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141st New
York Infantry
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141st New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 38 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Forty-first New York 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 Suflfolk, 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. Logic, 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. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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