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176th New
York Infantry
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176th 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-sixth New York Infantry. — Cols., Charles C. Nott,
Ambrose Stevens, Charles Lewis; Lieut.-Cols., A. J. H. Duganne, Charles Lewis, William W.
Badger; Majs., Morgan Morgan, Jr., Charles Lewis, James Entwistle. The 176th, the
"Ironsides," was recruited from the state at large and was originally intended
to be a three years organization. Col. Charles Gould was authorized on Sept. 4, 1862, to
recruit the Ironsides in the first seven senatorial districts of the state for three
years' service. Neither he, nor his successor, Col. Mark Hoyt, succeeded in this and the
regiment was finally organized in December at Brooklyn, by filling it up with recruits
enlisted for nine months. The first nine companies were mustered into the U. S. service
from Nov. 20 to Dec. 22, 1862, and Co. K was mustered in on Jan. 10, 1863. After the
discharge of the nine months men, Nov. 16, 1863, the organization was recruited to the
normal standard by the addition of drafted men, substitutes and volunteers enlisted for
three years. The regiment was organized under the direction of the Young Men's Christian
Association of New York city. It left the state under command of Col. Nott on Jan. 11,
1863, and embarked on transports for New Orleans. On its arrival it was stationed in the
defenses of New Orleans for several weeks and was attached to Augur's division of the 19th
corps, when that corps was organized. It formed part of the garrison of New Orleans during
the siege of Port Hudson, and took an active part in repelling the advance of the enemy
under Gen. Taylor. During June, 1863, detachments of the regiment participated in the
skirmishes at Pattersonville, La Fourche crossing, Thibodeaux, Fort Buchanan, Bayou Boeuff
and Brashier City. In the action at La Fourche crossing, the regiment was commanded by
Maj. Morgan and behaved most gallantly; in the actions at Fort Buchanan, on the
Atchafalaya, and at Brashear City, the regiment met with serious disaster, over 400 men
being captured. This disaster was not due to lack of bravery on the part of the men. There
was no one in command, but the men fought with all the bravery that could be expected. The
loss of the regiment in the above actions amounted to 464 killed, wounded and captured or
missing. In the spring of 1864, attached to the 3d brigade, Grover's division, 19th corps,
it took part in Banks' Red River campaign, being engaged at Mansura and Simsport. In July
it returned to Virginia with the first two divisions of the 19th corps and took an active
part in Sheridan's brilliant campaign in the Shenandoah Valley against Gen. Early,
including the battles of Berryville, the Opequan, Fisher's hill, and Cedar creek. Its loss
at the Opequan was 47 killed, wounded and missing, and at Cedar creek, 53. In the assault
on Fisher's hill it captured 4 guns from the enemy. It remained in the valley until Jan.,
1865, when it was ordered to Savannah, Ga., with Grover's division. In March it was
ordered with the division, now commanded by Gen. Birge, to North Carolina, where it was
temporarily attached to the 10th corps and took part in the final campaign of the
Carolinas, ending with the surrender of Gen. Johnston at Bennett's house. Soon after this
it returned to Georgia and was finally mustered out at Savannah on April 27, 1866. The
regiment lost during service 2 officers and 31 men killed and mortally wounded; 4 officers
and 177 men died of wounds and other causes — total deaths, 181, of whom 1 officer
and 17 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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