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Those killed in the battle of Black Rock were: James Brackett, of Mayville ; Joseph Frank, of Busti ; William Smiley, of Ellery; Ephraim Pease and John Lewis, of Pomfret : Aaron Nash,- Bovee and - Hub- bard, of Hanover, and Young says in his "History," "and several others."
WAR WITH MEXICO-The war with Mexico, 1846- 1848, while a very important one, that added to the United States 851,500 square miles of territory, includ- ing Texas to the Rio Grande, New Mexico, and all of Northern California, costing 20,000 lives and $130,000,000, awakened little interest in Chautauqua county, very few men responding to the government's call for men. While no doubt each town contributed one or more men, there was no concerted action and no records are found of Chautauqua county troops.
Notwithstanding the unsavory military status as com- pared with that of earlier years, military drills took place with more or less regularity up to the time of the Civil War or to 1861. At that time there were nine com- panies of militia in the county, well officered and under the command of Colonel David S. Forbes, of Fredonia. The following is the roster, with dates of commissions :
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David S. Forbes, colonel, Dec. 1, 1855; Jared R. Bab- cock, major, Dec. 1, 1860; Henry Prendergast, lieuten- ant-colonel, Dec. 1, 1851; Stephen M. Doyle, adjutant, Mar. 22, 1860; James E. Mayhen, engineer. Mar. 20, 1856; Thomas D. Strong, surgeon, Dec. 22. 1855; Charles K. Irwin, surgeon's mate, May 25, 1860; Selden E. Mar- vin, quartermaster, May 15, 1860; Thomas W. Glissan, paymaster, Dec. 22, 1855; Levi W. Norton, chaplain, May 5, 1857.
Co. A-Henry W. Marsh, captain, May 24. 1861; Philip S. Cottle, first lieutenant, May 24. 1861; James W. Stead, second lieutenant, May 24, 1861.
Co. B-James M. Brown, captain, July 18, 1859; Dar- win Willard, first lieutenant, May 24, 1861; Alfred S. Mason. second lieutenant, May 24. 1861.
Co. C-Harmon J. Bliss, captain, May 24, 1861; Thomas W. Barker, first lieutenant, Dec. 28, 1859; Wil- liam Baker, second lieutenant, Dec. 28, 1859.
Co. D-William O. Stevens, captain. Feb. 8. 1858; , first lieutenant, Apr. 6, 1858; James Kane, sec- ond lieutenant, Feb. 8, 1858.
Co. E-Patrick Barrett, captain, Mar. 18, 1858; Wil- liam 1. O'Neil, first lieutenant, Mar. 18, 1858; David Donagan, second lieutenant. Mar. 18, 1858.
Co. F-Oliver L. Swift. captain, July 27, 1860; Chan- cey T. Talcott. first lieutenant, July 27, 1860; Asa G. Talcott, second lieutenant, July 27, 1860.
Co. G-Justin G. Tompson, captain. July 16, 1861; Hiram D. Hart, first lieutenant, July 16, 1861; Norman R. Tompson, second lieutenant, July 16, 1861.
Co. H-Martin Crowell, captain, Oct. 10, 1862; Gur- den L. Pierce, first lieutenant, Oct. 10, 1862; Lewis M. Law. second lieutenant, Oct. 10, 1862.
Co. K-Horace N. Grover, captain, Dec. 4. 1862; Sam- uel J. Dutton, first lieutenant, Dec. 4, 1862; Edward Jennings, second lieutenant, Dec. 4, 1862.
THE CIVIL WAR-The day after the surrender of Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, April 14, 1861, Presi- dent Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 men for three months, mainly for the immediate defense of the capital. Twenty days after the first call, a call for 42,000 addi- tional was made for three-year men, and ten regiments for the regular army. Under these calls Chantanqua county furnished as its quota five companies-B, D, E, G, H. These were recruited mainly : Company B at James- town; D and E at Dunkirk; G at Westfield. A few men enlisted at Dunkirk for Company H of the 68th Regiment, making the five companies. A few also were enlisted at Sinclairville for Company L later in the sea- son, the balance of the company being recruited in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delhi and Plattsburg. The regi- ment, except Companies H and L, which joined October 25, 1861, left the State, July 24, 1861 ; served at and near Washington, D. C., from July, 1861 ; in Sickles's brigade, Hooker's division, Army Potomac, from October 15, 1861; in same, Second Brigade, Second Division, Third Corps, Army Potomac, from March, 1862; in Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Second Corps, Army Potomac, from April, 1864: in Fourth Brigade, Third Division, Second Corps, Army Potomac, from May 13, 1864; the companies remaining attached to the 120th New York Volunteers in the Third Brigade, Third Division, Sec- ond Corps, Army Potomac, from July, 1864. Com- panies A, B, D, E, F, I and K, under command of Lien- tenant-Colonel John Leonard, after being ordered to the rear, were honorably discharged and mustered out at Petersburg, Virginia, June 23-24, 1864, Companies C, G and H remaining were mustered out July 21 and 24, and October 31, 1864, respectively. The regiment was mustered into service under the command of Colonel Nel- son Taylor, at Camp Scott, Staten Island, in June, July, August and October, 1861. The men not entitled to be mustered out with the regiment were formed into a de- tachment, which from June, 1864, served with the 120th New York Volunteers, to which the remaining men were finally transferred November, 1864; Company L, how- ever, had been transferred to Companies A, I and K, February 25, 1862.
Captain James M. Brown, an officer of great energy
and ability, who had been through the Mexican War of 1846, had for some time been busy enlisting men for the service at Jamestown and vicinity, and by May 28 had secured one hundred and ten men, old Company B, and at that date left with his company for Camp Scott.
Company B-James M. Brown, captain; Darwin Wil- lard, Alfred S. Mason, lieutenants ; 94 men.
Company D-William O. Stevens, captain; Casper K. Abell, Hugh C. Hinman, lieutenants ; 76 men.
Company E-Patrick Barrett, captain ; William Toomey, G. W. Wallace, lieutenants; 87 men.
Company G-Harmon J. Bliss, captain; G. W. Bliss, J. A. Smith, lieutenants ; 72 men.
Company H-S. M. Doyle, captain; L. Marcus, D. Loeb, lieutenants ; 76 men.
Captain James M. Brown, of Company B, resigned November 5, 1861, and was appointed colonel of the 100th Regiment, then forming, and First Lieutenant Darwin Willard was made captain.
Captain William O. Stevens, of Company D, was pro- moted to acting major, June 25, 1861, and Lieutenant Casper K. Abell was made captain; Lieutenant H. C. Hinman was made first lieutenant; and John Howard, second lieutenant.
A very large proportion of the members of these five companies were already members of military companies, which of course ceased to exist in fact, but were not for some time legally disbanded, in fact not until after the war. As stated, the regiment reached Washington, July 26, 1861. It was one of the first three-year regiments to reach the capital after the first battle of Bull Run. Its military attachments have already been stated. It had its share of hard service and ill fortune to the close of its term of enlistment. It was engaged in many a hard fought battle and among them as follows :
1861-Near Budd's Ferry, Md., October 23.
1862-Stafford Court House, Va., April 3; siege of Yorktown, April 10 to May 4; Williamsburg, May 5; . Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1; Fair Oaks, June 12; Seven Days, June 25 to July 2; Oak Grove, June 25; Glen- dale, June 30; Malvern Hill, July 1; Gen. Pope's cam- paign, Virginia, August 26-September 2; Kettle Run, August 26; Bristoe Station, August 27; Groveton, Au- gust 29; Bull Run, August 30; Fredericksburg, Decem- ber 11-15.
1863-Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-3; Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3; Wapping Heights, Va., July 23; Kelley's Ford, Nov. 7; Mine Run Camp, Nov. 26-Dec. 2; Locust Grove, Nov. 27.
1864-Wilderness, Va., May 5-7; Spottsylvania Court House, May 8-21; Landron Farm, May 10; Salient, May 12; North Anna, May 22-26; Totopotomoy, May 27-31; Cold Harbor, June 1-12; before Petersburg, June 15- October 31; assault of Petersburg, June 15-19; Weldon Railroad, June 21-23; Deep Bottom, July 27-29; Straw- berry Plains, August 14-18; Poplar Springs Church, Oct. 2; Boydton Plank Road, Oct. 27-28; on Picket, June 21, 1862.
Death of Officers-Col. William O. Stevens, killed May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville, Va. Capt. Darwin Wil- lard, killed May 5, 1862, Williamsburg. Capt. Patrick Barrett, died May 6. 1862, of wounds received at Wil- liamsburg. Capt. George Grecheneck, died May 17, 1862, of wounds received at Williamsburg. Capt. Ste- phen M. Doyle, killed July 1, 1862, Malvern Hill. Capt. Horatio B. Pennock, died August 4, 1862, of disease at Harrison's Landing. Capt. Harmon J. Bliss, died June 6. 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville. Capt. Henry J. McDonough. killed Nov. 27, 1863, at Locust Grove. First Lieut. William C. Brooks, killed May 3. 1863, at Chancellorsville. First Lieut. Charles H. Hy- dorn, killed May 3, 1863, at Chancellorsville. First Lieut. Harrison F. Ellis, killed May 3, 1863, at Chan- cellorsville. First Lieut. John Kiener, killed June 16, 1864, at Petersburg. Second Lieut. Charles A. Foss, died July 7, 1863, of wounds at Gettysburg, Pa.
The regiment lost by death, killed in action, 9 offi- cers, 111 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 3 officers, 51 enlisted men; of diseases and other causes, 1 officer, 95 enlisted men; total, 13 officers, 257 enlisted men, in the aggregate 270, of whom ten enlisted men died at the hands of the enemy.
EDGAR P. PUTNAM Captain and Brevet Major of 9th N. Y. V. Cavalry. taken May, 1865. Age 21 years, May 4, 1865
NORMAN R. THOMPSON
JAMES M. BROWN POST, No. 285, G. A. R.
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Regimental Roster-Colonel Nelson Taylor; lieuten- ant-colonel, I. Moses; major. William O. Stevens; sur- geon, C. K. Irwin; chaplain, Rev. L. W. Norton; adju- tant. S. M. Doyle; quartermaster. Thomas W. G Frey; quartermaster-sergeant, John McN. Grant; commissary sergeant, Isaac A. Brooks; sergeant-major, Samuel Bailey; hospital steward, Frederick M. Fincke.
NINTH NEW YORK CAVALRY-Much of the material for this notice of the Ninth New York Cavalry was obtained from a history of the regiment by Hon. Newel Cheney.
In August and September, 1861, a volunteer cavalry regiment was enlisted in this county and Cattaraugus. It began its organization by the "volunteering of men for cavalry service in the Counties of Chautauqua, Catta- raugus and Wyoming in this State, and in the adjoining towns of Warren County, Pa." It had progressed so far that on September 9, 1861, an order was issued for the regiment to go into camp at Westfield. The camp was the old Fair Grounds south of the village, and was named Camp Seward in honor of William H. Seward, then Secretary of State in President Lincoln's Cabinet. Com- pany officers were at once elected, as provided by law, and Dr. John Spencer, of Westfield, was appointed regi- mental surgeon. The following companies were found to be in camp, about half of them quartered in barracks and the balance in tents :
Company I, Westfield, Capt. H. J. Cowden; Co. F, Busti, Capt. William B. Martin; Co. C, Jamestown, Capt. J. R. Dinnin ; Co. K, Fredonia, Capt. T. W. Glisson ; Co. D, Portland, Capt. J. G. Weld; Co. E, Randolph, Capt. B. F. Chamberlain; Co. B, Little Valley, Capt. E. A. Anderson ; Co. A, Wyoming county company, Capt. Stimson : Co. G, Wyoming county company, Capt. Tozier ; Co. H, Wyoming county company, Capt. Bentley. A Sherman company, Capt. B. J. Coffin, was consolidated with the Randolph company, and Capt. Coffin succeeded to the command in July, 1862.
A portion of Capt. Anderson's company had enlisted from Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, where Capt. Anderson had been pastor of a church before going to Little Val- ley. The companies were enlisted as follows: Company A from Warsaw, Wyoming county : Co. B, from Little Valley and Sugar Grove; Co. C, from the towns of Elli- cott, Ellery, Ellington, Poland and Carroll, Chautauqua county ; Co. D, from Portland, Hanover and Stockton ; Co. E, from Randolph, Sherman, Harmony, Clymer and Napoli; Co. F, from Harmony, Busti, Farmington and Sugar Grove; Companies G and H, from Wyoming county; Co. I, from Westfield and Ripley, Chautauqua county, and Harbor Creek and North East, Pa .; Co. K, from Pomfret, Hanover and Cherry Creek; Co. L, from St. Lawrence county ; Co. M, from New York City, Rouse's Point, Troy and Geneva. Companies L and MI joined the regiment at Albany in November.
October 10, Col. Burr Porter came from Albany and took command at Camp Seward. October 31, uniforms, clothing and canteens were distributed to most of the men. November 1, Col. Porter having returned to Al- bany, Maj. William B. Hyde took command. A single death occurred at Camp Seward, Amus Kellogg, of the Busti company; he was buried in the Westfield ceme- tery with military honors.
At Albany the commander-in-chief named as regi- mental field officers: Col. John Beardsley; Lient .- Col. William B. Hyde; Majs. William Sackett, Charles Mc- Lean Knox, George S. Nichols. The regiment left the State November 26, 1861, for Washington, having left Camp Seward, November 9. At Washington they went into camp, which they named Camp Fenton in honor of Hon. R. E. Fenton, then in Congress from this district. They were not mounted, however, until after their re- turn from the Peninsular campaign under Gen. McClel- lan, and not until the last of June, 1862.
It is said that the regiment was well served by the several officers who supplied it with clothing, arms and ammunition, horses, horse equipments, forage and rations, in fact this is acknowledged to be true of all the organiza- tions from this county. Lieut. W. II. Knapp did active and efficient service in helping to organize the regiment, and served as its first quartermaster, and in the summer of 1862 in recruiting service enlisted many men for the regiment. Lieut. Knapp was succeeded by Lieut. E. A. Skinner, who entered upon his duties as quartermaster with the active service of the regiment in the field. Lieut. Skinner's business capacity and integrity added greatly to the credit of the department and to the effi- ciency of the regiment, which participated as a regiment or as parts of regiments in one hundred forty engage- ments.
1862-Yorktown, Va .. April 5-May 4; before Wil- llamsburg, May 5; near Slatersville, May 9; Gen. Pope's campaign, Virginia, July 19-September 2; near Cedar Mountain. August 12: Freeman's Ford, August Great Run. August 23; Sulphur Springs, August 23- 24; Jones's Ford, August 24; Deep Creek, August 25; Salem and White Plains, August 27; Groveton, August 29; Bull Run, August 30; near Centerville, August 31; Chantilly, Sept. 1; near Fairfax Court House, Sept. 2-4: Bristoe Station and Brentsville, Sept. 24; Warren- ton. White Plains and Salem, Sept. 29; Aldie, Oct. 1; Snickersville and Middleburg, Oct. 13: Paris, Oct. 17: Salem, Oct. 17: near New Baltimore, Oct. 18: Thorough- fare Gap. Oct. 18; Haymarket, Nov. IN; Warrenton, Oct. 19, Thoroughfare Gap, Nov. 3; New Baltimore, Nov. 9; Upperville, Nov. 28; Aldie and Berryville, Nov. 29: Snickers Gap, Nov. 30; Kelleysville, Dec. 22.
1863-Alcock. Virginia. Jan. 21; Morrisville, Jan. 26: Rappahannock Station. Feb. 2; Morrisville, Feb. 5; Som- ersville. Feb. 9: Freeman's Ford, April 15; near War- renton. April 28: Kelly's Ford. April 29; Culpeper, April 30; Rapidan Station, May 1; Chancellorsville, May 2: Beverly's Ford, June 9; Warrenton Junction. June 10: Ahby's Gap, June 20; Philomont. June 22: Sulphur Springs. June 24; Haymarket and Thorough- fare Gap, June 24-25; Gettysburg, Pa .. July 1-3; Wil- liamsport. Md., July 6; Downsville, Md., July 7; Boons- boro, Md., July >; Beaver Creek, Md .. July 9; Frunks- town, Md., July 10-13; Falling Waters, Md., July 14; Emmittsburg, Md .. July 18; Manassas Gap. Virginia, July 21-22; Wapping Heights, July 23; Barber's Cross Roads. July 25; Rixey's Ford, July 29; Brandy Station, August 1; Stafford Store, August 23; Mt. Gilead, Sept. 1; Brandy Station. Sept. 13; Rapidan Station, Sept. 14- 15; Raccoon Ford. Sept. 19; Barnett's Ford. Sept. 22- 23; Germanna Ford, Oct. 10; Stevensburg, and Brandy Station, Oct. 11; Hunters Ford, Oct. 17-18; Bealton Station. Oct. 24-26; Muddy Run, Nov. S: Mine Run campaign. Nov. 26-Dec. 2.
1864-Barnett's Ford, Va., Feb. 6-7; Wilderness, May 5-7: Todd's Tavern, May 7-8: Sheridan's Raid, James river. May 9-24; North Anna, May 9-10; Yellow Tav- ern, May 11; Meadow Bridge, May 12; Jones Bridge, May 17; Hanoverton and Cramp's Creek, May 27; Old Church, May 30; Cold Harbor. May 31-June 1; Gaines Mills. June 2: Gen. Sheridan's Trevilian raid. June 7- 24; Trevilian Station, June 11-12: White llouse, June 21: Jones Bridge, June 23; Charles City Court House. June 24; before Petersburg, June 26-July 3: Prince George Court House, June 29; Prince George Court House, July 16-20; Deep Bottom, July 27-29; Shenan- doah campaign, August 10, 1864, to March 5, 1865; Berrysville, August 10; Newtown, August 11; Berrys- ville, August 12; Cedar Creek, August 14: Cedarsville. August 16; Old Tollgate, August 17: Front Royal, August 18; Kearneysville, August 19; Summit Point, August 21: Kearneysville. August 25; Smithfield, Au- gust 29; Berrysville, Sept. 3-4: Winchester, Sept. 9; Bunker Hill, Sept. 13: Opequon. or Winchester, Sept. 19; Fisher's Hill. Sept. 22; Mount Jackson, Sept. 23- 24; Port Republic, Sept. 26-27; New Market. Sept. 28; Mt. Crawford, Oct. 1; Columbia Furnace, Oct. S: Tom's Brook, Oct. 9; Mt. Jackson, Oct. 10; near Strasburg, Oct. 14: Cedar Creek, Oct. 17; Cedar Creek, Oct. 19; Woodstock, Oct. 20; Middleton, Nov. 11: Rood's Hill. Nov. 22: Snickersville. Nov. 30; Liberty Mills, Dec. 21; Gordonsville, Dec. 22; Warrenton. Dec. 26.
1865-Waynesboro. Va., March 2: Charlottesville, March 3; Goochland Court House. March 11; White House, March 15; Appomattox campaign, March 28- April 9; Dinwiddie Court House, March 30-31; Five Forks, April 1; fall of Petersburg, April 2: Deep Creek, April 3; near Amelia Court House. April 4.
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Sailors Creek. April 6; Appomattox Station, April 8; Appomattox Court House, surrender of Lee's army, April 9.
Col. Beardsley resigned April 8, 1863, and William Sackett was made colonel May 1, 1863, but died June 14, 1864, from wounds received near Trevilian Station. June 11, 1864. George Nichols was made colonel March 1, 1865, and was mustered out with the regi- ment, July 17, 1865, at Clouds Mills.
Death of Officers-Col. William Sackett. died June 14, 1864, of wounds received at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11. Maj. A. McQuinn Corrigan, died May 28, 18. of wounds received at Meadow Bridge, May 12. Capt. Harmon J. Cowden. died May 2, 1862, of disease near White House. Capt. Asa B. Merrill, died June 23, 1862, of disease at Washington, D. C. Capt. John Q. Brown, died July 18, 1864, of wounds received May 11, at Yel- low Tavern, Va. Capt. C. W. Ayers, killed Sept. 19, 1864, at Opequon. battle of Winchester. First Lieut. Lyman J. Cobb. died Sept. 6, 1862. of disease. First Lieut. Zebedee Truesdale, died Sept. 29, 1862, of dis- ease at Washington, D. C. First Lieut. George B. Stockwell, died Oct. 3, 1863, of disease, near Falmouth, Va. First Lieut. Perry Bly, died May 17, 1864, of wounds received at Todd's Tavern, May 8, 1864. First Lieut. James P. Burrows, killed August 25, 1864, at Kearneysville. Second Lieut. Judson W. Lowe, died Nov. 19, 1863, of wounds received at Brandy Station, August 1. 1863. Surgeon W. H. Rulison, killed August 29, 1864, at Smithfield, Virginia.
The regiment lost during its service, by death, killed in action 3 officers and 60 enlisted men; died wounds received in action, 5 officers and 29 enlisted men; died of disease and other causes, 5 officers and 122 enlisted men, an aggregate of 224, of whom 16 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. Wounded and recovered, 32 officers and 242 enlisted men. Cap- tured, 4 officers and 139 men.
The Ninth had an unusually large number of Con- gressional Medal of Honor men-Edwin Goodrich, cap- tain of Co. D; John T. Rutherford, captain of Co. B; Edgar T. Putnam, captain Co. I: Joel H. Lyman, quar- termaster-sergeant Co. E; William G. Hills, private Co. E; Jeremiah Parks, private Co. A; George lier- nolds, private Co. M.
IOOTH REGIMENT, N. Y. INFANTRY-In the fall of 1861 and the winter following, the 100th Regiment was en- listed at Buffalo and vicinity, it is said this county fur- nishing but one company. The facts are, the portion of the regiment furnished from this county was enlisted at Jamestown, Brocton, Dunkirk, Mayville, Portland, West- field, Arkwright, Cherry Creek, Smith Mills and Ville- nova. It was mustered into the United States service at Buffalo, and left the State, March 10, 1862. It served in various brigades and divisions, commencing in Nagli's regiment, Casey's division, Fourth Corps and was mus- tered ont under Col. George F. Danby, August 28, 1865, at Richmond, Virginia. It was very unfortunate as to losses in action and otherwise ; 8 officers killed in action and 115 enlisted men; died of wounds received in action, 4 officers and 67 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, one officer and 202 enlisted men; in full, 397, of whom 2 officers and 79 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
Death of Officers-Col. James M. Brown, killed May 31, 1862, at Fair Oaks, Va. Maj. James H. Danby, killed April 2, 1865. Petersburg. Capt. William Rich- ardson, died July 27, 1864, of wounds received at Deep Bottom. First Lieut. Samuel S. Kellogg, killed May 31, 1862, at Fair Oaks. First Lieut. John Wilkeyson, Jr., killed May 31. 1862, at Fair Oaks, Va. First Lieut. Rodney B. Smith, Jr., died June 29, 1862, of disease, at Savage Station. First Lieut. and Adjutant Herbert H. Haddock, killed July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner, S. C. First Lieut. James Kavanaugh, killed July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner, S. C. Second Lieut. Charles S. Farnum, died May 12, 1862, of disease at Yorktown, Va. Second Lieut. Charles H. Runkle, killed July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner, S. C. Second Lieut. Cyrus Brown, died Au- gust 13, 1863, of wounds received at Fort Wagner, S. C. Second Lieut. Azor H. Hoyt, killed May 16. 1864. at Drewry's Bluff. Va. Second Lieut. James H. French, died May 22, 1864, at Libby Prison, of wounds received at Drewry's Bluff.
The 100th Regiment is on record as having partici- pated in thirty-eight engagements, as follows:
1862-Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 15-May 4; Lee's Mills, April 28; Williamsburg, May 5; Savage Station, May 25; Seven Pines, May 29; Fair Oaks, May 30; Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1; Seven Days' Battle, June 25-July 2; Railroad and Battoons Bridge, June 28-29; White Oak Swamp Bridge, June 30; Malvern Hill. July 1; Car- ter's Hill, July 2; Wood's Cross Roads, Dec. 14.
1863-Cole's Island, S. C., March 31; Folly Island. April 10-11; Morris Island, July 10; Battery Wagner, July 18; siege of Battery Wagner, July 19-Sept. 7; Vincent's Creek, August 4; bombardment of Fort Sum- ter, August 17-23; operations in Charleston Harbor, Sept. S-Dec. 31; bombardment of Fort Sumter, Oct. 26- Nov. 9.
1864-Operations against Petersburg and Richmond. Va., May 5-31: Fort Walthal and Chester Station. May 6-7; Swift Creek, May 9-10; Proctor's Creek. May 12; Drewry's Bluff, May 14-16; Bermuda Hundred, Mav 18-26; before Petersburg and Richmond, June 15-April 2, 1865; assault of Petersburg, June 15-19; Grover's House, Deep Bottom, June 21; Deep Bottom, July 27- 29; Strawberry Plains, August 14-18; Chaffin's Farm, Sept. 29-Oct. 1; Daley's Tower Road, Oct. 27-29.
1865-Appomattox campaign, March 28-April 2; fall of Petersburg, April 7; Appomattox Court House, April 9.
49TH REGIMENT, N. Y. INFANTRY-Four companies of this regiment were enlisted late in 1861 at Dunkirk, Fre- donia, Westfield, Forestville and Jamestown. They were incorporated at Buffalo with six other companies, Sep- tember 18, as the 49th Regiment, and placed under the command of Col. D. D. Bidwell, of Buffalo. Col. Bid- well afterward was made brigadier-general, but was killed at the battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Lieut. Cluney had recruited a number of men at Jamestown which he took with him to Buffalo, and they were assigned to Company A, Capt. Marsh.
Regimental Officers-Daniel D. Bidwell, colonel; Wil- liam A. Alberger, lieutenant-colonel; G. W. Johnson, major; H. D. Tillinghast, quartermaster; William A. Bullymore, adjutant; James A. Hall, surgeon; W. W. Potter, assistant surgeon.
Companies enlisted in Chautauqua county-Co. A, H. N. Marsh, capt .; P. S. Cottle, T. T. Cluney, lieuten- ants. Co. G-J. C. Drake, captain; P. Stevens, J. G. Thomp- son, lieutenants. Co. 1-Rasselaus Dickenson, captain; E. D. Holt, J. A. Boyd, lieutenants
Co. K-A. J. Marsh, captain; A. J. Bowen, E. F. Car- penter, lieutenants.
The regiment left Buffalo, September 16, 1861, and the State, September 20, and served at or near Wash- ington for a year, when it was sent to other sections. They were a part of the Army of the Potomac, in the field. In all the severe struggles through which the Army of the Potomac passed, from Mcclellan's first campaign toward Richmond to the final issue at Appomattox under Grant, the 49th had its share. While engaged in the Shenandoah Valley its time of enlistment expired, and it was honorably discharged and mustered out under Col. George H. Selkirk in September, 1864. The regiment was afterward reorganized and continued in service until June 27, 1865, when it was finally mustered out at Wash- ington, D. C. In the three years of its service the regi- ment lost, killed in action, 10 officers, 84 enlisted men; dying of wounds received in action, 5 officers, 42 men; from disease and other causes, 5 officers, 175 men; a total of 20 officers, 301 enlisted men, or 321 in the aggre- gate ; 23 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. Their losses were severe.
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