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160th New
York Infantry
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160th 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 Sixtieth New York Infantry. — Cols., Charles C. Dwight, Henry
P. Underbill; Lieut.-Cols., John B. Van Petten, Henry P. Underbill, John B. Burreed;
Majs., William M. Sentell, Daniel L. Vaughan. This regiment was recruited by Col. Dwight
in the counties of Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario, Allegany, Erie and Wyoming. It
rendezvoused at Auburn, and was mustered into the U. S. service at New York city Nov. 21,
1862, for three years. It left the state on Dec. 4, 1862, and proceeded to the Department
of the Gulf, where it was assigned to the 2nd brigade, Augur's division, 19th corps. Its
first loss was met in the action with the gunboat Cotton in Jan., 1863, where 1 man was
killed and 4 wounded; at Pattersonville in March, where Co. F, Capt. Josiah P. Jewett, was
on board the gunboat Diana during the action with the Confederate batteries, it lost 6
killed and 16 wounded, Capt. Jewett being mortally wounded. At Fort Bisland its loss was 7
killed and wounded. It was later engaged at Jeanerette and Plain Store, after which it
participated with credit in the long siege of Port Hudson, taking part in the general
assaults of May 27 and June 14. Its loss in killed and wounded during the siege was 41. A
period of post and garrison duty followed the fall of Port Hudson, and in March, 1864, in
the 2nd brigade, 1st (Emory's) division, 19th corps, it started on Banks' Red River
expedition, engaging with heavy loss at Pleasant Hill, where its casualties were 41
killed, wounded and missing, at Sabine cross-roads, Cane river crossing and Mansura. In
July it returned to the north with the first two divisions of the 19th corps and in
Dwight's (1st) division, fought under Sheridan in his campaign in the Shenandoah Valley
against Early, sustaining severe losses in the battles of the Opequan and Cedar creek. In
the former action its casualties were 15 killed, 61 wounded and 1 missing, and in the
latter 66 killed, wounded and missing. Lieut. -Col. Van Petten received a bullet through
the thigh at Winchester, but continued to bravely lead his men until the battle was over.
He was subsequently promoted colonel of the 193d N. Y. infantry. The regiment left the
valley in April, 1865; proceeded to Washington, where it took part in the grand review in
May; moved to Savannah, Ga., in June; and under command of Col. Underbill was mustered out
at Savannah on Nov. 1, 1865. The regiment lost by death during its term of service 6
officers and 47 enlisted men killed and died of wounds received in action; 1 officer and
159 enlisted men died of disease and other causes; total deaths, 219. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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