Notes
Notes for Harriet Ruth Krueger, 22 May 1908 - ----
Author of "Genealogy of the descendants of Eve Kussman and John Heimann and John Steinke" / compiled by Harriet Krueger Kussman and
"Genealogy of the descendants of William Wallace Woodman, Sr. and Cordelia Smith Woodman, 7th generation in the United States" / compiled by Harriet Krueger Kussman
Notes for Albert Dewitt Curtis, ---- - ----
American Civil War Regiments, at ancestry.com, states the following about Albert's Regiment:
Regiment: 161st Infantry Regiment NY
Date Mustered: 12 November 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 55
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
One Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry.-Cols., Gabriel P. Harrower, Henry G. Harrower; Lieut.-Cols., Marvin D. Stillwell, William B. Kinsey; Majs., Charles Straun, Willis E. Craig.
This regiment was recruited by Col. Gabriel P. Harrower in the fall of 1862 in the counties of Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Chenango and Broome. It was organized at Elmira and was there mustered into the U. S. service for three years, Oct. 27, 1862.
It left the state on Dec. 4, for the Department of the Gulf, where it was first assigned to Grover's division, and soon after, to the 3d brigade, 1st (Augur's) division, 19th corps, with which it fought at Clinton plank road, Plains store, and in the long siege of Port Hudson.
Its loss during the siege was 17 killed, wounded and missing. In July it was heavily engaged at Donaldsonville, La., with a loss of 7 killed, 39 wounded and 7 missing, and in September it formed part of Franklin's unsuccessful Sabine Pass expedition to Texas, sustaining a loss of 30 killed, wounded and missing.
As a part of Emory's (1st) division, 19th corps, it participated in Banks' Red River campaign in the spring of 1864, during which it fought at Sabine cross-roads, Pleasant Hill, Cane river crossing and Mansura. The regiment was very heavily engaged at Sabine cross-roads under command of Lieut.-Col. Kinsey, losing 13 killed, 64 wounded and 30 missing.
When the first two divisions of the 19th corps were ordered to Virginia in July, 1864, the 161st remained in the Department of the Gulf and was stationed successively at Columbus, Ky., Memphis, Tenn., and in western Mississippi. In the spring of 1865, as part of the 3d brigade, 1st division, 13th corps, it took part in Gen. Canby's operations against Fort Blakely, Spanish Fort and Mobile, Ala., after which it was ordered to Florida and was finally mustered out at Tallahassee on Nov. 12, 1865.
Those whose terms were about to expire had been previously mustered out, under command of Maj. Craig, Sept. 10, 1865, at Fort Jefferson, Fla., after which the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of two companies. During its term of service, the 161st lost by death, 1 officer (2nd Lieut. Lewis E. Fitch, killed at Sabine cross-roads) and 55 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; 250 enlisted men died of disease and other causes, a total of 306.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 165
Colonel Gabriel T. Harrower was authorized, September 6,1862, to recruit this regiment in the then 27th Senatorial District of the State; it was organized at Elmira, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years October 27, 1862.
Commanded by Maj. Willis E. Craig, the regiment-that is, those men whose term of service was about to expire-was mustered out September 20, 1865, at Fort Jefferson, Fla.; the men not then discharged were formed into a battalion of two companies, A and B; the men of Companies A, C, E, H, K and F forming Company A, and those of B, D, G and I Company B, and continued in service.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Urbana, Pultney, Prattsburg and Wheeler; B at Elmira, Watkins, Tyrone, Reading, Hector and Dix; C at Elmira; D at Bath; E at Hornellsville, Chenango, Hector, Binghamton, Catharine, Colesville, Montour and Hampton; F at Bath and Howard; G at Corning, Watkins, Reynoldsville and Binghamton; H at Woodhull, Jasper, Greenwood and Troupsburg; I at Cohocton and Avoca; and K at Norwich, Columbus, Guilford, Sherburne and Cazenovia.
The regiment left the State December 4, 1862; it served in Grover's Division, Department of the Gulf, from December, 1862; in 2d Brigade, Augur's Division, from December 31, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, Augur's Division, 19th Corps, from January 21, 1863; in 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from March, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from August 15, 1863; in the Engineer Brigade, Department of the Gulf, from June, 1864; with the 17th Corps from August 14, 1864; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, Reserve, 19th Corps, from August 17, 1864; at Columbus, Ky., from October, 26, 1864; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, Reserve, 19th Corps, at Memphis, Tenn., from November 20, 1864; in the 4th Brigade, Reserve, Military Division of Western Mississippi, from December 4, 1864; in 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Corps, from February, 1865; in the District of Florida in June, 1865; in the Department of Florida from July, 1865, and it was honorably discharged and mustered out November 12, 1865, at Tallahassee, Fla.
Source: Phisterer, p. 3,879
Battles Fought
Fought at Marksville, LA.
Fought on 20 January 1863 at Baton Rouge, LA.
Fought on 12 May 1863.
Fought on 27 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA.
Fought on 28 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA.
Fought on 29 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA.
Fought on 01 June 1863 at Port Hudson, LA.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Donaldsonville, LA.
Fought on 12 July 1863 at Cox's Plantation, LA.
Fought on 13 July 1863 at Bayou La Fourche, LA.
Fought on 13 July 1863 at Cox's Plantation, LA.
Fought on 13 July 1863 at Donaldsonville, LA.
Fought on 15 July 1863 at Cox's Plantation, LA.
Fought on 08 August 1863 at Sabine Pass, TX.
Fought on 08 September 1863 at Sabine Pass, TX.
Fought on 08 April 1864 at Sabine Cross Roads, LA.
Fought on 09 April 1864 at Pleasant Hill, LA.
Fought on 09 April 1864 at Sabine Cross Roads, LA.
Fought on 10 April 1864 at Grand Encore, LA.
Fought on 23 April 1864 at Cane River Crossing, LA.
Fought on 02 May 1864 at New Orleans, LA.
Fought on 28 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Notes for Orson H. Crandall, 1829 - before 12 Apr 1920
From ancestry.com:
Regimental History
ILLINOIS
RENWICK'S ELGIN LIGHT BATTERY
(Three Years)
Renwick's Elgin Light Battery.-Capts., George W. Renwick, Andrew M. Wood; First Lieuts., Andrew M. Wood, Caleb Rich, John Short, Lorin G. Jeffers, Joel H. Wicker, Henry E. Tower; Second Lieuts., Lorin G. Jeffers, Waldo W. Paine, Henry E. Tower, Joel H. Wicker, Henry E. Tower, James N. Boutwell, William W. Clift. This battery was organized at Elgin, Kane county, and was mustered into service Nov. 15, 1862, for three years. It left Chicago the same month and was for a time engaged in chasing guerrillas in Kentucky. It formed a part of Burnside's expedition to Tennessee and was with the cavalry corps in that campaign. It was near Colvin's battery and shared its honors until Sherman reached Savannah on his great march. It was then ordered around to meet and join his army there, and was under his command until it reached Washington, whence it was ordered home. It arrived in Chicago, July 11, 1865, for final muster and discharge.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Notes for Henry Benjamin Betts, 9 Nov 1873 - 4 Mar 1953
"History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952 states:
"We are deeply indebted to Mr. Betts for valuable assistance through the years. He was the first one contacted years ago. He loaned us his Patchen data, among which were letters from Lydia Mary Patchen dated twenty years before, then we contacted her, both helped much in the evolvement of this memorial"
Notes for Robert Walker Knox, 29 Oct 1897 - 1 Nov 1990
CDR. Skip Theberge, NOAA, at the NOAA History site states:
"Knox here," is the modest greeting with which Rear Admiral Robert W. Knox, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (C&GS) (Ret.) answers his phone. This greeting led to a visit and conversations with a man whose career spanned 34 years and included 22 years in the field. Upon meeting Knox, one is struck by his ramrod straight carriage and his broad shoulders. Nonagenarians aren’t supposed to look that strong. The broad shoulders helped pack gear up many a hill for Admiral Knox is one whose heart was and still is in the field. His favorite working ground was Alaska where he worked in virgin areas never before surveyed. When asked about the accomplishment of which he was most proud, he really couldn’t come up with an answer. Instead he thought awhile and stated about Alaska "I didn’t enjoy it everyday in Alaska, but I did enjoy every season." Here is a man who made it a career not f or honors, glory, or pay, but because he truly loved the work.
To put Admiral Knox’s life and career in perspective for those of us whose career has not overlapped his ( not one active officer in NOAA Corps was in its predecessor organization prior to Admiral Knox’s retirement on July 1, 1957 ), he was born 6 years before the Wright Brothers first flight, he was a sergeant in the Regular Army during the "War to End All Wars," and he was commissioned in the Coast and Geodetic Survey under E. Lester Jones with Lineal Number 64 on January 30, 1924. This was after spending 6 months as a deck officer on the old SURVEYOR prior to his being commissioned.
Knox continued on the SURVEYOR, then one of the most modern survey vessels in the world. The only instruments on the bridge were a whistle cord, magnetic compass, steering wheel, and spittoon. Survey methods were the same as those used by Admiral Des Barres, Captain Cook, and Charles Wilkes – sextant and leadline. He saw and worked with some of the first electronic echosounders which were introduced into the C&GS in the mid 1920's. ( Subsignal units and then Dorsey units ). During the radio acoustic ranging operations ( a rather dangerous forerunner of modern electronic navigation involving dropping TNT bombs off the stern, listening for the sound wave at shore stations, and then transmitting a radio signal to the ship ), he was the only junior officer on board whom the CO trusted to be the "dynamiter" during the regular dynamiter’s lunch and dinner breaks. He has the dubious honor of having what could be the record for being towed the longest distance in Coast and Geodetic Survey history. In 1925, he was officer-in-charge of the 60-foot- contract launch ANNE W working with the old DISCOVERER in the Aleutians. He and his crew ere towed by the DISCO to Seattle from the Aleutians in September at the close of operations. The danger of the job then was real as it is now. He broke a leg during a surf landing on the Hawaiian Island of Nihau in 1926 and spent the next 2 years recovering while on duty in the Washington, D.C. office.
From 1928 to 1941, Admiral Knox spent most of his career in the field. Six of these years were spent as Chief-of Party of a combined operations party, which spent 4 years working in the Columbia River and approaches and another 2 years in southern California. In 1939, he received his first major command, the EXPLORER, and then in 1940-1941 the old SURVEYOR. From late 1941 until 1948 he held many jobs in Washington, D.C., including Chief, Section of Field Records, Chief, Nautical Chart Branch, Assistant Chief of Division, and Chief, Aeronautical Chart Branch. It was time to pack his bag and head back to seas as commanding officer of the LESTER JONES in 1948, and he then took over as commanding officer of the PATHFINDER from late 1948 until June 1950. According to Admiral Knox, the best ship he ever sailed on was the PATHFINDER. Admiral Knox accomplished a remarkable feat of seamanship with the PATHFINDER in taking it up the uncharted Nushagak River in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska. He came up on a rising tide, anchored, and off-loaded a Shoran shore party, and then returned to Bristol Bay with nary a scratch on his keel. His boats surveyed the Nushagak that season. The worst night of his shipboard experience was his last night on the PATHFINDER when he found himself anchored on the north side of the Alaska Peninsula with a vicious tidal current and a full gale combining forces trying to push him up on the rocks. Although the anchor chain was stretched taut as a fiddle string, the anchor held and he flew off to Washington, D.C., after being relieved the next day. This was fortunate for him and the C&GS as he went on to become Rear Admiral Knox and Assistant Director the following year. ( For those concerned about promotion opportunities, Rear Admiral Knox was still a commander after 27 years of commissioned service in 1951. He went directly from Commander to Rear Admiral and never held the rank of Captain.)
For a man who earned many honors and held many titles, his home is devoid of the accoutrements of success in our society such as plaques, medals, certificates, etc. to enumerate a few of his accomplishments: (1) numerous scientific articles on diverse subjects such as sound velocity, magnetic declination, shore erosion planning, and many mapping and charting articles; (2) President, Institute of Navigation 1956-1957; (3) President of the Directing Committee, International Hydrographic Bureau 1957-1962 (i.e., the head of IHB); and (4) the recipient of an Exceptional Service Award from the Department of Commerce.
The mementos of Rear Admiral Knox’s career that he cherishes the most are those that come from the men he worked with in the field. Three items in particular speak about Knox the man: a beautiful lighthouse made from a brass shaft made by Jim Baker, an engineer who felt that Admiral Knox had helped him stay out of jail; a magnificent inscribed hand-drawn map of the Columbia River entrance showing many of its configurations as shown on previous historical charts as drawn by Kelly McBean, an artist whom Knox hired as field surveyor during the depression years; and the third item being a pair of hand-carved bookends showing two men packing gear to a difficult station.
Admiral Knox tells a tale on himself in describing these bookends which strikes to the soul of every Coast Survey and NOAA field hand there ever was. One of the packers is struggling up a sheer rock wall while the other has his pack thrown off and is obviously burned out and panting. In presenting this to Admiral Knox, Roy Syler said that the one panting and burned out was Knox and the other was Syler doing "all the work." These gifts, given by the men who worked with him and for him, show Robert Knox to be a humane respected leader– one who was "fair to the company, fair to the men."
Given Knox’s strong "Old Survey" field orientation, one might think he would yearn for a return to the "good old days." On the contrary, Admiral Knox states emphatically that if the Corps had not changed and diversified that it would now be a memory. Diversification, adaptability, and maintenance of professional credentials are the road to professional and organizational survival. In fact, Knox welcomes the addition of fisheries scientists, meteorologists, and other "non-traditional" groups to the Corps. He feels that the understanding of Ocean-Atmosphere interaction is one of the biggest challenges facing NOAA now and in the future. As a side note concerning professional credentials, Admiral Knox received his first unlimited tonnage Master’s License in 1924, prior to the birth of most active-duty NOAA officers. He looks forward to sitting for his thirteenth renewal ( every 5 years ) this next year.
So. Here’s to "Knox here." May Admiral Knox and his type be here and with us always. May we be worthy to follow in his and the other old-timers footsteps. And by the way, give him a ring while in the Washington, D.C. area. He’d be glad to share experiences with you.
Submitted by:
CDR. Skip Theberge, NOAA.
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C&G BULLETIN, 2/1956, THE BUZZARD, Vol. 19, No. 22, 5/29/1951, presented at the NOAA History site states:
"For outstanding achievements in various technical phases of the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, for leadership in the science of navigation, and for demonstrated administrative competence as Assistant Director."
Admiral Knox, who has been our Assistant Director since May 24, 1951, was born in Seattle, Washington, attended grammar and high schools in Montana. His boyhood in the northwest must have made a great impression on him, because if asked today where the Coast Survey should be located he will, without hesitation say, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Immediately upon graduation from the University of Washington in 1923, he entered the Coast and Geodetic Survey and was commissioned Ensign during that year. He had, however, interrupted his college education to serve during World War I in the 44th Infantry, United States Army for 2 years.
About 20 years of sea duty are included in his 33 years of service during which he spend 12 seasons in Alaska, one in the Hawaiian Islands, and seven along the Pacific coast.
Just prior to his appointment as Assistant Director of the Bureau he served as Chief of the Chart Division for a year. Other office assignments have been Chief of the Surveys Section, Chief of the Nautical Chart Branch, Chief of Aeronautical Chart Branch, and Assistant Chief, Chart Division.
Special assignments which he has accomplished with distinction have included technical advisor on two international scientific conferences, one at Caracas, Venezuela, and one at Monte Carlo, Monaco and head of delegation to the ICAO 4th Map and Chart Division Meeting at Brussels, Belgium in 1984.
Admiral Knox's hobby in music, and he plays the piano for , as he says "his own enjoyment." In fact, at one time he had two pianos in his home.
Everyone in the Bureau welcomes the news that on May 24, 1951, the United States Senate voted to confirm the appointment of commander Robert W. Knox to be Assistant Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, with the rank of Rear Admiral, effective June 1, 1951. He succeeds Rear Admiral K.T. Adams who retires on May 31, 1951.
Commander Knox, who first entered the Survey in June 1923, has served for the past year as Chief of the Division of Charts. Before returning here in 1950 he had carried out numerous important assignments both in the field and in the Washington office, including command of the PATHFINDER, one of the Bureau's largest survey vessels. His varied experience and skill as an administrator make him admirably suited to the performance of his new task. He approaches it with heartiest wishes of all his associates for success in his undertaking.
Mingled with the pleasure in Commander Knox' advancement is the deep regret at the retirement of Admiral Adams whose brilliant career in the Survey has been a great credit to the Bureau. More on this subject next week. The Senate, on the same day it voted confirmation of Admiral Knox, approved the permanent promotions of several other Coast and Geodetic officers which become effective at various dates beginning July 1, 1951.
Notes for Almon B. Kempton, 1839 - Apr 1882
Fact 1: His parents were both born in Maine [Source: Census 1880]
American Civil War Regiments, as presented at ancestry.com, states:
Regimental History
Eleventh Infantry INDIANA
Eleventh Infantry Cols., Lewis Wallace, George F. McGinnis Daniel McCauley; Lieut.-Cols., George F. McGinnis, William J. H. Robinson, Daniel McCauley, William W. Darnell, Majs., Charles O. Wood William T. H. Robinson, Isaac C. Elston, Daniel McCauley, William W. Darnell, George Butler.
This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in April, 1861, for the three months service, was mustered in on April 25, and on May 8 was transferred to Evansville for blockade duty along the Ohio River.
A somewhat dramatic incident occurred upon the day the regiment left Indianapolis for the front. The patriotic women of that city presented it with a handsome stand of colors and when Col. Wallace received it he turned to the men and said in his most impressive tone: "Now remember Buena Vista, boys, and on our knees let us swear to defend this flag with the last drop of our blood." Every man in the regiment, including Wallace himself, dropped to his knees and the colonel repeated the following oath: "We pledge ourselves before God and these
our fellow-countrynen, to defend this flag with our lives, and to die for it if necessary, God being our helper. Amen." A solemn "Amen" came in one breath from the regiment, and the subsequent history of the gallant 11th shows how well the oath was kept.
It was ordered to Virginia, leaving June 7, and reached Romney on the 11th. It attacked the town but the main body of the enemy had fled an hour before, leaving but a few stragglers. The regiment encamped at Cumberland and on June 26 a body of mounted scouts, 13 in number, attacked 41 of the enemy and routed them, after killing 8. They were in turn attacked at the Potomac River by a body of 75 men, but fell back to a strong position and held it until dark.
The regiment moved in July to Martinsburg, W. Va., thence to Bunker Hill and Harper's Ferry. It was mustered out at Indianapolis Aug. 2, 1861. Its original strength was 781 and it lost by death, 2; desertion, 1.
The regiment was reorganized at Indianapolis in Aug., 1861, for three years, was mustered in Aug. 31, left the state Sept. 6 for Louisville and thence to Paducah, Ky. Col. Wallace was appointed brigadier-general, and Lieut.-Col. McGinnis was promoted to colonel.
The regiment remained at Paducah until Feb. 5, when it moved for Fort Heiman where it engaged in a skirmish, and on the 14th marched to Fort Donelson. After the fall of Fort Donelson it was ordered to Crump's landing, reaching there in time to engage in the battle of Shiloh, and then was engaged in the siege of Corinth.
It was ordered to Memphis thence to Helena, Ark., and was engaged in numerous expeditions during the fall and winter, including Devall's Bluff and Yazoo pass. Col. McGinnis was made brigadier-general and Lieut.-Col. McCauley was promoted to colonel.
The regiment joined Grant's army at Milliken's Bend in April, 1863, participated in the operations about Grand Gulf, and was engaged at Port Gibson, capturing a battery. It was also engaged at Champion's Hill, losing 167 in killed, wounded and missing, and was then in the trenches before Vicksburg until the surrender of the city.
It then participated in the expedition to Jackson, with almost constant skirmishing, remained in camp at Vicksburg until August, and was with the expedition from New Orleans in September and October through the Teche country to Opelousas. On Jan. 19, 1864, it marched to Madisonville, La., where the regiment reenlisted as a veteran organization on Feb. 1, and took a steamer at New Orleans on March 4, for New York City, thence by rail to Indianapolis for furlough.
It returned to New Orleans May 8, and on July 11 was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 2nd division, 19th corps. On July 19 it took steamer for Fortress Monroe, moved from there to Washington, D. C. and thence to Harper's Ferry, Va. It was in a skirmish near Halltown in July and at Cedar Creek in August, engaged in a skirmish at Berryville and in the battle of the Opequan in September, losing in the latter engagement 81 in killed and wounded.
It pursued the enemy to Fisher's Hill, took part in the battle at that place and then continued in pursuit being engaged at New Market and Harrisonburg. It was in the battle of Cedar Creek in October, losing 52 men, then marched to Baltimore, reaching there Jan. 7 1865, and was on duty until the last of July. It was mustered out July 26, 1865. The original strength of the regiment was 1,059. It gained by recruits, 855; reenlistments, 296; unassigned recruits, 138; total, 2,348. Loss by death, 245; desertion, 25; unaccounted for, 239.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 15 February 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN.
Fought on 07 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 01 May 1863 at Port Gibson, MS.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Port Gibson, MS.
Fought on 16 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Grand Gulf, MS.
Fought on 23 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 24 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 04 June 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Jackson, MS.
Fought on 13 August 1863 at Clarendon, AR.
Fought on 22 August 1864 at Halltown, VA.
Fought on 24 August 1864 at Halltown, VA.
Fought on 19 September 1864 at Winchester, VA.
Fought on 21 September 1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.
Fought on 22 September 1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.
Fought on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA.
Notes for Erwin Kempton Mapes, 9 Jun 1884 - 18 Feb 1961
Judy Reamy posted the following at ancestry.com:
Who's Who in the Midwest, A biographical dictionary of noteworthy men and women of the Central and Midwestern States, The A.N. Marquis Company, 1949
Erwin Kempton Mapes, univ. prof.; b. Gilman IL 6/9/1884, s/o Perry and Diana (Luse) Mapes, Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon IA 1909, Harvard 1915, m. Laura Hinkhouse 8/26/1915, children: Virginia (Bertil Roseberg, M.D.; dec.), Frances Elinor (Dr. Juan Lopez-Morillas), last loc. Iowa City IA
Notes for Jess Ralph Patchin, ---- - ----
"History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952 states, apparently quoting from a military commendation letter:
"About 11:30 a.m. this date, Cash, Harold J., Seaman U.S.N. fell overboard from the forecastle of this ship, which was moored in San Diego harbor. Cash was unable to swim, and was drowning. Patchin, Jesse R., C.B.M. jumped overboard from the forecastle without hesitation, and after a struggle brought Cash to the surface and supported him until picked up by a boat, altho almost drowned by the struggles of Cash.
"It is certain that Cash would have drowned without Patchin's prompt and fearless action.
"Patchin's conduct deserves the highest commendation and he is recommended for such reward as the department sees fit to award him. Signed by H. V. Wiley."
Notes for Sarah Frost, 4 Apr 1788 - 7 Mar 1829
"History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952 states:
"As Sarah's mother, Lucy Frost, was driving at night from her home on Frost Hill to be present at the birth of her daughter Laura's child, she saw a light in a house at a distance. In the morning she was told that her daughter Sarah with son John, age 14, had lost their lives in that fire. She fell unconscious. While Sarah's life was passing, another was ushered in and the little girl was named Sarah for her aunt."
Notes for Charles Henry Patchen, 14 Jan 1839 - ----
Fact 1: 24 APR 1884 Applied for Civil War pension as an invalid [Source: Civil War Pension Index]
American Civil War Regiments, as viewed at ancestry.com, states:
Regiment: 141st Infantry Regiment NY
Date Mustered: 08 June 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 4
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 71
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Regimental History
NEW YORK
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST INFANTRY
(Three Years)
One Hundred and Forty-first Infantry.-Cols., Samuel G. Hathaway, John W. Dininy, William K. Logie, Andrew J. McNett; Lieut.-Cols., James C. Beecher, William K. Logie, Edward L. Patrick, Andrew J. McNett, Charles W. Clanharty; Majs., John W. Dininy, Edw. L. Patrick, Chas. W. Clanharty, Elisha G. Baldwin.
This regiment, recruited in the counties of Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben-the 27th senatorial district-was organized at Elmira, and there mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Sept. 11, 1862. The regiment left for Washington on the 15th, and in April 1863, was ordered to Suffolk, Va., in the 3d (Potter's) brigade, Gurney's division, Department of Virginia.
In June and July, following, it was engaged with slight loss at Diascund bridge, and Crump's cross-roads. In July, 1863, it joined the 2nd brigade (Krzyzanowski's), 3d division (Schurz's), 11th corps, with which command it went to Tennessee in September and joined Grant's army at Chattanooga.
In October it went to the support of the 12th corps at Wauhatchie, sustaining a few casualties, and the following month was present at the battle of Missionary ridge. When the 11th and 12th corps were consolidated in April, 1864, to form the 20th, the 141st was assigned to the 1st (Knipe's) brigade, 1st (Williams') division of the new corps.
It moved on the Atlanta campaign early in May and bore a conspicuous part in all the important battles which followed, including Resaca, Dallas, Acworth, Kennesaw mountain, Peachtree creek and the siege of Atlanta. The regiment was heavily engaged at the battle of Resaca, where it lost 15 killed and 77 wounded; at Kennesaw mountain, including the engagement at Golgotha, Nose's creek and Kolb's farm, it lost 12 in killed, wounded and missing; and at Peachtree creek, it experienced the hardest fighting of the campaign, being under a severe front and flank fire for nearly 4 hours, and repulsing three charges of the enemy.
The casualties here were 15 killed and 65 wounded. Among those killed was the gallant young Col. Logie, and among the severely wounded were Lieut.-Col. McNett and Maj. Clanharty. The regiment started on the campaign with 22 officers and 434 enlisted men. Its casualties in battle up to Sept. 1 amounted to 210. It remained at Atlanta until Nov. 15, when it started with Sherman on the march to the sea.
It took part in the siege of Savannah and the following year closed its active service with the campaign through the Carolinas, losing a few men in the battle of Averasboro, N. C. After Johnston's surrender it marched on to Washington, took part in the grand review, and was there mustered out on June 8, 1865, under Col. McNett. It lost by death from wounds 4 officers and 71 men; by disease and other causes, 2 officers and 172 men-total, 249.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 150
Colonel Samuel G. Hathaway, Jr., received authority, August 14, 1862, to recruit this regiment in the then 27th Senatorial District of the State; it was organized at Elmira, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years September 11, 1862 June 1, 1865, the men not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 60th Infantry.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Orange, Havana, Piermont, Hector, Cayuta, Reading, Dix and Catharine; B at Havana, Tyrone, Wayne, Orange, Catharine, Cayuta, Hornby, Dix, Bradford and Hector; C at Elmira, Chemung and Van Etten; D at Corning; E at Bath, Corning, Erwin, Thurston, Avoca, Campbell and Wheeler; F at Hornellsville, Fremont and Dansville; G at Rathbone, Addison, Tuscarora, Woodhull and
Elmira; H at Canisteo, Howard, Greenwood, West Union and Bath; and I and K at Elmira.
The regiment left the State September 15, 1862; it served at Laurel Hill, Middle Department, 8th Corps, from September 16, 1862; in the defenses of Washington, in Casey's Division, from October 1862; in 2d Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, from December, 1862; in the same, 22d Corps, from February, 1863; in 3d, Potter's, Brigade, Gurney's Division, Department of Virginia, at Suffolk, Va., from April, 1863; in 2d Brigade, Gordon,s Division, 7th Corps, from May, 1863; in 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 4th Corps, from June, 1863; in 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 11th Corps, from July, 1863; in 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Corps, from April, 1864; and, commanded by Col. Andrew J. McNett, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 8, 1865, near Washington, D.C.
Source: Phisterer, p. 3,630
Battles Fought
Fought on 16 June 1863 at Diascund Bridge, VA.
Fought on 28 September 1863.
Fought on 28 October 1863 at Lookout Valley, TN.
Fought on 28 October 1863 at Wauhatchie, TN.
Fought on 29 October 1863 at Lookout Valley, TN.
Fought on 05 December 1863 at Loudon, TN.
Fought on 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 05 June 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 08 June 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Lost Mountain, GA.
Fought on 16 June 1864 at Altonia Mountain, GA.
Fought on 19 June 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 22 June 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 20 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 20 July 1864 at Nose's Creek, GA.
Fought on 20 July 1864 at Peach Tree Creek, GA.
Fought on 15 November 1864 at Stones Mountain, GA.
Fought on 17 November 1864.
Fought on 24 February 1865 at Chesterfield Court House, VA.
Fought on 15 March 1865 at South Carolina.
Fought on 17 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 19 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 26 March 1865 at Goldsboro, NC.
Notes for Charles Stoddard Patchen, 3 Jan 1843 - 5 Mar 1919
Fact 1: Dark complexion, black eyes and hair [Source: "History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952]
American Civil War Rigiments Record, at ancestry.com, states:
Regimental History
ILLINOIS
122ND INFANTRY
(Three Years)
One Hundred and Twenty-second Infantry.-Col., John I. Rinaker; Lieut.-Col., James F. Drish; Maj., James F. Chapman. This regiment was organized at Camp Palmer, Carlinville, in Aug., 1862, and was mustered into the U.S. service on Sept. 4, with 960 enlisted men.
It remained in camp and was drilled until Oct. 8, and was then ordered to Columbus, Ky. In December, with other troops, it moved from Jackson, Tenn., where it was then stationed, had a skirmish with the enemy on the 19th, then moved on out to Lexington, and returned to Jackson on Dec. 21. On Dec. 30, a skirmish occurred with the enemy, in which the regiment participated, and on the
following day it was engaged in a battle with the enemy under Forrest, in which the regiment lost 23 killed, 58 wounded and 1 missing. In April, 1863, the regiment took part in an expedition to Town creek, Ala., and was engaged with a Confederate force at that place. It was then assigned to railroad guard duty and during the ensuing months till Oct. 30, the men were constantly on duty and often engaged in skirmishes with cavalry forces of the enemy threatening the railroad.
In Jan. 1864, the regiment was moved to Cairo, Ill. While there, in the following: March, a considerable Confederate force under Forrest attacked Paducah, Ky. Three companies of the regiment, E, H and K, took part in the defense and aided in repelling the enemy in the three several assaults he made on Fort Anderson at that place. In June, the regiment was ordered to Tennessee and in July, participated in the battle of Tupelo, Miss., losing 10 killed and 33 wounded. Near Abbeville it had a skirmish with the enemy in August. It was at Nashville in December and took part in the battle, capturing 4 pieces of artillery and a battleflag from the enemy, and losing in killed and wounded 26 men.
In the early part of 1865, it was transferred to the Department of the Gulf, assisted in the investment of the Confederate
fortifications at Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, and materially aiding in capturing the latter place, the loss of the regiment being 20 men in killed and wounded. On June 5, the regiment moved to Mobile, Ala., where it was mustered out July 15, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 23 September 1862.
Fought on 20 December 1862 at Trenton, TN.
Fought on 31 December 1862 at Parker's Cross Roads, TN.
Fought on 14 July 1864 at Tupelo, MS.
Fought on 09 April 1865 at Blakely, AL.
Notes for Lewis Eells, ---- - ----
American Civil War Regiments Record, as accessed at ancestry.com, states:
Regiment: 8th Infantry Regiment MN
Date Mustered: 11 July 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 26
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Regimental History
MINNESOTA
EIGHTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)
Eighth Infantry.--Col., Minor T. Thomas; Lieut.-Col., Henry C. Rogers; Majs., George A. Camp, Edwin A. Folsom. This regiment was organized in the summer and fall of 1862 and was mustered in by companies. It was sent to the vicinity of the Indian raids, with headquarters at Fort Ripley. Co. A was sent to Anoka and Princeton and E to Monticello, both being on duty at the Chippewa agency in December.
Headquarters were established at St. Cloud in the spring of 1863, but a small garrison was left at Fort Ripley, under Lieut.-Col. Rogers and Co. F was detached to Princeton and Sunrise, the remainder of the regiment moving to the Sioux frontier. Co. A was stationed at Kingston and Manannah, E at Paynesville, B at Sauk Center, D
at Pomme de Terre, K at Alexandria, C, G and H at Fort Abercrombie under Maj. Camp, and they were detailed in small squads for patrolling the frontier.
They were in many slight skirmishes with the Indians, losing a number of men at Pomme de Terre, Kandiyohi Lake, Paynesville and other points. As mounted infantry the regiment joined Sully's expedition against the Sioux in May, 1864, the several companies coming together at Paynesville for the first time. The Indians had been driven west of the Missouri the previous summer and the expedition started June 5, joined Gen. Sully's command about July 1, crossed the river July 9, was in the battle of Killdeer mountain, where the Indians were defeated and driven into the mountains. Cos. E, F, H and I followed them through the ravines and drove them from the hills. They then returned to the supply train on Heart river and moved at once on the Bad Lands, which were reached Aug. 5. On the 8th they were attacked just at the edge of the plain by 5,000 Indians, who were driven for 12 miles, with a loss in killed and wounded of nearly 1,000, the troops losing about 100, only 9 of whom were killed. This battle was called "Waps-Chon-choka" by the Indians.
The troops reached the Yellowstone on the 12th and Fort Union on the 18th, turned towards home in September, when 20 men from each company were detailed to go to the relief of Capt. Fisk, who with a party of emigrants, was surrounded by Indians. This was accomplished quickly, the regiment reached Fort Snelling Oct. 15, and left the state Oct. 26 for Murfreesboro, Tenn., where it was joined by those who had been left in Dakota. It assisted in driving the enemy away from the blockhouse at Overall's creek, and in a reconnaissance a few days later was given the front, its reputation as an "Indian" regiment having preceded it.
It Participated in the charge on the Wilkinson pike that routed the enemy, but lost 90 in killed and wounded in 30 minutes. It was ordered to Columbia and assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 23d corps, and followed Hood to the Tennessee river. It was then ordered to North Carolina and reached New Berne early in March, 1865. It
participated in the battle of Kinston, where Bragg's force was repeatedly repulsed, occupied Goldsboro, March 22, joining Sherman's forces at that point. It then did provost guard duty at Raleigh until May 12, when it moved to Charlotte, from which point it was ordered home and was mustered out July 11, 1865.
Battles Fought
Fought on 02 May 1863 at Pomme De Terre, MN.
Fought on 11 June 1863.
Fought on 11 September 1863 at Meeker County, MN.
Fought on 02 September 1864.
Fought on 20 September 1864.
Fought on 03 December 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Cedars, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Murfreesboro, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Wilkinson's Pike.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Wilkinson's Pike, TN.
Notes for Morris Eells, 3 Jul 1826 - 15 Feb 1882
From American Civil War Regiments Record, as accessed at ancestry.com:
Regimental History
MINNESOTA
EIGHTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)
Eighth Infantry.--Col., Minor T. Thomas; Lieut.-Col., Henry C. Rogers; Majs., George A. Camp, Edwin A. Folsom. This regiment was organized in the summer and fall of 1862 and was mustered in by companies. It was sent to the vicinity of the Indian raids, with headquarters at Fort Ripley. Co. A was sent to Anoka and Princeton and E to Monticello, both being on duty at the Chippewa agency in December.
Headquarters were established at St. Cloud in the spring of 1863, but a small garrison was left at Fort Ripley, under Lieut.-Col. Rogers and Co. F was detached to Princeton and Sunrise, the remainder of the regiment moving to the Sioux frontier. Co. A was stationed at Kingston and Manannah, E at Paynesville, B at Sauk Center, D at Pomme de Terre, K at Alexandria, C, G and H at Fort Abercrombie under Maj. Camp, and they were detailed in small squads for patrolling the frontier.
They were in many slight skirmishes with the Indians, losing a number of men at Pomme de Terre, Kandiyohi Lake, Paynesville and other points. As mounted infantry the regiment joined Sully's expedition against the Sioux in May, 1864, the several companies coming together at Paynesville for the first time. The Indians had been driven
west of the Missouri the previous summer and the expedition started June 5, joined Gen. Sully's command about July 1, crossed the river July 9, was in the battle of Killdeer
mountain, where the Indians were defeated and driven into the mountains. Cos. E, F, H and I followed them through the ravines and drove them from the hills. They then returned to the supply train on Heart river and moved at once on the Bad Lands, which were reached Aug. 5.
On the 8th they were attacked just at the edge of the plain by 5,000 Indians, who were driven for 12 miles, with a loss in killed and wounded of nearly 1,000, the troops losing about 100, only 9 of whom were killed. This battle was called "Waps-Chon-choka" by the Indians. The troops reached the Yellowstone on the 12th and Fort Union on the 18th, turned towards home in September, when 20 men from each company were detailed to go to the relief of Capt. Fisk, who with a party of emigrants, was surrounded by Indians. This was accomplished quickly, the regiment reached Fort Snelling Oct. 15, and left the state Oct. 26 for Murfreesboro, Tenn., where it was joined by those who had been left in Dakota. It assisted in driving the enemy away from the blockhouse at Overall's creek, and in a reconnaissance a few days later was given the front, its reputation as an "Indian" regiment having preceded it.
It Participated in the charge on the Wilkinson pike that routed the enemy, but lost 90 in killed and wounded in 30 minutes. It was ordered to Columbia and assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 23d corps, and followed Hood to the Tennessee river. It was then ordered to North Carolina and reached New Berne early in March, 1865. It participated in the battle of Kinston, where Bragg's force was repeatedly repulsed, occupied Goldsboro, March 22, joining Sherman's forces at that point. It then did provost guard duty at Raleigh until May 12, when it moved to Charlotte, from which point it was ordered home and was mustered out July 11, 1865.
Battles Fought
Fought on 02 May 1863 at Pomme De Terre, MN.
Fought on 11 June 1863.
Fought on 11 September 1863 at Meeker County, MN.
Fought on 02 September 1864.
Fought on 20 September 1864.
Fought on 03 December 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Cedars, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Murfreesboro, TN.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Wilkinson's Pike.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Wilkinson's Pike, TN.
Notes for Horace Eells, 11 Sep 1830 - before 30 Oct 1892
Fact 1: Veteran of Civil War [Source: "History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952]
Fact 2: no children [Source: LoDemie lindquist] [Source: @S058348@]
Ancestry.com describes Riley Co., KS, this way:
"Riley County, Kansas is located on the western edge of Northeast Kansas, about 100 miles west of Kansas City. Riley County was young in 1865. It was on the western frontier during Kansas Territorial times, from 1854-61, with the settlement reaching as far as the location of Ft. Riley, Kansas. Although it grew rapidly, only 1,809 people were counted in 1865."
American Civil War Regiments Record, as quoted at ancestry.com, states:
"Regimental History, Eleventh Cavalry, KANSAS
Cols., Thomas Ewing, Jr., Thomas Moonlight, Lieut.-Cols., Thomas Moonlight, Preston B. Plumb; Majs., Preston B. Plumb, Martin Anderson, Edmund G. Ross,
Nathaniel A. Adams.
This regiment was recruited, organized, mounted and equipped for active service in less than a month after recruiting began in Aug., 1862. It was raised under the call of July 2, 1862, for three years' volunteers, and the rapidity with which it was formed is due to the energetic efforts and admirable recruiting organization perfected by Col. Ewing, who left his position of chief justice of the supreme court of the state to assume the work.
The members of the regiment were recruited from the counties of Leavenworth, Jefferson, Jackson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Riley, Davis, Morris, Lyon, Greenwood, Franklin and Anderson; rendezvoused at Camp Lyon near Fort Leavenworth, and were there mustered into the U. S. service Sept. 15, 1862, for a three years' term.
A large proportion of the officers had seen previous military service and Lieut.-Col. Moonlight had been a soldier in the regular army, commanding a battery of artillery. At the time the regiment was formed he was serving on the staff of Gen. Blunt.
On Oct. 4 the regiment moved on its first campaign, proceeding to Pea Ridge, Ark., where it joined the Army of the Frontier under Gen. Schofield and was assigned to Cloud's (3d) brigade, Blunt's (1st) division, serving as infantry. The first fight of its division at Old Fort Wayne, Ind. Ter., was won by the cavalry, though the 11th arrived too late to participate in the action.
It next moved to Little Osage with its division, thence to Flint Creek on the western border of Arkansas, where it remained for two weeks. Late in November it made a forced march of 40 miles south and engaged in its first fight with the forces of Gen. Marmaduke at Cane Hill, where it led the infantry advance and had a few men wounded."
About the battle at Cane Hill, in which Horace was disabled, ancestry.com states:
"Cane Hill, Ark.,Nov. 28,1862
1st Division, Army of the Frontier.
On the 26th the division, commanded by Brig.-Gen. James G. Blunt; was encamped at Lindsey's prairie, 15 miles south of Maysville. Thirty five miles further south at Cane hill was the Confederate Gen. Marmaduke, with a force of some 8,000 men, waiting for Gen. Hindman's army to join him for an incursion into Missouri.
Blunt determined to strike Marmaduke before the arrival of the reinforcements. Leaving Lindsey's prairie early on the morning of the 27th, with about 5,000 men and 30 pieces of artillery, he marched 25 miles that day. During the night scouts were sent forward to ascertain the enemy's position. These came back and reported the road strongly picketed and that it could be easily defended.
This information led Blunt to change his plans. On leaving camp at 5 o'clock the next morning he made a detour to the left, struck an obscure road that was not picketed, and entered Cane hill from the north, meeting with no resistance until within half a mile of the enemy's camp. While passing through a defile the advance guard, consisting of about 200 of the and Kan. cavalry and 2 howitzers under Lieut. Stover, encountered a considerable force.
The cavalry made a dash and drove this detachment back upon the main body, which was now brought into view, posted on the right of the road, on elevated ground about half a mile from Boonsboro, guns in battery from which a brisk fire was immediately opened.
Rabb's battery and the a howitzers were at once hurried forward and for the next half-hour the engagement consisted of an artillery duel, Blunt maneuvering for time until the arrival of his main column, which had been delayed on the road. The 11th Kan. and Hopkins' battery were brought up on the double-quick and the enemy was twice compelled to retire under the destructive fire of the artillery.
The third stand was made on a hill near the south side of the town, but the main body of the Union troops having by this time arrived on the scene, the Confederates were again routed and for 3 miles on the road toward Van Buren a running fight followed.
As the pursuers emerged from a narrow valley, a little below the intersection of the Cove creek road, they were met by a destructive fire that caused them to recoil. The men were rallied and Blunt determined to make an effort to capture the artillery, but before the charge for that purpose could be ordered a flag of truce came from the enemy, requesting permission to care for the dead and wounded.
The request was granted and, as it was then almost dark, Blunt returned to Cane hill. The loss was 8 killed and 32 wounded. The Confederates lost 75 killed, but the number of wounded could not be ascertained, as most of them were carried away.
Source: The Union Army, Vol.,5 p.,218"
Notes for Allan R. Eells, ---- - ----
Fact 1: His parents were both born in New York [Source: Census 1850]
Fact 1: His father was a sawyer [Source: Census 1850]
Fact 1: His father was born in Connecticut, his mother in Vermont [Source: Census 1880]
ancestry.com states the following:
American Civil War Regiments Record
Regiment: 144th Infantry Regiment NY
Date Mustered: 25 June 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 37
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 4
Regimental History
NEW YORK
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH INFANTRY
One Hundred and Forty-fourth Infantry.-Cols., Robert S. Hughston, David E. Gregory, William J. Slidell, James Lewis; Lieut.-Cols., David Gregory, James Lewis, Calvin A. Rice; Majs. Robert T. Johnson, Calvin A. Rice, William Plaskett.
This regiment, recruited in Delaware county, was organized at Delhi, and there mustered into the U. S. service on Sept. 27, 1862. It left the state on Oct. 11, 956 strong, and was stationed in the defenses of Washington at Upton's hill, Cloud's mills and Vienna until April, 1863.
It was then assigned to the Department of Virginia, and in Gurney's division assisted in the defense of Suffolk, during Longstreet's siege of that place. In May it was placed in
Gordon's division of the 7th corps at West Point, and shared in the demonstration against Richmond.
In July it joined the 2nd brigade, 1st (Schimmelfennig's) division, 11th corps. This division was detached from its corps on Aug. 7, and ordered to Charleston harbor, where during the fall and winter of 1863 the regiment was engaged at Folly and Morris islands, participating with Gillmore's forces in the siege of Fort Wagner and the bombardment of Fort Sumter and Charleston.
In Feb., 1864, in the 1st brigade, Ames' division, 10th corps, it was engaged at Seabrook and John's islands, S. C. It was then ordered to Florida, where it was chiefly engaged in raiding expeditions and was active in the action at Camp Finnegan. It returned to Hilton Head in June; was active at John's island in July, losing 13 killed, wounded and missing; in Potter's brigade of the Coast division it participated in the cooperative movements with Sherman, fighting at Honey Hill and Deveaux neck.
Its casualties at Honey Hill were 108 and at Deveaux neck, 37 killed, wounded and missing. Lieut. James W. Mack the only commissioned officer killed in action, fell at Honey Hill.
Attached to the 3d separate brigade, District of Hilton Head, it was severely engaged at James island in Feb., 1865, losing 44 killed, wounded and missing.
In the fall of 1864 the ranks of the regiment were reduced to between 300 and 400 men through battle and disease, and it was then recruited to normal standard by one year recruits from its home county.
The regiment was mustered out at Hilton Head, S. C., June 25, 1865, under command of Col. Lewis. It lost by death during service 40 officers and men, killed and mortally wounded; 4 officers and 174 enlisted men died of disease and other causes; total, 218.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 153
New York
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
August 27, 1862, Col. Robert S. Hughston received authority to recruit this regiment in Delaware county; it was organized at Delhi, and there mustered in the service of the
United States for three years September 27, 1862. In October, 1864, it received a large number of recruits, of whom the surplus, 159 men, were transferred to the 1st Engineers.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Tompkins; B at Walton and Masonville; C at Delhi, Stamford, Meredith, Hamden, Kortright and Harpersfield; D at Franklin, Masonville, Otego and Sidney; E at Andes and Bovina; F at Hancock; G at Middletown; H at Roxbury, Stamford and Harpersfield; I at Sidney, Kortright, Davenport, Meredith and Delhi; K at Colchester, Franklin, Hamden, Middletown, Tompkins, Masonville, Delhi and Harpersfield.
The regiment left the State October 11, 1862; it served in the defenses of Washington from October 13, 1862; and in the 3d Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22d Corps, from February, 1863; in the 3d, Hughston's, Brigade, Gurney's Division, Department of Virginia, at Suffolk, Va., from April, 1863; in 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, of 7th Corps, from May, 1863; of 4th Corps from June, 1863; in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Corps, from July, 1863; in the 2d Brigade, Gordon's Division, 10th Corps, on Folly Island, S.C., from August 15, 1863; in Schimmelpfenning's Division, 10th Corps, from January, 1864, in 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, 10th Corps, from February, 1864; in the District of Florida, Department of the South, from April, 1864, at Hilton Head, S.C., from June, 1864, in the 1st, Potter's, Brigade, Coast Division, Department of the Gulf, from November, 1864, in the 3d Separate Brigade, District of Hilton Head, Department of the South, from January, 1865; and, commanded by Col. James Lewis, it was honorably discharged and mustered out at Hilton Head, S. C., June 25, 1865.
Source: Phisterer, p. 3,667
Battles Fought
Fought on 30 July 1863 at Goose Creek, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1863 at Morris Island, SC.
Fought on 25 August 1863 at Fort Wagner, SC.
Fought on 09 July 1864 at John's Island, SC.
Fought on 30 November 1864 at Honey Hill, SC.
Fought on 09 December 1864 at Deveaux Neck, SC.
Fought on 09 December 1864 at Deveaux's Neck, SC.
Fought on 09 December 1864 at Honey Hill, SC.
Fought on 10 February 1865 at James Island, SC.
Fought on 16 March 1865.
Notes for Walker B. Bartram, 14 Dec 1829 - ----
Fact 1: His parents were both born in Connecticut [Source: Census 1880]
Ancestry.com quotes Danbury, Connecticut Town History, 1684-1896 as saying the following:
The manufacture of sewing machines was another industry for which Danbury was once well known. It was a machine patented by Walker B. Bartram. The first manufacturers were the Bartram & Fanton Sewing Machine Company. They started in the old shirt factory on Ives Street in 1865 . The next year they purchased the brick building on Canal Street, now occupied by P. Robinson & Son, and moved there. The company continued running with varied success until 1872 , when it was reorganized, and many of our people, poor and rich alike, took stock therein. In two years more (1874 ) the company failed, and the stockholders mourned for the faded dreams of fortune.
Notes for Anson Summers Patchen, about 1840 - 13 May 1920
Fact 1: Light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair [Source: "History and Genealogy of the Patchin-Patchen Family", Grace Patchen Leggett, 1952]
The American Civil War Regiments Record, at ancestry.com, states:
Regimental History, MICHIGAN, Eighth Infantry
The Eighth Infantry saw active duty on the Atlantic coast in the Army of the Potomac and in the western department, marching and fighting in practically all the southern states from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic ocean.
At the organization of the regiment it was ordered to rendezvous at Grand Rapids, but was afterwards transferred to Fort Wayne at-Detroit, where it was mustered into service of the U. S. on the 23d day of September, 1861.
The field, staff and line officers at organization were as follows:
Colonel, William M. Fenton, Fenton. Lieutenant Colonel, Frank Graves, Niles. Major, Amasa B. Watson, Muskegon. Surgeon, Hurlburt B. Shank, Lansing. Assistant Surgeon,
Samuel R. Wooster, Grand Rapids. Adjutant, David B. Harbaugh, Detroit. Quartermaster, Asa Gregory, Flint. Chaplin, William Mahone, Detroit.
A. Captain, Samuel C. Guild, Flint. First Lieutenant, George E. Newell, Flint. Second Lieutenant, George H. Turner, Flint.
B. Captain, Gilbert E. Pratt Detroit. First Lieutenant, William E. Lewis, St. Johns. Second Lieutenant, James S. Donohue, Flint.
C. Captain, Ralph Ely, Alma. First-Lieutenant, George S. Gordon, Alma. Second Lieutenant, Charles B. Holliday, Alma.
D. Captain, Benjamin B. Church, Grand Rapids. First Lieutenant, John C. Buchanan, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, Benjamin F. Porter, Grand Rapids.
E. Captain, Matthew Elder, Lansing. First Lieutenant, Abram Cotrell, Lansing. Second Lieutenant,---------------,-------------------,-------------------.
F. Captain, Nelson H. Walbridge, Richland. First Lieutenant, Traverse Phillips, Hastings. Second Lieutenant, Jacob Maus, Hastings.
G. Captain, Ephraim N. Lyon, Flint. First Lieutenant, Horatio Beldler, Flint. Second Lieutenant, N. Miner Pratt, Flint.
H. Captain, Alfred B. Turner, Grand Rapids. First Lieutenant, Richard N. Doyle, Georgetown. Second Lieutenant, William A. Brown, Ann Arbor.
I. Captain, Jay L. Quackenbush, Owosso. First Lieutenant, Albert Bainbridge, Byron. Second Lieutenant, James C. Merrell, Corunna.
K. Captain, George Proudfit, Jackson. First Lieutenant, Reuben S. Cheney, Moscow. Second Lieutenant, William P. Miner, Moscow.
It left Detroit, Sept. 27, 1861, and arrived at Washington the 30th, with an enrollment of 915 officers and men. The regiment was assigned to the "Expeditionary Corps," under General T. W. Sherman, and saw service along the coast at Hilton Head, Beaufort, S. C., Coosaw River and Tybee Island, Ga. In April, 1862, the regiment had a severe engagement with the enemy on Wilmington Island, where it lost heavily in killed and wounded. At Secessionville on James Island the regiment distinguished itself by a bayonet charge upon the enemy's works, and though their ranks were swept by the enemy's artillery, not a gun was fired until the paraphet was reached. Here the enemy's fire was so destructive that it was impossible to enter the works and the assaulting party was obliged to withdraw, with a loss of 13 killed, 98 wounded, 35 prisoners, and 36 missing.
In July the regiment left James Island and after a series of embarkations and marches, reached Bull Run, Va., where it was engaged Aug. 29 and 30 as part of the First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps. After long marches in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 the regiment was heavily engaged at South Mountain and Antietam, Sept. 14 and 17.
In March, 1863, the Eighth was ordered to Louisville, Ky., and thence to Vicksburg, Miss., where it arrived on the 17th. The regiment was engaged in the marches about Vicksburg, especially at Jackson, Miss., and then started for Knoxville, Tenn., by way of Crab Orchard and Cumberland Gap, where it arrived on the 26th of September.
When General Longstreet marched through Tennessee the Eighth was among the troops that met him at Campbell Station, west of Knoxville, and after a severe encounter fell back to the works on College Hill in Knoxville. During the siege, the Eighth was in the advanced works and suffered much in common with the whole corps, on account of the inclement weather, the want of clothing and tents, and the scarcity of rations.
After General Longstreet withdrew his forces from Knoxville, the Eighth started in pursuit and went as far as Rutledge, East Tennessee, and then retired to Blain's Cross Roads.
At this camp the regiment veteranized, 283 re-enlisting, and commenced a 200 mile march across the Cumberland Mountains over horrible roads, in sleety, cold weather, the march averaging 20 miles a day, and arrived at Nicholasville, Ky., Jan. I9, 1864.
The regiment reached Detroit, Mich., on the 25th and was furloughed for 30 days. After the expiration of the 30 days' furlough, the Eighth assembled at Flint and started on the 9th of March, via. Cincinnati, to join the Ninth Corps, which was then at Annapolis, Md.
On the 4th of May, 1864, the regiment, with the balance of the Ninth Corps, started on the campaign under General Grant through Virginia. It formed a part of the First Brigade, Third Division, of the celebrated Ninth Corps, and crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford the 5th, and was engaged in the batle of the Wilderness the 6th. In this battle the regiment reported a loss of 99 killed, wounded and missing. Colonel Graves, commanding the regirnent, was killed.
The Eighth was in the assault on the enemy's works at Spottsylvania on the 12th, and suffered severely. The regimental commander reported a loss of 49 officers and men in this assault.
At Bethesda Church, June 3, the regiment in a desperate encounter with the enemy lost 52 killed, wounded and missing. The Eighth crossed James river on the 15th and lost 49 officers and men the 17th and 18th before Petersburg.
The regiment occupied different positions during the siege of Petersburg, almost always under fire, and took part in the battles along the Weldon R. R., Ream's Station, Poplar Grove Church, Fort Steadman, and when Petersburg fell it was one of the first Union regiments to march into that city.
After the surrender of General Lee, April 9, 1865, the Eighth moved to City Point, where it embarked on transports for Alexandria, Va., and reached Washington, May 9. The regiment, under Colonel Ralph Ely started for Michigan, Aug. 1, and arrived at Detroit the 3d, where it was paid off and disbanded.
The Eighth, during its term of service, was engaged with the enemy at Port Royal,
S. C., Nov. 7, I86l; Coosaw River, S. C., Dec. 18, 1861; Port Royal Ferry, S. C., Jan. 1, 1862;
Pocotaligo, S. C., April --, 1862; Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 14, 1862; Wilmington Island, Ga.,
April 16, 1862; James Island, S C., June 16, I862: Bull Run, Second, Va., Aug. 29, 1862;
Chantilly, Va., Sept 1, 1862; South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862; Antietam, Md., Sept. 17,
1862; Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 12, 13, and 14, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 22 to
July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 11 to 18, 1863;Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1863; Loudon,
Tenn., Nov. 14, 1863; Lenoir Station, Tenn.,Nov. 15 1863; Campbell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16,
1863; siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 17 to Dec. 5, 1863; Fort Saunders, Tenn., Nov. 29,
1863; Wilderness, Va., May 5, 6, and 7, 1864; Spottsylvania, Va., May 10, 11, and 12, 1864;
North Anna, Va., May 24 and 25, 1864; Bethesda Church, Va., June 2 and 3, 1864; Cold
Harbor, Va., June 7, 1864; Petersburg, Va., June 17 and 18, 1864, The Crater, Va., July 30,
1864; Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19 to 2I, 1864; Ream's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864;
Poplar Spring Church, Va., Sept. 30, 1864; Pegram Farm, Va., Oct. 2, 1864; Boydton Road,
Va., Oct. 8, 1864, Hatcher's Run, Va., Oct. 27 and 28, 1864; Fort Steadman, Va., March 25,
1865; Fort Mahon, Va., April 2, 1865; capture of Petersburg, April 3, 1865; siege of
Petersburg, from June 17, 1864, to April 3, 1865.
Total enrollment. 1,715
Killed in action 1,314
Died of wounds 87
Died in confederate prisons 7
Died of disease 181
Discharged for disability (wounds and disease)..............278
Battles Fought
Fought on 02 September 1861.
Fought on 18 December 1861 at Coosaw River, SC.
Fought on 01 January 1862 at Port Royal Ferry, SC.
Fought on 16 April 1862 at Wilmington Island, GA.
Fought on 30 May 1862 at Beaufort, SC.
Fought on 01 June 1862 at Port Royal Ferry, SC.
Fought on 16 June 1862 at Hilton Head, SC.
Fought on 16 June 1862 at James Island, SC.
Fought on 16 June 1862 at Secessionville, SC.
Fought on 16 June 1862 at Wilmington Island, GA.
Fought on 15 July 1862.
Fought on 15 August 1862.
Fought on 15 August 1862 at James Island, SC.
Fought on 20 August 1862.
Fought on 30 August 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA.
Fought on 01 September 1862 at Chantilly, VA.
Fought on 02 September 1862.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at South Mountain, MD.
Fought on 15 September 1862.
Fought on 17 September 1862 at Antietam, MD.
Fought on 15 October 1862.
Fought on 14 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Jackson, MS.
Fought on 10 October 1863 at Blue Springs, TN.
Fought on 15 October 1863.
Fought on 15 October 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 16 November 1863 at Campbell's Station, TN.
Fought on 16 November 1863 at Lenoir, TN.
Fought on 29 November 1863.
Fought on 29 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 December 1863.
Fought on 05 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 07 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 09 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 13 May 1864.
Fought on 15 May 1864.
Fought on 15 May 1864 at North Anna River, VA.
Fought on 20 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at North Anna River, VA.
Fought on 31 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 31 May 1864 at Hanover Town, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Grove Church, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Bethesda Church, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Grove Church, VA.
Fought on 05 June 1864.
Fought on 09 June 1864.
Fought on 10 June 1864.
Fought on 15 June 1864.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 17 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 19 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 22 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 24 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 25 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 26 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 27 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 28 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 30 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 03 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 04 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 07 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 08 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 09 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 16 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 18 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 19 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 30 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 03 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 05 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 19 August 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VA.
Fought on 21 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 25 August 1864.
Fought on 30 September 1864 at Near South Side Railroad, VA.
Fought on 30 September 1864 at Peebles' Farm, VA.
Fought on 30 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 30 September 1864 at Poplar Springs Church, VA.
Fought on 04 October 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 14 December 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 16 December 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 01 February 1865.
Fought on 02 March 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 March 1865.
Fought on 02 April 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
Notes for Lewis Thompson Olmsted, 24 Nov 1840 - before 1900
Fact 1: His parents were both born in Connecticut [Source: Census 1880]
American Civil War Regiments, as seen at ancestry.com, states the following:
Regimental History, CONNECTICUT, TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT C. V. INFANTRY.
WRITTEN BY MAJOR DAVID H. MILLER, LATE OF THE TWENTY-THIRD CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.
THE Twenty-third Regiment Connecticut Volunteers was recruited in Fairfield and New Haven Counties in August and September, 1862, Companies A, D, E, and G belonging to the active State militia. It rendezvoused at Camp Terry, New Haven, was mustered into the United States service in September, assigned to General Banks's Expedition, and remained in camp, drilling and doing guard duty, until November 17th, when the regiment embarked on the steamer "Elm City" for Camp Buckingham, Centerville Race Course, L. I. Here the regiment remained until November 30th, when it was marched to Brooklyn, and embarked on the river steamer "Che Kiang." Owing to the crowded state of the vessel, Companies A, H, and I, with two companies of other regiments, under command of Major D. H. Miller, were transferred to the Park Barracks, N. Y. The remainder of the regiment sailed, and arrived at Ship Island December 11th. From thence it was ordered to Camp Parapet, New Orleans, and assigned to General Weitzel's Brigade, Nineteenth Army Corps. Jan. 11, 1863, this portion of the regiment left Camp Parapet for Brashear City, where it camped until February 9th, when it was detailed for guard duty along the line of the New Orleans & Opelousas railroad, with headquarters at Camp Weitzel, La Fourche Crossing. Companies B and E were stationed here. That portion of the regiment under command of Major Miller was held in New York until December 30th, when it embarked on the ship "Planter," and was wrecked January 14, 1863, on Stranger's Key, Bahama Islands. After obtaining assistance from Nassau, N. P., this detachment arrived at New Orleans March 4th.
June 1st the enemy attacked the hospital opposite Brashear. Companies K, G, I, and C, under Captain Crofut, were sent across the bay, and drove the enemy off, afterward
covering the working parties in removing the sick and the government property.
June 11th Chaplain James Averill died at La Fourche Crossing. About June 1st, Colonel Holmes was prostrated with sickness, and resigned June 18th. Lieutenant-Colonel Worden being also sick, the command of the regiment devolved on Major Miller, with headquarters at Brashear City. June 20th, receiving notice that the enemy were about to attack the force at La Fourche Crossing, a portion of the regiment was sent to re-enforce Companies B and E, stationed there. Shortly after their arrival the enemy's cavalry attacked, but after a sharp conflict were repulsed.
June 21st the enemy under General Dick Taylor appeared in force and attacked with artillery and infantry. A determined fight ensued, lasting forty minutes, the enemy advancing up to and seizing some of our guns, but were eventually driven back with great loss, our line being protected by a breastwork hastily thrown up. Our loss was small. Here Lieutenant Frederick Starr received his death wound. June 22d the enemy sent in a flag of truce, and we delivered to them 108 dead. We captured in this engagement forty prisoners.
June 23d the regiment was ordered to fall back on New Orleans, where they encamped until the 26th, when they were ordered to Camp Fair, Metaire Race Course. The enemy, after the repulse at La Fourche, retreated down the railroad to Brashear, capturing the small detachments guarding the different stations. Captain Julius Sanford, Company C, at Bayou Boeuf, finding it impossible to hold the place, fired the large sugar-house in which was stored a large quantity of officer's baggage and regimental stores belonging to the troops engaged before Port Hudson, to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy. In this raid the regiment lost seven captains and seven lieutenants captured, who were sent to Tyler, Texas, and held in captivity for fourteen months. The privates captured were paroled, and returned to our lines.
July 1st the regiment was in camp at Congo Square, New Orleans. July 4th, as an attempt to recapture the city of New Orleans was expected, the regiment, together with all the troops quartered there, was on duty patroling the city. July 25th the regiment was ordered to camp at Bonne Carre. August 7th it left Bonne Carre on the steamer "Chancellor" for Cairo, Ill. Arriving at New Haven August 28th, it was mustered out September 1st, having been in service over one year.
ENGAGEMENTS.
La Fourche Crossing, La., June 20-21, 1863.
Brashear City, La., June 23, 1863.
Bayou Boeuf, La., June 24, 1863.
Battles Fought
Fought on 01 May 1863 at La Fourche Crossing, LA.
Fought on 12 June 1863 at Berwick, LA.
Fought on 15 June 1863 at La Fourche Crossing, LA.
Fought on 20 June 1863 at La Fourche, LA.
Fought on 21 June 1863 at La Fourche Crossing, LA.
Fought on 21 June 1863 at La Fourche, LA.
Fought on 22 June 1863 at Brashear City, LA.
Fought on 22 June 1863 at La Fourche, LA.
Fought on 23 June 1863 at Alexandria, LA.
Fought on 23 June 1863 at Brashear City, LA.
Fought on 23 June 1863 at La Fourche, LA.
Fought on 24 June 1863 at Bayou Boeuf, LA.
Fought on 24 June 1863 at Brashear City, LA.
Fought on 24 June 1863 at La Fourche, LA.
Notes for Jacob Theodore Akins, Nov 1859 - ----
Fact 1: His father was born in Tennessee, his mother in Virginia [Source: Census 1900]
Rebecca Sandberg states:
"This group of Patchins came out of Hancock co, IL before moving to Bates Co. the Aikens (Akins) came out of Adams and Pike co IL, but Rebecca (Groves) Akins, Jacob Theodore’s mother, had Groves family in Hancock county as well.
The Aikens along with most of the Groves all migrated to Bates Co, probably about the same time as the Patchins and may have known them from back in the Illinois days.
In either case, The 1880 census in Bates co, shows the Patchins and several of these Akins families lived next door to each other."
Notes for Washington Patchen, 16 May 1844 - 2 Jan 1920
American Civil War Regiments, as transcribed at ancestry.com, states:
Regimental History
NEW YORK
SEVENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY
Seventy-fourth Infantry.-Cols., Charles K. Graham, Charles H. Burtis, Thomas Holt, William H. Lounsberry; Lieut.-Cols., Charles H. Burtis, John P. Glass, William H. Lounsberry; Majs., William B. Olmsted, Edward L. Price, George H. Quaterman, Henry M. Allis, Lovell Purdy, Jr.
The 74th, the 5th regiment of the Excelsior brigade, which contained many members of the 15th militia, was recruited at Pittsburg, New York city, Cambridgeport, Mass., Tidioute, Pa., and Long island and mustered into the U. S. service at Camp Scott, L. I., June 30 to Oct. 6, 1861, for a three years' term.
It left New York Aug. 20, for Washington, was attached to Sickles' Excelsior brigade and stationed along the Lower Potomac in Maryland during the first winter; embarked in April, 1862, for the Peninsula with the brigade, as part of the 2nd division, 3d corps; shared in the siege operations before Yorktown; took a prominent part in the battle of Williamsburg, for which the brigade won the highest praises, the loss of the regiment in this battle being 143 killed, wounded or missing, and in the ensuing engagements of Fair Oaks and the Seven Days' battles it was constantly in action.
Upon its withdrawal from the Peninsula in August, the regiment was sent to the support of Gen. Pope at Manassas, after which it retired to the defenses of Washington. In November it marched to Falmouth; participated in the battle of Fredericksburg; returned to its camp at Falmouth for the winter, was engaged at Chancellorsville in May, 1863; returned again to camp at Falmouth; marched in June to Gettysburg and there experienced the hard fighting of the second day on the Emmitsburg road, with a loss of 89 killed, wounded and missing.
On the southward march it encountered the enemy at Wapping heights and Kelly's Ford; fought at Locust Grove during the Mine Run campaign, and went into winter quarters with the brigade. In April, 1864, the Excelsior brigade became the 2nd brigade, 4th division, 2nd corps and in May the 4th brigade, 3d division, 2nd corps.
With it the 74th fought through the Wilderness campaign and was mustered out before Petersburg, from June 19 to Aug. 3, 1864. The reenlisted men and recruits were transferred to the 40th N. Y. infantry. The regiment lost during its term of service 124 by death from wounds and 70 from other causes. It was noted for its courage and steadiness and is numbered among the "three hundred fighting regiments."
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 105
NEW YORK
SEVENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Fifth Excelsior Regiment; Fifth Regiment, Sickles' Brigade.
This regiment was recruited under the special authority of the War Department, issued to Gen. D. E. Sickles; organized under Col. Charles K. Graham at Camp Scott, L. I., and mustered in the service of the United States for three years between June 30 and October 6, 1861. Pursuant to the orders of the Secretary of War of December 5, 1861, it received its State numerical designation December 11, 1861. August 3, 1864, the remaining men, not entitled to be discharged with their respective companies, were assigned to the 40th N. Y. Volunteers, forming new Companies G and H of the latter.
The companies were recruited principally: A, and B--U. S. Zouave Cadets--in part, at Pittsburg, Pa.; B, in part, at New York city; C on Long Island; D at Cambridgeport, Mass.; E, G, H, I and K at New York city; and F at Tidioute, Pa.; a number of the men had been members of the 15th Militia.
The regiment left the State August 20, 1861; served in Sickles' Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, from September, 1861; in same, 2d, Brigade, 2d Division, 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1862; in 2d Brigade, 4th Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from April, 1864; in 4th Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from May 13, 1864; in 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from July, 1864; and it was honorably discharged and mustered out, under Lieut.-Col. Wm. H. Lounsberry, by
companies, before Petersburg, Va.; Company D, June 19, 1864; A, June 21; B, June 26; G, June 28; C, July 6; and E, F, H, I and K, August 3, 1864.
Source: Phisterer p. 2,767
Battles Fought
Fought on 05 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1862 at Fair Oaks, VA.
Fought on 12 June 1862 at Fair Oaks, VA.
Fought on 25 June 1862 at Fair Oaks, VA.
Fought on 25 June 1862 at Oak Grove, VA.
Fought on 30 June 1862 at Glendale, VA.
Fought on 01 July 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1862 at White Oak Swamp, VA.
Fought on 27 August 1862 at Bristoe Station, VA.
Fought on 27 August 1862 at Kettle Run, VA.
Fought on 29 August 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 23 July 1863 at Manassas Gap, VA.
Fought on 23 July 1863 at Wapping Heights, VA.
Fought on 12 October 1863.
Fought on 08 November 1863 at Brandy Station, VA.
Fought on 26 November 1863 at Locust Grove, VA.
Fought on 26 November 1863 at Mill Run, VA.
Fought on 27 November 1863 at Locust Grove, VA.
Fought on 28 November 1863 at Brandy Station, VA.
Fought on 01 December 1863 at Mine Run, VA.
Fought on 06 February 1864 at Rapidan River, VA.
Fought on 05 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 07 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 10 May 1864 at Landron House, VA.
Fought on 10 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 15 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 17 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 18 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at North Anna River, VA.
Fought on 30 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 31 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Hanover Court House, VA.
Fought on 05 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 06 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 16 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 17 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 22 June 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VA.
Fought on 17 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
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