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165th New
York Infantry
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165th 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 Sixty-fifth New York Infantry. — Lieut.-Cols., Abel Smith,
Jr., Governeur Carr, William R. French; Majs., Governeur Carr, Felix Angus, William W.
Stephenson. The 165th, the 2nd battalion, Duryea's Zouaves, was originally recruited for a
nine months' term, but was afterwards changed to three years. Only six companies were
recruited, principally from New York city and Brooklyn, and were mustered into the U. S.
service between Aug. and Dec, 1862, for three years. In 1864, four new companies joined
the battalion in the field and were consolidated with the original six companies. The
battalion left the state Dec. 2, 1862, sailing for New Orleans, and on its arrival was
assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd (Sherman's) division, 19th corps, Department of the Gulf.
It participated in skirmishes in March, 1863, at North pass, Ponchatoula and Berwick bay,
sustaining a few casualties, and was actively engaged throughout the long siege of Port
Hudson, losing heavily in the assault of May 27. Its losses during the siege amounted to
106 killed, wounded and missing, among the mortally wounded being the gallant Lieut. -Col.
Abel, who fell in the assault of May 27. It accompanied Franklin's expedition to Sabine
pass, Tex., in Sept., 1863, and was later twice engaged at Vermilion bayou. In the 3d
brigade, Emory's division, it took part in Banks' Red River expedition in the spring of
1864, fighting at Sabine cross-roads, Pleasant Hill, Cane river crossing and Mansura. The
loss at Sabine cross-roads was 48 killed, wounded and missing, and at Pleasant hill, 49.
Returning north, the regiment was in action in September at Berryville, Va., but sustained
no loss. When Dwight's 1st division, Army of the Shenandoah, left the valley in April,
1865, as a part of the 3d brigade, the regiment accompanied it to Washington and
subsequently to Savannah, Ga. Under Maj. Stephenson it was mustered out at Charleston, S.
C., Sept. 1, 1865, having lost by death during its term of service 2 officers and 44 men
killed and mortally wounded; 2 officers and 79 men died of disease and other causes; total
deaths, 127, of whom 18 men died in the hands of the enemy. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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