New York in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, Part 16

Author: Phisterer, Frederick, 1836-1909, comp
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Albany : J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers
Number of Pages: 938


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FRISBEE, CHARLES M., age 24 years ; enrolled December 24, 1862, at Albany to serve three years; mustered in as Assist- ant Surgeon, December 31, 1862; dis- charged for disability, March 19, 1863; subsequent service in 111th Infantry; commissioned Assistant Surgeon, Decem- ber 30, 1862, with rank from December 24, 1862, vice W. H. Lakeman, dismissed. GAYLORD, CHAUNCEY M., age 31 years; enrolled October 14, 1861, at Otse- go to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company K, Novem- ber 30, 1861; discharged for disability, September 9, 1862; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from November 30, 1861. original.


GEORGE, CHARLES HENRY, age 23 years; enrolled December 13, 1861, at Cort- land to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Company A, January 16, 1862; discharged, March 18. 1862; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from January 6, 1862, original.


GETTER. JEROME, age 23 years; en- rolled September 20, 1861, at Albany to serve three years; mustered in as Privatc, Company I, Cherry Valley Regiment, Oc- tober 14, 1861; promoted Second Lieu- tenant, January 7, 1862; discharged on consolidation with this regiment, Janu- ary 14, 1862; not commissioned.


GODDARD, JAMES L., age 29 years; en- rolled September 21, 1861, at Truxton to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company G, October 17, 1861;


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as First Lieutenant, February 23. 1862; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; mustered in as Captain, Company F, September 17, 1862; wounded in action, June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor, Va .; discharged for disability front wounds, August 18, 1864; Major, N. Y. Volunteers, by brevet ; commissioned Sec- ond Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 30, 1861, origina !; First Lieutenant, May 13, 1862, with rank from February 22, 1862, vice A. Sager, promoted; Captain, October 14, 1862, with rank from July 11, 1862, vice J. H. Bar- nard, discharged.


GREEN, NELSON W., age 42 years; en- rolled at Albany to serve three years, and mustered in as Colonel, November 20, 1861; discharged, to date June 3, 1862; commissioned Colonel, October 29, 1861, with rank of same date, original.


GREEN, WILLIAM W., age 19 years; en- rolled at Cortland to serve three years, and mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company F, October 26, 1861; discharged for disability, to date August 31, 1862; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 25, 1861, original.


GROVER, ANDREW JACKSON, age 31 years; enrolled September 16, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Captain, Company A, October 8, 1861 ; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; discharged for dis- ability, December 20, 1862; enrolled and mustered in as Major, March 10, 1863; killed in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettys- burg, Pa .; commissioned Captain, Janu- ary 17, 1862, with rank from October 4. 1861, original; Major, February 6, 1863. with rank from November 20, 1862, vice C. E. Livingston, promoted; Lieutenant- Colonel, not mustered, July 23, 1863, with rank from June 25, 1863, vice C. E. Liv- ingston, promoted.


GUERNSEY, THERON C., age 19 years; enrolled September 14, 1861, at Freetown to serve three years; mustered in as Cor- poral, Company D, October 4, 1801 ; pro- moted Sergeant, October 1, 1863; re-en- listed as a veteran, January 2, 1864; pro- moted First Sergeant, March 16, 1864: wounded in action, May 11, 1864. at Laurel Hill, Va .; mustered in as First


Lieuterant. Company C, August 22, 1864; captured in action, October 1, 1864, at Poplar Grove Chuich, Va .; paroled, no date; discharged, May 18, 1865; commis- sioned First Lieutenart, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 21, 1864, vice T. F. Welden, killed in action.


HAMILTON, CHARLES A., age 31 years ; enrolied at Fitzhugh House, Va., to serve three years, and mustered in as Assistant Surgeon, May 7, 1863; transferred to 147th Infantry, January 23, 1865; commissioned Assistant Surgeon, April 24. 1863, with rank from April 22, 1863, vice C. M. Fris- bee, discharged.


HARMON, NORMAN G., age 25 years ; enrolled September 20, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Ser- geant, Company A, October 4, 1861; pro- moted First Sergeant, prior to June, 1862; mustercd in as First Lieutenant, Decem- ber 20, 1862; wounded in action, July I, 1863. at Gettysburg, Pa .; mustered in as Captain, Company B, October 23, 1863; discharged for disability from wounds, November 28, 1863; commissioned First Lieutenant, February 6, 1863, with rank from December 20, 1862, vice H. W. Pierce, promoted; Captain, October 17, 1853, with rank from August 6, 1863, vice R. Story, died, of wounds received in action.


HATCH, JAMES CHURCH, age 21 years; enrolled September 12, 1861, at Groton to serve three years; mustered in as Ser- geant. Company C, October 25, 1861; as Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; as First Lieutenant, November 29, 1862; as Captain, Company G, February 13, 1864; mustered out with company, October 20, 1864; commissioned Second Lieutenant, October 14, 1862, with rank from Septem- ber 20, 1862, vice G. I. Foster, promoted ; First Lieutenant, February 6, 1863, with rank from November 1I, 1862, vice G. I. Foster, discharged; Captain, January 27, 1864, with rank from March 12, 1863, vice A. Sager, discharged.


HILL, GEORGE B., age 19 years; enrolled at South Valley to serve three years, and mustered in as Private, Company A, Octo- ber 15, 1861; wounded in action, July I, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; promoted Cor- poral, prior to October, 1853; re-cnlisted as a veteran, January 2, 1864 : wounded in ac-


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tion, May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va .; promoted Sergeant-Major, October 11, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Compar.y D, December 5, 1864; trans- ferred to 147th Infantry, January 28, 1865; commissioned, not mustered, Second Lieu- tenant, October 31, 1864, with rank from May 5, 1864, vice W. Stringham, killed in action; recommissioned November 30, 1864, with rank from October 26, 1864, vice C. Baldwin, discharged.


HOTCHKISS, NEWTON D., age 23 years; enrolled September 14, 1861, at Freetown to serve three years; mustered in as Sec- ond Lieutenant, Company D, Cortland County regiment, December 2, 1861 ; dis- charged on consolidation with this regi- ment, January 14, 1862; not commissioned. JARVIS, ALBERT J., age 20 years; en- rolled October 5, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Pri- vate, Company A, November 19, 1861 ; promoted Quartermaster-Sergeant, to date November 19, 1861 ; re-enlisted as a veter- an, January 26, 1864; mustered in as Cap- tain, Company C, January 2, 1865; dis- charged, January 28, 1865; commissioned, not mustered, Second Lieutenant, October 31, 1864, with rank from August 10, 1864, vice J. W. Coons, discharged; Captain, November 30, 1864, with rank from No- vember 12, 1864, vice C. A. Watkins, dis- charged.


KEELER, PHILIP, First Lieutenant, 30th Infantry; transferred to Company G. this regiment, May 25, 1863; to Company E, June 23, 1863; wounded in action, July I, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; died, of his wounds, August 2, 1863, at Albany, N. Y .; commissioned in 30th Infantry.


LAKEMAN, WILLIAM H., age 25 years; enrolled at Elmira to serve two years, and mustered in as Private, Company I, 13th Infantry, May 21, 1861; promoted Hospital Steward, no date; mustered in as Assistant Surgeon, this regiment, Sep- tember 1, 1862; dismissed, December 13, 1862; commissioned Assistant Surgeon, August 7, 1862, with rank from July 30, 1862, vice G. W. Metcalfe, promoted.


LANSING, WILLIAM, age 36 years; en- rolled September 21, 1861, at Truxton to serve three years; mustered in as Cap- tain, Company G, October 10, 1861 ; dis- charged for disability, February 22, 1862;


commissioned Captain, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 9, 1861, original. LIVINGSTON, CHARLES E., Major, 92d Infantry; mustered in as Major, this regi- ment, January 7, 1862; captured in action, August 29, 1862, at Groveton, Va .; pa- roled, no date; mustered in as Lieuten- ant-Colonel, November 20, 1862; as Col- onel, September 30, 1863; discharged, to date December 1, 1864; commissioned Major, February 19, 1862, with rank from January 7, 1862, original; Lieutenant-Col- onel, February 6, 1863, with rank from November 20, 1862, vice J. D. Shaul, dis- charged; Colonel, July 23, 1863, with rank from June 25, 1863, vice W. P. Wain- wright, discharged.


LONG, MICHAEL, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry; transferred to Company K, this regiment, May 25, 1863; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; transferred to Company D, no date; dis- charged for disability from wounds, No- vember 9, 1863; commissioned in 30th In- fantry.


MARSH, MOSES PARKER, age 21 years ; enrolled October 1, 1861, at McLean to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company C, October 5, 1861 ; died of sunstroke and fever, September 26, 1862, at McLean, N. Y .; commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from November 25, 1861, original.


MCCLURE, GEORGE G .; commissioned, declined, not mustered. Adjutant, January 14, 1863, with rank from January 6, 1863, vice H. F. Robinson, discharged.


MEAD, ELIAS A., age 34 years; enrolled September 25, 1861, at Dryden to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieu- tenant, Company F, October 9, 1861 ; wounded in action, September 17, 1862, at Antietam, Md .; discharged for disa- bility, December 18, 1862; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 9, 1861, original.


METCALFE. GEORGE W., age 24 years ; enrolled at Cherry Valley to serve three years, and mustered in as Surgeon, Cherry Valley Regiment, October 11, 1861; dis- charged, January 12, 1862; enrolled at Al- bany to serve three years, and mustered in as Assistant Surgeon, this regiment. January 13, 1862; as Surgeon, July 30,


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1862; discharged, November 9, 1864, near Petersburg, Va .; not commissioned Sur- geon, Cherry Valley Regiment; commis- sioned Assistant Surgeon, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 8, 1861, original; Surgeon, August 7, 1862, with rank from July 30, 1862, vice J. C. Nelson, discharged.


MUDGE, BYRON, age 34 years; enrolled September 20, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieu- tenant, Company A, Cortland Regiment, December 14, 1861; discharged on con- solidation with this regiment, January 14, 1862; not commissioned.


MYERS, WILLIAM H., age 20 years; en- rolled October 5, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Cor- poral, Company A, October 8, 1861 ; pro- moted Sergeant, prior to June, 1862; First Sergeant, prior to October, 1863; Ser- geant-Major, November 12, 1863; re-en- listed as a veteran, January 5, 1864; mus- tered in as Second Lieutenant, Company F, March 16, 1864; captured in action, May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va .; pa- roled, no date; transferred to 147th In- fantry, January 31, 1865; commissioned Second Lieutenant, February 17, 1864, with rank from November 9, 1863, vice R. G. Noxon, died, of wounds received in action.


NELSON, JUDSON C., age 37 years; en- rolled at Cortland to serve three years, and mustered in as Surgeon, November 11, 1861; discharged, July 10, 1862; com- missioned Surgeon, January 17, 1862, with rank from October II, 1861, original.


NORWOOD, JOB, age 21 years; enrolled October 9, 1861, at Richford to serve three years; mustered in as Corporal, Company E, October 13, 1861 ; promoted Sergeant, no date; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; re-enlisted as a veteran, January 2, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company K, to date November 9, 1863; captured in action. May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va .; pa- roled, no date; discharged, March 12, 1865; commissioned Second Lieutenant. February 17, 1864, with rank from No- vember 9, 1863, vice T. F. Welden, pro- moted.


NOXON, ROBERT G., Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry ; transferred to Company F,


this regiment, May 25, 1863; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; died, of his wounds, September 1, 1863; commissioned in 3otlı Infantry.


PHENIS, BARNARD, age 29 years; en- rolled October 11, 1861, at Cherry Valley to serve three years; mustered in as Ser- geant, Company H, November 16, 1861 ; promoted First Sergeant, prior to April, 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company C, August 15, 1863; as First Lieutenant, Company D, March 11, 1864; wounded in action, August 18, 1864, at Weldon Railroad, Va .; died, of his wounds, same date, at Division Hospital ; commissioned Second Lieutenant, July 31, 1863, with rank from May 19, 1863, vice L. Davis, promoted; First Lieutenant, February 17, 1864, with rank from No- vember 9, 1863, vice L. Davis, discharged. PIERCE, HERSCHEL W., age 42 years; enrolled October 9, 1861, at Dundee to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company A, January 16, 1862; as First Lieutenant, March II, 1862; as Captain, December 20, 1862; discharged, October 10, 1864, near Petersburg, Va .; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from January 13, 1862, original; First Lieutenant, April 25, 1862, with rank from March 11, 1862, vice C. H. George, resigned; Captain, February 6, 1863, with rank from December 20, 1862, vice A. J. Grover, discharged.


POTTER, IRA C., age 25 years; enrolled October 1, 1861, at Utica to serve three years; mustered in as Sergeant, Company A, October 4, 1861 ; promoted First Ser- geant, February 20, 1863; Sergeant-Ma- jor, July 1, 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company I, to date March 31, 1863; as First Lieutenant, Company E, November 29, 1863; as Captain, May 6, 1864; mustered out with company, No- vember 18, 1864; Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, from March 13, 1865; commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, July 31, 1863, with rank from February 22, 1863, vice P. S. Clark, promoted; First Lieutenant, February 17, 1864, with rank from No- vember 9, 1863, vice J. D. Clyde, pro- moted; Captain, September 16, 1864, with rank from May 5, 1864, vice N. G. Bar- tholomew, killed in action.


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POWELL, SANFORD M., age 18 years; enrolled at Elmira to serve two years, and mustered in as Private, Company H, 3d Infantry, August 3, 1801; as Second Lieutenant, Company E, this regiment, De- cember 12, 1861; discharged, February IT, 1863; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from Decem- ber 12, 1861, original.


POWELL, WILLIAM H., age 24 years; enrolled September 1, 1861, at Richford to serve three years; mustered in as Captain, Company E, October 9. 1861 ; discharged, March 13, 1863; commissioned Captain, January 17, 1862, with rank from Octo- ber 4, 1861, original.


PUTNAM, CHARLES S., Private, 10th Artillery; commissioned, not mustered, Second Lieutenant, this regiment, January 16, 1864, with rank from January 15, 1864, vice M. Long, discharged.


REESE, JACOB J., age 24 years; enrolled November 26, 1861, at Sherburne to serve three years; mustered in as Corporal, Company H, January 7, 1862; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; promoted Sergeant, prior to April, 1863; First Sergeant, August 15, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran, January 25, 1864; wounded in action, May 23, 1864, near Spotsylvania, Va .; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Company B, September 30, 1864; discharged, January 28, 1865; com- missioned First Lieutenant, November 30, 1864, with rank from August 18, 1864, vice E. Evens, promoted.


RICHARDSON, HIRAM S., age 32 years ; enrolled at Cortland to serve three years, and mustered in as Chaplain, November II, 1861; discharged, February 24, 1863; commissioned Chaplain, March 4, 1862, with rank from January 15, 1862, orig- inal.


RIPLEY, WILLIAM H., age 20 years; en- rolled November 1, 1861, at Otego to serve three years; mustered in as Pri- vate, Company K, November 30, 1861; wounded in action, August 28, IS62, at Gainesville, Va .; discharged for disability from wounds, December 13, 1862, at Washington, D. C .; enrolled, and mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company A, De- cember 29, IS62; discharged, May 6, 1863; subsequent service in Veteran Reserve Corps; commissioned Second Lieutenant,


November in, 1864, with rank from Sep- tember 1, 186%, vice S. M. Byram, pro- moted; recommissioned, not mustercd, Second Lieutenant, July 31, 1863, with rank from May 6, 1863, vice himself, dis- charged.


ROBINSON, HEMAN F., age 35 years; enrolled at Cortlandville to serve three years, and mustered in as First Lieutenant and Adjutant, October 4, 1861; discharged, Janwary 2, 1863; commissioned First Lieu- tenant and Adjutant, February 19, 1862, with rank from October 4, 1861, original. SAGER, AARON, age 27 years; enrolled September 16, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieu- tenant, Company G, October 10, 1861; as Captain, February 23, 1862; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; discharged for disability from wounds, March 12, 1863; Major, N. Y. Volunteers, by brevet; commissioned Firs: Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from Oc- tober 9, 1861, original; Captain, May 13, 1862, with rank from February 22, 1862, vice J. C. Carmichael, declined.


SAUNDERS, SAMUEL E., age 22 years; enrolled October 1, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Cor- poral, Company G, October 9, 1861 ; pro- moted Sergeant, May 30, 1862; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, December 25, 1862; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; discharged for disability from wounds, November 9, 1863; commis- sioned Sccond Lieutenant, February 6, 1863, with rank from December 26, 1862, vice T. Simms, discharged.


SHAUL, JOHN D. (Colonel, 39th Regi- ment, N. G., N. Y.), age 47 years; en- rolled at Albany to serve three years, and mustered in as Lieutenant-Colonel, this regiment, January 23, 1862; discharged for disability, November 20, 1862; commis- sioned Lieutenant-Colonel, January 23. 1862, with rank of same date, original.


SIMMS, THOMAS, age 30 years; enrolled September 13, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as First Sergeant, Company G, Octoher 5, 1861 ; as Second Lieutenant, February 23, 1862; discharged for disability, December 26, 1862, at Wash- ington, D. C .; commissioned Second Lieu- tenant, May 13. 1862, with rank from


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February 22, 1862, vice J. L. Goddard, promoted.


SMITHI, ABRAM P., age 30 years ; enrolled September 26, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Quarter- master, October 15, 1861 ; discharged, May 12, 1862; commissioned Quarter- master, March 3, 1862, with rank from October 15, 1861, original.


SMITH, ANDREW R., age 23 years; en- rolled at Springfield to serve three years, and mustered in as Private, Company I, Cherry Valley Regiment, October 14, 1861 ; promoted Quartermaster, October 15, 1861 ; discharged, January 14, 1862, on con- solidation with this regiment; not comniis- sioned.


SMITH, SILAS, age 31 years; enrolled October 21, 1861, at Middleburg to serve three years; mustered in as Corporal. Company I, October 22, 1861 ; promoted Sergeant, July 1, 1862; First Sergeant in February, 1863; mustered in as First Lieu- tenant, Company G, October 23, 1863 ; dis- honorably discharged, July 8, 1864; com- missioned First Lieutenant, October 17, 1863, with rank from June 25, 1863, vice P. S. Clark, promoted.


STEBBINS, LAVOISURE, age 28 years ; enrolled September 14, 1861, at Homer to serve three years; mustered in as Cor- poral, Company D, October 4, 1861 ; wounded in action, December 13, 1862, near Fredericksburg, Va .; promoted Ser- geant, January 1, 1863; returned to ranks, March 31, 1863; promoted Corporal, May 1, 1863; Sergeant, July 1, 1863; re- enlisted as a veteran, January 2, 186.1; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Com- pany I, to date November 20, 1863; wounded in action, June 19, 1864. before Petersburg, Va .; mustered out with com- pany, December 1, 1864; commissioned Second Lieutenant. February 17, 1861, with rank from November 9. 1863, vice I. C. Potter, promoted; Captain, not mustered, November 30, 1864, with rank from No- vember 12, 1864, vice I. C. Potter, mustered out.


STEELE, GEORGE W., age 18 years; en- rolled October 1, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as Private, Company G, October 9, 1861 ; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa. ; promoted Sergeant, February 1, 1864; re-


enlisted as a veteran, March 30, 1864; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Com- pany D, August 19, 1864; discharged, Janu- ary 28, 1865; commissioned First Lieu- tenant, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 18, 1864, vice B. Phenis, died of wounds received in action.


STORY, ROBERT, age 35 years; enrolled October 11, 1851, at Cherry Valley to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company H, October 14, 1861 ; promoted First Lieutenant, February 22, 1862; mustered in as Captain, Company B, December 24, 1862; wounded in action. July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; died of his wounds, August 6, 1863; commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from October 22, 1861, original; First Lieutenant, February 26, 1862, with rank from February 1. 1862, vice M. B. Cleveland, resigned; Captain, February 6, 1863. with rank from Decem- ber 24, 1862, vice O. C. Fox, discharged. STRINGHAM, WILLIAM, age 21 years; enrolled September 14, 1861, at Scott to serve three years; mustered in as Ser- geant, Company D, October 4, 1861 ; pro- moted First Sergeant, no date; re-enlisted as a veteran, January 2, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company A, March 16, 1864: killed in action, May 5. 1864, at the Wilderness, Va. ; commissioned Second Lieutenant, February 17, 1864, with rank from November 9, 1863, vice H. D. Call, promoted.


SWAN, AMOS L., age 43 years; enrolled October 11, 1861, at Cherry Valley to serve three years ; mustered in as Captain, Company H, October 22, 1861; wounded in action, August 29, 1862, at Groveton, Va .. December 13, 1862, near Fredericks- burg, Va., April 30, 1863, at Pollock's Mill Creek, Va., and July 1, 1863, at Gettys- burg, Pa .; discharged, April 28, 1864; Lieutenant-Colonel. N. Y. Volunteers, by brevet ; commissioned Captain, January 17, 1852, with rank from October 22, 1861, original.


SWAN, EDWIN J., age 18 years : enrolled at Cherry Valley to serve three years, and mustered in as Private, Company H. Oc- tober 15, 1861; promoted First Sergeant, prior to April, 1862: mustered in as First Lieutenant. December 24, 1862: as Cap- tain, Company K, September 30, 1863;


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captured in action, May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va .; escaped, no date; dis- charged, April 21, 1865; commissioned First Lieutenant, February 6, 1863, with rank from December 24, 1862, vice R. Story, promoted; Captain, October 17, 1863, with rank from July 3, 1863, vice J. W. Young, promoted.


TARBELL, WILLIAM II., age 21 years; enrolled September 14, 1861, at Freetown to serve three years ; mustered in as Corporal, Company D, October 4, 1861; promoted Sergeant, February 24, 1863; First Ser- geant, May 1, 1863; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa. ; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company E, to date February 12, 1863; discharged for disability, September 5, 1864, at General Hospital, York, Pa .; commissioned Second Lieutenant, October 17, 1863, with rank from February 12, 1863, vice S. M. Powell, discharged.


VAN SLYCK, EDWARD D., age 28 years; enrolled September 28, 1861, at Cortland to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Company D, November 12, 1861; wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va .; discharged, October 7, 1862; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from Novem- ber 12, 1861, original.


WAINWRIGHT, WILLIAM P., Major, 29th Infantry ; mustered in as Colonel, this regiment, June 3, 1862; wounded in action, September 14, 1862, at South Mountain, Md .; discharged, June 25, 1863, to accept appointment as Provost-Marshal of the District of Columbia; Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, from March 13, 1865; commissioned Colonel, June 10, 1862, with rank from June 3, 1862, vice N. W. Green, discharged.


WALCOTT, WILLIAM STUART, age 19 years ; enrolled October 22, 1861, at Cort- land to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company B, November 12, 1861; discharged, October 29, 1862; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from November 12, 1861, original.


WATERMAN, JOHN M., age 29 years; enrolled at Decatur to serve three years, and mustered in as First Sergeant, Com- pany I, October 14, 1861 ; promoted Hospi- tal Steward, May 17, 1862; Sergeant-Major,


no date; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Company A, November 17, 1863; dis- charged, October 10, 1864, near Peters- burg, Va .; commissioned First Lieutenant, October 17, 1863, with rank from August 6, 1863, vice N. G. Harmon, promoted ; Captain, not mustered, September 16, 1864, with rank from April 30, 1864, vice A. L. Swan, discharged.




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