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157th New
York Infantry
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157th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 40 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Fifty-seventh New York Infantry. — Cols., Philip P. Brown,
Jr., James C. Carmichael; Lieut.-Cols., George Arrowsmith, James C. Carmichael, Frank
Place; Majs., James C. Carmichael, Frank Place, Leonard F. Briggs. This regiment,
recruited in the counties of Madison and Cortland, was organized at Hamilton, and there
mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Sept. 19, 1862. It left the state on
the 25th and on reaching Washington was assigned to the 1st brigade, 3d (Schurz's)
division, 11th corps, with which it went into winter quarters at Stafford, Va. Its first
battle was the disastrous one of Chancellorsville, where it lost 98 in killed, wounded and
missing. The regiment sustained a fearful loss at Gettysburg, where it was heavily engaged
on the first two days of the battle and was highly praised for its gallantry. Lieut.- Col.
Arrowsmith was killed on the first day. The casualties of the 157th amounted to 6 officers
and 46 men killed and mortally wounded; 6 officers and 137 men wounded; 6 officers and 106
men missing, a total of 307. Soon after the battle it was assigned to the 1st brigade of
Schimmelfennig's (1st) division, same corps. This division was detached in August and
ordered to Charleston harbor, where it became a part of the 10th corps, and during the
remainder of 1863, the regiment, in the 2nd brigade, Gordon's division, 10th corps, was
stationed on Folly and Morris islands, S. C. It participated in the siege of Fort Wagner
and the various operations about Charleston harbor; was engaged at Seabrook and John's
Islands in Feb., 1864, meeting with some losses, and was then ordered to Florida, where it
remained until June, when it returned to Beaufort. During the remainder of its service it
took part in the engagements at Honey Hill (loss, 32 killed and wounded), Boyd's point,
Coosawhatchie, Deveaux neck (loss, 24), Tillafinny Station (loss, 20), all in 1864; in
1865 it fought at Manningsville, Dingle's mill (loss, 28), Singleton's plantation, Big
Rafting creek and Statesburg. On July 10, 1865, it was mustered out at Charleston, S. C,
under Col. Carmichael. It lost by death during service, 7 officers and 90 enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded; 2 officers and 104 men died of disease and other causes;
total deaths, 203; total casualties, killed, wounded and missing, 533. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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