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65th New
York Infantry
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65th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 27 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Sixty-fifth New York Infantry. — Cols., John Cochrane, Alexander Shaler,
Joseph E. Hamblin, Henry C. Fiske; Lieut.-Cols., Alexander Shaler, Joseph E. Hamblin,
Henry J. Healy, Thomas H. Higginbotham, Henry C. Fiske, David I. Miln; Majs., Henry J.
Healey, Thomas H. Higginbotham, David I. Miln, Edmund K. Russell. The 65th, known as the
U. S. Chausseurs, composed of members from Eastern New York and a number from Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Maine, was mustered into the U. S. service at Willett's Point, L. I., in
July and Aug., 1861, for three years. It left the state for Washington on Aug. 27, was
assigned to the 3d provisional brigade until Sept. 19, when it became a part of Graham's
brigade, Buell's division, and in March, 1862, joined the advance to the Peninsula as a
part of the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 4th corps. It was present at the siege of Yorktown
and active during the Seven Days' battles, with a loss of 68 in killed, wounded and
missing. At Antietam it was again engaged, but did not occupy an exposed position, and
during the month of Sept., 1862, the division was transferred to the 6th corps, in which
it became the 3d division. The 65th served in the 3d brigade until December and was then
assigned to the 1st brigade. At Fredericksburg the regiment was present, but not closely
engaged, and the winter was passed in that vicinity. In the Chancellorsville campaign the
65th shared in the charge which captured Marye's heights. After returning for a brief
period to its old camp it proceeded to Gettysburg, where it was held in support, then
moved southward with the army, shared in the Mine Run campaign and went into winter
quarters with the 6th corps. In Jan., 1864, the regiment was sent to Johnson's island in
charge of prisoners, and upon its return to the Army of the Potomac was attached to the
4th brigade of its old division. A sufficiently large number of the men reenlisted to
secure the continuance in the field of the 65th as a veteran organization and it fought
through the Wilderness campaign with brilliancy, losing during the first week 154 members
killed, wounded or missing, many of whom fell in the assault on the angle at
Spottsylvania. At Cold Harbor and Petersburg the regiment was active and when the 6th
corps was sent to Washington to repel Gen. Early, the 65th was assigned to the 2nd brigade
of the same division with which it had previously served. It embarked for Washington July
10, 1864, encountered Early at Fort Stevens and pursued him through the Shenandoah Valley,
fighting at Charlestown, the Opequan, Fisher's hill, and Cedar creek. In the last named
action the regiment took a prominent part and suffered the loss of 90 in killed, wounded
and missing. It returned to Petersburg in December; was engaged at Hatcher's run in Feb.,
1865, at Fort Stedman, and the final assault on April 2. In Sept., 1864, the original
members not reenlisted were mustered out and the veterans and recruits consolidated into a
battalion of four companies, which received the addition of four companies of the 67th N.
Y., and in March, 1865, two companies of new recruits. The regiment was mustered out at
Washington, July 17, 1865, having lost during its term of service 121 by death from wounds
and 90 from other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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