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144th New
York Infantry
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144th 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-fourth New York Infantry. — Cols., Robert S. Hughston,
David E. Gregory, William J. Slidell, James Lewis; Lieut.-Cols., David Gregory, James
Lewis, Calvin A. Rice; Majs., Robert T. Johnson, Calvin A. Rice, William Plaskett. This
regiment, recruited in Delaware county, was organized at Delhi, and there mustered into
the U. S. service on Sept. 27, 1862. It left the state on Oct. 11, 956 strong, and was
stationed in the defenses of Washington at Upton's hill, Cloud's mills and Vienna until
April, 1863. It was then assigned to the Department of Virginia, and in Gurney's division
assisted in the defense of Suffolk, during Longstreet's siege of that place. In May it was
placed in Gordon's division of the 7th corps at West Point, and shared in the
demonstration against Richmond. In July it joined the 2nd brigade, 1st (Schimmelfennig's)
division, 11th corps. This division was detached from its corps on Aug. 7, and ordered to
Charleston harbor, where during the fall and winter of 1863 the regiment was engaged at
Folly and Morris islands, participating with Gillmore's forces in the siege of Fort Wagner
and the bombardment of Fort Sumter and Charleston. In Feb., 1864, in the 1st brigade,
Ames' division, 10th corps, it was engaged at Seabrook and John's islands, S. C. It was
then ordered to Florida, where it was chiefly engaged in raiding expeditions and was
active in the action at Camp Finnegan. It returned to Hilton Head in June; was active at
John's island in July, losing 13 killed, wounded and missing; in Potter's brigade of the
Coast division it participated in the cooperative movements with Sherman, fighting at
Honey Hill and Deveaux neck. Its casualties at Honey Hill were 108 and at Deveaux neck, 37
killed, wounded and missing. Lieut. James W. Mack, the only commissioned officer killed in
action, fell at Honey Hill. Attached to the 3d separate brigade, District of Hilton Head,
it was severely engaged at James island in Feb., 1865, losing 44 killed, wounded and
missing. In the fall of 1864 the ranks of the regiment were reduced to between 300 and 400
men through battle and disease, and it was then recruited to normal standard by one year
recruits from its home county. The regiment was mustered out at Hilton Head, S. C, June
25, 1865, under command of Col. Lewis. It lost by death during service 40 officers and
men, killed and mortally wounded; 4 officers and 174 enlisted men died of disease and
other causes; total, 218. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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