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Soldiers! You are now about to return to your homes, in the northern part of the State. You will soon look forth upon the beautiful waters of Lake Champlain, the rolling St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, along whose different shores most of you reside.
You will return to the duties of civil life, prepared, we trust, to discharge them with the same fidelity and honor you have manifested in the field.
And now, let me give you a kindly word of caution before bidding you farewell. You are about to enjoy that repose to which you are so justly entitled, and to receive a por- tion of that pay you so hardly and honorably earned. Be prudent, be careful, and do not let the designing or the unprincipled rob you of your money-keep it for the hour of sickness, and for the aid of those near and dear to you.
Again, as Governor of the State of New York, and Commander-in-Chief of its military forces, I thank you for your patriotic services.
Col. Seaver's reply :
To Your Excellency, and to the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany :
I desire to express to you the thanks of this Regiment for this cordial and enthusias- tic welcome so unexpectedly extended to us. It is the more gratifying inasmuch as it was unexpected.
I need not speak of the thinned ranks-of the trials and sufferings patiently borne- of the sickness, disease and battles which have so reduced our numbers. These have all become familiar topics in the history of all armies. You have been pleased to allude
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to the services of this Regiment in flattering terms. I trust that those services have not been rendered in vain-that all our sufferings will not, under Providence, be allowed to pass for naught. The reception extended to us this day is a cheering indication that they will not. The enthusiasm of your citizens-old and young-shows clearly enough · that the heart of the people is still beating to the true measure-that their devotion to the old flag is as deep and undying as it was when the storm of battle first broke upon Fort Sumter.
I would to God that every soldier in our armies were here to-day to witness this enthusiasm. It would warm their hearts and nerve their arms to more powerful blows and to more glorious deeds. But while this may not be, the spirit of the people can be imparted to them.
Let it go forth from the Press, from Executive Halls, till the Armies of the Nation shall feel that there is but one people and one sentiment in all the loyal States, and that that people and that sentiment are with the Ariny, in favor of a speedy and honor- able termination of this war, and the restoration of the power of the Government of the United States over all that are now in rebellion. This will be worth more than thousands of armed men, and will be most potent in influence.
To your hands, sir, I am pleased to deliver the colors of this Regiment, that they may be preserved in the archives of the State. They are beaten by storm, torn by many a hostile bullet, but, I believe, they have never been dishonored.
Let them remain as a testimony to the brave men who have fallen in their defence, and to those who are so soon to return to their homes-sobered by discipline and chastened by much suffering.
Gov. Seymour subsequently visited the soldiers in the carriages.
While in Albany a large number of the soldiers of the Regiment attended the North Dutch church, the seats in the north gallery being reserved expressly for them. The discourse of Rev. Dr. Clark, the eminent pastor, was truly eloquent, thrilling aud exceedingly appropriate, and was listened to with marked attention throughout by these war-worn heroes, their bronzed and scarred cheeks being frequently bedewed with tears-espe- cially when allusion was made by the Rev. Dr. to the sufferings and priva- tions they had endured for two years in defence of their country. His allusions to the many gallant companions they had left behind also brought many a tear from the soldiers as well as the congregation.
May ISth Col. Seaver issued the following farewell address, the last order to the Regiment :
HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH REG'T N. Y. VOLS., Albany, May 18th, 1863. To the Officers and Men of the Sixteenth Regt N. Y. Vols .:
As we are about to separate for our several homes, on the expiration of our term of service, I should do less than my duty if I failed to express to you my sincere gratitude for the promptness and alacrity with which you have obeyed all orders since I have had the honor to command the Regiment, my admiration of the patience with which you have endured every trial and fatigue, and the noble, self-sacrificing manner in which you have discharged every duty to your country.
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Among the first to enter the field at your country's call, yours has been no holiday work. Your thinned ranks and tattered banners speak more eloquently than words, of long and honorable service. For this your country will honor you with her highest praise, and reward you with her profoundest gratitude-the richest legacies bequeathed by any nation to a soldier and a patriot. I need not speak of your noble deeds at Gaines' Hill, at Crampton's Gap and at Salem Heights, in each of which engagements more than a quarter of your numbers fell. I need not allude to the other fields where your presence was felt in the services you rendered. You have written your own record in noble, patriotic blood, and no words of mine can add to the lustre of its page. In all these services-in all these privations-in all these achievements-we have shared in common; and it is my highest pride that you have borne so patiently and achieved so well.
When the relations that have so long and so pleasantly existed shall cease, and we lay aside the character of the soldier to assume that of the citizen, let us not forget any of the obligations we owe to our common country-let us not, in the quiet of our homes forget her danger and her need. The Government must be sustained-its old flag must be upheld until it shall again wave over every State represented on its azure field. Not a star shall fall-not a stripe shall fade. To this we should all be ready to " pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
May God, in His healing mercy, soon restore to us all those who bear honorable wounds received in our late engagement, and give to the friends of those who have fallen in battle or perished by disease, strength to bear their bereavement.
J. J. SEAVER, Colonel Com'dg Reg't.
While at Albany the officers presented a magnificent sword to Col. How- land, and the men an elegant Bible to Mrs. Howland. In the fly-leaves of the Bible the names of the donors were engraved. These best friends of the Regiment felt deeply these marks of gratitude.
On the 22nd the different companies were mustered out and returned to their various homes. The Sixteenth passed out of organization honored, and into history revered.
At Gouverneur, Potsdam, Ogdensburg, Malone and Plattsburgh the returning heroes were received as only the loyal people of these commu- nities, who loved them well, and from whose numbers they went, could take them to their hearts.
THE RETURN OF THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.
BY MRS. F. M. THRALL.
Now vibrates every heart that hears The footsteps of our volunteers ! Fearless they went, but all untried; They now return, our praise and pride.
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The flag we gave them only bears Stains of war and noble scars; Ready ! ah ready ! was their word
. When the first notes of war were heard. We gave them God-speed through our tears, With trembling hopes and nameless fears, How nights of watching, days of fight, For our country and our right, Have proved their valor and their faith, And some have proved it unto death. Our hearts foreboded well the day,
That some must fall in bloody fray;
But they rest in a glorious bed, Who sleep with the immortal dead. Ye martyrs in this valiant band, In fairest lines your names shall stand,
With patriots of the early time, And loyal souls of every clime; Toll for the brave we loved so well, In solemn peals a funeral knell. While all our hearts responsive sigh, How nobly did our heroes die. .
LOSSES IN ACTION.
The losses in action of the Sixteenth, as compiled from the muster-out rolls, reports of officers, memoranda of daily records of the Regiment kept by one captain, six lieutenants and eleven enlisted men, which agree in nearly every case, are as follows :
KILLED.
WOUNDED.
MISSING.
First Bull Run
O
I
O
West Point.
6
16
2
Gaines' Hill.
46
194
54
Garnett's Hill.
I
3
3
Savage Station
3
5
2
Glendale.
2
13
3 -w
Malvern Hill.
I
5
Crampton's Pass
32
90
O
Antietam .
I
3
O
Salem Church
28
91
49
Total. Total casualties in action, 665.
120
421
124
The above figures are also verified by the newspapers of Albany, on the date of the return of the Regiment, based upon the statements of the offi- cers, who then had all the records of the Sixteenth with them. The Even- ing Journal, Atlas and Argus and Morning Express files have been carefully examined. The same records and memoranda show the deaths by companies, as follows :
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Killed and Died of Wounds.
Died of Disease, Accidents, &c.
CO'S.
OFFICERS.
MEN.
TOTAL.
OFFICERS.
MEN.
TOTAL.
TOTAL ENROLLMENT.
Field and Staff.
T
I
16
Co. A.
8
8
5
5
108
B.
I
14
IS
8
8
106
C.
15
15
6
6
143
D.
1
14
14
12
12
112
E.
I
II
IO
IO
131
F.
H
12
13
T
5
6
III
G.
12
12
II
124
H.
T
12
13
13
13
118
I.
I
IC
II
8
8
132
K
I
6
7
IO
120
TOTALS.
7
I13
120
I
88
89
I221
Total deaths in Regiment, 209. This number does not include those who died away from the Regiment
At Gaines' Mills the color-bearers were three times shot down, and all except one of the color-guard were either killed or wounded. The regi- mental banner was in every march and in every battle in which the Regi- ment participated. It was struck by a ball, while in the hands of the color- bearer, and the ferrule indented so that it could not be moved on the staff. At Crampton Gap, Corporal Charles H. Conant was instantly killed by a Minie-ball through the head, while holding one of the flags, and Corporal Robert Watson, of the color-guard, was shot through the leg, in this action.
In all, the Sixteenth was engaged in eighteen reconnoissances, skirmishes and battles, and lost six hundred and sixty-five men, killed, wounded and missed in action. Twelve hundred and twenty-one men were enrolled and served some part of the two years the Regiment was in the United States service. When mustered out this number was reduced to two hundred and eighty-one, officers and men. 1221 less 281 gives total loss 940, of whom more than one-half are now dead.
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LOSSES IN BARTLETT'S BRIGADE.
These tables of figures on casualties in action are from the official publi- cations of the War Department, and are based on the Coloneis' reports at the date of each action, verified by pension papers and the muster-out rolls, furnished to me most kindly by Col. Wm. F. Fox, of Albany, N. Y.
SEVEN DAYS' BATTLES, INCLUDING GAINES' HILL.
KILLED.
WOUNDED.
MISSING.
Fifth Maine ..
9
49
Sixteenth New York .
40
181
12
Twenty-Seventh New York
12
118
32
Ninety-Sixth Pennsylvania
6!
13
Total.
74.
409
68
CRAMPTON'S GAP, MD.
Fifth Maine.
4
28
O
Sixteenth New York
31
70
0
Twenty-Seventh New York
6
27
0
Ninety-Sixth Pennsylvania .
20
71
O
Total ..
61
196
O
Total loss of Army at Crampton's Gap was.
113
418
2
ANTIETAM, MD.
Fifth Maine.
O
5
O
Sixteenth New York .
I
2
O
Twenty-Seventh New York
0
O
O
Ninety-Sixth Pennsylvania .
I
I
O
Tota
2
S
O
SECOND FREDERICKSBURG.
Fifth Maine.
58
27
Sixteenth New York
33
70
49
Twenty-Seventh New York
3
13
3
One Hundred and Twenty-First N. Y.
48
173
55
Ninety-Sixth Pennsylvania.
16
54
9
Total.
36S
143
.
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LOSSES IN "TWO YEARS' REGIMENTS."
A table of casualties during their service of the first twenty " two years' regiments," as shown by the most complete records at the War Department at Washington and by the muster-out rolls at Albany :
DATE OF MUSTER. 4
REGIMENT.
KILLLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS.
IMED OF DISEASE, ACC'TS, IN PRISON, &C. TOTAL
DEATHS.
Of'c's' En. Men.
Total. Of'c's
F.n.
Total.
Men.
1861.
May 7,
Ist National Guards,
83
88
3
33
36
124
.6
2,
2d Troy Rifles,
24
25
O
23
23
48
=
9,
4th Scotts Life Guards,
2
60
62
1
23
24
31
220
April 23,
7th Steuben Regiment,
O
8g
80
I
41
42
131
May 4,
9th Hawkins Zouaves,
2
74
76
2
25
27
103
April 20,
11th Ellsworth Zouaves,
3
48
3
12
15
66
May 13,
12th Independence Guards,
3
61
64
I
59
60
124
14,
13th Rochester Regiment,
4
67
71
O
29
29
100
17,
14th First Onondaga,
4
56
60
O
44
44
104
15th Engineers (3 years),
16th "Straw Hats of History,"
4
107
III
t
85
86
197
=
24,
17 Westchester Chasseurs,
5
31
36
3
29
32
68
17,
18th New York Rifles,
4
34
38
I
34
35
73
17
19th First Cayuga,
2
31
33
0
54
54
87
=
17
20th German Turners,
7
54
61
I
60
61
122
6.
21st Buffalo Regiment,
2
74
76
2
40
42
118
June 6,
22d Second N. Y. Regiment,
5
31
36
3
29
32
68
May 21,
27th Broome County Regt.
2
71
73
2
69
71
144
-
-
O OHNNOO 6
25
26
2
64
66
Q2
=
9,
5th Duryea Zouaves,
25,
6th Wilson Zouaves.
13
13
0
34
34
47
88
102
1
46
47
149
23,
8th German Rifles,
10th (three years' regiment),
15,
There were in all thirty-eight " two years' regiments " from New York State. Except as above given the highest casualties occurred in the Thirty- Fourth Regiment, viz., 162. Thus the Sixteenth, with the single exception of the Fifth, stands on the records as suffering the greatest loss of all the thirty-eight New York regiments which served the same period and for the same time. These records credit the Sixteenth with twelve less than it in fact lost, and, no doubt, like errors occur with reference to others.
1
3
14
3d Veterans,
1
86
183
189
O
3
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DEATH OF COL. HOWLAND.
Col. Joseph Howland, of Matteawan, Dutchess county, N. Y., died at Mentone, France, of consumption, on April Ist, 1886.
Col. Howland, at the organization of the Sixteenth Regiment New York Volunteers, in the spring of 1861, at Albany, joined the Regiment as its adjutant on the staff of Col. Thomas A. Davies, and served in that capacity until the organization of the old Sixth Army Corps, in the fall of 1861, at Alexandria, Va., when he was promoted to be assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. Henry W. Slocum, who was assigned to the command of the third brigade of that corps. In this position he served until March, 1862. On the promotion of Col. Davies to be brigadier-general, at the unanimous request of all the commissioned field and staff of the Sixteenth Regiment, Major Howland consented to take the command of his old Regiment, and received his commission as its colonel in March or April, 1862, just as the army was preparing for its "on to Richmond" movement. This appointment was hailed by the whole Regiment-officers and men alike-with a heartiness born only of admiration and respect for a throughly good soldier and a noble man. Col. Howland immediately applied him- self to the duties of his position. The comfort and welfare of the men of his command were his first and constant care. Order and discipline were rigidly enforced, and prompt obedience to all requirements was but a natural outgrowth which sprang from the love an intelligent soldiery bore to an urbane and dignified chief. No officer in the service ever devoted himself more unremittingly to the interests of his men than did Col. How- land to the old Sixteenth, from the time he joined it at Albany to its mus- ter-out at Albany in 1863. Possessed of abundant means, he provided for the Regiment many luxuries and comforts which the government did not supply, for both camp and hospital, while his estimable wife and her sister devoted themselves with untiring zeal to the care of the sick and the wants of those who were well, following, like ministering angels, the Regiment and its fortunes wherever it marched and fought.
Col. Howland commanded the Regiment in the desperate battle of Gaines' Mill on the 27th of June, 1862, when on the extreme right of line it charged the enemy, recapturing a battery which had been lost earlier in the day, and retained its position until the exhaustion of its ammunition and the final onset of " Stonewall " Jackson forced it to retire, as the sun was going down. Early in this engagement, the lamented Lieut .- Col. Marsh was mortally wounded and borne from the field. At about the same time Col. Howland received a severe wound, but continued to direct the
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movements of the Regiment until it left the field. In this engagement, besides its colonel and lieutenant-colonel, the Regiment lost in killed and wounded 260 men, rank and file-fully one-quarter of its effective force on that day. No battle-scarred veteran ever bore himself with higher valor or inspired his command with more heroic bravery than did Col. Howland on this occasion. Brave, without rashness, he was at his post where danger was thickest. With a courage that scorned all danger, and with an intre- pidity that seemed to defy death, he led his men on the field and remained with them so long as there was hope.
From the effects of the wound received on this day Col. Howland was compelled to retire from the service. But though no longer able to bear the fatigues of a campaign, he never forgot his old command, or ceased to care for its welfare. He visited the Regiment once at Harrison's Landing, and was once more with it at Albany on its return home. On this latter occasion the enlisted men of the Regiment presented to Col. and Mrs. Howland an elegant copy of the Bible, in which were bound the letter of presentation and the autograph signature of every man of the command then present.
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Subsequent to his retirement from the service he was brevetted a briga- dier-general, in recognition of his meritorious service and distinguished bravery on the field.
Col. Howland was the youngest son of Samuel S. Howland, of the firm of Howland & Aspinwall, of New York, In physique he was not strong, and was thereby unfitted for the life of a soldier. His early education and training, received under the care of the best masters, had, however strength- ened his constitution, and developed a mind of unusual clearness and of great power. His executive ability was of a high order, and in the admin- istration of affairs he had few equals. He possessed a high sense of honor and a clear and quick conception of right and wrong. To the right he was inflexible. No art, device or subterfuge could so gloss the wrong that it would evade his keen detection and stern rebuke. This trait in his charac- ter was prominent, and no man could approach him without feeling that he was in the presence of a noble man.
In 1865 Col. Howland was elected Treasurer of the State of New York, and held the office for the ensuing two years. It is superfluous to say that the duties of the office were discharged in an upright and acceptable manner.
He never fully recovered from the effects of his military service and the disabling wound which retired him, and much of his time since then has been spent in travel and leisure, seeking to regain that health which was then impaired. For this purpose he was abroad at the time of his death.
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Aside from his immediate family, Joseph Howland-the Christian gentle- man and the brave soldier-will have no sincerer mourners than the sur- viving members of the old Sixteenth New York Volunteers.
JOEL J. SEAVER.
April roth, 1886.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
In the preparation of this little sketch I gratefully acknowledge generous and patient aid from Col. William F. Fox; Col. J. S. Mc Ewan and Major Gilbert C. Rice of the Adjutant-General's office, Albany; Dr. John Swinburne, M. C .; Joseph M. Brown, Gen- eral Freight and Passenger Agent of " The Western and Atlantic Railroad Co.," by whose special consent the beautiful frontispiece was furnished me; accompany- ing this consent General Brown writes: " I hope that the re-union of the Six- teenth New York Volunteers will be a great success in every respect, and that the spirit of fraternal feeling which is once again returning among our people may increase to such an extent that the only associations which will be connected with the remembrance of our great war of 1861-1865 will be that of mutual pride that such magnificent bravery and endurance were shown to exist among the soldiery of the American people.
In case any of the members of the old regiment should come south I trust that they may find pleasure in passing through the old scenes of their trials and their glory along the line of the Western and Atlantic Railroad between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Yours, very truly,
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 23d, 1886.
Jos. M. Brown.
Also, Miss Abby H. Woolsey of Matteawan; Col. Seaver, and Capt. Tapley, for doc- uments and memoranda of the Regiment, and to Messrs. Brandow, Barton & Co., who, as Printers, have been uniformly patient and indulgent, and have more than filled their contract.
WILLIAM W. THOMPSON.
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ROSTER AND RECORD OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS
During its service, May 15, 1861 to May 22, 1863, in the United States Army.
The Regiment participated in the following general engagements :
July 21, 1861, First Bull Run.
Sept. 21, 1861, Pollick's Church.
May 7, 1862, West Point.
June 26, 1862, Mechanicsville.
June 27, IS62, Gaines' Hill.
June 28, IS62, Garnett's Farm
June 29, 1862, Savage Station.
June 30, 1862, Glendale.
July 1, 1862, Charles City Cross Roads.
July 2, 1862, Malvern Hill.
August 20, 1862, Second Bull Run.
Sept. 14, IS62, Crampton's Gap.
Sept. 17 and 18, 1862. Antietam.
December 12-15, Fredericksburg.
December 31, The Mud Campaign. April 28, May 3, Deep Bottom, Fredericksburg, St. Mary's Heights, and Salem Church. The Regiment lost at Gaines' Hill, Crampton's Pass and Salem Church, in each engagement, fully one-fourth its number taken into these actions.
OFFICER'S ROSTER AND RECORD.
NAME.
Date of commission.
Remarks.
Colonels :
Thomas A. Davies.
(Mustr'd out May 22nd, 1863, when not otherwise stated.) June 20, 1861 Promoted to Brig .- Gen. of Vols. March 7, 1862.
Joseph Howland ..
Brev. Brig-Gen. U. S. V. S
Mar. 12, 1862 Resigned September 28. 1862. Wounded at Gaines' Hill.
Joel J. Seaver.
Nov. 29, 1862
Brev. Brig-Gen. U. S. V. Lieutenant Colonels :
Samuel Marsh June 20, 186; Died July 4, 1862, of wounds rec'd at battle of Gaines' Mill.
Joel J. Seaver. Aug. 20, 1862 Promoted to Col. Nov. 29, 1862.
Frank Palmer. Dec. 17, 1862 Wounded at Salem Church.
Majors:
Buell Palmer. June
20, 1861 Dismissed Nov. 11, 1861.
Joel J Seaver. Dec.
12, 1861 Promoted Lieutenant Colonel, August 20, 1862.
Frank Palmer. Aug. 20, 1862 Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel Dec 17, 1862. Wounded.
John C. Gilmore Dec. Adjutants:
17, 1865
Joseph Howland Jaly
4, 1861 Promoted to Captain and A. A. G Sept. 16, 1861.
Robert P. Wilson Sept. 24, 1861 Promoted to Capt. and A. A. G. March 11, 1863. Wounded
David A. Nevin May Quartermasters :
Arthur De Wint .. July
4, 1861 Resigned Oct. 26. 1861.
Henry W. Davies. Oct.
29, 1861
Surgeon :
William D. Crandell July Assistant Surgeons:
4, 1861
John H. Moors. July
4, 1861 Discharged Aug. 7, 1862.
Charles C. Murphy Aug.
19, 1852 Resigned Jan. 18, IS63.
Charles J. Pardu .. Sept. Chaplains :
3, 1862
Royal B. Stratton. Sept. 30, 1861 Resigned Oct. 31, 1861.
Andrew M. Miller Jan. 16, 1862 Resigned Sept. 26, 1862.
Francis B. Hall Dec. Captains:
10, ISO2
David A. Nevin July
4, 1861 Resigned July 20, 1862.
Isaac T. Merry Dec.
9, 1862
Franklin Palmer. July
4, 1861 Promoted to Major August 20, 1862.
Royal Corbin.
Pliny Moore. Oct. 4, 1862 Wounded at Gaines' Hill.
James M. Pomeroy July 4, 1861 Resigned July 6, 1961.
9, 1863 at Glendale.
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Roster and Record of the Officers and Men,
NAME.
Date of commission.
Remarks.
Frederick C. Tapley
Ang. 14, 1861
George Parker.
July
4, 1861 Wounded at Glendale.
John L. Stetson.
July
4, 1861 Promoted to Lieut-Col. 59th regiment N. Y. V. March 13, 1 1862. Killed at Antietanı.
Ransom M. Pierce. April
5, 1862 Resigned June 26, 1862.
Albert M. Barney.
Dec.
Charles H. Bentley
Feb.
9, 1862 Promoted to Lieut-Col. 142d regiment N. Y. V. June 21, 1863 24, 1863 Wounded at Gaines' Hill.
John C. Gilmore .. July
4, 1861 Promoted to Major Dec. 17, 1862.
Henry T. Sanford
Dec.
17, 1862
N. Martin Curtis.
July
4, 1861 Promoted to Lieut-Col. 142d regiment N. Y. V. October 21, 1862. Wounded West Point.
William L. Best Dec.
17, 1863 Wounded Salem Church.
Warren Gibson
July
4, 1862 Discharged Oct. 14, 1862. Wounded Gaines' Hill.
Wilson Hopkins
Dec.
17, 186t Wounded First Bull Run
Joel J. Seaver July
4, 1861 Promoted to Major Dec. 12, 1861.
Peter L. Van Ness Dec.
16, 1861 Resigned Dec. 6, 1862,
Charles M. Hilliker Dec.
17, 1862
William W. Wood. July First Lieutenants:
4, 1861 Taken prisoner Salem Church.
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