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125th New
York Infantry
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125th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 36 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Twenty-fifth New York Infantry. — Cols., George L. Willard,
Levin Crandell, Joseph Hyde; Lieut. -Cols., Levin Crandell, Aaron B. Myer, Joseph Hyde;
Majs., James C. Bush, Aaron B. Myer, Samuel C. Armstrong, Joseph Hyde, Joseph Egolf,
Nelson Penfield, William H. H. Brainard. This regiment, recruited in the county of
Rensselaer, was organized at Troy and there mustered into the U. S. service on Aug. 27-29,
1862, for three years. Two days later it left for Harper's Ferry, where it was captured on
Sept. 15, at the surrender of that post. The regiment was immediately paroled and was
stationed at a paroled camp at Chicago, Ill., for two months, when the men were declared
exchanged and returned to Virginia in December. It was encamped at Centerville during the
winter and in the spring of 1863 was attached to Gen. Hays' brigade. In June. 1863, the
brigade joined the 3d division, 2nd corps, then marching to Gettysburg, Gen. Hays taking
command of the division. At the battle of Gettysburg Col. Willard was killed while in
command of the brigade and the loss of the regiment amounted to 26 killed, 104 wounded and
9 missing. It distinguished itself at Bristoe Station in October, both officers and men
fighting with dash and extreme gallantry. Its loss in this action was 36 killed, wounded
and missing. It was also present at the action of Mitchell's ford, and took part in the
Mine Run campaign, with a loss of 41 men. Upon the reorganization of the Army of the
Potomac in April, 1864, it was transferred to Barlow's (1st) division, to which it was
attached during the remainder of its service. It lost 28 in killed, wounded and missing at
the battle of the Wilderness, where Lieut. -Col. Myer fell mortally wounded. At the Po
river and Spottsylvania its loss was 10 killed, 74 wounded and 6 missing, while further
severe losses were sustained at the North Anna, Cold Harbor, and the battles around
Petersburg, where its losses aggregated 85 killed, wounded and missing. Recrossing the
James it fought at Deep Bottom and Strawberry Plains, and upon returning to the lines
around Petersburg it was engaged in the disaster at Reams' station, losing 9 wounded and
13 captured. It was present at Hatcher's run in December, but without loss. Its veteran
ranks had been sadly decimated by its hard service and when the final campaign of 1865
opened it could report only 12 officers and 219 men "present for duty," although
it still carried 547 names on its rolls. In this campaign the regiment participated in the
final assault on Petersburg and the engagements of Deatonsville road, High bridge and
Farmville, where it fought its last battle. The loss during the campaign was 32 killed,
wounded and missing. The total enrollment of the regiment during service was 1,248, of
whom 15 officers and 112 enlisted men were killed and mortally wounded, or 10.1 per cent.;
1 officer and 115 men died of disease and other causes; 3 officers and 61 men died in
Confederate prisons; 464 officers and men were killed and wounded. It was mustered out
near Alexandria, Va., under Col. Hyde, June 5, 1865, having gloriously earned its title as
a fighting regiment. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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