History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 30

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 868

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In the spring of 1862, the prospect of an early peace induced the government to suspend the or- ganization of new regiments, and some that had been forwarded were actually mustered out ; but on the 2d of July of that year, the President, in- duced by the severe losses sustained by the federal armies in the early campaigns of 1862, and urged on the 28th of June by the governors of seventeen loyal States, issued a call for an additional 300,000 men, to serve for three years or during the war. Of this number New York's quota was 59,705 ; and in order to facilitate and systematize the labor of raising them, and equalize the burden to be borne, on the 7th of July the State was divided into military districts, corresponding, with the ex- ception of the first eight, with the senatorial dis- tricts.

Duchess county was then associated with Co- lumbia in forming the IIth district, in which the raising of a regiment was authorized, and Tivoli was designated as the regimental camp. Hon. William Kelly, of Rhinebeck, and Isaac Platt, of Poughkeepsie, were appointed by the Governor members of a committee, of which the former was made chairman, to adopt measures for facilitating the raising of such regiment, and were empowered to add to their number by forwarding to the Gov- ernor the names of such as they chose to associate with themselves. They were also commissioned to recommend a commander and other principal offi- cers for the regiment.

A meeting of this committee and others asso- ciated with them was held at the Poughkeepsie Hotel, Saturday, July 12, 1862, and attended by the following named persons : Hon. William Kelly, Hon. John Thompson, Hon. John H. Otis, Hon. James Emott, Hon. Stephen Baker, C. W. Swift, Benson J. Lossing, Isaac Platt, W. S. Johnston, James H. Weeks, Hon. Gilbert Dean and Ambrose Wager. James Emott, Benson J. Lossing, John

H. Ketcham, J. F. Barnard and Ambrose Wager were appointed an executive committee to confer with a like committee from Columbia county, and to devise ways and means to carry out the recom- mendations of the Governor. Hons. William Kelly and Stephen Baker were appointed ex officio members of said committee, and of the joint com- mittee to be appointed by the two counties.

The committee for the two counties was as fol- lows : Hon. William Kelly, chairman, James Emott, John Thompson, James H. Weeks, Isaac Platt, John C. Cruger, J. F. Barnard, C. W. Swift, H. A. Nelson, J. H. Ketcham, H. H. Hustis, Albert Emans, J. B. Dutcher, J. B. Carpenter, Benson J. Lossing, John S. Thorne, John H. Otis, Isaac W. White, William S. Johnston, Gilbert Dean, A. Wager, H. H. Sincerbox, Joel Benton, Richard Peck, William Chamberlain, Henry Staats and Herrick Thorne for Duchess county , and Henry Hogeboom, Theodore Miller, Darius Peck, William H. Tobey, O. L. Beale, D. S. Cowles, H. H. Til- den, J. G. Palen, R. F. Clark, S. G. Tompkins, John C. Collins, A. T. Miller, S. S. Wynkoop, S. W. Tobey and Capt. Ashley, of Columbia county.

The joint committee met at Poughkeepsie, July 17, 1862, and on motion of Mr. Lossing resolved to request the Governor to change the regimental camp for this military district from Tivoli to Hud- son. This change was authorized July 25, 1862, by General Order No. 378.

It was also resolved :-

" That, having in view the relative population of the counties of Duchess and Columbia, the county of Duchess is required to furnish as her proportion of a regiment of 1,010 rank and file, 585 inen, and the county of Columbia, 425, and that the ex- ecutive committee of each county be requested to take such action in apportioning the same upon their said counties as may be deemed most effect- ive, in their judgment, for the speedy raising of such numbers respectively."

The executive committees were "requested to obtain subscriptions to meet the incidental ex- penses (not otherwise provided for,) connected with the raising of the regiment." At that meet- ing Mr. Wager presented the application of P. Chichester, of Poughkeepsie, to be enrolled as the first recruit in the regiment.

George Parker opened a recruiting office in the armory of the "Ellsworth Greys," in the city hall of Poughkeepsie, July 22, 1862. On the 23d, F. N. Sterling and S. C. Doty were associated with him in a call for recruits for the new regiment. Robert F. Wilkinson, who was appointed and duly

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authorized to enlist recruits for this district, opened an office at No. 2 Union street. John A. Van- Keuren, Dewitt C. Underwood and John P. Wil- kinson also signed a call for recruits, having opened an office in the court house in Poughkeepsie. About the same time George Veitch, of Rhinecliff, engaged to raise a company for the district regi- ment in Rhinebeck.

David S. Cowles, of Hudson, was chosen Colonel of the regiment to be raised in this district ; and Capt. Alexander Annan, of Fishkill, Quarter- master. Capt. Annan had seen considerable ser- vice in the South, especially in the neighborhood of Corinth. Capt. Abram Ashley, of Chatham Four Corners, was soon after appointed Adjutant.

The quotas of the several towns in this county under the call of July 2, 1862, and their popula- tion in 1860, are shown in the following table :-

Pop. in 1860. Quota.

Amenia

2,288

Beekman

1,37I

Clinton .

1,922

Dover .

2,305

East Fishkill.

2,544

Fishkill .

9,546

147

Hyde Park

2,749

LaGrange

1,850

Milan .

1,522

North East

1,735

Pawling

1,743

Pine Plains

1,412

Pleasant Valley.

2,343

Poughkeepsie, (town)

3,122

(city)

14,726

227

Red Hook

3,964

Rhinebeck .

3,289

Stanford .

2,323

Union Vale

1,502

Washington

2,685

Duchess County

64,941 1,004

The following communication explains itself and evinces the earnestness with which the promotion of enlistments was entered into :-

" Executive Committee for Duchess County :-

"We beg leave to place in the hands of your committee the sum of two hundred and fifty dol- lars to be distributed as follows : $100 to the cap- tain of the first company from this county mus- tered into the service at our District Camp ; $75 to the captain of the second company so mustered in ; $50 to the captain of the third company so mustered in ; and $25 to the captain of the fourth company so mustered into service.

" Very respectfully,

C. W. SWIFT, JAMES EMOTT, GEORGE INNIS, M. VASSAR, JR., A. VAN KLEECK."

A large and stirring war meeting was held in the Baptist Church at Pawling Station July 25th, over which Hon. John B. Dutcher presided, assisted by Duncan Campbell and David Gould. The church was filled to its utmost capacity at an early hour by the people of that vicinity, a large number of them ladies. The Rev. Mr. Ferguson, of the Methodist Church at that place, opened the meet- ing with prayer. This was followed by an intro- ductory speech by A. B. Smith, of Poughkeepsie. Gen. Lewis Wallace then addressed an earnest ap- peal to the patriotism of the young men of the vicinity, and was followed in a most eloquent and impressive speech by George W. Sterling. A propo- sition was then made to offer a bounty for each recruit in the town of Pawling, when a few liberal gentlemen present pledged to pay to each person on enlisting the sum of $25 as a bounty in addi- tion to the National and State bounties. An en- thusiastic and well attended meeting was held at Beekmanville on the 24th, and addressed by the same gentlemen.

The district war committee arranged for meet- ings to be held throughout the county as follows :- August 7th, at Red Hook, to be addressed by Hons. James Emott and Gilbert Dean, at Arthursburg, by Allard Anthony and Hon. Homer A. Nelson, at Bangall, by Messrs. A. B. Smith and O. W. Whea- ton, at Rhinebeck, by Hon. John Thompson and A. Wager; August 8th, at Mabbettsville, by Hon. James Emott and C. Wheaton, at Pleasant Valley, by Hons. Gilbert Dean and John Thompson, at LaFayetteville, by A. Wager and A. B. Smith, at Clove, (D. D. Vincent's hotel, ) by A. Anthony and H. A. Nelson ; August 9th, at Gay Head, by Hons. J. Emott and G. Dean, at Wappingers Falls, (at Odd Fellows Hall,) by Charles Wheaton, at South Dover, (Wheeler's hotel,) by Hon. H. A. Nelson and A. Anthony, and at Clinton Hollow, by A. B. Smith and A. Anthony.

August 4, 1862, the President issued a call for 300,000 militia for nine months, unless sooner dis- charged, and a draft was ordered to take place Aug. 15, 1862, to supply any deficiency in the quota at that time. The quota of New York under this call was 60,000 ; and though enlistments were in- vited to fill this call, a draft for that purpose was ordered from the militia of the State on the 9th of August.

Early in August the organization of the district regiment was nearly completed and a regimental camp had been formed in Hudson. There the recruits from this county were rapidly concentrat-

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ing, under the efficient efforts put forth to that end. The Amenia Times of that period said: "Spirited and enthusiastic meetings have been held the past week in eastern Duchess to facilitate enlistments and have met with success. The patriotism of the people has been thoroughly aroused, and in spite of the busy season and short notice of meetings, a full attendance was secured in every instance." In all parts of the county the demonstrations of popu- lar sentiments were of a similar character. Says the Poughkeepsie Eagle of August 9th, "enlistments are brisk and constantly becoming more so." The town of Union Vale, one of the least populous in the county, had at that time furnished from 60 to 75 recruits from the commencement of the war.

August 8, 1862, a large and enthusiastic war meeting was held at Mabbettsville, John S. Thorn presided, assisted by John Sweezy and Samuel Thorn, vice-presidents, and George Sweet, secre- tary. It was addressed by Hon. James Emott and Charles Wheaton, who explained at length the issues pending and the great importance of sus- taining the government.

August 9, 1862, the citizens of Pine Plains and adjacent country met at Stissing Hall. After or- ganizing by choosing R. Peck, chairman, and C. Pitcher, secretary, the assembly-adjourned to the open air, owing to the crowded condition of the hall, and was addressed by Revs. J. Reynolds, Wm. N. Sayre and Wm. Bloomer, Messrs. H. H. Morse and Wm. R. Woodin, and Lieut. Low, from the balcony of A. T. Jones' hotel. The addresses had a telling effect upon the audience, "kindling a per- fect blaze of enthusiasm." A long series of stirring resolutions were adopted.

August 12, 1862, a mass meeting was held at Pine's Hall, in Poughkeepsie. At an earlier hour than usual the stores of the city were mostly closed that the merchants and others might attend. The spacious hall was well filled by an appreciative and enthusiastic audience, including a goodly number of ladies in the gallery. Hon. James Emott called the meeting to order and nominated the fol- lowing officers : President, Hon. Stephen Baker ; Vice-Presidents, Charles E. Bostwick, of Amenia, Jeremiah Sheldon, of Beekman, John S. Wing, of Clinton, Obed Wing, of Dover, Lawrence C. Rapelji, of East Fishkill, James Mackin, of Fish- kill, James M. Friss, of Hyde Park, Albert Emans, of La Grange, Herrick Thorne, of Milan, John Campbell, of North East, S. A. Barnum, of Paw- ling, Cornelius Pitcher, of Pine Plains, John W. Lattin, of Pleasant Valley, Anthony Woolsey, of

Poughkeepsie, (town,) Henry C. Smith, James H. Dudley, George R. Gaylord, Henry W. Shaw, (Josh Billings,) of Poughkeepsie, (city,) George Shoemaker, of Red Hook, Andrew J. Heermance, of Rhinebeck, Isaac G. Sands, of Stanford, Wm. R. Bagely, of Union Vale, David S. Tallman, of Washington ; Secretaries, Hon. A. Wager, Rhine- beck, Hon. John B. Dutcher, Amenia, John F. Hull and O. J. Gaylord, Poughkeepsie. A pointed speech was made by Mr. Emott, after which the "Star Spangled Banner " was sung by Mr. Hay- man, the audience joining in the chorus. Charles Wheaton, of Poughkeepsie, Wm. H. Bostwick, of 'Amenia, Joseph C. Doughty, of Poughkeepsie, John H. Ketcham, of Dover, David Warren, of Washington, and T. V. W. Brinckerhoff, of East Fishkill, were appointed a committee on resolutions.

Addresses full of energy and eloquence were made by Hon. John Thompson, Allard Anthony and A. B. Smith, all being received with bursts of applause.

The following day, August 12th, another large meeting assembled in Pine's Hall, in Poughkeepsie, composed mostly of working men, the chief object being to aid in obtaining recruits. The meeting was called to order by C. W. Swift and Mayor James Bowne chosen president. After an eloquent address by Judge Bowne, of Orange county, Hon. James Emott presented the proposition of another gentleman to give $10 each to the first five re- cruits who enlisted that night. Speeches were made by Mayor Bowne, William Schwab, Hon. John Thompson, Hon. Gilbert Dean and Mark D. Wilber. Mr. Schwab spoke briefly in German and afterwards in English, awakening a general enthusiasm by his energetic appeals.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at Mabbettsville August 13th, and spirited speeches were made by Judge Nelson and Allard Anthony. Money was freely offered. After the meeting, a supper was given to the volunteers-twenty-two in number-Capt. Bostwick and Lieut. Dutcher, who were organizing the company, were present and added greatly to the spirit which prevailed. The Stanfordville band did much to enliven the occa- sion.

At Wappingers Falls, August 14th, the departure of twenty-one volunteers for Camp Kelly, at Hud- son, was made the occasion of a public demonstra- tion. The factories at that place were stopped and the population turned out en masse to escort them to Fishkill Landing, where they were joined by others of Capt. De Wint's Company. A meet-

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ing of the operatives of the Duchess Print Works, at Wappingers Falls was held the 13th, for the purpose of providing some means for the support of the families of those of their number who might be drafted under the recent government order. It was agreed that each person should contribute toward that object two per cent. of his monthly earnings.

A meeting of the patriotic citizens of La Grange was held August 14th, and largely attended. Ad- dresses were made by Albert Emans and Gilbert Dean. As a result of the meeting a sufficient amount was subscribed to give to each volunteer from that town $55 extra bounty.

On the 18th of August a workingmen's meeting was held at the armory of the Montgomery Guards in Poughkeepsie, at which a large number of the bone and sinew of the city were present. Speeches were made by Phineas H. Beach, William Har- low, a carpenter of Poughkeepsie, A. S. Pease, Jeremiah Eighmie, of East Fishkill, and A. B. Smith, of Poughkeepsie. Good feeling pre- vailed and several volunteers were added to the Montgomery Guards. On the 19th Capt. Robert McConnell of the company, left Poughkeepsie for the camp at Hudson with thirty-eight men.

The town of Clinton, which, says the Pough- keepsie Eagle of August 21st, 1862, " has had the name of being far behind her sister towns in fur- nishing men for the armies of the Republic," " is now thoroughly aroused. The hearts and pockets of all are in the work and are putting forth every effort to fill up her quota * * with * volunteers."

A war meeting was held at Clinton Hollow, Aug. 18th, at which the town was well represented. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor John S. Wing, and Stephen H. Smith chosen chair- man. Speeches were made by Capt. George Parker, Edward Wickes and others. It was unani- mously resolved to give to each volunteer accredited to the town between July 2d and Sept. 1, 1862, $200, to be assessed upon the taxable property of the town. A local military committee, consisting of Gilbert Bently, Stephen H. Smith, Thomas Doty, Abraham Leroy, Philip H. Moore, John G. Halsted, Tilly Crouse, Smith Eckert, Frederick C. Filkins and Morgan Traver, was appointed to superintend volunteering in the town and authorized to borrow a sum sufficient to secure the object proposed in the resolutions, and to disburse the same. The resolutions were also brought before the meeting at Schultzville, August 20th and con-

firmed. These measures had the effect to stimu- late enlistments in the town.

Under the stimulus of these meetings and others held elsewhere in the county, recruiting progressed with great activity, and by the 27th of August, so says the Hudson Star, more than a thousand men were rendezvoused in Camp Kelly in that city. August 14th, Francis W. VanWagner, of Pough- keepsie, was appointed Provost Marshal of Duch- ess county. August 15th, J. J. Smith, of the same city, was appointed military instructor for the reg- iment forming at Hudson; and on the 16th, the district war committee recommended Capt. James Smith, of Poughkeepsie, for Lieut-Colonel of the regiment, and Capt. Foster, of Hudson, for Major. Both had served a year in the field and were well qualified.

Of the officers of the district regiment, which was designated the 128th, the following were from Duchess county : Lt. Col., James Smith, Pough- keepsie ; Quartermaster, Alexander Annan, Fish- kill; Ist Asst. Surgeon, C. H. Andrus, Poughkeepsie; Commissary Sergeant, E. Augustus Brett, Fish- kill; Quartermaster Sergeant, George S. Drake, Amenia ; Ordnance Sergeant, John Matthews, Jr., Matteawan ; Color Sergeant, James M. Braley, Rhinebeck. Companies B, C, D, F, H and I, were raised in this county, and were officered as follows : Co. B, (which contained 17 enlisted men from Washington, 13 from Amenia, 13 from North East, 7 from Pine Plains, 13 from Dover, 15 from Pawling, and 18 from Stanford,) Captain, Charles E. Bostwick, Amenia, Ist Lieut., Thomas N. Dutcher, Dover, 2d Lieut., Jeremiah S. Pearce, Pawling ; Co. C, (which contained 32 enlisted men from Rhinebeck, 24 from Milan, 21 from Red Hook, 13 from Clinton, I from Washington, 3 from Hyde Park, and 7 from Stanford,) Captain, Francis S. Keese, Rhinebeck, Ist Lieut., Howard H. Morse, Rhinebeck, 2d Lieut., Thomas N. Davies, Milan ; Co. D, (which contained 56 en- listed men from Poughkeepsie, 9 from Hyde Park, I from Amenia, 6 from Pleasant Valley, 4 from Pine Plains, I from Dover, I from Stanford, 5 from Clinton, 1 from LaGrange, 1 from Wash- ington, I from Pawling, I from Beekman, I from Fishkill, and 11 from Columbia county,) Captain, George Parker, Poughkeepsie, ist Lieut., Francis N. Sterling, Poughkeepsie, and 2d Lieut., Spencer C. Doty, Poughkeepsie ; Co. F, (which contained 48 enlisted men from Fishkill, 16 from Pawling, 6 from Stanford, 4 from Washington, 2 from Amenia, 3 from North East, 3 from Dover, 6 from Pine

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Plains, I from Rhinebeck, I from Red Hook, and 2 from Columbia county,) Captain, A. DeWint, Ist Lieut., J. J. Williamson, 2d Lieut., C. A. Ander- son, all of Fishkill ; Co. H, (which contained 49 enlisted men from Fishkill, 16 from East Fishkill, 24 from Poughkeepsie, 2 from Hyde Park, 2 from Union Vale, and I from Beekman,) Captain, John A. Van Keuren, Poughkeepsie, Ist Lieut., Henry H. Sincerbox, and 2d Lieut., Sylvester H. Morse, both of Fishkill ; Co. I, (which contained 28 en- listed men from Poughkeepsie, 18 from Union Vale, 13 from LaGrange, 8 from Clinton, 2 from Hyde Park, 2 from Amenia, 2 from East Fishkill, 10 from Pawling, and I from Pleasant Valley,) Captain, Robert F. Wilkinson, Ist Lieut., Freder- ick Wilkinson, 2d Lieut., John P. Wilkinson, all of Poughkeepsie. In addition Hyde Park furnished 14 enlisted men, Red Hook, 3, and Clinton, I, towards Co. K of that regiment.

The 128th regiment was mustered for three years, Sept. 4, 1862. August 30th, the ladies of Poughkeepsie and Fishkill presented the regiment with a national flag at Hudson, which city it left for the seat of war on the steamer Oregon, Sept. 5, 1862. It proceeded to Camp Millington, near Baltimore, where it was engaged in doing picket duty, and was for a short period stationed at Har- per's Ferry. It was soon after brigaded with the 1 roth, 114th and 116th N. Y. and 38th Mass. reg- inients under Gen. Emory, and Oct. 2, 1862, re- ceived marching orders, but did not leave Camp Millington till Nov. 5th, when it embarked on the steamer Arago, forming a part of Banks' Expedi- tion, and after lying off Fortress Monroe about a month, occasionally going on shore to drill, set sail from Hampton Roads at noon on the 4th of December, in company with the Atlantic, Baltic and Ericsson, convoyed by the iron-clad, Augusta, carrying eight large guns, while another column, composed of the Thames, United States, Curlew, Pocahontas and one or two other small vessels, kept nearer shore. On the 14th they came to anchor in the harbor of Ship Island, where lay the Northern Light, on board of which was the 159th, raised in Columbia, and, partially, in Duchess, county. On the 15th they commenced the ascent of the Mississippi, and debarked, after forty-one days spent on ship board, at Quarantine, seventy- two miles below New Orleans, where they were de- tained three weeks, on account of disease engen- dered by their long stay on shipboard and the ab- sence of regular exercise. Jan. 5, 1863, the regi- ment was removed to Camp Chalmette, the battle-

field of New Orleans. February 7, 1863, it was stationed at Camp Parapet, near New Orleans, where excellent precautions were taken to restore and preserve the health of the regiment by flooring the tents. March 4, 1863, (at which time the health of the men was steadily and rapidly improv- ing,) of the number who embarked on the Arago, 27 had died, 25 had been discharged for disability, 136 were awaiting transportation to New Orleans from Baltimore and Fortress Monroe, 531 were re- ported for duty, and 149 were reported by the sur- geons unfit for duty, though the sickness of the latter was mainly slight.

The regiment bore a conspicuous part in the movements in Louisiana. May 12, 1863, it and the 6th Michigan, under command of Col. Clark, of the latter regiment, left camp in light marching order, and embarked on platform and cattle cars on the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, a half mile in rear of their camp. They proceeded by rail to Manchac Pass, the junction of Lakes Pon- chartrain and Maurepas, at which point the rail- road bridge was burnt. A crossing was effected by means of flat boats, and after a very tiresome march of six miles through a dense cypress swamp, over the railroad trestle, halted for the night. The march was resumed at one o'clock the next morn- ing, and by daylight they arrived within a mile of Ponchatoula, where skirmishers were thrown out and lines of battle formed. In this manner they advanced upon the town, which the rebel infantry had left two hours before. Their cavalry re- mained, but decamped after firing a few rounds. At Ponchatoula they were joined by several hun- dred federal cavalry, who had made a forced march from Baton Rouge. They returned on the 19th, and reached Camp Parapet, at dark.

The regiment left camp toward night of the next day, and at 2 A. M. embarked on the steamer United States at Carrolton. In company with the steamships Crescent, Creole, Sallie Robinson and Iberville, the expedition comprising the brigades of Nickerson and Dow and a part of the 2d brigade of Sherman's division, they proceeded up the river, reaching Baton Rouge at night. The next day they proceeded to Springfield Landing, just below Port Hudson, whence they marched to the rebel works at Port Hudson, leaving their knapsacks, blankets and camp equipage on board to be returned to Baton Rouge.

The rebel works at Port Hudson encompassed the town, resting upon the river above and below it, and were encircled by a wide, deep moat.

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Sherman's division, to which the 128th belonged, occupied the federal left, Augur's, the center, and Banks', the right. Gen. Banks, who had charge of the operations, ordered a general assault at 2 o'clock P. M. on the 27th of May. Ten minutes before the appointed time, the Ist Vermont and 9th Indiana batteries, connected with the brigade to which the 128th belonged, emerged at a gallop from the edge of the woods in which they were masked, took position in front of the rebel works, and opened a terrific fire of shells. The infantry were immediately and rapidly advanced from the edge of the woods, where they were formed in line of battle. Full six hundred yards of level plain intervened between them and the formidable para- pet, from which a terrific fire was instantly poured ; and so destructive was it, that at the first discharge, Gens. Sherman and Dow and Col. Clark, the next in command, fell wounded, and the assaulting column wavered and broke. The command then devolved on Col. Cowles, of the 128th, who rallied the men and rushed forward amid a ceaseless storm of iron and lead. Col. Cowles fell, pierced by six bullets, when the enemy's works were nearly reached, and though he lived nearly an hour, would not suffer himself to be carried from the field. "Tell my mother," were his last words, " that I die with my face to the enemy. Boys, have I not done my duty as a man and a soldier ?" The unequal contest was continued for four hours, Farragut's fleet co-operating and keeping up a very heavy fire, but it was a futile effort. The 128th lost 20 in killed and 79 in wounded, which one account says was one-fourth of its force in action. Col. Cowles was the only officer killed or wounded, except Capt. DeWint, who was slightly wounded.

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History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 30

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co. Number of Pages: 868

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 868