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75th New
York Infantry
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75th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 29 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Seventy-fifth New York Infantry. — Cols., John A. Dodge, Robert B. Merritt,
Robert P. York; Lieut.-Cols., Robert P. York, William M. Hosmer, Robert B. Merritt,
Willoughby Babcock; Majs. Willoughby Babcock, Lewis E. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Thurber,
William M. Hosmer, Charles H. Cox. The 75th, known as the Auburn regiment, was composed
mainly of members from Cayuga and Seneca counties, and was mustered into the service of
the United States at Auburn, for a three years' term, Nov. 26, 1861. It embarked for the
south on Dec. 6; was stationed at Santa Rosa island and Fort Pickens, Fla., during its
first winter in the service, and formed part of the garrison of Pensacola during the
summer of 1862. While here Co. K joined the regiment, which was ordered to New Orleans in
September. It was assigned to Weitzel's reserve brigade, which had a brisk fight at
Georgia landing. Upon the organization of the 19th corps in Jan., 1863. the regiment
became a part of the 2nd brigade, 1st division and moved to Bayou Teche, La. It lost 17 in
an engagement at Fort Bisland in April, and in the assaults on Port Hudson, May 27 and
June 14 it lost 107 in killed, wounded and missing, the 1st division bearing the brunt of
the fight. After the surrender of Port Hudson, July 9, the troops performed garrison duty.
From August to September, the regiment served with the reserve brigade of the 1st
division; in September it was assigned to the 3d brigade of the same division; in October
it was mounted and attached to the 3d cavalry brigade, and during the winter a
sufficiently large number of the men reenlisted to secure the continuance of the 75th as a
veteran regiment. While the reenlisted men were on furlough, the remainder of the regiment
served with the 14th N. Y. cavalry and rejoined the regiment June 28, 1864. At Sabine
Pass, the regiment lost 85 killed, wounded or missing and during Nov., 1863, it was
stationed near New Iberia and Camp Lewis, La. In March, 1864, the command entered upon the
Red River campaign and in July it was ordered to New Orleans. After the regiment was
reunited, in June, 1864, it served until the middle of July with the 1st brigade, 2nd
division, 19th corps, and then embarked for Virginia, where it became a part of the Army
of the James and joined in the pursuit of Gen. Early in the Shenandoah Valley. It was
engaged at Halltown, the Opequan, where the loss was 73 killed, wounded and missing, at
Fisher's hill and Cedar creek, where it also suffered severely. The original members not
reenlisted were mustered out at Auburn, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1864, and the veterans and recruits
consolidated into a battalion of five companies, which was ordered early in Jan., 1865. to
Savannah, Ga., and assigned to the 1st brigade, 1st division, 10th corps. The regiment
served at Savannah until August, and in April, received the veterans and recruits of the
31st independent company N. Y. infantry. It was mustered out at Savannah, Aug. 3, 1865,
having lost 106 by death from wounds, and 109 from other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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