838, and was educated in the schools of that city and at
Union College, Schenectady, leaving college to engage with his father,
Richard H. Pease in the manufacture of agricultural implements. Soon
after the beginning of the Civil War, he joined the 44th Regiment New
York Infantry, and on September 25, 1861, was mustered into the
service as First Lieutenant of Company G. He was discharged from
the regiment May 27, 1863, for promotion to Assistant Adjutant General
U. S. Volunteers with the rank of Captain, and on August i, 1864, was
made a Major by Brevet, for faithful and meritorious services in the
field.
He was a member of the staffs of Brigadier General James H. Van-
Alen and of Major Generals Joseph Hooker and George G. Meade. At
the battle of Gettysburg his horse was shot under him. As the Union
Army was approaching Appomattox, on April 9, 1865, a letter from
Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant came to Gen. Meade's headquarters under a flag
of truce, but Gen. Grant having gone to meet Gen. Sheridan, Major
Pease had the honor to carry it to him. The letter requested an inter-
view in regard to the terms of capitulation, and as soon as Gen. Grant
had read it and sent a reply by Gen. Babcock, he hastened forward to
meet Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House, requesting Major Pease to
accompany him. Gen. Lee being apprehensive that hostilities might be
resumed during the conference, Gen. Grant sent Major Pease to Gen.
Meade with orders that the truce be prolonged until positive orders
were received by him. The shortest way back by several miles, being
through the enemies lines, Gen. Lee wrote a pass for the Major through
his lines. Major Pease was the first to bring the glad tidings of the
surrender to the Commander of the Army of the Potomac. After the
close of the war Major Pease was appointed Secretary of the United
States Life Insurance Company, which position he held until failing
health compelled him to relinquish business. He died in New York,
March 25, 1886, and after the funeral services in that city, the remains
were taken to Albany and laid to rest in the Albany Rural Cemetery
He left surviving him a widow and one daughter. He was an accom-
plished gentleman, and a brave and gallant soldier, who in his long
service extending nearly through the entire War of the Rebellion, ren-
dered distinguished and valuable aid to his country in the hour of need.
/
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BENNETT MUNGER.
Bennett Alunger. son of Gains and Abigail Hunger, was born
October 25. 1817, at Agawani, Mass., and died at Canandaigua,
N. v., October 2"], 1877.
He was married. Septeml)er 22, 1841, to Mary Wilcox. One child,
Ida, now Mrs. Edson Case of Niagara Falls, N. Y.. was the result of
this union. A man of sterling character he was highly respected by
those who knew him. He was a farmer and sometime Justice of the
Peace. At the request of the War Committee for Yates County, N. Y.,
where he then resided, he assisted in securing recruits for a new Penn
Yan Company, in August, 1862, and at its organization was elected
Captain. As such he was mustered into the United States service, Octo-
ber 3. 1862. and with his Company became a part of the 44th N. Y.
Vol. Inf. He had a part in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
ville, Aldie, Gettysburg, where he was wounded, Rappahannock Sta-
tion and ]\line Run. In January, 1864. he was detailed for special
duty at Elmira, N. Y., where he was mspector of prisons for captive
Confederates; he remained until his muster-out in October, 1864.
While Inspector the accidental discharge of a rusty revolver, found by
a Confederate, was the cause of a wound which troubled him as long
as he lived and doubtless .shortened his life.
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GETTYSBURG IN PERSPECTIVE.
By Captain A. N. Husted.
The battle of Gettysburg was the culmination of a series of events
which need to be reviewed, in part at least, in order that we may un-
derstand and appreciate the conditions under which the battle was
fought. Here were two armies of Americans, numbering approximately
one hundred thousand men each, and, all things considered, not un-
equally matched. For more than two years the Union "Army of the
Potomac" and the Confederate "Army of Northern Virginia" by the
severe training of arduous campaigns, had been hammered and moulded
into as effective fighting machines as the world had ever known. Let us
briefly recall the history of each. For these two years of the Army of
the Potomac had known but little of the exhilaration and joy of victory
and much of discouragement and defeat. Its first heroic contest with
the rebel foe, in the "Peninsular Campaign" of July, 1862, closed in
a disastrous retreat to Harrison's Landing, followed by a hurried trans-
fer north to protect the nation's capitol from the assaults of the vic-
torious foe.
The battle of Antietam in September following should, I think, be
called a "draw ;" Lee was halted and compelled to retreat, but we
hardly dare call the result a Union victory. The rebels were attacking
and could not carry our lines — honors were fairly even. In mid-Decem-
ber the armies again faced each other, now on opposite sides of the
Rappahannock at Fredericksburg. Every advantage rested with the
southern army strongly intrenched on Marye's Heights a mile back from
the swift flowing river. Great, indeed, must have been the political
pressure to induce General Burnside to take the desperate chance of
attacking when success was scarcely a possibility. A novice in war
would have foreseen the inevitable result. Prodigies of valor were per-
formed by our brave troops, but our army was defeated with loss of
more than 10,000 in killed, wounded and missing, while the enemy's
loss was comparatively small.
FIRST BATTLE.
This was my first battle. Our Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth
Corps, was the last line of battle to be ordered forward to the slaughter.
Fortunately the merciful night enshrouded us before we had time to
rally for the final dash ; we were spared the frightful losses and terrible
experiences of the gallant battalions whose thrice-decimated ranks
had met inevitable defeat. It seems to me to-night, as it seemed to all
of the participants then, that this fiasco, this complete and humiliating
failure should have convinced both the soldier and the civilian, that only
defeat and discouragement could result from another forward movement
in winter ; but, not so. The "Onward to Richmond" cry and the "Peace
at any price" cry, and the howls of the "Copperheads" of the North
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were so loud and persistent that another attack on the rebel stronghold
was planned for January 20, 1863. The surface of mother earth was
well frozen; the roads were hard and good, and the march began.
Fortunately, again, the Great Commander of all the earthly armies,
countermanded the order before we had marched many miles; that very
afternoon the south wind blew softly and the softening moisture de-
scended. Next morning the "chariot wheels" of the artillery "drove
heavily" as they sank to the hub through the thin crust of frozen ground.
The Army of the Potomac was literally "stuck in the mud." After a
few days, well spent in building corduroy roads we laboriously but
gladly made our way back to the shelter of our log-and-canvas domi-
ciles. Thus passed into history the famous "Mud March" of the Army
of the Potomac — there had been no "firing Hne" and no casualties.
"onward to RICHMOND."
After three months of reorganizing, reinforcement and drilling, the
great army, now in full strength and full too of courage and enthu-
siasm, again took up the "Onward to Richmond" march. Under the gal-
lant Hooker whose victories in the West had won him prestige and fame
in the East, success was anticipated. The initial movement of this, th^
Chancellorsville campaign, up the Rappahannock and across both the
Rappanhannock and the Rapidan, by which the confederate intrench-
ments were rendered worthless, was brilliantly conceived and admirably
executed. The fatal mistake was the halt at Chancellorsville; had the
march continued an hour longer, the army would have passed out of
the "Wilderness" where its superiority of numbers would have given
it a great advantage ; but, the halt at Chancellorsville, the wounding of
the commanding general and other happenings which I need not narrate
doomed us to failure. In less than one short week, the Army of the
Potomac, mourning the loss of about 17,000 men, killed, wounded and
missing, again sought safety behind the sheltering river. I should not
omit to state, comrades, that here, as at Fredericksburg, the rear of
the retreating army was protected by the valiant and rehable Forty-
fourth New York. This second defeat, in a few months was very dis-
couraging to the patriot army, and also very inspiriting to the rebel
host.
During the months of May and June the two armies moved leisurely
northward, we by way of Manassas and Fairfax Court House; the
Confederates via the rich Shenandoah valley, protected by the mountain
wall which separated the two armies. By June 26 both armies were
well across the Potomac, and both were in good fighting spirit. Lee's
army flushed with its successive victories, boastfully regarded itself
invincible; Hooker's men, maddened by this invasion of a free state
were eager to meet and vanquish the rebel foe. At Gettysburg they
have the opportunity. Gettysburg! "High-water mark of the Rebel-
lion." An army of nearly 100,000 veteran rebel soldiers, confident of
victory, a hundred miles directly north of the national capitol ; the slave
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holders and slave drivers of the South threatening to occupy our north-
ern cities ; even to call the roll of their human chattels "at the foot
of Bunker Hill monument."
Let us now imagine ourselves standing July 2, 1863, at high noon
on Little Round Top, looking north. Three miles away lie Gettysburg
and Cemetery Hill — the latter now occupied by our shattered forces,
so nearly defeated the previous afternoon. A mile or more, to the
west, running nearly parallel to Cemetery Ridge is Seminary Ridge, held
now by the marshalled forces of the rebel army. Round Top is, as yet
unoccupied. It is the key to the field of battle — an ideal field; such a
field and such a chance for open, field fighting on equal terms as the
Army of the Potomac had rarely, if ever, before enjoyed. All the fore-
noon our regiments, brigades and field batteries had been coming up.
The Fifth Corps, after marching a great part of the preceding twenty-
four hours, arrived about 8 A. M.
UP ROUND TOP.
Four o'clock in the afternoon had come and still there is no sound
of battle. But listen ! The Fifth Corps bugles are sounding. Our
"signal" men have just reported that two columns of Confederate soldiers
with banners waving are rapidly marching to seize the coveted position.
In a few minutes ten thousand "Boys in Blue," at "double quick" are
hastening to repel the attack. A wide gap intervenes between the left
of our troops on Cemetery Ridge and Round Top, the objective of both
forces; when it is filled, only the Third Brigade of the first division —
four small regiments numbering scarcely 1,200 rifles — remain. Only
1,200! but they are all men-volunteers, every one, not a "bounty man"
or a conscript among them. They were veterans too; they had fought
under McClellan on the Peninsula and at Antietam, under Bumside at
Fredericksburg, and under Hooker at Chancellorsville ; right well they
knew that a great crisis, not only in the history of our nation, but
also in the history of the world, was at hand. There was the Twentieth
Maine, hardy woodsmen from "way down east;" the Sixteenth Michigan,
their worthy companions ; the Eighty-third Pennsylvania, whose roster
of "Fell in Battle" (282 names) was exceeded by but one of all the
hundreds of regiments that followed the Stars and Stripes ; there, too,
was the Forty-fourth New York, picked men from the Empire State —
a regiment classed with the "300 fighting regiments of the war." These
are the men whose task it is to seize and hold that hill, and they are
not too late ; they gain the summit ten minutes in advance of the rebel
line.
TOOK NINETY PRISONERS.
A letter which I wrote a few days after the battle says Company
E, "the Normal School Company," took ninety prisoners, which was
nearly three times the number of muskets it carried. You naturally
inquire as to how it came to pass that so many brave Texans could be
"gobbled up" by so small a force of Yanks. This was the way it hap-
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pened. Our men were somewhat protected by large rocks and boul-
ders, and, not far in front of the Union line were other rocks and boul-
ders, which afforded considerable protection for the advancing foe, but
from which it was very dangerous to retire when the main line retreated.
Grasping the situation, some half-dozen men, led by First Sergeant
Willett, sprang forward and received the surrender of the ninety Tex-
ans, who found themselves caught as in a trap. I know that the prison-
ers numbered at least ninety, for I counted them myself. One of them
did me a great favor, for which, I fear, I did not thank him, but for
which I have always been profoundly grateful. He stood directly in
front of me begging me not to shoot him, when a bullet, from the
musket of a brother Texan, entered his back. Probably he saved my life,
or, at least, protected me from a severe wound. I commanded the
little squad which conducted the prisoners to the rear. While I was
gone, another line of battle was seen to be approaching and my company
changed its position a little. When I returned I went directly to our
first position, judging from appearances that the boys were lying close,
when to my astonishment I saw that these men were all either dead
or severely wounded. The new rebel line did not closely approach,
fired but little, and soon withdrew ; then we went forward to view the
work we had done. Our first volley, fired at close range, as they came
into view at the brow of a sharp declivity, was very destructive — the
dead lay all about, some in groups of half a dozen or more.
The failure of Pickett's desperate charge on our centre, the fol-
lowing day, is a matter of history. Lee's retreat was begun on July 4;
by the morning of July 5 he was far away through a mountain gap.
On July 5 I was over a considerable portion of the field, which
presented a most horrible sight — literally square miles of the dead lying
flat on their backs, as they had lain for two or three days, under a July
sun.
Both armies fought at Gettysburg as probably they had never fought
before. The Confederates, flushed with the series of victories to their
credit, and further encouraged by the draft riots in our northern cities,
were confident of success. The Unionists had a deep feeling that they
were there to do and die, if need be, in defence of their homes and the
free States now invaded by the boastful southron.
General Meade has been severely criticized by the generals of
both armies for not ordering a counter-charge when Pickett was so
disastrously defeated. Had Grant or Sherman been commanding that
counter-charge would probably have been made, with the possible re-
sult of routing the rebel forces. I am not, however, altogether in sym-
pathy with these criticisms. It is easy to prophesy after the event.
General Meade doubtless knew better than any one else how narrowly
his army escaped defeat on the nights of both July i and 2.
It is well known, of course, that in the first day's battle, our forces,
outnumbered two or three to one, were badly defeated, though not with-
out inflicting severe losses on the enemy, and were forced to take refuge
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— if refuge it may be called — on Cemetery Hill. That night, or at early
dawn of the next day, before the arrival of either the Fifth or Sixth
Corps, was Lee's opportunity to capture the hill, capture or scatter the
troops holding it, and thus open the way for using up the Union army
by piecemeal. Was not Lee's failure to avail himself of this opportunity
at least as great a mistake on his part as Meade's in not ordering
the countercharge?
"stonewall'^ jackson's death.
It was the Duke of Wellington who said, "No one can foretell how
a battle will result; all we can do is to make every possible preparation,
then go in and do our best." At Chancellorsville, the vicissitudes of
battle — the happenings which cannot be guarded against — all favored
the enemy; all save one, and that one was the death of "Stonewall"
Jackson, Lee's ablest lieutenant. Had Jackson at Gettysburg com-
manded a corps — one third of the rebel army — the Gettysburg story
might, and, I believe, not unlikely would, have been a story on which
the Grand Army men of to-day would not delight to linger.
At Gettysburg the vicissitudes of battle were quite in our favor.
By accident, rather than by choice, our forces had the better position,
an advantage which they never before enjoyed. At Gettysburg, almost
accidentally, our forces gained and held to the end, the commanding
position on Round Top ; this fact operated nearly as much in our favor
as Jackson's staggering blow at Howard's Corps, contributed to rebel
success at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg Lee had no Jackson to
duplicate the blow which gave him the victory in the former battle.
MEADE and lee.
As a commanding general Lee was, doubtless, Meade's superior,
but in my judgment he made more strategic mistakes in those three
days than Meade did; but, admitting, as perhaps we should, in the
words of Colonel Alexander, Longstreet's chief of artillery, that "the
enem> here lost the greatest opportunity they ever had for routing
Lee's army by a prompt offensive," I am not sure but that in the light
of subsequent history, Meade did his country a greater service by "miss-
ing the opportunity" than he could have done by seizing it, and especially
so, if, by seizing it, the war had soon been ended. To have ended the war
with the South in the condition of a half-whipped boy unsubdued and
defiant, would not permanently have settled the questions at issue.
The sacrifices, sorrows and sufferings of nearly two years more
of war, were most severe and deplorable, but Sherman's "March from
Atlanta to the Sea" and Lee's "unconditional surrender" at Appomatox
were the necessary antecedents to a lasting peace.
We rejoice that so many of us have lived to realize that the final
and complete success of the Union armies reunited the warring States,
and that to-day we speak not of "free States" and "slave States," for
all are free, and all are glad to be free, glad to be integral parts of a
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mighty nation, a "world power" and an inspiration to liberty and prog-
ress for all peoples.
Sacrifice has always been the price of national strength and solidar-
ity. We mourn that the arbitrament of war demanded the life-blood
of the bravest and best of our youthful countrymen, both of the North
and of the South, but, more positively than ever before, are we now
assured that the sacrifices of our patriot brothers were not in vain.
"On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead ;
Nor shall their glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps."
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AN INCIDENT.
Contributed by Capt. O. L. Hunger.
A regiment during three years' active service afifords a variety of
striking individual experiences, which when told are of at least pass-
ing interest. The incident itself is sometimes remembered while the
identity of the person who figured in it has been lost to most of his
comrades. The story that follows, at first attributed to another, is
now confessed by Jerome B. Satterlee of Co. B to have been an
event in his service with the 44th. It reminds one of Artemus Ward's
effort in a like contingency, when having "surrounded" two rebels,
intending to deliver them to his Captain, they politely declined to go
with him and so pressed their invitation for him to be their guest,
that he somewhat reluctantly became a boarder in one of the Con-
federate hotels sometimes called rebel prisons. No doubt Satterlee's
motives were equally patriotic. Then, too, the sentiment of the Golden
Rule, so largely felt and practically applied by the mass of our Union
Soldiery and particularly by the members of the 44th N. Y., could
hardly fail to affect the sympathetic heart of a man who well knew
that Rebels as well as Yanks sometimes suffered from thirst. We
feel justified in quoting from his recent letter as follows: — "Some
time ago in correspondence with a comrade, or in conversation with
one, I related the experience, detailed substantially as it is written
out here, as an illustration of how absolutely silly a man is liable to
be even when the circumstances would apparently force the exercise
of better sense. W^e were in a hot place, but the thought that I could
refuse those fellows time to get a drink of water out of the spring
that was right there did not occur to me until I lost out in the ex-
perience."
We congratulate the captor-captive that his yielding to such a
humanitarian impulse did not cost him his life and that at this writing
he is still living and doing good work for his Country.
The story follows: — "In the matter of my capture at Gaines Mill
I was among those sent back to the original position after our partial
break and rally on the left, and on my return I came upon and took
into custody two men of a South Carolina regiment who had not
succeeded in getting back in time. I reported to Capt. Larrabee with
my prisoners and he directed me to hold them and I did so until the
retreat was finally ordered, and undertook to take them off with us.
They begged to be allowed to drink at a spring on the right bank of
the creek a little to the left of the position of our Company, and I
allowed them to drink, standing guard over them with no idea of any
danger in the delay, but when I attempted to follow the rest, well, it
was too close a thing front and rear and I became a prisoner in
turn."
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LETTER BY DAVID SHAPLEY, JR.
Albany, N. Y., Ellsworth Barracks,
August 21, i86l.
To the Editor of the Utica Morning Herald:
I am anxious to have a few lines inserted in the Herald, in re-
gard to the "People's Ellsworth Regiment," of which I am proud to
say I am a member. Be it a shame to Oneida county that she hasi
only three representatives in the regiment at the present writing. I
will here say that Vernon has a "big thing." I allude to Dr. Landon,
who is the tallest man in the regiment. He stands six feet six inches,
and held a captain's commission in the Mexican war in which he
served with distinction. There should be at least one company com-
posed of and officered by men from our county. Herkimer, Madi-
son, and Chenango have responded nobly to the call. Members are
arriving daily from different parts of the state, which is steadily fill-
ing up the regiment. Will not some of our patriotic young men, in
the towns that have not taken action, be induced to make the effort
immediately? Circulate your subscriptions in your respective towns.
If you are not able to raise more than $20, do this and send your
best man. Our regiment is composed of men representing nearly all
the trades and professions, and many graduates from the best col-
leges in the country. Many left good situations and made great sacri-
fices willingly, esteeming it a duty to serve the country in its hour of
peril. Major Stryker is in temporary command of the regiment. We
are under drill from four to six hours each day. All our officers are
experienced and competent men. Many of them formerly belonged to
the celebrated Chicago Zouaves, and saw service with the Fire Zouaves
at Bull Run. Our leisure hours are devoted to ball playing, reading, writ-
ing, sparring, etc. We while away the evenings in singing, dancing and
the like. We have a glee club called the "Ellsworth Glee Club," which
discourses splendid music accompanied by a melodeon. We have a
temperance organization which boasts of 106 members and is still in-
creasing. The pledge is that we abstain from the use of intoxicating
liquors while in the regiment, unless prescribed by the surgeon. I
would say that our food is of the best quality in every respect and
that we have all we want. We have excellent accommodations for
washing, so none has an excuse for being unclean. Our uniform, which
is to be the regular U. S., is expected this week. The fatigue suit,
I understand, is to be a drab color, made up in Zouave style. The
examining physician gave us a compliment by saying we were the
finest body of men he ever examined. Many visitors are on the
grounds each day. I heard one gentleman remark that he would see
the regiment leave if he had to walk from Saratoga to do it. The
father of the late Col. Ellsworth was on the grounds to-day and was
very enthusiastically received by the boys. The Colonel has not been
chosen as yet, but we can rest assured that he will be the right man
ORETT LYMAX AR'NGER.
Orett Ljman Munger, son of Lyman and Martha (Whitney) Mun-
ger. born at Penn Yan, New York. July 7, 1843; enlisted August H,
1862 and became a member of Company C, 44th N. Y. Volunteer In-
fantry. At organization of Company he was made First Sergeant and
later received promotions to be Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and
Captain. From January 22 to August 16, 1864. he was acting Adju-
tant of the Regiment. He had a part in the following battles and
campaigns : Fredericksburg, Richards Ford, Mud March, Chancellors-
ville, Upperville, Gettysburg, Jones Cross Roads, Wapping Heights,
Bristoe Station, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness. Laurel
Hill, Totopotomoy Creek, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, Siege of
Petersburg and Poplar Springs Church. Was honorably mustered out
October 3, 1864.
Served the First National Bank of Mercer, Pa., as teller for two
years and as Cashier for twelve years, resigning the latter position
to accept business opportunity with his brothers in Chicago, in 1881,
which City has since been his home. Is President Board of Trustees
of McCabe Memorial M. E. Church, a member of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the
Western Society Army of the Potomac of which he was President for
the j-ear ending April 191 0. Is married and has six children.
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when found. The late Col. Farnham of the Fire Zouaves was to have
been the Lieut. Colonel, but for his sudden and unexpected death,
which was properly observed by the regiment. How can one think
here of war, of strife and civil discord. We almost forget all these
when we resume our sports. It seems more like a school, and, in fact,
it is the "school of the soldier." Would that our soldiers might re-
member that they are not only their country's defenders but her pride.
She points to them as did the noble Roman matron to her jewels.
They are no mercenaries, no tools of a despot, but intelligent and
manly citizens, who imperil life for freedom and law, because they
know their worth. They are the pride, too, of the loved ones at
home. Many a mother speaks with tearful joy of her "boy" in the
army; many a sister tells of a noble-hearted brother. Let these dear
ones have no cause to blush for them when they shall return, as less
pure, less worthy of their love and pride, than when they went forth
at the call of duty. Yours for the Union, D. S., Jr.
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LETTER BY MC KENDREE SHAW.
Headquarters People's Ellsworth Regiment,
Albany, Oct. 8, 1861.
To the Editor of the Utica Morning Herald:
Our regiment is now full to the maximum standard, and the "boys"
are anxiously awaiting marching orders. We shall remain here prob-
ably not longer than ten days at the most. We paraded for review by
His Excellency, Governor Morgan, yesterday and the people all say it
was a fine affair. The Governor and his staff came upon the parade
ground, well mounted and dressed in the full military uniform, and
were received by the firing of the proper salute. About 800 of our
men were on the ground with well filled knapsacks, which proved
to be quite a load before the four hours were past, the time which we
had to carry them. We marched before His Excellency in common,
quick, and double quick time, went through various flanking march-
ings and musket exercises, and the citizens say it was the best exhibi-
tion of the kind ever witnessed in Albany. There were probably from
ten to fifteen thousand spectators present of both sexes who seemed
much pleased with the performance.
We are using the Springfield musket now, but have the promise of
soon exchanging them for the Minnie rifle musket. Our fatigue uni-
forms, which are not like any other Zouave cut, are making, and those
that have seen them say they are very nice. We expect to receive
some pay from Uncle Sam's servant, the pa5miaster, in a few days, as
the pay rolls are nearly completed. We have a fully organized Christian
Association which promises to be a flourishing and profitable aflfair;
and have also a Literary Society well under way, the exercises of which
will be of a miscellaneous character, consisting of debates, essays, ora-
tions, etc. H we carry a library, and we think we can, these institutions
will be made of great use by way of guarding against the demoralizing
influences of the camp, and keeping up a taste for literary pursuits.
Health and hilarity pervade our ranks as much as ever, there being
but one man in the hospital. The officers still retain the most un-
shaken confidence of the soldiers, especially Col. Stryker, command-
ing, who is loved and respected by the entire regiment and all who
know him.
Undoubtedly all are aware that the people of the great Empire State
are looking to this, their "pet regiment," expecting hard work and
fidelity to the glorious cause that has brought us together, and we
trust they will not be disappointed in their expectations. We have no
sympathy with any "peace measure." All the peace or compromise
measure that our regiment will look at is the unconditional surrender
of the Confederate Army, and the hanging of the secession leaders.
Undoubtedly, should these semi-secession editors, and perfidious civi-
lians, visit our barracks to promulgate their pernicious peace doctrines,
they would find themselves under "marching orders" with very short
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 307
time to "pack up." And they would probably fare no better in any
regiment in our army. For the same love of country — a country, the
principles of which are the most pure ever witnessed by intelligent
beings — that animated our fathers, pervades the breasts of our soldiers
in this trying hour. "Caesar aut nullus," cried the old Romans. So
now our armies and patriotic men will shout, "Our country or nothing."
Yours for the Union, M. Shaw.
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LETTER FROM DAVID SHAPLEY, JR.
Headquarters People's Ellsworth Regiment,
Albany, Oct. i6, 1861.
To the Editor of the Utica Morning Herald :
Our marching orders are at hand — we are ordered to leave our
barracks next Monday at i p.m. for Washington. We are to be
armed with the Minnie rifled muskets. The above orders were read
on parade at 4 this p. m. The boys have been cheering nearly in-
cessantly for two hours on the strength of this news. I write you
these few lines in addition, hoping they may be somewhat interesting
to the readers of the Herald. The various rumors that have been
circulated respecting our marching orders and destination have kept
the boys on the qui vive for the last fortnight. During this time
Madam Rumor has appointed the day many times, and we have as
often been disappointed. If some of these reports had been official,
we should 'ere this have been encamped in the land of Secesh. Some
would have located us in Missouri or Kentucky; others, in Virginia.
I must admit that the state of affairs looks quite "dusty" in each of
these departments. I am sure our companions in arms would welcome
us wherever we might go. Our regiment, according to this morning's
report, numbers 1,026 men. I think this number is not large enough
by twenty-four men at least. Recruits continue to arrive daily. We
will take them as long as we remain, Col. Stryler having the privi-
lege to increase the regiment to 1,100 men. I am sorry there are not
more Oneida county boys in this crack regiment. I am sure some will
live to see the awful mistake they made in not coming here. The
general health of the regiment is good and we are comfortably located
in the large and spacious brick barracks which are so well adapted to
the use made of them. We find much better protection here from the
chilly nights of autumn than we did in the wooden barracks. If we
now and then have a chill, which is but momentary, we do not suffer
from the pangs of hunger, as our commissary department is always
well stocked. Several members of Company D received last week
from their fair friends, the patriotic young ladies of Norwich, several
large boxes, which looked quite suspicious, owing to their great size,
but when opened were found to contain a host of good things, such
as an epicure might have envied. I, having a ticket for the collation,
was able to judge of the goodness of the various edibles. If the fair
donors had been present, they would have received many thanks for
their kindness.
Our parade ground is visited by hundreds daily to witness the drill
and martial appearance of the boys, and none of them seem to regret
having made the visit. Yesterday we were reviewed by General Rath-
bone and staff, which attracted a crowd as usual. We went through
the manual exercise and various battalion movements. But the main
feature of the day was the "charge" made on double quick, the whole
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 309
regiment being drawn up in line of battle. The other was the pre-
sentation of a beautiful silk flag to Company F by the ladies of Al-
bany. Presentations have been the order of the day for some time past.
Many captains have received presents from their respective companies
and friends.
The regiment formed a hollow square previous to dismissal, for
the purpose of introducing to the boys Mr. Ellsworth, father of the
late Col. Ellsworth. When introduced by the Colonel, every soldier's
head was uncovered and not a cheer was heard. We remained in this
position some moments, expecting he would make some remarks. He
seemed to make a careful survey of each man, and at last seemed to
be so much affected that he was unable to speak. Perhaps his silence
and the emotions which caused it told more than language could ex-
press. The occasion was truly a solemn one for all.
Rev. Mr. Pease, of Saratoga County, has been appointed Chaplain
for the regiment. We have needed one for a long time, but I am confi-
dent we have found the right man at last. Mr. Pease is a Presbyterian.
He has traveled extensively in the Old World, thus having an oppor-
tunity to store his mind with the incidents of his travels, and to study
well the character and habits of men, consequently is well fitted for the
position he has been urged to accept. He gave his first discourse last
Sabbath. He remarked that he was of Old Revolutionary stock, his
grandfather having fought at the battle of Bennington, and the fire of
'76 burned in his breast. He came here not for pay or hoping to get
office; all he wanted was his bread and butter. He now recognized
no denomination, but was here as a Christian, hoping to do good
among us, and to stand as an electric telegraph between the 44th and
Heaven.
I have omitted much which is needless to repeat, as it was noticed
in a letter of my comrade in last Saturday's Herald.
I have been informed upon reliable authority that we are to have
a grand reception in Washington, and, in fact, the whole route from
here will be one continued ovation. In a few days, at least, we shall
be near the scene of conflict, and if called upon shall endeavor
to do our duty. We go to sustain a government to which all alike
owe allegiance. It is not a war of hate and rapine, but one in
which our principles and honor are involved. God is on our side. The
sense of right is plain to all. It has the approval of conscience. It
exalts the struggle into the heroic. We are fighting for truth (which
is mighty and will prevail), for freedom, for national existence, for the
hopes of humanity in all the future. We should go forth into battle
with this motto, "God and our country," inscribed on our banners.
When our work is done, we hope to return to our homes with our
country redeemed, united and saved.
Yours for the 44th,
D. S. Jr., Co. D.
3IO 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
EXTRACT FROM LETTER BY LIEUT. ALEX. McROBERTS
TO HIS BROTHER.
Camp on Hall's Hill (Va.), Oct. 29, '61.
After lunching, we slung knapsacks, and took up our march for
Old Virginia, and how far do you think we plodded our way on Vir-
ginia's sacred soil? No less than eighteen miles did I carry my "back
sack" yesterday, and it was tough and no joking. The dust "flewed"
and "blewed" until I almost thought I could sup on the dust in my
throat. It was after i o'clock when we started, and at 8 p. m. I was
taking (I must say enjoying) a nice supper at the hands of the Penn-
sylvania 83d. It was the most acceptable feast I ever enjoyed. Our
whole regiment was entertained. It was nothing less than an entertain-
ment by the 83d boys, who kindly prepared an abundance of coffee for
us. It has caused a feeling to arise that can never be blotted out, for
it was so like a touch of Philadelphia love, that our boys discovered
they were not too hoarse to cheer for their brother soldiers. We will
stand by the Pennsylvania boys to the last.
Our camp is on Hall's Hill, about five miles from the Rebels, and
I presume the next time I write, if I do so again, I shall give you a
full description of a live Rebel. Our camp was formerly occupied by
the Rebels, and I feel that Little Mac is in a dusty place. You can
rest assured that I slept well last night, and the ground seemed just
the thing to sleep on after walking so great a distance on it.
Gen. McClellan is a splendid looking officer. His general appear-
ance is fine. The air with which he carries himself is just the kind
which every officer should imitate. The number of officers on horse-
back reminds me of the pictures of spirited horsemen dashing along
regardless of life and limb.
The boys did not all stand the march. A good many dropped out
and were picked up by the ambulances. Some of them were sick and
should not have started. Only two of Company C's boys fell out, and
they were sick in the morning but would not remain behind. I stood
it "like a book" and did my best to cheer on the men in their long and
weary march.
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RESOLUTIONS BY CO. F ON DEATH OF CHARLES
CHAPPELL.
Death of a Soldier. — At a meeting of the members of Company F,
44th (People's Ellsworth) Regiment, called in consequence of the death
of their late esteemed comrade and fellow-soldier, Charles Chappell,
on motion, it was unanimouslj^ resolved that a series of resolutions be
drawn as expressive of their sense at this bereavement, and to forward
to his afflicted family a copy thereof.
In pursuance of the above, it is
Resolved, That in the death of our late brother-soldier, Charles
Chappell, we have lost a faithful comrade, the cause in which we are
engaged an earnest supporter, and the service a young and promising
soldier. Whatever may be our loss, or that of the army, in the early
decease of our comrade, it "is our stern duty to bow to the mandate
of an all-wise God, and in meek submission we acknowledge his right
to rule among men, and feel that whatever he willeth is for our tem-
poral and permanent good and welfare."
Resolved, That to the parents and family of our deceased com-
rade, we offer a soldier's heartfelt consolation and sympathy in this
their hour of affliction. Though our own grief is keenly felt on this
occasion, it must be as naught in comparison to that of an affectionate
family. It is our fervent hope that the trial may be borne with resig-
nation and fortitude, and we again ask them to accept our heartfelt
sympathies in their bereavement.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the
family of the deceased.
Camp Butterfield, Hall's Hill, Va., November 26, 1861.
Committee — John G. Vanderzee, color-sergeant; Robert F. Mc-
Cormic, sergeant Company F; Samuel W. Chandler, corporal Com-
pany F; George W. B. Seely, private Company F.
John G. Vanderzee, President.
George W. B. Seeley, Secretary.
312 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
LETTER BY GARDNER S. PARKER.
Headquarters 44th Regiment, N. Y. S. V.
Camp Butterfield, Hall's Hill, Va.
November 28th, 1861.
To the Editor of the Utica Morning Herald:
As your paper is taken by most of the citizens of Trenton and
vicinity, I thought I would write a few lines to you to let you and my
friends know how we are situated, and if you feel inclined you can
publish them. We are encamped on Hall's Hill, one and one-half miles
from Munson's Hill, and three miles from Fall's church. We arrived
here the 28th of October, (just one week from the day we left Al-
bany) about 7 :30 o'clock, after a tedious march of about ten hours and
eighteen miles travel, and were quite surprised to find that the 83d Penn-
sylvania regiment had pitched our tents and had a good warm supper
ready for us, which we did ample justice to, I assure you. We are in
Gen. Butterfield's Brigade and Porter's Divfsion. Our brigade is com-
posed of the New York 17th and 44th regiments, and the Pennsylvania
83rd, and Michigan i6th regiments. We drill about six hours a day,
so you see we don't have much time to ourselves. We have knap-
sack drill from 7 to 8 a. m. ; battalion drill from 10 to 12; and brigade
drill from 2 to 5 p. m. We drill mostly in skirmishing, bayonet exer-
cise and target shooting. The measles have broken out in camp, and
most of the men have had them. We lost six men last week, whose
names I here give : Company C, George W. Schermerhorn, of Albany
county, and Nathan A. Wilson, of Salem, Washington county; Com-
pany D, Elias D. Gardiner, of Burlington, Otsego county; Company
E, Albert C. Belcher, of Newark Valley, Tioga county; Company F,
Charles W. Chappel, of Schuyler Lake, Otsego county; Company I,
John F. Hine, of Hamburg, Erie county.
Last week Wednesday, our regiment, together with 71,000 more
troops were reviewed by General McClellan and President Lincoln in
a field of about 200 acres near Bailey's Cross Roads. It was the larg-
est number of troops ever reviewed at one time. There was a perfect
sea of heads as far as the eye could reach. From 9 o'clock a. m. till
I p. m. every road leading to the review ground was crowded as far
as you could see. At i o'clock the President and General made their
appearance on the ground. They were greeted with cheers from the
men as they passed, and our band struck up "Hail to the Chief." A
salute from the batteries was also fired as they came upon the ground.
Last Sunday General McClellan came to see us parade, and when
we were done he told our Colonel that our regiment was the best
drilled and finest looking regiment he had ever reviewed. That was
something big for the Commander-in-Chief of the army to say, when
there are so many fine regiments in the field.
Last Tuesday night, a messenger came into camp post-haste, with
the report that our pickets had been attacked by the rebels and driven
CAPTAIX EUGENE ARUS NASH.
The suljject of this sketch was horn in Chautauqua County. N. Y.,
in 1837. His family has furnished soldiers in all of our national
wars. His brothers. Clinton D.. Silas C. and E. Hart were faithful
soldiers in the Civil War. The subject of this sketch served as Private
of Co. A, Sergeant and 2d Lieutenant of Co. H and Captain of Co.
D. He was wounded in the battles of Second Bull Run and Bethesda
Church and was in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged
until w-ounded the second time. He was Acting Adjutant of the regi-
ment from ]\Iay, 1862 until the following October and Assistant In-
spector-General of the Third Brigade from January, 1863, until Febru-
ary, 1864. He saved the flag from capture at the battle of Laurel Hill,
when all the color-guard had been killed or disabled and commanded
the regiment during the next ten days.
He was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the 23d U. S. C. T.
but was imable to muster on account of wounds. He was graduated
from Albion Academy, Wis. and Alfred University, N. Y., taught one
year in the former, received the degree of A. B. and later the degree
of A. M. from the latter. He was also graduated from the Albany
Law School, received the degree of L.L.B., was admitted to the bar,
and has practiced law since the war. Died at Cattaraugus, N. Y., Jan.
I, 1911.
PUBLIC LiErAR^
ASTOR, LEN^X . '
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS^
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in two miles. Five regiments were sent out, but it was found to be
the old Pennsylvania 3rd regiment of cavalry that had been attacked,
about nine miles beyond our lines. They were surrounded by the rebels
and had to cut their way out. They lost 15 men, and a sorrier look-
ing lot of men you never saw than they were when they came within
our lines — some on foot — some on horseback — some minus hats, coats,
etc., with their faces and arms scratched by the bushes. One Lieu-
tenant came in the next morning with his head cut by a sabre; he had
lain out in the woods all night. Our pickets were advanced one mile
yesterday; they are now about three miles from Fall's Church towards
Centerville. We expect to move on in a few days, but in what direc-
tion we don't know; we hope it is South Carolina, for it is so cold
here that we are willing to have a little fighting just for the sake of
getting into a warmer climate.
Yours for the country,
Sergeant Gardner S. Parker,
Company D, 44th Regiment, N. Y. S. V.
314 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
RESIGNATION OF MAJOR JAMES McKOWN.
Headquarters 44th Regiment, N. Y. S. V.
Camp Butterfield, Hall's Hill, Va.,
January 6, 1862.
When it was definitely known that the resignation of Major Mc-
Kown had been accepted, last Saturday evening, and that it was his
intention to leave for Albany in a very few days, the entire regi-
ment assembled around his tent and gave him a parting serenade.
After the music of the band had ceased Major McKown came from
his tent and stated the reasons that had induced him to tender his
resignation^ — which reasons were personal and intimately connected
with the happiness of his family. While every officer and soldier
deeply regretted the necessity which had caused him to leave a posi-
tion which he has so well and so honorably filled, no^ one who listened
to the reasons for his resignation, which he so eloquently and forcibly
stated, could but admire the noble motives of filial duty which induced
him to resign his commission. The address of the Major, who has
ever had the respect and esteem of the entire regiment, was received
with great applause; yet the cheers were mingled with sadness and
regret at the thought of his departure. After Major McKown had
retired, Colonel Stryker feelingly expressed to the regiment his deep
regret at the loss of so valuable and experienced an officer, and was
followed by Colonel McLean of the 83d Pennsylvania Regiment, and
other officers, all expressing their kindest regard for the Major, and
their sincere regret at the decision which he had made. Subsequently
a letter, signed by every officer of the regiment, was presented to Major
McKown, of which the following is a copy. The Major leaves for
Albany Ho-day, and Captain E. P. Chapin, the senior Captain of the
Regiment will doubtless be appointed to fill the vacancy created by
Major McKown's resignation. R.
Headquarters 44th Regiment N. Y. S. V.,
Hall's Hill, Va., Jan. 4, 1862.
Major James McKown :
Dear Sir — We, the undersigned officers of the 44th Regiment N. Y.
S. v., having learned with feelings of the sincerest regret that, for
private reasons intimately connected with the happiness and comfort
of your family, you have decided to resign your commission as Major
of this regiment, beg leave to express to you, before your departure
from the camp, our high appreciation of your character as a faithful
officer, a true gentleman, and a constant friend.
Fully recognizing and appreciating those noble motives of patri-
otism which induced you to leave the peaceful pursuits of home, and the
dearest relations and enjoyments of domestic life, to assume the re-
sponsible duties of that position which you have so well and honorably
filled, we still more highly value those motives of filial duty which
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 315
have persuaded you to abandon, the honor and rank of your office, that
you might the better render protection and comfort to that one, who,
like the Spartan mother, has given her every son for the preservation
of her country. But, while we so highly appreciate your motives which
induce you to join your family, we yet deeply regret your intended
departure, since, as an officer, you have been faithful to every duty,
as a gentleman, forgetful of no courtesy, and as a friend, true to every
obligation. Be assured, sir, that when you leave our camp, you leave
not one officer or soldier who is not your friend, and that you will
carry with you the kindest wishes and sincerest prayers of all for your
prosperity and happiness through life.
S. W. Stryker, Col.
James C. Rice, Lieut. Col.
Wm. Frothingham, Surgeon.
E. B. Knox, Adjutant.
E. L. Bissell, Asst. Surgeon.
Fred R. Mundy, Q. M.
E. P. Chapin, Capt. Co. A.
G. M. Love, 1st Lieut. Co. A.
B. K. Kimberly, 2d Lieut. Co. A.
W. H. Revere, Capt. Co. C.
Alex. McRoberts, ist Lieut. Co. C.
J. W. Anthes, 2d Lieut. Co. C.
F. Conner, Capt. Co. D.
R. B. Landon, 1st Lieut. Co. D.
H. D. Burdick, 2d Lieut. Co. D.
M. McN. Walsh, Capt. Co. E.
B. R. Wood, 1st Lieut. Co. E.
M. H. Cole, 2d Lieut. Co. E.
C. Allen, Capt. Co. F.
J. McMillan, ist Lieut. Co. F.
C. W. Gibbs, 2d Lieut. Co. F.
L. S. Larrabee, Capt. Co. B.
H. Kelley, 1st Lieut. Co. B.
C. E. Royce, 2d Lieut. Co. B.
W. N. Banks, Capt. Co. H.
C. A. Woodworth, ist Lieut. Co. H.
E. A. Nash, 2d. Lieut. Co. H.
W. L. Vanderlip, Capt. Co. G.
C. E. Pease, ist Lieut. Co. G.
C. R. Becker, 2d Lieut. Co. G.
W. H. Miller, Capt. Co. K.
W. W. Jones. 1st Lieut. Co. K.
C. B. Gaskill, 2d Lieut. Co. K.
A. W. Schaffer, Capt. Co. L
E. L. Spencer, ist Lieut. Co. 1.
3i6 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
BATTLE OF HANOVER COURT HOUSE.
Correspondence of Albany Evening Journal.
Headquarters Forty-fourth N. Y. V.
Bivouac, New Bridge, Va., June 9, 1862.
History will record the engagement of the 27th ult., at Hanover
Court House, in which the Forty-fourth Volunteers acted so destin-
guiished and gallant a part, as one of the most severe and brilliant
contests of the war. The enemy's force, composed of seven regiments
of North Carolina and Virginia troops, under command of General
Branch, numbered at least, in the aggregate, forty-five hundred. Our
force consisted of the Forty-fourth New York Volunteers (450 men),
Twenty-fifth New York Volunteers (250 men), Second Maine (310
men) and a section of Martin's battery from Massachusetts. The battle
ground was a circular field, bounded almost entirely by woods.
The enemy was in front, and in the woods, on our right and left.
At the enemy's first fire, many of the artillery horses were killed and
wounded, the gunners driven from the artillery and the pieces were
obliged to be abandoned, under the murderous fire. The Twenty-fifth
New York Volunteers, which had fought so gallantly, and had lost
so many officers and men in a previous engagement during the day,
after sustaining the terrible fire of the enemy with great firmness for
a few moments, was ordered to retire. The Second Maine and Forty-
fourth New York were now left alone to wage this unequal contest.
Again and again, the enemy attempted to advance and charge on our
small but gallant line, but in vain. The cross-fire of the enemy was
terrible, but our ranks were invincible. The field was covered with
our dead and wounded, yet to yield a foot was annihilation. It now
became nearly a question of life and death. To retreat would invite a
charge upon our feeble line from the entire force of the enemy, which
would have cut into fragments our whole command. There was but
one alternative, to die if need he, but never to retreat. For nearly two
hours this terrible struggle lasted. Our muskets became so heated by
rapid firing, that many of them discharged in the act of loading, and
obliged ua to cool them with water from our canteens. Our cart-
ridges were fast being exhausted, although each man had sixty rounds,
and amid the flying storm of balls, we emptied the cartridge boxes of
the dead and dying. Frequently, the enemy now attempted to advance
and charge upon us, but with balls and defiant cheers we kept him at
bay. At length, our cartridges nearly failed. No reinforcements were
in sight. It was a question of death or defeat; and, preferring the
former to the latter, orders were given to fix bayonets and prepare for
a charge. Just at this moment, reinforcements broke through the woods
and ended the contest. CJod only knows with what eager, anxious,
grateful eyes we looked upon those advancing colors, as the different
regiments came to our assistance. The struggle had lasted nearly two
hours. We lost thirty killed and seventy wounded — over twenty per
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 317
cent of the entire force of our regiment engaged in the action. The
enemy's loss was one hundred and seventy killed and four hundred
wounded. Our flag was pierced with over forty balls. Torn and
tattered, four times it was shot down, but willing patriotic hands, now
cold in death, quickly raised it, and those stars and stripes proudly,
defiantly, waved in the face of the enemy till he turned his back in
retreat upon them. The victory was ours. The reinforcements pursued
the routed enemy. We tenderly gathered up and cared for the wounded.
The dead we collected, and fittingly laid out in the field, in line, with
their faces looking toward the retreating foe. This last tender and
beautiful act towards the dead, rendered by their surviving comrades,
had scarcely been performed when the curtain of night fell, and the
fearful, truthful tragedy was ended. I am.
Respectfully yours,
James C. Rice, Lieut. Col.
3i8 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THE STORY OF A HERO.
During the late battle in which the 44th Regiment participated,
Samuel W. Chandler, of this city, fell mortally wounded under the
following circumstances : — The coloir-sergeant, while holding the flag,
had been shot through the head and instantly killed. The flag was
then seized by a man named Young, also of this city. No sooner had
he raised it than he was shot, the ball severing his jugular vein. When
he fell, young Chandler, who had been wounded in the leg and arm,
and with his wounds bleeding, crept to the staff, and with great effort,
raised it the third time. In a moment, he was shot in the breast and
also fell. After lingering a few days in intense agony, death came to
his relief. His last words were : "I regret that I have only one life
to give to my country."
It is impossible to conceive of an act of nobler daring than that of
young Chandler. His two comrades lay dead at his feet. He was
himself badly wounded. The balls were whistling thick and fast over
his head. Knowing that it was almost certain death to attempt to
raise the flag, he did not hesitate a moment, preferring to die in its
defence. Young Chandler leaves a wife and two children who were
dependent on him for support. We understand that they are in the
most straitened circumstances. Would it not be well to testify our
respect for the memory of this young hero by seeing to it that his
family do not come to want?
[The above, dated June 10, 1862, is thought to have been written by
Lieut. Col. Rice, for the Albany Evening Journal. Young Chandler,
wounded at Hanover Court House, Va., May 27, 1862, died June 3d.
—Ed.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 319
APPOINTMENTS IN THE FORTY-FOURTH NEW YORK
REGIMENT.
It will be seen by the following special order from Central Fitz-
John Porter that several changes have been made in the list of officers
of the Forty-fourth Regiment of this State. The promotion of Lieu-
tenant Colonel Rice to the Colonelcy of the regiment is a proper recog-
nition of the gallant services of that officer: —
Headquarters Fifth Provisional Corps,
Camp near Harrison's Landing, Va.,
July 14, 1862.
Special Orders, No. 75.
"The following named persons are hereby appointed to fill vacancies
in their several regiments, occasioned by resignations, dismissals and
losses in battle since June 26, 1862 : — * **********
"Forty-Fourth Regiment N. Y. S. Vols. — Lieutenant Col. James C
Rice to be Colonel, vice Colonel S. W. Stryker, resigned July 4, 1862;
Major Edward P. Chapin to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Lieutenant
Col. James C. Rice, promoted July 4, 1862; Captain Freeman Connor
to be Major, vice Major Edward P. Chapin, promoted July 4, 1862;
First Lieutenant Edward B. Knox to be Captain, vice Captain Freeman
Conner, promoted July 4, 1862; Second Lieutenant C. D. Gaskill to be
First Lieutenant, vice First Lieutenant Jones, died May 14, 1862; First
Sergeant William R. Bourne to be Second Lieutenant, vice Second
Lieutenant C. D. Gaskill, promoted May 14, 1862; First Sergeant James
H. Russell to be Second Lieutenant, vice Second Lieutenant J. W.
Anthes, promoted June i, 1862. *************
"These promotions are made for gallant and meritorious conduct
on the field of battle, and are subject to the confirmation of the gov-
ernors of their respective states.
"By command of Brigadier General F. J. Porter.
"Fred. F. Locke. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
"Official :
"R. T. Auchmutty, A. A. G. (ist Div.) Thomas B. Hoyt, A. A.
G. (3d Brig.)"
[Above thought to have appeared in the Albany Evening Journal, — Ed.]
320 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
LETTER BY ACTING ADJUTANT NASH.
Headquarters Forty-fourth Reg. N. Y. V.
Bivouac, near Harrison's Landing, Va.,
On the James River, July i6, 1862.
Editors of the Evening Journal:
The officers and privates of this regiment desire, through the
columns of your extensively circulated paper, to call the attention of
the friends of the Forty-fourth Regiment New York Volunteers to the
condition and wants of the same. It is now about nine months since
this regiment left its rendezvous at Albany to join the Army of the
Potomac. Immediately on reaching Washington it was assigned to
Butterfield's brigade. This brigade was encamped in front of our
National Capitol during the winter. Here under command of General
Butterfield, it acquired the efficiency and discipline which have since
enabled it to gain its worthiest laurels. This brigade has been among
the foremost in the advance of the Army of the Potomac, sharing its
duties, its fortunes and its victories. Prominent in every action of the
brigade has been the Forty-fourth, mingling the blood of its officers
and men on every field, and adding new lustre to the arms of the
Empire State. This regiment has won a reputation by its deeds. It
has bought a name upon the battlefield. The casualties of war have
greatly reduced its numbers, but it has been an honorable reduction.
Side by side with the Forty-fourth has been that excellent regiment
the Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by the late gal-
lant Col. McLean, composed of like material, rivals only in high and
soldierly conduct. There exists between the two regiments a mutual
feeling of attachment. At all times placed under like circumstances,
the present condition of the two regiments is similar.
The citizens of Pennsylvania, and especially the people of Erie,
have taken measures to abundantly supply the wanting members of the
83d Pennsylvania. Will not the friends of the 44th and the citizens
of the State of New York generously increase its numbers, that it may
go on side by side With its comrades from the old Keystone States,
winning new victories for our country and our flag? Will not every
town and ward, village and hamlet throughout the great State of New
York, send one good man from their midst to fill up our ranks? Are
there not hundreds of young men throughout our State willing to
make any sacrifice to preserve our country, when to outlive that
country's safety and glory is worse than a thousand deaths? Young
men of New York, we welcome you to our ranks. We ask you to join
us, determined never to leave the field until our arms shall be crowned
with victory, and peace be restored throughout our whole land.
Acting Adjutant Nash, 44th Regiment.
HIRAH F. OLAISTED.
Born Lafayette, Xew York. January 22. 18.^6. Moved near Syra-
cuse ; later to Onondaga Valley. Educated at Onondaga Academy,
graduating at State Normal School. Taught at Onondaga Academy,
Roscoe (Illinois) High School and elsewhere; in city engineer's office,
Syracuse; civil engineering (railroad surveys) in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Michigan; merchandising in Michigan and New York;
in Secretary of State's Office, Michigan; now over twenty years in
United States Bureau (formerly Department of Lalior), Washington.
Married. 1864, Helen Chamherlain who died in 1873. leaving twoi sons
residing in Western New York ; 1876 married Josephine Pearson who
with two daughters reside with him.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 321
LETTER BY SERGT. WILLETT TO PROF. JEWELL.
Fifth Day's Fight at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Dear Sir:
To-day I am on my knapsack for a seat, on the brick sidewalk of
Main Street, Fredericksburg. The batteries are playing around us,
and the musketry occasionally throws in its voice to make the din of
war complete.
The boys of Company E crossed the Rappahannock on Saturday
at 3 p.m. We were marched directly through the town, along or near
the railroad. As we neared the outskirts of the town, a destructive
fire poured upon us. We were ordered to lie down, so as to get under
cover of a small hill in front of us. I thought, then, that it was more
galling to stand the enemy's fire after this fashion than to be actively
engaged. We lay in the mud, however, until we were again ordered
forward. We advanced in line of battle up quite a steep hill, march-
ing directly to the front of the enemy's fire, which was very severe,
volley after volley thundering forth at the briefest possible intervals.
Many of the 44th fell wounded, and our Color Sergeant was killed.
Our Adjutant and Lieutenant Colonel were wounded in the arms. The
command devolved upon Major Knox. The brigade was at the summit
of the hill. The order to "lie down" was again given, and as soon
countermanded ; and we rushed on, to relieve others in front, who were
sheltered by a little hill and were without ammunition. The 13th New
Hampshire broke under the severe fire, and ran back a few rods to the
left of our regiment, crowding our company some, but the regiment
kept the line finely. We were out from an hour before sunset on
Saturday till 10 o'clock p.m. on Sunday; and we were expecting every
minute to march into action.
I have to hurry oflf my letter, or I shall fail to send it, so excuse
the tumble-down news that I throw together.
Two only of the Normal School company were hurt : Geo. McBlain,
shot in the leg, (died of his wounds Feb. 9, '63) and W. W. Munson,
missing. Capt. Kimball was hit by two spent balls, but without result-
ing in serious injury. Of the regiment only one was killed — the Color
Sergeant — and about 40 were wounded.*
We are having a terrible battle here, but have high hopes in the
Ruler of all things, that we shall ultimately succeed.
I am writing to you on a blank leaf from an old ledger of a rebel
merchant. My sheet must remain unfinished, as I am to send this by
a sergeant across the river at once.
I remain as true and firm in battle, as I hope to be in the battle
of life. Yours, etc.,
C. H. WiLLETT.
P. S. — In my other letter, which was lost, I mentioned the deaths of
Albert Smith and Thompson Barrick. C. H. W.
(From "Journal" of Dec. 20, 1862.)
*[The records show that at this battle the 44th Reg. lost 7 killed and
died of wounds, 35 wounded and i captured.]
322 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
PICKETING ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
We make the following extracts from a letter written by a member
of Company F, 44th (Ellsworth) Regiment:
We left our new camp on the 28th of May, (1863) and are now at
Banks' Ford, a very handsome place. Our brigade extends from Banks'
Ford to Richard's Ford, a distance of about eight miles. There are four
regiments in this brigade, viz : the 83d Pennsylvania, 20th Maine, i6th
Michigan, and 44th New York Volunteers. When we came here there
was one company of cavalry doing picket which we relieved. Our
regiment is in two parts — the right wing at the right of the Ford, and
the left wing at or near the centre — and the ist Ohio battery of six
brass twelve pounders — three guns with each wing.
The rebel pickets are on the other side of the river, and ours this
side. They dO' not fire at each other. The pickets of both sides go
in swimming. The rebel pickets are not permitted to converse with
us. All they say is, if we don't fire, they will not. To-day one iolf
their picketsi was sitting with his back turned toward us, and one of
our boys, named Lynch, swam over before he was discovered by the
"reb," and ejaculated, "Hello, old boy, what are you doing there?"
The fellow; looked around apparently amazed at seeing a Union soldier
in the water, and replied, "Come over here quick." Lynch "couldn't
see it" in that light, and immediately returned to his companions.
Another of the boys swam across and got a Richmond paper, and
came back to camp "safe and sound."
As I remarked before this is the nicest place I have ever seen
since leaving home. I write this letter in an old house — or, at least,
made old by the soldiers. It is pretty well gone to ruin. But I don't
think we can enjoy the pleasure of stopping here much longer, as,
while I am writing, it is intimated by the "knowing ones" that we have
received orders to move. If»we stay, I shall endeavor to give you a
better idea of the place in my next. H. B.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 323
LETTER BY E. L. HARRIS.
Bivouac of 44th Reg't, N. Y. Vols.,
Kelly's Ford, Rappahannock River,
June 6. 1863.
To THE Editor of the Springville Herald :
I herewith send you a photograph of the old flag of the Forty-
fourth Regiment which has obtained some celebrity through the news-
papers. The people of Springville have a heritage in this flag, for
Springville valor has sustained it in all the trying scenes through which
it has passed, and its glory has been purchased with the blood of her
truest and noblest sons. The names of Myers, Walker, and Hammond
should be held in lasting remembrance as long as valor and country
are cherished among men. These young men yielded up their lives to
vindicate the honor of this flag, and maintain the integrity of the
Union; and their names should not be allowed to sink into oblivion.
Deeds of valor and heroism should be regarded among the choicest
treasures of a free people, and every town should see to it, that the
sacrifices and achievements of her sons are not forgotten, but treasured
up in grateful hearts, and transmitted as a priceless legacy to future
generations.
Mr. Editor, will you put this photograph in a frame and hang it
up in your office, and let it commemorate the heroic deeds of *Jerome
Myers, who fought at Yorktown, Hanover and Gaines Mill, and who
fell with his face to the foe on the bloody field of Malvern ; and let it
speak also of the indomitable courage and heroic endurance of *Eugene
Walker, and *Henry Hammond, who followed it all through the Penin-
sular campaign, and at last fell, amid gloom and defeat, on the
sanguinary plains of Manassas. And if there be any among you who
are praying and striving for an inglorious peace let this tattered banner
appeal to what honor and manhood there is left in them, and say
whether the blood of our martyred heroes shall have been shed in vain.
Let it be known that every man from the town of Concord in the
Ellsworth Regiment, without an exception, has followed the fortunes
of this flag without a murmur of discontent, and they are entitled to
no small share of its glory. There are but two of them with us now,
Spaulding and Steams, tried veterans, than whom none braver or truer
ever carried a musket.
The health of the army, so far as I am able to learn, is excellent,
and their spirits undaunted, not over anxious, but always ready for a
fight. Yours for the war,
E. L. Harris,
44th N. Y. V.
♦[Jerome Myers, k. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Eugene Walker, k.
in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton. Henry E. Hammond of Co. A, w. in ac.
at Groveton, Aug. 30, '62, and died of his wounds Sept. 13, '62.]
324 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
LETTER BY CAPTAIN KIMBERLY.
On the Battle Field, near
Gettysburg, Pa., July 4, 1863.
Editors of Buffalo Morning Express :
Knowing that a brief account of our summer campaign (thus far)
would be interesting to most of your readers, I send you this. Our regi-
ment broke up camp near Falmouth, Va., May 28th, and moved up
the Rappahannock to Banks' Ford, where we did picket duty seven
days. We then moved to Kemper's Ford, halting at Crittenden's Mills
a day or two, and doing picket duty on our front and rear. On the
13th of June we left Kemper's Ford and moved to Morrisville where
we joined our Corps, and thence, via Catlett's and Bristow Stations,
to Manassas Junction. On the 17th we moved across Bull Run, passed
to the north of Centreville and halted at Gum Springs, having marched
21 miles during one of the hottest days of the season. Thence, on the
igth, to Aldie Gap. Here, after resting a day, we moved to Middle-
burg, supporting Pleasanton's Cavalry, and driving Stuart from his
position, across Loudon Valley to Ashby's Gap, our Brigade being
actively engaged skirmishing the whole distance. Our regiment lost
but two men. Returned to Aldie the next day. Left Aldie on the 26th,
passed through Leesburg, crossed the Potomac at Edward's Ferry, and
halted near Poolesville, Md. Thence, next day, to Frederick. Left
Frederick on the 29th and moved to Liberty. June 30th, marched to
Union Mills, via Johnsville, Union Bridge, Union Town, Frizellburgh,
and Devilbiss' Mills. Started about noon, July ist, halted at Hanover,
Pa., took a hasty cup of coffee and resumed our march, moving toward
Gettysburg (our advance being already engaged). The people turned
out en masse, cheering us on and offering us food and water. After
marching nearly all night we arrived on the field of action and posi-
tion (July 2d, 3 p. m.) on a rocky knoll, our Corps being the extreme
left of our line. The enemy made desperate attempts to dislodge us,
but were repulsed with fearful loss, leaving us in possession of the
field and of many prisoners and small arms. Our regiment lost ill
killed and wounded. Company A, out of 40 men, lost 4 killed, 10
seriously wounded, 8 slightly wounded. Yesterday we changed position,
and, being in reserve, were not engaged. To-day it is evident we have
driven the enemy. Everything looks favorable.
Complete list of killed and wounded in Company A. Killed : —
Corporal Joseph Kraft; Privates — Chester Smith, John Look, John
Simons. Wounded: — Sergeant James B. Stormes, wrist; Sergeant
Allen J. Hurd, neck, badly ; Corp. Wm. G. Cunningham, head and arm ;
Corp. Henry C. Kendall, eye, slight; Privates — Robt. C. Burns, thigh;
Ferdinand Bennett, back; Lewis G. Ferrand, face; John Steele, thigh;
Henry Brehle, slight; Joseph Hannagan, leg; Thomas Hunt, leg (since
amputated and is doing well); Jacob Wagner, slight; William Day,
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 325
slight; Sherwood A. Cheeseman, slight, in foot; Sergt. E. L. Harris,
Privates Geo. D. Conger, Henry White (the last three very slight,
not disabled for active duty).
After the engagement every man of my company secured and
brought a rebel musket from the field.
B. K. KiMBERLY, Capt. Co. A., 44th N. Y. V.
326 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
LETTER BY A MEMBER OF COMPANY A.
Middletown, Md.,
July 8, 1863.
My Friends at Home :
We came into this town this morning, having had a very hard
march in the mud and rain. Most of the army is encamped near here.
We are within eight miles of the old Antietam battle ground. It is
now 3 p. m. Whether we shall move before morning I cannot tell. We
have just received the news of the fall of Vicksburg. This morning
we received another mail ; I got for my share six letters and about as
many papers. I assure you, I was glad to hear from home. I have
read each letter over a half dozen times. The latest was June 30th.
This as the second mail we have had since we left the Rappahannock.
I wrote you immediately after the battle of Gettysburg. This campaign
has been a hard one so far, but I stand it first-rate. The day before
the battle, we marched from 8 o'clock in the morning until twelve at
night, moved again at three in the morning, July 2d, marched four
miles to Che battlefield, maneuvered around until 4 p. m., when the
rebels advanced, and from that time until dark we had hot work. Our
Corps was on the left of the center, where the rebel Longstreet tried
to break through and turn our lines. Our brigade lay on the side hill.
It was covered with large stones. We threw up a small breast-work
to protect us. I was where I could see nearly one half the field. At
our right there were several battle fields. I could see the two armies
advance. The lines would sway to and fro. The second and third
Corps were in these fields. The rebels drove our men across these)
fields twice ; our men would fall back, re-form, and then advance again.
The second time our boys advanced, they held the field. Firing ceased
about 8 p. m., and then we went to work caring for our wounded.
Our regiment lost very heavily; iii out of 300. Our company lost
more than any other company in the regiment, 22 out of 40, had 5
killed. Each company cared for their wounded. Knowlton (Co. A.),
from Forestville, was badly wounded in the knee. I helped carry him
off from the field. The last I heard from him, he was doing well. Both
of my tent-mates were wounded. After we had carried our wounded
off from the field, we then buried our dead. Three boys from ouil
company together with myself, carried four of our dead comrades
back. It seemed hard, I tell you. They had stood right up beside us,
in the ranks all through everything until now.
About II o'clock that night, our company went down to the front
on picket. Our lines were in the woods from where the rebels had
advanced on us. Their dead and wounded lay in every direction, the
wounded calling for water. Not twelve feet from my post lay three
wounded, and two dead rebels. One of the wounded died while I was
on my post. I did all I could for him, gave him some water from my
canteen. The other two I made as comfortable as I could, wet their
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 327
wounds and covered them up with a blanket. They were not very
badly wounded, having been shot in the legs so that they could not
walk. I had a long talk with them. They told me that they belonged
to the Texas brigade, Hood's division, Longstreet's corps, and that they
had never been repulsed before. They were large and noble-looking
men. They were the same brigade that advanced upon us at Gaines
Mills, on the Chickahominy, one year ago. After a while one of them
fell asleep. I tell you, that was the most lonesome picket duty I ever
did. I got from the one that died while I was on my post, a body*
belt and a spoon with his name marked on it. I shall try and send
them home.
The next day, the 3d, there was the heaviest cannonading I ever
heard. On the morning of the 4th, I went over the battle field, and
such sights I never saw before, and never wish to again. In places
our dead and theirs lay side by side. Dead artillery horses and broken
artillery lay in every direction. In one place I saw six artillery horses
all harnessed and hitched to a limber. They had all been killed by
a shell, and lay in their harness just where they stood. Our loss must
be very heavy.
The battle of Gettysburg belongs to the rank and file of the army
of the Potomac. The battle was not won by any superior handling
of the troops; after our lines were once formed, they stood so. It
was by the stubborn bravery of the men that the battle was won for us.
I never saw the troops behave better. There was no skedadling to the
rear; every man did his duty, and when our men did fall back, it was
done in order. On the morning of the sth, our brigade advanced over
the field, but found no enemy. The six Corps were ordered forward,
and we joined our division and moved in this direction. Last night
we encamped near Emmetsburg. Gen. Sykes commanded our Corps
(the 5th), Gen. Griffin our division (the ist), and our Colonel (Rice)
our brigade.
Col. Vincent, who has commanded our brigade for the last three
months, was badly wounded at Gettysburg. I have since heard that he
was dead. We have three divisions in our Corps: the 1st, ours; the
2nd, a division of regulars ; and the 3d, the Pennsylvania Corps, that
Gen. Meade used to command. I must be closing, as it is nearly time
for me to be getting my supper. I shall have fresh beef, hard bread
and coffee for my supper. Write often. Good-bye,
Henry.
[Above appeared in the Dunkirk Union in its issue of Aug. 5, 1863.
—Ed.]
328 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
WILLIAM NELSON NORRIS.
A son of Joshua and Samantha Norris, of Barrington, in this
county (Yates), died in hospital in Gettysburg, Pa., July 22, 1863, from
the effects of wounds received in the battle at that place.
Nelson, as he was familiarly called, was a retired, sedate and
peaceable young man, and was but little known out of the domestic
circle in which he moved. In 1862, he was induced to enlist at the
call of the President and enrolled his name among the defenders of
his country's rights, in a company of men raised in this county under
command of Capt. Bennett Hunger of Penn Yan. This company was
subsequently attached to the 44th regiment N. Y. V. and was soon sent
to Virginia. Here Nelson remained and participated in the action at
Fredericksburg under Burnside. During a part of the winter follow-
ing, he was confined to the hospital by sickness. He recovered, how-
ever, in time to bear his share of duty in the action of the army of the
Potomac under Hooker, and then marched with Meade to Pennsyl-
vania, and took part in the action of Gettysburg. Here he was shot
through the leg on the 2d of July, and subsequently suffered amputa-
tion above the knee of the right leg. Under date of July 14th, he
wrote to his mother, acquainting her with his situation, and seems
to have been cheerful. On the i6th, he wrote again, saying, "he was in
good spirits, had good attendance and was doing well." Time rolled
on with no tidings, finally a letter was received by the anxious ones at
home, dated Philadelphia, July 28th, from Mr. George Bringhurst, who
had been his nurse, conveying the melancholy intelligence that Nelson
had died on the 22nd inst., in peaceful resignation to his lot, and did
not regret his fate.
His comrades in the army, we learn by a letter to us, received news
of his demise with sorrowful feelings. He had endeared himself to
them. His officers give him the reputation of a good, faithful, and
trusty soldier. Here is another life offered up on the altar of human
rights. His age was 27 years. He was unmarried, but leaves a large
circle of relatives in this region to mourn the sad cause that called him
from his home and consigned him to the time honored grave of a sol-
dier.
He rests in peace, and his humble name will be handed to posterity
as one of the martyrs who fell a victim to the horrid and unnecessary
war which has been forced upon this once happy country, by a rascally
set of blacklegging, thieving politicians, who have been the cause of all
the unnecessary bloodshed and sorrow which has spread so much gloom
over the land. But these young men have died in a good cause. Let
us cherish their memory.
SAAIUML J. POWELL.
The subject of this sketch joined Company C of the 44th N. Y.
V. I. in Aug., 1862 and was soon afterwards appointed Sergeant.
He had command of his Company when it was stationed at Alexandria,
Va., the winter after the Battle of Rappahannock Station, in which
battle he was engaged. While in front of Petersburg he was detached
to I\Iajor Jacklin's Company of sharp-shooters and, while so detached
was transferred to Company D, 140th N. Y. V. L
Sergeant Powell relates that in April. 1865, Sergeant Ackley
and himself by a short cut across the country found themselves where
the cavalry were retreating before the Confederate infantry; so that
they turned their heels to the enemy and soon saw the Corps flag
emerge from the woods and the 15th N. Y. Heavy Art, were formed
in line and they went in with them ; soon the firing ceased and word
came down the line "Lee has surrendered." You that were there
know the rest.
Shortly after he was transferred to the 5th N. Y. Veteran Inf., and
after the Grand Review in Washington, which he viewed from the
Virginia side of the Potomac, he was sent to Hart's Island, New York
Harbor and discharged.
Served eight years as Sheriff and Deputy in Ottawa Co., Kansas ;
also one term as Police Judge of the City of Minneapolis. Kansas, and
is to-dav a farmer.
THE NEW YORK^ i
PUBLIC LIEi- AR7 ^
ASTOR, LENOX I
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 329
LETTER FROM GEO. H. SPRY.
Camp near Warrenton, Va.,
Tuesday, July 28th, 1863.
When the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps crossed the Pennsylvania
line the troops were halted and eloquently addressed by some patriotic
speaker, and that night I passed them on the way to Hanover and
they were all singing or whistling. At Gettysburg many of the Penn-
sylvania troops fought on their own farms — in sight of their fathers'
houses; some fell there — their blood mingling with soil they had tilled
in their youth. One boy fifteen years old, from near Gettysburg, went
into the fight with his target rifle and fought until he was killed. Such
heroism puts to shame the cowardly conduct of men, who at home are
resisting or evading the draft.
Now, when our successes foreshadow immediate peace honorably
made, every man should stand firm by the government and, if needs
be, come down and share with our country's defenders their perils
and privations and their immortal honor. The riots in New York City
and State, are a disgrace which will yet be remembered with burning
shame. Blank cartridges should have been used after bullets, grape,
and cannister had done their work and taught the rioters their just
punishment and shown the danger of resisting the law. I hope that
henceforth the draft will meet with no opposition, but if it does, I wish
that the 44th might be summoned to enforce it. I know how well 'twould
do its duty. It would use no blank cartridges. Every regiment in the
army is anxious to see some of the "home-guards" in the field, and
every one of them would rejoice at the chance of quelling the riots at
home and enforcing the conscription law at the point of the bayonet.
I believe, however, that after a few timely lessons to the conscript
opposers there will be no difficulty, and that soon our decimated regi-
ments may be filled to their maximum number and our foreshadowed
victories hastened so the "olive branch" will supersede the sword, and
the glorious "Stars and Stripes" brighter, purer and prouder than ever
continue to float
"O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave."
God is on our side and sooner or later we shall triumph.
I learned with pain of the death of Col. E. B. Smith. Our county
begins to feel its loss in its heroes who have honorably fallen. May
their memory and good deeds be so cherished by the people of Chen-
ango that the prestige she has already won shall not be lost by any dis-
graceful resistance of the draft or any cessation of her laudable sup-
port of soldiers now representing her in the field.
There are but few Norwich boys left in the 44th. Billy Lamb is
in Fairfax Seminary Hospital, at Alexandria. Henry Dickson is in the
Invalid Corps. Bill Lane is at Annapolis in the Dispensary. Henry
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Todd was wounded at Gettysburg — not dangerously — and is in some
hospital. I know not what one. Gideon Evans, P. S. Frink, Jeff Carr,
George, James and myself still flourish. Everything looks more en-
couraging than ever before since the commencement of the war. Al-
ready the curtain of peace has commenced dropping on this scene of
carnage and its golden fingers shine brighter than ever. In the army
we are joyous, and sanguine of the speedy termination of the war, for
we see ultimate victory close at hand. The rebellion is in its death
throes and soon its epitaph will be written in letters of blood amongst
the records of nations' crimes and follies. I should be glad to hear
from you often, though I know my letters hardly interest you or re-
compense you for your time and trouble. G. H. S.
[Above thought to have been published in Utica Morning Her-
ald.—Ed.]
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A TRIP INTO REBELDOM.
Peter Schaffer, of the 44th N. Y. V., from this village, who was
reported as missing after the battle of Gettysburg finally turns up at
Annapolis, Md., whence he writes under date of August 4th, to friends
here who permit us to extract as follows :
The 44th reached Hanover on the ist day of July. We thefti
marched all night and reached Gettysburg on the next day. They let
us rest about three hours and then we went into the fight. This was
about four o'clock and I was taken prisoner about half past five.
Company B was out skirmishing and when I was taken the rebels
flanked us and got in the rear of us.
The rebels kept us until the 5th of July and then started us for
Stanton, a distance of 190 miles. This was indeed a hard and most
tedious journey, abounding in incidents and privations which I have
not time to relate now. They gave us a pint of flour and a half pound
of fresh meat for three days' rations. I verily came "within one" of
starving to death. We went from Stanton to Richmond in the cars
130 miles — reached Richmond on the 22nd of July. We were there
put on Belle Island and received a pint of bean soup and a small piece
of bread at night — the soup would sometimes have as many as nine or
ten beans in it. In the morning we would get a small piece of bread.
I never was so hungry before in my life ; I thought of your well-filled
table a good many times while I was a prisoner.
On the first day of August we started for City Point. After we
got aboard the vessel we found plenty to eat. We arrived at this
place (Annapolis) yesterday, the third, having been paroled.
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LETTER BY M. H. BLISS.
Camp at Beverly Ford, Va.,
August 15th, 1863.
Friend Stebbins:
At length the Army of the Potomac appears to have settled down
for a season of rest. For an entire week we have been permitted to
remain in one camp. We have been so constantly on the move for two
months past that it seems odd enough to be quiet even for that length
of time. It does not come unacceptably, however. Although in good
spirits and willing to continue marching, we were nearly worn out.
Our sleek and fleshy bodies and limbs of last spring had become lank
and lean. Perhaps we had developed a larger quantity of muscle, but
the fat had somehow disappeared. Bread may be the staff of lifev
but when it comes in the shape of hard tack for a couple of months or
so, the staff may possibly begin to fail of doing what is required. We
are now drawing soft bread and otherwise, full rations. The effect is
almost marvelous. The wearisome, careworn look is succeeded by
cheerful, gladsome smiles, and we are becoming like ourselves again.
By the time our reinforcements arrive, the army will be ready to com-
mence another campaign with all the vigor and energy needful to make
it a successful one. The glorious news from the South and Southwest,
not only gladdens our hearts, but makes us more anxious if possible
to do sometliing that will make us not ashamed of the "Army of the
Potomac." I believe the army was never as ready and anxious to be
at work against the enemy as now. Somehow, we have got the idea,
that when the army under Lee is conquered, the war will soon be over.
That we consider our mission and are confident of accomplishing it.
But while we expect to see the Rebel Army beaten, we do not expect
to see it done by our army now in the field alone. The conscripts are
looked for anxiously, and woe be unto that man or party that strives
to hinder the draft. To us, it is a matter of the deepest interest. For
months, and for many of us, I might say, years, we have endured suf-
ferings and privations ; we have toiled and marched under the scorching
sun or the falling rain, amidst the suffocating dust or through mud and
mire, have passed the chilly nights with the heavens for our covering,
and mayhap standing the weary hours in the trenches or on picket,
have faced death from shot and shell in the battle field, have seen our
friends and companions fall by our side and have laid them in their
gory graves; we have done this till our ranks are thin and our armies
decimated. And now when we find ourselves just ready to reap the re-
wards of our labor, and call for help to aid us in doing it, is it a
wonder, that when we see bold copperheads and sneaking party politi-
cians uniting against our call, is it a wonder, I say, that our feelings
are aroused and that we swear vengeance for it? A day of reckoning
and of retribution will surely come. We shall cease to be soldiers by
and by, and as citizens no veto can deprive us of voting. Could some
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of the secessionists of the North, either copperheads or snakes, have
been in our camps when we heard of the New York riots, their das-
tardly hearts would have failed them at the threats they would have
heard. The general wish of everyone was that their regiment had been
there. No blank cartridges would have been used. We have learned
the utility of hard bullets and the bayonet. One thing is certain, how^
ever "unpopular" the draft may be in the North, it is very popular
here and whoever opposes it may be certain of the lasting opposition
of the soldier. I fancy our vote may possibly turn the scale in the bal-
ance between the parties in the next presidential election. Let politi-
cians take heed and beware.
We are now encamped at Beverly's Ford on the Rappahannock,
three miles above the crossing of the Orange and Alexandria railroad.
Our pickets are along the banks of the river. Occasionally a scouting
party crosses and moves out toward Culpeper, but does not find the
enemy in force. Everything is as quiet as at Falmouth last winter or
at Hall's Hill the winter before. We have a pleasant camping ground,
plenty of excellent water, and, on the whole, think we shall be able to
pass the time pleasantly till the fall campaign commences.
Truly yours, M. H. B.
334 4^TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
LETTER BY JOHN E. STEWART.
Near Bealeton, Va.,
Aug. 15, 1863.
Friend E.:
This has been rather an eventful day in the 3d Brigade — cause why,
we have drawn soft bread, truly in our quiet domestic lives, an event of
interest. Think of it, ye dwellers in houses, and partakers of the "fat
of the land" so small a thing as a loaf of dry bread causes the mouths
of an army to water and their hearts to overflow with thankfulness.
It is also rumored that we are each to receive a piece of dried apple —
but that is too good to believe.
During the campaign just closed, it required much hard work to
eke out our scanty rations, and several times we went to bed supper-
less. To our shame be it said, that our anxiety to bag the Rebel Army
was equally divided with our fears that the supply train would fail to
come up on time — and we thereby "lose our bacon." We scoured the
Blue Ridge Mountains, in Manassas Cap, with empty haversacks ; and
climbed mountains such as we had never before encountered with noth-
ing to sustain us but the justice of our" cause. We find ourselves otice
more near the Rappahannock, a name that is identified with many
stirring and saddening experiences of the Army of the Potomac. The
cavalry had quite a spicy time across the river yesterday — with what
success I know not). Stuart's troops are of a. more retiring disposition
since our bold riders have proved their valor on so many fields. * *
Your celebration over the recent victories must have been an en-
thusiastic affair. The copperheads will have to go in mourning in a
few days if our generals continue to wrest victories from their Southern
brethren. Put a copperhead in one scale, and an armed rebel in another,
and for contemptible meanness, duplicity and treason, the Northern
reptile will outweigh the other. Them's my sentiments.
For a nervous man, my tent might be a peculiar and annoying
place. At the northeast corner lives a flourishing hive of "yellow
jackets," on the opposite side dwells a large and increasing brood of
wasps, with an occasional arrival of bumble bees, who make a noise
not unlike a minie bullet; on the inside about a brigade of "animal-
culae, peculiar to "sacred soil" are charging in good order upon us, and
the ground is covered with some reptiles and "animiles" (on a small
scale) that would add much to the variety of Barnum's collection, but
do not seem tio facilitate military housekeeping. I suppose the best
advice I can give you is "keep out of the draft." I hope it will spot
some of the copperheads. We are expecting conscripts to fill up our
ranks. Believe me ever your true friend and brother, "E. C."
John E. Stewart.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 335
THE EXECUTION OF FIVE DESERTERS.
Camp of the 44th N. Y. Vols.,
Beverly Ford, Va., Aug. 31, 1863.
Eds. Commercial:
Other and better pens will undoubtedly give you earlier accounts
of the military execution which occurred in our Division on Saturday
last; but, knowing that no "special" occupied the "standpoint" from
which these observations were taken, and thinking some of them may
not be altogether uninteresting to you and your readers, I subjoin the
following account of the shooting of five deserters from the ii8th Penn.
Regiment, First Brigade, First Division and Fifth Army Corps.
About a week ago it was reported through all the camps here that
five conscripts or their substitutes, from Pennsylvania, had deserted on
their way to the regiment to which they had been assigned, had been
apprehended, tried by a court martial, sentenced to be shot, and that
the sentence, approved by the President, was to be executed on Wednes-
day. But Tuesday evening it was rumored that their execution had
been postponed till Saturday afternoon to give them more time for
preparation. Ours is a merciful administration, surely; but let none,
because of its lenity, contemplate or encourage desertion, for the wages
of that sin in the army is death.
About noon on Saturday, the several drum corps connected with
our Brigade began beating a Dead March, for practice, in the woods
near by, and so unconsciously gave to us a sense of sadness and solem-
nity, which ere long increased as flocks of soldiers from other corps
commenced passing through our camp, or were seen going along the
various roads that led to the ground, or were already observed in
groups collected there, reminding us painfully of the fact that we
were on the eve of another occasion not soon to be forgotten.
Our regiment was ordered to be formed at half-past one p. m., as
were the others of the Third Brigade, and the other Brigades must
have had the same order, for scarcely had we formed on the color line
when from beneath the white ponchos that crown nearly every hill top
in sight, and where but a short time before there were few soldiers
to be seen, there merged long lines of blue, trimmed with rows of
shining brass and gleaming steel glittering in the sunlight. Soon came
the General's orders, repeated by a hundred voices along the lines, and
followed by the heavy, regular tramp of armed men marching to the
notes of martial music. Having reached the spot at which we were
to report, there was the usual amount of halting and fronting, of right
and left dressing, till the whole was in line, Division front, and closed
in mass. There was now an opportunity to look about, which disclosed
to us boys perched in ti'ee tops, men located upon old buildings, of
which there happened to be two on three remaining, and an immense
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number seated in saddles, or occupying, in one way or another, most
places available for a good sight for a long way about.
The band has begun the sad notes that form the requiem it has
selected. It has a touching strain, and as you look toward the spot
whence the sounds come, a sorrowful sight greets your steady gaze.
The Division Provost Guard, with loaded pieces and bayonets fixed,
follow in the footsteps of the buglers, and are in turn followed by the
prisoners' spiritual advisers, who are apparently reading or repeating
Scripture or prayers. In their rear are six men, the pall bearers, carry-
ing a coffin, behind which there walks, with his hands pinioned and
still closely guarded, the first victim, whose white shirt is in striking
contrast to the darker colored clothes of those about him. His heart
is undoubtedly hopeless ; his looks are downcast ; and thus, one after
another, the criminals follow their coffins to their graves. It is an
impressive scene; the most impressive, I think, that I ever saw. Tears
come stealthily, yet perceptibly and forcibly into your eyes as you look,
while long-drawn breaths evince the deep and earnest thoughts of those
about you.
Seems to me that no one there could suppress an appeal to Heaven
for the Great God of Mercy to save the souls of the condemned and
spare all others their fate. And thus, that all might see and take
warning, were they marched the whole length of the Corps and about
half way back, to their graves, before which that part of the guard
whose duty it was to shoot them were halted, and faced towards the
prisoners, who passed the length of their line and up to their posts
of death — seats upon the ends of their coffins — placed along the sides
of their graves, into which they must have looked as the soldiers seated
them there. Ten or fifteen minutes, I should think, were now given
the clergy in which to complete their admonitions, their counsels, and
their prayers for the doomed. To us, merely "quiet observers," the
minutes seemed long. To them how brief, how momentous, the last
seconds of life — sealed prematurely by rashness and folly. In the
meantime, the meagre paces were measured off, and the marksmen were
stationed. There were fifty of them, and in their guns are but five
blank cartridges, and none of them knows in which pieces they are,
for their sergeants loaded their guns for them, that they might never
know that they had shot a man. The officers step forward to blindfold
those seated. One of them rises, and walking past the one at his left,
approaches the third, kisses him fondly as a brother, and returns to his
seat. The last words are spoken and the clergymen retire; the white
cloths are bound before the eyes and about the heads of the prisoners;
the guard at the grave is ordered away; the officer commands "ready,"
"take aim," "fire," and when the smoke of the volley, as one gun, has
passed away, four lifeless forms appear resting on the coffins as they
fell backwards in death, the other, in a brief contraction of the muscles,
had fallen to the ground; but his deeds were done and his life had
-^^^^
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JAMES CLAY RICE.
Colonel 44th N. Y. Vol. Infantry; Brigadier-General U. S. Vols,
killed at the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 11, 1864.
7 '-.-iK
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departed. I believe, "they shed no tears, they heaved no sighs, they
uttered no groans," but perished thus, without a struggle — a fearful
warning to all cowards or merely mercenary men in the service. Thus
ended the lives of five men who might have lived to do worthy work,
to perform valiant deeds, and to win honor to themselves and their
names.
[The foregoing was published in the BuflFalo Commercial Advertiser,
Sept. 4, 1863. — Ed.]
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WELDON RAILROAD.
(From Albany Morning Express, Monday, August 29, 1864.)
The 44th Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, composed chiefly of Al-
banians, is attached to the Fifth Army Corps, to which is entrusted the
important duty of taking possession of the Weldon Railroad, a highly
important strategic point as it severs a portion of the enemy's com-
munications. From a letter received here Saturday from a member
of Company F, 44th, who participated in the movement we make the
following extract. "We broke camp at 3. a. m., on the i8th, marched
three miles, formed line of battle, and then marched one mile in line,
struck the Weldon Railroad at 9 a. m. near the Yellow Tavern. Our
Division having the lead, we halted on the Railroad, and allowed the
Second, Third and Fourth Divisions to come up and take position on
our right. All was quiet until 4 p. m., when the rebels came out in
good force but were repulsed with heavy loss. The artillery on our
side was used to good advantage, while the enemy had but one battery,
and that was some distance off in a fort. The fight lasted about two
hours. It rained a good deal during the day. On the 19th, heavy
cannonading was heard in the direction of our old works; all wa9
quiet again till 4 p. m., when the enemy made another attack and at-
tempted to break our line, but met with the same defeat as the day
previous. Our Division was dispatched on the "double quick" to the
right, but on reaching there our services were not needed. The mud
was ankle-deep, rendering it severe marching. The Second Division
lost heavily. It rained some during the day. On the 20th nothing
occurred but a little packet firing in our front. Another good shower
in the afternoon. August 21st — I have not time to give an extended
account of to-day's doings, but will say the "Johnnies" made another
fruitless assault on our works — this time on the left of our line. They
were so mistaken in our force that the assault proved a complete
victory for us. The engagement commenced about 9 a. m. and lasted
two hours. We took between seven and eight hundred prisoners in
front of the First and Fourth Divisions; also three new stands of
colors from the 7th North Carolina battalion. August 22d. All quiet;
weather very hot. We still hold possession of the Railroad, and the
enemy cannot very easily dislodge us."
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 339
NORMAN OTTMAN IS DEAD.
We do not feel like writing a merited obituary. Our heart is too
sad. He was an old schoolmate, a personal friend of many years, a
pious, and ("one of the noblest works of God") an honest man. We
loved him as a brother. As a schoolteacher; as a citizen; as a friend; as
a husband and as a father, he had no superiors in this town (Sharon,
N. Y.). He was beloved by all, — mourned by all. He was worthy of
their love and is entitled to their tears to wet the sod that lies upon
his bosom. He died a noble death — in the service of his country; in
the 44th N. Y. S. V. at the battle of Chancellorsville he received his
death wound — a ball in the head.
Let us plant flowers upon his grave and water them with our tears.
And may the widow and the orphan who have given up their dearest
treasure for the salvation of their country, be properly cherished by
the friends of our country.
[Comrade Ottman died May 27, 1863, from wounds received at bat-
tle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 4th. Author of above tribute not
known. — Ed.]
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DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE 44TH REGIMENT.
Justin R. Huntly, only son of W. D. Huntly, Superintendent of
the Expyerimental Department of the State Normal School, at Albany,
N. Y., died recently in the hospital at Bristol, Pa. His remains reached
this city yesterday morning. Mr. Huntly was a member of Company
E, 44th Regiment, and was in all the battles after the Wilderness, serv-
ing on General Bartlett's staflf. He was attacked before Petersburg
with an illness that proved fatal. He was a young man of the highest
promise, and beloved by a large circle of friends, upon whom this in-
telligence will fall with crushing weight.
Resolutions of Condolence. — At a meeting of the soldier friends of
J. R. Huntly, Co. E, 44th N. Y. Vols., the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted :
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Universe to re-
move from our midst by the hand of death our beloved comrade, J. R.
Huntly; and whereas we have always found him during his stay a
sincere friend and a true patriot, as well as a brave and gallant soldier,
therefore
Resolved, That in the death of J. R. Huntly we are called on to
sustain the loss of a dear friend and brother soldier, one who has
commanded our admiration for his ability and integrity as a soldier,
and our esteem as a gentleman for the uniform courtesy which marked
his intercourse with all.
Resalved, That while we deeply deplore his early death, we sym-
pathize sincerely with his bereaved parents and friends, and we shall
cherish the fond recollections of his many acts of kindness when living.
Resolved, That the above be published in the Albany Morning
Express, and a copy be transmitted to the parents of the deceased.
[Above appeared in the Albany Morning Express, Sept. 15, 1864. —
Ed.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 341
BRIGADIER-GENERAL EDWARD P. CHAPIN.
(By Col. John B. Weber.)
Edward Payson Chapin was born August 16, 1831, in the Village of
Waterloo, Seneca County, N. Y., the youngest of six children belong-
ing to Rev. Ephraim and Elizabeth Chapin. His father was a direct
descendant of Deacon Samuel Chapin who settled in Springfield, Mass.,
in 1642. The rudiments of his education were attained in a common
village school, supplemented by a full classical and English course in
the academy of his native place. He began the study of law in Water-
loo, afterwards pursuing the study in Buffalo and Ballston Spa, N. Y.,
and was admitted to the bar soon after he attained his majority. He
began and continued the practice of law in Buffalo until the breaking
out of the Rebellion. When it was proposed to raise the People's Ells-
worth Regiment he raised a company to represent Erie County and
was unanimously elected its Captain. His was the first company or-
ganized in the regiment, was designated Company A, and held the right
of the line. At the battle of Hanover C. H., Va., on the 27th day of
May, 1862, he was severely wounded and was sent North as soon as
his condition would permit of his removal. On recovering from his
wound, which at first was thought to be fatal, he proceeded in his
convalescent state to Buffalo to take charge of a recruiting office for
the Forty-fourth Regiment. While engaged in this service he was
tendered and accepted the Colonelcy of the ii6th N. Y. Vols. Four
others of the Forty-fourth were invited by him and accepted commis-
sions in this new regiment, viz., Capt. George M. Love to be Major,
afterwards Colonel and brevet brigadier-general : Lieut. John B. Weber
to be Adjutant, afterwards Colonel 89th U. S. C. infantry; Corporal
John M. Sizer to be Captain, afterwards Lieut. Colonel and Sergeant
John B. Mason to be ist Lieutenant. The Ii6th Regiment was, there-
fore, modeled after the Forty-fourth and by reason of Chapin's superior
abilities it soon took first rank for drill and discipline, and was fre-
quently commended for soldierly qualities from department head-
quarters.
Col. Chapin so far commended himself to his superior officers,
that he was soon placed in command of a brigade. On the 27th day
of May, 1863, just one year after being wounded at Hanover C. H.,
while leading his brigade in the terrible charge over the slashing at
Port Hudson, he was struck by a bullet in the face, which, crashing
through his brain produced instant death. His remains were taken to
New Orleans, thence home, where he was buried with all the honors
due his rank.
President Lincoln sent his father a commission, appointing Col.
Chapin a brigadier-general for gallant and meritorious service at the
assault on Port Hudson, dating it from the day of his death.
General Chapin, as a soldier, possessed a peculiar talent of keep-
ing up the line of distinction between the different grades so necessary
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to the preservation of discipline, without seeming to encroach upon
natural privileges or resorting to severity of measures. His look, his
manner and actions showed an innate talent to command that did not
require shoulder straps or insignia of rank to exact obedience.
In character and ability General Chapin reflected the highest credit
upon the Forty-fourth N. Y. as a representative of that large class,
who received their military training in the old regiment and carried its
inspirations into other fields of duty.
His immediate commander, Major-General Augur, said of him:
"The army could illy afford to lose such an officer or the country such
a man."
Brigadier-General Chapin was of the best type of the American
volunteer officer.
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SWORD PRESENTATION TO COL. RICE.
[The following account, published by The Albany (N. Y.) Evening
Journal of Oct. 19, 1861, seems peculiarly appropriate for preservation
in this history of the 44th N. Y. V. I.
The eloquent words of Mrs. Barnes' address and those of the
Colonel's patriotic response now read like prophecy.]
"A large company of ladies and gentlemen met at the house of
A. McClure, last evening, on the occasion of the presentation of a
sword, etc., to Lieutenant-Colonel Rice of the Ellsworth Regiment.
Among those present were Governor Morgan, Hon. Erastus Corning,
John G. Saxe, Esq., and other distinguished citizens. The Presentation
Address was made by Mrs. William Barnes, who spoke with great feel-
ing and in a vein of patriotic fervor which stirred the hearts of all
who listened. It will be long before the recipient will forget her elo-
quent words and impressive counsels. Lieutenant-Colonel Rice re-
sponded in an address marked at once by earnestness and scholarly
finish. He pledged those present that the sword of which he was the
recipient, should return to its scabbard when the war was ended, un-
tarnished; and that no friend should have cause to blush over his
record. He was deeply affected and spoke with the pathos of earnest
feeling."
"The sword is beautifully finished, and bears the following in-
scription: 'Lieut.-Col. Rice, 44th Reg't N. Y. S. V. Presented by his
Albany Friends.' Among the articles presented, in addition, were a
pair of revolvers, belt and sash, etc."
"presentation speech by MRS. WM. BARNES.
"'Colonel Rice:
" T have been asked to come here to-night to perform a duty and
enjoy a noble privilege. My duty is easily and quickly performed. In
the name and on behalf of your many friends in Albany, I present you
these military arms and equipments, and I know I represent those
friends fully when I say that their best wishes and most fervent prayers
for your welfare go with the gift. Allow me, also, in this connection,
to congratulate you upon your fortunate selection of a post of duty.
The Empire State has been true to her great name; for no other com-
monwealth has sent into the service of the United States such a
regiment as the one which you and your brother officers have the honor
to command. Every county, from Lake Erie to the Ocean, has been
eager to send its representative to it, and every representative feels that
he carries with him not only the honor of his constituents, but the
sacred memory of our early martyr — the Warren of this war — who died
only to live again in the heroic achievements and spotless reputation
of this noble body which bears his name.
" 'As citizens of Albany, especially, this regiment is very dear to
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us. For two months these men have been in our midst, teaching us the
true chivalry of patriotism by their sobriety, their inteUigence, their
faithful performance of every obligation which came to them as a duty,
and if my voice could reach them to-night, I would say to them that
Albany can never be indifferent to their future welfare; for she has
learned through them to appreciate the sacredness of that cause which
can call for men and be answered by such a Spartan Phalanx !
" 'In bidding you and them, farewell, I now claim the privilege of
saying a few words to you, and to your brother officers, which might
be inadmissible and inappropriate were I not a woman.
" 'You are going out from among us at the head of a regiment
which throbs with the best blood of our State; it is freely given, let it
be freely shed, if the sacred cause of Liberty requires it. Ancient his-
toric pages glow with the record of that Thebeian band who, in the
third century, were relentlessly decimated by the Emperor Maximilian
because they refused to offer sacrifices to a heathen god. Let not this
regiment shrink, if it be necessary, to add such a page to our National
history; for human life, at best, is but short, while the principles
which inspire life, and alone make it worth the living, are eternal and
immortal.
" 'The occasion which opens to you such a noble field of action,
is an occasion which comes but rarely to any man or people; and when
I put in your hands these tokens of war, I confess it is with almost a
feeling of envy; for I do not look upon this war as an evil to be
dreaded — a calamity which must be borne, but rather an opportunity
which every man who loves Liberty and Justice and National Honor
better than he loves his life, welcomes with joy and embraces with an
ardor that transforms him into a hero. I see in this war but the nat-
ural outgrowth of that order of society which elevates one race only
by the systematic crushing out of another and a weaker one ; and I
know that so surely as God lives, any peace, any compromise, any con-
cession made to that system now, is simply transferring the awful
responsibility to our children which we are too timid and too cowardly
to incur ourselves.
"We enslave our children's children when we compromise with
sin."
" 'I see in this conflict only the old contest between Civilization
and Barbarism; only the old opposing forces that have always torn
human society; and I rejoice that on this Continent, which the genius
of Liberty claims as her own, the great decisive battle is to be fought
which will test beyond all future caviling the principles of Constitu-
tional Liberty and the Rights of Man. All honor to the men who,
to-day, are found fighting on the right side ! The muse of history only
waits to receive their names to give them immortal honor !
" 'I know that many good men fancy that this war is only a de-
fensive war; that our army upon the Potomac is only there to defend
our National Capital and that this rebellion is an incomprehensible
AZUM ROBERTS.
Enlisted in Company A for three years or during the war at Buf-
falo, N. Y.. and was with the regiment until the evacuation of York-
town in May, 1862, and was then sent home suffering from typhoid
fever. Rejoined the regiment about two months later at Harrison's
Landing. Was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30,
1862. and was again absent from the regiment until just before Burn-
side's "Stick in the Mud," at or near Falmouth, Va. Was furloughed
for ten days, and discharged with the regiment in October, 1864, having
served three vears and two months.
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madness, utterly without excuse. Such men, if they read history pro-
foundly, would see that our army is but the Advance Guard of the
great army of Christian civilization which is always aggressive, always
persistent, always uncompromising. Having conquered the North and
marked every step of its march through our Free States by schools, by
churches, by factories, by mills, by farms, by villages, by libraries, by
colleges, it now marshals all its forces and turns to the South for a
desperate conflict with its old enemy — barbarism. Imbecile and blind
in its old age, that enemy has come out from behind its constitutional
intrenchments and has given battle in the open field and as on the
plains of Ilium the gods themselves came down to wage the awful con-
flict, so in this western world it requires no Homeric vision to see
another battle of the gods.
" 'Far-seeing men at the South saw the tide of battle setting back
upon them, four years ago, from the blood-ensanguined fields of
Kansas. There, as in a mirror, they saw the inevitable struggle which
has come at last and taken so many worthy people by surprise. They
fired the first gun at Sumter, it is true ; but we fired a gun long before,
which shook their forts and battered down their intrenchments of
compromise; for no Columbiad upon the banks of the Potomac or the
Mississippi has so long a range or so deadly an aim as that simple
declaration of ours, made four years ago, "No more Slave Territory."
" 'Our noble river, the Hudson, at the coming of every spring
struggles with its icy barriers until finally, with a burst of magnificent
strength, it tears itself loose and rolls its turbid waters to the sea; yet
we never find men bewailing the aggressions of the sun and complain-
ing at the providence of God, which sent its beams upon that very
errand; for they know that the normal condition of the river is to be
free ; and though property may be destroyed, and human life may be
swept away by its uprising, yet never since the days of Joshua, has
man successfully commanded the sun to stand still.
" 'And as it is the final destiny of this country to be free, let us not
complain of any means which God sends to accomplish His mighty
purpose. The sacrifice of property and of life let us gladly accept, as
the condition of our release from the frigid and godless conservatism
that would hold us forever in its icy grasp.
" 'Let us fully realize that the war has actually begun. The whole
world outside stands expectant; for they know that it is not only the
genius of American institutions, but Christian civilization itself, that
has entered the field to do battle for God and humanity. Remember
this when you and your brother officers take the Ellsworth regiment
into action ; and whether you are destined to achieve glory in the army
of the Potomac under the wise guardianship of McClellan, or whether
you carry the Banner of Freedom down the Mississippi under Fremont,
always remember that the eyes of the world are upon you and that no
victory is permanent, no peace is secure, unless grounded upon the
immutable principles of justice.
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" 'One more word and I have done. If this sword which I now
present you is to be always drawn in defense of Liberty and in vindi-
cation of Human Rights, I shall never cease to thank God that I was
permitted to place it in your hands; but may I never live to see that
hour when its bright blade shall be tarnished by the breath of any
poor, panting fugitive slave driven back by you to the hell from which
he had escaped ! Spare the women of the State of New York, whose
sons are in your noble regiment, the agony of believing that they have
forgotten their mission of Civilization — that they have forgotten Justice
— that they have forgotten GOD !' "
"reply by colonel rice.
" 'Respected Madam :
" 'Be pleased to accept for yourself, and for those whom you have
so eloquently represented here this evening, my grateful thanks for
these precious testimonials of your and their regard.
" 'Aside from the intrinsic value of these martial gifts, so rich and
beautiful in themselves, the thought that they are the generous offer-
ings of friends whose esteem long years of absence from their midst
has not dimmed ; the thought that the fair and patriotic channel of their
conveyance is, at this moment, recalling to the mind of each one pres-
ent the distinguished source from which you spring; the thought that
they are presented here, surrounded by my kindred and family friends,
and above all, the thought that they are so soon to be used for the
defense of a beloved country in whose preservation each of our homes
and firesides, our families, and all the kindliest relations and blessings
of life are so intimately allied, will ever enhance to me the value of
your gifts — adding, whether upon the tented or battle-field, joy to
duty — tenderly touching to their finest issues the sacred love and devo-
tion I bear to my country, and causing me more fully than ever before,
to realize
"How home-felt pleasure prompts the patriot's sigh,
And makes him wish to live, yet dare to die."
" 'The manner, dear madam, in which these martial gifts have
been presented to me — coming as they do from the hands of one of the
gentler sex and surrounded as I am by so numerous an assemblage of
fair women and brave men — naturally calls to mind those chivalric
days of England's earliest kings, when around the Round Table of the
good and gallant Arthur valorous knights modestly told their loves
and feats of arms; when the fair Countess of Britanny and Montford
stooped to bind the sash and sword around the waists of the bold
Sir Tristram, and the generous Knight, Sir Launcelot; when the fair
Lady Isabella and the beautiful Eloisa beside prancing steeds, grace-
fully knelt and fixed the spurs to their gallant knights ; when the brave
Templar of Ivanhoe won his fair Rowena by his faithful arms ; when
love was the crowning grace — the grandeur of the soldier's toils and
bravery, in woman's eyes, the dearest quality of the manly mind. In
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accepting this sword, on this occasion, from your fair hands, I would
not entirely forget the noble exemplars of those chivalric times ; but I
will remember their many virtues, their mercy towards the helpless
and their kindness towards the oppressed. Be assured, Madam, that
this sword, now entrusted to me by you, shall never be tarnished with
one ignoble or ungenerous action ; that as it now comes from your
hands, bright and unsullied, so shall it be sheathed, when this war
shall have ceased and peace shall have been restored throughout the
land. When the skillful armorers of Saragossa presented their new
made swords to the brave knights of old they first plunged them, hot
from the forge, into the river Salo, and thus tempered, baptized them
with a sacred name and dedicated them to some noble cause. This
night I receive this sword, tempered by your eloquent and burning
words, and forever dedicate it to the freedom and preservation of my
country. Inspired by your commands, I receive this sword, and with
the Trojan hero as the Greeks threatened his beloved Troy, confi-
dently exclaim :
"Si Pergama dextra
Defendi possent, etiam hac defensa fuissent."
"If the Union can be defended by any right hand, even by this,
it shall be defended."
" 'In the sentiments which you have so eloquently and feelingly
expressed in regard to this war I fully concur. I have long and con-
fidently believed that God, looking down from His Eternal Throne of
Justice upon the American people from the formation of our Govern-
ment, and despairing, after a long and faithful trial, that justice and
right would ever be done to the down-trodden slave, either by the
North or the South, at last has taken their emancipation upon Himself.
I believe that it is God's divine purpose, having used the wrath of the
South to commence this war, to cause that wrath to praise Him by the
freedom of every slave. And I also confidently believe that this war,
under His providence, will be made just severe enough to effect this
object; and that it will be ended by God only when we, as individuals,
both North and South, shall see and realize this Divine object. Be
assured. Madam, that in this war
"There is a Divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough hew them as we will."
Bearing no unkind or ungenerous spirit towards the South but at the
same time determined to defend my country to the last, on this Divin-
ity, in conducting this war to a happy and glorious peace, I alone rely.
" 'With feelings thus inspired, I receive these military arms and
equipment from your hands. But be assured that in doing so, I accept
them relying not boastingly or confidently upon my own strength. I
receive them, feeling deeply the responsibility of the sacred trust im-
posed upon me by your kindness and trusting for their unsullied
keeping entirely to that Being who never forsakes the brave and the
faithful, who, in the day of battle and of trial put their trust in Him
348 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
alone. I accept them as a Christian, feeling that they are to be used
in a most holy cause — a cause that God will bless, and in His own wise
time and way bring to a happy and glorious issue. I accept them as a
patriot, proudly remembering the blessings and the glory of our
country's past, and anxiously trusting that the same glory and bless-
ings, so abundantly shared by us, may be transmitted to our children.
I accept them as a soldier, willing to leave all, sacrifice all (save a
Saviour's love), willing to offer up my life, if need be, for my country;
for in the loss of our country, all is lost, and whoever of us as shall
be so unhappy as to survive his country, can but feel that he has
already lived too long.' "
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LETTER OF COL. RICE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.
"H'd Qrs. 3RD Brigade, on the Battlefield near Gettysburg, Pa.
Saturday Morning, July 4th, 1863.
"My dear Mrs. Barnes :
"We have fought the entire army of General Lee for two days.
Our forces are nearly equal — the contest has been severe, but the enemy
has been repulsed both days at every point. The struggle is not over —
it will commence in an hour again, but the day — the soil inspires us to
victory. We have taken over ten thousand prisoners. The enemy
seem to be discouraged and disheartened. This day shall save the
country. Be assured of victory. Our army is in the most gallant
spirit. Our losses have been great. The leaves of autumn are not
thicker on the ground, than our dead and dying. Our blood has been
given like water. Officers have fallen by hundreds. During this battle
I have, after the reception of a mortal wound by Col. Vincent, been in
command of this brigade. Never did soldiers behave more gallantly.
We held the extreme left of the line — four regiments of 300 muskets
each — opposed to us were two brigades of Texas troops of the best
blood. After two hours of splendid fighting we drove them back, oc-
cupied their ground, captured over three hundred prisoners — took over
four hundred stand of arms. Among the prisoners were two colonels
and fifteen commissioned officers. Our loss was about one hundred
killed and three hundred wounded, one-third of our entire force. The
Forty-fourth behaved splendidly — captured over one hundred prisoners,
and repulsed the attacking force at every point. Every man did his
duty, not one flinched. This is the bravest regiment that ever left
New York without any question. Capt. Larrabee was killed. Capts.
Bourne and Munger severely wounded, as well as Lieuts. Thomas and
Zeilman. Lieut. Dunham was killed. The regiment lost out of three
hundred in action, twenty-five killed and over eighty wounded. The
regiment is a brigade in bravery, a company in numbers. I have not
been out of my saddle for fifty hours, and I am very weary — but I
trust that this day will decide the contest. Ah, that you might see and
feel the sacrifices we are making for our country. Marched 200 miles
— 20 miles a day — weary and barefoot, fought two days and buried the
dead at night, ever listening to the groans of the wounded and dying.
Sleepless carnage! Yours truly,
"J. C. Rice."
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LETTER FROM GEORGE E. BAKER TO MRS. BARNES.
[The following letter from the Private Secretary of Secretary of
State Seward, dated at Washington (9 days after the assassination of
President Lincoln), is of historic interest.
Contributed by Hon. Wm. Barnes, Sen., of Nantucket Island,
Mass., formerly of Albany, N. Y.]
"Washington, April 24, 1865.
"Dear Mrs. Barnes:
"Our correspondence has been suspended for some time. But I
thought a word from me in this time of affliction and anxiety might
be acceptable.
"The Secretary is wonderfully improving. He is, however, shock-
ingly hurt. A jaw broken, in two or more places, an arm broken near
the shoulder and face and neck gashed with a bowie knife, are no
ordinary wounds. But all these terrible injuries and the heart and
. mind crushing death of the President, with the knowledge also that
■•■Frederick's life is trembling in the scale are not sufficient to dis-
courage or dishearten the noble .statesman and philosopher. We have
great hopes of his recovery. With it we are confident of Johnson's
successful administration. Every hour strengthens our faith in the
new President. As to poor Fred, it is only today that really any hope
could be reasonably indulged of his recovery. He has lain as uncon-
scious as a sleeping man until within a short time, speaking no word.
We flattered ourselves he knew his wife, the Dr. and Clarence, that
was the most. His pulse rose to 140 and sunk very low on two occa-
sions. His mother has said all through the week 'he will die.' Since
an operation on his head his symptoms have greatly improved. But
it must at best be a long time before he is himself. * * *
"Is it not, my dear friend, a terrible tragedy — our good President
killed, — the generous, noble hearted Secretary butchered like an ox,
and the amiable Assistant sent to the very gates of death ! It is unlike
almost any other calamity, it does not soften by time.
"It was not and could not be exaggerated (as usual) and so no
diminution of its horror attends our coming to the reality.
"But God rules. We will not despair.
"Your friend,
"Geo. E. Baker."
[♦Assistant Secretary of State Seward.]
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CLASSIFIED FACTS SHOWN BY ROSTER.
Ofl&cers and men borne on the rolls when the regiment left Albany,
N. Y., October 21, 1861 1061
Accessions since then, Comprising,
"New Co. C." — October 14, 1862 88
"New Co. E." — October 23, 1862 loi 189
Other recruits, substitutes, drafted men, and transfers from other regi-
ments added to the rolls after leaving Albany-
Total enrollment ........
S88
1838
Officers and men killed in action or died of wounds while serving in this
regiment ........... 192
Officers and men who died of disease while serving in this regiment . 120
Officers and men who were woimded in action wihle serving in this
regiment ........... 524
Officers and men who were captured in action while serving in this regi-
ment . . . . . . . . 113
Number of men promoted from the ranks to be commissioned Officers
while serving in this regiment . . . . . . -139
Number of Officers and men whose honorable discharge from this regi-
ment are shown by accessible records . . . . . -1372
Known deserters from this regiment . . . . . . • iS
Number of men whose official records are necessarily left incomplete in this
Roster because of lack of further official or other information relat-
ing thereto .......... 139
ABBREVIATIONS USED HEREIN.
A. — Age
ac. — action
Actg. — Acting
Bat.— Battalion
Batt.— Battery
Brg. — Brigade
cap. — Captured
Capt. — Captain
Cav. — Cavalry
Co. — Company
Com'd — Commissioned
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Com. Sgt.— Commissary Sergeant
Conv. — Convalescent
Corp. — Corporal
det. — Detached
disch.— Discharged
disch. for dis.— Discharged honorably for disability
Enr. — Enrolled
Exp. — Expiration
gall. — gallant
H. A.— Heavy Artillery
Hdqrs.— Headquarters
Hosp. — Hospital
Inf. — Infantry
k.— Killed
k. in ac— Killed in action
L. A.— Light Artillery
Lieut. — Lieutenant
M O.— Mustered out of service honorably
Meri. — Meritorious
Muse. — Musician
Mil.— Militia
P. O.— Last known P. O. address
Prior Serv.— Prior Service
Prom. — Promoted or promotion
Q M S.— Quartermaster Sergeant
ret. — returned
Regt.— Regiment
Re-cap.— Recaptured
Serv. — Service
Sgt. — Sergeant
S. O.— Special Order
S. S.— Sharpshooters
Sub. Serv.— Subsequent Service
transf. — Transferred
U s. v.— United States Volunteers
Vet. — Veteran
V. — Volunteer
V. R. C.— Veteran Reserve Corps
w. — Wounded
w. in ac. — Wounded in action
w & c— Wounded and captured
Yrs. — Years
REV. McKENDREE SHAW, PH.D.
Enlisted on formation of tlie 44th Regiment N. Y. V. I., and served
with it imtil December 1863. when he was appointed hy the President,
2d Lientenant of colored troops. Was afterwards promoted to ist
Lieutenant and Captain. Received his final discharge on Surgeon's Cer-
titicate of Disability, in February, 1866. He thus gave a continuous
service in the War of four years and six months. He was captured at
Bull Run, trying to help his tent-mate, Stevens, who was fatally
wounded. He received his first wound at Malvern Hill. It was a gun
shot wound in the left breast, fracturing a rib. The 1)ullet struck
with such force as to knock him down, making him breathless and
unconscious. It cut through all of his garments, and started some
blood, but failed to force itself inside. He was reported dead, and the
Company D boys greeted him on finding his way to them at Harri-
son's Landing, as one risen from the dead.
He was next wounded while in the colored service. It was in the
charge on Petersburg. A bullet went through his left arm, through
the shoulder, shattering" the bone. It was never set, and has troubled
him constantly ever since. In less than five minutes after this wound
was received, he was shot again, through the neck, the bullet going
as close to the jugular vein as it could without tapping it.
Was with the colored troops in the capture of Fort Fisher, and
following up the Cape Fear River, when they took Goldsborough,
Wilmington and Raleigh, and met Sherman's men as they came down
"marching through Georgia."
Comrade Shaw participated in twenty-three battles.
He had the honor of being elected Department Chaplain, State of
New York, G. A. R. for 1904.
Studied in Drew Theo. Sem. two years, took post-graduate course
4 years in Taylor LTniversity, is now (March. 1910) in the 44th year
of his ministry in the Methodist Church, and is credited with having
made a good record.
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ACKLEY, S. Harvey.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs; Corp. Co. C.
Oct. 3, '62; Sgt. Nov. 28, '62; transf. to Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Infy. June 3, '65; M. O.
Aug. 21, '65 ; died, Nov. 25, 1904 at Penn Yan, N. Y.
ADAMS, Edgar.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 7, '62, 3 yrs.; Co. C; Corp., 1863;
w. in ac. June 22, '64, North Anna, Va. ; det. Sharpshooter Div.
Hdqts. Aug. '64; transf. Co. D., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64, det.
as S. S. ; transf. Co. E., 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; det. as S. S. ;
Sgt. July 30, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; died about June 20, 1874 at
Middlesex, N. Y.
ADAMS, James. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H; disch. for dis.
July 9, '62. [P. O. South Britain, Conn.]
ADAMS, John Q. — A. 19, Enr. Feb. 4, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I ; no record since
April 28, '64.
ADAMS, William J. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 7, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; transf.
33d Co. 2d Bat. V. R. C. Oct. 25, '63; M. O. June 29, '65. [P. O.
Mason, Mich.]
ADAMS, William R.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. Sept. 7, '63 ; died, June 28, 1893.
ADSIT, Allen C— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
G. Sept. 28. '61 ; Sgt. Dec. 29, '62 ; First Lieut. Feb. 9, '63 ; M. O.
Aug. 6, '63. [P. O. Grand Rapids, Mich.]
ADSIT, Henry H. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. July 8, '63; Sgt. Nov. 23,
'63; w. in ac. June 19, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64. [P. O. Bradford, Pa.]
AIKENS, John. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H. Va. as John Hagens ; also borne as
Higgins.
AKER, George.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Homecase, Schoharie Co., N. Y.]
ALBRECHT, Moretz.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. Mch. 31, '65; paroled;
M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. Nat. Soldiers Home, Va.]
ALDRICH, Elias H.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B; disch. for
dis. Nov. 30, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
ALLEN, Campbell.— A. 31, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Capt. Sept.
S, '61; det., Prov. Marshal 5 Army Corps 1862-3; Com'd. Major
Aug. 27, '63; not mustered; rejoined regt. May 18, '64; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, 64; died, Oct. 6, 1877 at Albany, N. Y., of con-
gestion of the brain.
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ALLEN, George P. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B ; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61 ; died of typhoid fever April 10, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
ALLEN, William W. — A. 22, Enr. Feb. 27, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64 at Wilderness, Va.; transf. Co. E. Sept. 21, '64; transf.
Co. A. 14Q N. Y. V. L Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. A. 5 N. Y. V. L
June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; died .
ALLEN, William B. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
AMES, Nelson. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for dis.
Oct. 3, '62 — Sub. Serv. Enr. Dec. 15, '63, 24 N. J. Cav., 3 yrs. Co.
F. ; disch. for dis. Aug. 12, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
ANDERSON, Archibald.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ;
Corp. Jan. i, '63; Sgt. Dec. — '63; M. O. virith Co. Oct. 11, '64;
died May 25, 1882.
ANGELL, William S. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Wagoner
at Conv. Camp, Dec. '62 to April '64; transf. 24 V. R. C. March
15, '64; M. O. Oct. 4, '64. [P. O. Portis, Kan.]
ANGERBINE, James P.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. B. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
ANGUS, Walter.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; Corp. Jan.
S> '63; Sgt. Feb. I, '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 23, '64; cap. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va., re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam
Sta., Va. ; k. in ac. June 21, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ; Com'd.
Second Lieut. Oct. 9, '63, but not mustered.
ANTHES, Jacob W. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Second
Lieut. Oct. 5, '61 ; First Lieut. June i, '62 ; cap. in ac. June 28, '62
at Savage Sta., Va. ; paroled, Sept. 11, '62; transf. Co. A. Oct. 26,
'62; disch. for dis. Dec. i, '62; sub. serv. as Ca,pt. Co. G., 18 N. Y.
Cav. V. Oct. I. '63; dismissed, Nov. i, '64.
ANTHONY, Jay M.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
[P. O. Mayfield, N. Y.] Died, Dec. 21, '09.
ARCHER, Joseph. — A. 19, Enr. March 7, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent sick at M. O. of Co.
[P. O. Cleveland, Ohio.]
ARNOLD, Ansung W. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch.
for dis., May 4, '62.
ARNOLD, Frank.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 27, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; deserted
March 18, '64 at Alexandria, Va.
ARNOLD, George W. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
ARNOLD, George W. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; wagoner
Sept. — , '61 ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 1 1, '64, as George H.
ARVIN, George. — A. 35, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch for
dis. July 15, '62; sub. serv. in Co. H. 2d N. Y. Cav. Aug. 25, '63, to
Dec. 22, '64, when he was drowned on U. S. Transport, "North
America."
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ASELTINE, Thomas.— A. 19, Enr. March 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; transf.
Co. D., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne
as Azeltine.
ASHER, Jacob H.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; left in hos-
pital at Albany, Oct. 21, '61; disch. to date June 30, '62. [P. O.
Rhinebeck, N. Y.]
ATKINSON, Charles.— Private, 25 N. Y. V. I.; disch. for dis. July
18, '62, at Conv. Camp, Va. ; name erroneously transf. to Co. K.
this regt. Sept. 12, '63.
AUSTED, John. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; no record
after May, 1862 in hosp. N. Y. City; also borne as Anstatt.
AXTELL, John.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; disch. for
dis. Oct. 27, '62 ; subs. serv. Enr. i N. Y- Vet. Cav. 3 yrs. July 27,
'63; Com. Sgt. Co. H. Oct. 10, '63; Q. M. Sgt., no date; M. O.
with Co. July 20, '65. [P. O. Fleming, Ga.]
AYER, Arthur J.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 2, '63 at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Centreville, So. Dak.]
BABCOCK, Buell.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; disch. for
dis. Oct. 3, '61.
BABCOCK, Chapin.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. and
cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; disch. for dis. March 3, '63;
died Oct. 16, '92, at Eden, N. Y.
BABCOCK, Elisha.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; Corp. Feb. i, '64; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11. '64. [P. O. Wash-
ington, D. C]
BACE, Benjamin. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H. ; died of wounds May 28, '62, at Hanover
C. H., Va.
BACKMAN. Barney. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. E., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
BACKUS, Philo H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Jan. 17, '63; transf. Co. I. 12 Reg. Vet. R. C, Feb. i, '64; died .
BADGLEY, Samuel D. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. K. Oct. 5, '61 ; k. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
BAIN, James. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; no record after Aug. 28, '63, at
Beverly Ford, Va.
BAINE, William I. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; cap. in aa
June 27, '62, Gaines Mill, Va. ; paroled; disch. for dis. March 18,
'63, at Point Lookout, Md.
BAKER, Anthony.— Private Co. I, 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; Corp.
March i, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E, 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
disch. for dis. July 13, '65.
BAKER, Edward. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
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BAKER, George. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; k. in ac.
June I, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; also borne as George W.
BAKER, Kingsley. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 26, '62; Corp. May 25, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64;
died, .
BAKER, William H. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 3, '61.
BALDWIN, Leroy E.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. D. Oct. 25, '62; disch. Feb. 21, '64, for prom. Capt. 30 U.
S. C. Inf. July 18, '65. Brevet Maj. March 13, '65.
BALDWIN, Lewis M.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died May
27, '62, City Hosp., N. Y. City.
BALL, George. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for dis
April 24, '62.
BALLARD, Henry B.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 5, '64, i yr. Co. B.; transf.
Co. B., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
BALLARD, Lemuel. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
BALLOU, Charles F. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. I. Oct. 4, '61 ; cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62 ; exchanged ; Corp. Jan.
I, '63; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; disch. for dis. Dec.
21, '63, at Harrisburg, Pa. [P. O. Austin, Pa.]
BANCROFT, Ira J.— Private Co. E., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 25, '63; w. and cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va. ; paroled Sept. 24, '64; M. O. Aug. il, '65.
BANCROFT, Joel B.— A. 28, Enr. Jan. 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. G., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64.
BANNER, Daniel. — A. 19, Enr. Jan. 6, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
to Co. D., 146 N. Y V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65. [P. O.
Bainbridge, N. Y.]
BARBEE, John. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
E., 146 N. Y V. I. Oct. II, '64.
BARNABY, Gorman L— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Mason, Mich.]
BARNABY, John E.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 31, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Nov. 27, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. Jan. 12,
'64, for prom. ; Capt. 20 U. S. C. Inf. ; resigned May 2, '65.
[P. O. Masonville, N. Y.]
BARNARD, George A. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; w. and
cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mill, Va. ; paroled ; disch. for dis.
Nov. 29, '62.
BARNES, Addison. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P.
O. Brainard, N. Y.] ; died about 1908.
BARNES, Henry D.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf.
Co. E., 6 Regt. V. R. C. Sept. 4, '63; Corp. no date; disch. Oct.
5, '64 as Harvey D. [P. O. North Rose, N. Y.]
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BARNEY, Joseph. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
, 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. New
London, la.]
BARRELL, Charles L. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H. ; no record after Sept. 17, '64, in
hosp., Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Berrell. [P. O. Savannah,
N. Y.]
BARREN, James. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
3, '62; ret'd to ranks Dec. 24, '62; no record after May 6, '64, at
Wilderness, Va.
BARRICK, John L.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of
disease Nov. 26, '62, Columbia College Hosp., Washington, D. C. ;
also borne as John C.
BARRICK, Thompson. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; disch. March
26, '64, for prom. ; Capt. 39 U. S. C. Inf. ; disch. Oct. 17,
'64. [P. O. East Varick, N. Y.]
BARRINGER, Allen.— A. 29, Enr. Jan. 4, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
May II, '64, Spottsylvania C. H., Va. ; no further record.
BARRINGTON, John.— A. 34, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E.; transf.
Co. D., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
BARTLETT, William.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 3, '62, at Sharpsburg, Md.
BASSETT, Dewitt C. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; cap.
Nov. 17, '62; paroled; disch. for dis. Dec. 28, '62. Sub. serv.
re-enlisted in Co. G., 14 N. Y. V. Arty. Dec. 14, '63, 3 yrs.; cap.,
sick May 10, '64; in rebel prisons 9^ months and paroled; M. O.
June 17, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Woonsocket, S. Dak.]
BATES, Charles H.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; trahsf.
Co. D. Nov. 9, '61 ; transf. Co. I. Dec. i, '61 ; disch. for dis. March
18, '64; died, Jan. 23, 1910 at S. & S. Home, Bath, N. Y. ; buried
in New York City.
BAXTER, George N.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Masonville, N. Y.]
BAXTER, Oliver. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; disch. for
dis. Aug. 30, '62, at Fort McHenry, Md. [P. O. Masonville, N. Y.]
BEACH, William P. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at
Albany, N. Y.
BEAL, Chauncey H. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in
ac. Dec. 15, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel
Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta. ; k. in ac. June 3,
'64, Cold Harbor, Va.
BEAMS, Charles A. — A. 35, Enr. June 6. '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. D., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. V. R. C. March 22, '65.
BECKER, Christopher R. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf.
Co. G. Sept. II, '61; 2d Lieut. Oct. 8, '61; w. and cap. in ac. June
27, '62, Gaines Mill, Va. ; paroled; Capt. Sept. i, '62; disch. for
358 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
dis. Dec. i8, '62; died, May 3, 1902 of heart disease at Albany,
N. Y.
BECKER, Peter A.— Private Co. G., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. I. this
regt. June 28, '63 ; transf. to V. R. C. Oct. 29, '63 ; also borne as
Albert G.
BECKWITH, George G.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
July — , '63; re-enlisted as vet. Feb. 23, '64; w. in ac. June 3, '64,
Cold Harbor, Va.; Sgt. July 27, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. to 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. Nov. 2, '64.
BECSEE, Albert G. — Age, date and place of enrollment not known ;
absent, sick, from July — , '63 to Feb. — , '64 ; also borne as Bissen.
BEDFORD, John.— A. 29, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 30, '61 at Hall's Hill, Va.
BEEMAN, Elam C— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Sgt. Aug.
8, '61 ; disch. for dis. Nov. i, '61 at Canandaigua, N. Y.
BEERS, Peter. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; det. serv. with
Griffin's Batt. U. S. Art. Jan. 8, '62; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettys-
burg, Pa.
BEERS, William H.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; absent
without leave at Hall's Hill, Va., Feb. 10, '62; returned and transf.
to Co. E., 121 N. Y. V. I. July 12, '65 ; transf. to Co. E., 65 N. Y.
V. I. June 24, '65 ; M. O. July 17, '65.
BELCHER, Albert H.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died
of disease Nov. 20, '61 at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as Adelbert C.
BELLINGER. Charles J.— A. 18, Enr. March 29, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H. ;
transf. Co. E. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. I., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10,
'64; M. O. April 13, '65; also borne as Billinger. [P. O. Tonawanda,
N. Y.]
BEMISTER, Alfred.— Private, Co. A., 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co
F. this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co.
H., 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. 10, '64; M. O. Oct. 23, '64. [P. O. May-
nard, N. Y.]
BENDER, Jacob. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. L; w. and mis.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; returned, no date ; reported
k. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
BENDON, James.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. D.,
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; w. in ac. April i, '65, Five Forks, Va. ;
died of wounds April 6, '65 at City Point, Va.
BENNETT, Edward.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61. 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp.
Aug. 30, '61 ; Regt. Com. Sgt., May i, '62 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec.
28, '63; 1st Lieut. Co. A. April 22, '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel
Hill, Va., re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church; M. O. Oct. 11, '64. Sub.
serv. 1st Lieut. Co. D., 146 N. Y. V. I.; M. O. with Co. July
16, '65. [P. O. Waseca, Minn.]
BENNETT, Edward.— A. 28, Enr. Oct. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton,
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Va. ; w. in ac. May 22, '64, North Anna River, Va. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64.
BENNET, Ferdinand. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled, no date; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va., re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; k. in ac. June 3,
'64, Cold Harbor, Va.
BENSON, Egbert H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. Jan. 9, '62. [P. O. c/o Jas. V. N. Benson, Dover Plains,
N. v.]
BERLEE, Christian. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
E., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
BEST, Nelson. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. P.; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb. 16, '62.
BE VIER, Isaac. — A 19, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in. ac. Aug.
30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; w^. in ac. June
3. '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. 693
Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.]
BIGGAM, Andrew S. — A. 40, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65.
BISHOP, Henry N. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Dec. 20, '61 at Hall's Hill, Va.
BISSELL, Elias L — A. 27, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs.; Asst. Surgeon;
M. O. Nov. 19, '62, for prom. ; Surgeon 22 N. Y. V. I. Nov. 20, '62 ;
M. O. with regt. June 19, '63 at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as
Charles S. ; died, Nov. i, 1905 at Buffalo, N. Y.
BLACKMAN, Esau.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64 as Blackmer.
BLACKMAN, George L. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ;
Corp. Jan. i, '64; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; also borne
as Blackmer.
BLACKMAN, Isaac B.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61, Sgt. Nov. 29, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa. ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 13,
'64 at West Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. 210 Tryon PI., Buffalo,
N. Y.]
BLACKMAR, Jacob. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30. '62, Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Dec. 19. '62 as Blackmer.
BLACKMER, George.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
BLAIR, Charles Hartson. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ;
w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62,
2d Bull Run, Va. ; Corp. Sept. 4, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettys-
burg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. Dayton, N. Y.]
BLAIR, John A. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19. '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Aug. 13, '62 at Annapolis, Md.
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BLAKELY, James O. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62; Sgt. Dec. 30, '62; disch. Dec. 8, '63 for prom.; — ist
Lieut. 19 U. S. C. Inf. Dec. 20, '63; Capt. Nov. 19, '64; M. O. with
regt. June 15, 'dy [P. O., 258 No. Union Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.]
BLANCHARD, William H.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. A.;
transf. to Co. K., 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
[P. O. Lisbon, N. Dak.]
BLAISDELL, Herman M. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ;
Corp. Sept. 20, '61; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch.
for wounds July 18, '62 at Washington, D. C. [P. O. North Collins,
N. Y]
BLEEKER, Charles H. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 11, '64; Corp. Aug.
9, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; w. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Grove Church, Va. ; transf. to Co. F., 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. li, '64;
transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent sick at M. O. of Co.
vet. [P. O. New Paltz, N. Y.]
BLISS, Moses H. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp. Aug.
25, '63 ; w. in ac. Nov. 29, '63, Mine Run, Va. ; cap. in ac. May 8,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [lived after the war
at Pasadena, Calif.] ; died about 1905.
BLOCK, William. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. i, '63, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf. Co.
I. Oct. 4, '61; w. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany,
N. Y. [P. O. Springville, N. Y.]
BLY, James M. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap. in ac.
Aug. 21, '64, near Weldon Railroad, Va. ; paroled Feb. 27, '65 at
Wilmington, N. C; M. O. April 8, '65 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O.
Shelton, Buffalo Co., Neb.]
BOARDMAN, James H.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; died
of typhoid fever, April 28, '62, at hosp., Annapolis, Md.
BOGART, John A. — Age, date and place of enlistment and muster
as Corp. not stated; disch. for prom. — ist. Lieut. Co. B., 127 N. Y.
V. I. Sept. 22, '62 as John A. Bogert; Capt. Co. H. May 1, '63;
disch. Feb. 2-^, '65 for prom. ; Lieut. Col. 103 U. S. C. Inf. Feb. 4,
'65 ; disch. April 20, '66. Prior serv. ; Enr. Priv. 2 yrs. 9 N. Y. V. I.
April 23, '61 ; Corp. Co. B. May 4, '61 ; disch. Aug. 31, '62 for prom.
BOGLE, Clause. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. Co. — ,
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; no further record.
BOMAS, James W. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; Corp. Dec.
5, '61; Sgt. Apr. 23, '62; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.;
1st Sgt. Jan. I, '63; Sgt. Maj. April 16, '63; returned to ranks and
transf. Co. I. Feb. i, '64; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 8, '64; cap. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; no further record ; com'd 2d Lieut.
and 1st Lieut. Aug. 18, '63, but not mustered.
BOND, Walter D. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; no record
after Sept. 1861 at Albany, N. Y.
ROBERT F. SHIPLEY.
Was born at Williamson, N. Y.. May 8. 1838, and enlisted in Co. C,
44th Reg.. New York Vol. Inf. at Penn Yan, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1862. He
also served in Co. A, 140 N. Y. V. I. and was honorably discharged
as 1st Sergeant from Co. I, 5th Reg. N. Y. Vet. Inf., Aug. 21, 1865.
He participated in the following: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, Rappahannock Station, Aline Run,
Wilderness, Laurel Hill. Spottsylvania, Xorth Anna, Bethesda Church,
Petersburg, Weldon R. R. Poplar Grove Church, Hatchers Run, White
Oak Road, Five Forks, Appomattox. At the battle of Five Forks, for
capturing a stand of colors from the Ninth Virginia Infantry, he was
awarded the "Medal of Honor." His death occurred at Mendota, 111.,
April 29, 1903.
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BOOTH, John.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61 ; ret. to ranks Jan. '62 ; w. and cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines
Mills, Va. ; paroled; died of wounds Nov. 4, '62 at Philadelphia, Pa.
BORDEN, William J.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; disch. for prom. — 2d Lieut. 46
N. Y. V. I. Feb. 28, '63; com'd, not mustered, no vacancy; disch.
May 9, '63.
BORTLE, Remington.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
May '62; disch. for prom. — 2d Lieut. Co. B. 15 N. Y. Art. Feb.
26, '64; transf. Co. I. and F. ; M. O. Jan. 27, '65; com'd ist Lieut,
not mustered.
BOSS, Edward P. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb. 28, '63 at
Philadelphia, Pa. ; also borne as Edward W., and Edward B. [P.
O. Cuba, N. Y.]
BOTCHFORD, Henry J.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; Sgt.
Sept. 26, '61; 1st Sgt. April 23, '62; 2d Lieut. Dec. 27, '62; ist
Lieut. Co. D. Aug. 31, '63; acting Adjt. and M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64.
BOURNE, William R.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. K. and ist Sgt. Sept. 5, '61; 2d. Lieut. May 14, '62; ist Lieut.
Dec. 18, '62; acting Adjt. Dec. 13-16, '62; Capt. Jan. 11, '63; thrice
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. for dis. from wounds Oct.
9, '63. Sub. serv., Capt. U. S. V. R. Corps, Oct. 30, '63; 2d Lieut.
U. S. A. July 28, '66; Brevet ist Lieut. U. S. A. March 2, '67,
"for gall, and meri. serv. in battle of Gettysburg;" Brevet Major
U. S. V. March 13, '65, "for gall, and meri. serv. during the war;"
1st Lieut. U. S. A. Sept. 10, '68; Capt. U. S. A. and retired Dec.
15, '70; Major U. S. A. April 23, '1904; Mil. Asst. to Surg, in
chg. of Armory Square U. S. Gen'l Hosp. Washington, D. C. Nov.
'63 to Sept., '65; comd. bat. (3 Co.'s) 3d U. S. V. R. Corps at
Wheeling, W. Va. ; served with his regt. (42 U. S. Inf.) at Platts-
burg and Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. and Fort Gibson, Ind. Ter., 1868;
det, in charge of Green Bay, Wis. Indian Agency until retired.
Died Oct. 17, 1910, at his home, Shell Lake, Wis.
BOWEN, Charles D. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Oct. 3, '62; Sgt. Oct. 5, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died June
4, 1893 at Colorado Springs, Colo.
BOWEN, Menzo W.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
BOWERS, Harmon. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; cap.
and paroled; M. O. June 5, '65 as Herman Bower. [P. O. Police
Captain, 133 Western Ave., Albany, N. Y.]
BOWER, Jacob.— A. 36, Enr. Aug. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. E.,
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 29, '65; also borne as
Bowers.
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BOYD, George S.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Sgt. Sept.
23, '61; ret. to ranks Oct. 25, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at
Albany, N. Y.
BOYD, James. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. D., 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. C, 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3,
'65 ; Corp. Aug. 5, '65 ; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65 at Harts Island,
N. Y.
BOYNTON, Walworth W.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Feb. 24, '64; k. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
BOYNTON, William W.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.;
w. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Mal-
vern Hill, Va. ; disch. for wounds Nov. 29, '62 at Albany, N. Y.
BRACKETT, John A.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Aug. 15, '62; transf. Co. H. Oct. 26, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63; died
of wounds July 7, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; also borne as John A.
Bracker.
BRADFORD, Charles.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '61 ; disch. for dis. April 25, '62 ; also borne as Charles
H.
BRADT, John R.— Private Co. A., 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63 ; disch. for dis. Aug. 28, '63 at Washington,
D. C.
BRADT, Van Zandt. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 22,, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; cap. in
ac. June 2j, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; w. in ac. May 8, '64,
Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died .
BRAD WAY, Gilbert T.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; no
record after May 10, '62 at Yorktown, Va. ; also borne as Broad-
way. Died — • — .
BRAGG, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; transf. Co. I. Oct. 26, '62; transf. Co.
. A. 13 Vet. Res. Corps, Aug. 14, '63 ; M. O. Nov. 17, '65 at Galloups
Island, Boston Harbor.
BRANDLE, Joseph. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton,
Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 10, '62, at Ebenezer Hosp., Washington,
D. C.
BRAYTON, Erastus C— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. July 10, '62 ; Sgt. Jan. 10,
'63; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. Died about 1906.
BRAYTON, George F.— A. 31, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Sgt.
Dec. 15, '61 ; disch. for dis. Aug. i, '62, at hosp., Annapolis, Md.
BRAYTON, Harrison. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps., Dec. 16, '63. [P. O. Kasson, Minn.]
BRAYTON, John. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; cap. in ac.
June 29, '62, Savage Sta., Va. ; paroled; disch. for dis. Dec. i, '62,
at Mt. Pleasant hosp., Washington, D. C. [P. O. Hartford, N. Y.J
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BRAZIER, Samuel F.— Private Co. B., 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; borne also as Samuel
Brasier.
BREHL, Henry.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of
wounds Aug. i, '63, at York, Pa.
BRENNAN, James F.— A. 40, Enr. Feb. 15, '64, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; no
record after Mch. 10, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
BREWER, Homer.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; Corp.
Sept. 25, '61 ; disch. for dis. Jan. 28, '63. Prior serv. in 71 N. Y.
Militia; died Jan. 3, '09, at S. and S. Home, Los Angeles, Cal.
BRIDGEFORD, William W.— A. 17, Enr. Aug. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F.;
mus. Aug., '62 ; w. in ac. June 6, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Chief of Fire
Dept., City Bldg., Albany, N. Y.]
BRIER, Casper. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; no further record.
BRONSON, David H.— Private Co. H. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. D.
this regt. June 23, '63; dropped Aug. 23, '64; no further record.
BROOKS, Joel T. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp. Sept.
20, '61 ; cap. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; paroled Sept. 2, '63 ;
Sgt. June 6, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
BROOKS, Seward. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds June , '62,
at Halls HilL Va.
BROWN, Charles F.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
BROWN, James.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. E.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, as Julius; M. O. June 3, '65.
BROWN, James. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp. Sept.
30, '61 ; w. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; disch. for dis.
Dec. 29, '62, at hosp., Baltimore, Md.
BROWN, James H. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. and mis'g
in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; no further record.
BROWN, John D.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. Apr. II, '63, at Baltimore, Md.
BROWN, Major.- A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; transf. Co. B.
Oct. 26, '62; M. O. with company Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
[P. O. St. Johnsville, N. Y.]
BROWN, Orsel C. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; re-enl. as
a vet. Feb. 23, '64; Sgt. no date; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y V. I. Oct. II, '64; Q. M. Sgt. Oct. 6, '64; transf.
5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; com'd 2d Lieut. Dec. 13, '64, not
mustered; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
BROWN, Samuel C. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; misg. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; returned; M. O. with. Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
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BROWN, Seneca D. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp.
May 25, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; [P. O. 209 W. 56th St..
New York, N. Y.]
BROWN, William. — A. 19, Enr. Mch. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; no record
after May 5, '64, at the Wilderness, Va.
BROWN, William H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; mis'g
in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; returned; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 1314 Hunting Park, Philadelphia,
Pa.]
BROWNELL, Abel.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disc, for
disability, Oct. 8, '61.
BRUNK, Daniel W.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. Jan.
26, '62, at Fahmouth, Va., to enlist in regular U. S. Army, as Bronk.
[P. O. Manchester, N. Y]
BRYANT, Henry T.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 3, '62 ; also borne
as Henry D.
BUCHANAN, Robert F.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Sept. 6, '61 ; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; Sgt. Feb.
24, '63; Sgt.-Maj. Feb. i, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y. Prior serv. in Co. B. 10 N. Y. Militia, June
and July, 1861, at Albany Barracks.
BUCK, Halsey D. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, 2nd Bull Run,
Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
BUCKLEY, Benjamin F. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch.
for dis. May 14, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. Rowley, la.]
BUCKLEY, Patrick A.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
A. this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co.
H., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65 at
Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Pembroke, N. Y.]
BUMP, George.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as George R. [P. O.
Delevan, N. Y.]
BURCH, William.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 7, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. E.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. and paroled; M. O. June 3, '65,
near Alexandria, Va.
BURDICK, Henry D.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; 2nd
Lieut. Aug. 30, '61 ; disch. Aug. 14, '62. [P. O. Lincklaen Centre,
N. Y.]
BURDICK, John.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 30, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa.
BURFITT, Charles E.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern
Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 27, '62, at Albany, N. Y., as Edward
Burfit. [P. O. Pittsfield, Mass.]
BURGESS, Lafayette L.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; Corp. March 6, '65; M. O. with
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Co. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Onondaga Valley,
N. Y.]
BURHANS, Charles H. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; no
record after Oct. i, '61, at exp. of furlough.
BURHANS, Henry N.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 2, 61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. June
28, '62; transf. Co. H. Oct. 26, '62; disch. for wounds Oct. 27, '62,
at Philadelphia, Pa. ; died at Soldiers' home, Leavenworth,
Kan.
BURKE, James H. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; mus'n Sept.
25, '62; private Oct. 26, '62; transf. Co. K. 9th Vet. Res. Corps
March 15, '64; M. O. July 3, '65, Washington, D. C.
BURKE, John.— A. 20, Enr. March 12, '64, at Catskill, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. E. ; deserted March 29, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
BURKE, John.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, at Albany, N. Y., 3 yrs. Co.
F. ; Corp. Jan. 5, '62 ; k. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
BURKE, Marcus D. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Feb. i, '63; Sgt. July i, '64;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; borne also as
Marcus B. and S.
BURKE, Marshall B.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
Sept. 7, '62, for prom. ; 2nd Lieut. 138 N. Y. V. L ; ist Lieut. 9 N.
Y. H. A. Feb. 11, '63; w. in ac. July 9, '64; Capt. Oct. 9, '64; M. O.
July 5, '65, at Washington, D. C.
BURLINGHAM, Daniel A.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
Corp. Sept. 20, '61 ; disch. for dis. Nov. 3, '63, at hosp. Philadelphia,
Pa.
BURNETT, James.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
fever Jan. 29, '63, at Windmill Point, Va. ; also borne as James F.
BURNETT, James H. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf.
Co. B. Oct. 20, '61 ; Sgt. Nov. 29, '62 ; w. and cap. in ac. May 8,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; paroled Aug. 12, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11,
'64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Wakefield, Kan.]
BURNHAM, Ashbell W.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; Sgt.
Sept. 5, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for
wounds, Jan. 6, '63, at Albany, N. Y. ; borne also as Aswill.
BURNHAM, Dyer F.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Jan. II, '63; ret. to ranks July 22, '63; transf. Co. A. 6 Vet. Res.
Corps Jan. 15, '64; Corp. Sept., '64; Sgt. Oct., '64; M. O. July 6, '65,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
BURNHAM, Leander T.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; k. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
BURNS, Charles A.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; cap. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled, Sept.. '62, at Belle Isle,
Va. ; det. to Batt. K., U. S. Arty. Oct. '62 to April, '64 ; transf. Co.
K. 12 Vet. Res. Corps April 28, '64; disch. Sept. i, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. ; died .
BURNS, John.— A. 19, Enr. at Malone, N. Y., Sept. 5, '64, i yr. Co. B.;
transf. Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
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BURNS, John. — A. 25, Enr. at Albany, N. Y., Aug. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co.
B. ; det. to Batt. D., 5 U. S. Arty. Jan., '62 to Aug., '64 ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
BURNS, Martin.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Sgt. Aug. 30,
'61 ; disch. for dis. April 19, '62 at Yorktown, Va. [P. O. Lancaster,
Neb.]
BURNS, Michael.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
BURNS, Robert C. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac,
July 2, '63 ; died of wounds July 16, '63 at Gettysburg, Pa.
BURROUGHS, Sidney W.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
w. in ac. May 5, '64; died of wounds May 7, '64 at Wilderness, Va. ;
commission as 2d Lieut. 31 U. S. C. Inf. Aug. 9, '64, received by his
commanding officer after the soldier's death.
BURTLESS, Mahlon.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. March 12, '63.
BUTLER, John. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. for dis. Dec. 31, '63 at Conv.
Camp, Va.
BUTLER, John. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 8, '61 ; k. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
BUTLER, John W. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
A., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64 ; M. O. June 3, '65 ; died, .
BUTLER, Thomas.— A. 38, Enr. at Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 7, '62; no
record after Oct. 2, '62.
BUTTS, Henry H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61 ; died of disease June 6, '62, Yorktown, Va. ; also borne as
Henry D.
BUZZER, Isaac— A. — , Private, Co. I., 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
G. this regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. Co. C, 19 Vet. Res. Corps, Nov.
6, '63 ; M. O. Aug. 3, '65 ; also borne as Bozee.
BYINGTON, Charles.— Private Co. H., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to this
regt. June 24, '63 ; no further record.
BYRNE, Theodore.— Private Co. E., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
CADDEN, Owen. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 23, '62; transf. to 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; also borne as
Caddin ; no further record.
CADRO, Peter W. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; deserted
Aug. 16, '62; re-enlisted in 12th Regt. U. S. Inf. [P. O. Fredonia,
N. Y.]
CALLAHAN, John.— Private Co. A., 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. C,
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 16, '65; also borne as
Callihan.
CAMPBELL, Charles.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
typhoid fever Jan. 31, '63, near Falmouth, Va. as Charles W.
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CAMPBELL, Cleveland J.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C;
disch. Nov. I, '61 for prom. — 2d Lieut. Co. C, i N. Y. V. C. Dec.
12, '61, 3 yrs. ; disch. Oct. 24, '62 for prom. — Adjt. 152 N. Y. V. I. ;
disch April 22, '6^ for prom. — Capt. 121 N. Y. V. I. April 10, '6$;
disch. March 20, '64 for prom. — Lieut. Col. 23 U. S. C. Inf. March
20, '64; Col. , Brevet Maj. Gen. U. S. V. March 13, '65;
died of disease June 13, '65 at Charleston, N. Y.
CAMPBELL, Frank. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. H. Sept. 19, '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 20, '61 ; ist Sgt. Dec. 19, '62; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64; com'd 2d. Lieut. Aug. 3, '63, not mustered.
[P. O. Perrysburg, N. Y.]
CAMPBELL, Hicks. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. A., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct
10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; also borne as Camel. [P. O. Fayette,
N. Y]
CAMPBELL, Sanford. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf,
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; no record after Jan. 20, '63, in hosp., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
CAMPBELL, William.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; died
of fever May 5, '62, Fort Monroe, Va.
CANNADY, Dennis. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. D. Oct. 25, '62 ; w. in
ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; died of wounds Dec. 14, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va.
CAREY, Richard A. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf.
Co. H., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. March 2, '65 at Hatchers
Run, Va.
CAREY, Sherwood F. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; Sgt.
Aug. 30, '61 ; disch. for dis. March 18, '63 at Providence, R. I.
CARHOUNS, Joseph H.— A. 25, Enr. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., i yr.
Co. C; transf. Co. H., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June
3, '65 near Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Cashouse.
CARKNARD, Richard.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w.
in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 as
Carkner; died, .
CARLO W, Franklin. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; Corp. Dec. 25, '62 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb.
11, '64; Sgt. Aug. 9, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D.,
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II;, '64; ret. to ranks; disch for dis. Jan. 13,
'65 near Petersburg, Va. [P. O. Mill Brook, Dutchess Co., N. Y.]
CARMADY, Robert E.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 14. '61.
CARPENTER, Charles H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
CARPENTER, Oliver P.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
disch. Nov. ID, '61. Sub. serv. ; ist Lieut. Co. I., 2 N. Y. V. C. Oct.
6, '64; Capt. Co. L., Dec. 10, '64; M. O. June 23, '65; Brevet Major,
368 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
N. Y. V. ; also borne as Oliver W. ; died June 13, '09 at Kingston,
N. Y.
CARR, Jefferson W. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Nov. 27, '62; Sgt. Feb. 24, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at
Albany, N. Y. ; died Jan. 7, '09 at Norwich, N. Y.
CARRIER, Duane W. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch.
for dis. Oct. 4, '61.
CARRUTH, Virgil D.— A. 26, Enr. Jan. 9, '64 at Oxford, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. D. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf. Co. D., 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. 6, '64; Corp. Feb. i, '65: M. O. with Co. July 16, '65 near
Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Cossuth.
CARTER, Amos. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis.
Jan. 23, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. ; died, .
CARTER, Henry. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; disch. for
dis. Nov. 24, '62 at Albany, N. Y.
CARY, Sherwood F.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Sgt. Sept.
21, '61 ; transf. Co. E. Oct. 25, '61 ; ret. to ranks and transf. Co.
G. ; disch. for dis. March 18, '63 in hosp. Portsmouth Grove, R. I,
[P. O. Warren Centre, Pa.]
CARY, William. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb. 17, '63 as Carey.
CASE, Edward C— Private Co. A., 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to
Co. B. this regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. Dec. 11, '63, Fredericksburg,
Va.; transf. Co. C, 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; Corp. Feb. i, '65;
Sgt. March i, '65 ; M. O. June 3, '65.
CASE, James B. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61 ; ret. to ranks ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; disch.
for dis. Sept. 22, '62 at Philadelphia, Pa. ; died, .
CASEDY, Phillip.— A. 21, Enr. at Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs.
Co. A.; transf. Co. K., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. July 16,
'65.
CASEY, Daniel. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; k. in ac.
July 2, '63. Gettysburg, Pa.
CASH, William H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease in hosp., Fort Monroe, Va.
CASWELL, William. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. i, '62; also borne as Coswell. [P. O. Coeyman's
Hollow, N. Y]
CAVERLY, John C— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; died of
typhoid fever May 6, '62, on hosp. ship "Ocean Queen" near York-
town, Va. ; also borne as Calverley.
CESSFORD, Andrew G.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in
ac. July 2, '63. Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O.
818 N. Weber St., Colorado Springs, Colo.]
CHAFEE, Andrew J. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of wounds Aug. 12, '63 at
Gettysburg, Pa.
WILLIAM SMLFIL
"Fayetteville, N. Y., August 9, 1910.
"Will send you this picture which was taken just before enlisting.
William Smith, private of Capt. Allen's Company F. 44th N. Y.
Volunteers, enrolled on the 20th day of September. 1861, at Albany,
N. Y., to serve three years. At the second battle of Bull Run was
shot through tiie left ankle and taken prisoner. Myself and others
were left on the battlefield eight days, by a stream of water with noth-
ing to eat. We were then paroled and private carriages came from
Washington. D. C, and took us to the LT. S. Hospital, Judiciary
Square. I was discharged January 7, 1863.
"Wm. Smith."
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CHAMPLAIN, James H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
misg. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; ret. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30,
'62, Groveton, Va. ; Corp. Nov. 18, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11,
'64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Yorkshire, N. Y]
CHAMPLIN, Jeffry H.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. April 21, '62 at Philadelphia, Pa.
CHANDLER, John B.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. P.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 415 Washington St,
Scranton, Pa.]
CHANDLER, Nelson. — A. 35, Enr. Oct. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; wagoner
Oct. 26, '61 ; ret. to ranks, no date ; disch. for dis. March 27, '63
at hosp., Albany, N. Y.
CHANDLER, Samuel W.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds June 3, '62.
CHAPIN, Edward P.— A. 30, Enr. Aug. 8, '61 at Buffalo, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. A.; Capt. Aug. 30, '61; Maj. Jan. 2, '62; w. in ac. May 27, '62,
Hanover C. H., Va. ; Lieut. Col. July 4, '62 ; disch. July 4, '62 for
prom. — Col. 116 N. Y. V. L Sept. 5, '62; commander i Brg., i Div.,
19 A. C. Feb. 9, '63; k. in ac. May 27, '63, Port Hudson, La.
CHAPMAN, George. — A. 17, Enr. Oct. 5, '61 and disch. as a minor
Oct., '61.
CHAPMAN, George H.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Go. G. ;
w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Dec. 29, '62; Sgt,
May 25, '63; 1st Sgt. Nov. 17, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at
Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 74 Trinity Place, Albany, N. Y.] Died, .
CHAPMAN, Sherman. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. transf.
Co. A. Oct. 26, '62; sick in hosp., Annapolis, Md., April 17, '62;
died Oct. 26, 1909 at Chicago, 111.
CHAPPELL, Charles.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; died
of measles Nov. 22, '61 at Eruptive Hosp., Washington, D. C.
CHASE, John F. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease May 14, '62 at City Hosp., New York City.
CHEESEMAN, Sherwood E.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. C, 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. 10, '64; M. O. Dec. 16, '64.
CHOATE, George L. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Feb. I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. Morrisville, N. Y.]
CHUBBUCK, Walter L.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. May S, '64, Wilder-
ness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died Feb. 7, '07 at Toledo^
Ohio.
CHURCHILL, John.— A. 29, Enr. at Tarrytown, N. Y. Sept. 5, '64, 3
yrs. Co. E.; transf. Co. H., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; said to
have deserted Oct. 20, '64 from Div. Prov. Guard.
CIRKWOOD, Charles H.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 9, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
Sept. 6, '64 to re-enlist in S2d Co. 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps.
CLAGHORN, James A.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w.
May 4, '62 ; disch. for dis. Aug. 26, '62 at Buffalo, N. Y. ; also borne
as Cloghorn. [P. O. Moreland, N. Y.]
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CLAPP, Adelbert.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; disch. for
dis. Feb. 5, '63 ; re-enlisted Jan. 2, '64 for 3 yrs. in Co. M., 8 N. Y.
Arty.; prom, ist Lieut. April 13, '64; wounded; died of wounds,
Nov. 21, '64 at City Point, Va.
CLARK, Abram. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; w. in ac. Feb. 6, '65, Five Forks, Va. ;
transf. Co. K., 5 N. Y. Vet. Infy. June 3, '65 ; M. O. with Co. Aug.
21, '65.
CLARK, Augustus B. — A. 24. Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 25, '62 at Philadelphia. Pa. [P. O. Bradford, Pa.]
CLARK, Charles. — A. 21, Enr. Jan. 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; deserted Jan.
17, '64.
CLARK, DeForest. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; died of
inflammation of the brain March 7, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
CLARK, Ezra P. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 24, '62 ; also borne as Ezra B. ; died .
CLARK, Paul B. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for wounds Oct. 24, '62 at New
York City. [P. O. Hammond, la.]
CLAUS, David. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 24, '62 at Albany, N. Y., 3 yrs. Co.
E. ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; died of wounds May
20, '64 at hosp., Fredericksburg, Va.
CLEAVELAND, Martin B. , Enr. as Chaplain, Feb. i, '62; disch.
Oct. 21, '62.
CLEMENT, James H.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; died of wounds July 7, '62,
Savage Sta., Va.
CLEMER, William.— Private Co. A., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '62; Corp. April 28, '64; transf. to Co. A. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. H., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3,
'65 ; also borne as Clemmer, William B.
CLOVER, Albert S. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died .
CLUTE, Sandford. — A. 36, Enr. Sept. 1, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. to
140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, Gravelly Run,
Va. ; paroled ; M. O. June 3, '65.
CLYDE, James D. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 27, '62 at Halls Hill, Va. [P. O. Cherry Valley, N. Y.]
COBURN, James M.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ;
w. in ac. May 5, '62, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. to Co. D., 146 N. Y.
V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 26, '65.
COCHRANE, William H.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Grand Rapids, Mich.]
COFFIN, Merritt. — A. 32, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C ; transf. Co. K.,
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; disch. for dis. Jan. 16, '65 at Wash-
ington, D. C.
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COGSWELL, Franklin.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 14, '62 at Albany, N. Y., 3
yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Sept. 25, '62 ; ret. to ranks Jan. 25, '63 ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps April, '63; disch. S. O. War Dept. Jan. 4, '64 to
enlist as hosp. steward, U. S. A. ; disch. by S. O. 290 War Dept.
Sept. 2, '64 for prom. — Capt. 127 U. S. C. Inf. Sept. 14, '64; com-
manded the regt. at battle in front of Petersburg, Va., April 2, '65 ;
M. O. Nov. I, '65. [P. O. Claremont, Calif.]
COLE, Ashley. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; granted 10 days'
furlough Sept. 5, '61 and never returned.
COLE, Andrew J. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w., lost a leg
in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. April 8, '63 ;
died Nov. 12, 1903 at Hillsdale, Mich.
COLE, Myron H. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; 2d Lieut.
Sept. 16, '61 ; dismissed Aug. 23, '62, by order of the War Dept.
COLE, Seth F. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. L ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Co. B., 19 Vet. Res. Corps. Feb. i,
'64 ; re-transf . to Co. L, 44 N. Y. V. I. March 7, '64 ; w. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
COLE, William.— A. 18, Enr. at Malone, N. Y. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co.
C; transf. Co. K, 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64, as William S.;
absent, sick in hosp. at M. O. of Co.
COLE, William W. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds May 28, '62 at or
near same place.
COLLIER, Peter. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ;
transf. Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. i, '63.
COLLINS, James. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co,
G., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; w. in ac. Feb. 6, '65 at Hatchers
Run, Va. ; M. O. June 3, '65 at Washington, D. C. ,
COLLINS, Oliver.— Private Co. D., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 24, '6^', deserted July 3, '63; ret. Jan., '64; transf.
to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 22, '64; also borne as Colliver.
COLT, Charles H. — A. 23, Enr. Oct. 7, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds May 16, '64, Fredericks-
burg, Va.
COMBS, Thomas D. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. A., 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 15, '65 at Philadelphia, Pa.
COMFERT, William H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Sept. 23, '61 ; died of disease Dec. 5, '61 at Union Hotel Hosp.,
Georgetown, D. C.
COMSTOCK, Albert.— A. 19, Enr. March 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock
Sta., Va. ; Corp. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64 ; ret. to ranks ; transf. Co. H.,
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; disch. April 25, '65 at hosp., Wash-
ington, D. C.
372
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
COMSTOCK, Joel T.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam
Sta.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. West
Plattsburgh, N. Y.]
COMSTOCK, Joshua K.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
transf. to Signal Corps Jan. 12, '64.
CONGDON, John.— A. 20, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64; died Aug. 7, '92 at Nat. S. and S. Home, Leaven-
worth, Kan.
CONGER, George D. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.; Corp. June 3, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany, N.
Y. ; died Oct. 26, '08 at his home, Springville, N. Y.
CONINE, Michael.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; transf. to
Vet. Res. Corps, March — , '64.
CONKLIN, Ira. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; k. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Groveton, Va.
CONKLIN, Philo H.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; Corp.
Nov. II, '62; transf. Co. H., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. to
Co. H., 5 N. Y. Vet. Infy. June 3, '65 ; Sgt. Aug. i, '65 ; M. O. with
Co. Aug. 21, '65 ; died Dec. 27, 1907, at his home, Penn Yan, N. Y.
CONLON, Patrick. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. D., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; Corp. ; M. O. June
3, '6S-
CONNER, Freeman. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Capt. Sept.
13, '61; Major July 4, '62; Lieut. Col. July 14, '62; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for wounds April 3, '63; re-
instated and mustered in as Lieut. Col. May 12, '63 ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; com'd Col., not mustered, Aug. 27, '63.
Prior serv. ; Capt. Chicago Zouave Regt. April 22, '61; ist Lieut. 11
N. Y. V. I., [Ellsworth's N. Y. Fire Zouaves] April — , '61; died
March 28, 1906 at Chicago, 111., of heart disease.
CONNERS, Peter N.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; Sgt.
Sept. 24, '62; transf. Co. F., 24 Vet. Res. Corps March 7, '64; M. O.
June 28, '65 at Washington, D. C.
CONNORS, John. — A. 24, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. Aug.
21, '64 near Petersburg, Va. ; prisoner Aug. 22, '64 at Richmond,
Va. ; prisoner at Salisbury, N. C. Oct. 9, '64; no further record.
COOK, Charles H.— Private, Co. G., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 28, '64.
COOK, Elisha A. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Sgt. Sept. 20,
'61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 26,
'62, at hosp., Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Garden Prairie, 111.]
COOK, Hobart P. J.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Muse.
Aug. 28, '62 ; accidentally wounded July 2, '63, while acting as hosp.
attendant; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. G., 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64 ; M. O. May 31, '65 at Albany, N. Y.
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COOK, Jerome. — Private, 12 Rhode Island Inf. a deserter therefrom;
transf. to Co. A. this regt. Nov. 18, '63, to serve time lost by
desertion; again deserted Dec. 19, '63 from Camp Distribution, Va.
COOK, Sylvester A. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Oct. I, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis.
July 7, '62 at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Philadelphia, Pa.]
COON, Francis A. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of
small-pox Feb. 5, '62 at Kalorama Hosp., Washington, D. C.
COONS, George W. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. June 20, '62 at Cliffburne Hosp., Washington, D. C.
COONS, Rienzi. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. H.
Oct. 26, '62; disch. for dis. Jan. 27, '63 at Philadelphia, Pa.
COOPER, John H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. Sept. 16, '62 at Fort Wood, New York Harbor.
COOPER, Marmaduke. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
Jan. 29, '62 for prom. — 2d Lieut. Co. I., 3 N. Y. V. I. Dec. 16, '61
for 2 yrs.; prom, ist Lieut, no date; died of disease Nov. 16, '62 at
Fort Monroe, Va.
COPPERNOLL, Alonzo.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 29, '62 at Hall's Hill, Va.
CORBALLY, John.— Private, Co. E., 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63; no record after July 28, '64; also borne as
Corbly.
CORCORAN, Timothy. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C, 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. Troy, N. Y.]
CORNWELL, John S.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; died of
fever, Dec. 23, '62 at Point Lookout, Md.
CORNWELL, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 15, '64; transf.
to Navy April 18, '64.
CORRIGAN, Thomas. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. A., 140 N. Y.
V. Inf. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, at Annapolis, Md.
CORY, Edward S. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
B., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no record after Feb. 28, '65 at
Finley Hosp., Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Corry.
COSTELLO, Patrick. — A. 22, Enr. Jan. 25, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; w. in ac.
June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. E., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; Sgt., no date; disch. for dis.
May 31, '65.
COTTER, Hamilton. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. Sept. 25, '62, at New York City; also borne as Carter and
Colter; died .
COULTER, Christopher. — A. 44, Enr. Sept. 17, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ;
transf. to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 4, '63; died .
COUNTERMAIN, Charles T— A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E.;
transf. to Co. E., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; w. and c. in ac.
374
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va.; paroled; disch. for dis.
July 31, '65 at Finley Hosp., Washington, D. C.
COURSER, Charles.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
A. this regt. July 19, '63; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. A., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65 as
Corser.
COVEY, Egbert— Private, Co. K., 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; ist Sgt. Co. G., 159 N. Y. V. I. Prior serv.
in Co. B., 7 N. Y. V. Cav. ; Aug. 11, '64 in hosp., Washington, D. C.
COVEL, Samuel. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. June i,
'64, Cold Harbor, Va.; transf. Co. C, 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
cap. Dec. 12, '64, near Petersburg, Va., paroled Feb. 17, '65; M. O.
Sept. 29, '65 at Elmira, N. Y. [P. O. Naples, N. Y]
COZINE, George N. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '64; re-enlisted as a vet. March 31, '64; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O.
with Co., Washington, D. C, July 16, '65. [P. O. 1648 Third St.,
Rensselaer, N. Y.]
CRAFTS, William C— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. E., 8 N. Y. V. Cav. Dec. 19, '61 for prom. 2d Lieut.; ist Lieut.
Dec. 23, '62 ; commanded Co. C. Feb. 24, '63 ; transf. Co. G. ; died
Aug. 29, '63 at Weaversville, Va.
CRAIG, William F. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds July 18, '62 at Gen.
Hosp., Washington, D. C.
GRAIN, Cyrus S. — A. 37, Enr. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Chaplain
March 16, '63; disch. March 17, '64 as Crane.
GRAIN, Lyman C. — A. 23, Enr. Dec. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled Oct., '62 ; no record after
Feb. 15, '63.
CRANDALL, Bryant B.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O., S. and S. Home,
Los Angeles, Calif.]
CRANDALL, Calvin B. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w.
and cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; paroled Aug. 12, '64;
transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; M. O. June 27, '65 at Annapolis, Md., as of Co. H., 44 N. Y.
V. I. [P. O. Nortonville, Kan.]
CRANDALL, George. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 4, '62 at Utica, N. Y. [P. O. Pleasant Hill, Mo.]
CRANE, Ethan Allen.— Muse, Co. A., 14 N. Y. V. I. transf. to Co. G.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. K. Oct. 28, '63; w. in ac. June
3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; died of wounds June 22, '64, at Wash-
ington, D. C.
CRANSTON, Pel eg A.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Aug. 30, '61; ret. to ranks Aug., '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
[P. O. Poolville, N. Y.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 375
CRAW, Edward. — A. 28, Enr. at Tarrytown, N, Y. Sept. 5, '64, i yr.
Co. E.; transf. Co. D., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3,
'65.
CRAWFORD, Harvey.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in
ac. July 3, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va. ; died of wounds May 10, '64 at Laurel Hill, Va.
CRAYTON, John N.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. L; disch. for
dis. Oct. 2, '61 at Albany, N. Y.
CRESCADEN, William.— A. 44, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. April i, '62 at Falmouth, Va. ; died July 23, '82 at Jasper,
N. Y.
CRISPWELL, Jonas. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 21, '61. [P. O. New Paltz, N. Y]
CRIST, George W. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 17, '62 at New York Harbor. [P. O. Walden, N. Y.]
CROCKER, Ephraim C. — A. 18, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; re-
enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. B., 140 N, Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65 ; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65 ; died Feb. 29, '08 at his home,
Rensselaer, N. Y.
CROCKER, Thomas R.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; re-
enlisted as a vet. Feb. 28, '64; transf. Co. E. Sept. 21, '64; transf.
Co. A., 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; transf. Co. A., 5 N. Y. Vet.
Inf. June 3, '65 ; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65 ; also borne as
Thomas B. [P. O. Sardinia, N. Y.]
CRONIN, Albert H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; no record
after Oct. 26, '62.
CROOK, Warren D.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
CROSBY, Benjamin F. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
typhoid fever Jan. 15, '63, on transport, near Acquia Creek, Va.
CROSBY, Henry I. — A. 21, Enr. at Greene, N. Y. for 3 yrs.; mustered
in as a private, unassigned April 11, '64; never joined regt. ; no
further record.
CROSS, Alonzo W. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
CROUNSE, John H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. April 24, '62 at Gen. Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
CRUMB, Thomas B.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died Aug.
27, '62 at Mil. Hosp., West Philadelphia, Pa.
CULLEN, Joseph.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
CULVER, Fitz E. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61. 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for
dis. Dec. 9, '62 at Providence, R. I. [P. O. Ingleside, 111.]
CULVER, Edwin A. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after Dec. 9, '62 in hosp., Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Edmund.
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CULVER, Jesse H.— A. 20, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf. to
Vet. Res. Corps, May 25, '63 ; no record after June 27, '63 in hosp.,
Washington, D. C.
CULVER, Theodore.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
CUMMINGS, Joseph.— A. 14, Enr. Oct. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 30, '61 at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as Cummin.
CUMMINGS, William H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
drummer Sept. 2;^, '61, entered ranks, no date; no record after
Jan. 6, '64 at Gallatin, N. Y.
CUNNINGHAM, William G.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
Corp. Jan. i, '63; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; Sgt. July 3, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64 at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Grand Island, N. Y.]
CUPP, William. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 30, '62 at hosp.,
Washington, D. C.
CURETON, Cephas A.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, '64.
CURETON, John B.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 10, '64, 3 yrs. Co. F.; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K., 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. May 29, '65 at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Albany, N. Y.]
Died in 1905.
CURTIS, James P. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 15, '61, Co. C. ; w. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. K. Oct. 26, '62 ; no record after
Dec. 9, '62 in hosp., Washington, D. C.
CURTIS, John J.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of typhoid
fever Feb. 11, '62 at Hall's Hill, Va.
DACK, Garret. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; k. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
DACK, William H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 20, '63 at Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, Va. ; sub.
serv. : enr. Co. D., 20 N. Y. V. C. Aug. 28, '63; M. O. with Co.
July 31, '65; Veteran.
DAILEY, William J. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.; disch. April 18, '64 to enlist in
U. S. Navy; served as ordinary seaman and Gunner's Mate on
U. S. S. S. Wamsutia, in So. Atlantic Blockading Squadron; also
borne as Daly. [P. O. Arcade, N. Y.]
DAMMS, James. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne
as Danmas. [P. O. Canaan, Conn., R. F. D. No. i.]
DAMMS, John. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 6, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. D.,
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
DANKS, William N.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs.; Capt. Co. H.
Sept. 20, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany, N. Y. Prior
serv. 2d Lieut. Chicago Zouave Regt. April 22, '61. [P. O. 5412
West Ontario St., Chicago, 111.]
HARLAN P. S PAULDING.
After his service in the 44th N. Y. V. L, as shown 1)\ the Roster,
he was commissioned Captain Co. E, 7th \J. S. C. T., Oct. 10, 1863.
Breveted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel for gallant and meritorious ser-
vices, March, 1865. In command of his regiment, being senior officer
present, from Sept. 29, 1864 to Oct., 1864, in front of Richmond, Va.
Was instructor of officers' drills at brigade headquarters during
Januar}', 1865 and again in March, 1865 in the field in Virginia.
After the close of the war he was in command of the Post at
]\Iatagorda, Texas, from July 5, 1865 to Januarv i, 1866, with four
companies. Provost Marshal of sub-district of Victoria, Texas, from
Jan. 1, 1866 to April i, t866. In command of Post, Victoria, Texas,
From April i, 1866 to Oct. 15, 1866, with two companies. Mustered
out ol the service Nov. 16, 1866 at Baltimore. Md.
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 377
DANSENBURGH, James. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 31, '62, 3 yrs. ; mustered
in as a private, Co. C. Oct. 3, '62; w. in. ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. D. 5
N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O.
Dundee, N. Y., R. F. D.]
DARBEE, John H.— A. 27, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
DARLING, Leonard.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61 ; Sgt. Jan. i, '62; k. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va.
DARLING, Robert B.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; Corp.
Jan. 14, '64; k. in ac. June 19, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
DAVIS, Alexander. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; re-enlisted
as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died
of wounds May 31, '64 at Fairfax Seminary Hosp., Va.
DAVIS, Ashael I. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; died of
disease, May 22, '62 at Yorktown, Va.
DAVIS, Cyrus H. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; no record
after July 7, '63 at Frederick, Md. ; died .
DAVIS, Daniel J. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds July 7, '62 at
Annapolis, Md.
DAVIS, David. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64 at Albany, N. Y.
DAVIS,: David.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. A. this
regt. June 23, '63; w. in ac. May 26, '64, North Anna River, Va. ;
w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64 while absent, wounded;
no further record.
DAVIS, James M.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; died of
disease March 20, '62, at Union Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
DAVIS, Lewis W.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; disch, for dis.
May I, '62, at Union Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
DAY, Edward. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61 ; disch. for dis. Oct. i, '61, at
Albany, N. Y.
DAY, LaMott. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of disease
May 23, '62, at Yorktown, Va.
DAY, William.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. A. this regt.
June 24, '63; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. Co. C.
Sept. 23, '64 ; w. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ;
transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; also
borne as Dey. Died Jan. 11, '97, at Pembroke, N. Y.
DEARING, Sylvester. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; transf.
Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. July x6, '65;
died Jan. 6, '98.
DEARSTYNE, Sylvester. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in
ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; died of wounds Nov. 10, '62, Albany,
N. Y
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DECKER, Francis. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; det. Oct.
25, '62, to First U. S. Artillery ; died Aug. 5, '07, in hosp. at Buffalo,
N. Y.
DEDERICH, James E. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. April 18, '62; also borne as Dedrick. [P. O. Saugerties, N. Y.]
DEFREEST. Llewellyn.— A. , Private Co. A. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf.
Co. I. this regt. June 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
transf. to Co. A. Sept. 23, '64, to Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. with Co. July 16, '65.
DELAHANT, Thomas.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to this
regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 28, '64.
DELEMATER, William W.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
Corp. Sept. 23, '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 20, '62; ist Sgt. May 6, '63; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, Albany
N. Y. ; Com'd 2nd Lieut. Sept. 16, '64, not mustered. [P. O.
Windham, N. Y.]
DELEHANTY, James P.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds Feb. 21, '95,
at his home, E. Ii6th street, N. Y. City.
BELONG, Guy C. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, and died of wounds July 6, '62, at Malvern Hill, Va.
DELONG, Stephen. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. to
U. S. Art. Oct. 16, 62. [P. O. Joliet, 111.]
DELONG, Sylvester. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. May i, '64; cap. in ac. May 8,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
DEMPSEY, Thomas. — A. 41, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt. Sept.
25, '62; accidentally wounded Aug. 19, '63; ist Sgt. Oct. 28, '63;
1st Lieut. Co. L Dec. 26, '63; M. O. June 29, '64.
DENNIS, Elihu D.— A. 23. Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease May 17, '62, in hosp. at New York City.
DENNIS, Henry C. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. 24
V. R. C. March 15, '64; M. O. June 9, '65, at Washington, D. C. ;
died .
DENSMORE, Ransford H.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.;
transf. Co. E. Sept. 12, '61 ; Corp. Sept. 21, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62,
Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds Sept. 23, '62, at
Genl. Hosp., New York City. [P. O. South Corinth, N. Y.]
DEPUY, Thomas R. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Sept.
19, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 26, '62; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; M. O. Oct.
II, '64; also borne as Depuey. [P. O. Newburg, N. Y.]
DEVLIN, John. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, at Penn Yan, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. C. ; M. O. Oct. 3, '62.
DEWEY, Melvin W. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65.
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DEWINT, Samuel. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease Nov. 29, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
DICKSON, George H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.;
died .
DICKSON, Henry. — Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp. Aug. 30,
'61 ; transf. Vet. R. C. July 22, '63.
DIMMICK, Duane.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. March 2, '63; also borne as Duane D. [P. O. Earlville, N. Y.]
DINGS, Jacob H. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O.
Cassayuna, N. Y.]
DOANE, David, Jr.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II. '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Doan. [P. O.
St. Louis, Mich.]
DOANE, Russell. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. May 3, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.; died about 1899, at or near
Detroit, Mich. ; also borne as Doan.
DOCKSTADER, Adam B.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
disch. for dis. Oct. 16, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
DODSON, George P. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
June 2"], '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; no record after July 7, '63, at Gettys-
burg, Pa.
DOING, John. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, at Plymouth, N. Y., 3 yrs. Co.
B. ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
DOLLAR, William I. E. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in
ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; M. O. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. ; also borne as William E.
DOLLARS, Robert G.— A. , Private Co. B. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf.
to Co. A. this regt. June 28, '63 ; disch. for dis. Aug. 17, '63, at Con-
valescent Camp, Va.
DONNELLY, Thomas. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. C. 5 N. Y. Vet. I.
June 3, '65 ; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. Stafford, N. Y.]
DOOLET, Napoleon. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; no record after June 24, '62;
also borne as Napoleon Drolet.
DORAN, Michael. — A. 22, Enr. Feb. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; no record
after Feb. 25, '64.
DORGAN, Timothy. — A. 22, Enr. Jan. 20, '64, 3 yrs. Co. F.; deserted
March 17, '64; retaken March 25, '64; again deserted May 3, '64,
at Alexandria, Va.
DORN, John H. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; cap. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; paroled ; disch. for dis. April 2, '63, at
Albany, N. Y.
DORRANCE, Charles F. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. July 18, '64, at hosp., Germantown, Pa.
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DOUGALL, James S. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; w. & c. in ac. Aug. 30,
'62, Bull Run, Va., left foot shot off; disch. for dis. from wounds
Oct. 27, '62, at Fairfax Seminary, Va. [P. O. Washington, D. C,
Indian Bureau.]
DOUGALL, William J.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; det.
to Griffin's Battery, Jan. 8, '62 ; also borne as Dugall ; no record
after Sept. 22, '62; died in 1896.
DOUGLASS, Eugene. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
March 17, '63; disch. June 7, '64, for prom. — 2nd Lieut. Co. C, 47
N. Y. V. I. Feb. 20, '64; ist Lieut. Co. H. Jan. i, '65; Capt. Co. G.
March i, '65 ; M. O. with Co. Aug. 30, '65, Raleigh, N. C.
DO WD, Patrick. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Nov. 19, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
[P. O. Nat. Soldiers' Home, Milwaukee, Wis.]
DOWD, Sidney. — Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; k. in ac. June 27, '62,
Gaines Mills, Va.
DO WE, James W. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; disch. for dis. Jan. 30, '63, at Conva-
lescent Camp, Va. ; also borne as Dow.
DOWLING, Michael. — A. 18, Enr. March 29, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; w. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church,
Va.; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. F. 5th
N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.; also
borne as Thomas.
DOWN, James E.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Mus. Co. E. Sept. 23,
'61 ; disch. for dis. Sept. 22, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
DOWNING, John.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Aug.
14, '62; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run, Va. ; Sgt. Jan. i, '63;
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enlisted as a vet. March
30, '64; w. in ac. June 20, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; com'd 2nd Lieut.
Aug. 26, '64, not mustered; disch. Sept. i, '64, for prom. — Capt.
127 U. S. C. Inf.; disch. Sept. 11, '65. [P. O. Bridgeton, N. J.]
DOWNS, Henry. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; re-enlisted as a
vet. Feb. 23, '64; w. in ac. June 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; disch.
for dis. March 18, '65, at Central Park, N. Y. ; also borne as
Henry K.
DOWNS, James. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for dis.
Oct. 5, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
DOYLE, Matthew. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. H.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; died of disease at Div. Hosp. Feb. 3, '65.
DOYLE, William.— A. , Private 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. May 16, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O.
June 3, '65.
DRISCOLL, Simon. — A. 21, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. il, '64;
disch. for dis. July i, '65. [P. O. Cohoes, N. Y.]
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DUBOIS, Ira F. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 26. '62; M. O. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Lloyd, N. Y.]
DUFFER, James. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. Oct. 2, '61, at Albany, N. Y.. as Duffee.
DUMAS, Moses A. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 28, '62; died
in Tennessee about 1906.
DUMASS, Moses H. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 16, '62.
DUNCAN, Irvine.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. June 2, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf.
to Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
absent at M. O. of Co.
DUNFERD, William.— A. , Private Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf.
to this regt. unassigned, June 24, '63 ; no further record ; also borne
as Dumford.
DUNHAM, David B., Jr.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Aug. 22, '63 ; Sgt. Nov. I, '63 ; w. and cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel
Hill, Va. ; died of wounds July i, '64, at Richmond, Va.
DUNHAM, Eugene L— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; ist Sgt.
Aug. 30, '61; 2nd Lieut. Aug. 19, '62; 1st Lieut. April 16, '63; k. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
DUNHAM, Josiah. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
DUNN, James. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. F. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. River Falls, Wis.]
DUNNING, Joseph. — A. 16, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. (as Demming) May 22, '65,
at hosp., Wilmington, Del.
DURKEE, Daniel G.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
consumption April i, '62, at Plattsburg, N. Y.
DURYEA, Webster S. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
DYAR, George. — A. 16, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for dis.
Oct. 5, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
DYE, Stephen P. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. to Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; transf. Co. D. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21,
'65 ; died March 26, '08, at Atlanta, Ga.
EARLS, Elijah. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. A.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65. [P. O.
South Corinth, N. Y.]
EASTERBROOKS, Edward.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C;
1st Sgt. Oct. 5, '61; ret. to ranks Jan. i, '62; transf. Co. B. Oct. 25,
'62; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. Oct. 11, '64; also
borne as Esterbrooks.
EASTMAN, Frederick L. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ;
transf. Signal Corps Jan. 12, '64; died Aug. 12, '01, at Chicago, 111.
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EATON, Parley H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Aug.
5, '6r; transf. Co. K. Oct. 20, '62; transf. Co. I. Oct. 26, '62; disch.
for dis. Feb. 5, '63; died Feb. 13, 1910, at Washington, D. C.
EATON, Sylvanus J. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Muse.
Oct. 3, '62; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. Co. K.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64 ; also borne as Sylvanus P. ; died Jan.,
1905-
ECKERSON, William.— A. 26, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; w. and
cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; paroled ; w. in ac. July 2, '63,
Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enl. as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; k. in ac. June 3, '64,
at Cold Harbor, Va.
ECKLER, Abram. — A. 23, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; k. in ac. July
1, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.; also borne as Ackler.
EDDY, Augustus V. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for
dis. March 7, '63. [P. O. Sardinia, N. Y. ]
EDDY, Curtis.— A. , Private Co. I. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to this
regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64 ; disch.
no date.
EDDY, Milo W.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Albion, N. Y. and 2027
Webster Ave., New York.]
EDDY, Valora D. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; cap. on picket June 5, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; paroled
Feb. 26, '65, at Wilmington, N. C. ; M. O. May 20, '65, at Albany,
N. Y [P. O. Rush City, Minn.]
EDWARDS, David. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; Corp. July 27, '64 ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. as David D. [P. O. Fairhaven, Vt.]
EDWARDS, George. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; cap. June
14, '62, with wagon train near Whitehouse, Va. ; re-cap. June 16, '62 ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Catskill,
N. Y.] ; died in 1902.
EELLS, Edwin R. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Corp. Aug. i, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11,
'64, at Albany, N. Y.
ELDRED, Moses S. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; k. in ac. March 31, '65, Skunks Hollow, Va. ; also borne as
Moses L.
ELLER, John. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb. 27, '63, at Convalescent
Camp, Va.
ELLIOTT, George.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
H. Oct. 25, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 23, '64; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. Sth N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65, as George W. ; prom, to Corp. ; Sgt. July 24, '65 ; M. O. Aug.
21, '65. [P. O. Burlington, la.]
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ELLIS, Charles R. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; w. in ac. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. L
Oct. II, '64; w. in ac. Feb. 6, '65, Hatchers Run, Va. ; disch. July
7, '65. [P. O. River Falls, Wis.]
ELLIS, Loden.— A. 22, Enr. May 8, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D.; transf. Co. B.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64, while
absent; no further record.
ELLSWORTH, Stinson.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. K. Oct. 14, '61 ; Corp. Jan. i, '62; disch. for dis. April 16, '62, at
Georgetown, D. C.
ELMS, Ellery. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61 ; transf. to 119 Co. Second Bat'n Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 14, '63.
EL WELL, William.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; died of
small-pox March 3, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
EMMONS, Elmer J.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. March 17, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. 1744 Champa St.,
Denver, Colo.]
ENGRAM, Ansen. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 28, '62, at Provi-
dence, R. I. ; also borne as Ingram.
ERWIN, William H.— A. , Private Co. B. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
Co. B. this regt. June 23, '63; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor,
Va.; transf. to Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. May 31,
'65; also borne as George. [P. O. Olean, N. Y.]
ESMAY, Aaron H. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 27, '63, Philadelphia,
Pa. [P. O. Cobleskill, N. Y.]
ESMAY, Moses H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. to
Co. K. Sept. 30, '61 ; Corp. Jan. i, '62; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern
Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Jan. 4, '63, at Baltimore, Md. ; also borne
as Espray.
ESMAY, Rufus. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; died of disease
May I, '62, at Yorktown, Va., as Rufus H.
ESMOND, Charles M.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. April 15, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
EVANS, Abraham R.— A. , Private Co. E. 14th N. Y. V. I. ; transf.
to Co. H. this regt. June 24, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y.
EVANS, George W. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
typhoid fever May 2, '62. at Yorktown, Va.
EVANS, Gideon. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac. May
S, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds May 25, '64, at Fredericks-
burg, Va.
EVANS, Jonas. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. May 27,
'62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; said to have deserted in July, '62. to enlist
in Co. A. 6 N. Y. V. C. Sept. 18, '62; cap. Sept. 4, '64; M. O. June
5, '65, at Clouds Mills, Va., as James Evans.
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EVANS, King D. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, 2nd Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Dec. 4, '62. Sub.
serv. in 22 N. Y. V. Cav. ; Enr. Jan. 4, '64, Co. L. 3 yrs.; ist Sgt.
Feb. 12, '64; M. O. with Co. Aug., '65, at Winchester, Va. ; died May
26, '04, of pneumonia, at Norwich, N. Y.
EWING, Perry. — A. 17, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. drummer Co. F. ; w.
in ac. June 6, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y.
EWING, William I. — A. 14, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. drummer;
disch. for dis. Feb. 26, '63. [P. O. Buffalo, N. Y.]
FACER, Seward. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
E. 18 Vet Res. Corps Aug. 13, '63; M. O. June 26, '65; died .
FADER, William. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 6, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. A.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; wounded Feb. 6, '65, Hatchers Run,
Va. ; died of wounds Feb. 18, '65, at Baltimore, Md.
FAIRBANK, Benjamin F.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3 ,'6i, 3 yrs. Co. F.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
FAIRMAN, Washington B. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Oct. 5, '61 ; transf. Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I. for prom. Nov. 22, '61 ;
1st Lieut. Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I. Nov 22, '61 ; w in ac June 27, '62,
Gaines Mills, Va. ; died of wounds June 30, '62 ; also borne as
William B. Fairman.
FARNHAM, Charles L.— A. 30, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 16, '63. Died, Aug. 2, 1910 at S. & S. Home,
Bath, N. Y. Buried at Brooklyn, N. Y.
FARRAR, Ellis T.— Private Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ;
transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; Corp. April i, '65; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65 . [P. O. Clayville,
N. Y.]
FARRELL, William T.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '62; disch. for dis. Oct. 21, '62.
FAULKNER, William S.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp.
May 25, '62; disch. for prom. — 2nd. Lieut. 19 U. S. C. Inf. Dec.
8, '63; 1st Lieut, July i, '65; detached as ordnance officer on staff
of Gen Giles A Smith; disch. Feb. 18, '67 at Baltimore, Md. [P.
O. Cazenovia, N. Y.]
FEARN, Herbert. — A. , Enr. Nov. 28, '62; Asst. Surgeon, Dec. 17,
'62; disch. Aug. 19, '63.
FELLOWS, Addison J.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
typhoid fever Dec. 31, '61 at Hall's Hill, Va.
FELLOWS, Ambrose I.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for enlistment, as Hosp. Steward, U. S. A. Apr. 3, '63 at Philadel-
phia, Pa. [P. O. Chatham, N. Y.]
FELLOWS, Henry.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; also borne as Henry B.
FELT, Charles W. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Wagoner,
Jan. I, '62; disch. for dis. June 18, '62, at New Bridge, Va. [P. O.
Centralia, Kan.]
CHARLES E. SPRAGUE, Ph. D., C. P. A.
Educator, author, linguist and banker, born at Nassau, Rensselaer
Co., N. Y., in 1842. Entered Union College at the age of fourteen and
was graduated with the class of i860. While in college his aptitude
in the mastery of the Greek language was remarkable and he is now
regarded as one of the first Greek scholars in America. Entering the
army at the outlireak of the Civil War, he was distinguished for gal-
lantry on the field of battle and was severely wounded at the Battle
of Gettysburg, for services at which battle he received from New York
state a commission as Colonel by Brevet. In 1870 Colonel Sprague
became connected with the Union Dime Savings Bank of New York City ;
for the past sixteen years he has been its president. During his con-
nection with the bank its deposits have increased from $3,000,000 to
$26,000,000.
Col. Sprague is Ex-President of the Savings Bank Section of the
American Bankers' Association ; Colonel and Assistant Paymaster
General State of New York; member of the Executive Committee of
the Simplified Spelling Board and its Treasurer; also member of the
Century Association.
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FERGUSON, Charles W.— A. 30, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Sgt.
Oct. 3> '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. Adams, Mass.]
FERGUSON, Joseph. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Aug.
4, '62; transf. Co. D. Oct. 25, '62; Sgt. Jan., '63; disch. for promo-
tion.— 2d Lieut. 7 U. S. C. Inf. Dec. 8, '63 ; w. and cap. in ac. Sept.
29, '64, assault on Fort Gilmer, Va. ; commended for gallantry in
gen'l order Army of the James; ist Lieut, and Adjt. March 6, '65;
Capt. Jan. 12, '66; detached at Gen. Heintzleman's Hdqrs. ; M. O.
Oct. 13, '66, expiration of term; Brevet Maj. U. S. Vols. March
13, '65.
FERRAND, Louis G. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; w. in ac. June 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. ;
M. O. May 4, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. 59 Ives Avenue,
Grand Rapids, Mich.]
FERRIS, David F. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. July
22, '63; Sgt. Dec. 8, '63; detached to Bat'n of sharpshooters Aug.
IS, '64; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; k. in ac. March 31, '65,
Skunks Hollow, Va.
FERRIS, James. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. A.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak
Ridge, Va. ; paroled April 2, '65; M. O. June 28, '65, at Annapolis,
Md.
FERRIS, Lanson S. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp. Aug.,
'62; Sgt. Nov. 27, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.; ist Sgt. July 27, '64; transf. Co. B.
Sept. 23, '64; com'd ist Lieut, not mustered, Sept. 4, '64; transf.
Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Nov. 3, '64, at Weldon
R. R., Va. [P. O. Guilford, N. Y.]
FICKETT, Levi. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; no ecord after
May 10, '62, at Yorktown, Va.
FIELD, Henry. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; died of disease
May 18, '62. [Fort Wood, N. Y.] in hosp. at New York City.
FIKES, David. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. Aug.
30, '62 Bull Run, Va. ; re-enlisted as a Vet. Feb. 11, '64; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; Corp. June i, '65;
M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
FINUCANE, Thomas. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C ; transf.
Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 24, '65 at Elmira,
N. Y. ; died April 8, 1909, at his home, Penn Yan, N. Y.
FISH, Samuel. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 18, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co. A.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. I, '64; died of disease March 5, '65, at Div.
Hosp.
FISHBACK, Charles A.— A. 17, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Muse.
Aug. 30, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.; died,
386 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
FISHER, Earl W.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. Feb. 24, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as Edward W. [P.
0, Hunter, N. Y.]
FISHER, Henry J. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 31, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; detached
with Bat. K. ist U. S. Art. from Oct., '62, to May., '64; no record
after June 28, '64, Petersburg, Va.
FITCH, Isaac P. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. and cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; disch. for dis. Mar.
1, '63, at Falmouth, Va. [P. O. Oxford, N. Y.]
FITZGENREIDER, Ignatz.— A. 37, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
transf. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 19, '65, at Wash-
ington, D. C.
FITZGERALD, Thomas.— A. 23, Enr. Mar. 7, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; w. in ac. Apr. i, '65, Five
Forks, Va. ; M. O. July i, '65, at Lincoln Hosp., Washington, D. C.
FITZPATRICK, Matthew.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C;
Corp. Oct. 3, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. 17, '63, at Albany, N. Y. ; died
April, 1906, at Grand Island, Neb., S. & S. Home.
FLAGG, Edson. — A. 30, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, Co. B. 3 yrs.; disch. for dis.
May II, '62, in hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
FLAGG, John A. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Muse. Sept.
13, '61; miss, in ac. July i, '62; ret'd no date; disch. for dis. Nov.
28, '62, at hosp. at Philadelphia, Pa.
FLANSBARG, Alfred L— Priavte 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K. this
regt. June 25, 'G3 ; w. in ac. May 13, '64, Spottsylvania C. H., Va. ;
transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. July 15, '65, at
Washington, D. C. ; also borne as William.
FLETCHER, Joseph H. — A. 36, Enr. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease Feb. i, '63, at Wind-Mill Point, Va.
FLYNT, Hiram S. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Sept.
19, '61 ; transf. Co. A. Oct. 26, '62 ; no further record.
FOOT, Morris C. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. June
20, '62, for prom. — sub. serv. 2nd Lieut. Co. H. 92 N. Y. V. I. Jan.
21, '62; disch. Dec. 31, '64; ist Lieut. 121 N. Y. V. I. March 26, '65;
transf. Co. I. 65 N. Y. V. I. June 24, '65; M. O. June 25, '65; Brevet
Capt. U. S. V. for gall, and meri. serv. near Petersburg, Va., April
2, '65, and Sailors' Creek, Va., April 6, '65 ; 2nd Lieut. 9 U. S. Inf.
May 7, '66; ist Lieut. March 7, '67; Capt. Jan. 26, '83; Maj. Aug.
II, '98; Lieut.-Col. Feb. 2, 1901 ; transf. i U. S. Inf. April 11, '02;
Col. 28 U. S. Inf. April 15, '02; Brig. Gen. U. S. A., Feb. 18, '03;
retired Feb. 19, '03; died .
FORD, Clinton E. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. March 13, '62, at hosp. Hestonville, Pa. [P. O. Oneonta,
N. Y.]
FORD, Frederick H.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Muse.
Sept. 23, '61 ; disch. Oct., '61.
FORD, Henry Milton. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for
dis. July 29, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 387
FORMAN, Orlando J. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. V. R. C. July 29, '63.
[R O. Weedsport, N. Y.]
FORRESTER, John. — A. 50, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; Corp. in band;
disch. for dis. April 19, '62.
FOSMIRE, Edgar. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 30, '62, at hosp.
Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Saratoga Springs, N. Y.]
FOSTER, George A. — A. 25, Enr. Oct. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. Dec.
22, '63, for prom. — Capt. Co. E. 20 U. S. C. Inf. Dec. 31, '63; M. O.
Oct. '6s, at Nevir Orleans, La. [P. O. 1541 Van Buren St., Chicago,
111.]
FOSTER, George T. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; twice w. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; Corp. Aug. 4, '62 ; disch. for dis.
Nov. 29, '62, at Washington, D. C. ; died Sept., '09, at Soldiers'
Home, Bath, N. Y.
FOX, Jacob. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; ist Sgt. Aug. 30,
'61 ; 2nd Lieut. Jan. 2, '62 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H.,
Va. ; 1st Lieut. Oct. i, '62; Capt. Co. G. Feb. 9, '63; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O. w^ith Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. [P. O. Buffalo, N. Y.] ; died .
FOX, Reuben. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; Corp. Aug.
I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as
Reuben M.
FRADENBURGH, George W.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 16, '61. 3 yrs. Co. E.;
disch. for dis. April 23, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. Tillson,
Ulster Co., N. Y.]
FRANCISCO, George W.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, at Italy, N. Y., 3
yrs. Co. C. ; wounded, entirely disabled and cap. in ac. May 8, '64,
at Laurel Hill, Va. ; paroled Aug. 12, '64; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. ID, '64; disch. for dis. Feb. 28, '65, at Annapolis, Md.
[P. O. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.]
FREDERICK, Edward.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in
ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 23, '62, at
Washington, D. C.
FREER, Luther P.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. i, '62, at Alexandria, Va.
FRENCH, Charles R.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. I. Oct. 25, '61 ; det. to Battery K. ist U. S. Art. Sept., '62; w. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; ret. to regt. ; died of wounds
July 13, '63, at Frederick, Md. ; also borne as Charles and as
George E.
FRENCH, Johnson. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; Corp. Sept.
20, '61 ; disch. for dis. Oct. 18, '62, in hosp. Albany, N. Y., as John
French; also borne as Judson. [P. O. Penn Yan, N. Y.]
FRENDER, Chris.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O.
388 44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
June 3, '65; also borne as Frinder and Fender. [P. O. Schenectady,
N. Y.]
FRIAR, Frederick O. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac
May 2T, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
FRIECHNICHT, Charles.— A. 35, Enr. Sept. 14, '61; Corp. in band;
M. O. July 10, '62, as 2nd class Muse. ; also borne as Frichnecht.
[P. O. Troy, N. Y.]
FRINK, Prentiss S. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
July 27, '63 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; det. with sharpshooters
bat. 1st Div. 5th Corps Aug., '64; cap, and paroled Aug. 30, '63,
2nd Bull Run; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; trans, to Co. F. 5th N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '05;
M. O. Sept. 16, '65, at New York City.
FRISBIE, Delos.— A. 27, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; disch. for dis.
March 14. '63.
FROST, William B. — A. 2>2>, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; ist Sgt. in band;
M. O. with band July 10, '62, as first class Muse. [P. O. Albany,
N. Y.] Died .
FROTHINGHAM, Edward.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.;
hosp. steward Oct. 10, '61; disch. Dec. 11, '62 for prom, to Hosp.
Steward U. S. A.
FROTHINGHAM, William.— A. 31, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs.; surgeon
Sept. 29, '61 ; disch. Nov. 22, '62.
FRY, Jacob. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 9, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. E. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
FULLER, Hiram. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
FULLER, Peter.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; disch. for dis. Sept. 7, '63 ; also borne as
Peter J.
FURGUSON, John.— A. 36, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co.
K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64.
FURNER, Charles B. — A. 17, Enr. Jan. 18, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C; severely w.
in ac. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; prom, to Corp.; transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65, Hart's Island, N. Y.
Harbor. [P. O. Marshall, Mich.]
FURNER, Walter E. — A. 17, Enr. Jan. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds June 26, '64, at
Washington, D. C.
GAFFNEY, Michael. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of
inflammation of the lungs, Feb. 25, '63, in Reg. Hosp., Falmouth, Va.
GAGE, William.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. I. this reg.
June 24, '63 ; no record after Jan. 28, '64.
GAGNIER, Barney J. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Aug. 30, '65, at hosp. Detroit,
Mich.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 389
GAIL, James T. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Dec. 5, '62, at Albany,
N. Y.
GALLAGHER, Hugh. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. and cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull
Run, Va. ; paroled; Corp. Dec. 28, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettys-
burg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
GALPIN, Henry M.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61 ; 1st Sgt. June 30, '62; v^^. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
disch. Sept. 18, '62, for prom.— Capt. Co. A. 121 N. Y. V. L Aug.
4, '62; w. in ac. May 5, '64; Major March 31, '64; w. in ac. Oct.
19, '64, Cedar Creek, Va. ; com'd Lieut.-Col., not mustered ; disch.
for dis. from wounds Dec. 21, '64; died of consumption March
15, '71, at Jacksonville, 111.; is interred at Rural Cemetery, Albany,
N. Y.
GAMMEL, William W.— Private Co. C. 14th N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
I. this regt. June 25, '63; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf.
to Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
k. in ac. March 31, '64, at White Oak Road, Va. ; also borne as
Samuel.
GANYER, John.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 18, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. A.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; disch. April 23, '65; also borne as
Gonyon.
GARDNER, Charles W.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died
of heart disease Oct. 25, '63, at Auburn Mills, Va.
GARDNER, Elias D.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease Nov. 19, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
GARDNER, Josiah H.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Feb. i, '64; died at Rushville, N. Y.
GARDNER, Marshall H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '6S-
GARDNER, Robert W.— A. 31, Enr. Sept. 22, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; Corp.
March 21, '64; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
GARDNER, William F.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64.
GARNER, Zavier.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 15, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. May 13,
'64, Spottsylvania C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor,
Va. ; no record after Aug. 31, '64.
GARVEY, Chauncey D.— A. 24, Enr. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; re-
enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; thrice w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel
Hill, Va.; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 3 Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 23, '65; disch. Aug.
9, '65, at Burlington, Vt. [P. O. Preston, Md., R. F. D. No. 2.]
GASKILL, Charles B.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; 2nd
Lieut. Co. K. Dec. 23, '61 ; w. and cap. in ac. June 2^, '62, Gaines
Mills, Va.; ist Lieut. May i, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. 18, '62.— Sub.
390 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
serv. Capt. 78 U. S. C. T. Feb. , '63; Major 81 U. S. C. Inf.
Nov. , '63; Lieut.-Col. March , '64; Col. Sept. , '64;
resigned Dec. 31, '65; appointed Capt. 40 U. S. Inf. Dec. , '66;
Brevet Major and Brev. Lieut.-Col. U. S. A. April , '67; transf.
to 25 U. S. Inf. in '68; det. ; Asst. Adjt. Genl. Post of Port Hudson,
La., and of Corps D'Afrique in '63-4; A. A. A. G. stafif of Gen.
Miles Com'd'g Dist. of N. C. in '68; resigned Nov. '69. [P. O.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.]
GASNOR, George W.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64; also borne as Jasnor.
GATES, Charles C. — A. 33, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 6, '63, at Alexandria, Va., as Charles E. ; prior service,
Private Co. B. 10 N. Y. Mil., June and July, 1861, at Albany Bar-
racks.
GATES, George. — A. 18, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, Co. A.; w. in ac. July i, '62,
Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Dec. 13, '62; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel
Hill, Va. ; also borne as George F.
GATES, Oliver. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 11, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. I.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 3, '65.
GAULEY, Richard. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of wounds Aug. 20, '63, at Wash-
ington, D. C. ; also borne as Ganley.
GAY, John. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 24, '63, at Fort Monroe, Va. [P. O. Hudson, N. Y.]
GENNSER, Peter.— Private Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 8, '64 ; also borne as
Germser.
GEIGER, Joseph. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. II, '63, at Conv. Camp, Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Gerger;
died Oct. 11, '09, at Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kan.
GEORGE, Henry W. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, as Henry
N. [P. O. San Diego, Cal.]
GIBBS, Charles Warren. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; 2d
Lieut. Co. F. Oct. i, '61 ; ist Lieut. May i, '62; w. and cap. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; paroled Sept. 11, '62; Capt. Co. I. Dec.
25, '62 ; disch. Oct. i, '63 ; apptd. Capt. Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 24, '63 ;
resigned April 11, '66. — Prior serv., private Co. B. 10 N. Y. Mil.
June I to Aug. 8, '61, at Albany Barracks. [P. O. 287 Van Buren
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.]
GIBBS, John J. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. H.
Oct. 25, '62 ; no record after Jan. 26, '63, in Chester Hosp., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
GIBNEY, Barnard.— A. 44, Enr. at Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 2, '62, 3
yrs. ; unassigned ; no record after Oct. 2, '62.
GIBNEY, Lewis. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp. Dec. 29,
'62; Sgt. Jan. 5, '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 11, '64; k. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
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GIBNEY, Patrick.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. C; transf. Co.
H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65-
GIBSON, Robert.— Private Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A. this
regt. June 24, '63; transf. Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. i, '63; no further
record.
GIDDINGS, Andrew A.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in
ac. May 5, '64 — arm amputated — Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. — .
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; disch. for dis. May 15, '65, at Phila-
delphia, Pa.; died Jan. 23, '80, at Sellersville, Pa.
GIDDINGS, John K.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; severely
w^. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Aug. 22, '6s, at Elmira, N. Y. [P. O.
Batavia, N. Y]
GIFFORD, Francis M.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch.
for dis. Jan. 4, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
GILBERT, Lewis Patch.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrfi. Co. H. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '62 ; cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled Oct.,
'62; ret. to ranks April 2.T, '64; w. Aug., '64; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64; died June 28, '66, at Paw Paw, Mich; also borne as Louis P.
GILBERT. Thomas.— Private, Co. D. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; disch. for dis. April 27, '64, at Washington,
D. C.
GILKERSON, George W.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; w.
in ac. May 2"], '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds
Nov. 18, '62, at Albany, N. Y.
GILL, Wallace.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Sgt. Sept. 20,
'61 ; disch. for dis. Aug. 9, '62, at Fairfax Seminary, Va.
GILLAND, Alexander.— A. 34, Enr. Jan. 25, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
transf. Co. H. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at M. O.
of Co.
GILLEN, James.— A. 18, Enr. at Malone, N. Y., Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co.
C. ; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; died of disease March 5, '65,
at Div. Hosp., Hatchers Run, Va.
GILLIN, James. — Enr. Feb. 19, '64, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May 22, '64,
North Anna, Va. ; died of wounds June 27, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
GILMORE, Nathan.— A. 21, Enr. Feb. 29, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; no record
after April 10, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
GODFREY, Darwin F.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; Sgt.
Sept. 25, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as Gibney.
GODFREY, Henry.— A. 32, Enr. Sept. 14, '61 and mustered in as Corp.
in band; disch. June 2, '62, as 3d class muse. [P. O. Clinton Heights,
Rensselaer, N. Y.]
GOFF, Walter. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 30. '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; no record after
Oct. 3, '62.
GOODMAN, William J.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
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GOODRICH, Erastus L.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp.
Jan. 7, '63 ; Sgt. July 12, '63 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64; also borne as Erastus R.
GOODRICH, William H.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. for
dis. from wounds Aug. 12, '64, at Central Park, New York City.
[P. O. 249 W. 135th St., New York, N. Y.]
GOOLD, James S. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; Corp. Aug. 12, '62 ; w. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; Sgt. June 5, '63 ; com'd. 2d Lieut. Aug. 18,
'63; disch. Dec. 22, '63, for prom. — Capt. Dec. 31, '63, 20 U. S. C. Inf.;
M. O. with regt. Oct. 7, '65, at Wards Island, N. Y. [P. O. Boyn-
ton, Fla.]
GOOLD, Theodore B.— Private, Co. F. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. I.
this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. 76 Co. 2d Batt. Vet. Res. Corps, no
date; M. O. June 26, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Rock Rapids,
Iowa]
GORDON, David. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; transf. Co.
F. 20 Regt. Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 6, '64; M. O. Sept. 10, '64, as David
H. Gordon.
GORTON, Simon A.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. June 23,
'63 to Co. K. this regt.; det. 3d Mass Batt. June, '63 to April, '64;
transf. Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; borne
also as Simeon.
GOULD, Charles. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. D.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65- [?• O.
Middleport, N. Y.]
GOULD, James E.— Private, Co. F. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 19, '63 ; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; also borne
as Goold.
GRAHAM, Joseph. — A. 27, Enr. Jan. 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va.; transf. Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. July 16, '65.
GRAHAM, Marion F. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 6, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. —
wholly disabled — July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Co. D. 24 Regt.
Vet. Res. Corps March 15, '64; M. O. June 27, '65, at Washington,
D. C. [P. O. Matherton, Mich.]
GRANNIS, Charles D.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. H. and prom, ist Sgt. Sept. 20, '61; cap. in ac. June 27, '62,
Gaines Mill, Va. ; paroled ; 2d Lieut. Nov. 30, '62 ; ist Lieut. Dec.
31, '62; Capt. Co. B. Sept. i, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died
Jan. 12, 01, at Alamo, Mich.
GRANT, Ira A.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. K.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64 while absent sick.
GRAVES, Jr., Anthony G. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Sgt.
Sept. 6, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; ist Sgt. Aug.
GEORGE H. SPRY.
George Henry Spry was born in Norwich, N. Y.. August 14, 1840.
He received his education at Norwich Academy, and Cazenovia Semin-
ary, Enlisted in Company D. of the 44th N. Y. V. in August, 1861
and left Albany with the regiment in October, 1861 ; was captured in
action, July i, 1862, at Second Bull Run and paroled.
After being mustered out with his regiment in October, 1864, he
returned to Norwich and began the study of Law. Was admitted to
the Bar in May, 1866. In June he located in Leavenworth, Kansas,
and began practicing his profession. October 9, 1867 he married
Edna J\t., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hayes of Mt. Upton, N. Y.
In 1875 he removed to Minneapolis, Minn., and became known as
one of the best Probate lawyers in Minnesota.
July 12, 1898, he was instantly killed in a street car accident. His
wife, four sons and two daughters survive him.
THE .
PUBLi.
ASTOR,
TILDEN FOt
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14, '62; cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va.; paroled; 2d Lieut.
Co. G. Dec. 25, '62; transf. Co. F. March 19, '63; ist Lieut. Co. H.
Jan. 9, '64 ; w. in ac. May 23, '64 ; North Anna, Va. ; disch. for dis.
from wounds June 30, '64. — Sub. serv. : Aug. 25, '64, Private, 1 1
N. Y. Ind. Bat. Light Arty.; ist Sgt. ; 2d Lieut. Oct. 15, '64; com'd.
1st Lieut., not mustered ; det. comdg. amb. corps ; A. A. Q. M. ; M. O.
April 9, '65, at Albany, N. Y. — Prior serv. as Private, Co. B. 10 N.
Y. S. M., at barracks, Albany, N. Y., July and Aug., '61. [P. O.
180 Washington Ave., Albany, N. Y.]
GRAVES, John J.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Aug.
14, '62; transf. V. R. C. Sept. 16, '63; M. O. Sept. 18, '64. [P. O.
151/2 Seneca St., Buffalo, N. Y.]
GRAY, Charles. — A. 25, Enr. Feb. 20, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; no record after
Mar. 17, '64.
GRAY, Stephen D. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; wagoner;
ret. to ranks; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. Greene, N. Y.]
GRAY, Thomas J. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. ; first class Muse. ;
M. O. with band July 10, '62, as 2d class muse, at Harrison's Land-
ing, Va.
GREACEN, Orlando. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 15, '63.
GREEN, Benjamin. — A. 52, Enr. Sept. 14, '62, 3 yrs.; Sgt. in band; M.
O. July 10, '62, as first class muse.
GREEN, Emory C. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 6, '62, at Italy, N. Y., 3 yrs. Co.
C. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; Corp. ; w. in ac. May 8,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
transf. 3d Regt. Vet. Res. Corps March 20, '65 ; disch. April 9, '65 ;
died Nov. 14, 1902, at Rushville, N. Y.
GREEN, George. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Juniata, Neb.]
GREEN, Henry A. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. ist class muse, in
band; M. O. July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
GREEN, Herbert A. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
fever in '62, at New York City.
GREENE, Samuel R.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63; Corp. April 28, '64; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23,
'64; transf. to Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. il, '64; w. in ac. May 31,
'65, at White Oak Road, Va. ; died of wounds May 11, '65, at
Lincoln Hosp., Washington, D. C.
GREENE, William H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; ist Sgt.
Sept. 25, '61 ; disch. April i, '62 for prom. — 1st Lieut. Co. D. 25
N. Y. V. I. Jan. 10, '62; resigned Oct. 13, '62.
GREENWELL, Robert.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
D. this regt. June 28, '63 ; w. in ac. June 5, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ;
transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. Nov. 28, '64.
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GREENWOOD, William.— A. — , Enr. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. A. 7 Vet. Res. Corps ; M. O. June 29, '65, at Washington, D. C.
GREGG, Adgate T. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp. Dec.
19, '62; Color-Corp. May 8, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y. [R O. Dayton, N. Y.]
GREGORY, David. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, "62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; cap. on
picket Aug. 9, '64, Weldon R. R., Va. ; confined in Libby prison,
Richmond, Va., and at Salisbury, N. C. 7 months ; transf. Co. I.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; exchanged Feb., '65; M. O. June 9, '65,
at hosp., Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Renssalaer, N. Y.]
GREEMS, Dempster.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease July 11, '62, at Masters Street Gen'l Hosp., Philadelphia, Pa.
GRIFFIN, Abraham M. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Jan. 27, '63, at
Alexandria, Va. ; re-enlisted Jan. 12, '64 ; disch. May 7, '65, at Hart's
Island, N. Y. [P. O. Mill Brook, N. Y.]
GRIFFIN, William. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. x6, '63, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Soldiers' Home, Quincy,
111.]
GRIFFITH, Hugh.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; absent in hosp. since June, '63; dropped
Aug. 10, '64; never joined the regt.
GRIFFITH, James. — A. 23, Enr. Feb. 29, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; deserted
March 15, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
GRIFFITH, Thomas E.— A. — , Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf.
to Co. B. this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps March 7, '64.
GRIFFITHS, William.— Private, Co. I. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; M. O. Oct. 10, '63.
GRINNELL, William W.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Sgt.
April I, '62; w. and cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; paroled
same date; disch. for dis. Dec. 27, '62, at hosp., Washington, D. C.
GRISWOLD, Francis M.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; k. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; buried in Natl. Cemetery.
GRISWOLD, John W.— A. 27, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Custer, Mich., R. F. D. No. 2.]
GROAT, George S. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
GROSSMAN, Henry.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. Oct.
I, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at
M. O. of Co.
GROTE, Abram.— Private, Co. I. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 24, '63; deserted July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; dis-
honorably disch. Feb. 16, '66, to date Oct. 11, '64.
GRUNWELL, Nicholas B.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 20, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D.;
w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64 ;
transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
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GUERNSEY, Delos W.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. on
picket April 30, '62, Yorktown, Va. ; died of wounds May i, '62, at
field hosp., near Yorktown, Va. ; also borne as Dilas W.
GUERNSEY, Theodore.— A. 25, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
HADLEY, Joseph W. — A. 25, Enr. Oct. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; in insane
retreat since July 2, '62, no further record.
HAGEMAN, Jacob Z.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp.
Dec. 29, '62; Sgt. Nov. 27, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died — .
HAGERTY, Daniel.— A. 35, Enr. Feb. 27, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. H. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
May 31, '65; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65, at Hart's Island, N. Y.
HAINES, Peter. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
Corp. May 8, '65 ; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; M. O.
with Co. Aug. 21, '65; also borne as Hanes. [P. O. Seward, N. Y.]
HALL, Harvey C. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; Corp. July i, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Yorkshire Centre, N. Y.]
HALL, Wyman. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for dis.
Oct. ID, '62, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Plainwell, Mich.]
HALLECK, Artemas. — A. 21, Enr. March 11, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; transf. Co. H. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
while absent in arrest May 31, '65; absent at M. O. of Co.; no
further record.
HALLECK, Riley. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
K. Oct. 26, '62; disch. to enlist in i U. S. Arty., Sept. 12, '64, near
Smithfield, Va. ; died .
HALLENBECK, Clark.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; w. June
21, '63, Upperville, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co.
I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; M. O. Oct. 12, '64.
HALLENBECK, George C. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
disch. for dis. July 12, '62.
HALLSAPPLE, Myron.— Private, Co. D. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
K. this regt. June 25, '63; no record after July 18, '64.
HAM, Lysander. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; no record after
May 7, '62, at Yorktown, Va.
HAMILTON, Stephen M.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 25, '63, at Georgetown, D. C.
HAMILTON, William H.— Private, Co. H. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
this regt. unassigned June 24, '6^ ; no further record.
HAMMOND, Francis. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church ; transf. to Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. 10, '64; absent at M. O. of Co.
HAMMOND, Henry E.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. and
cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled Aug. 30, '62, 2d
Bull Run, Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 13, '62, at Ebenezer Hosp.,
Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Henry C.
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HAMMOND, Hiram.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, Co. B. ; disch. for dis.
Jan. 25, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
HAMMOND, John M.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
HANES, John. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. to V.
R. C. March 15, '64; died .
[HANES, Peter.— See Haines].
HANSLE, Frank. — Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. K. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65, as
Frank Hanson; absent at M. O. of Co.
HARDENBURG, John J.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
Corp. Jan. i, '62; 2d Lieut. July 4, '62; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, 2d
Bull Run, Va. ; w. in ac. May 10, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. for
dis. from wounds Sept. 6, '64; com'd. ist Lieut, not mustered; died
Jan. '88, at his home. Little Falls, N. Y.
HARDENBURGH, Jacob.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Oct. 5, '61 ; w. and cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va ; died
of wounds July, '62, at Richmond, Va.
HARDY, Moses F. — A. 40, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Vet.
Res. Corps Oct. 25, '63; died April 27, '98.
HARLOW, John R. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill,
Va. ; disch. for dis. Sept. i, '62, at hosp., Washington, D. C.
HARNED, James H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Feb. I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.; died at
Norwich, Conn.
HARRINGTON, Delevan W.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C;
transf. Co. B. Oct. 25, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct., '64, at Albany, N.
Y. [P. O. U. S. Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C]
HARRINGTON, Norman.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65 ; absent on furlough at M. O. of Co ; died .
HARRIS, David S. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
June 18, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
10, '64; M. O. July 3, '65, at Washington, D. C. ; died Jan. 14, '09.
HARRIS, Erastus L. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, 2d Bull Run ; Corp. Aug. 30, '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 24, '62 ;
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. Nov. 18, '63 for prom. —
2d Lieut. 9 U. S. C. Inf. Nov. 27, '63; resigned as ist Lieut. U. S.
C. Inf. Aug. 22, '65; died Nov. 21, '01, of Brights disease, at his
home, Collins Centre, N. Y.
HARRIS, George. — A. 43, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D.; disch. for
dis. March i, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
HARRIS, Henry— A. 19, Enr. March 12, '64, at Catskill, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. F. ; no record after May i, '64.
HARRIS, Jabez.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; Corp. Sept.
20, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va, ; disch. for
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 397
wounds Jan. 16, '63, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. 964 Seneca St.,
Buffalo, N. Y.]
HARRIS, William.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E.; transf. Co.
I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '65; M. O. June 3, '65.
HARRISON, Benjamin E. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
transf. Vet. Res. Corps April 15, '64; M. O. Aug. 29, '64. [P. O.
Rock City Falls, N. Y.]
HARRISON, Laban.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 235 N. Elm St.,
Waterbury, Conn.]
HARVEY, John.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ;
died Sept. 24, 1907, at S. and S. Home, Bath, N. Y.; buried in
Home Cemetery.
HASBROUCK, Milton.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E; w. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. c/o E. Harp, New Paltz, N. Y.]
HASKELL, Norman. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds May 29, '62, at
Hanover C. H., Va.
HASTINGS, Benjamin A.— Private, Co. K. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to
Co. K. this regt. June 25, '63 ; no record after July 18, '64.
HATCH, Junius H.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61; 1st Sgt. Aug. 3, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; disch.
for prom. June 27, '64; com'd. 2d Lieut. 44 N. Y. V. I., not
mustered. — Sub. serv. : ist Lieut. Co. D. 94 N. Y. V. I. Sept., '64;
served as acting Adjt. of a Provisional Batt. for defense of the
Forts near Alexandria, Va., July 12 to Aug. 12, '64; w. in ac.
April I, '65, Five Forks, Va. ; disch. June 23, '65. [P. O. Lansing,
Mich.]
HATHAWAY, Martin L.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. I. Sept. 24, '61 ; Corp. ; disch. for dis. Jan. 17, '63, at Point
Lookout, Md.
HAVER, William W.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp. Aug.
30, '61; Sgt. Nov. 27, '62; com'd. 2d. Lieut, not mustered Aug.
18, '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. li, '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64.
Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, at Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ;
transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; transf. Co. A. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at
M. O. of Co. ; no further record.
HAVERLY, Herman V. S.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
Corp. Sept. 19, '61 ; M. O. March 3, '65, at Albany, N. Y.
HAWKINS, John.— A. 25, Enr. April 8, '64, at Catskill, 3 yrs. ; mustered
in April 9, '64 as Private unassigned, never joined regt.; no further
record.
HAWKINS, Westel W.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; Sgt.
Oct. S, '61 ; transf. Co. H. as Private, Oct. 26, '62 ; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64; died .
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HAYS, Joel. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. July 2,
'63, Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64. [P. O. 146 Middle
Ave., Saratoga, N. Y.]
HAYS, Nathaniel. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
typhoid fever May 13, '62, at Annapolis, Md. ; also borne as Nathan-
iel E.
HEAVNER, Harrison. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled ; transf. Co. K.
Oct. 26, '62; no further record.
HEEMANS, Halstead.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; drum-
mer; disch. for dis. Dec. 30, '62.
HELME, Joseph. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. Co. B. Sept. 22,, '64; w. in ac. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Grove Church; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent at M. O.
of Co. ; no further record.
HELMER, William.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I., enlisted Sept. 2,
'61 ; transf. to this regt. June 24, '63 ; disch. as of Co. E. 14 N. Y.
V. I. Sept. 2, '63. Sub. serv. : re-enlisted Dec. 28, '63 for 3 yrs. in
Co. E. 2d N. Y. V. Arty, as William K. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps.
April 17, '65 ; M. O. Aug. 10, '65, at Plattsburg, N. Y. ; also borne
as William R.
HEMSTREET, Alvin L.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
for dis. Jan. 19, '62, Hall's Hill, Va.
HENDERSON, George E.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt.
Oct. 3, '62; ret. to ranks Dec. 24, '62; no record after June 30, '63,
at Frederick, Md.
HENDRICKSON, Abram. — A. 41, Enr. June 24, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w.
in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church ; transf. Co. H. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; absent sick at M. O. of Co.
HENDRICKSON, James.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.;
deserted May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; dishonorably disch. May 31,
'65, Washington, D. C.
HENNEBERT, Adolph.— A. 32, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
HENNEGA, Joseph. — Enr. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. Vet. Res. Corps March 27, '64; also
borne as Hannagan.
HERBERT, Ambrose. — A. 22., Enr. Sept. 20, '61. 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ;
viT. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
6, '64. [P. O. S. and S. Home, Bath, N. Y.]
HERENDEN, George B.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Sgt.
Maj. Oct. 6, '61; 2d Lieut. Co. I. April 3, '62; 1st Lieut. Co. B.
Aug. 19, '62; 1st Lieut, and Adjt. Dec. 18, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63,
Gettysburg, Pa. ; A. A. A. G. 3d Brg. i Div. 5 Corps, July 2, 'dz \
det. by order War Dept. for duty in Dept. of the East, Jan. 21, '64;
M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64; borne on rolls as Herendeen. Prior
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 399
serv. : Private, Co. B 10 N. Y. Mil. June i, '61 guard duty at
barracks, Albany, N. Y., to Aug. 16, '61. [P. O. Wilmette, Cook Co.,
111.]
HERKENHAM, Charles.— A. 16, Enr. Feb. i, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; transf.
Co. A.; drummer, Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
10, '64; M. O. Feb. 2, '65. [P. O. 815 Madison St., Oakland, Calif.]
HERRICK, Lorenzo. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 15. '62, at hosp., Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Lorenzo
S.
HERRICK, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 6, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
Dec. II, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va.; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. F. 5 N.
Y. V. Inf. March 31, '65; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65; died June
30, '07, at Buffalo, N. Y.
HEUSTED, John. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs., Corp. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Dec. 29, '62, at Baltimore, Md.
HEWLETT, John P.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; died of disease April 20, '65, at
Nodaway C. H., Va.
HIBBARD, Peter H.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
prior to Dec, '63; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf.
Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; died at
Branchport, N. Y., April i, '90.
HICKOK, Franklin H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in
ac. May 2"], '62, Hanover C. H., Va.; disch. for wounds Sept. 10, '62,
at hosp., Providence, R. I. ; also borne as Hickox.
HICKOKE, Salmon H. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; misg. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; ret. ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 25, '62 ;
disch. for dis. Feb. 19, '63, at Point Lookout, Md. ; also borne
as Solomon H. Hickox.
HILL, Andrew A. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 26, '62 ; cap. in ac. Nov. 27, '63, near Rapahannock, Va. ;
died of disease April 28, '64, at Andersonville, Ga.
HILL, Francis A. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 13, '65, at hosp., Washington, D. C.
[P. O. Gloversville, N. Y.]
HILL, George F. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb. 11, '64, at Washington,
D. C
HILL, George V. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; deserted and enlisted in i N. Y. V.
Dragoons, Aug. 10, '62; apprehended and returned to this reg^t.
Sept. 6, '62; deserted Oct. 3, '62.
HILL, Henry.— A. 26, Enr. Mar. 11, '64, at Catskill, N. Y. 3 yrs. Co. P.;
deserted June 9, '64, Chickahominy River, Va.
HILL, Henry V. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Akron, N. Y.]
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HILL, Horace. — A. i8, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp. March
26, '64; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64; killed by R. R. accident March 30, '80, near Angola, N. Y.
HILL, John. — A. 19, Enr, Feb. 22, '64, 3 yrs. unassigned; transf. Co. C.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no further record.
HILL, John H. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for dis.
May 15, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa.
HILL, Wallace. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for dis.
Dec. 21, '62, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. 39 Hampshire St., Buffalo,
N. Y.]
HILL, William S. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, 2d Bull Run; also borne as Millan.
HILLABRANDT, Lawrence S. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
Corp. Sept. 6, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.;
also borne as Hillabrunz. [P. O. Janesville, Wis.]
HILLIARD, Charles.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to this
regt. unassigned June 14, '63 ; no further record.
HILLS, Fred D.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, at Penn Yan, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. C. ; Corp. Oct. 3, '62; Sgt. Jan. 31, '63; transf. U. S. Signal
Corps, Army of the Potomac, Aug. 10, '63 ; prom. Sgt. Signal Corps
Jan. I, '64; disch. July 10, '65, at Winchester, Va. [P. O. 1418 E.
53d St., Chicago, 111.]
HINCH, William H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; M. O. June 7, '65.
HINCHMAN, Edgar. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. A. Oct. 26, '62; no further record.
HINE, John F. ; A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; died of measles,
Nov. 22, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
HINES, Patrick.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M.
O. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
HINGHAM, John B.— A. 32, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Oct. 4, '61 ; no record after Oct. 19, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
HISTANBRITTLE, Dedrick.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 8, '64, i yr. Co. C;
misg. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, at Poplar Spring Church, Va. ; returned;
transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 20, '64 ; disch. for dis. Feb. 27, '65.
HITCHCOCK, Alonzo.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch.
being under height, Oct. 5, '61.
HITCHCOCK, James B.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Nov. 16, '62; reg. Q. M.
Sgt. Jan. 7, '63; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
[P. O. Scipioville, N. Y.]
HITCHCOCK, Robert.— A. 51, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, Corp. in Band; disch.
April ID. '62, at Yorktown, Va.
HOBART, George W.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; Corp.
Oct. 3, '62 ; Sgt. Dec. 24, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ;
twice w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. C. 9 Vet.
OLIVER W. STURDEVANT.
Enlisted as Private at Albany, Aug. ii, 1862. Appointed Corpora!
Aug. 14, 1862. Promoted Sergeant Sept. 28, 1863. Joined 44th New
York on battlefield of Antietam. Participated in battles of Fred-
ericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Called before General
Casey's examining board, Washington, about Oct. i, 1863. Appointed
Captain in lOth Reg., U. S. Col. troops, Nov. 3, 1863. Served on Pro-
vost Guard at City Point from June, 1864 to March, 1865. Sent to
the front at Chapin's Farm. Entered Richmond the day after Lee's
evacuation. Sent with the 25th Corps to Texas in June, 1865. Re-
signed at Galveston April 6, 1866.
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Res. Corp. Aug. 9, '64; M. O. June 26, '65, Washington, D. C.
[P. O. Penn Yan, N. Y.]
HOCKNELL, John. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; cap. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64; w. in ac. June 3,
'64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled April
2, '65, Aiken's Landing, Va. ; M. O. with detachment June 28, '65,
Annapolis, Md.
HOES, Theodore.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt. Oct. 5,
'61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. B. Oct.
25, '62; 1st Sgt. Dec. 29, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 23, '64; w. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; 2d Lieut. July 2, '63; ist Lieut.
Sept. 20, '63; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O.
Stockport, N. Y.]
HOFFMAN, Jacob.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
April 28, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with regt.
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Williamsville, N. Y.]
HOGAN, Henry B. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 15, '62, Philadelphia, Pa. — Sub. serv. : Enr. in Co. G. 187
N. Y. V. L, at Java, N. Y., i yr. ; disch. July 5, '65, at Buffalo, N Y.
[P. O. Java Village, N. Y.]
HOLCOMB, Lyman A. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. April 18, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
HOLCOMB, Theodore.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; cap.
in ac. Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta., Va. ; died in prison June 19,
'64, Andersonville, Ga.
HOLDRIDGE, Asaph M.— A. 23. Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 25, '63; also borne as Holdbridge.
HOLLENBECK, Peter.— Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. for dis. May 18, '64, at New
York, N. Y. ; also borne as Hollenboke ; died .
HOLLENBECK, Edward.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3. '65.
HOLLENBECK, William.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. L; transf. to
Co. B. this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 10, '63 ; also
borne as Millonus Hallenbeck.
HOLLISTER, Lansing.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C ; Sgt.
Oct. 5, '61 ; disch. for dis. April 28, '62, at Washington, D. C.
HOLMAN, Charles G.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. L ; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. i, '63; also
borne as Charles S. and Charles H.
HOLMES, George M.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled; disch. for dis.
Oct. 27, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. S. and S. Home, Bath,
N. Y.]
HOLMES, John.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp. Aug., '62 ;
transf. Vet. Res. Corps June 22, '63.
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HOLT, John B. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp. Feb. i, '62;
w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23,
'64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
[P. O. 29 Prospect St., Manchester, N. H.]
HOOKER, Hull.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C H., Va. ; k. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines
Mills, Va.
HOOKER, Leroy J. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. May i, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. ; died June 28, '08, at his
home. Falconer, N. Y., from an accidental fall.
HOOPER, Alonzo. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; det. with ist
Regt. U. S. Arty. Oct. 15, '62 to Aug., '64; no further record.
HORTON, Andrew J. — A. 36, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. July 30, '63; died .
HORTON, Hiram.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 27, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. F.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; died Jan. 15, '65.
HORTON, Orlando. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 10, '62, at
Washington, D. C. [P. O. St. Charles, Iowa]
HORTON, William B.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 14, '62, at
Washington, D. C.
HOSFORD, Hoadly. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Sept. 23, '61; Sgt. Jan. 7, '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 19, '64;
transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10,
'64; transf. Co. H. Nov. 2, '64; M. O. with Co. July 16, '65; com'd.
^d Lieut. Sept. 16, '64, but not mustered.
HOSKINS. Michael C— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Fifer;
returned to ranks Sept., '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. [P. O. Auburn, N. Y.]
HOTCHKISS, Henry.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 16, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
HOUCK, John L.— Muse, Co. I N. Y. V. L ; transf. to this regt. June
24, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. Clarksville, N. Y.]
HOUGHTON, Harrington.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C;
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Corp. June i, '64; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. L 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. May
31, '65; Sgt. July 24, '64; M. O. with regt. Aug. 21, '65, at Hart's
Island, N. Y. ; died Nov. 10, '05, at Quinlan, Okla.
HOUSE, Emanuel. — A. 23, Enr. Oct. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; died of
typhoid fever, April 22, '62, at Old Point Comfort, Va.
HOWARTH, Thomas.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
insanity. May 20, '62.
HOWELL, Wellington. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no
record after Oct. 20, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
HOWES, Orrin. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for dis.
May 8, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
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ROWLAND, William R— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ;
w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 6, '64; M. O. with Co. July 16, '65; also borne as William
T.; died .
H0WLE;TT, Henry C— A. 32, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Regtl.
Q. M. Sgt. Sept. 5, '61 ; killed by lightning May 30, '62, in camp
at Gaines Mills, Va.
HOYLAND, Charles E.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 14. '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Jan., '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; w. in ac. May 8, '64,
Laurel Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. May 10, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I., unassigned Oct. 6, '64;
M. O. as Supernumerary non-com'd. officer Dec. 3, '64; com'd. 2d
Lieut. Nov. 9, '64, not mustered.
HOYT, George F. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of disease
April 10, '64, at Fort Monroe, Va.
HUBBARD, Lucius W.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. C; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; died Oct. 16, '64, at Reams Sta.,
Va.
HUBBARD, Manley H.— Muse, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. Port Leyden,
N. Y., R. F. D. No. I]
HUBBELL, Daniel W.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
for dis. July 9, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
HUBBELL, William.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; died of
typhoid fever April 27, '62, Fort Monroe, Va. ; also borne as Wil-
liam H.
HUCKANS, Henry C. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; disch.
for dis. Oct. 26, '62, at hosp., Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Broadalbin,
Fulton Co., N. Y.]
HUDSON, John.— A. 16, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Fife Maj.; transf. to
band April 9, '62; M. O. July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Pa.
HUGHES, Albert E. D. — A. , Enr. and mustered in as Sgt. Co. I.
Oct. 4, '61 ; no record after Oct. 5, '61.
HUGHSON, John.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. L; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. S. and S. Home, Bath,
N. Y.]
HULL, Andress B. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. July
22, '62; Sgt. Dec. 8, '63; disch, for prom. Jan. 14. '64. — Capt. 20
U. S. C Inf. Jan. 25, '64; M. O. with regt. Oct. 7, '65; also borne
as Albert B. ; died Aug. 24, '06 at his home, Evanston, 111.
HULL, Edwin A. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
disease, July 25, '62, at Alexandria, Va.
HULL, Marvin. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of disease
Aug. 10, '62, at Fort McHenry, Md.
HULL, William W.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61. 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
F. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. 5, '62, at Washington, D. C.
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HUNGERFORD, Elisha.— Private, Co. D. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to
Co. H. this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 21, '64; transf.
Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. to 119 Co. 2d Bat. Vet.
Res. Corps Feb. 2, '65; M. O. June 15, '65.
HUNT, Edward B.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 17, '61.
HUNT, Eli.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; transf. Co. A. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. Oct. 24,
'64, at Weldon, R. R., Va.
HUNT, Orson G. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for dis.
April 17, '64, at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. 228 Lafayette Ave., Syra-
cuse, N. Y.]
HUNT, Thomas H. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of wounds July 24, '63, in hosp.,
Gettysburg, Pa.
HUNTER, George R. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; w. in
ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.; Corp. Dec. 24, '62; Sgt. no
date; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.; transf. Co. K. 19
Regt. Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 9, '64; M. O. July 12, '65, at Elmira,
N. Y. [P. O. Rushville, N. Y.]
HUNTLEY, Justin R.— A. 17, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E.; died
of fever Aug. 26, '64, at Whitehall, near Bristol, Pa.
HURD, Allen J.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp. Aug. 30,
'61 ; cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, 2nd Bull Run, Va. ; paroled Sept., '62 ;
Sgt. Feb., '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Va. ; died of wounds
July 13, '63, at Div. hosp., Gettysburg, Pa.
HURD, Lester. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. Oct.
12, '61. [P. O. Perrysburg, N. Y.]
[HUSON, John.— See Hughson].
HUSSEY, Patrick.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 22, '61.
HUSTED, Albert N.— A. 28, Enr. and mustered in as 2d Lieut. Co. E.
Sept. 6, '62; 1st Lieut. Jan. 28, '63; w. in ac. [slight] May, '63,
Chancellorsville, Va. ; Capt. Co. L May 6, '64; M. O. on consolida-
tion Oct. II, '64, near Petersburg, Va. [P. O. 314 Hamilton St.,
Albany, N. Y.]
HUYCK, Robert L. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. May lo, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. ; died Nov. 5, '03.
HYER, Leander.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. L; transf. to this regt.
Feb. 12. '64; no further record.
HYERS, John.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. L; transf. to Co. F. this
regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 146
N. Y. V. L Oct. ID, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; also borne as Myers.
[P. O. Lyonsdale, N. Y.]
HYSER, Jacob N.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. March
I, '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64,
Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
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ILES, John. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for dis.
Jan. 7, '63, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. 332 Church St., Lockport,
N. v.]
ILSLEY, Henry B. — A. 34, Enr. March 11, '64, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65 ; M. O. June 30, '65.
INGALLS, Franklin. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. Oct. 18, '61 ; also borne as Ingoll.
INGALLS, Hamilton E. — A. 18, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch.
for dis. Feb. 8, '62, Hall's Hill, Va.
INGERSOLL, Cyrus. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; Corp. Nov. 28, '62 ; Sgt. May 25, '63 ; re-enlisted
as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; ist
Sgt. Jan. 16, '65; M. O. July 29, '65. [P. O. Carmel, N. Y.]
INGERSOLL, Martin V.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 22. '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enlisted
as a vet. Feb. 11, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
transf. Co. A. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at M. O.
of Co. [P. O. 10 Murray St., New York, N. Y.]
INGOLL, Franklin. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 18, '61 ; also borne as Ingalls.
INGRAHAM, John R. — A. 42, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; w. in ac. Feb. 5, '65, Hatcher's
Run, Va. ; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; absent, sick
at M. O. of Co.; Veteran.
INMAN, Burt. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. Nov.,
'63, Mine Run, Va. ; Corp. April 27, '64 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64. Laurfel
Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; Brevet 2d Lieut, by the Gov.
of New York, Aug. 7, '67. [P. O. Dayton, N. Y.]
IRELAND, Edward S. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; hosp.
steward Dec. 28, '62; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64, Albany, N. Y.
IRISH, Oliver K. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
IRONS, John M.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
ISAACS, I. Henry. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericks-
burg, Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds March 9, '63, at hosp.,
Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Isaac Isaacs. [P. O. Nelson, N. Y.]
JACKSON, Albert J.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. March 9, '63, Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Albert A. [P. O.
New Berlin, N. Y]
JACKSON, Charles J.— A. 29, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; ist Sgt.
Aug. 30, '61; returned to ranks June i, '62; absent, sick at hosp.
Annapolis, Md., July and Sept., '62; no further record.
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JACQUEMIN, Frank.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; Corp.
Jan. 13, '63; Sgt. July i, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y.
JAMES, Elzor B. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; ist Lieut.
Oct. 3, '62; disch. for dis. Jan. 31, '63; died May 20, '83, at his home,
Italy, N. Y.
JAPE, John.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Knox, Clarion Co., Pa.]
JENNINGS, Alfred. — A. 34, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; died of wounds Dec. 21, '62, at
Washington, D. C.
JENNINGS, Asa C. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. and
c. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, 2d Bull Run, Va. ; exchanged ; disch. Jan. 13,
'66, by order of War Dept. [P. O. North Collins, N. Y.]
JERAMS, James H.— Private, Co. A. ; 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. with Co. June 3, '65.
JERMES, Jesse.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ;
also borne as Jesse B. Jones.
JEROME, James J.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
JOHNSON, Benjamin. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
[P. O. Box 29, Highland. N. Y.]
JOHNSON, Ervine E.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; M. O,
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Alamo, Mich.]
JOHNSON, Frank M.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Feb. 4, '63. [P. O. 4912 Woodland
Ave., West Philadelphia].
JOHNSON, James.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '62; transf. 132 Regt. 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps
Dec. 3, '63; M. O. July 11, '65, at Frederick, Md. [P. O. 85
Kassouth St., Utica, N. Y.]
JOHNSON, John C— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Sept. 24, '62, at
Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as John Johnson ; died Dec. 13, '04, at
Muncie, Ind.
JOHNSON, John T.— A. 34, Enr. Sept. 5, '62, 3 yrs. Co. . ; Muse.
Oct 3, '62; returned to ranks; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. H. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. 38 Regt. 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps;
disch. March 31, '65; died 1899.
JOHNSON, Richard L.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. April 27, '62, at Union Genl. Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
[P. O. 1021 6th Ave., New York, N. Y.]
JOHNSON, Seth F.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61; 1st Sgt. Jan. I, '62; reg. Q. M. Sgt. June i, '62; ist Lieut.
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Co. G. Dec. 18, '62 ; transf. Co. I. March 23, '63 ; Capt. Oct. 28, '63 ;
k. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; buried in Nat. Cemetery,
Fredericksburg, Va.
JOHNSON, Simon P.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; ist Sgt. June i,
'62; ret. to ranks Oct. 19, '62; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; disch.
Dec. 30, '62.
JOHNSON, Thomas.— A. 18, Enr. March 5, '64. 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
JOHNSON, William R.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Sgt.
Sept. 25, '61 ; ret. to ranks May 25, '63 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec.
28, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; Corp. March i, '65; w. in ac. March 31, '65, Dabney's
Farm, Va. ; M. O. Aug. 10, '65, at Elmira, N. Y. [P. O. Schodack
Landing, N. Y.]
JOHNSON, William C— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I.; enl. Sept.
15, '62, Utica, N. Y. ; transf. to Co. H. this regt. June 24, '63;
transf. to Co. C. 2d N. Y. H. Art. as Wm. C. Johnston, April i, '64;
M. O. May 30, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
JOHNSON, William W.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. H. Sept. 19, '61 ; Corp. Sept. 20, '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 14, '62 ; w. in ac.
May 22, '64, at North Anna, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died at
S. and S. Home, Bath. N. Y., Oct. 29, '07 ; interred at Dayton, N. Y.
JOHNSTON, William J.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; died
of inflammation of the bov^^els Nov. 2, '63, at Div. Hosp., near
Rappahannock Sta., Va.
JOHNSTON, William J.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; M. O. with Co. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
[P. O. 600 6th St., N. W., Washington, D. C]
JONES, Ebenezer. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for dis.
Jan. 23, '63, at Convalescent Camp, Va.
JONES, Franklin.— Private, Co. I. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. Co. F. Sept. 3, '63 ; transf. Co. A. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; absent, w. since
Dec. 13, '62 ; no record after Feb. 29, '64.
JONES, Frederick.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co.
A. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
JONES, James W.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; re-enlisted as
a vet. Feb. 28, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf.
Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. 11, '64; disch.
for wounds Dec. 9, '64, at Washington, D. C. ; died .
JONES, Levi S. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for dis.
Jan. 27, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. Sub. serv. : re-enlisted in 121 N. Y.
V. I. July 23, '62; 1st Sgt. Co. B. Aug. 23, '62; died Aug. 13, '63, of
bowel hemorrhage, at New Baltimore, Va.
JONES, Lewis A.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; disch. for dis. May 20, '64, at York, Pa.
[P. O. Utica, N. Y.]
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JONES, Luke. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
disch. for dis. Oct. 30, '62, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. North
Western, Oneida Co., N. Y.]
JONES, Watkin Christmas. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E,;
disch. for dis. Sept. 22, '62, at New York City; also borne as Christ-
mas W. Jones [P. O. New Cambria, Mo.]
JONES, William H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 2, '63, at New York City. — Sub. serv. : re-enlisted Aug. 31,
'63 as private, Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. Art. for 3 yrs. ; died Oct. 19, '64,
in hosp., of wounds received in action.
JONES, William W.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; ist Lieut.
Sept. 5, '61 ; died of disease May 5, '62, at New York, N. Y.
JOSELYN, George.— Private, Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '6s; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
JOSLYN, John.— Private, 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. D. this regt.
Sept. 2, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V.
I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. ; no further record.
JUBILIUS, John.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
JUDD, Lyman. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for dis.
May 23, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. ; died .
JUDSON, Hiram A. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
KALDEN, Owen.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; died
of disease Nov. 25, '64, at Washington, D. C.
KANE, Charles S. — A. 39, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs., Corp. in band;
M. O. with band, July 10, '62, as 2d class muse, at Harrison's
Landing, Va.
KEARNEY, Patrick.— A. 32, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. to
Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. July 16, '65, as Karney.
KEELER, Edgar. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. K.
Oct. 26, '62 ; disch. for dis. Nov. 5, '62, at New York City.
KELLER, Henry. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease Dec. 23, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
KELLEY, Frank M. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Sgt. Sept.
27, '61; 2d Lieut. March 23, '63; Actg. Adjt. April 6, '63 to April
16, '63; det. as A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. 3d Brg. Hdqrs. April 27,
'63; A. A. D. C. Hdqrs. A. O. P. June, '63; resigned March 18, '64;
Brevet Capt. U. S. V. Aug. 5, '67 for "gall., faithful, and meri. serv.
during the war." [P. O. 71 Broadway, New York, N. Y.]
KELLEY, Harrison. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; ist Lieut.
Sept. 20, '61 ; cap. in field hosp., Savage Sta., Va., June 30, '62 ;
paroled and exchanged; rejoined regt. Sept. , '62; ist Lieut, and
Adjt. July 3, '62 ; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; Capt.
RUFUS A. TEELIXG.
Born in Greenbush, N. Y., j\lay 9. 1841. Juilisted in tin- 44th Reg.
N. Y. V. I.. Sept. 1861. Served continuously with tlie regiment in all
engagements and sieges until the battle of Gaines Mills, June 2"]. 1862.
Was taken prisoner on the field in that battle. Confined in Castle
Thunder and on Belle Isle until Sept. 13. 1862. Was then paroled
with broken health and taken to parole camp at Annapolis. Was dis-
charged for physical disability at Convalescent Camp. .Mexandria. Va.,
February. 1863. Recovered and re-enlisted in the 8th N. Y. V. Art.,
and served with that regiment until Lee's surrender.
ASTOK,
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 409
Co. G. Dec. 18, '62, not mustered ; disch. for dis. from wounds Feb.
9, '63, on tender of resignation ; also borne as Kelly. Prior serv. :
enlisted April 21, '61 in Capt. James Smith's Ind. Batt. Chi. L. A.
111., V. Art. 3 months; disch. July 15, '61. [P. O. 99 Randolph St.,
Chicago, 111.]
KELLEY, Henry.— Private, 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. F. this regt.
June 24, '63; tranfs. 75 Regt. 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, '64;
transf. Co. D. 18 Regt. Vet. Res. Corps April 22, '64; M. O. with
detachment June 29, '65.
KELLEY, Patrick.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. E.
this regt. June 28, '63 ; disch. for dis. March 24, '64, as Patrick T.
KELLOGG, Hastings. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. May 16, '62. [P. O. Brainard, N. Y.]
KELLOGG, Charles A. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 4, '61, as Charles S.
KELLY, Charles. — A. 29, Enr. July 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; 2d Lieut. Oct.
3, '62; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; ist Lieut. Co. I.
Jan. 31, '63; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64; died May i, '07, at Penn Yan, N. Y.
KELLY, George. — A. 25, Enr. Feb. 23, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. Co. H.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. July 3, '65.
KELLY, James H. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; det. to
Signal Corps Jan. 13, '62 ; transf. to Signal Corps U. S. A. June 24,
'64; prom. Sgt. Feb., '64; re-enlisted for the war, Feb., '64; served
in Western armies ; M. O. March 8, '66, at Austin, Texas ; Brevet
2d Lieut, by the Gov. of New York, Oct. 5, '67. [P. O. 199 Hamilton
St., Albany, N. Y.]
KELSEY, Albert M.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; no record
after Jan. 26, '63, in hosp., at New York City.
KEMP, John W.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; det. Co. K. i
U. S. Arty. Oct. 16, '62, until Oct. 31, '63; cap. in ac. June 29, '64,
Ream's Sta., Va. ; confined at Richmond, Va. ; sent to Andersonville,
[Ga.] prison, July 16, '64; admitted to hosp. and died of diarrhoea
Jan. 2J, '65, while prisoner of war.
KEMP, Peter H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
May, '64, North Anna, Va. ; w. in ac. June 22, '64, Petersburg, Va. ;
transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10,
'64; M. O. June 9, '65.
KENDALL, Henry C. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Corp. Jan. 7, '63; transf. Vet. Res.
Corps March 7, '64. [P. O. S. and S. Home, Quincy, 111.].
KENEDY, D. H. — Age, date, place of enlistment and muster in as
Private Co. D. not stated; wounded Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. ; died of wounds Dec, '62.
KENNEDY, Henry J.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 ys. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. Aug. 7, '62, Harrison's Landing, Va. [P. O. Jacksonville,
111.]
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KENNEY, James N. — A. 22, Enr. March 25, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct 10, '64;
M. O. July 16, '65 ; also borne as James.
KENVIL, William.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 24, '64, 3 yrs.; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June
20, '65. [P. O. Brushton, N. Y.]
KENYON, Samuel. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; accidentally
wounded by a pistol shot in camp at Gaines Mills, Va. and died
June 12, '62 in same camp.
KERN, Lewis. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for dis.
Oct. 29, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va. [P. O. New Windsor, Colo.]
KIDD, William. — A. 20, Enr. and mustered in as ist Lieut. Co. E. Aug.
30, '62 ; disch. Jan. 28, '63 ; military secretary to Gov. Horatio Sey-
mour, of New York. [P. O. Stoneleigh Ct. Apartment House,
Washington, D. C]
KIMBALL, Andrew J.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Jan., '63 ; Sgt. July 2, '63 ; cap. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
paroled March i, '65, at Wilmington, N. C. ; M. O. April 18, '65, at
Albany, N. Y. ; died July 28, '02, at Corry, Pa.
KIMBALL, Rodney G. — Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Capt. Co. E. ; disch.
April 16, '63, on surgeon's cert, of dis. ; died April 25, 1900, at
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; professor of applied mathematics at the Brooklyn
(N. Y.) Polytechnic Institute from July, '69, until his death.
KIMBERLY, Benjamin K. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. 2nd Lieut.
Co. A.; 1st Lieut. Jan. 2, '62; disch. for dis. Sept. 22, '62; again
mus. in as 1st Lieut. Dec. i, '62; Capt. May 7, '63; w. in ac. June
3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. Sub. serv. Capt. F. 18 N. Y. V. Cav. Dec. 27, '64; M. O.
June 12, '65, upon consolidation. — Prior serv. Private Co. G. 13
N. Y. V. I. April 23, '61 ; M. O. Aug. i, '61. [P. O. 1453 California
St., Denver, Colo.]
KING, James. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp. July 30, '62;
w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. on
account of wounds, Feb. 6, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
KING, John.— Muse. Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. D. this regt.
June 24, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
KING, Joseph L. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 26, '62 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64,
Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64 ; M. O. Aug. 28, '65. [P. O. 571 Walnut Ave.,
Elgin, 111.]
KING, Nathaniel. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 31, '62, Groveton,
Va.; disch. for dis. Oct. 13, '62. [P. O. Dresden, N. Y.]
KING, William.— Private Co. I. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to this regt.
June 19, '63 ; transf. Co. I. 9 regt. V. R. C. May 2, '64 ; M. O. with
detachment July 14, '65.
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KING, William. — A. 20, Enr. Feb. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; no record after
May I, '64.
KINGSBURY, William.— A. 19, Enr. March 3, '64, at Catskill, N. Y.,
3 yrs. Co. H. ; no record after May 2, '64, at Brandy Sta., Va.
KINNE, Michael.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61; transf. Vet. Res. Corps
Feb., '63.
KINNER, Royal G.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt. Oct.
3, '62; 1st Sgt. March, '63; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ;
1st Lieut. Co. E. Oct. 6, '64; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
no further record; died Jan. 12, 1900, at Torrey, N. Y.
KINNEY, Edward A.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
May I, '62 ; disch. Feb. 4, '63, for prom. — 2nd Lieut. Co. C. 99 N. Y.
V. I.; 1st Lieut. Dec. 22, '63; transf. Co. D. June 14, '64; transf.
Co. C. Sept. 15, '64; transf. Co. A. Dec. 14, '64; M. O. April 25, '65;
also borne as Edwin A. Kinn. [P. O. Fort Dodge, Kan.]
KIRWIN, Joseph.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; Corp. Jan.
I, '63 ; w. in ac. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64.
KIZER, Adam. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. July
1, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
KLEMSER, Frederick.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; M. O. Aug. 24, '65.
KLOCK, William H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 20, '62, Hall's Hill, Va.
KNEESKERN, James.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65 ; absent, sick at M. O. of Co. ; died April 22, '92, at
Schenevus, N. Y.
KNOWLTON, Julian.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; cap. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; w. in ac. July 2, '63,
Gettysburg. Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as Knolton;
died, 1880. in Illinois.
KNOWLES, James F. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. Dec. 12, '63, Washington, D. C.
KNOX, Edward B.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; 1st Lieut.
Sept. 23, '61 ; Adjt. Sept. 25, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover
C. H., Va. ; Capt. Co. D. July 4, '62; Major July 14, '62; w. in ac.
May 8, '64. Laurel Hill, Va. ; com'd Lieut.-Col., not mus. ; M. O.
with regt. Oct. 11, '64. — Prior serv. as ist Lieut. Co. A. 11 N. Y.
V. I. (Ellsworth's N. Y. Fire Zouaves) ; resigned Aug. i, '61.
Sub. serv. Private Co. D. ist Bat. 12 U. S. Inf. April 21, '65; transf.
21 U. S. Inf. Sept. 21, '66; R. Q. M. Jan. i, '67; Brev. Capt. March
2, '67, for gal. and meri. serv. at Hanover C. H., Va. ; Brevet Major
March 2, '67 ; Brevet Lieut.-Col. March 2, '67, for gal. and meri. serv.
at Spottsylvania, Va. ; retired as 1st Lieut. Mtd. May 7, '70; reduced
to 1st Lieut. March 3, '75; died April 9, 1890, at Chicago, 111.
KRAFT, Henry G.— A. 35, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Sgt. in band ; M. O.
as 1st class Muse, with band July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
412 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
KRAFT, Joseph. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp. Jan.
2, '62; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
KRAKE, James H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; Corp. Feb.
I, '63; k. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va.
KRANK, George. — A. 31, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. private in band; M. O.
as 3rd class Muse, with band July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
KRANK, John. — A. 21, Enr. Feb. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Muse. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. I. ranks Oct. 26, '62 ; disch. for dis. Jan. 8, '63, at Baltimore, Md.
KRANK, Joseph K. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. ist Class Muse;
M. O. as 2nd Class Muse, with band July 10, '62, at Harrison's Land-
ing, Va. [P. O. Albany, N. Y.] Died .
KRENNINGER, Alexander.— A. 30, Enr. Sept. 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. July 11, '65, as
Kruminger.
KROUSE, Robert— Private (Robert Kromer) Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.;
transf. to Co. B. this regt. June 24, '63; dropped July i, '64, never
joined regt.
KRUSE, Henry. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
KULVER, John. — A. 50, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. ist class Muse, in
band ; M. O. with band July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
KURTZ, William. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; no record after Oct. 12, '64, at Peters-
burg, Va.
KUSTEREN, Ernest. — A. 34, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
LaBARGE, Ronald. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co.
A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. Massena,
N. Y.]
LaBRICK, Peter. — Enr. April 13, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; transf. Co. A. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. July 16,
'65. Prior serv. in Co. E. 16 N. Y. V. I.; also borne as Labrack
and LaBronk.
LACEY, Joseph. — A. 17, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. drummer Co. G. ; re-
turned to ranks ; died of disease Nov. 19, '62, at Newark, N. J.
LACKEY, James. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; died Dec. 16, '79, of bronchial
consumption, at West Winfield, N. Y.
LaCLAIR, Peter. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64. 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. E.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. May 31, '65,
as Peter Laclerc; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65, at Hart's Island,
N. Y.
LaCLAIR, Peter. — A. 27, Enr. at New York City, Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co.
C. ; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; no further record.
LaDUC, Lorenzo D. — A. 18, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; k. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; also borne as Alonzo T.
LAFFIN, John. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of erysipelas
Dec. 20, '62, at Carver Hosp., Washington, D. C.
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LaGRANGE, Charles. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
5. '61 ; returned to ranks May 30, '62 ; transf. Co. F. Oct. 27, '62 ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, while detached at Craney Is. Hosp.
since Aug. 14, '62.
LaGRANGE, Daniel.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. Muse;
transf. Co. B. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Co. G. Jan. i, '63; transf. Co. B.
Sept. 22, '64; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; absent,
sick at M. O. of Co. [P. O. 13 Clinton Street, Albany, N. Y.]
LaGRANGE, Isaac. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; Drum Major Aug.
28, '62; M. O. Aug. 28, '62, near Sharpsburg, Md. [P. O. Sgt. of
Police, 96 Hudson Ave., Albany, N. Y.] Died 1906.
LAKE, John B. — A. 30. Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 4, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa.
LAMB, William H.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 16, '64, at Convalescent Camp, Va.
LAMFARE, Henry. — A. 35, Enr. Feb. 19, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. 138 Co. 2nd Bat. Vet. Res.
Corps, no date ; disch. Aug. 21, '65, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne
as Laufer.
LAMMOND, Alexander. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in
ac. Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y.
LANCE, Nathaniel B.— A. , Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
this regt. Sept. 4, '62 ; deserted July 28, '64, as Napoleon B. Lyner.
LANDER, David D.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 9, '62,, at Providence, R. I.
LANDON, Reuben B.— A. 40 (height 6 ft. 6 in.), Enr. Aug. 14, '61,
3 yrs. Co. B. ; ist Lieut. Co. D. Aug. 26, '61 ; accidentally w. by an
ambulance May 27, '62, near Hanover C. H., Va. ; hon. disch. Sept.
22, '62, for disability ; also borne as Lander. Sub. serv. as Act. Asst.
Surgeon U. S. A. at Conv. Camp, Alexandria. Va., Dec. 18, '62;
at Fairfax Sem. Gen'l Hosp., Dec. 17, '63; at Kalorama Gen'l Hosp.,
Washington, D. C, Feb. 2, '64, to Sept., '64; disch. Sept. 15, '64.
Prior serv. in Mexican War : mustered in as Sgt. Co. B. i 111. Vol.
Inf. June 19, '46; Capt. Sept. 12, '46; hon. disch. Nov. 20, '46, for
dis. ; died of paralysis in 1886 at Fredonia, N. Y.
LANE, William F. — A. 31, Enr. Sept. 14, '61. 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y. ; died July 3, '98, at his home, Sheridan, Mich.
LANTZ, John.— Private Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K. this
regt. June 25, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
LARKINS, John.— A. 26, Enr. March 11, '64, at Catskill, N. Y., 3 yrs.
Co. G. ; no record after April 5, '64, from camp near Alexandria,
Va.
LARRABEE, Lucius Sherman. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ;
Capt. Sept. 19, '61 ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; k. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. Prior serv. : ist Lieut. Chicago Zouave
414 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Regt. April, '6i, and ist Lieut. Co. F. ii N. Y. V. I. (Ellsworth's
N. Y. Fire Zouaves) April 20, '61 ; resigned Aug. i, '61.
LASKER, George. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 12, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
LASHER, William E.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; re-enlisted
as a Vet. Dec. 28, '63; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
LATHAM, Perry.— A. 25, Enr. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; M. O. Oct. 18, '64, in the field. [P. O. 488 S. Salina Street,
Syracuse, N. Y.]
LATOV, James. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 13, '65, as Lato.
LAUFER, Henry, Jr.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. Sept. 4, '63; transf. 5 Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 11, '64.
LAVINE, Moses. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 19, '65. [P. O. Plattsburg,
N. Y]
LAVERY, William. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds March 28,
'63, at Chicago, III. [P. O. S. & S. Home, Danville, 111.]
LAWLESS, T. Isaac. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; detailed
in Signal Corps April, '62 ; served in Dept. of Miss., Dept. of Tenn.,
and with Miss, flotilla; fatally scalded by an explosion on board
gunboat "Mound City," Mississippi river, June 18, '62; died soon
afterward on gunboat "Conestoga," while en route to Memphis,
Tenn.
LAWLESS, John H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '6r, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
LAWRENCE, Orlow. — ^Enr. and other particulars not stated; transf.
Co. E. this regt. Sept. 23, '64; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
died Jan. 26, '65, at 5 Corps Hosp.
LAWRENCE, William S.— Private Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co.
K. this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. and missing in ac. July 2, '63, Gettys-
burg, Pa.; returned Sept. 19, '63; tranfs. Vet. Res. Corps, March
15, '64.
LA WTO N, Francis L. — A. 17, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30. '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; absent wounded, at M. O. of Co.
LEAHY, John J.— Private Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; detached Batt. D. 5
U. S. Art; transf. Co. C. 1:his regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. June, '64,
near Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65, with Co. near Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as
John Lackey. [P. O. Nat'l Soldiers' Home, Va.]
LEE, Enoch H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 25, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enlisted as a
vet. Dec. 28, '63; Corp. Aug. 9, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; died of wounds
April I, '65, at City Point, Va.
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LEEK, John. — A. 36, Enr. Aug. 31, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. Feb. 11, '63,
for chronic diarrhea, at Philadelphia, Pa.
LEGG, Oscar. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May 5,
'64, Wilderness, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
LEIGHTON, Philo W.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; Corp.
Jan. I, '62 ; disch. for dis. May 9, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
LELAND, Lewis J. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 6, '62, from
hosp. at Washington, D. C.
LENNOX, William B.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 24, '62; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.;
transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; paroled Nov. 20, '64, at Venus Point,
Ga.; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 21, '65,
at Annapolis, Md.
LEONARD, John H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62 ; disch.
for dis. Jan. 19, '63, at Baltimore, Md.
LEROY, Samuel.— Private Co. D. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K. this
regt. June 25, '63; transf. Vet. Res. Corps. Jan. 15, '64; also borne
as Samuel Lennon.
LESTER, Joseph H. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, drummer Co. G. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 6, '63 ; also borne as James H.
LEVOY, Francis G.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; also
borne as Lavoy.
LEVOY, Francis X.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after Aug. i, '64.
LEWIS, Allen. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; cap. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; recaptured May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta. ;
transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; M. O. Oct. 26, '64, at Weldon R. R., Va.
LEWIS, Charles.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for dis.
April 26, '62, from hosp. Georgetown. D. C.
LEWIS, Enoch J. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; w. in ac. May 5, '62, Chancellorsville, Va. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 26, '62; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Sgt. Nov. 28, '62;
M. O. with Co. Oct. n, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Supt. National
Cemetery, Winchester, Va.]
LEWIS, Henry.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. C; transf. Co. H.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
LE\\aS, John H.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
LEWIS, Nelson. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. H,
Oct. 25, '62; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. i, '63.
LEWIS, William E.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y.
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LILLIE, Darius. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62 ; Corp.
Nov. 17, '63; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Liller. [P. O. Apa-
lachian, N. Y.]
LINDSLEY, John H.— Enr. Oct. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; ist Lieut. Oct.
23, '61; disch. Dec. 31, '62; also borne as Linsly.
LINTNER, Mortis.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 6, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. B.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
LITTLE, Frank E. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease Jan. 15, '62, in regimental hosp., Hall's Hill, Va.
LOCKLEY, John A.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. Oct.
3, '61 ; k. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
LONERGAN, James. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '64; w. in ac. May 5. '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. E.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; cap. in ac.
March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled ; M. O. May 23, '65.
[P. O. Binghamton, N. Y.]
LONG, David M.— A. 25, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; died of wounds May 16, '64, at Washing-
ton, D. C.
LONGWELL, William H.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Aug. 30, '61 ; slightly wounded July 2, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch.
Sept. 22, '62 for prom. — 2nd Lieut. Co. C. 114 N. Y. V. I. Aug. 12,
'62; 1st Lieut. Co. D. Jan. 10. '63; Capt. Co. C. Aug. 12, '63; wounded
at Port Hudson, La. ; w. in ac. Sept. 19, '64, Winchester, Va. ; disch.
for dis. March 2, '65; re-instated March 11, "65; M. O. with Co.
June 8, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Oil City, Pa.]
LOOK, James L. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp. Jan.
7, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne
as Lock.
LOOK, John.— A. , Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
LOOMER, George W. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; absent,
sick, at M. O. of Co.
LOPES, Joseph. — Enr. Feb. 20, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; no record after
March 17, '64.
LOUS, John.— A. 21, Enr. March 3, '64, Catskill, N. Y., 3 yrs. Co. G.;
no record after March 8, '64, from camp near Alexandria, Va
LOVE, Andrew. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Sgt. Sept.
6, '61; 1st Sgt. Feb. I, '63; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. — Prior serv. June to
Aug., '61, in Co. B. 10 N. Y. Militia, at Albany, N. Y., Barracks.
[P. O. 215 S. Clinton St., East Orange, N. Y.]
LOVE, George M.— A. 30, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; ist Lieut.
Aug. 30, '61; Capt. Jan. 2, '62; disch. for prom. — Major 116
N. Y. V. I. Aug. 19, '62; w. in ac. May 27, '63, Port Hudson, La.;
Colonel May 28, '63; M. O. with regt. June 8, "j5, at Washington,
BENJAMIN N. THOMAS.
Born ill Plaiiilield, Otsego Co.. N. Y., Dec. 13, 1842. His mother
was a Doty, a direct descendant of Edward Doty, who came over in
the Mayflower in 1620. He enlisted as a Private in the 44th, N. Y. V. I.
and was promoted to Corporal, ist Sergeant and 2d Lieutenant.
He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2. 1863,
died July 8, 1863 and was buried at Gettysburg.
Later " Bennie's" father had his remains brought home and a great
funeral was held in a grove ore Sunday afternoon at East Winfield.
where his fatiier lived. He was buried at West Exeter near where he
was born.
His comrades unite in testifying that be was a brave and faithful
soldier.
PUBLIC LlB.:.^Pv\' I
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 417
D. C. ; Brevet Brig. Gen'I U. S. Vols. March 7, '65.— Sub. serv. 2nd
Lieut, nth U. S. Inf. March 7, '65; transf. 16 U. S. Inf. April 14,
'69; 1st Lieut. March i, '75; retired March 15, '83. — Brevet ist Lieut.
March 7, '67, for gal. and meri. serv. in ac. at Plains Store, La.;
Brevet Capt. March 7, '67, for gal. and meri. serv. in assault on
Port Hudson, La.; Brevet Maj. March 7, '67, for gal. and meri. serv.
in battle of Cedar Creek, Va. ; Brevet Lieut. March 7, '67, for gal.
and meri. serv. during the war; awarded (by Congress) Medal of
Honor for capture of battle-flags of the 2nd South Carolina Regt.
(C. S. A.) at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, '64. — Prior serv. ist Sgt.
Co. D. and Sgt. Major 21 N. Y. V. I. May 13, '61, to Aug. 23, '61 ;
died March 15, 1887, at Buffalo, N. Y.
LOVILLE, Gilbert. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. Dec. 18, '64; paroled; absent
sick at M. O. of Co.
LOW, Edward. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. I.
Oct. 18, '61; M. O. as of Co. E. Oct. 11, '64; died April 29, '90, at
Green Bush, N. Y., of Bright's disease.
LOWDEN, John P.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. caused by fever, June 14, '62, at Annapolis, Md. ; also borne as
Louden.
LUBKE, William. — A. 47, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64, as William L. ; M. O. June 16, '65, at Washington,
D. C.
LUCAS, John. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; k. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
LUCE, Israel. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. May 5,
'64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as
Leuce ; died May 5, '05, at Soldiers' Home. Los Angeles, Calif.
LUFF, Charles. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 5, '61 ; k. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; also borne as
Charles E.
LUFF, William E. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 5, '6i ; disch. for dis. Dec. 9, '62, at Providence, R. I. [P.
O. Rhinebeck, N. Y.]
LUNT, John H.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Vet.
Res. Corps April 28, '64.
LYNCH, James. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac. June
27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; no record after Aug. 17, '63, at Beverly
Ford, Va.
MACK, James. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. D. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no record after Nov. 12, '64, at Petersburg,
Va.
MACK, Thomas. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. D.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, as John Quin, Jr.; disch. Jan. 13, '65,
in the field.
4i8 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
MACKEY, John. — A. 46, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for dis.
March i, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
MACKNEY, Horton. — A. 26, Enr. April 16, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65 ; absent, sick at M. O. of Co. ; also borne as McNey.
MACKNEY, John. — A. , Enr. in field, 3 yrs. Co. E. June 2, '64;
no further record.
MADDEN, John. — A. 25, Enr. March 21, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ix,
'64; M. O. July 18, '65.
MAHAN, John. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; disch. for dis.
June 24, '62, at hosp. Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Mahon.
MAHONEY, Thomas J. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in
ac. May 4, '63, Chancellorsville, Va., lost an arm; disch. on account
of wounds, Sept. 25, '63, at Gen'l Hosp., Chestnut Hill, Philadel-
phia, Pa. ; died April 7, '94.
MAKELY, Eli C. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after Oct.. '61.
MALLORY, James P.— Private Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 27, '64 ; w. in ac.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds May 22, '64, at Fred-
ericksburg, Va.
MALONE, John J. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Sept. 15, '62, at New York City.
[MALTNESSER, Joseph.— See Mittmesser.]
MANDEVILLE, James H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ;
transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. May 6, '65; died
MANN, John. — A. 21, Enr. March 14, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; deserted
March 20. '64, at Alexandria, Va.
MANNING, William. — A. y], Enr. March 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
MANSFIELD, Silas W.— A. 24, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; re-
enlisted as a vet. March 9, '64; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65, as Cyrus.
MAPES, David D. — A. ZT^ Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
June 21, '63, Upperville, Va. ; disch. for dis. March 30, '64, at Wash-
ington, D. C. Died, Sept. 27, '07, at his home, Fredonia, la.
MARBLE, Cyrus O.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. D. this
regt. June 14, '63; no record after March 3, '64; also borne as
Cyrus W.
MARCH, Byron. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; no record after
Oct. 4, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
MARCLEY, Martin D.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. Muse. ;
disch. for dis. March i, 'dz, at Falmouth, Va. ; died .
MARET, George W. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt. Aug.
20, '61; disch. for dis. May 31, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.; also borne
as George N. Merrett.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 419
MARKHAM, Aaron W.— A. 18, Enr. Jan. 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H.; k. in
ac. June 19, '65, near Petersburg, Va.
MARKHAM, Sylvanus A. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; re-
enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; Corp. July 30, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. South
Dayton, N. Y.]
MARLIN, John. — A. 28, Enr. March 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; deserted,
April 26, '64, at Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Maslin and Martin.
MARSHALL, William D.— A. 20, Enr. Nov. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; k.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
MARTIN, John. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. F.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, as John B.
MARTIN, Thomas.— A. 28, Enr. March 9. '64, at Troy, N. Y., 3 yrs.
unassigned; no further record.
MARTIN, Thomas. — A. 19, Enr. at Troy March 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w.
in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. B. 5 N. Y.
Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
MARVIN, Benjamin F. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; k. in
ac. June 2"], '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
MARVIN, William. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. II, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
MARX, Ludwig. — A. ZZ, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. D.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 16, '65.
MASHER, William H.— A. 35, Enr. Sept. 9, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; k. in ac.
June 21, '63, Aldie, Va. ; also borne as Mosher.
MASON, Frederick. — A. 41, Enr. Sept. 2, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; pioneer and
cap. July 26, '63; paroled; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65, at Rochester, N. Y. [P. O. Rochester, N. Y.]
MASON, John B.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61 ; 1st Sgt. Jan. 2, '62; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
disch. Oct. 3, '62, for prom.— ist Lieut. Co. B. 116 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
16, '62; M. O. June S, '63.
MASON, Sherwood S.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
for dis., Nov. 23, %2, at Alexandria, Va.
MATTOON, W. V. R.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 21. '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
MAXSON, Warren L.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
Sept. 27, '61 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Vet. Res.
Corps Sept. i, '63; died .
MAYER, John.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; w. in ac. Dec.
13. '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; died of wounds, Dec. 29, '62, at Wash-
ington, D. C.
MAYNARD, Richard.— A. 44, Enr. Aug. 17, '64, 2 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, at White Oak Road,
Va. ; paroled; M. O. May 31, '65, at Annapolis, Md.
420 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
McBLAIN, George. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; died of wounds Feb. 9, '63, at
Douglas Hosp., Washington, D. C.
McBLAIN, Samuel. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62; Sgt. March 17, '63; ist Sgt. Feb. 7, '64; Com'd 2nd
Lieut, but not mustered, Sept. 16, '64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; 2nd Lieut. Dec. 30, '64; ist Lieut. March 5, '65;
M. O. with Co. June 3, '65, Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Geneva, N. Y.]
McBRIDE, John. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; no record
after Dec. 16, '62, at Fredericksburg, Va. ; also borne as John E.
McBRIDE, Thomas. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no record after April 20, '65 in hosp.
McCarthy, John.— a. 35, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D.; disch. for
dis. May 16, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
McCLANATHAN, Sidney.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ;
transf. Co. B. Oct. 20, '61 ; disch. for dis. Feb. 20, '63, at David's
Island, N. Y. Harbor; also borne as McClenethan. [P. O. Box
2601, Denver, Colo.]
McClelland, William.— a. 21, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. on account of
wounds Oct. 25, '62, Albany, N. Y.
McCLUSKEY, John.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
McCULLOUGH, Daniel. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in
ac. Nov. 28, '63, Mine Run, Va. ; sent as prisoner of war from
Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Ga., March 22, '64; no further
record.
McKOON, Henry H. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 2, '61. 3 yrs. Co. I. ; transf. Co.
C. Oct. 5, '61 ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; no further record; died
at Coverdale, Cal., Oct., 1904.
McCORMACK, Thomas.— A. 29, Enr. Feb. 18, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no
record after May i, '64.
McCORMIC, John H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y., as McCor-
mick. [P. O. Slingerland, N. Y.]
McCORA^IC, Robert H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Sgt
Sept. 6, '61 ; Sgt. Major June 8, '62; 2nd Lieut. Co. F. Dec. 24, '62;
1st Lieut. Co. K. Jan. 11, '62,; w. Nov., '62,; Capt. Jan. 24, '64; M.
O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64. Prior serv. — Private Co. B. 10 N. Y. Mil.
June and July, 1861, at Albany Barracks; died May 5, '01, at
Albany, N. Y.
McCORMACK, David.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. 278V2 Washington Ave., Albany,
N. Y.]
McCORMICK, Samuel. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. wagoner Co.
C. ; entered ranks as Private Jan. i, '62 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Han-
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 421
over C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. B. Oct. 25, '62 ; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. Co. D. 12 Regt. Vet. Res. Corps April
I, '64; disch. Sept. i, '64; died at Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 15, '09.
McCOTTER, Hugh. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 3, '62, at Newark, N. J. ; also borne as Hugh J. ; died .
McCREA, Peter W.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. April 15, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. Dolgeville, N. Y.]
McCREADY, Henry B.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 26, "61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Cohoes, N. Y.]
McCREADY, Samuel.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, Co. K. ; Corp. Sept.
25, '61; returned to ranks Jan., '62; disch. for dis. Feb. 11, '63, at
Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Schuylerville, N. Y.]
McCREARY, Julian.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
McCREEDY, George. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; disch. Nov. 15, '62, at Warrenton, Va., to enlist
in Batt. K. of i U. S. Art. ; also borne as George W. and as Mc-
Cready. [P. O. Ballston Springs, N. Y.] Died Oct. 26, '98.
McCUTCHEON, James. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; Corp. Oct. 16, '63 ; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64.
McDonald, Jesse. — A. 34, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co.
C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
McDonald, John. — A. 20, Enr. Feb. 23, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; no record
after Aug. 28, '64; also borne as Robert.
McDOUGAL, Ralph. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va.
McDOUGALL, Thomas. — A. 25, Enr. Feb. 25, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in
ac. May 22, '64, North Anna, Va. ; transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf.
Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. H. 5 N. Y. Vet.
Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. Prior serv. Enr. Co. H. 24
N. Y. V. I. May 9, '61, 2 yrs.; w. Sept. 14, '62; disch. for dis.
Feb. 21, '63.
McDUFFEE, Cyrus T. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; wounded
April , '64; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O.
June 3, '65. [P. O. Oneida, N. Y.]
McDUFFEE, Darwin C. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 2, '63, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Interlaken, N. Y.]
McDUFFEE, Robert. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. and
cap. in. ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; died of wounds June 15,
'64, at Richmond, Va., while prisoner of war.
McELLIGOTT, Richard.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
no date ; k. in ac. July 2. '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
McEWEN, Daniel. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. on acct. of wounds Nov. 28,
'62, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as McEwin. [P. O. 1318 East 66th
St., Cleveland, Ohio].
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McFARVY, Edward.— A. , Private Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
Co. E. this regt. Jan. 28, '63; deserted July 11, '64; also borne as
McFavy.
McGARVEY, John. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. drummer;
no record after Feb. 12, '62 in N. Y. ; also borne as John D.
McGEE, James. — Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac. July 2, '63,
Gettysburg, Pa.
McGOUGH, John.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. D. s N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '6s; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; also borne as McGoffugh. [P. O.
Penn Yan, N. Y.]
McGOUGH, John.— Private Co. F. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. Oct. 10, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 24, '64; transf. Co. C.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
McGOVERN, John.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; transf.
Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65,
White Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled April 2, '65, Aiken's Landing, Va. ;
M. O. with detachment June 28, '65, at Annapolis, Md.
McGRAW, John L. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 2 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. A.
140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. A. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; no further record.
McGregor, Charles.— a. 35, Enr. March 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H.; k. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
McJURY, John.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. June 24, '63; w. July, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co. D. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 3, '65.
McKEVET, Mead A.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
April 2"], '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as McKevel.
McKOWN, James. — A. 2>T> Enr. and mustered in as Major Aug. 30, '61 ;
disch Jan. 2, '62; died .
McKOWN, John. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; re-enlisted as
a vet. Dec. 28, '63; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146
N. Y. V. I. Jan. 11, '64; Corp. no date; M. O. July 16, '65, as Mc-
Kowan.
McKOY, Louis. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp. same
date; returned to ranks, Feb. i, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28,
'63; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64,
Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to 140
N. Y. V. I. unassigned Oct. 11, '64; no further record.
McLARIN, Charles. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 23, '63, at hosp. Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Charles
H. McClarrin.
McLARIN, William W. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch.
for dis. Feb. 23, '63, at hosp. Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as
McLaren.
McLaughlin, James.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. D.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after March 3, '64 ; also borne as
McLoughlin.
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McLaughlin, John. — a. 42, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. Aug. 29, '62, Georgetown, D. C. ; again enlisted Aug. 29, '62 ;
no record after Sept. 8, '64, at Rochester, N. Y. ; also borne as
John L. ; died Sept. 10, 1903, at Penn Yan, N. Y.
McLaughlin, William.— a. 19, Enr. March 11, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D.;
no record after May i, '64.
McLaughlin, William.— a. 28, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, I yr. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
McLean, William. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
K. Oct. 2, '61 ; died of disease April 24, '62, Washington, D. C. ;
also borne as McLane and McCleen.
McLEAN, William S.— Private 14 N. Y. V. L; transf. to Co. G. this
regt. Jan. 10, '64; no record after Aug. 8, '64, at Petersburg, Va. ;
also borne as Samuel.
McLEER, James.— Private 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K. this regt.
Sept. 12, '62 ; no record after Feb. 28, '63 ; at hosp. Beverly, Md.,
prior to transfer.
McMAHON, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; missing
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; returned; w. in ac. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds, May 14, '63,
at Davids Island, N. Y.
McMANUS, John. — A. 29, Enr. March 24, '64, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne
as McMannus.
McMANNIS, William.— A. 30, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp.
Apr. 13. '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as McMannis.
[P. O. Breckenridge, Colo.]
McMANNUS, Patrick H.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; drum-
mer, Oct. 29, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64.
McMillan, James. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; ist Lieut.
Sept. 6, '61 ; discharged May 30, '62. Prior serv. Private Co. B. 10
N. Y. Mil. at Albany Barracks, June, 1861.
McMILLEN, John R.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. K. Oct. 18, '61 ;disch. for dis. July 7, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
[P. O. Argyle, N. Y.]
McMURRAY, John.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after Oct. 18, '61.
McNEIL, Luke.— A. 32, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. C. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
McNEIL, William.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; no record
after Feb. 6, '63, in hosp. Philadelphia, Pa.
McNIFF, Michael O.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; wounded,
no date ; disch. for dis. Dec. 23, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
McPHEE, Alexander.— A. 44, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch.
for dis. March I, '63, at Falmouth, Va. ; also borne as McPhea.
McROBERTS, Alexander.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; ist
Lieut. Oct. 5, '61; Capt. Co. K. June I, '62; w. and cap. in ac.
424 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; disch. Oct. 10, '62. Prior
serv. Sgt. Co. A. 10 N. Y. Mil. July, 1861, at Albany Barracks;
died Aug. 11, '74, at Albany, N. Y., of consumption.
McWILLIAMS, John.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch.
Sept. 30, '62, under writ of habeas corpus.
MEADE, Elnathan. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
3, '62 ; Color Corp. ; w. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; w.
in ac. and left for dead on the field May 5, '64, Wilder-
ness, Va. ; recovered; transf. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64, while
absent wounded ; M. O. Oct. 18, '64, for wounds, at Cliffbourne Bar-
racks, D. C. [P. O. U. S. Pension Office, Washington, D. C]
MEAD, Frederick A. — A. 26, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. March 14, '63, at Fort Monroe, Va. ; died .
MEAD, Henry W. — Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for dis. Dec.
10, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. New Baltimore, N. Y.]
MEAD, Nathan P. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 24, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. [P. O. Box 119, Coxsackie, N. Y.].
MEAD, Nelson H.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. B.
Oct. 25, '62 ; no record after Feb. 17, '63 ; also borne as William H.
MEEKER, William B.— Private Co. G. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
MEIER, Henry. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. April i, '65, Five Forks, Va. ; released,
April 30, '65 ; M. O. May 30, '65, as Meyer.
MERCHANT, Edgar A.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; Sgt. Dec. 29, '62; ist Sgt. May 25, '62; k. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
MERCHANT, Spencer S.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Sept. 6, '61 ; Sgt. Aug. 14, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; died .
MERENESS, David A.— Private Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I., Enr. Nov. 6, '61,
at Utica, N. Y. ; transf. to Co. F. this regt. June 24, '62 ; w. in ac. May
6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Jan. 22, '65; also borne as
Mercress. [P. O. Sharon Springs, N. Y.]
MERRILL, Alva C. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
disease April 3, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
MERRILL, Edmund W.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
for dis. May 2, '62, at Yorktown, Va. ; also borne as Edward A.
[P. O. Rochester, N. Y.]
MERRILL, Wilber H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
Aug. 4, '62; Sgt. Dec. 19, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; Brevet
2nd Lieut, by the Governor of New York, Aug. 7, '67 ; also borne as
William H. [P. O. Irving, N. Y.]
MERSEREAU, Peter.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. March 18, '63, at Providence,
R. I.; borne also as Mussero. [P. O. Jetmore, Hodgeman Co.,
Kan.]
DR. MORRIS \V. TOWXSEND.
Was born in Mendon. Monroe County, N. Y., Aug. !■/, 1827. and
in the seventy-hfth year of his useful life died at Bergen, N. Y.,
which place he had for many years made his home. In 1853 he was
graduated from the Jefiferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Dr.
Townsend served as Surgeon of the 47th Regiment, New York State
Volunteers, from Dec. 31, 1861 to June 23, 1862, when he resigned
because of ill health. He re-enlisted and served as Surgeon of the 44th
Regiment, New York State Volunteers, from Dec. 6, 1862 to Oct. II,
1864. He participated in twelve battles, including Chancellorsville,
the Wilderness (in which he was engaged in performing amputations
for thirty-six hours continuously). Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor. On
April ig, 1864 he wes presented by the members of the 44th Regiment
with a sword, sash, belt, saddle, bridle, spurs and whip, which gift he
ever dearly cherished and the sight of which often brought forth an
interesting story of the war and of the regiment of which he deemed
it a great honor to be a member. During his army life he sowed the
seeds of the heart disease which caused his death, brought sadness
to numerous hearts and a sense of personal loss to many who were
not boimd to him by the ties of kindred, but who knew him and
trusted him as a skillful physician and a sympathetic friend.
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METCALF, John L. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
Jan. 16, '63, to enlist in U. S. Army.
MICKLER, John. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. K.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no further record.
MILLER, Abram. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 12, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
MILLER, Adam. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for dis.
March 3, '63, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Fort Plain, N. Y.]
MILLER, Chris C— Private Co. I. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; w. and cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, at Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; M. O. w^ith Co.
Oct. II, '64; died April 24, 1909.
MILLER, David A.— Private, 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.F. this regt.
June 24, '63 ; no record after March I, '64.
MILLER, Erastus. — A. 36, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; cap. and
paroled May, '63, on the march to Chancellorsville, Va. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 16, '64, Weldon R. R., Va. ; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct
II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
MILLER, Harvey. — ^A. 22, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
B. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Co. G. Feb. 11, '63; Corp. Nov. 17, '63; re-
enlisted as vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; Sgt., no date; M.
O. virith Co. Aug. 21, '65.
MILLER, Horace.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I., Enr. Aug. 30, '62, at
Utica, N. Y. ; transf. to Co. B. this regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. Co.
D. 2d N. Y. V. Arty. April 19, '64, and enrolled as Horace B. ; cap.
on picket June 18, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; paroled ; M. O. June 27, '65,
at Rochester, N. Y. [P. O. Utica, N. Y.]
MILLER, John M. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. Jan.
16, '63, to enlist in U. S. Army.
MILLER, Lewis A. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8. '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
MILLER, William A. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
MILLER, William H.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Capt.
Sept. 25, '61 ; died of disease May i, '62, near Yorktowrn, Va. Prior
service : April 19, 1861, enlisted as a private in 12 N. Y. S. M., and
served therewith until the regiment returned to New York, in Aug.
1861.
MILLS, Horace F. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Jan.
25, '63 ; Sgt. Nov. 18, '63 ; disch. Dec. 8, '63, for prom.— Capt. 9 U. S.
C. Inf. Dec. 20, '63; Brevet Major, March 13, '65; died .
MILROY, Alexander. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D,j disch. for
dis. Oct. 17, '62, at Baltimore, Md.
MINDIRMANN, Christian.— A. 36, Enr. Sept. 23, '64, i yr. Co. A.;
transf. to Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
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MINK, Albert G.— A. 22, Enr. Nov. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; transf. Co. D.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. n, '64; M. O.
Nov. 19, '64; also borne as Albert J.
MINKLER, Edward. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; misg. in
ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Spring Church, Va. ; transf. Co. B. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. B. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65;
absent sick at M. O. of Co.
MITCHELL, Fred. — A. 40, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; died of wounds Dec. 30, '62, at
Washington, D. C.
MITCHELL, John. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
MITTMES6ER, Joseph.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
Feb. 4, '62; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds
July 7, '62; also borne as Mittnasser and Maltmesser.
MOAK, Frederick Anthony. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
Sgt. Aug. 30, '61; 1st Sgt. Feb. 24, '64; ret. to ranks July 26, '64;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64; died July 28, '09, at New Berlin, N. Y.,
of heart disease.
MOFFITT, James. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. Nov. 24, '62.
MONROE, Charles J. — A. 32, Enr. Aug. 15, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. ; M. O. May 30,
'65, at Annapolis, Md.
MONTAGUE, Harrison. — A. 25, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; returned ; disch. Dec. 22,
'62, for prom.— 1st Lieut. Co. E. 10 N. Y. V. Art. [P. O. 1568 Broad-
way, Denver, Colo.]
MOODY, David F. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp. same
date; disch. for dis. Jan. 17, '62, Hall's Hill, Va.
MOON, Elisha. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for dis.
Jan. 27, '63, at Falmouth, Va. ; also borne as Moore. Sub. serv.
Private, 14 N. Y. V. Arty. Aug. 22, '63; disch. March 12, '65; died
MOORE, George C. — A. 16, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Muse,
returned to ranks ; transf. Co. D. Oct. 25, '62 ; Corp. Dec. 4, '62 ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
MOORE, John R. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; misg. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; returned; disch.
for dis. Sept. 25, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Trenton Falls,
N. Y.]
MOORE, Milton.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. April 16, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. ; also borne as Milson.
MOORE, Orrin G. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. to
U. S. Sig. Corps Jan. 12, '64 [P. O. Greeley, Colo.]
MOORE, William.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va.
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MOORE, William.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
MORELAND, John J.— A. 18, Enr. Dec. 30, '63, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.
MORGAN, Albert. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs., Corp. Co. E. Aug.
30, '61 ; w. and misg. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; returned ;
transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Nov. 4, '62, at David's
Island, N. Y.
MORGAN, Edward. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '64.
MORRIS, William. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Jan.
I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. 93 Lancaster St., Albany,
N. Y.]
MORSE, Charles E.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for dis.
May I, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. Eldred, Pa.]
MORSE, Perry. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ;
re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11,
'64. [P. O. Arcade, N. Y.]
MORSE, Phillip. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. E.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. K. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.; died at Corning, N. Y., April
3, '07.
MORSE, Joseph E.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 21, '62, at Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Moose. — Sub.
serv. : re-enlisted Aug. 25, '64 Co. A. 3 N. Y. V. Cav. ; prom. — ist
Lieut, and Regtl. Commissary, Jan. 10, '65; ist Lieut. Co. H. 4
N. Y. Prov. Cav., as Joseph I. [Consolidation with i N. Y. Mtd.
Rifles] ; M. O. with regt. Nov. 29, '65 ; commanded Scott Co., Va.
under re-construction laws ; com'd. by Gov. of N. Y. Brevet Capt.
of N. Y. V. for meri. serv. [P. O. 339 Franklin Place, Plainfield,
N. J.]
MORSE, Willis.— A. 30, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63. Gettysburg, Pa. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64. [P. O. Hersey, Mich.] ; died .
MORTON, Isaac L.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; died of
typhoid fever Dec. 24, '61, in hosp. at Hall's Hill, Va.
[MOSHER, Alfred E.— See James Smith.]
MOSHER, William.— A. 21. Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for
dis. Dec. 27, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
MOSS, Montgomery. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for
dis. April 2, '63, at Washington, D. C. Sub. serv. : re-enlisted Aug.
31, '63, Co. I. 18 N. Y. V. Cav.; Sgt. Co. C. Dec. 10, '63; ist Sgt.
Jan. 9, '65; Co. B. June 30, '65; M. O. with Co. May 31, '66, at
Victoria, Texas; also borne as Montgomery C.
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MOYER, Amenzo.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. F. this
regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. May 22, '64, North Anna, Va. ; M. O.
Jan. 4, '6s, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 310 Dudley St., Syracuse, N. Y.]
MULVANEY, James. — A. 20, Enr. Nov. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; no record
after Jan. 26, '63, at Falmouth, Va. ; also borne as Mulvaw.
MUNCY, Andrew J.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co.
H. Sept. 19, '61 ; w. and cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
died of wounds July 7, '62, at Richmond, Va., while prisoner of war.
MUNCY, Henry. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 6, '62, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of fever,
April 5, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
MUNCY, Kinyon A. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for wounds Nov. 22, '62,
at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Nortonville, Kan.]
MUNDY, Frederick R. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. ; ist Lieut, and
Regtl. Q. M. Oct. I, '61; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64; died Aug.
29, '96, at New York City.
MUNGER, Bennett.— A. 4^, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Capt. Oct.
3, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; det. Jan. 21, '64 for
duty at Prison Camp, Elmira, N. Y. ; accidentally w. by a Rebel
prisoner at Elmira, N. Y. ; M. O. on consolidation Oct. 11, '64; died
Oct. 27, ''jy, at Canandaigua, N. Y.
MUNGER, Orett L.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; ist Sgt.
Oct. 3, '62; 2nd Lieut. Jan. 31, '63; Act. Adjt. Jan. 22, '64, to Aug.
16, '64; 1st Lieut. Co. G. Aug. 4, '63; cap. in ac. [slightly w.] May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, at Beaver Dam Sta.,
Va. ; Capt. Sept. 19, '64; M. O. Oct. 3, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
[P. O. 6 Madison St., Chicago, 111.]
MUNSON, Scott. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 14, '62. 3 yrs. Co. E. ; k. in ac.
July 2, %2>, Gettysburg, Pa.
MUNSON, Willis W.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 15, '63; det. as Mounted Orderly, at Pay
Master Genl. office, and as Clerk in A. G. O., U. S. A. ; M. O. Aug.
'65. — Sub. serv. : re-enlisted in U. S. A., served six years ; det. as
Clerk in A. G. O., Washington, D. C; M. O. Aug., '71. [?• O.
Otisco, N. Y.]
MURGILTROYD, Eleason.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
Co. D. this regt. June 24, '63 ; deserted while in ac. July 2, '(i^t,
Gettysburg, Pa. ; also borne as Murgatroid.
MURPHY, William. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for wounds Feb. 26, '63, at
Falmouth, Va.
MYERS, Jerome. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; k. in ac. July
1, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
NAHOLTZ, John W.— Private, Co. G. 25 N. Y. V. L ; transf. to Co. D.
this regt. June 28, ^(iZ ', no record after March 3, '64.
NASH, David. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac. July
2, '63, at Gettysburg, Pa.
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NASH, Edward L. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; cap. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta.,
Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; also borne as Edward T.
NASH, Eugene Arus. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. H. Sept. 19. '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 20, '61 ; 2d Lieut. Oct. 3, '61 ; acting
Adjt. May 27, '62 to Oct. 28, '62; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Second
Bull Run, Va. ; A. A. Insp. Genl. of 3d Brg. March i, '63 to March
I, '64; Capt. Co. D. Nov. 30, '62; w. in ac. May 30, '64, Bethesda
Church, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64; com'd. Lieut.-Col. U. S.
C. T. but unable to muster on account of wounds. [Died of heart
failure at Cattaraugus, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1911-]
NEARY, Patrick.— Private, Co. I. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to this regt.
June 19, "63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. C. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent
sick at muster out of Co.
NELLIGAN, Theobald.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in
ac. May S, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64; M. O. Oct. 21, '64, at Weldon
R. R., Va.
NELLIGAR, Abram. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. May 3, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. 7 Lexington Ave.,
Albany, N. Y.] Died 1910.
NELLIS, Adalbert D.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64; died at his home, Ilion, N. Y., Aug. 3, '88.
NEVINS, John.— A. 38, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; w. in ac. Dec
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. 10 Regt. 2d Bat. Vet. Res.
Corps Aug. II, '63; M. O. June 30, '65, at Washington, D. C.
NEWLAND, Alexander. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps July i, '63.
NEWTON, Francis.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 26, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. C. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; deserted July i, '65, at North Lawrence, N. Y.
NEWTON, Spencer D.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Nov. 18, '63; Sgt. Feb. 7, '64; died April 27, '64, at Camp, Alexan-
dria, Va.
NICHOLS, Alexander.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no
record after Nov. 15, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
NICHOLS. Almon M. — A. 44, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. ; wagoner Co. B. ;
died of dysentery, Aug. 10, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
NICHOLS, Gardner.— A. 26, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for
dis. Dec. 15, '62, at Baltimore, Md.
NICHOLS, Reuben.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 29, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
NIMMONS, Robert B.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; Sgt.
Sept. 25, '62 ; died of typhoid pneumonia, Jan. 2, '63, at regtl. hosp.,
Falmouth, Va.
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NOLAN, William. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; k. in ac.
May 2^, '62, at Hanover C. H., Va.
NOONEN, John. — A. 21, Enr. March 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; no record
after March 9, '64, near Alexandria, Va.
NORRIS, Peter A.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 5, '61 ; disch. for dis. March 6, '63, at Baltimore, Md.
NORRIS, William Nelson— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 5, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of wounds July 22, 'dz, at Get-
tysburg, Pa. ; buried in Nat'I. Cemetery.
NORTHROP, Edward B.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
April I, '62; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. II, '62, at Annapolis, Md. ; com'd. as 2d Lieut. July 3, '63,
but not mustered.
NUGENT, James. — A. 21, Enr. March 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; no record
after March 15, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
NYE, Milo D. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Spring Church, Va. ; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; died of wounds Oct. 20, '64, at Armory Square Hosp.,
Washington, D. C.
OAKS, Dorr B. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; died of disease
Dec. 6, '61, at Union Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
O'BANKS, George. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. I. Oct. 25, '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ;
transf. Co. B. ; disch. for wounds Sept. 23, '62, at New York City;
also borne as George Banks.
O'BANKS, S. Hiram. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. ifor
dis. Sept. 23, '62, at New York City, as Hiram S. Banks ; also borne
as H. J. Banks.
O'BANKS, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. March 13, '63.
O'BERNE, Henry.— Private, Co. G. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. A. this
regt. June 28, '63 ; no record after July 28, '64, from hosp. ; also
borne as Brone.
O'BRIEN, Michael.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. to N. Y. H. A. April i, '64; also
borne as O'Bryan.
O'HARA, William. — A. 18, Enr. March 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf. Co.
D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne as
O'Horo.
O'LARY, Lawrence. — A. 23, Enr. March 14, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; misg. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; also borne as William; no further
record.
OLCOTT, Egbert. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
D. 25 N. Y. V. I. Nov. 27, '61, to accept prom, as ist Lieut. ; Capt.
[25 N. Y. V. I.] April 17, '62; prom, to Maj. 121 N. Y. V. I. Aug.
23, '62; also borne as Alcott; Lieut.-Col. April 10, '63; w. in ac.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. Dec. 13, '64; M. O. revoked
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and restored to rank Jan. 10, '65; Col. April 18, '65; M. O. with
regt. June 25, '65, Hall's Hill, Va. [P. O. Cherry Valley, N. Y.]
OLDER, Theodore. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 22, '64, i yr. Co. B.; transf. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 29, '65.
OLIVER, George W.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64; died Jan. 10, '06, at his home, Albany, N. Y.
OLIVER, William.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Feb.
7, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. A. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Vet. Res. Corps March 20, '65;
M. O. June 28, '65. [P. O. 697 Arkansas Ave., Memphis, Tenn.]
OLMSTED, Hirah F.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62 ; disch. for dis. Jan. 7, '64, at U. S. Genl. Hosp., York,
Pa. [P. O. 816 B. St., N. E., Washington, D. C]
OLNEY, Ebenezer. — A. 27, Enr. Oct. 2, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; re-enlisted
as vet. Feb. 11, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65 ; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.
ONDEKIRK, John.— A. zi, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; died of
disease April 18, '62, at Old Point Comfort, Va., as Onderkirk.
ONEIL, Daniel. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. E.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
O'NEIL, Michael. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. Nov.
10, '62 to enlist in Batt. B. to U. S. Arty.
O'NEIL, William. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. E. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; Corp. July II, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; died at his home,
Penn Yan, N. Y., June 25, '08.
O'NEIL, John. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt. Oct. 3, '62 ;
returned to ranks Nov. 11, '62; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
11, '64; transf. Co. D. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug.
21, '65. [P. O. Penn Yan, N. Y.]
ORCUTT, Alonzo.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. C. 20 U. S. Vet. Res. Corps Feb.
I, '64; M. O. July 10, '65, at Frederick City, Md.
ORR, George W. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Fifer Sept.
30, '61 ; disch. for dis. Nov. 15, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
ORR, Robert. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp. Sept. 6, '61 ;
Sgt. April I, '62; k. in ac. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
OSBORN, Charles.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
OSGOOD, Lucius L.— A. 28. Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Dec. 24, '62 ; w. in ac. June 2, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Spring Church, Va. ; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; disch.
no date; died April 21, '08, at his home. Big Rapids, Mich.
OSSEKER, Charles. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co.
F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. ID, '64 ; M. O. June 3, '65.
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OSTERHOUT, Abram.— A. 30, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also
borne as Abram H. ; died April 18, '97.
OSTRANDER, Philip.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; Corp. April 27, '64; w. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y.
OSTROM, John H.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt. Sept.
25, '62; disch. Dec. 30, '62 for prom. — 2d Lieut. 176 N. Y. V. I.
Dec. 18, '62; M. O. Aug. 3, '63; com'd. ist Lieut., not mustered.
OSWALD, John B. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; k. in ac. April i, '65, at Five Forks,
Va.
OTTISON, Samuel.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 1 yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.
OTTMAN, Norman. — A. ZT, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 4, '63, Chancellorsville, Va. ; died of wounds May 27, '63, at
Div. hosp.
OVERBAUGH, James W.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; died
of disease May 19, '62, in hosp. in New York City.
OVERTON, Charles G.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F.; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
Corp., no date; w. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va.;
absent at M. O. of Co.
PABODIE, Henry C— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; disch.
for dis. April 24, '63, at David's Island, N. Y. ; died .
PACKER, John B., Jr.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; w. in
ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y.
PADDOCK, Stephen.— A. 24, Enr. Jan. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Aug. 4, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va. [P. O. 4 Myrtle Ave.,
Albany, N. Y.]
PALMATEER, Joseph C— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
disch. for dis. Oct. 21, '61, as Palmerteer.
PALMER, James H.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 27, '61. 3 yrs. Co. F.; transf.
Co. E. Oct. 7, '61 ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; disch. for dis. Jan.
20, '63, at Baltimore, Md.
PANGBORN, Orrin.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. Feb.
7, '63, at David's Island, N. Y.
PANGBURN, James E.— A. 17, Enr. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Muse;
transf. Co. E. Oct. 26, '62; cap. in ac. Aug. 19, '64, at Weldon R. R,
Va.; paroled; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O.
with Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. The Veterans' Home, Wis.]
PANGBURN, Jr., Job J.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; disch.
for dis. April 16, '62„ at Georgetown, D. C. ; died July 14, '01, at
Natl. Mil. Home, Ohio.
PANGBURN, Joseph G.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
for dis. Sept. 23, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va., as Joseph J. [P. O.
Baltimore, Md.]
M. V. B. WAGONER..
After his service in the 44th N. Y. V. I., as shown in the Roster in June.
1864, by order of the President of the United States, he was commissioned
2d Lieutenant in the iiSth Reg. U. S. C. T., and was ordered to report at
Owensboro, Ky., where he did recruiting and scouting duty. In September,
1864 his regiment reported to Gen. U. S. Grant at City Point, Va. and by
him was assigned to the 25th Army Corps, Army of the James, with which it
served until the close of the Civil War.
After over three years of hard service, it was his lot to be with one of the
first regiments to enter Richmond. But he went into the city like a 4th-of-July-
soldier on parade, instead of by hard fighting that he had expected so long.
He was shortly after made Acting Adjutant, promoted to ist Lieutenant and
Adjutant, then made Captain, but still being retained as Adjutant. Later he
was detailed as A. A. A. General, ist brigade, ist division, 25th Army Corps,
where he remained until mustered out of service, February 6, 1866, at White
Ranch, Texas.
At the close of the Civil War two corps from the Army of the James were
sent to Texas, his regiment being among them. French troops were still in
Mexico, and our troops were sent to assist the Mexican Liberal Army, in case
the invaders were not withdrawn. The French withdrew shortly afterwards.
Captain Wagoner says:
"So we had a good sail from City Point, Va., around through
the Gulf to Brazos Santiago, Texas, and served there for some
eight months further. In return for not mustering out our two corps
at the close of the war, the government treated us liberally and gave
all commissioned officers three months' extra pay."
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44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 433
PARADU, Edward. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, at Poplar Spring Church, Va. ; transf. Co. E. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '61; cap. Dec. 18, '64; paroled; M. O. July 17,
'65.
PARK, Montgomery L. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
for dis. Jan. 26, '63, at Baltimore, Md., as Parke. [P. O. St. Louis,
Mo.]
PARKER, Andrew.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of
fever Dec. 25, '62, Harewood Hosp., Washington, D. C.
PARKER, Charles.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 3, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co.
G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
PARKER, Gardner S. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in
ac. Nov. 28, '63, Mine Run, Va. ; no further record.
PARKER, Harrison. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Hastings, W. Va.]
PARKER, James H. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. June 9, '63, at
Washington, D. C. [P. O. 1646 P. St., Lincoln, Neb.]
PARKER, Thomas F. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. June 16, '62, at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Sanborn, N. Y., R. F.
D.]
PARKINSON, Edward C— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61 ; re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 29, '63 ; det. to Griffin's Batt.
U. S. Arty. Jan., '62 to Feb., '64; disch. Jan. i, '64 for prom. — 2d
Lieut. Co. M. 13 N. Y. H. A. April 28, '64; Capt. Nov. i, '64; M. O.
June 28, '65, at Norfolk, Va. [P. O. 397 Adelphi St., Brooklyn,
N. Y.]
PARKINSON, William J.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch.
for dis. May 28, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
PARROW, Michael. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 29, '62. 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf. Co:
A. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O.
June 3, '65.
PARSLOW, John. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; no record
after Oct. 2, '62, at Sharpsburg, Md.
PARSONS, Robert W.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; no
record after Aug. 18, '62, at New York City.
PARTRIDGE, Eugene. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. A. Oct. 25, '62;
transf. Co. C. Dec. 26, '62; disch. for dis. Jan. 31, '63; also borne
as Patridge. [P. O. East Syracuse, N. Y.]
PAYNE, James E.— A. 18, Enr. Jan. 7, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; died of
typhoid fever Aug. 24, '64, at hosp.. City Point, Va.
PEARCE, James S. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 26, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y., as
James S. Pierce. [P. O. 603 West i8oth St., New York City]
PEASE, Charles E. — A. 23, Enr. and mustered in as ist Lieut. Sept. 25,
'61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf. Co. B. Jan. 11, '63; disch. May 27, '63 for
prom.— Capt. A. A. G., U. S. V. May 25, '63; Brevet Major U. S. V.
Aug. I, '64, "for faithful and meri. serv. in the field"; resigned
434
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
April 29, '65. — Prior serv. : Private Co. A. 10 N. Y, Mil. June and
July, '61, guard duty at Albany barracks; died March 25, '86, at New
York City.
PEASE, Loomis H. — A. 40, Enr. and mustered in as Chaplain Oct. i,
'61, 3 yrs. ; disch. Feb. i, '62.
PEASLEE, Horace. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61 and mustered in as Corp.
Co. G., 3 yrs. ; k. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
PECK, James.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
PELTON, Charles. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
3, '62; disch. for dis. Feb. 21, '63, at Washington, D. C. [P. O.
Wheeler Centre, N. Y]
PENNY, John W. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
S, '61; returned to ranks May 30, '62; transf. Co. F. Oct. 25, '62;
det. at Conv. Camp, Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. 7, '63, at Conv.
Camp, Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as Pinney ; died .
PERKINS, George H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch.
for dis. April 19, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
PERRIN, Oscar P. — A. 24, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. April
16, '62, at Union Genl. Hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
PERRY, Alexander. — A. 44, Enr. Sept. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
[lost a leg] Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. Feb.
28, '63, at Washington, D. C. ; died May, '04, at Penn Yan, N. Y.
PERRY, Jacob L. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; no record
after Oct., '61.
PERRY, Theodore.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. Feb. 4, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa. — Sub. serv. : re-enlisted Nov. 24,
'63 in Co. K. 15 N. Y. H. A., 3 yrs., as Theodor N. Peary; transf.
Co. F. Feb. 22, '64; M. O. with Co. Aug. 22, '65, at Washington,
D. C. [P. O. Riverside, Mich.]
PERSONS, Franklin.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap. in
ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled Aug. 3, '62, at City
Point, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.; also
borne as Pearsons.
PERSONS, George.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; died of
disease May 5, '62, at hosp., Yorktown, Va.
PETIT, John. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; w. in ac. Sept. 30,
'64, Poplar Grove Church; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64.
PETZOLDT, William.— Private, Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
K. this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. A Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co.
F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. Oct. 17, '64; also borne as
Pettigold. [P. O. Macedon, N. Y., R. F. D. No. 3]
PFOTENHAWER. Julis.— A. 34, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65.
PHILLIP, William H.— A. 28, Enr. March 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. March 15, '65.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 435
PHILLIPS, Amos.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. li, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. ; died at W. R. C. Home, Oxford, N. Y., Feb. 25, '04, from
an accident.
PHILLIPS, Andrew J. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. A. Oct. 26, '62 ; no further record ; died .
PHILLIPS, Charles E.— Private, Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. U. S. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. i, '6^.
[P. O. 746 East Broadway, Toledo, Ohio]
PHILLIPS, George W.— A. 24, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; disch.
for dis. April 15, '63, at Fort Monroe, Va. ; died .
PHILLIPS, Henry.— A. 33, Enr. Sept. 28, '63, 3 yrs. Co. F.; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 24, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 6, '64; w. in ac.
no date; died of wounds April 21, '65, in hosp.
PHILLIPS, James A.— Private, Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
PHILLIPS, John. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 2 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. n, '64; transf. Co. A. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
PHILLIPS. Richard C— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in
ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; disch. June 28, '64 for prom. — 2d
Lieut. 43 U. S. C. Inf. June 28, '64 ; M. O. with regt. Oct. 20, '65—
re-appointed 2d Lieut. 57 U. S. C. Inf.; ist Lieut. May 21, '65
M. O. Dec. 13, '66; det. as pioneer officer ist Brg. 4 Div. i A. C
and Prov. Mar. ist Div. 25 A. C. [P. O. Naples, N. Y.]
PHILLIPS, William H.— Private, Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co
B. this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July i, '64.
PHILLIPS, William H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch
for dis. Nov. 13, '62, at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Belleville, N. Y.]
PIEPENBRINK, Charles.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F,
drummer; Private May, '62; Corp. Aug. 14, '62; M. O. with Co
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; Brevet ist Lieut, by the Gov. of
New York, March 10, '66. [P. O. 22 Lark St., Albany, N. Y.]
PIKE, Irving.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; died of disease
May 23, '62, at hosp.. New York City.
PILSWORTH, David J.— A. 20, Enr. Oct. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch.
Dec. 8, '63, for prom. — ist Lieut. 20 U. S. C. T. Feb., '64; Capt.
July 25, '65 ; M. O. with regt. Oct. 7, '65 ; died May 2, '95, at his
home, Brooklyn, N. Y.
PINOCK, David.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
■ A. Oct. 25, '62 ; disch. for dis. Oct. 27, '62, at Providence, R. I., as
David Pennock.
PITCHER, Henry.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; k. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; as Henry Richer.
POST, Harmon W.— Private, Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to this
regt. June 24, '63; no record after July 11, '64.
436 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
POST, James H. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; died May 20,
'62, at Southampton, L. I., N. Y.
POST, John A. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for dis.
Nov. 29, '62, at Albany, N. Y. ; died .
POWDERLY, Robert. — A. 22, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; cap.
in ac. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; paroled ; disch. Sept. 12, '65, at
Albany, N. Y. — Prior serv. : Enr. Co. C. 177 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'62, for period of nine months ; M. O. with Co. Sept. 10, '63 ; also
borne as Powdly.
POWELL, Samuel J.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt. Oct.
3, '62; det. Jacklyn S. S. July 18, '64; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. 1.
Oct. 10, '64; transf. Co. K. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug.
21, '65. [P. O. Minneapolis, Kan.]
PRESTON, Calvin W.— A. 17, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; drummer;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
PRESTON, William.— A. 17, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co.
G. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; cap. and paroled, no date; M. O.
June II, '65, at Annapolis, Md. ^
PRICE, John. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf. Co. F.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; absent, sick at M. O. of Co.
PRICE, Theophilus. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. I. Oct. 4, '61 ; k. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
PRINDLE, Henry. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 20, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as Henry B. [P.
O. Hebron, N. Y.]
PROVOST, Alfred.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
PRUD'HOM, Charles.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; transf.
Co. E. Oct. 15, '62; Corp. Sept. 28, '63; Sgt. Jan. 14, '64; cap. in
ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 7, '64, Beaver Dam
Sta, Va. ; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; ist Sgt, no
date; 2d Lieut. Co. B March 7, '65; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65,
Alexandria, Va. ; died Aug. 19, '09, at his home. Lamed, Kan.
PULLMAN, John H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 25, '61 ; died of injuries received while wrestling June
17, '63, in hosp., Fairfax, Va.
PUMMER, John.— A. 27, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Sgt. in band ; M. O.
as 1st class muse. July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va. ; also
borne as Parmer and Pommer.
PURDY, Philip. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for dis.
May 31, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
PUTMAN, Frank.— A. 25, Enr. Oct. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
QUACKENBUSH, Isaac— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 19, '61. 3 yrs. Co. B. ; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61 ; w. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; Sgt. Aug. i,
'62 ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 27, '62,
at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Cannonsville, N. Y.]
[QUIN, Jr., John — See Thomas Mack.]
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QUANT, Peter L.— A. 29, Enr. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; w. in ac.
July 7, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ; died of wounds, July 24, '64, at
City Point, Va.
RACE, Michael. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; k. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
RADCLIFF, Charles. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf. Co.
G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak
Ridge, Va. ; no further record.
RADLEY, Adam. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; re-enlisted as
a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; disch. for dis. Nov. 8, '64, at
Washington, D. C. ; died .
RADLEY, Erastus C. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; died of
disease May 11, '62, at City Hosp., Nevir York City.
RAMSAY, John A.— Enr. Aug. 8, '6i, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May 27,
'62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds Oct. 18, '62,
at Fort Ellsworth, Va. ; also borne as John H.
RANKIN, Ami D.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. Feb.
I, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; re-enlisted Oct. 18, '62, at Sharpsburg,
Va. ; wounded Nov., '62 ; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps ; re-transferred
to Co. K. this regt. Feb. 19, '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill,
Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64: M. O. Oct. 21, '64,
at Weldon R. R., Va. ; also borne as Amos D.
RANKIN, William. — A. 34, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
RANSBOROUGH, Joseph.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
k. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; also borne as Roseborough.
RANSCHER, Jacob.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Va. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps March 7, '64.
RAYMOND, George C— A. 31, Enr. Aug. 9, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; wounded May, '63, Chancellorsville, Va. ; M. O. Aug. 14,
'65, at Rochester, N. Y. ; died July 23, '07, at Clifton Springs, N. Y.
RAYMOND, John H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Sept. 30, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
READ, George P.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 26, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 11, '64; transf. Co. B.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; wounded
Feb. 6, '65 ; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '6s ; M. O. May
16, '65. [P. O. 10 Bank St., Danbury, Conn.]
REAL, Henry R— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for dis.
Aug. 9, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va., as Reel.
REDDEN, Peter.— Sgt., Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. F. this
regt. June 24, '63; disch. Aug. 26, '63 for prom. — ist Lieut. 14 N. Y.
V. I. May 10, '63; com'd. but not mustered. [P. O. Camden, N. Y.]
438 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
REDELL, Jacob A. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. July 16, '62, at Genl. Hosp., Alexandria, Va., as Jacob A. Bedell.
REED, William. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf. Co. G.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
REESE, James H. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 19, '62, at Fort
Monroe, Va. ,
REID, Alexander I. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
June 27, %2, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 15, '64.
REINOLD, William A.— A. 35, Enr. Oct. 6, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; Corp. ;
M. O. July ID, '65 ; also borne as Renolds and Randell.
REMER, Clarence. — A. 17, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Muse;
disch. for dis. Dec. 12, '62, at Baltimore, Md.
REMORE, Andrew J. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch.
for dis. Dec. 31, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
REND, William P.— Corp., Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to this regt.
June 24, '63; dis. July 7, '63. [P. O. Chicago, 111.]
RENO, Daniel H. — A. 23, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for dis.
Nov. I, '62, at Hammond Genl. Hosp., Point Lxjokout, Md.
REUTER, George. — A. 48, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. ; ist class muse, in
band ; M. O. July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
REVERE Jr., William H.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Capt.
Oct. 5, '61 ; disch. Oct. 14, '62. Prior serv. : ist Lieut. 11 N. Y. V. I. ;
resigned June i, '61.
REXFORD, Willie M.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61; disch. for prom. Sept. 22, '62 — Capt. Co. D. 114 N. Y. V. I.
Aug. 18, '62; Major 131 N. Y. V. I. Jan. 10, '63; Lieut. -Col. Jan.
16, '63 ; M. O. with regt. July 26, '65, at Savannah, Ga. ; died at
Norwich, N. Y., 1906.
REYNOLDS, Clark.— A. 17, Enr. Sept. 2, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 20, '63, at Washington, D. C. ; [P. O. Italy Hill, N. Y.].
REYNOLDS, John D.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch.
Dec. 2, '61, for prom. — 2d Lieut. Co. A. 25 N. Y. V. I. Nov. 7, '61 ;
resigned Jan. 24, '62.
REYNOLDS, Ross.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. Oct.,
'62.
RICE, Henry T. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds Sept.
21, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va. [P. O. South Dayton, N. Y.]
RICE, Horace N. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; wounded and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled July 25, '62, City
Point, Va. ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; disch Oct. 12, '64;
died .
RICE, James C. ; A. 30, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered as Lieut-Col.
Sept. 13, '61; Col. July 4, '62; commanded 3d Brg. i Div. 5 A. C.
44 th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 439
July 2, '63, until disch. Aug. 23, '63 for prom. — Brig.-Genl. U. S. V.
Aug. 17, '63; k. in ac. May 11, '64, Spottsylvania C. H., Va., com-
manding 2d Brig. 4 Div. 5 A. C. Prior Serv. ; Enr. May 10, '61,
in 39 N. Y. V. I., "Garibaldi Guard;" promoted Lieut., Adjt. and
Capt.; disch. Sept. 12, '61.
RICHARDS, Jason A.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.; w. in
ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds May 6, '64, at the
Wilderness, Va.
RICHARDSON, James S.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. ^y, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; no
record after Oct., '61.
RICHARDSON, Rensselaer D. L— A. 39, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co.
E. ; disch. for dis. March 21, '63, at Genl. Hosp., Baltimore, Md.
RICHMON, Christian.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 9, '65, at hosp..
Washington, D. C, as Richman.
RIGGS, Horace M.— Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt. Aug. 30, '61 ;
2d Lieut. Co. G. Aug. 8, '62 ; M. O. Feb. i, '63.
RILEY, John. — A. 25, Enr. Feb. 8, '64, 3 yrs., mustered in as Private,
unassigned, Feb. 22, '64; no further record.
RILEY, Patrick. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. from wounds Oct. 11, '64,
Washington, D. C. [P. O. Pittsfield, Mass.]
RILEY, Thomas. — A. 19, Enr. March 8, '64, 3 yrs.; mustered in as
Private, unassigned March 8, '64; no further record. Prior serv. as
Private, Co. F. 36 N. Y. V. I. May 13, '61 ; M. O. with Co. July 15,
'63, at New York City.
RILEY, William. — A. 28, Enr. April 7, '64, 3 yrs. ; mustered in as
Private, unassigned April 9, '64; no further record.
RING, Barnard. — Age. date and place of enlistment not stated ; as-
signed to Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; w. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Spring
Church; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf Co. H. 5
N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; absent, sick at M. O. of Co. Aug. 21, '65.
RIPLEY, Cryus. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; died of typhoid
fever April 22, '62, at Old Point Comfort. Va. ; also borne as
Riseley.
RIPLEY, Lewellyn. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; died of
disease April 22, '62, at Camp Winfield Scott, Va.
RISELEY, Samuel. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
H. Oct. 25, '62; w. in ac. July 2. '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; re-enlisted as
a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; died of
wounds June i, '64, at Washington, D. C. ; also borne as Risley.
ROACH, Isaac J. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 19, '6x, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Sept.
6, '61 ; died of typhoid fever Dec. 29, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
ROVERSON, J. Charles.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
ROBERTS, Azum. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62. Second Bull Run, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at
Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Azum M. [P. O. Ithaca, Mich.]
440 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ROBERTS, George H. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. ; died of disease
Feb. I, '63, at Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
ROBERTS, Hurley. — A. 33, Enr. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; transf. vet.
Res. Corps March 15, '64.
ROBERTS, William C— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. R; k. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
ROBESON, Cornelius J. — A. — , Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no
record after May 12, '63.
ROBINS, John C. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. March 20, '63, at Buffalo, N. Y. ; also borne as Robbin ; died .
ROBINSON, George. — A. 18, Enr. Feb. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; no record
after Feb. 25, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
ROBINSON, John.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. B.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. and paroled, no date; M. O. June
3, '65.
ROBINSON, John J. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in
ac. May 27, '62, and died of his wounds May 28, '62, near Hanover
C. H., Va.
ROCK, Francis. — A. 44, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. G.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, Alexandria, Va.
ROCK, Peter. — A. 34, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, I yr. unassigned; transf. Co.
G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak
Ridge, Va. ; paroled; M. O. June 3, '65.
ROCKWOOD, William H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; disch. fc^ dis. from wounds
Nov. 3, '62, at Alexandria. Va. [P. O. Eden, N. Y.]
ROE, Henry H. — A. 25, Enr. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. G.
Dec. 18, '62; disch. Dec. 27, '62. [P. O. Clintondale, N. Y.]
ROE, James E. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; cap. in ac.
June, '62; paroled; transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Jan.
18, '63, at Camp Banks, Va. [P. O. Clintondale, N. Y.]
ROE, Samuel E. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co. B.
Sept. 23, '64 ; w. in ac. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church ; transf.
Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; absent sick at M. O. of Co.
June 3, '65.
ROGERS, David. — A. 25, Enr. March 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. A.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 14, '65, at Harewood Hosp.,
Washington. D. C.
ROGERS, John. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for dis.
May 31, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
ROGERS, William A.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Sgt. Aug.
30, '61 ; disch. for dis. Aug. i, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
ROOT, Erastus C. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; no further
record.
RORAPAUGH, Clark.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
for dis. Dec. 21, '62, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Smithville Flats,
N. Y.]
RODOLPHUS GILBERT WARNER.
Second Lieutenant, 44tli New York Volunteer Infantry.
Enlisted as private, Co. E, (Normal School Company) ; mustered
Commissar}- Sergeant; participated in Fredericksburg l)attle : was ill in
hospital January to April ; promoted to Second Lieutenant January
28th; participated in battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; con-
tinuing ill, was honorably discharged, Order 375, War Department.
He.\dqu.-\rters 1ST Division, ist Corps,
Army of the Potomac,
August 31, 1863.
It gives me great pleasure to certify to tlie gallant conduct of Lieut. R. G.
Warner, at the battles ot Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and to his faithfulness
to duty under my command as Colonel of the 44th N. Y. V. I.
J.sMES C. Rice, Brig.-Gen'l.,
Commanding ist. Div., ist Corps.
PERSONAL RECORD.
Entered as student the Dental College, Cincinnati ; located in Co-
lumbus. Ohio. IMarried Miss Mary Emminger of INIansfield, Ohio, in
1866. Elected city councilman, 1881-83. Member of famous Columbus
Republican Glee Club; its president in 1903. Elected councilman-at-
large, 1903; re-elected, 1905. Aid-de-camp to Gen. T S. Clarkson,
Buffalo; to Gen, A. D. Shaw, Chicago, National Encampments. Mem-
ber of the J. M. Wells Post No. 451. Companion Ohio Commandery
Loyal Legion. In politics a partisan Republican ; in churchmanship
an Episcopalian. Appointed bailiff in Judge Thomas M. Bigger's court,
Cohmihus, Ohio.
^0.1: Lie L..
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 441
ROSENBURGH, John.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch.
for dis. Feb. 17, '64, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Coxsacksie, N.
Y.]
ROSENKRANS, Alfred.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died
May 6, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
ROSENKRANS, Frasier. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w.
and cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; prisoner of war at
Andersonville, Ga., at M. O. of Co. Oct. 11, '64.
ROSENKRAUS, Edward.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died
of disease July 3, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
ROSITER, Thomas.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after Aug. 14, '64.
ROURKE, Edward J. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. unassigned ; transf.
Co. F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
ROURKE, James D. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. x, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
F. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. April i, '65, Five Forks,
Va. ; paroled ; M. O. June 3, '65.
ROWE, Joseph H. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; M. O. Jan. 30, '65; died .
ROWE, Nathaniel. — A. 43, Enr. Feb. 27, '64, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf. Co. D.
Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; died July
25, '64, at hosp., Alexandria, Va.
ROWELL, James. — A. 31, Enr. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; wagoner
Oct. 3, '62; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co.
F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; M. O. Aug. 4, '65. [P. O. c/o C. O.
Lincoln, Union City, Mich.]
ROWLEY, Demmon L. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; det.
with Div. Ordinance train, April 26, '63 ; wounded prior to April
'64; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
ROWLEY, Hiram S. — A. 36, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Jan. 25, '63 ; w. in ac. May 8. '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; disch. for prom.
Oct. 8, '64— ist Lieut. Co. K. 142 N. Y. V. I. Nov. 5, '61 ; M. O.
with Co. June 7, '65, at Raleigh, N. C. [P. O. Box 2307, Batavia,
N. Y.] ; died .
ROYAL, Amos N.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of
diphtheria July 12, '63, Genl. Hosp., Annapolis Junction, Md.
ROYAL, William. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. Nov.
18, '63, for prom. — Capt. 9 U. S. C. Inf. Nov. 27, '63 ; Brevet Major,
U. S. V. March 13, '65; M. O. with regt. Nov. 26, '66. [P. O. 222
8th Ave., San Francisco, Cal.]
ROYCE, Clark E. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; 2d. Lieut
Sept. 13, '61, 1st Lieut. July 4. '62; Capt. Co. A. Aug. 26, '62; transf.
Co. E. April 16, '63; disch. Sept. 20, '63, for prom. — ^Lieut.-Col. 6
U. S. C. Inf.; Col. 29 U. S. C. Inf. Jan. i, '65; M. O. with regt. Nov.
6, '6s ; died, , in California.
RUGGLES, Franklin P.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; disch.
March 5, '63, at Hall's Hill, Va.
442 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
RUMSEY, Samuel E. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Aug. 8, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va. [P. O. Washington Heights,
111.]
RUNGE, Charles H.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. C.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct 11, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65.
RUSO, Nicholas.— A. 25, Enr. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; transf. Vet.
Res. Corps Oct. 29, '63.
RUSSELL, Isaac. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co.
C. Sept. 25, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va., through
right foot; Sgt. Aug. 4, '62; transf. Co. A. Oct. 25, '62; w. in ac.
in right leg, May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 3, '64,
at Albany, N. Y. ; died Nov. 29, '94, at Camelot, N. Y.
RUSSELL, Isaac H. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. June 2, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Gowanda, N. Y.]
RUSSELL, James.— Private, Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. Junt 24, '63; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf.
Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; absent wounded at M. O. of
Co. June 3, '65.
RUSSELL, James H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
5, '61; Sgt. Jan. I, '62; 1st Sgt. June, '62; 2d Lieut. July 21, '62; as
1st Sgt. commanded Co. C. at battles of Gaines Mill, Va., and Mal-
vern Hill, Va., and as 2d Lieut, until Aug. 29, '62 ; slightly w. in ac.
at Gaines Mills ; w. in ac. in left thigh, Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ;
transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Co. H. Nov. 26, '62; transf. Co.
A. Dec. 10, '62; resigned Aug. 11, '63; com'd. ist Lieut, but not
mustered. [P. O. 71 Anderson St., Hackensack, N. J.]
RUSSELL, John H. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 28, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; transf. to
I U. S. Arty. Oct. 25, '62.
RUSSELL, Nicholas.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Catskill, N. Y.]
RUSSELL, Robert. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
RUTHERFORD, Daniel G.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E.;
transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P.
O. River Falls, Wis.]
RYAN, John. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 12. '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. : k. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
RYAN, Patrick. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. March 27, '63, at Alex-
andria, Va.
RYDER, George C — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 21, '62, at Dun-
barton St. Hosp., Georgetown, D. C. — Sub. serv. as George C.
Rider, in Co. G. 18 N. Y. V. Cav. ; Enr. Sept. 10, '63, 3 yrs. : Corp.
April 4, '65; M. O. with Co. May 31, '66, at Victoria, Texas; also
borne as Reiter. [P. O. Dalton, Mass.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 443
SALES, William.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac
Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run; disch. for dis. Oct. 4, '63, at Balti-
more, Md. ; also borne as Sailes.
SAMMONS, Duane.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
SANDERS, George W.— A. 24, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of
fever, Dec. 21, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as George N.
SANDERS, James. — A. 22. Enr. Sept. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 12, '62, at Warrenton, Va.
SANDFORD, Willard W.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. S, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. A. Oct. 25, '62; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 5, '63. [P. O. New
Haven, Conn.]
SANDMAN, Joseph. — A. 18, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
M. O. Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 370 North 52nd
Street, Chicago, 111.]
SATTERLEE, Jerome B. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled; Corp. May 11, '63;
transf. Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 15, '64; M. O. Aug. 30, '64, at Wash-
ington, D. C. ; also borne as Satterly. [P. O. United States Dept.
Agriculture, Washington, D. C]
SAUTER, Elias. — A. 42, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co. B.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 17, '65, as Sauter.
SAWYER, James M.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65.
SAYLES, Henry. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
C. 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65, as
Henry Sayers.
[SCHAFFER, Peter.— See Peter Shafer.]
SCHAFFER, Emory A. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died
of disease April 16, '62, at hosp. Philadelphia, Pa. ; also borne as
Shaffer.
SCHARFHAUSEN, Frederick.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ;
transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65,
White Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. V. I. June
3, '65, and M. O. as Shalfhausen, Aug. 9, '65, at Hart's Island,
N. Y.
SCHEMMERHORN, Isaac H.— A. 17, Enr. April 13, '64, 3 yrs. Co. H. ;
transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va. ; transf.
Co. D. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65 ; M. O. June, '65.
SCHERMERHORN, George W.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ;
Fifer, Oct. 5, '61 ; died of disease Nov. 21, '61, Kalorama Hosp.,
Washintgon, D. C.
SCHERMERHORN, John.— Private Co. G. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
Co. H. this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
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Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, as Schemerhorn; transf. Co. I.
5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. with Co. Aug. 21, '65, at
Hart's Island, N. Y., as Schermerhorn.
SCHERMERHORN, John H.— Private Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf.
to Co. H. this regt. June 19, '63; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; Corp. June
21, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
SCHERMERHORN, Myron K.— Private Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I.;
transf. to Co. H. this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64;
transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; k. in ac. Feb. 5, '65,
Hatchers' Run, Va., as Schemerhorn.
SCHLEIGER, John.— A. 17, Enr. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Muse. Oct.
9, '61; transf. Co. C. Oct. 26, '62; transf. Co. K. Sept. 21, '64; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Schleger;
died June 5, '02.
SCHMIDT, Andrew.— Private Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
G. this regt. June 24, '63; transf. to Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to
Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Nov. 9, '64.
SCHMIDT, John.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. I.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; no record after Oct. 6, '64, near
Petersburg, Va.
SCHMIDT, John J.— Private Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; disch. July 13, '63.
SCHREIBER, Gotlieb.— A. 42, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; Sgt. in band
Sept. 14, '61 ; M. O. as ist Class Muse. July 10, '62, at Harrison's
Landing, Va.
SCHREIBER, Stephen W.— A. 40, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; Muse, in
band ; M. O. as band leader [with rank of 2d Lieut.] July 10, '62, at
Harrison's Landing, Va.
SCHRODER, William.— A. 28, Enr. Aug. 26, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 23, '65; also borne
as Sthroder.
SCHRYVER, Peter.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; M. O. Oct. 27, '62 ; also borne as Peter J. Schriber.
SCHUBERT, George.— A. 31, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
SCHUTT, Frank B. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Corp. Dec. 29, '62 ; Sgt. May 25, '63 ;
w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps March
7, '64; M. O. Sept. 24, '64. [P. O. Mt. Washington, Mass.]
SCHWEIKERT, Sigmund.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
Corp. Jan. i, '63; Sgt. March 4, '63; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 19, '64;
transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne as Sigerman Schwykert; died
April 2, 1907, at S. and S. Home, Bath, N. Y. ; buried in Home
Cemetery.
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SCOTT, Addison. — A. 18, Enr. June 24, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. E.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65. [P. O. Athens, N. Y.]
SCOTT, Charles E.— A. 27, Enr. March 24, '64, at Catskill, N. Y., 3 yrs. ;
mustered as Private unassigned March 28, '64; no further record.
SCOTT, Jeremiah. — A. 38, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. Dec.
13, '62, Frederickburg, Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Franklin,
N. Y.]
SCOTT, Thomas.— Private Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 28, '64.
SCOVILL, Edward. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co.
I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White
Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled; M. O. Aug. 31, '65, at Elmira, N. Y.
SCRAFFORD, Christopher.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to
Co. F. this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
SCRANTON, William.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
B. this regt. June 28, '63; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 28, '63;
also borne as William H. Scrandlin.
SEARLES, William C. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf.
Co. C. Oct. 6, '61 ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 25, '62 ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Granville, N. Y.]
SECOR, Andrew. — A. 33, Enr. Oct. 17, '62, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. April 6, '63, at Falmouth, Va. ; also borne as Secoy.
SEELEY, George W. B. — A. 27, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
Sept. 27, '62, to accept commission in 137 N. Y. V. I.
SEELEY, William. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf. Co. D.
Sept. 6, '61 ; Corp. March, '63 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 23, '64 ; Sgt.
Feb. 24, '64; transf. Co. D. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 19, '65; also borne as William S.
SEIDEL, George.— Private Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. L; transf. to Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. G. 6 Vet. Res. Corps March 15,
'64; M. O. July 14, '65, at Cleveland, Ohio, as George C.
SEITZ, George. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; k. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; also borne as Sietz.
SEISM, Jacob H.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E.; transf. Co. D.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, as Seism. [P. O.
Fultonville, N. Y.]
SENN, Anson.— Private Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. Co. K. this regt.
June 25, '63 ; w. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. A. Sept.
21, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; k. in ac. March
31, '65, at White Oak Ridge, Va. ; also borne as Lane and Sane.
SENTELL, William C. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; Sgt. Sept. 25, '62 ; disch. for prom.
Sept. 23, '62. — prom. Major 160 N. Y. V. I. Sept. 28, '62; disch. for
dis. Sept. 14, '64 ; also borne as William M. and William C. ; died
Dec, 1889, at Sodus Point, N. Y.
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SEVERANCE, Alonzo.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; det.
to 1st U. S. Art. Oct. 15, '62, until Aug., '64; M. O. Sept. 19, '64,
near Perrysville, Va. ; also borne as Alonzo M.
SEWARD, Thurlow W.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; M. O.
Aug. 13, '62. [P. O. Florida, N. Y.]
SEXTON, Jason.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Vet.
Res. Corps Nov. 30, '63; disch. for prom. Oct. 8, '64. — ist Lieut.
Co. E. 175 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 10, '65. as Saxton;
died May 30, 1910, at North Wales, Pa., while delivering a Decora-
tion Day address on the public school-house lawn; was stricken
with heart-failure and fell dead in the midst of his speech.
SHAFER, Peter. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; Corp. Jan. 3, '63 ; cap. in ac. July 2, '63,
Gettysburg. Pa. ; paroled Sept. 2, '63 ; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold
Harbor, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y., as
Schaffer.
SHAFFER, A. Webster. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 14, '6r, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Capt.
Sept. 23, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. Dec. 24,
'62. — Sub. serv. in Vet. Res. Corps as Capt. Aug. 19, '63, and Brevet
Lieut. Col. March 13. '65; died Nov. 14, '02.
SHAFFNER, David.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; also borne as Sheffner.
SHAPLEY, Jr., David.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
Aug. 30, '61 ; died of inflammation of the brain, Feb. 15, '62, at Hall's
Hill, Va.
SHAW, Christopher. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. B.; transf. Co.
B. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
SHAW, McKendree. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co .D. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled ; cap. in ac. Aug.
30, '62, Second Bull Run, Va. ; rejoined regt. about Dec. i ; Corp.
Jan., '63 ; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63 ; disch. Dec. 31, '63, for
prom. — 2nd Lieut. 22 U. S. C. Inf.; w. in ac. June 15, '64, Petersburg,
Va.; 1st Lieut. 37 U. S. C. Inf. Dec. 25, '64; resigned Feb. 8, '66.
[P. O. Phoenix, Oswego Co., N. Y.]
SHAW, Alboson. — A. 17, Enr. Sept. i, 64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co. B.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; w. In ac. April i, '65, Five Forks,
Va.; M. O. July 6, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Nat'l Soldiers'
Home, Milwaukee, Wis.]
SHEARER, Benn. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
Corp ; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va. ; also borne
as Sheerar.
SHEARER, Truman. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; absent,
sick in hosp. from July to Sept., '62 ; no further record.
SHEFFIELD, Albert.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Red House, Cat-
taragus Co., N. Y.]
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SHEFFIELD, George N.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; k. in
ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; also borne as George R.
SHEHAN, Jeremiah. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, I yr. Co. A.; transf.
Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. 10, '64; disch. for dis. June 7, '65; also
borne as Jerry Schehen.
SHEPARD, Alonzo C. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 16, '64.
SHEPARD, James G. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp. same
date; Sgt. Nov. i, '61 ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch.
Sept. 20, '62, for prom. — 2nd Lieut. Co. A. 151 N. Y. V. L ; ist
Lieut. ; disch. for dis. from wounds April, '63. — Sub. serv. ist
Lieut, and Adjt. 5 Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 24, '63; M. O. July i, '66.
[P. O. Niagara Falls, N. Y.]
SHEPARD, James M. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i. '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled about Aug. i, '62;
M. O. for dis. Oct. 14, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. ; died by an accident
at Buffalo, N. Y.
SHEPHERD, Henry. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
July 13, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ; died of wounds July 19, '64, at
City Point, Va.
SHEPPARD, Joseph. — A. , Enr. Oct. 3. '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no record
after Oct., '61, at Hall's Hill. Va.
SHERMAN, Charles. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch.
for dis. Aug. 28, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
SHERWOOD, John P.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. Dec 11, '64, Weldon
R. R., Va. ; paroled; M. O. with Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. Oneida
CastU, N. Y., Box 463.]
SHERWOOD. Mervin R.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch.
for dis, Jan. 22, '63, at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Norwich, N. Y.]
SHIPLEY, Robert F.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
3, '62; Sgt. Nov., '63; transf. Co. A. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; ist Sgt. no date; M. O.
with Co. Aug. 21, '65, at Hart's Island, N. Y. — awarded Medal of
Honor by Congress for capturing colors of 9th Va. Inf. at Five
Forks, Va. ; died April 29, '03, at his home, Mendota, 111. ; also
borne as Robert E.
SHIRLEY, Hugh.— Private Co. A. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. June 28, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ;
died Aug. 19, '82, at Nat. Soldiers' Home, Ohio. ,
SHOEFELT, Samuel. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. transf.
Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64 ; M. O. July 16, '65.
SHOVE. John. — A. 29, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 25, '62 ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 20, '63, at Baltimore, Md. ; also borne as Sove.
SHUFELT, Henry T. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; cap. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta.,
448 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Va. ; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; Corp. July i, '64;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64; also borne as Shoefelt.
SHULTZ, Noah. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64; M. O. July 24, '65; also borne as Noah H.
SHUTTER, William.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; dropped
as a deserter Dec. 24, '62 ; ret. May 12, '63 ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23,
'64; transf. Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. Oct. 19, '64,
at Weldon R. R. Va.
SHUTTGAN, Philip H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, while absent, sick; no further
record ; also borne as Shuttigan.
SICKLESON, Joseph. — A. 20, Enr. April 14, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; deserted
May I, '64, in the field, Va. ; also borne as Tickleson and Zickhorn.
SIGNER, William. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. for
dis. April 15, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
SIGOURNEY, Charles F. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ;
transf. Co. F. Oct. 27, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y.
SILCOX, Henry.— Private Co. E. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to this regt.
June 24, '63 ; no further record.
SILLIMAN, Frederick. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. March 14, '63, at Convalescent Camp, Va. [P. O. York-
shire Centre, N. Y.] ; died .
SIMMONS, Josephus. — A. 39, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in
ac. Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta., Va. ; disch. for wounds, April
21, '64, at Finley Hosp., Washington, D. C. [P. O. Worcester, N.
Y.] ; died .
SIMONS, John.— Private, Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A. this
regt. June 24, '63; k. in ac. July 2, '6^, Gettysburg, Pa.
SIMONS, Mathew. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Dec. 25, '62, at Baltimore. Md.
SIMPSON, Lewis. — A. 22. Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. Co.
I. Oct. 4, '61 ; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y.
V. I. Oct. 10, '64; disch. for dis. Oct. 28, '64, at Baltimore, Md.
SISSON, Reuben. — A. 37, Enr. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. June
I, '64; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. H.
5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65; died Sept 7, '86;
buried at Italy Hill, N. Y.
SITTERLY, Martin.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
5, '61 ; k. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
SIZER, John M. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp. Aug. 30,
'61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. Sept. 3, '62
for prom. — Capt. Co. G. 116 N. Y. V. I. Sept. 3, '62; Major Sept.
14, '63; Lieut-Col. Oct. 30, '64; M. O. with regt. June 8, '65, at
Washington, D. C.
CORP. JOHN B. WEBER, 44th N. Y. V. I.
Born at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1842. Enlisted as Private and repre-
sented the Seventh Ward of Buffalo in the 44th N. Y. Vols. Aug.
7, 1861 ; promoted to Corporal Aug. 9, 1861 ; Sergeant Jan. 2. 1862; Ser-
geant-Major March 28; Second Lieutenant JNIay 30, 1862, in 44th Regi-
ment; First Lieutenant and Adjutant of 11 6th New York, July 25,
1862; Acting Assistant Adjutant-General of Brigade Jan. 10, 1863;
Colonel 89th Reg. LInited States Colored Infantry Sept. 21, 1863 and
placed in command of Brigade. Participated in all marches, skirmishes,
sieges and battles of his several commands, including Yorktown, Han-
over Court House, Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill and Seven Days Battles ;
Plain Store, Siege of Port Hudson, two assaults on Port Hudson and
Cox Plantation, Louisiana. Was assistant postmaster of Buffalo,
sheriff of Erie County, representative of Forty-ninth and Fiftieth
Congress; First United States Commissioner of immigration, and or-
ganized Immigration Bureau at Port of New York; chairman of
United States Commission to Investigate in Europe and report causes
inciting immigration. Residence, Lackawana City, Erie County, N. Y.
COL. JOHN B. WEBER, 89th U. S. C. I.
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SKILLEN, Robt. M.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; w. in ac. May 2^, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis.
Dec. 27, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Akron, N. Y.]
SKINNER, Sidney S.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; Corp.
July — , '62 ; Sgt. Feb. — , '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, at Gettysburg, Pa.
SKINNER, Thomas. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 2Z, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 403 Madison Ave., Albany,
N. Y.]. Died 1902.
SKINNER, William A. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf.
Co. B. Oct. 20, '61 ; disch. for dis. April 20, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
SLATER. Emery. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; det. in Batt.
D. 5 U. S. Atry. Jan. 7, '62, until Aug., '64; transf. Co. G. this
regt. Jan. 4, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, as Emery C. Slater;
also borne as T. Slater.
SLATER, Levi. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. and cap. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds July 17, '62, at
Richmond, Va.
SLOCUM, John. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 19, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as Slocumb ; died Oct.
27, '03, at Penn Yan, N. Y.
SLOES, Louis. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. C.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. I. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; M. O.Aug. 21, '65.
SMALL, William. — A. 28, Enr. Sept. 2, '64 ; i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. C.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65-
SMEAD, John. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for dis.
Sept. 22, '62, at Arlington Heights, Va. ; also borne as Snead ; died
April 25, '04.
SMITH, Abram H. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 30, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; disch. for dis. Oct. 13, '64, at
Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Starkville, N. Y.]
SMITH, Albert. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of
typhoid fever and pneumonia, Dec. 7, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
SMITH, Bernard N. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. Sept. 22, '62, for prom. —
2d Lieut. Co. A. 169 N. Y. V. I. Aug. 25, '62; ist Lieut. Co. B. Dec.
4, '62; Capt. May 24, '64; M. O. with Co. July 19, '65, at Raleigh,
N. C. ; also borne as Bernard M.
SMITH, Chester. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; k. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
SMITH, Francis.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. Co. A.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
SMITH, Francis Z.— Private, Co. A. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va., as Francis Smith.
SMITH, Franklin.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; no record
after Sept. i, '62, at Sharpsburg, Va.
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SMITH, George. — Age. date and place of enlistment not stated ; Private,
Co. A. ; k. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va.
SMITH, George G. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; k. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
SMITH, Henry C. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; wagoner,
Aug. 30, '61; ret. to ranks; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.,
disch. for wounds, March 30, '63, at Washington, D. C.
SMITH, Henry G. — A. 35, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
G. Oct. 26, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 11, '64; Corp. Aug. 9, '64;
transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. il,
'64; prom. 2d Lieut. Co. G. April 27, '65; M. O. May 26, '65.
SMITH, Horatio A. — A. 24. Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; k. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run,
Va.
SMITH, Hosea. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; died of typhoid
fever March 9, '62, in hosp., Washington, D. C.
SMITH, James. — A. 30, Enr. March 11. '64, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after May i, '64, at Alexandria, Va.
SMITH, James, — alias Mosher, Alfred E. — A. 18, Enr. March 3, '64, 3
yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; disch. for
dis. June 7, '65. — Prior serv. as Alfred E. Mocher, A. 18, Enr. as
Private, Co. B. 24 N. Y. V. Cav. Jan. 7, '64, 3 yrs; disch. for dis.
June 7, '65, at Mower Genl. Hosp.. as James Smith, Co. K. 44 N. Y.
V. I.; transf. from Ohio Natl. Soldiers' Home, Nov. 15, '76 to
U. S. Govt. Hosp. for insane, Washington, D. C, as a patient.
SMITH, John C— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; died
SMITH, John. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; w. in ac. May
8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
SMITH, Morris. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 4, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. [P. O. Natl. Soldiers' Home,
Milwaukee, Wis.]
SMITH, Myron. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 30. '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. G.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3,
'65; absent, sick at M. O. of Co. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. Prattsburgh,
N. Y]
SMITH, Phineas W.— Enr. Sept. 22,, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp. May i,
'62 ; disch. for dis. Oct. 14, '62. at Philadelphia, Pa. ; employed in
U. S. P. O. Dept., Washington, D. C. ; died July 26, 1906 of cancer,
at Homeopathic Hosp.. Washington, D. C.
SMITH, Samuel.— A. 36, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. A.; transf. Co. I.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
SMITH, Stevens S.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; disch. for
dis. Dec. 24, '62, at Baltimore, Md. [P. O. Java, N. Y.]
SMITH, Stinson.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no record
after Oct. 21, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 451
SMITH, William. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. and cap.
in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ; paroled about Sept. 7, '62 ; disch.
for wounds Jan. 7, '63, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Fayetteville,
N. v.]
SMITH, William. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf. Co. H.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; no record thereafter.
SMITH, William W. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf. Co. C. 24 Vet. Res. Corps March
IS, '64; M. O. Aug. 2, '65, at Washington, D. C. [P. O. Naples, N.
Y., R. F. D. No. 26].
[SNEAD, John.— See Smead.]
SNYDER, George W.— A. 33, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease Jan. 17, '63, on transport "John Tucker," at Windmill Point.
Va. ; also borne as George M.; buried in Natl. Cemetery, Fredericks-
burg, Va.
SNYDER, Jacob. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. i, '64, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no further record.
SNYDER, Peter.— Private, Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. F. this
regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps July 19, '63.
SOLSBURY, Hiram.— Private, Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. unassigned
to this regt. June 24, '63 ; no further record.
SOMMERS, Peter N.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps March 7, '64; also borne as Samuels; died .
SOUTHERBY, Thomas R.— A. 33, Enr. Aug. 23, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C;
Corp. Nov., '63 ; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; also borne
as Sutherby.
SOWLES, John N. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; disch. to en-
list in U. S. Army, Jan. 19, '63.
SPAULDING, Harlan P.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Corp.
March 4, '63 ; disch. Oct. 18, '63 for prom. — Capt. Co. E. 7 U. S. C.
Inf. Oct. 10, '63 ; det. as prov. mar. of sub. dist. Victoria, Texas,
Jan., '66 to April, '66; commanded post, Victoria. Tex. until Oct.
15, '66; M. O. Nov. 16, '66, at Baltimore, Md. ; Brevet Major and
Brevet Lieut. -Col. March, '65 for gall, and meri. serv. [P. O.
Springville, N. Y.]
SPENCER, D. Carlton.— Enr. Oct. 6, '62, 3 yrs., Asst. Surgeon ; M. O.
on consolidation Dec. 22, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
SPENCER, Edwin L. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; 2d Lieut.
Oct. 5, '61 ; disch. April 3, '62 ; also borne as Edward L.
SPENCER, George. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; died of
chronic diarrhoea. May 6, '63, at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Harbor.
SPERLING, James. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 2, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; Corp.; cap. in ac. March 31, '65,
White Oak Ridge, Va. ; paroled; M. O. Aug. 8, '65, at Douglass
Hosp., Washington, D. C.
SPHORE, William H.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I : ; disch.
for dis. July 12, '62 ; also borne as Spoor.
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SPICKERMAN, Orson.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch.
for dis. Dec. 19, '62, at Baltimore, Md. ; also borne as Spickman.
[P. O. Breakabeen, Schoharie Co., N. Y.]
SPRAGUE, Charles E. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '63, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62 ; Sgt. Jan. 14, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ;
disch. for wounds March 10, '64, at U. S. Genl. Hosp., West
Philadelphia, Pa. ; Brevet Col. by the Gov. of New York, Dec. 30,
'68. [P. O. Union Dime Savings Bank, New York City].
SPRING, Vernon L.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; disch.
for dis. March i, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
SPRY, George H. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run, Va. ; paroled ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; died at his home, Minneapolis, Minn.
July 12, '98, from injuries received in a street-car accident.
SPRY, James Edwin. — A. 18, Enr. as James C. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. Jan. 14, '64 for prom. —
2d Lieut. 26 U. S. C. Inf. ; w. and cap. in ac. July 7, '64, John's
Island, S. C. ; supposed to have died a prisoner though no later
traces of him discovered ; borne throughout as James C.
SQUIRES, Hiram M.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. Wellsville, N. Y.]
STACY, Almond. — A. 2T, Enr. March 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; wounded ;
disch. for dis. Dec. 12, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
STALKER, Philip A.— Private, Co. H. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
F. this regt. June 24, '^2,; transf. Vet. Res. Corps July 16, '63; M. O.
July 18, '65, at Boston, Mass., as Philip A. Stocken.
STANFORD, Charles S. F.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.;
Corp. Sept. 25, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
[P. O. Furnaceville, N. Y.]
STARKINGS, John.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; re-enlisted
as a vet. Feb. 23, '64 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
Corp. June i, '64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne as Starkins. [P.
O. Fairfield, N. Y.] Died Sept. 14, 1909.
STARR, Benjamin.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of
disease April 13, '62, at Hampton, Va.
STARRING, Rozell M.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61. 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
Sept. 4, '62; Sgt. Jan. 15, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. ; also borne as Sparring.
STEARNS, Tyler B.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. and cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern
Hill. Va. ; confined in Libby prison and paroled Aug. i, '62; disch.
Dec. II, '63 for prom. — ist Lieut. Co. F. 19 U. S. C. Inf. Nov. 27,
'63; Capt. Co. K. Nov. I, '65; M. O. Jan. 15, '67, at Brownsville,
Tex. [P. O. Pittsburg, Kan.]
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STEEL, John. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac. July 2,
'63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Corp. July 13, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Still.
STEEL, Samuel. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; w. and cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; died of wounds Aug. 18, '62,
at Richmond, Va.
STEVENS, Edward G. — A. 25, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; died of wonuds Sept. 27, '62, at Armory
Square Hosp., Washington, D. C.
STEVENS, George F. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in
ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; Corp. July 27, '64; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
STEVENS, Henry E. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. [P. O. Ticonderoga, N. Y.].
STEVENS, John G. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Nov. 28, '62, at
Philadelphia, Pa.
STEVENS, Michael. — A. 29, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, ist class Muse, in band;
M. O. July 10, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va. ; also borne as
Steffens.
STEVENS, Willard.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
STEWART, John E.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; Corp.
March, '63; disch. Nov. 10, '63 for prom. — ist Lieut. 9 U. S. C. I.
Nov. I, '63; Adjt. Dec, '63; resigned Dec. 17, '64. [P. O. 213
Worthington St., Springfield, Mass.]
STEWART, Martin.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease June 8, '62, in hosp., at Fort Wood, New York Harbor.
STILLMAN, William D.— A. 20, Enr. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. May 15, '62, at hosp., Georgetown, D. C.
E. 140 N. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. D. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3,
ST. JOHN, John.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64; 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
'65 ; no record after July 16, '65, at Hart's Island, New York Harbor.
ST. JOHN, Joseph E.— A. 33, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp. Oct.
2, '61; Sgt. June I, '63; disch. for dis. Feb. 25, '63, at Washington,
D. C. [P. O. Arcade, N. Y.]
STOCKHOLM, Aaron E.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. H. Oct. 26, '62; re-enlisted as a vet. Dec. 28, '63; cap. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta.,
Va. ; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64 ; transf. Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct
II, '64; transf. Co. G. 5 N. Y. V. I. June 3, '65; M. O. June 16, '65,
at Chestnut Hill Hosp., Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Franklin Forks,
Pa.]
STODDARD, Eleazer B. — A. 23, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
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STOKES, Peter.— A. 31, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. C.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, at White Oak
Ridge, Va. ; paroled ; M. O. June 3, '65, at Camp Parole, Annapolis,
Md.
STOLL, Henry. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. i, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. D. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
STONE, John Q.— Private, Co. G. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. B. this
regt. June 28, '63; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf.
Co. B. 5 N. Y. V. I. June 3, '65 ; Corp. July 12, '65 ; M. O. with Co.
Aug. 21, '65, at Hart's Island, New York Harbor; also borne as
John G. and John L.
STORMES, James B.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; Sgt. Aug. i, '62; w. in ac. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; M.
O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Storm.
STORRS, William. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; k. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
STORY, Cornelius.— Private, Co. I. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63 ; k. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
STORY, Robert.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; w. and cap. in
ac. July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds July 17, '62, at
Richmond, Va. ; also borne as Storey.
STORY, William J.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
March i, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
STRAIL, Peter J.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. to Vet.
Res. Corps Dec. 15, '63. [P. O. Worcester, N. Y.]
STRAIT, John. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for dis.
July 29, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va. ; also borne as Straight.
STREVELL, Harvey.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; Sgt. March 6, '65; M. O. with
Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. Great Barrington, Mass.]
STROUP, Jacob. — A. 42, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. D. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65 ; M. O. Aug. 21, '65 ; died March 18, 1900, at Penn Yan, N. Y.
STRYKER, Stephen W.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered in as
Col. Aug. 30, '61 ; resigned July 4, '62. — Prior serv. ist Lieut. Co. B.
II N. Y. V. I. [Ellsworth's N. Y. Fire Zouaves]. — Sub. serv. as Lieut.
Col. 18 N. Y. V. Cav. Oct. 20, '63; dismissed by special order No.
296 Hdqrs. Dept. of the Gulf, Nov. i, '64; died at Chicago, 111., May
ID, 1897.
STUART, Edward.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C; transf. Co.
E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; w. in ac. Feb. 6, '65, Hatcher's Run,
Va. ; M. O. May 22, '65, at Wilmington, Del.
STURDEVANT, Albert.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp.
Dec. 24, '62 ; died of small pox, Feb. 25, '64, at Alexandria, Va. ;
also borne as Sturtevant.
STURDEVANT, John E.— Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. April i, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
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STURDEVANT, Oliver W.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
Corp. Sept. 25, '62; Sgt. Sept. 28, '63; disch. Nov. 18, '63 for prom. —
Capt. 10 U. S. C. Inf. , '63 ; resigned April 6, '66, at Galveston,
Tex. [P. O. Oneida, N. Y.]
STUTTER, William.— Private, Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. Co. F.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record thereafter ; also borne as Alfred W.
SULLIVAN, Daniel M.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co.
G. this regt. June 24, '63; no record after Nov. 21, '63.
SULLIVAN, Thomas. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf. Co.
B. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65; died .
SUTFIN, George H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; k. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va.
SWAN, William. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. March
10, '64; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. unassigned as
Private to 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. Dec. 27, '64, as super-
numerary non-com'd. officer, at Petersburg, Va. ; com'd. 2d Lieut.
Dec. 13, '64, not mustered; declined.
SWEENEY, James.— A. 24, Enr. March 8, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Aug. 23, '64, at hosp., Philadelphia, Pa. ; also borne as William
and John.
SWEET, James. — A. 30, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; k. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
SWERTFAGER, John H.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; re-
enlisted as a vet. Dec. 26, '63 ; disch. Jan. 14, '64 for prom. — 2d Lieut.
26 U. S. C. I. , '64; 1st Lieut. June 18, '65 ; disch. Aug. 28, '65,
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; died Dec. 3, '09.
SWINTON, Alexander.— A. 17, Enr. Feb. 8, '62, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Muse;
disch. for dis. March 3, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
SWITZER, Edward R. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; no
record after Sept. i, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. ; also borne as John R.
SWITZER, Silas H.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
SYLANDS, Philip R.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; disch. for
dis. May i, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
TABOR, Charles. — A. 38, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. E.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
TALLMAN, John. — A. 31, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 3, '61.
TANNER, Samuel W.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; Regtl.
Commissary Sgt. Sept. 5, '61 ; disch. for dis. May 19, '62. [P. O.
Chicago, 111.]
TARPENNY, Shadrack.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died
of fever July 17, %2, at Hart's Island, New York Harbor.
TAYLER, Samuel S. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; died of
disease March g, '62, at St. Elizabeth Hosp., Washington, D. C.
TAYLOR, Andrew J. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps March 7, '64. [P. O. Highland, N. Y.]
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TAYLOR, Charles W.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. March 26, '63,
Falmouth, Va. ; died, 1907, at S. and S. Home, Bath, N. Y.
TAYLOR, Darius. — A. 53, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs.; Drum Major; disch.
for dis. April 7, '62, at Annapolis, Md. ; also borne as Darius M.
TAYLOR, Hiram.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. F. this
regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. K. 140
N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; cap. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge,
Va. ; paroled April 2, '65, at Aikens Landing, Va. ; M. O. June 28,
'65, at Annapolis, Md.
TAYLOR, John N. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. and cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; died of wounds July i, '62, at
Richmond, Va.
TAYLOR, Richard. — A. 44, Enr. Sept. 23, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf. Co.
A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; Transf.
Co. B. 14 Vet. Res. Corps June i, '65; M. O. Aug. 17, '65, at Wash-
ington, D. C. [P. O. Centre Cambridge, N. Y.]
TEELING, Rufas A.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Corp.;
cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; prisoner at Castle Thunder
and Belle Isle, Va. ; paroled Sept. 13, '62; disch. for dis. Jan. 27,
'63, at Parole Camp, Annapolis, Md. — Sub. serv. : re-enlisted 23
N. Y. V. Batt. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. ; transf. to Co. M. 8 Regt. N. Y.
V. Arty. Dec. 31, '64; M. O. June 5, '65, at Munson's Hill, Va. [P.
O. 1063 North St., Pittsfield, Mass.]
TEMPLAR, William.— Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. Oct.
5, '61.
TENBROECK, John V.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; Sgt.
Sept. 15, '61; Sgt.-Major Dec. 24, '62; 2d Lieut. May 11, '63; ist
Lieut. Co. K. Jan. 24, '64; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y. [P. O. Natl. Soldiers' Home, Bath, N. Y.]
TEN EYCK, Henry.— Private, Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. A.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 12, '65, at Washington, D. C.
TEUFEL, Godleiph.— Age, place and date of enlistment not stated;
mustered in as Private, Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. to Co. F. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. with Co. July 16, '65, Washington,
D. C. ; also borne as Sufelt.
THAYER, Delos A.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. Oct.
9, '62 to receive prom.
THOMAS, Benjamin N.— A. 19- Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; Corp.
Jan. I, '62; Sgt. May i, '62; ist Sgt. Aug. 4, '62; transf. Co. K.
Oct. 26, '62 ; 2d Lieut. Dec. 27, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa. ; died of wounds July 8, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
THOMAS, Judson P.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; k. in ac.
June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va.
THOMAS, Oscar.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run; Corp. Feb. 24, '64; w. in ac. May 8,
'64; absent sick at M. O. of Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. Oneida, N. Y.]
CONSIDER HEATH WILLETT.
Was born December 12, 1840, at Onondaga, N. Y. He is the only son of
Tryphosa Jackson and William Willett, Jr.
He was graduated from Albany Normal School in 1862 and then enlisted
in the 44th N. Y. V. I. and was made Orderly Sergeant. He was in the bat-
tles of Fredericksburg. Chancellorsvillc and Gettysburg. .At Gettysburg he cap-
tured two swords and a six-barreled Colts revolver. .\ssisted by four com-
rades, at the same battle, he captured 97 prisoners, the rebels being Texans
who were in hiding behind knolls to protect themselves from the fury of the
Union musketry.
After Gettysburg, upon examination, he was promoted to Cajjtain in the 2d
Regiment U. S. C. I., in which he served in Florida until the close of the war.
At Fort Myers, in command of the 2d Florida Cavalry, he captured a drove
of three hundred head of cattle which were turned over to the navy. On return
from this expedition a cart trail was discovered which led to his capturing two
blockade runners with their cargoes.
At the battle of Natural Bridge (St. Mark's Light House^, in command of a
skirmish line, he captured a twelve-pound cannon and its gunners. He had yel-
low fever at Fort Taylor. Key West.
After the war he studied law at .Albany where he was admitted to the bar.
In 1867 he w^as graduated from Michigan University Law School and there-
after located in Chicago.
He was for several years N'illage Attorney of Hyde Park and County Attorney
of Cook County, 111.
In November, 1867, he married Lois A. Wilder and has six daughters and
two sons.
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THOMPSON, Delos. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; absent sick at M. O. of Co. June 3, '65. [P. O. Oneida, N. Y.]
THOMPSON, Helim.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; Sgt. March 10,
'64; transf. Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M .0. June 3, '65;
died Dec. 9, '07, at his home, Gibbon, Neb.
THOMPSON, Henry.— A. 19, Enr. Dec. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 19, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
THOMPSON, Nahum.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Corp.
Sept. 20, '61; Sgt. Sept. I, '62; disch, for dis. Dec. 30, '62, at Balti-
more, Md.
THOMPSON, Perry.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ;
transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. K. 12 Vet.
Res. Corps : disch. June 28, '65, at Washington, D. C. ; died
, at Otisco, N. Y.
THOMPSON, William.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Jan. I, '63; w. in ac. prior to Aug., '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64,
Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. ir, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 13 Manning Boul.,
Albany, N. Y.]
THORN, Charles E. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11,
'64; M. O. May 15, '65, at U. S. Genl. Hosp., York, Pa.; also borne
as Thomas. [P. O. Horseheads, N. Y.]
THORN, Thomas R. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. April 16, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
THORP, Edward. — A. 30, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. for dis. March 25, '63, at
Point Lookout, Md.
THRALL, John C. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64 ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Threll.
THRESHER, Alexander.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
B. this regt. June 24, '63 ; transf. to Co. M. 2d N. Y. V. Arty. April
I, '64; w. in ac. June 16, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; transf. Co. H. June
30, '65 ; absent, wounded at M. O. of Co.
THRESHER Nelson.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. I.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. H. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O.
June 3, '65. [P. O. Oxford, N. Y.]
THURSTON, William J.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D.;
transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. li,
'64, while absent, sick; disch. for dis. Dec. 7, '64, at New York
City ; also borne as William H.
TICE, Aaron. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; died of fever, June
13, '62, in camp, Chickahominy River, Va.
458 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
TIDD, John L. — A. 32, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; died of wounds May 21, '64, at Wilderness,
Va.
TIFF, Charles. — A. 18, Enr. March 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 23, '64; disch. for dis. Oct. 11, '64, at Beverly, N. J.; also
borne as Tifft. [P. O. Barnes Corners, Lewis Co., N. Y.]
TINKER, Alvin H.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.; Corp. Aug.
30, '61 ; no record after Feb. 16, '63, expiration of furlough, at Stone-
man's Switch, Va.
TINKHAM, Albert B.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Sgt. Aug.
30. '61 ; w. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis.
Sept. 24, '62, at Hanover C. H., Va. [P. O. Fisher, Minn.]
TOBIAS, Jacob. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co. K.
Oct. 26, '62; transf. 3d Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 15, '63; re-transf. to
this Co. March 11, '64; w. in ac. May 8, '64. Laurel Hill, Va. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Lloyd, N. Y.] ;
died .
TOBIN, Patrick.— A. 41, Enr. Aug. 25, "62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. D.
I Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 22, '64; M. O. July 14, '65; died .
TODD, Henry. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb. 23, '64; Corp.
Feb. 24, '64; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; det. to Capt. Jacklyn's Co.
of S. S. ; M. O. in the field Nov. i, '64 as supernumerary Corp., no
vacancy existing in 140 N. Y. V. I. to which his name was trans-
ferred when the 44 N. Y. was mustered out, Oct. 11, '64. [P. O.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.]
TOMKINS, Joshua.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. May 28, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
TOMKINS, William H.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 19. '61, 3 yrs. Co. D; no
record after Feb. 15, '62, at Annapolis, Md.
TOOKER, Oscar C— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Dec.
8, '63 ; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-cap. May 9, '64,
Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; transf. 104 Regt. 2 Bat. Vet. Res. Corps;
disch. July 13, '65 ; died .
TOPE, John A. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; drummer, Oct.
5, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. 80
Lafayette St., Albany, N. Y.] Died 1906.
TOWNSEND, Morris W.— A. 34, Enr. Nov. 28, '62, in the field, 3 yrs.;
mustered in as a Surgeon Dec. 6, '62; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y. — Prior serv. as Surgeon in 47 N. Y. V. I. ; died at
his home, Bergen, N. Y., Feb. 26, '02.
TRABER, Jacob. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for dis.
April 21, '63, at Baltimore, Md. ; also borne as Traver; died April
2, '98, at Little Falls, N. Y.
TRACY, Edward P.— A. 28, Enr. Jan. 4, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co.
B, Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf.
Co. K. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O.
Plymouth, N. Y.]
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 459
TRACY, Henry Harrison. — A. 19, Enr. March 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
disch. for dis. Jan. 29, '63, at Alexandria, Va. ; also borne as
Henry C.
TRAVER, Elbert. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; died of wounds July 3, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.
TRAVIS, Gould J. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf. Co.
D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
TURNER, Andrew J.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. K. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
TUTTLE, Martin V. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; cap. in
ac. Aug. 21, '64, Weldon R. R., Va. ; died while prisoner of war
Nov. 16, '64, at Salisbury, N. C.
TYLER, Charles. — A. 22, Enr. Jan. 9, '64, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; k. in ac. May
5, '64, Wilderness, Va. Prior serv. : Private, Co. D. 17 N. Y. V. I.
May 20, '61 ; Corp. Jan. 26, '63 ; M. O. June 2, '63.
TYLER, Salmon E. — A. 33, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. East Durham, N. Y.]
UPDIKE, Charles.— A. 27, Enr. Aug. 31, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; M. O. May
16, '65, at Satterlee Hosp., West Philadelphia, Pa.
UPRIGHT, John M. — A. 29. Enr. Aug. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. for
dis. Aug. 4, '62, at Harrison's Landing, Va. [P. O. Gardner, N. Y.]
UPSON, William W.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Corp.
Sept. 25, '61 ; disch. for dis. May 15, '62, at Annapolis, Md. [P. O.
Huron, N. Y.] ; died May 5, '07.
VAIL, William W. — A. 25, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for
dis. Nov. 29, '62, at Annapolis, Md.
VALENTINE, William H. H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
disch. for dis. Oct., '61, at Albany, N. Y.
VAN ALSTYNE, Peter.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Sgt.
same date ; cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; no further
record.
VAN ALSTYNE, Richard B.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C;
transf. Co. D. Oct. 25, '62; disch. March 11, '64 for prom. — 2d Lieut.
Co. F. 169 N. Y. V. I. March 2, '64 ; disch. for dis. Dec. 14, '64 ; also
borne as Van Alstein and Van Alstyns.
VAN ALSTINE, John. — A. 27, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; w. in ac. ; died of wounds
March 13, '65, at Jarvis Hosp., Baltimore, Md.
VAN ALSTINE, Thomas.— Private, Co. I. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to
Co. K. this regt. Aug. 12, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65.
VAN ANTWERP, Jerome. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ;
died of disease March 28, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va.
VAN VLECK, Daniel S.— A. 22, Enr. Oct. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; died
of disease June 13, '62, at City Hosp. New York, N. Y.
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VAN BRECKLIN, Garrett.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A,;
died of typhoid fever Aug. 9, '63, at U. S. Genl. Hosp., Annapolis
June, Md.
VAN BUREN, David.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch.
for dis. May 10, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
VAN BUREN, Martin.— A. 18, Enr. Aug. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; disch.
for dis. May 29, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
VANDENBURGH, Warner.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
Corp. Nov. I, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P.
O. Coxsackie, N. Y.]
VANDENBURGH, William.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Coxsackie, N. Y.]
VANDERHEYDEN, John I.— Private, Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf.
to Co. F. this regt. June 24, '63 ; k. in ac. June 3, '64, at Cold Harbor,
Va.
VANDERLIP, William L.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, Capt. Co. G.; w.
and cap. in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; disch. for
dis. Sept. I, '62; died •
VANDERPOOL, Andrew.— A. 34, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; k.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
VANDERZEE, John G.— A. 32, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
March 27, '62 for prom. — 2d Lieut. Co. A. 25 N. Y. V. I. Jan 10, '62;
1st Lieut. Co. G. May 27, '62; Capt. Aug. 11, '62; M. O. with Co.
July 10, '63, at New York, N. Y.
VAN EPPS, Peter L. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. L Oct. 4, '61; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.;
also borne as Peter S. [P. O. Weyanwega, Wis.]
VAN HEUSEN, Jacob B.— Private, Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. L; transf. to
Co. H. this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Co. E. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
VAN KEUREN, William S.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ;
Corp. Nov., '61 ; transf. Co. I. Oct. 25, '62 ; disch. Jan. 22, '63, by
prom. — ist Lieut. 150 N. Y. V. L Sept. 27, '62; w. in ac. July 20, '64,
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. ; Adjt. Nov. 18, '64; Capt. March 2, '65;
M. O. with regt. June 8, '65; Brevet Major N. Y. V.
VAN LOAN, John J. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 29, '63, at Conv. Camp, Va. ; also borne as Van Loon ; died
Aug. 17, '99, in Maine Natl. Soldiers' Home.
VAN NATTEN, Isaac— A. 45, Enr. Sept. 9, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 12, '63 ; re-transf. to this regt.,
no date; disch. for dis. Jan. 6, '64, at Conv. Camp, Va.
VAN PATTEN, Henry.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 26, '62; died of small-pox Jan. 16, '64, near Alexandria,
Va. ; also borne as Henry S. Patten.
VAN PATTEN, John E.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. and
cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; died of wounds while
prisoner of war, at Richmond, Va.
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VAN TROMP, William.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; k. in
ac. May 2^, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
VAN VALKENBERG, Sylvanus.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co.
F. ; disch. for dis. Jan. 27. '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
VAN VALKENBERG, Michael.— Private, Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf.
to Co. K. this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 25, '64; transf.
Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 30, "65; also borne
as Valkenburg.
VAN VALKENBURG, Charles.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ;
died of disease May 2, '62, in hosp., at Georgetown, D. C.
VAN WAGENER, Silas.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
Corp. Sept. 6, '61 ; transf. Co. L Oct. 25, '61 ; disch. for dis. Oct.
30, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa., as Van Wagoner.
VAN WIE, Isaac H.— Private, Co. L 25 N. Y. V. L ; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 12, '63.
VAN ZANDT, Garret. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; also borne as Garret W.
VAN ZANDT, Jacob. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
for dis., April 16, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
VAN ZANDT, William.— Sgt. Co. H. 14 N. Y. V. I., Enr. Aug. 26, '61 ;
transf. unassigned, to this regt. June 24, '63 ; no further record.
VERDIER, Charles. — A. 32, Enr. Sept. 5, '64, 3 yrs. unassigned ; transf.
to Co. L 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. B. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf.
June 3, '65; absent without leave at M. O. of Co., Aug. 21, '65.
VIELE, Edwin W.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 4, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; "charge of
Oct. 3, '62, declared erroneous; disch. Oct. 11, '64 by reason of M. O.
of Co. on that date, by order of War Dept." [P. O. Natl. Soldiers'
Home, Va.]
VINCENT, Amos C. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac.
Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta., Va. ; transf. Co. B. 7 Vet. Res.
Corps ; M. O. June 29, '65, at Washington, D. C.
VISCHER, Harmon. — A. 22, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; Sgt. Nov.
I, '61; w. , siege of Yorktown; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull
Run, Va. ; died of wounds Sept. 11, '62, at College Hosp., George-
town, D. C.
VISSCHER. John V. S.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 6, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. Corp.
Aug. 14, '62; Sgt. June i, '64; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf.
Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Oct. 6, '64, at Weldon
R. R., Va.
VOSBURG, Abram. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; no record
after July i, '62, at New York City.
WACKER, Jacob.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 1 1, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
WADSWORTH, William L.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B.;
disch. for dis. April 20, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. ; also borne as
William H.
WAGNER, Jacob.— Private, Co. D. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; transf.
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Co. K. i6 Vet. Res. Corps, March 27, '64; disch. July 25, '65; also
borne as Joseph Wagoner. [P. O. York, Pa. 334 West 9th St.]
WAGNER, John H.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Oct.
5, '61; w. and cap. in ac. July i, '62, at Malvern Hill, Va. ; paroled;
transf. Co. A. Oct. 25, '62; returned to ranks Jan. 7, '63; k. in ac.
May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; also borne as Wagoner.
WAGONER, Jacob.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. Feb. 2, '63, at New York; died April 23, '89, at his home. So.
Bethleham, N. Y.
WAGONER, John.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.; Corp. Feb. 14, '64; M. O. with Co.
Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as Wagner. [P. O.
Clarksville, N. Y.] ; died .
WAGONER, Martin V. B.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp.
Sept. 6, '61; Sgt. Jan. — , '64; re-enlisted as a vet. March 31, '64;
disch. for prom. Aug. 30, '64 — 2d Lieut. 118 U. S. C. I. June, '64;
ist Lieut, and Adjt. ; Capt. Sept. 21, '65; det. A. A. A. G.
1st Erg. 1st Div. 25 A. C. ; M. O. with regt. Feb. 6, '66, White Ranch,
Tex. [P. O. 20 Ten Broeck St., Albany, N. Y.]
WAHL, Constantine.— Private, Co. C. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 24, '63 ; cap. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
paroled Dec. 10, '64, at Charleston, S. C. ; died Dec. 26, '64, at Annap-
olis, Md.
WALKER, Eugene. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; k. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62. Groveton, Va.
WALKER, Hobart M.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. I. Sept. 25, '61 ; Sgt. Sept. 25, '61 ; w. on picket duty April 6,
'62, Yorktown, Va. ; w. and cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
paroled; disch. for dis. Nov. 16, '62, at Annapolis, Md.
WALKER, Seth A.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for wounds Feb. 6, '63, at
Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Greeley, Kan.] ; died July 20, '97.
WALLACE, John L. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; died of
disease June 10, '62, in camp hosp., near New Bridge, Va.
WALLACE, Spencer. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; dishonorably disch. Oct. 11, '64, at
Philadelphia, Pa.
WALLEY, John G.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 27, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
abcess Sept. 29, '62, at Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
WALRATH, John H.— Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; disch. for dis.
Nov. 30, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va.
WALSH, Michael McN.— A. 31, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Capt. Co. E. ;
dismissed Sept. 4, '62.
WALSH, William P.— A. 23, Enr. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. Co. P.; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64^
M. O. June 3, '65.
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WARD, James J. — A. 42, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. Co. K.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; disch. for dis. April 3, '65, at Rochester,
N. Y.
WARD, Thomas. — A. Z7j Enr. Sept. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; wagoner, Sept.
26, '61 ; disch. for dis. Feb. 7, '63, at Alexandria, Va.
WARD, William H.— A. 21, Enr. Oct. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease March 28, '62, at Alexandria, Va.
WARNER, Corydon O. — A. 20, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; cap.
in ac. June 27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; paroled ; M. O. with Co. Oct.
II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Beloit, Wis.]
WARNER, Rodolphus Gilbert.— A. 26, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ;
Sgt. Sept. 25, '62; 2nd Lieut. Jan. 28, '63; M. O. Aug. 22, '63. [P. O.
Columbus, Ohio, 2688 West Broad St.]
WASSERPACH, Christian.— A. 43, Enr. Oct. 21, '61, 3 yrs. ist class
Muse, in band; disch. for dis. May 18, '62, at York, Pa.; also borne
as Wassenbach.
WASSON, Joseph B.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch.
for dis. April 24, '62, at Georgetown, D. C.
WATKINS, Oren E. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10,
'64; transf. Co. B. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65;
died .
WATSON, George I.— A. 23, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. L; Corp.
July 2, '62 ; 2d Lieut. Co. G. March 10, '63 ; M. O. Aug. 6, '63.
WATSON, James. — A. 21, Enr. March 11, '64; 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. L Oct. 11, '64; M.
O. July 16, '65.
WEAVER, David S.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Sept.
6, '61 ; Sgt. June 20, '62 ; cap. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Groveton, Va. ;
paroled ; disch. for dis. Feb. 7, '63, at Conv. Camp, Va.
WEAVER, William. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 11, '64;
also borne as William H.
WEBB, George. — A. 23, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record after
Oct. I. '62.
WEBB, Thomas. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 23, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa.
WEBB, William H. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; died of
fever June 28, '62, at Savage Sta., Va.
WEBBER, Charles A.— A. 20, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; transf.
Co. G. Sept. 30, '61 ; Sgt. Oct. 3, '61 ; ist Sgt. Dec. 29, '62; transf. to
Co. K. 6 Vet. Res. Corps March 16, '64; M. O. Aug. 13 ,'64, ex-
piration of term. — Sub. serv. : re-enlisted in Co. H. 2 Vet. Res.
Corps; disch. as Sgt. Nov. 13, '65. [P. O. 142 East Ferry St.,
Albany, N. Y.]
WEBER. John B.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; Corp. Aug.
30, '61; Sgt. Jan. 2, '62; Sgt.-Maj. April 3, '62; 2d Lieut. Co. F.
464 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
May 20, '62; disch. Aug. 8, '62 for prom. — ist Lieut, and Adjt. 116
N. Y. V. I. Aug. 8, '62 ; det, A. A. A. G. of Brg. Jan. 10, '63 ; disch.
Nov. 7, '63 for prom. — Col. 89 U. S. C. I. Sept. 21, '63; resigned
June 20, '64. [P. O. Lackawanna City, N. Y.]
WEBSTER, George R.— A. 22, Enr. April 13, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; w.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church ; died of wounds same date, as
Geo. P. Webster; name transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. L Oct. 11, '64;
also borne as John P.
WEBSTER, George W.— A. 25, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; w. in
ac. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. ; disch. for wounds Oct. 10, '62, at
F'airfax Seminary, Va. [P. O. Cortland, N. Y.]
WEED, Theodore D.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for
dis. July 16, '62, at Fort Monroe, Va. [P. O. Mason City, Iowa,
Box 309].
WEINSTEIN, Peter.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; killed
by accident May 12, '63. at Falmouth, Va.
WEISE, Merenius. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. May
10, '63 to enlist in U. S. Cav. ; also borne as Weist.
WEK, Christian.— A. 32, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. E. ; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. L Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
WELCHLEY, John. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. unassigned; transf.
Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65-
WELSH, Charles H.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; transf.
Co. G. Oct. 25, '62; disch. for dis. Jan. 15, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa. —
Sub. serv. : Enr. Aug. 15, '63, Co. C. 2 N. Y. Vet. Cav. 3 yrs.; died
Oct. 20. '63, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. ; also borne as Welch.
WELSH, Edward.— A. 19, Enr. March 31, '64, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; k. by s. s.
June 19, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ; also borne as Walsh.
WELTON, William.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co.
H. Oct. 25, '62; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y.
WENDELL, Nelson O.— A. 29, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Sgt.
Aug. 4, '62 ; disch. Sept. 6, '62 for prom.— Capt. Co. F. 121 N. Y. V.
I. Aug. 23, '62 ; k. in ac. May 3, '63, Salem Church, Va.
WERT, Albert W.— Enr. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; w. in ac. May 8,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64;
M. O. May 30, '65; died Oct. 11, '67, at Jerusalem, N. Y.
WESTCOTT, Martin R.— A. 25, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. H. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. S N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65; Sgt. Aug. I, '65; M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. Savona, N. Y.]
WESSELS, Abram.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; absent, sick at M. O. of Co. June 3, '65.
WEST, Peter.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; died of disease
Jan. 24, '62, Hall's Hill, Va.
WESTFALL. Carl.— A. 21, Enr. June 13, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; transf.
Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 16, '65.
I'.RAUI'ORl) R. WOOD. JR.
Comnicncfd his military service as a nunihcr of Co. A, lotli N. Y.
Mil. at Albany, N. Y., where in tlu- spring and summer of 1861 he
served in the Camp Guard at the Harracks and enlisted in the 44th
N. Y. V. I., Aug. 19, 1861.
[For official record see Roster. | The following is a condensed
statement of his service during the war. Commissioned as ist
Lieut. 44th N. Y. V. T. he was detached to the U. S. Signal Corps,
Jan. 9, 1862, and took part in the following battles and engagements:
While in the Signal Cor])s with the armies of the Tennessee, Ohio,
and Cumberland and the Mississippi Flotila, was at Shiloh, Tenn., St.
Charles, Ark., on (junboat "Mound City," Perryville, Ky., Stone River,
Tenn., Chickamauga, Ga., Chattanooga, Tenn. Rejoining the 44th
N. Y. in the Army of the Potomac he served at the Wilderness, Va.,
Laurel Mill, where he was captured and recaptured, Spottsylvania,
Cold ITarbor, Bethesda Church, Petersburg assault and siege, Weldon
Railroad, Poplar Grove Church. .Mentioned, for gallantry in the IJaltle
of Perryville, Ky., by Brig.-Cien. Robert D. Mitchell commanding glh
Div. Army of the Ohio, and in Chickamauga campaign by Maj. -Gen-
eral Alexander McCook, connnanding 20th Army Corps, Department
of the Cumberland, for useful and cnicienl service during the entire
campaign.
Brevetted Major U. S. Vols., Marcli 1.3, 1865, and b'irst Lieutenant
and Captain U. S. A. March 2, 1867. Now rfsidis at .Mliany, N. Y.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 465
WESTFALL, Wesley.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G.; k. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va.
WHEATON, Jerome. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; k. in ac.
Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta., Va.
WHEELER, John H.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H.; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Cadillac, Mich.]
WHEELER, John W.— Muse, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. D.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. to Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. B.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. Aug. 4, '65.
WHEELER, William H. — A. 37, Enr. Aug. 22, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M.
O. June 3, '65 ; died March 14, '03, at Norwich, N. Y., of paralysis.
WHEENER, Ernest. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for
dis. Jan. 27, '63, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Schenectady, N. Y.,
420 Rugby Road]
WHITBECK, Richard V.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; Corp.
Sept. 23, '61 ; Sgt. Feb. 8, '63; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y.
WHITE, Elias. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 28, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va.
WHITE, Henry. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac. July
2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; k. in ac. Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta.,
Va. ; also borne as Henry C.
WHITE, James W. — A. 21, Enr. May 10, '62, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull Run; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg,
Pa.; transf. Co. B. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. D. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct.
II, '64 ; Corp. ; M. O. May 15, '65. [P. O. Walton, N. Y] ; died .
WHITE, Jesse. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; transf. Co. A.
Oct. 25, '62 ; transf. Co. G. Dec. 9, '62 ; Corp. May 25, '63 ; k. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
WHITE, Osborn H. — A. 18, Enr. Aug. 29, '64, 2 yrs. Co. C. ; transf.
Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June
3, '65, while absent wounded; M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
WHITE, Titus.— Private, Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. K. this
regt. June 25, '63 ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; transf.
Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. C. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64;
M. O. July 16, '65. [P. O. Yonkers, N. Y., 93 Waverly St.]
WHITE, William Sidney. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.;
wounded June 25, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64,
at Albany, N. Y.
WHITEHEAD, William C— Private, Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to
Co. G. this regt. June 24, '63; no record after Aug. 8, '64, at
Petersburg, Va.
WHITEMAN, George H. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w.
in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. li, '64,
at Albany, N. Y.
WHITENACK, John C— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died
of fever Oct. 8, '63, at Culpepper C. H., Va.
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WHITING, Alson J.— A. 28, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K.; disch. for
dis. May 25, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. ; also borne as Anson I. ; died
June 9, 1895.
WHITLOCK, George H.— A. 26, Enr. Jan. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; no
record after March 3, '63 ; also borne as Whitbeck.
WHITLOCK, John P. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, i yr. unassig^ed; transf.
Co. G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, M. O. June 3, '65.
WICKWIRE, Jonathan W.— A. 21, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
disch. for dis. Feb. 20, '63, at Alexandria, Va. [P. O. Akron, N. Y.]
WIGG, Henry D. — A. 24, Enr. Sept. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; w. in ac. July
I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. G. Oct. 26, '62 ; Corp. 25.
'62 ; w. in ac. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; re-enlisted as a vet. Feb.
II, '64; w. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; transf. Co. B. Sept.
23, '64; transf. Co. C. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; transf. Co. E.
5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65; M. O. writh Co. Aug. 21, '65, at
Hart's Island, N. Y.
WILBER, Charles. — A. 21, Enr. Sept., '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Sept. 6,
'61 ; disch. Feb. 7, '63, at Alexandria, Va. — Prior serv. : Private, Co.
B, 10 N. Y. Mil., June and July, '61, at Albany barracks. [P. O.
Gloversville, N. Y.]
WILBER, David. — A. 29, Enr. Oct. 2, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; wagoner, Feb.,
'64; M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Homer,
N. Y.]
WILBER. Edwin.— Private, Co. F. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. I. this
regt. June 24, '63; died Feb. 5, '64 by suicide while at home on
furlough, at Utica, N. Y.
WILBER, John H. — A. 22, Enr. Aug. 22, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; disch. for
dis. May 5, '63, at Albany, N. Y.
WILCOX, Charles F. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; det. serv.
in Adjt. Genl.'s office, Washington, D. C, Aug. 2, '64; transf. Co.
G. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June i, '65, at Washington,
D. C.
WILCOX, Frederick.— A. 16, Enr. Feb. i, '62, Co. H. ; transf. Co. E.
Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. B. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; Muse;
M. O. Feb. I, '65.
WILCOX, James E.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; M. O. with
Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Schuylerville, N. Y.]
WILCOX, John H. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 14, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Jan.
I, '62 ; transf. Co. H. Oct. 26, '62 ; Sgt. May 23, '63 ; Regtl. Commis-
sary Sgt. May I, '64; M. O. with regt. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany, N. Y. ;
Com'd 2nd Lieut. Sept. 16, '64; not mustered. [P. O. Buffalo, N. Y.,
29 Buffum St.]
WILCOX, Samuel B. — A. 23, Enr. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; transf.
Co. B. Sept. 28, '61 ; disch. for dis. Sept. 10, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa.
WILD AY, Thomas. — A. 26, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; k. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
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WILDER, Frank A.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Corp. Jan.
25, '63; transf. Co. D. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 6, '64; disch. for dis.
Nov. 16, '64, at City Point, Va. ; died .
WILKINS, Edward. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. K. Oct. 26, '62; disch. Sept. 16, '62, near Smithfield, Va. [P. O.
Natl. Soldiers' Home, Milwaukee, Wis.]
WILLARD, John P.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 24, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; Sgt. Sept.
25, '61 ; disch. Oct. i, '61 for prom. — ist Lieut. Co. C. 18 N. Y. V.
Cav. Aug. 18, '63; dismissed Nov. i, '64, by special order, No. 296,
Hdqrs. Dept. of the Gulf. [P. O. Gregory, Mich.]
WILLARD, William W.— A. 17, Enr. Sept. 13, '62, 3 yrs. Co. K.; disch.
for dis. April 12, '63, at Stoneman's Switch, Va. [P. O. Gregory,
Mich.]
WILLETT, Consider H. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Sgt.
Sept. 25, '62; disch. Oct. 5, '63 for prom. — Capt. 2 U. S. Col. Inf.
; resigned, Sept. 12, '65. [P. O. Chicago, 111., 418 E. 48th
St.]
WILLIAMS, Alfred. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch.
for dis. April 9, '62, at Georgetown, D. C. [P. O. Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.]
WILLIAMS, Andrew J.— Private, Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. un-
assigned to this regt. June 19, '63; transf. Co. K. 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; M. O. July 16, '65. [P. O. Toledo, Ohio, 1219 Idaho
St.]
WILLIAMS, George T. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; k. in
ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.
WILLIAMS, Hallock B.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; re-
enlisted as a vet. Feb. 10, '64 ; transf. Co. I. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10,
'64; M. O. Sept. 8, '65, at Elmira, N. Y. ; died July 19, 1901.
WILLIAMS, Hosea C— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 13, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; disch,
for dis. Jan. 27, '62, at Hall's Hill, Va. [P. O. Cooperstown, N. Y.,
14 Walnut St.]
WILLIAMS, Hugh R.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
H. this regt. June 24, '63 ; no record after July 3, '64.
WILLIAMS, John A. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 2. '64, i yr. Co. A.; w. in ac.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Grove Church, Va. ; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V.
I. Oct. ID, '64; k. in ac. March 31, '65, White Oak Ridge, Va.
WILLIAMS, John P. — A. 26, Enr. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; transf.
Co. K. Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. I. 146
N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, at camp, near Alexandria,
Va. ; died Jan. i, '07, at Natl. Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kan.
WILLIAMS, John P.— Private Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co.
E. this regt. June 28, '63; M. O. Oct. 7, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
[P. O. Parsons, Kan.]
WILLIAMS, Oscar. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; disch. Oct.
26, '62 for prom. — Capt. Co. G. 137 N. Y. V. I. Aug. 27, '62; k. in
ac. July 3, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
468 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
WILLIAMS, Robert.— Private, Co. B. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 26, '63.
WILLIAMS, William J.— A. 29, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E.; no
record after Sept., '61.
WILQUET, Michael.— A. 26, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. B.; transf.
Co. E. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64.
WILSEY, Henry D. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; disch. for
dis. Oct. 5, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
WILSON, Albert C. — A. 19, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam,
Md. ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps July i, '63.
WILSON, Daniel J.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D.; Muse.
Sept. 13, '61 ; M. O. Jan. 6, '65, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as
Willson. [P. O. Jackson, Mich.]
WILSON, Henry.— A. 32, Enr. March 5, '64, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; transf. to
U. S. Navy May 3, '64.
WILSON, Harvey L. — A. 19, Enr. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; disch. for dis. Sept. i, '62, at Phila-
delphia, Pa.; also borne as Henry L. ; died Oct. 11, '85, at Ohio
Natl. Mil. Home.
WILSON, James. — A. 22, Enr. Feb. 23, '64, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after March 5, '64.
WILSON, John. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. unassigned; transf. Co. I.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. B. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. May
31, '65; absent without leave since June 22, '65; no further record.
WILSON, Mathew.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. A.
this regt. June 24, '63; w. in ac. June i, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ;
transf. Co. C. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. B. 140 N, Y. V, I. Oct.
II, '64, while absent sick; no further record. [P. O. Utica, N. Y.]
WILSON, Nathan A. — A. 19, Enr. Aug. 20. '61, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; died of
disease Nov. 21, '61, at Kalorama Hosp., Washington, D. C.
WING, George W. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 6, '62, 3 yrs. Co. C. ; Corp. Dec.
24, '62; w. in ac. June i, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; transf. Co. D. 140
N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; transf. Co. F. 5 N. Y. Vet. Inf. June 3, '65;
M. O. Aug. 21, '65. [P. O. Petosky, Mich.]
WINSLOW, Charles. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. unassigned;
transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; died of disease Nov.
17, '64, at Washington, D. C.
WINSTON, John.— Private Co. K. 25 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. K.
this regt. June 25, '63; transf. Co. B. June 29, '63; M. O. Dec.
5, '65, at Elmira, N. Y. ; also borne as Weinstein.
WINSTON, John A.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64, as John Winston; no further record.
WINTERS, Bethuel R.— A. 19, Enr. Sept. 23, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; transf.
Vet. Res. Corps July 22, '63.
WISAL, Isaiah. — A. 44, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. F.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 469
WISEMAN, William. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 3, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A.; transf.
Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; no further record.
WOLCOTT, George B. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; k. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
WOLVEN, Godfrey.— A. 20, Enr. Sept. 4, '61, Co. E.; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 26, '62; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 18, '63; also borne as
Woolven. [P. O. Clintondale, N. Y.]
WOOD, Bradford R., Jr.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; ist
Lieut. Aug. 30, '61 ; det. U. S. Signal Corps Jan. 9, '62, until Jan. 20,
'64; Capt. Feb. 7, '64; cap. in ac. May 8, '64, Laurel Hill, Va. ; re-
cap. May 9, '64, Beaver Dam Sta., Va. ; commanded 44th N. Y. V.
Battalion Sept. 24, '64, until Oct. 13, '64, when honorably mus-
tered out; Brevet Maj. U. S. Vols. March 13, '65, for gall, and meri.
services during the war. — Sub. serv., 2nd Lieut. 22 Inf. U. S. A.
July 28. '66; Brevet ist Lieut, and Capt. U. S. A. March 2, '67, for
gall, and meri. serv. in battles of Spottsylvania and Poplar Grove
Church, Va. ; resigned Jan. i, '68. — Prior serv. Private Co. A. 10 N.
Y. Mil., guard duty. May, June and July, 1861, at Albany Barracks.
[P. O. 121 Lancaster St., Albany, N. Y.]
WOOD, Daniel R.— A. 22, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; died of
fever Oct. i, '62, at Perrysburg, N. Y.
WOOD, Harrison. — A. 21, Enr. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; Wagoner
Sept. 25, '62; transf. Co. E. 140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 11, '64; M. O. June
3, '65. [P. O. Geneva, O.]
WOOD, Henry. — A. 33, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ; w. in ac. June
27, '62, Gaines Mills, Va. ; w. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ;
transf. Vet. Res. Corps April 28, '64.
WOOD, Hiram. — A. 25, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. D. ; disch. for dis.
Sept. 10, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [P. O. Ausable Forks, N. Y.] ;
died .
WOOD, John. — A. 28, Enr. Aug. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. May
27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; M. O. with Co. Oct. 11, '64, at Albany,
N. Y
WOOD, Perry. — A. 20, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I. ; disch. for dis.
Feb. 26, '63, at Falmouth, Va.
WOOD, Willard F.— A. 18, Enr. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs. Co. I.; no further
record.
WOODBRIDGE, William H.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 30, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ;
Corp. same date; died of disease March 10, '62, at Washington,
D. C.
WOODIN, William H. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; disch. for dis. Dec. i, '62. — Sub.
serv. in 2nd Batt. N. Y. V. Sharpshooters; died Jan. 11, 1903, at
his home Oneonta, N. Y.
WOODS, David. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 29, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va.; M. O. Oct. 11, '64, at Philadelphia, Pa.;
also borne as David W. Woods.
470 44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
WOODS, William.— A. 19, Enr. Aug. 19, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; w. in ac. Aug. 30, '62, Second Bull
Run, Va. ; k. in ac. Nov. 7, '63, Rappahannock Sta., Va.
WOODWARD, Samuel A.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 12, '61, 3 yrs. Co. B. ;
disch. for dis. May 3, '62, at Philadelphia, Pa. [F. O. Burton, Kan.]
WOODWORTH, Charles A.— A. 22, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. A.;
1st Lieut. Co. H. Sept. 20, '61 ; det. recruiting serv. Jan. until March,
'62 ; w. and cap. in ac. July i, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; in Libby
Prison, Richmond, Va., until July 18, '62 ; exchanged ; Capt. Co. K.
Oct. 9, '62; disch. for wounds Jan. 11, '63, at Falmouth, Va. ; ist
Lieut, commanding 131 Co. V. R. C. Feb. 3, '64, to June 30, '65; Col.
97 Reg. Mo. V. I. and A. Asst. Insp. Gen. (in active service) 1866-
7-8. [P. O. Buffalo, N. Y., 71 Richlawn Avenue.]
WOODWORTH, James R.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E.;
Corp. Dec. 8, '63; k. in ac. May 8, '63, Laurel Hill, Va.
WOODWORTH, Judson Newell.— A. 18, Enr. Feb. 24, '62, 3 yrs. Co.
H. ; 1st Sgt. Jan. 2, '63; transf. Co. K. Jan. 4, '63; transf. Co. A.
Sept. 21, '64; transf. Co. I. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 10, '64; com'd. 2nd
Lieut. June 27, '64, not mustered; M. O. Nov. 21, '64, as super-
numerary ist Sgt. at Weldon R. R., Va. [P. O. Brooklyn, N. Y.,
1033 Broadway.]
WORDEN, Benjamin P.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. [P. O. Natl. Mil. Home,
Kan., Co. H. Ward 7]
WORDEN, George H.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch.
for dis. Oct. 8, '61, at Albany, N. Y.
WORDEN, William B.— A. 18, Enr. Sept. 2, '64, i yr. Co. A. ; transf.
Co. G. 146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
WORTHLEY, Daniel.— A. 21, Enr. Sept. 15, '61, 3 yrs. Co. H. ; Sgt.
Sept. 20, '61 ; disch. for dis. Dec. 28, '61, at Hall's Hill, Va. — Sub.
serv. Private Co. H. nth 111. V. I., Enr. Sept. 28, '64; served 10
months and M. O. at close of war; died Oct. 13, 1909, at Pontiac,
111.
WRENN, John.— A. 32, Enr. Aug. 31, '64, i yr. Co. C. ; transf. Co. F.
140 N. Y. V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. June 3, '65.
WRIGHT, Sylvester F.— A. 33, Enr. Sept. 16, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; disch.
for dis. Oct. 28, '62, at Providence, R. I. [P. O. Duanesburgh,
N. Y.]
WYGANT, Henry C— A. 19, Enr. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F.; Corp. Jan.
I, '63; transf. Co. A. Sept. 23, '64; transf. Co. F. 146 N. Y. V. I.
Oct. II, '64; M. O. Oct. 18, '64, at Weldon R. R., Va. [P. O.
339 Clinton Ave., Albany, N. Y.]
YAGER, John H.— A. 34, Enr. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; disch. for
dis. March 5, '63, at Washington, D. C.
YAKELEY, Emanuel.— A. 31, Enr. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. Co. E. ; detached
for guard duty at Div. Hdqrs. and as Brigade Saddler; det. Aug.
15, '64, to 1st Div. Batt. of Sharpshooters; transf. Co. H. 140 N. Y.
44th new YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 471
V. I. Oct. II, '64; M. O. May 4, '65, at Arlington Heights, Va.
[P. O. Crawford, Neb.]
YATES, Jerome. — A. 22, Enr. Sept. 25, '61, 3 yrs. Co. G. ; ist Sgt. Sept.
25, '61 ; ret. to ranks Dec. 29, '62 ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 5, '63.
[P. O. Highland, Ulster Co., N. Y.]
YATES, Thomas. — A. 24, Enr. Aug. 16, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A.; disch. for
dis. Nov. 29, '62, at Baltimore, Md. ; also borne as Yale.
YOUNG, Floyd D.— A. 19, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. C; w. in ac.
May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va. ; died of wounds June 5, '62, at
Gaines House, Va. ; also borne as Floyd T.
YOUNG, James.— A. 23, Enr. Sept. 3, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; Corp. Sept.
6, '61 ; k. in ac. May 27, '62, Hanover C. H., Va.; Brevet Capt. by the
Governor of New York March 10, '66.
YOUNG, James B.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I.; transf. to Co. B.
this regt. June 24, '63; disch. July 16, '63, at Island Hall Hosp.,
Washington, D. C. ; also borne on rolls of Co. I. and C.
YOUNG, Samuel C. — A. 20, Enr. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; w. in ac.
July I, '62, Malvern Hill, Va. ; M. O. Aug. 13, '63.
YOUNG, William.— Private Co. G. 14 N. Y. V. I. ; transf. to Co. H.
this regt. June 24, '63; transf. Co. D. 91 N. Y. V. I. Jan. 20, '65;
M. O. with detachment June 10, '65, near Washington, D. C.
YOUNGS, Loren. — A. 21, Enr. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. Co. K. ; no record
after Oct., '61.
ZACKER, John. — A. 33, Enr. Aug. 30, '64, 3 yrs. Co. A. ; transf. Co. F.
146 N. Y. V. I. Oct. 8, '64; M. O. July 16, '65; also borne as
Zacher.
ZEH, David. — A. 21, Enr. Sept. 21, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; disch. for dis.
Oct. 3, '62, at Albany, N. Y. ; also borne as David Zeh, Jr. [P. O.
206 Second St., Albany, N. Y.]
ZEH, Hiram. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; transf. Co. G.
Oct. 8, '61 ; no record after Oct., '62.
ZEILMAN, Charles H.— A. 24, Enr. Aug. 8, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; 1st Sgt.
same date; 2nd Lieut. July 25, '62; 1st Lieut. Dec. 25, '62; w. in ac.
July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; w. in ac. May 5, '64, Wilderness, Va. ;
M. O. with Co. Oct. II, '64, at Albany, N. Y. — Prior serv. Private
Co. B. 10 N. Y. Mil., June to August, 1861, at Albany Barracks.
[P. O. 520 Clinton Ave., Albany, N. Y.]
ZEILMAN, George W.— A. 24, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; M. O.
with Co. Oct. II. '64, at Albany, N. Y.
ZELLER, Ernest. — A. 33, Enr. Sept. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; Muse, in band;
M. O. July ID, '62, at Harrison's Landing. Va.
ZIELIE, Smith. — A. 18, Enr. Sept. 17, '61, 3 yrs. Co. F. ; w. in ac. and
cap. Dec. 13, '62, at Fredericksburg, Va. ; paroled ; absent wounded
at Point Lookout, Md., at muster out of Co. Oct. il, '64.
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CHARLES ADDISON WUODWORTH.
Born November 13. 1838, in Fenner. Madison County, N. Y.
From 1845 to i86r lived at Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co.. N. Y. Pre-
pared for college at F"rcdonia an.d Middlehury Academies. Taught school
1 ear Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858 and near Lexington. Ky.. 1859. Joined
Capt. Chapin's Company. Buffalo, Aug. 7, 1861. With Comrades Nash
and Grannis organized Co. PL Sept. 17, 1861. h'irst Lieutenant. Sept.
20, 1861. On recruiting service from January to March 1862. Rejoined
regiment at Yorktown, participated in the Siege of Yorktown. Hanover
Court House. Gaines Mills and Malvern Hill. While leading Com-
pany A in a charge at Malvern Hill was wounded in ihe e\es and
left for dead on the field ; after regaining consciousness was found by
comrades who laid him in a barn. After five days was taken to
Libby Prison where he remained until July 18. 1862. when he was
paroled and sent to New York. Rejoined the regiment as Captain of
Company K. Jan. 1. 1863: unable to continue in active service he
resigned and waN discharged for disability, Jan. 11. 1863.
Served in the Vet. Res. Corps until June 30. 1865.
Assistant Inspector General and Colonel of the 97lh Missouri for
the pacification of St. Francois Co. in 1866 to 1868.
In mercantile business until he entered the ministrv in 1878; a
member of the Genesee Conference and at jiresent (i()io) i)ast(M- of
Kensington Methodist I-".])isco])al Church. I'nlTalo. .\ ^'.
, tilj^en foundations
LIST OF PORTRAITS.
Adams, Edgar
BissELL, Elias L. .
BissELL, Mrs. Lora Hudson
Blair, Charles Hartson
Bourne, William R.
Chapin, Edward P.
Conner, Freeman .
Danks, William N.
Densmore Ransford Harrison
DouGALL, James S.
Dunham, Eugene L.
Ferguson, Joseph .
Ferrand, Loins G.
GiBBS, Charles Warren
Granots, Charles D.
Gregg, Adgate T. .
Herenden, George Bowen
Hills, Fred D.
Hitchcock, James B.
HoBART, George W.
Hooker, Hull M. .
Hooker, Leroy J. .
Husted, Albert N.
Johnson, John C. .
Johnson, Seth F. .
Johnson, Wm. Wallace .
Jones, Watkin Christmas
Jones, William W.
Kelley, Frank M.
Kelley, Harrison .
Kelly, James H.
KiDD, William
Kimball, Andrew Jackson
KiMBERLY, Benjamin K.
Kinney, Edward A.
Knox, Edward B. .
Larrabee, Lucius Sherman
Lawless, Isaac T. .
Lewis, Enoch J.
LoNGWELL, William H.
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Meade, Elnathan
Merch.\nt, Edgar A.
Miller, William H.
MxjNDY, Fred R.
Munger, Bennett .
MuNGER, Orett Lyman
Nash, Eugene Arus
Olmsted, Hlrah F.
Powell, Samuel J.
Rice, James Clay .
Roberts, Azum
Shaw, McKendree
Shipley, Robert F.
Smith, William
Spaulding, Harlan P.
Spr-'\gue, Charles E.
Spry, George H.
Sturdevant, Oliver W.
Teeling, Rueus a.
Thomas, Benjamin N.
TowNSEND, Morris W.
Wagoner, M. V. B.
Warner, Rodolphus Gilbert
Weber, Corp. John B.
Weber, Col. John B.
WiLLETT, Consider Heath
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
(Gettysburg Monument .
Forty-fourth N. Y. Battle-Flag .
Front View of Camp, Alexandria ■\
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Arch in Front of Camp, Alexandria i
Group — Alexandria, .April, 1864 '
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Group — Alb.any, 1886 .
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MAPS.
Gaines' Mills Battle-Feeld . . . . . . .81
Malvern Hill Battle-Field ....... 87
Antietam Battle-Field ........ 103
Gettysburg Battle-Field . 143
INDEX
Adams, Rev. Wm., 224
Adjutant's Story, 250
Adsit, Allen C, 30, 163
Adsit, Henry H., VII
Ainsworth, Capt., 15, zi
Albany Burgess Corps, 20
Albany Evening Journal, 7, 128,
316, 318, 319, 320, 343
Albany Morning Express, 216,
218, 338, 340
Albany Zouave Cadets, 15, 25, "Z"]
Aldie, Va. (see Upperville) Bat-
tle. 136, 137; Reference, 324
Alexander, General E. P., C. S.
A., 113, 301
Allen Capt. Campbell, 22, 29, 178,
192, 196, 197, 219, 260, 290, 315
Allen, Capt. George D., 47
Allen, George P., 22
Alvord, Rev., 119
Ames, Col. Adelbert, 103
Amsdell, Alderman, Albany, N.
Y., 217
Anderson, General R. H., C. S.
A., 247
Andersonville, Ga., 254
Angus, Walter, 88, 254
Anthes, Jacob W., 22, 315, 319
Antietam, Battle, 103 to 107; Ref-
erences, 100, 128, 130, 159, 223,
274, 281, 297, 299, 326
Appeal to the people of New
York. 127
Appomattox, VII, 113, 156, 243,
244, 245, 246, 247, 296, 301
Auchmuty, Col. R. T., A. A. G.,
49, 319
Augur, Maj. Gen. C. C, .'42
Averill, Col. W. W., 47, 60
Ayres, Gen. Romeyn B., 204, 210
B
Babcock, Brig. Gen. Orville E.,
296
Baker, Geo. E., 350
Bancroft, Alderman, Albany, N.
Y., 217
Banks, Gen. N. P., 97
Barnes, Col. James, 47, 136, 143,
157
Barnes, Hon. Wm., Sr., 350
Barnes, Mrs. Wm., Sr., 30, 343,
349, 350
Barnum, P. T., 334
Barnum, Maj. Henry A., 90
Barrick, Thompson, 321
Bartlett, Gen. Joseph J., 173, 183,
187, 188, 192, 204. 244, 247, 251,
286, 340
Battles, List of, 242
Beal, C. H., 255
Bealeton, Station, 96, 07. 163, 334
Beaver Dam Station, 190, 257, 288
Becker, Christopher R., 23, 29,
82, 84, 130, 315
Beeman, Elam C, 22
Belcher, Albert C, 312
Bennett, Lieut. Edward, 189, 195,
207, 208, 210, 211, 213, 254, 259,
287, 290, 292
Bennett, Edward, 193
Bennett, Ferd., 25.^. 324
Bentley, Doctor, 269
Bethesda Church, Battle, 187 to
196; References, 197, 199, 285,
290
"Bill" the Chef. 205
Birney, Gen. David B., 212
Bissell, Elias L., 19, 21, 315
Black, Col. S. W., 47
Blair, C. H., 56, 75
Blakeley, Jas. O., 108
Blasdell, Heman G., 88
Blenker, Gen. Louis, 64
Bliss, Corp. M. H., 254, 332, ZZZ
Blue Ridge (Mts.) Va., 109, 137,
334
Botchford, Henry J., 23, 208, 219
Botsford, Col., 264
Bourne, Wm. R.. VII, 23, 98, 99,
109, 117, 147, 154, 166, 319, 349
Boyd, Geo. S., 23
Boynton. W. W., 188
Brady (Photographer), 122, 181
Branch, Gen. Lawrence O'B., C. S.
A., 74, 75. I^, 316
Brehl, Henry, 324
Brennan, Tom. (Tammany), 281
475
476
INDEX
Brickest, Leonard, 295
Brigade Bugle Call, 54, 277, 282
Brigham, Henry A., 8, 9, 10
Bringhurst, George, 328
Bristoe Station, Va., 167, 168, 170,
324
Broatch, Wm., A. A. A. G., 213
Brock (Surgeon C. S. A.), 269,
270, 272, 273
Brown, John (Osawatomie), 109,
262
Brown, O. C., 295
Buchanan, Bvt. Maj. Gen. Robt.
C., 117
Buchanan, Robert F., 15
Buck, Halsey D., 88
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser,
22,7
Buffalo Morning Express, 324
Buford, Gen. John, 142, 143
Bull Run (First Battle) ; Re-
ferred to, 20, 22, 31, 63, 98, 136,
167, i6q, 223, 304
Bull Run (Second^ • Battle of,
98, 99, 100, loi ; References, 95,
102, 118, 128, 168, 169, 293
Burdick, Henry D., 22, 315
Burnett, James H., 88
Burnham, Ashbell W., 23
Burns, Martin, 22
Burns, Robt. C, 324
Burnside, Gen. Ambrose E., 105,
106, no, III, 122, 124, I2S, 199,
204, 205, 229, 297, 299, 328
Burroughs, Sidney W., 286
Bush, Lieut. Arch., 223, 224
Butler, Gen. Benj. F., 259
Butterfield, Gen. Daniel, 46, 47, 48,
50, 53, 54, 72, 75, 83, 84, 86, 92,
93, 98, 99, 100, loi, III, 117, 128,
130, 140, 277, 312, 320
Caledonia Guards, 2,7
Cameron, Simon, Sec. of War, 55,
64
Campbell, Frank, 23, 88
Captain's Story, 262
Carey, Sherwood F., 22
Carr, Jefferson W., 330
Case, James B., 88
Cass, Col. Thomas (9th. Mass.),
47
Casualties in Battle, 233 to 241
Cavalry Raid (Sheridan), 257, 258
Cemetery Hill-Gettysburg, 142, 148,
299, 301
Centerville, Va., 60, 61, 98, loi,
168, 169, 313, 324
Chamberlain, Maj. Gen. Joshua
L., Vn, VHI, IX, 103, 146, 148,
155, 156, 157, 162, 164, 168, 169,
183, 201, 243, 285
Chancellorsville, Va., Battle of,
132, 133, 134; References, 135,
261, 282, 298, 299, 301, 339
Chandler, Samuel W., 76, 311, 318
Chapin, Brig. Gen. Edward P., 21,
130, 264, 314. 315, 319, 341, 342
Chapin, Mrs. Elizabeth, 341
Chapin, Rev. Ephraim, 341
Chapin, Deacon Samuel, 341
Chappell, Charles, 311, 312
Cheeseman, Sherwood, 325
Chicago Historical Society, 3
Chicago Zouave Cadets, 5
Christian Association, 306
Christian Commission, 119, 266
Christmas Day Festivities, 56
Church, Col. 225
Claghorn, James A., 68
Claus, David, 287, 290
Coates, Brig. Gen. E. M., 5
Cold Harbor, Va., Battle of, 199,
200; References, 80, 290
Cole, Edward L. (Troy, N. Y.),
6 (note)
Cole, Myron H., 22, 29, 315
Color Bearers, y^. 76, 122, 321
Colored Troops (U. S.), 261, 341
Comstock, Joel T., 255
Confederates fed by Uncle Sam,
24s
Confederate Surgeon, 293, 294
Conger, Geo. D., 325
Conner, Freeman, 5, 22, 70, 88,
91, 100, 102, 115, 130, 135, 137,
156, 163, 166, 183, 187, 189, 197,
206, 207, 208, 215, 219, 250, 251,
260, 287, 288. 292, 315, 319
Cook, Elisha A., 22
Cook, Hon. James M. (Albany),
8, 9, 10
Corning, Mrs. Erastus, 37, 38, 39,
122
Corning, Hon. Erastus, 8, 9, 10,
13, 30, 37, 39, 219, 343
Corps Badges, 131
Crittenden, Conductor, 264
Crawford, Harvey, 287
Crounce, N. Y. Times Corre-
spondent, 170
Cunningham, Lieut. C. S. A., 255,
256_
Cunningham, Wm., 262
Cunningham, Wm. G., 324
Cushman, Paul (Albany), 217
INDEX
477
Custer, Gen. Geo. A., 257, 26
Custis, Martha, ^2
Cutler, Gen. Lysancler, 204
Cuyler, J. C. (Albany), 217
D
Damms, James, 88
Danks, William N., 23, 88, 166,
178, 208, 219, 291, 315
Darling, Leonard D., 89, 169
Darling, Robt. B., 291
Davies, Gen. H. E., Jr., 289
Davis, Jefferson (C. S. A.), 86
Dawson, George S., 19
Day, William, 324
Delaware (3rd) Third Infantry,
290
DeLong, S., 255
Dempsey, Thomas, 108
Dickson, Henry, 329
Dix, Maj. Gen. John A., 224
Dodds, (^apt. (Caledonia Guards),
yj
Doubleday, Gen. Abner, 142
Dougall, James S., 41, 294
Douglas, Eugene, 275, 276, 277,
280, 281
Duff, James, 88
Dunham, A., 295
Dunham, Eugene L., 22, 88, 147,
295, 349
Duryea Zouaves, 293
Dye, Stephen P., 265
Easterbrooks, Edward, 22
Eldred, Moses S., 286
Elliott, Maj. R. T., 183
Ellsworth, Mr. (Father Col. E.),
309
Ellsworth, Col. Elmer E., i, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 18, 20, 25, 41,
42, 304, 309
Ellsworth Glee Club, 304
Ellsworth Monument (Mechan-
icsville), 6
Ellsworth U. S. Zouave Cadets
(see United States Zouave
Cadets)
Ellsworth Association, 7, 8, 9, 10,
II, 12, 13, 19, 20, 28, 29, 2>^, 34,
40
Emery, Gen., "jz
Evans, Gideon, 330
Ewing, Perry, 217
Execution of Deserters, 165, 166,
335
Fairfax, Major, 137
Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), ^T, 78
"Faithful Jim," 94
Farnham, Lieut. Col., 305
Fearn, Asst. Surg. Herbert, 164,
178
Fergus, Geo. H., 5 (U. S. Z. C.)
Ferguson, Joseph, 88
Ferrand, Lewis G., 324
Ferris, David F., 152, 153
Ferris, Lanson S., 88
First Prisoner Captured, 56
Fisher, Col. (Penna. Reserves),
148
Fisher, Harmon, 68
Flag of the 44th., 38, 122, 123
Forty-Fourth Battalion, 207, 208,
209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 261
Fox, Jacob, 21, 130, 189, 288, 292
Fox, Lieut. Col. Wm. F., 2>})
Franklin, Gen. W. B., iii, 113, 114
Fredericksburg, Battle of, 112 to
118; References, VHI, 96, 122,
128, 132, 133, 136, 179, 223, 255,
257, 259, 261, 26;, 277, 278, 279,
280, 281, 285, 290, 297, 298, 299,
321, 328
Freer, Asst. Surgeon, 178
Fremont, Gen. John C, 64, 345
French, Gen. Wm. H., 172
Frink, Prentiss S., 330
Frothingham, Edward (Hosp.
Steward), 21, 112
Frothingham, William (Surgeon),
19, 21, 293, 315
Fuller, Capt., 136
Gage, John G. (Albany), 30
Gaines Mills, Va., Battle of, 81 to
84; References, 21, no, 128, 129,
263, 294, 303, 323, 327
Galpin, Henry M., 22
Garibaldi Guards (39th N. Y.),
20, 223
Gardner, Elias D., 312
Gardner, Robt. W.. 287
Gaskill, Chas. B., 82, 83, 115, 130,
31S, 319
Gates, Gen. Horatio, 38
Gates, Charles C, 15
Geary, Gen. J. W., 142, 143
Gentry, Capt. Wm. F., 213, 285
George, 330
Gettysburg, Pa., Battle of, 139 to
158; References, VHI, 159, 166,
478
INDEX
223, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300,
301, 324, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330,
331, 349
Gettysburg, Monument of 44th. N.
Y. v., 222
Gibbon, Gen. John, 114, 246
Gibbs, Charles W., 15, 22, 29, 100.
130, 162, 315
Giddings, Andrew J., 265, 266
Gill, Wallace, 23
Gillin, James, 192
Godfrey, Darwin F., 23
Going to the Front, Z7
Goodrich, E. R., 151
Gordon, Gen. John B., C. S. A.,
244, 247
Goshen Baptist Church, 255
Gove, Col. Jesse A., 47
Grannis, Charles D., 19, 23, 82,
208, 219, 262, 263, 267, 274, 295
Grant, Gen. U. S., 151, 182, 183,
186, 187, 200, 201, 202, 245, 246,
250, 256, 296, 300
Graves, Anthony G., Jr., 15, 22,
130
Greeley, Horace, 216, 262
Gregg, Gen. David McM., 136, 150,
289
Gregg, Adgate T., 175
Greene, Wm. H., 23, 217
Gregory, Gen. Edgar M., 244
Gregory, David, 292
Griffin, Gen. Chas., 47, 98, iii, 122,
123, 128, 173, 192, 201, 210, 21 r,
244, 246, 251, 254, 286, 327
Groveton, Va., 97, 98, 169
Guard House Incident, 27
Guerillas, 174, 178
Guernsey, Delos W., 68
Gwyn, Col. James, 183, 185, 211
H
"H. B.," 322
Halleck, Gen. H. W., 139, 140, 160,
161
Halls Hill, Va., 44, 45, 46, 47, 49,
51, 55, loi, 102, 310, 311, 312,
314, ZZ7>
Hammond Henry E., 323
Hancock, Gen. W. S., 70, 183
Hand, Chas. H. (Lt. & A. A. A.
G.), 207
Hannagan (Hennaga), Joseph, 324
Hanover Court House, Va., Bat-
tle of, "JZ to T]\ References, 91,
93, no, 128, 19=;. 316, 317, 318,
323, 329, 331, 341
Hardenburgh, J. J., 130, 290
Harris, David S., 291
Harris, Erastus L., 88, 323, 325
Harrison's Landing, Va., 44, 88,
91, 92, 93, 94. 107, 263, 297, 319,
320
Hatch, Junius H., Jr., 21, 88, 134
Haver, W. W., 255
Hawkins, Westel W., 22
Hazlett, Lieut. Chas. E., 145, 147,
156
Hayes, Lieut. Col. Joseph, 183, 185
Heintzelman, Gen. S. P., 64, 66, ^^
Henderson, Geo. E., 108
Henderson, G. F. R., C. B., 4
Hendricks, N. Y. Herald Corre-
spondent, 170
"Henry," Co. A., 327
Herenden, Geo. B., VH, 15, 21,
68, 69, 70, 88, 94, 96, 97, 118,
148, 154, 172, 178
Heth, Gen. Henry, C. S. A., 247
Hicks, Campbell, 286
High Water Mark (Gettysburg),
150, 298
Hill, Gen. A. P., C. S. A., 80, 105,
247
Hill's Cavalry, C. S. A., 263
Hill, Gen. D. H., C. S. A., 80,
263
Hillabrandt, Lawrence S., 88
Hine, John F, 312
Hitchcock, Bob, 56
Hitchcock, James B., 88
Hocknell, John, 255, 287
Hoes, Theodore, 22, 190, 207, 208,
209, 213, 292,
Holland, J. G., 226
Hollister, Lansing, 22
Hood, Gen. John B., C. S. A., 145,
155, 327
Hooker, Gen. Joseph, 47, 104, 105,
III, 113, 124, 125, 132, 134, 135,
138, 139, 140, 229, 230, 281, 283,
284, 296, 298, 299, 328
Hoskins, Michael, 277
Howard, Gen. O. O., 142
Howlett, Henry C, 21, "jt., yy
Hoyt, Thos. J., A. A. G., 93, 319
Hudson, A. Lora, 17, 18, 19
Hughes, Charles (Albany), 8, 9,
10, II, 12, 13, 27, 140
Hull, Andress B., 108
Humphreys, Gen. A. A., 211
Hunt, Thomas H., 324
Huntley, Justin R., 340
Huntly, W. D., 340
Hurd, Allen J., 324
Husted, Albert N., VH, 108, 151,
152, 153, 207, 208, 213, 261, 292,
297
Hyzer, J. N., 255
INDEX
479
Illinois Vols. (19th.) Nineteenth, 3
Inman, Burt, 189
Invalid Corps, 261
Itinerary, 228 to 232
Jackson, Charles J., 22
Jackson, Stonewall, C. S. A., 4,
80, 81, 301
James, A. C. (Sutler), 58, 59
James, Elzor B., 108
James River, 259, 264, 289, 291
"Jesse" Correspondent N. Y.
Evening Post, 122
Jewell, Prof. Frederick (Albany,
N. Y.), 321
Johnson, Col. Chas. A., 47
Johnson, J. I., A. A. A. G., 225
Johnson, Seth F., 22, 88, 185, 250,
286
Johnson, Simon P., 22
Johnson, William R., 23
Johnson, W. W., 192
Jones Cross Roads, Md., 160
Jones, Lieut., 268
Jones, Wm. W., 23, 35, 319
Judson, Alderman (Albany), 217
Judson, Capt. A. M., 57, 117, 147
K
Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph, 267
Kane, Charlie, 33, 56
Kelley, Frank M., 23, 128
Kelley, Harrison, VII, 22, 78, 82,
130, 315
Kelly, Charles, 108, 118, 208, 219
Kendall, Henry, 324
Kennedy, Henry, Jr., 78, 79
Keyes, Gen. E. D., 64, 66
Kershaw, Gen. Joseph B., (C. S.
A.), 187
Kidd, William, 108, 261
Kimball, Rodney G., 108, 120, 261,
321
Kimberly, Benj. K., 21, 154, 166,
200, 208, 219, 290, 291, 315, 324,
325
Kinner, Royal G., 108
Kinney, Edward A., 88
Knowlton, Julian, 327
Knox, Edward B., 5, 19, 20, 23,
26. 50, 76, 94, 115, 130, 135, 162,
189, 190, 197, 203, 219, 260, 264,
279, 280, 285, 288, 291, 315, 319,
321
Kraft, Joseph, 324
Lamb, Wm. H.. 329
La Motte, C. E., A. A. A. G., 213
Landon, Reuben B., 22, 304, 315
Lane, Wm. F., 329
Lansing, Col. H. S., 47
Larrabee, Lucius S., S, 22, 82, 88,
100, 130, 144, 147, 154, 280, 295,
303, 315, 349
Laurel Hill (Spottsylvania) Bat-
tle of, 187, 188, 189, 190; Ref-
erences, 198, 250, 256, 260
Law, Gen. E. M., C. S. A., 75, 145,
148
Lee, Frank (Captain), 71
Lee, Gen. Robert E., C. S. A., 71,
81, 86, 95, 104, IDS, III, 143,
150, 161, 167, 169, 171, 174, 197,
243, 244, 245, 250, 255, 257, 288,
296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 332, 349
Lewis, A., 255
Lewis, Enoch J., 118
Libby Prison, 263, 267 to 274
"Light Brigade," 247
Lincoln, Abraham, 4, 20, 44, 49,
55, 63, 64, 91, 106, III, 125, 128,
139, 169, 181, 312, 341, 350
Lincoln, Solomon, 264
Little Round Top, IX, 142, 143,
144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 154, 15s,
156, 157, 158, 221, 299, 301
Locke, Col. Fred. T., A. A. G.,
97, 98, 207, 211, 319
Log Chapel, 119
Long Bridge, 45, 291
Longstreet, Gen. James, C. S. A.,
80, 113, 143, 156, 157, 170, 187,
247, 326, 327
Longwell, Wm. H., 88
Look, John, 324
Love, Andrew, 15, 22
Love, George M., 21, 315, 341
Lowe, Professor. 55, 68, 79
Lynch, James, 322
M
Madden, John, 287
Maine, ist Sharpshooters, 246
Maine, 2nd Infantry, 47, 74, 76,
246, 316
Maine, 20th Infantry, 103. 131,
135. 137, 143, 145, 146, 155, 156,
160, 162, 164, 183, 184, 194, 201,
2og, 211, 246, 299, 322
Malvern Hill, Battle, 86 to 90;
References. 92, 93, no, 128, 129,
223, 259, 262, 323
48o
INDEX
Manassas Gap, 162, 163, 334
Manassas Junction, 60, 64, 113,
136, 156, 168, 298, 323, 324
Mansfield, Gen. J. K. F., 104, 105
Maret, George W., 22
Marshall, Col. John, 47
Martin, Capt. A. P. (Battery C.,
Mass.), 47, 74
Martindale, Gen. J. H., 47, 63, 74,
91
Marye's Heights (Fredericks-
burg), 114, 297
Mason, John B., 21, 88, 341
Massachusetts, Battery C., 47, 74,
316
Massachusetts, Battery E., 47
Massachusetts, i6th Artillery, 218
Massachusetts, 9th Infantry, 47,
2.^6
Massachusetts, i8th Infantry, 47,
183, 184, 185, 211, 246
Massachusetts, 22nd Infantry, 47,
246
Massachusetts, 32nd Infantry, 246
Meade, Elnathan, 265, 266
Meade, Gen. George G., 114, 128,
131, 132, 134, 139, 140, 143, 157.
158, 159, 160, 161, 166, 170, 174,
176, 177, 184, 191, 192, 201, 202,
204, 207, 213, 224, 230, 256, 284,
296, 300, 301, 327, 328
Mechanicsville, Va., Battle of, 80;
References, 92, no, 267, 268,
289
Merritt, Gen. Wesley, 246
Mexican War, 20. 22, 28
Michigan, ist Infantry, 183, 246
Michigan, 4th Infantry, 47. 247
Michigan, i6th Infantry, 47, 81,
83, 87, 128. 135, 136, 143, 145,
147, 155. 160, 183, 191, 209, 210,
211, 246, 299, 312, 322.
Miller, C. C., 255
Miller, Wm. H., 23, 315
Mills, Horace F., 152, 153
Mine Explosion, 214, 292
Mine Run, Campaign, 173 to 177;
Reference. 159
Mitchell, John, 189
Mitchell, Gen. ("Mine host," Al-
bany), 219
Moak, Frederick A., 22
Monroe, President James, 137
Monteith, George, A. A. G., 207
Montgomery, Lieut., C. S. A., 287
Morell, Brig. Gen. Geo. W., 47, 72,
T7>< 75, 86, 92, 98, loi, 104, 106,
107
Morgan, Gov. E. D., 20, 30, 31, 34,
223, 306, 343
Morse, Joseph, 262
Morse, Perry, 255
Mortar Practice, 202, 291
Mosby, Col. John S., C. S. A., 170,
179, 180
Mount Vernon, 61, 181
Moyer, Amenzo, 193
Mud March, 123, 298
Mundy, Fred R., 19, 21, 2^, 154,
219, 315
Munger, Capt. Bennett, 108, 147,
178, 207, 208, 213, 328, 349
Munger, Orett L., VII, 108, 118,
178, 187, 188, 189, 190, 195, 196,
197, 207, 209, 212, 250, 254, 265,
287, 289. 290. 292, 303.
Munson, W. W., 321
Mustered-out, 220
Myers, Jerome, 323
McBlain, George, 321
McBlain, Sergt. Samuel, 286
McCall, Gen. John A., '72, 80
McCardel, Col., 217
McClanathan. Sidney, 88
McClellan, Maj. Gen. Geo. B., 3,
44, 53, 55, 61, 63, 64, 69, 76, 79,
80, 85, 86, 91, 92, 97, 102, 103,
105, 106, no, 228, 229, 282, 299,
310, 312, 345
McClure, Archibald, 217, 219, 223,
343
McCormic, Rob't H., 8, 15, 22, 208,
219, 311
McCormick (Virginian), 120, 170
McCoy, L., 25s
McDougal, Thos., 193
McDowell, Gen. Irwin, 67, 80, 97
McDuffee, Rob't, 287
Mclntyre, Alderman (Albany),
217
McKivitt, Meade A., 195
McKown, James, 19, 20, 28, 29,
314
McLane, Col. John W., 47, 83,
314. 320
McMillan, James, 15, 22, 217, 315
McQuade, Col. James, 47
McRoberts, Alexander, 15, 22, 29,
83, 130, 217, 218, 220, 310, 315
N
Naghel, Major, 83
Nash, Eugene Arus. 18, 19, 23,
70, 71, 76, 79. 82, 88, 89, 97, 128,
130, 144, 199, 219, 260, 262, 285,
290, 291, 293, 315, 320
Nash, E. L., 255
Negro Troops. 200
New Company C, 108, 130, 206
INDEX
481
New Company E, 108, 130, 206,
261
New Hampshire, 13th Infantry,
321
Newton, N., Hopewell Center, N.
Y., 285
Newton, Spencer D., 285
New York Fire Zouaves, 5, 19, 20,
22, 42, 304
New York Herald, 170
New York Times, 126, 170
New York Tribune, 122
New York, 2nd Mounted Rifles,
199
New York, 7th Infantry, 3
New York, loth Militia (Co's. A.
& B.), 15. 21, 25
New York, nth Infantry, 3, 19,
20, 22
New York, 12th Infantry, 47, 52,
81, 83, 90, 98, 13s, 166
New York, 13th Infantry, 47
New York, 14th Infantry, 47, 137
New York, 17th Infantry, 47, 120,
135, 182, 312
New York, 2Sth Infantry, 47, 74,
TJ, 225, 316
New York, 39th Infantry, 20, 223
New York, 44th Battalion, 208,
292
New York, 50th Infantry, 46
New York, 64th Infantry, 280
New York, 88th Infantry, 61
New York, Ii6th Infantry, 341
New York, 140th Infantry, 145,
155, 212, 213, 261
New York, 146th Infantry, 212,
213
New York, 177th Infantry, 15
New York, 185th Infantry, 247
New York, 187th Infantry, 247
New York, i88th Infantry, 247
New York, 189th Infantry, 247
Normal School Company, 108, 261,
299, 321
Norris, Joshua, 328
Norris, Samantha, 328
Norris, Wm., N., 328
North Anna. Va., Battle, 193, 194,
195 ; References. 187, 290
North Carolina, 7th Battalion (C.
S. A.), 338
Nott, Judge (of Bethlehem, N.
Y.), 30
O
Ohio, ist Battery, 322
Old Guard Washington Conti-
nentals, 15
Oliver, Geo. W., 88
Oliver, Wm., 286
O'Neil, John, 108
Ord, Gen. E. O. C, 212
Organization of the Regiment, 13
O'Rorke, Col. Patrick H., 145
Orr, George, 264
Ottman, Norman, 339
Pabodie, Henry C, 88
Palmer, Rev. Ray (Albany, N.
Y.), 225
Parker, Gardner S., 22, 312, 313
Parr, Capt. (Albany. N. Y.), 218
Pease, Lieut. Chas. E., 15, 23, 296,
315
Pease, Loomis H. (Chaplain), 19,
21, 309
Pease, Richard H., 296
Peebles Farm, Battle. 209 to 212
Pegrams Farm (Peeble's Farm),
Battle, 209 to 212
Peninsula, 6r, 64, 66, 67, 95, loi,
103, 223, 261, 297. 299, 323
Pennsylvania, 2nd Cavalry, 289
Pennsylvania, 3rd Cavalry, 47, 60
Pennsylvania, 48th Infantry, 204,
291
Pennsylvartia, 62nd Infantry, 47,
247
Pennsylvania, 83rd Infantrv, 4=5,
46, 47, 55, 57, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88,
89, 117, 135, 143, 145, 146, 147,
148, 155, 178, 183, 184, 185, 188,
190, 209, 210, 247, 251, 253, 25s,
286, 287, 292, 299, 310, 312, 314,
320, 322
Pennsylvania, 91st Infantry, 247
Pennsylvania, Ii8th Infantry, 103,
183, 184, 185, 209, 211, 247
Pennsylvania, 155th Infantry, 247
Pennsylvania, 198th Infantry, 247
Pennsylvania Reserves, 72, 148,
329
Petersburg, Va., Assault, 201 ;
Mine Explosion, 204; Siege, 202
to 214; References, 291, .340
Pickett, Gen. Geo. E. (C. S. A.),
149, ISO, 300
Pleasanton, Gen. Alfred, 136, 324
Pleasants, Lieut. Col., 204
Pope, Gen. John, 95, 97. 102
Poplar Spring Church, Battle, 209
to 212; References, 206, 207
Port Hudson, La., 15, 166, 341
Porter, John K. (Albany, N. Y.),
8, 9, 10
482
INDEX
Porter, Gen. Fitz John, 46, 55, 61,
66, 67, 69, 71, ^2, 72, 75. 77, 78,
79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 95.
97, 104, 106, no, 229, 247, 274,
292, 312, 319
Powell, Samuel J., 108
Powell, Col. W. H., 7(>, 77, 82,
158
Presentations, 29, 30
Prim, Gen. (Spanish Army), 79
Provost Guard (C. S. A.), 254
Prud'hom, Chas., 152, 153, 254, 287
Publication Committee, VII
R
Ramsey, John A., 22
Rankin, A. D., 255
Rappahannock Station, Battle of,
171, 172, 173
Rathbone, Gen. John F., 35, 308
Real, Henry F., 29
Recaptured Prisoners, 195
"Recruit's Lament," 120
Reunions, 221
Revere, Wm. H., Jr., 22, 95, 315
Rexford, Willie M., 22, 88
Reynolds, Gen. John, 141, 142
Rhode Island, Battery C, 47
Rhode Island, ist Cavalry, 179
Rice, Gen. James C, IX, 19, 20,
27, 28, 30, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79. 81,
83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 94, 97, 98,
102, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 126,
128, 130, 131, 135, 148, 153, 154,
155, 161, 162, 164, 173, 219, 223,
224, 225, 226, 227, 268, 274, 286,
315, Z^7, 318, 319, 327, 343, 346,
349 . ^
Rice, Josephine (Mrs. J. C. Rice),
219, 224
Rice, Will A., 217, 225
Rice, Col. Wm. G., 223
Richards, Jason A., 286
Richardson (Paymaster), 39
Richardson, Gen. Israel B., 104,
.105
Riggs, Horace M., 22
Riley, Pat., 278, 279, 287
Roberts, Col. Chas. N., 47, 76
Robertson, Gen. J. B. (C. S. A.),
145
Robinson, Maj. Gen., 217, 218
Rogers, (I!apt. C. P., 210
Rogers, John P., 217
Rogers. Wm. A., 21
Root, Capt., 52
Rosenkranz, Frazier. 2C/I. 255
Ross (Confederate Prison Clerk),
270, 271, 273
Round Top (Big), 143, 144, 146,
148
Round Top (Little), see Little
Round Top
Rowe, Joseph H., 286
Rowley, Hiram W., 287
Royce, Clark E., 22, 315
Ruffin, Edmund, 93, 94
Russell, I., 18, 19
Russell, Jas. H., 88, 163, 319
Rutherford, Lieut. Col., 218
Ryals, Major (C. S. A.), 254, 288
Sabin, Major (Paymaster), 164
Sanitary Commission, 203, 259, 264
Satterlee, Jerome B., 303
Saxe. John G., 343
Shafer (Schaflfer), Peter, 331
Schermerhorn, Geo. W., 312
Schreiber and his Band, 22, ^7, 40,
57, 94, 218
Schryver, Col., 290
Schutt Frank B., 76
Scott, Winfield (Lieut. Gen.), 63
Schuyler, Gen. Philip, 38
Sedgwick, Major Gen. John, 183
Sedgwick, Theodore, 223
Seeley, Geo. W. B., 88, 311
Sentell, William H., 23, 88
Seven Days' Fight, 80, 86, 92, 93,
94, 223, 262, 267
Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), 77
Seward, Frederick, 350
Seward, Wm. H., Sec. of State,
53, 55, 72, 350
Seymour, Gov. Horatio, 218, 219,
220, 225. 261
Shaffer, A. Webster, 23, 88, 130,
Shapley, David, Jr., 304, 305, 308,
309
Shaw, McKendree, 118, 119, 126,
127. 306, 307
Shearer, Benn, 287
Sheridan, Gen. Phil., 190, 195, 243,
244, 245, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259,
288, 296
Sherman, Gen. W. T., 300, 301
Shufelt, H. T.. 255
Sickles, Gen. Daniel E., 158
Sigel, Gen. Franz, 97
Signal Corps, 181, 261. 285
Skinner, Sidney S., 88
Simons, John, 324
Sizer, John M., 341
Sloan, Alexander, 262
Slocum, Gen. Henry W., 82, 148,
155
INDEX
483
Smith, Gen., 84
Smith, Albert, 321
Smith, Charles E., 29, 35
Smith, Chester, 324
Smith, Col. E. B., 329
Snicker's Gap, 109
South Mountain, 104, 107, 159, 161
Spaulding, Harlan A., 323
Spencer, Edwin L., 23, 315
Spencer, D. C, 207
Spencer, E. D., 68
Spottsylvania, Battle of, 187 to
193, ; References, VIII, 223, 250,
255, 286, 288
Sprague, Chas. E., 275, 279
Springville, N. Y. Herald, 323
Spry, Geo. H., 329, 330
Spry, James E., 120, 330
St. John, Joseph E, 88
State Normal School (Albany)
261, 340
Stearns, Tyler B., 323
Stebbins, "Friend," 332
Steele, John, 324
Stewart, John E., 334
Stockholm, A. E., 2^5
Stockton, Col. T. W. B., J7. 128,
135
Stoneman's Switch, iii, 112, 117,
118, 134, 135, 276
Stonewall Corps, 244, 247
Storms, Jas. B., 324
Stryker, Col. Stephen W., 19, 20,
27, 28, 30, 33, 38, 3Q 47, 50, 55, 60,
72, 86, 91, 304, 306, 308, 314. 315,
319
Stuart, Gen. J. E. B., C. S. A., 107,
136, 150, 258, 324, 334
Sturdevant. Oliver W., 152
Sumner, Chas., 262
Sumner, Gen. E. V., 64, 104, in,
112, 113, 114
Surrender of Lee's Army, 245
Sutherland, Sergeant, 41
Swan, Wm., 286, 290
Sykes, Gen. Geo., 72, 73, 100, 104,
'117, 140, 143, 156, 1K7, 168, 169,
327
Tally, Col., 259
Tamdin, Lieut., 224
Tanner, S. W., 18, 19, 21
Taylor, Capt., 289
Ten Broeck, John V., 22, 208, 219
Thatcher, Hon. Geo. H., 8, 9, 10,
13, 37, 39, 217. 218
Thomas, Benj. N., 88, 147, 349
Thompson, Perry, 287, 290
Tompson, Wm., 255
Throop, Lieut. Col. W. A., 183
Tilton, Col., 137
Tinkham, Albert B., 21
Todd, Henry, 330
Tooker, Corp. O. C, 254, 287
Total Abstinence, 30
Totopotomoy, 196
Townsend, E. D., Adj. Gen., 139
Townsend, Capt. Frederick (Adj.
Gen. State of N. Y.), 25
Townsend, Surgeon M. W., 112,
182, 201. 219
Tracy, Alderman (Albany), 217
Tremaine, Capt., A. A. Cj., 289
Tremain, Hon. Lyman, 8, 9, 10
Turkey Bend, 85, 128
U
Union College (Schenectady, N.
Y.), 17, 296
United States Zouave Cadets, 2,
3, 4, 5, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 304,
305
United States, 5th (Battery D.),
47, 103, 193, 251, 254
Upperville, Va., 137, 161
Utica Morning Herald, 304, 306,
308, 309, 312, 330
V
Van, Private, 166
Van Alen, Gen. James H., 69, 70,
296
Van Alstyne, Peter, 23
Vanderlip, Wm. L., 23, 29, 83,
130, 31S
Venderzee, John G., 30, 311
Van Vechten, Capt., 37
Veteran Reserves, 22nd, 218
Vicksburg, Miss., 151, 166, 326
Vincennes. Chasseur de, 55
Vincent, Gen. Strong, 135, 136,
144, 145, 147, 153. 154, 155, 156,
158, 223. 327, 340
Vischer, T. G. (Albany), 217
Von Vegesack, Major, 83
W
Wagner, Jacob, 324
Walker. Eugene, 323
Walker, Hobart M., 23
Walsh, Michael McN., 22. 315
Wapping Heights, 162, 163
484
INDEX
Warner, Prisoner, 270
Warner, Rodolphus G., 108
Warren, Gen. G. K., 74, 143, 176,
177, 183, 211
Washington, Gen. Geo., 6, 38, 67,
72, 181, 282
Watkins, Oren E., 265
Watson, Geo. I., 88, 163
Weaver, David S., 88, 217
Webb, Gen. A. S., I34» 279
Webber, Chas. A., 23
Weber, John B., VII, 68, -JT, 82,
88, 341
Weed, Gen. Stephen H., 145, I47,
156
Weed. Thurlow, 30
Weeden, Capt. W. B., 47
Weeks, Col. H. A., 47, 98
Welch, Col. Norval R, 210
Weldon Railroad, 198, 206, 292,
338
Wendell, Nelson O., 88
Werner, Jacob I., 8, 9, 10, 29
West Point, 71, 103
What became of the 44th Regi-
ment, 128, 129
Whitbeck, Richard V., 88
White, Henry, 325
Wickwire, J. W., 262
Wilber, Chas., 15, 88
Wilcox, Chas. R, 275
Wilderness, Va., Battle of, 184 to
186; References, VIII, 198, 223,
255, 265, 285, 286, 288, 298, 340
Willard, John P., 23
Willett, Consider H., 108, 152, 300.
321
William & Mary College, 95
Williams College, 21
Williams, S., A. A. G., 132, 207,
211, 213
Wilson, Nath'an A., 312
Wing, Geo. W., 189, 252
Winthrop, Gen. F., 212, 213, 232
Wisconsin, 7th Regiment, 265
Wood, Bradford R., Jr., VII, 15,
22, 29, 181, 189, 195, 197, 207,
208, 210, 212, 213, 215, 254, 257,
258, 259, 285, 296, 315
Wood, Henry, 88
Woodbury, Col. D. A., 47
Woodward, Col. O. S., 183, 185
Woodworth, Chas. A., VII, 19, 23,
88, 90, 130, 262, 267, 269, 315
Woodvi^orth, James R., 287
Wool, Gen. John E., 71
Woolford. Hon. Geo., 217
Worthly, Daniel, 23
Yale College, 17, 223
Yates, Frank E., 5
Yates, Jerome, 23
Yellow Tavern, Va., 338
Yorktown, Va., Siege of, 67, 68;
Garrisoned, 69; References, 62,
63, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 94, 95,
128, 247, 323
Young, James, 76, 318
Zeh, David, 217
Zeilman, Chas. H., 15, 22, 148, 166,
185, 208, 219, 291, 349
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