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84th New
York Infantry
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84th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 30 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Eighty-fourth New York Infantry. — Cols., Alfred M. Wood, Edward B. Fowler;
Lieut. -Cols., Edward B. Fowler, William H. DeBevoice, Robert B. Jourdan; Majs., James
Jourdan, William H. DeBevoice, Charles F. Baldwin, Robert B. Jourdan, Henry T. Head. The
84th (the 14th militia), recruited in Brooklyn, left the state for Washington, May 18,
1861; was there joined by Cos. K and I in July, and between May and August was mustered
into the U. S. service for three years. The regiment served in the vicinity of Washington
until the battle of Bull Run, in which it fought gallantly in Porter's brigade, with a
total loss of 142 killed, wounded or missing. It then served near Ball's cross-roads and
Upton's hill, Va., and in March, 1862, was assigned to the 1st brigade, King's division,
1st corps, with which it served in northern Virginia, while the campaign on the Peninsula
was carried on under Gen. McClellan. Active in the fighting which culminated in the battle
of the second Bull Run, the regiment lost 129 men. It was engaged at South mountain,
Antietam and Fredericksburg with the 1st brigade, 1st division, 1st corps, to which it was
attached on Sept. 12, 1862. After passing the winter in camp near Falmouth, the regiment
was active at Chancellorsville in May, 1863, and was prominently engaged in the battle of
Gettysburg, where it received the highest official praise for its gallantry in action. It
served during this battle with the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 1st corps, and suffered a
total loss of 217. It then moved southward with the Army of the Potomac, shared in the
Mine Run movement, wintered near Culpeper and at the opening of the Wilderness campaign,
was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 4th division, 5th corps. On May 21 the term of service
expired. It was mustered out at New York city, June 14, 1864, when the veterans and
recruits were transferred to the 5th N. Y. veteran infantry. The total enrollment of the
regiment was 1,365, of whom 153 died from wounds and 74 from other causes. Few regiments
could boast such a distinguished reputation as the 84th, which served with unfailing
bravery through the most severe tests of courage. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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