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36th New
York Infantry
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36th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 22 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Thirty-sixth New York Infantry. — Cols., Charles H. Innes, William H. Brown;
Lieut.-Cols., Thomas J. Lord, Daniel E. Hungerford, James Walsh; Majs., Nathaniel Finch,
James A. Raney, Elihu J. Faxon, J. Townsend Daniel. The 36th, the "Washington
Volunteers," was organized at New York city and contained eight companies from that
city, one from Buffalo and one from Newburg. It was mustered into the U. S. service at New
York city July 4, 1861, for two years, to date from June 11, and left the state July 12
for Washington, where it went into camp at Meridian hill, until Aug. 6, when it was
ordered to Brightwood, assigned to Couch's brigade and employed in construction work at
Fort Massachusetts, in which vicinity it remained until March 13, 1862. It then became a
part of the 3d brigade, 1st division, 4th corps, with which it served until June, when it
was attached to the 1st brigade of the same division. It embarked for Fortress Monroe on
March 26, 1862; participated in the siege of Yorktown; the battles of Lee's mill and Fair
Oaks, losing in the latter 48 in killed, wounded and missing; and went through the Seven
Days' battles. At Malvern hill the regiment was first ordered to support the 1st N. Y.
battery and later made a brilliant charge, capturing 65 prisoners and the colors of the
14th N. C, for which the command received high praise from the commanding officers. The
loss during the battle of Malvern hill was 143 in killed, wounded and missing. Camp was
occupied at Harrison's landing until Aug. 16, when the regiment was ordered to Alexandria
and a detachment of the 36th sent to Chantilly, where it was in action Sept. 1. The
regiment was reunited at Antietam as part of Couch's division, and served with the 1st
brigade, 3d division, 6th corps, until December, when it became a part of the 2nd brigade
of the same division. It was active during the battle of Fredericksburg; then went into
camp at Falmouth; joined in the "Mud March" in Jan., 1863; returned to Falmouth
for the remainder of the winter; joined in the assault on Marye's heights in May, making a
successful charge with the flying division on the 3d and engaging at Salem heights on the
4th. It again returned to camp at Falmouth, but in June proceeded by arduous marches to
Poolesville, Md., from which place it started home early in July and was mustered out at
New York city, July 15, 1863. The total loss of the regiment during its term of service
was Z7 who died of wounds and 31 from other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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