USA > New York > Camp and field life of the Fifth New York volunteer infantry. (Duryee zouaves.) > Part 36
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37
The field was won; but a heavy body of infantry coming up, Pleasonton withdrew across the Rappahannock.
Kilpatrick was now made Brigadier, and in the fight at Aldie,
1
461
Personal Sketches.
again met Lee. Securing a strong position, he resisted every at- tempt of the enemy to dislodge him, although charge after charge was made.
Later in the day, when his squadrons were borne back, he again put himself at the head of the Ist Maine, as at Brandy Station, and leading it in person, charged with such desperation that the enemy broke and fled. His horse was killed under him in the onset ; but mounting another, he ordered the whole line to ad- vance, and drove Lee in flight, until night put an end to the pur- suit. The next morning he made a sabre charge into the town of Upperville, driving the enemy out.
When Meade was put in command of the army, Kilpatrick was placed in command of a division of cavalry, numbering 5,000 men. He was in constant and active service. He captured Ewell's long train of wagons, and the guard, consisting of four regiments, and up to the end of the campaign, after the battle of Gettysburg, his division had captured some 4,500 prisoners, nine guns, and eleven battle flags.
On the last day of February, 1864, Kilpatrick, in command of 4,000 men, started on his daring raid on Richmond for the pur- pose of releasing the Union prisoners confined there, and which created such consternation and dismay in the Confederate strong- hold. In this expedition the lamented Dahlgren was killed.
General Kilpatrick was now transferred to the West to co- operate with General Sherman in his campaign against Atlanta. At Resaca he had a severe battle, but held this important point until the infantry came up, but he was severely wounded by a rifle ball, which barely escaped a vital point, and passed out at his hip. Before he was again able to take the saddle, he ascer- tained that Sherman was in front of Atlanta, and that the place must fall in a few days. Determined not to lose the glory of par- taking in the final movements for its overthrow, he took the next train and rode night and day till he reached his command at Cartersville. Still unable to sit on his horse he rode forward in a carriage fitted up for him, and joined Sherman before Atlant:t.
During She:man's great march to the sea, having received a commission as Major-General of Volunteers, he commanded the cavalry corps, and performed all the duties of the advance,
462
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry.
skirmishing, etc., and in covering the flanks of the infantry in that great march, fighting, burning, and laying waste the coun- try when the opposition of the enemy made it necessary. He also performed the same duties on a subsequent march through the Carolinas. Near Averysboro he had a severe battle with the Confederate infantry, and held a vital point until the infantry of General Slocum's column came up.
This was the last battle in which Kilpatrick's cavalry took an active part, and here he rested on his laurels. He issued an ad- dress to his troops, closing with the following words : "Soldiers, be proud ! of all the brave men of this great army, you have a right to be. You have won the admiration of our infantry, fight- ing on foot and mounted, and you will receive the outspoken words of praise from the great Sherman himself. He appreciates and will reward your patient endurance of hardships, gallant deeds, and valuable services. With the old laurels of Georgia entwine those won in the Carolinas, and proudly wear them. General Sherman is satisfied with his cavalry." J. T. Headley,* from whom the author chiefly compiles the foregoing sketch, re- marks : " Though but a youth, still Kilpatrick has won a world- wide reputation. He is in every respect fitted for a cavalry com- mander, for he has all the dash necessary to success, and that chivalrous daring which wins the admiration and love of the common soldier."
CAPTAIN COMPANY I-CHARLES G. BARTLETT.
CHARLES G. BARTLETT is a son of Professor Bartlett, of the West Point Military Academy, and had received a military edu- cation. At the commencement of hostilities he was a member of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, and was commissioned as Captain in the 5th New York Volunteers. Courteous and kind, he endeared himself to both officers and men. He was con- spicuous at Big Bethel for the part he took with his company in skirmishing in the advance with the enemy, and for his coolness and nonchalance while under fire. He remained by the side of
* "Grant and Sherman, their Campaigns and Generals."
463
Personal Sketches.
the lamented Lieutenant Greble for a long time during the action while the latter officer was sighting his guns in the most exposed part of the field of battle. He continued with the regiment until he received a commission in the United States Army, when he resigned from the Fifth, September 11, 1861. He was subse- quently Brigadier-General of Volunteers, and is now (1878) Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel IIth United States Infantry.
CAPTAIN OF CO. K-CLEVELAND WINSLOW.
CLEVELAND WINSLOW was born May 26, 1836, in Medford, Mass. He received a collegiate education, and in 1861 was a member of the 7Ist Regt. National Guard, in which organization he had served seven years. He was possessed of a robust consti- tution, and was not troubled with any serious sickness during all his arduous campaigning services, up to the time he received the wound which caused his death. He entered the 5th Regiment as one of its original Captains, the eighth in rank ; commanded Company K as skirmishers at Big Bethel, and was mentioned in orders on file in the War Department ; commanded as Captain, four companies of infantry, one light battery and a squadron of lancers at Hanover Court-house. He was on the reserve with his regiment at Mechanicsville; acting Major at the battle of Gaines' Mill, where he distinguished himself in all the qualities that make a good soldier ; at Charles City Cross-roads, and Mal- vern Hill, where he was in command of the brigade skirmishers, and a section of light twelves ; two days and nights in command of the regiment as Captain, at the battle of Manassas Plains, where his horse was killed by seven gun-shot wounds ; com- manded the regiment as Major at the battle of Antietam; commanded as the fourth and last Colonel of the Fifth at Fredericksburg, and had command of the trenches on the night of the re-crossing of the river. At Chancellorsville he com- manded the skirmishers of Sykes' division of regulars, engaged four times with the enemy, was surrounded, and cut his way
464
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry.
through and rejoined the command. He was several times mentioned in General Orders for bravery, etc., all on file with regimental papers. Commanded at different times, the 3d brigade, 2d division, 5th army corps ; and also at times, the 2d division (Sykes') in the absence of the General.
Colonel Winslow served during the Draft Riots in New York. The daily press published full reports of those riots, in the sup- pression of which Colonel Winslow took a very active and prom- inent part. Colonel Winslow was engaged with the rioters at the corner of 19th Street and Ist Avenue.
His command consisted entirely of citizens, although the majority of them had seen service in the army. They enrolled themselves for the purpose of aiding in preserving the peace of the city.
They did not exceed one hundred in number, and were com- manded by ex-officers of the 5th New York. The men had been enrolled only a short time, and had little or no drill. They were accompanied by two howitzers. The resistance, he said, was very severe, and the rebellious citizens fought with great de- termination. Four citizen soldiers were killed, and a number of officers and citizens wounded, among whom was Captain Uckele, formerly a Ist Lieutenant of the old 5th New York. The in- jured citizens were carried into a house between 19th and 20th Streets. Colonel Jardine, formerly of the Hawkins Zouaves, was very badly wounded in the thigh ; Dr. White, the surgeon of the Hawkins Zouaves, volunteered his services to remain with him.
After this, Colonel Winslow went to Colonel Brown and ob- tained a reinforcement of 150 regulars and one rifled gun, under command of Captains Shelby and Putnam, and proceeded to the scene of action and brought off all their wounded to the 7th Regiment Armory.
During the action, nine rounds of canister were fired into the crowd. Colonel Winslow gives great credit to the officers who were on the ground, for the steadiness with which they stood to their guns under the galling fire with which they were assailed on all sides.
About eight o'clock a crowd of four or five thousand assem- bled in the neighborhood of 8th Avenue and 32d Street. They
465
Personal Sketches.
beat and kicked one colored man almost to death and hung him to a lamp-post, and then commenced an indiscriminate onslaught on all the negroes they could find, and were about to burn the block of houses chiefly occupied by the colored people, when Colonel Winslow made his appearance on the scene with a strong detachment of infantry and one twelve-pound howitzer. The howitzer was unlimbered and poured a deadly charge of canister into the crowd. Signs of resistance were evinced, and an evident determination to wrest the gun from the hands of the artillerists.
The infantry received the order to fire, and again a shower of bullets thinned the crowd. No symptoms were evinced of their retiring, and the howitzer again thundered forth a deadly dis- charge of canister. The fire was by this time too hot to with- stand, and with shrieks and yells they commenced to scatter in all directions. During the whole time, the military had been under a strong fire of stones, missiles, pistols, and gun-shots, not only from the crowd in their front, but from the house-tops. The crowd dispersing, orders were given to return. After cutting do.vn the body of the negro, the military commenced to fall slowly back.
The crowd at once reassembled, and closed up in their rear. Four separate times, before the crowd would desist from the pursuit, was the order given to fire. After considerable difficulty, Colonel Winslow and his command returned to the Arsenal, hav- ing successfully carried out the orders they had received. It was impossible to ascertain anything like a definite or reliable ac- count of the casualties among the people, as those shot were hastily removed by their friends. A number of the military were badly hurt.
GENERAL WOOL'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO COLONEL WINSLOW.
"TROY, N. Y., July 29, 1863.
"SIR :- For your communication of the 25th inst., received the 27th, containing a detailed account of your services, as well as of other officers and citizens, in quelling the recent riot in the City of New York, I tender you my thanks.
" For your gallant conduct, and all who took part with you in 20*
466
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry.
their efforts to quell the riot, you are entitled to the thanks and gratitude of your fellow-citizens, and especially the wounded, among whom was Colonel Jardine, who was seriously injured.
"Being all citizens, who in a few hours were organized, under your command, at the Arsenal, Seventh Avenue, where they were stationed three days and nights, patrolling the avenue and dispersing the mob at such places as they had collected, your services will no less be remembered than appreciated by a grate- ful people.
"I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
" JOHN E. WOOL, Major-General.
"To CLEVELAND WINSLOW, Colon: 5th N. Y. Volunteers."
The following is a letter from General A. A. Humphreys, U. S. A., who commanded a division of volunteers, subsequently General Grant's Chief of Staff, and, after the resignation of General Hancock, succeeded the latter in command of the ed army corps. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, U. S. A., and Chief of the Corps of Engineers-the post occupied by him at the present time (1878) :
"CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA., " Fune 10, 1863. 5
"DEAR COLONEL :- I learn that you are endeavoring or de- sire to raise a brigade of infantry, the skeleton of which is to be formed of the remnants of the splendid regiment you recently commanded-the 5th New York. I trust you may be successful in your efforts ; for, having had the opportunity of knowing you and your regiment for more than a year, during the latter half from almost daily observation of it, in the severe service the Army of the Potomac has passed through, I know what fine, well-prepared material you will have out of which to give form and instruction to a brigade ; and I know well, too, how admira- bly qualified you are to command such a brigade. Under such auspices, I should expect to find the reputation of the brigade emulating that of the regiment, which was equaled by few in the service-certainly surpassed by none. I do not know how I
:
467
Personal. Sketches.
can aid you in carrying out your wishes. I would gladly do any- thing in my power in that way.
" Wishing you every possible success,
" I am, very truly, yours,
" A. A. HUMPHREYS, " Brigadier-General Vols."
Colonel Winslow organized a regiment called the 5th Veter- ans, composed of men who had been mustered out with the dis- banded two years' regiments, and as a number of the old Fifth re-enlisted in this new organization, either as privates or served as officers, the following notes from the New York Daily Times are deemed worthy of preservation :
"DEPARTURE OF THE 5TH REGIMENT N. Y. VOLS .- VETS.
"One battalion of this well-known regiment is again ready for the field, and will leave to-day, the 23d inst., under its old commander, Colonel Cleveland Winslow. All the officers are gentlemen who have had two years' experience in the field ; con- sequently, the same discipline and efficiency will continue, and the good reputation enjoyed by the old regiment will be per- petuated in its successor. The ranks have been filled by the consolidation of the 31st, 37th, and part of the 38th and 9th Regiments New York Volunteers, and the men are, with few exceptions, re-enlisted men. On arriving in the field, the bat- talion will be attached to the 2d corps, Major-General G. K. Warren, under whom the regiment has long been commanded. The former duty done by this regiment is too well known to re- quire recapitulation ; and there is every reason to believe that, under Colonel Winslow and his officers, many brave deeds will be added to the record this regiment has already placed in the history of the war."
HEADQUARTERS 5TH ARMY CORPS, BETHESDA CHURCH, VA., June 2, 1864, 9 A.M. -
THE DURYEE ZOUAVES.
The 5th New York Zouaves, Colonel Winslow, deserve special mention for the part they took in yesterday's engagements. With
468
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry.
other reinforcements they had just arrived from Port Royal, Va. Travel weary and begrimed with dust from their long day's march, General Ayres' regulars, to whose brigade they had been assigned, proposed to let them rest.
" We came here to fight, not to rest," said the Colonel.
" If your boys want to fight I sha'n't hinder them," replied the General.
" Do you want to go into the fight or not ? " the Colonel asked his men, after explaining his interview with General Ayres. They chose fighting, and they fought as this regiment used to fight- heads cool, arms steady, aim sure. The Old Fifth New York Zouaves have a reputation as lasting as the Army of the Potomac. The new regiment shows a purpose to maintain the brilliant reputation of the founders of its name and imperishable glory. Colonel Winslow was wounded in the first assault ; but after the wound was dressed, resumed his place at the head of his regi- ment. He is that sort of man who will stick to his regiment and to fighting as long as he holds a sword and can sit upon a horse.
" Colonel Winslow, wounded during the recent campaign (at Chapin's Ford), is reported from Washington to be much worse, with but little hope of his final recovery. The ball passed through his shoulder - blade, causing a very serious injury."- New York Times, L. A. HENDRICKS' Dispatch.
Colonel Winslow died from the effects of his wound July 7, 1864, and his country thus lost the services of a very valuable officer.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF COMPANY A-WILLIAM T. PARTRIDGE.
WILLIAM T. PARTRIDGE rose to be Captain of Company I, and was killed in action at the battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862. He was brave to rashness, and a strict disciplinarian. Captain Partridge had a presentiment that he would lose his life in battle, and gave directions as to the disposition to be made of his body if he should fall. He was a very strong abolitionist, and made the remark to a gentleman in New York during the organi-
Personal Sketches.
469
zation of the regiment, that "he could see the image of John Brown with outstretched arms ready to receive him."
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF COMPANY B-GOUVERNEUR CARR.
GOUVERNEUR CARR rose to the rank of Captain in the regi- ment, but resigned September 24, 1862, having been commissioned as Major of the 2d battalion, 165th Regiment, New York Volun- teers, which he subsequently commanded as Lieutenant-Colonel, until it was mustered out, September, 1865. He was wounded se- verely at the siege of Port Hudson on the Mississippi, May 27, 1863, and also wounded at Sabine Cross-Roads, La., and was breveted Colonel for meritorious services.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF COMPANY C-J. FRANCIS EVANS.
LIEUTENANT EVANS was a member of the 7th Regiment N. G. S. N. Y. He was a quiet, steady, and brave officer. He rose to a Captaincy in the regiment, but resigned his commission April 26, 1862, on account of ill-health contracted in the service,
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF COMPANY D)-WILBUR F. LEWIS.
LIEUTENANT LEWIS became acting Major in the regiment, and was killed in the action of Second Bull Run, August 30. 1862. He was a brave and efficient officer ; he refused to dis- mount from his horse at the engagement in which he lost his life, notwithstanding the earnest entreaties of the men. He had two brothers in the regiment, one of whom was killed in action, and the other badly wounded.
470
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry. FIRST LIEUTENANT OF COMPANY E-GEORGE DURYEA.
LIEUTENANT DURYEA was a member of the 48th Regiment N. G. S. N. Y. He served actively with the 5th Regiment until receiving a very severe wound at the battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862, while in command of a company as Captain. Upon his recovery he returned to duty again with the regiment, and was promoted successively Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, and was mustered out with the regiment on its expiration of term of serv- ice, May 14, 1863, as Brevet Colonel, being one of the five origi- nal officers, including the Chaplain, that returned with the regiment.
FIRST LIEUTENANT CO. F-OLIVER WETMORE, JR.
LIEUTENANT WETMORE was a gentleman of education, hav- ing graduated with high honors from Columbia College, and was a Professor in the College of the City of New York. He was a member of the 7th Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. He served with the regiment until June, 1862, when his health yielded to the ex- posure in the Peninsula campaign, and he applied for a discharge, which was granted June 30, 1862. He was subsequently com- missioned as Major in the 13th Regt. New York Heavy Artillery. He died in Washington after the close of the war.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF CO. G-JACOB E. DURYÉE.
LIEUTENANT DURYÉE, son of General Abram Duryée, was a member of the 7th Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. He greatly dis- tinguished himself at the battle of Big Bethel, June 10, 1861, where he led a charge with a handful of men against the enemy's works. He was made a Captain in the Fifth, and in September, 1862, was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the ed Maryland, in which he served under General Burnside in North Carolina,
1
471
Personal Sketches.
and under General Pope in Virginia ; was under General Mc- Clellan during his Maryland campaign, at South Mountain, and Antietam, where he commanded the regiment. He was subse- quently breveted Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF CO. H-CHURCHILL J. CAMBRELLING.
LIEUTENANT CAMBRELLING, son of Judge Cambrelling, was a member of the 7th Regt. N. G. He was in the engagements at Big Bethel, Hanover Court-house, and Gaines' Mill, etc., where he was distinguished for his bravery. He was promoted to a Captaincy in the regiment September 3, 1861. Owing to the hardships of the Peninsula campaign, his health became im- paired, and he was obliged to apply for a discharge, which was granted July 23, 1862. He was a fine officer, and much esteemed by both officers and privates for his personal qualities and char- acter. He was subsequently commissioned as Major in the 10th Senatorial District Regiment.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF CO. I-JOSEPH S. YORK.
LIEUTENANT YORK had received a military training, and was promoted to a Captaincy in the Fifth. He took a leading part in the charge on the enemy's works at Big Bethel, in which he was wounded. He served with the regiment until August 29, 1861, when having received a commission as Captain in the 15th U. S. Infantry, he resigned his command. Subsequently he died in the performance of his duties in the regular service, after the war.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF CO. K-WILLIAM H. HOYT.
LIEUTENANT HOYT was a gentlemanly officer, and a great favorite with the men. He behaved well under fire, and was as
472
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry.
self-possessed as he was brave. He resigned his commission in 1862.
SECOND LIEUTENANT OF CO. B-THEODORE S. DUMONT.
THEODORE S. DUMONT was a member of the 7th Regt. N. G. He was in the engagement at Big Bethel, and served in the Pe- ninsula campaign, during which he was transferred to the Signal corps ; he rendered efficient service in the corps during the battle of Malvern Hill, where he retained his position under fire and signaled the gun- boats to direct their aim. He was compli- mented for this service in General Orders. He resigned his commission, having been promoted to Ist Lieutenant August 13, 1862.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. C-CHARLES H. SEAMAN.
LIEUTENANT SEAMAN received his education in a military school. He resigned his commission June 2, 1861.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. D-JOHN A. COCHRANE.
LIEUTENANT COCHRANE was a member of the 71st Regi- ment, National Guard. He was a good soldier and strict dis- ciplinarian, and passed through considerable service with the regiment. He was promoted to First Lieutenant, and resigned his commission on account of ill-health December 29, 1862.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. E-HENRY H. BURNETT.
LIEUTENANT BURNETT was an admirable officer, and well liked by the members of the regiment, particularly by the en-
473
Personal Sketches.
listed men, to whom he was a faithful friend. He was promoted to a Captaincy, and served actively with the regiment up to the time of his resignation, October 16, 1862; which event was much regretted by the men.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. F-CARLISLE BOYD.
CARLISLE BOYD rose to a Captaincy, and commanded a com- pany at the Second Bull Run engagement, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He served the full term with the regiment, was promoted Major, and mustered out as such with the regi- ment, May 14, 1863. He was subsequently commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel, and served in the Invalid Corps until he re- ceived a commission in the regular army, July 28, 1866, where he is serving at present (1878) as Captain of the 17th Infantry. He was breveted Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. Army March 2, 1867.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. G-JOSEPH H. BRADLEY.
LIEUTENANT BRADLEY was educated at a military academy. He was advanced to the Captaincy, was slightly wounded at Gaines' Mill July 30, 1862, and went into another regiment as Chaplain.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. H-JAMES MILLER.
LIEUTENANT MILLER was a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard, and enlisted as a private in the Fifth, April 20, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant May 9. 1861. Was de- tailed by General Butler as Drill-Master to the Union Coast- Guard July 15th, relieved August 13th, and rejoined the regi- ment at Baltimore. He was promoted First Lieutenant. and resigned his commission September 6, 1861, on account of dis- ease contracted in the line of his duty.
474
Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry. SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. I-J. HENRY WHITNEY.
SECOND LIEUT. OF CO. K-WILLIAM FERGUSON.
LIEUTENANT FERGUSON was a gentlemanly officer, and was much esteemed by the men. He was mentioned in Colonel Duryée's report of the battle of Big Bethel, and was subse- quently promoted to a First Lieutenancy. On account of ill- health he resigned his commission October 12, 1862. He after- ward received a new commission, and recruited a company for the 5th Vetcrans.
1
1
ORIGINAL OFFICERS OF THE FIFTH REGT. N. Y. V., DURYEE'S ZOUAVES.
FIELD AND STAFF, MAY 14, 1861.
Name.
Rank.
Remarks.
ABRAM DURYER.
Colonel
Age 46; formerly Col. of the 7th Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. ; commis. Brig .- Gen. Sept. 10, 1861 ; res'd Jan., 1863; Bvt. Maj .- Gen., 1865.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.