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58th New
York Infantry
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58th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 26 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Fifty-Eighth New York Infantry. — Col., Wladimir Kryzanowski; Lieut.-Cols.,
Frederick Gellman, August Otto, Adolphus Dobke; Majs., Theodore Lichtenstein, William
Henkel, George N. Harvey, Adolph C. Warberg, Michael Esenbean. This regiment, known as the
Morgan Rifles, was composed of the United States Rifles, Polish Legion, Gallatin Rifles,
Morgan Rifles and Humboldt Yeagers, and was mustered into the U. S. service at New York
city in Nov., 1861, for three years. It left the state for Washington, Nov. 7, 1861; was
assigned to the 3d brigade, Blenker's division, Army of the Potomac, stationed near
Washington until April, 1862, when it was ordered to join the Mountain Department and
reached Gen. Fremont in time to participate in the battle of Cross Keys. On June 26, 1862,
the regiment was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 3d division, 1st corps, Army of Virginia,
which subsequently became the 11th corps, and with it served through Gen. Pope's campaign,
being present at Fox's ford, Sulphur springs, Waterloo bridge, Groveton and the second
Bull Run, losing in the campaign 57 in killed, wounded and missing. The regiment was not
engaged at Fredericksburg, although stationed in the vicinity. Winter quarters were
established at Stafford and the regiment was active in the Chancellorsville movement in
May, 1863. From there it moved to Gettysburg, was active in the battle, then southward
through Boonsboro and Funkstown, and was ordered west on Sept. 24. It arrived at
Bridgeport, Ala., early in October, was present at Wauhatchie and in the Chattanooga and
Rossville campaigns and in March. 1864, was attached to the 4th division, 20th corps. A
large number of the regiment reenlisted in Dec, 1863, received veteran furlough and
rejoined the regiment in Tennessee. The veteran regiment completed its service in the
Department of the Cumberland, being stationed from June, 1864, to September, 1865, at
Nashville, where it was mustered out on Oct. 1, 1865. During its term of service it lost
32 by death from wounds and 95 from other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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