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173rd New
York Infantry
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173rd New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 41 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Seventy-third New York Infantry. — Cols., Charles B. Morton,
Lewis M. Peck; Lieut. -Cols., Lewis M. Peck, William N. Green, Jr., Mellen T. Holbrook;
Majs., A. Power Galloway, George W. Rogers. This regiment, known as the 4th Metropolitan
Guard, and 4th National Guard, was recruited in the cities of New York and Brooklyn by the
police departments of those cities, as one of the Metropolitan brigade. It was organized
at Riker's island and there mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Nov. 10,
1862. On leaving the state, Dec. 9, the regiment sailed for Louisiana, where it was
assigned to the 2nd brigade of Emory's (3d) division, 19th corps. It came under fire for
the first time at Fort Bisland, losing 7 killed and wounded, and a detachment under Capt.
Conrady skirmished at Breaux bridge, Bayou Teche. The regiment took an active part in the
siege of Port Hudson, where its total loss was 92 killed and wounded. Among the mortally
wounded in the second assault on June 14, was Maj. Galloway. It was engaged at Carrion
Crow bayou in Nov., 1863, and the following spring, in the 3d brigade of Emory's division,
19th corps, it took part in Banks' Red River campaign, being engaged in the fights at
Sabine cross-roads, Pleasant Hill and Mansura, its loss in the first two battles being 232
killed, wounded and missing. Lieut.-Col. Green was killed at Pleasant Hill. Though the
regiment was not again engaged in battle after the close of this campaign, it continued in
active service. In July, 1864, it accompanied the 1st and 2nd divisions to Virginia and
became a part of Sheridan's Army in the Shenandoah. It was on detached service with
Currie's brigade at Harper's Ferry during the battle of Winchester, and at the time of the
battle of Cedar creek was guarding wagon trains and was not engaged in the fight. The
regiment remained with Dwight's (1st) division in the valley until April, 1865, and then
moved to Washington for a number of weeks. The war was now over, and after taking part in
the grand review it was ordered to Savannah, and was there mustered out under Col. Peck,
Oct. 18, 1865. The regiment lost during service in killed and mortally wounded, 6 officers
and 45 enlisted men; died of disease and other causes, 2 officers and 126 enlisted men, a
total of 179. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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