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25th New
York Infantry
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25th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 20 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-fifth New York Infantry. — Cols., James E. Kerrigan, Charles A.
Johnson; Lieut. -Cols., Edmund C. Charles, Charles A. Johnson, Henry F. Savage, Edwin S.
Gilbert, Sheppard Gleason; Majs., George Mountjoy, Henry F. Savage, Edwin S. Gilbert,
Sheppard Gleason, Patrick Connelly. The 25th, the "Kerrigan Rangers," was
recruited in New York city and there mustered into the U. S. service on June 26, 1861, for
a two years' term. It encamped at Staten Island until July 3, when it left for Washington
and on July 21 moved to Alexandria. It remained in this vicinity until October, when it
was assigned to Martindale's brigade, Porter's division and stationed at Hall's hill, Va.
In March, 1862, the brigade and division became a part of the 3d corps, Army of the
Potomac, and moved to the Peninsula, where it participated in the siege of Yorktown and
the battle of Hanover Court House. In the latter engagement the loss of the regiment was
158 killed, wounded and missing out of 349 engaged, Col. Kerrigan being severely wounded.
At Gaines mill the regiment again displayed its heroism. It was held in reserve during the
rest of that week, but was again active at Malvern hill, with a loss of 1 man killed and
17 wounded. The rest at Harrison's landing was welcomed by the troops, who remained in
camp there until Aug. 15. when the 25th was ordered to Newport News, thence to Falmouth
and Manassas, where it was engaged with slight loss. It was withdrawn to Hall's hill and
soon joined in the Maryland campaign, but was held in reserve at Antietam, and camped at
Sharpsburg until Oct. 30. It arrived in the vicinity of Fredericksburg about the middle of
November; participated in the battle there with a loss of 40 in killed, wounded and
missing; joined in the "Mud March" fiasco, and established winter quarters on
the Fredericksburg railroad near Potomac creek. The regiment was not closely engaged in
the Chancellorsville campaign and was mustered out at New York city June 26, 1863. During
its term of service it lost 61 members by death from wounds and 28 members by death from
accident, disease or other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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