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94th New
York Infantry
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94th New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 32 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Ninety-fourth New York Infantry. — Cols., Henry K. Viele, Adrian R. Root;
Lieut.-Cols., Colvin Littlefield, John A. Kress, Samuel Moffatt; Majs., William R.
Hanford, John A. Kress, D. C. Tomlinson, Samuel S. Moffatt, John A. McMahon, Henry P.
Fish, Byron Parsons. The 94th, the "Bell Rifles," recruited in Jefferson county,
was mustered into the U. S. service at Sacket's Harbor, March 10, 1862, and left the state
for Washington on the 18th. It served in the defenses of Washington under Gen. Wadsworth,
was assigned to the 1st brigade, 2nd division, Department of the Rappahannock in May, and
to the 3d corps, Army of Virginia. June 26, with which it participated in Gen. Pope's
Virginia campaign, losing 147 in killed, wounded and missing. On Sept. 12, with the same
brigade and division, the regiment was attached to the 1st corps, was active at South
mountain and Antietam, and in December at Fredericksburg. The winter was passed in camp
near Falmouth and in March, 1863, the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of five
companies, to which were added five companies of the 105th N. Y. infantry. The regiment
served for a month as provost guard and in June, 1863, returned to the 1st corps with its
old brigade and division, and suffered the heaviest loss of its service at Gettysburg
— 245 killed, wounded or missing. It shared in the Mine Run fiasco and in December
was ordered to Annapolis, where it became a part of the 8th corps. During the winter a
large number of its members reenlisted and the regiment continued in service as a veteran
organization. In the Wilderness campaign it served with the 5th corps, being engaged at
Cold Harbor, Totopotomy and White Oak swamp. It moved with the Army of the Potomac to
Petersburg and was closely engaged at the Weldon railroad, losing 178 killed, wounded or
missing. On Aug. 10, 1864, the regiment was joined by the veterans and recruits of the
97th N. Y. infantry and remained on duty before Petersburg until the end of the siege,
after which it was active at Five Forks, and was present at Lee's surrender. The 94th was
mustered out at Washington, July 18, 1865, having lost 116 by death from wounds and 138
from other causes, of whom 37 died in imprisonment. Maj. Fish was killed in action at Five
Forks. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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