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83rd New
York Infantry
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83rd New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 30 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Eighty-third New York Infantry. — Cols., John W. Stiles, John Hendrickson,
Joseph A. Moesch; Lieut. -Cols., William H. Halleck, William Atterbury, Allen Rutherford,
John Hendrickson, Joseph A. Moesch, William Chalmers; Majs., William Atterbury, Allen
Rutherford, John Hendrickson, Dabney W. Diggs, Henry V. Williamson. The 83d (the 9th
militia), was recruited in New York city and left the state for Washington, May 27, 1861.
It was there mustered into the service of the United States for a three years' term, June
8, and served in Col. Stone's command, in Hamilton's and Stiles' brigades, along the
Potomac in Maryland and at Harper's Ferry. In the spring of 1862 the regiment was
stationed near Warrenton Junction and along the Rappahannock river with several different
assignments and participated in Gen. Pope's Virginia campaign with the 3d brigade, 2nd
division, 3d corps, suffering the loss of 75 members at the second Bull Run. The brigade
and division were transferred to the 1st corps on Sept. 12, fought at South mountain and
Antietam, the regiment being closely engaged in both battles and losing 114 at Antietam.
The next battle was Fredericksburg, where the crippled command suffered even more severely
— 125 killed, wounded or missing — among whom was Col. Hendrickson, who was
severely wounded. The regiment passed the winter at Falmouth; was not in an exposed
position during the Chancellorsville movement and battle of May, 1863, but played an
important part at Gettysburg in the capture of Iverson's North Carolina brigade. On the
southward march the regiment was stationed at Hagerstown, Md., and Liberty, Va.; then
participated in the Mine Run campaign, and established camp near Brandy Station in the
early winter. During the Wilderness campaign it served in the 2nd brigade, 2nd division,
5th corps, and the 2nd brigade, 3d division, 5th corps, until June 7, when the term of
service expired. Col. Moesch was killed in the Wilderness and 128 men were reported
killed, wounded or missing. The original members not reenlisted were mustered out at New
York, June 23, 1864, and the veterans were transferred to the 97th N. Y. infantry. The 83d
is named by Col. Fox as one of the "three hundred fighting regiments." Out of a
total enrollment of 1,413 it lost during service 164 by death from wounds and 91 from
other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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