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103rd New
York Infantry
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103rd New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 33 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Third New York Infantry. — Cols., Baron Fred W. Von Egloffstein, Benjamin Ringold, Wilhelm Heine; Lieut. -Cols., Kasper Schneider, Julius C.
Kretschmar, Julius E. Quentin, Andreas Wettstien; Majs., Julius C. Kretschmar, Julius E.
Quentin, Benjamin Ringold, Joseph Morrison. This regiment, known as the Seward infantry,
recruited in the counties of New York and Chemung and organized at New York city, March 1,
1862, was mustered into the U. S. service from Nov. 1861, to March, 1862, for three years.
Co. C was mustered out May 8, 1862. On the expiration of its term of service the original
members (except veterans) were mustered out at New York city, under Col. Heine, and the
veterans and recruits were consolidated on March 4, 1865, into a battalion of three
companies. This battalion was retained in service until Dec. 7, 1865, when it was mustered
out, under Capt. William Redlich, at City Point, Va. The regiment left the state on March
5, 1862, and was stationed for a month at Washington and Norfolk, when it was assigned to
the 1st brigade, 2nd division, Department of North Carolina, and took part in the actions
at Foy's plantation, Fort Macon, Gillett's farm, Haughton's mill and Dismal swamp, N. C.
When the 9th corps was formed in July, 1862, the 103d was assigned to the 1st brigade, 3d
division, and moved with the corps, under Maj.-Gen. Reno, on McClellan's Maryland campaign
in September. It was heavily engaged at Antietam, losing 117 officers and men in killed,
wounded and missing, its severest loss being incurred in the gallant charge at the stone
bridge. Among the mortally wounded were Capts. Henry A. Sand and William Brandt. On Nov.
15 it was engaged at Fayetteville, and lost 25 in killed, wounded and missing at the
battle of Fredericksburg in December. With the 7th corps it took part in the siege of
Suffolk in the spring of 1863, and lost 20 in killed, wounded and missing at Providence
Church road, Col. Ringold being among the killed. In August it was ordered to South
Carolina, where it took part in the siege of Fort Wagner and the subsequent operations
about Charleston harbor. During the actions on James island, in May, June and July, 1864,
it lost 45 men in killed, wounded and missing. In Dec, 1864, it was assigned to the 1st
brigade, Ferrero's division, Army of the James, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., and took part in
the siege of Petersburg until its fall on April 2, 1865, but sustained no further losses
in battle. During its term of service it lost 4 officers and 61 men killed and mortally
wounded; 3 officers and 100 men died of disease and other causes, a total of 7 officers
and 161 men. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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