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SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY (VETERAN). Fire Brigade; Second Fire Zouaves; Fourth Excelsior Regiment; Fourth Regiment, Sickles' Brigade.
This regiment was organized at Camp Decker, Staten Island, under the special author- ity granted by the War Department to Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, and July 25, 1861, to Col. William R. Brewster by the consolidation of men recruited by Col. James Fairman, under authority from the War Department, dated August 19, 1861, for the Fourth Excelsior Regiment, and the men recruited for the Second Fire Zouaves by Col. John Baulch, suc- ceeded by Colonel Brewster. It received its State numerical designation December 1I, 1861, in accordance with the orders of the Secretary of War of December 5, 1861. The regiment was recruited principally in New York city and of members of the fire depart- ment, and it was mustered in the service of the United States for three years at Camp Decker, between July 8 and October 8, 1861. In the fall of 1862, a new company joined the regiment and took the letter C; January 20, 1863, Company G was transferred to E, and the members of the 163d Infantry, six companies, 375 men, received by consolidation as follows : the men of Company C, 163d Regiment, went to Companies A and B, 73d Regi- ment, those of D to A, F and I; of F to C, D and K; of A to D and G; of B to G; of E to F and I. At the expiration of its term of service the men entitled thereto were discharged, and the remainder consolidated into seven companies, A, B, E, F, G, H and I, and retained in service. June 1, 1865, it received by transfer the enlisted men of the 120th Infantry, not mustered out with their regiment.
The regiment left the State October 8, 1861: served in Sickles' Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, from October, 1861; in same, 2d, Brigade, 2d Division, 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1862; in 2d Brigade, 4th Division, 2d Corps,
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Army of the Potomac, from April, 1864; in 4th Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from May 13, 1864; in Ist Brigade, 3d Division, ad Corps, Army of the Potomae, from July, 1864; and it was honcrabiy discharged and mustered out, under Col. Michael W. Burns, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C.
During its service the regiment lost by death, killed ir. action, 12 officers, 107 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 5 officers, 29 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 2 officers, 74 enlisted men; total, 19 officers, 260 enlisted nien; aggregate, 229; of whom 15 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy; and it took part in the following engage- ments, etc .;
Killed.
Wounded.
Missing.
Died.
Recov'd.
PLACE.
Date.
Officers.
Enlisted
Officera.
Enlisted
men.
Officers.
Enlisted
Officers.
Enlisted
men.
Aggregate. ~
Stafford Court House, Va
April
Siege of Yorktown, Va.
Apni ro-
May &
Williamsburg, Va.
May
5
20
I
I
61
15.
104
Fair Oaks, Va.
May 31-
June I
IO
Fair Oaks, Va.
June
15
16
Seven Days' Battle, Va
June 25-
Oak Grove.
June
- 5
4
3
I
22
I
3
35
Peach Orchard.
29
I
Glendale.
30
Malvern Hill
July
I
Aug.
5
Aug. 26-
Kettle Run.
Aug.
8
I
4
3
32
50
Groveton
29
Bull Run.
30
Fredericksburg, Va
Dec. 11-15 1863
Gettysburg. Pa ...
July
1-3
4
I
9
IO
83
8
162
Catlett's Station, Va ..
Oct. 15-16
Brandy Station, Va.
I
1
Kelly' Ford, Va.
Nov.
7
Mine Run Campaign, Va
Nov. 26-
Locust Grove
Nov.
27
Wilderness, Va.
May
5-7
6
3
51
I
5
66
Spotsylvania Court House, Va.
8-21
Landron's Farm. . Salient.
12
2
North Anna, Va.
22-26
I
IC
14
Cold Harbor. Va ..
1-12
I
I
6
Before Petersburg, Va
June 15-
April 2,
Assault of Petersburg, Va
June 15-19
2
3
6
Deep Bottom, Va.
July 27-29
Strawberry Plains. Va
Aug. 14-18
2
2
4
Boydton Plank Road, Va.
27-28
3
3
26
34
Hicksford Raid, Va.
Dec. 6-11 1865.
Hatcher's Run, Va
Feb.
5-7
Petersburg Works, Va
March 25
3
3
White Oak Ridge.
Mar. 29-31
Fall of Petersburg.
April
2
6
Farmville . ..
Appomattox Court House.
9
Total loss
1 2
5
29
25
378
5
74
635
I
2
2
2
27
4
Wapping Heights, Va
23
I
7
8
Totopotomoy, Va
27-31
2
Įune
1865
6
2
I
21
30
Weldon Railroad, Va.
21-23
I
3
Poplar Spring Church, Va.
Oct.
2
I
Appomattox Campaign, Va
Mar. 28- April 9
Deatonsville Road .
6
7
5 6
2
7
Fair Oaks, Va.
9
July 2
Fair Oaks.
28-29
Malvern Hill, Va ..
Gen. Pope's Campaign, Va.
Sept. 2
27
2
₦
I
Chancellorsville, Va.
May
I -2
38
47
Dec. 2
1864.
20
2
30
6
men.
mcn.
1862.
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OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT.
Colonel.
WILLIAM R. BREWSTER, from Septem- ber 13, 1861, to October 24, 1864
Lieutenant-Colonels.
A. D. HAYS, from July 10 to August I, 1861.
LEWIS BENEDICT, from August 28, 1861, to September 1, 1862. WILLIAM . MCCAULEY, from November I, 1862, to January II, 1863.
MICHAEL W. BURNS, from January 16, 1863, to June 29, 1865.
Majors.
JOHN D. MORIARTY, from August 27, 1861, to July 7, 1862.
MICHAEL W. BURNS, from November I, 1862, to January 16, 1863.
JOHN T. LAWRENCE, from January 16, 1863, to September 29, 1864.
LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON, from Oc- tober 25, 1864, to June 29, 1865.
Adjutants.
GEORGE LEFORT, from September 5 to November 20, 1861.
JOHN T. LAWRENCE, from November 20, 1861, to January 2, 1863. LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON, from May I to September 1, 1863.
GEORGE B. DORIS, from November 4, 1863, to January 31, 1865.
JOSEPH A. KENT, from February I to June 29, 1865.
Quartermasters.
JOHN A. McCOSKER, from September 5, 1861, to August 4, 1862.
JAMES T. BRADY, from August 4, 1862, to April 22, 1864 MATHEW STEWART, from April 30 to May 12, 1864.
WILLIAM BUTCHER, from January 10 to May 15, 1865.
Surgeons.
HENRY P. BOSTWICK, from September 5, 1861, to March 20, 1862.
FOWLER PRENTICE, from March 31, 1862, to May 17, 1865. 173
ICHABOD H. SEARLE, from May 18 to June 29, 1865.
Assistant Surgeons.
FRANK RIDGWAY, from September 5, 1861, to June 30, 1863.
OLIVER B. ADAMS, from November 18, 1862, to June 3, 1863.
ICHABOD H. SEARLE, from July 16, 1853, to May 18, 1865.
GUSTAVUS J. ACKLEY, from June 2 to June 29, 1865.
Chaplain.
JOSEPH B. O'HAGAN, from October 9, 1861, to September 10, 1863.
OF COMPANY A.
Captains:
MICHAEL W. BURNS, from August 14, 1861, to November 1, 1862.
JOHN PHELAN, from November 1, 1862, to June 21, 1864.
THOMAS MANNING, from July 5 to November 10, 1864.
JOHN SHIEL, from November 1I, 1864, to April 3, 1865.
JOHN G. NOONAN, from June 7 to June 29, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
NATHANIEL J. SHAW, from August 14 to November 5, 1861.
JOHN PHELAN, from November 6, 1861, to July 1, 1862.
JAMES MCDERMOTT, from July 1, 1863, to January 1, 1864
THOMAS MANNING, from January I to July 5, 1864.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WILSON, from January 12 to June 29, 1865.
Second Lieutenants :
JOHN PHELAN, from August 14 to No- vember 6, 1861.
WILLIAM GLENNON, from November 6. 1861, to September 22, 1862.
THOMAS MANNING, from July 1, 1863, to January 1, 1864.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WILSON, from November 18, 1864, to January 12, 1865.
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OF COMPANY B.
Captains: THOMAS SMITH, from August 20, 1861, to November 21, 1863.
HENRY BELL, from January 1, 1864, to June 29, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
JOHN J. GLASS, from August 20, 1851, to May 5, 1862. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, from June 25, 1863.
CHARLES H. POTTER, from June 26, 1863, to June 29, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
CHARLES H. WHITFIELD, from Au- gust 20 to November 19, 1861. GUSTAVE A. WALLIS, from November 19, 1861, to February 28, 1862. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, from September I, 1862, to CHARLES R. NEAR, from January 18 to September 1, 1863.
OF COMPANY C.
Captains: ARCHIBALD GIBSON, from October 10, 1861, to June 3, 1862. JOHN DOWNEY, from October 1, 1862, to October -, 1864
First Lieutenants:
BENJAMIN BEACH, from October 8, 1861, to May 5, 1862.
THOMAS DENNEN, from November I, 1862, to May 2, 1863. JAMES M. FORREST, from May 4, 1863, to September 1, 1864.
Second Lieutenants:
WALTER R. TREMAIN, from July 6 to August 20, 1861.
WILLIAM H. LUDLOW, from October 8, IS51, to August 12, 1862.
THOMAS DENNEN, from August 12 to November 1, 1862.
JAMES W. CHAMBERS, from January 19 to September 21, 1863.
GEORGE P. DENNEN, from May 29 to July 2, 1863. GEORGE B. DORIS, from August 16 to November 4, 1863-
OF COMPANY D.
Captains: DANIEL CROWLEY, from July 10 to No- vember 19, 1861.
GEORGE LE FORT, from November 20, 1861, to May 20, 1864
First Lieutenants:
JOHN D. BUCK, from July 10 to Septem- ber 1, 1861.
WILLIAM GLEASON, from -, to November 19, 1861.
FRANK E. YATES, from November 20, 1861, to December 11, 1862.
GEORGE H. RAMSEY, from January -, to June 25, 1863.
BENEDICT A. LEONARD, from February I to May 12, 1864
Second Lieutenants:
MICHAEL FEENEY, from July 10 to Sep- tember 1, 1861.
HENRY H. LEWIS, from November 20, 1861, to August 27, 1862.
GEORGE H. RAMSEY, from September I, 1862, to January -, 1863.
WILLIAM BUTCHER, from January 18. 1863, to July 21, 1864
OF COMPANY E.
Captains: WILLIAM M. FISK, from August 14, 1861, to April 13, 1865.
JOHN G. NOONAN, from February I to June 7, 1865. RICHARD W. CLARK, from June 2 to June 29, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
HENRY EDWIN TREMAIN, from August 14, 1861, to November 1, 1862. HENRY BELL, from January 1, 1863, to January 1, 1864.
PATRICK McKENNA, from January 6 to July 22, 1864.
JAMES M. FORREST, from September I, 1864, to January 24, 1865.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SNYDER, from April 16 to June 29, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
JOHN GLENNON, from August 14 to No- vember 19, 1861.
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WASHINGTON MULLEN, from Septemn- ber 1, 1861, to September 8, 1862.
HENRY BELL, from November 1, IS62, to January 1, 1863.
JAMES M. FORREST, from January IS to May 4, 1863.
MARTIN E. HIGGINS, from May I 10 July 9, 1863.
JAMES H. WOOD, from June 2 to June 29, 1865.
OF COMPANY F.
Captains:
MANUEL SILVA, from July 20 to August 17, 1861.
ALFRED A. DONALDS, from August 1, 1861, to August 27, 1862.
EUGENE C. SHINE, from September I, 1862, to July 2, 1863.
LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON, from Scp- tember 1, 1863, to October 25, 1864. SAMUEL C. GREENWALT, from June 6 to June 29, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
MATHEW STEWART, from July 20 to September 1, 1861.
EUGENE C. SHINE, from September I, 1861, to September 1, 1862.
BERNARD KIERNAN, from September I to December 10, 1862.
WILLIAM FARRELL, from to January 18, 1863.
WILLIAM LOGAN HERBERT, from May 29 to July 2, 1863.
JOHN SHIEL, from November 1, 1863, to July 1, 1864.
SAMUEL C. GREENWALT, from July 5, 1864, to June 6, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
JOHN J. SKELAN, from July 20 to Oc- tober 4, 1861.
MICHAEL FEENEY, from September I to November 19, 1861.
BERNARD KIERNAN, from March 19 to September 1, 1862.
WILLIAM FARRELL, from September -, 1862, to
JAMES A. MCDONOUGH, from Novem- ber I, 1862, to October 2, 1863.
MICHAEL CARROLL, from June 6 to June 29, 1865.
OF COMPANY G.
Captains:
JOHN FEENEY, from August 20, 1861, to May 21, 1863.
JOHN PHELAN, from July I to November 1. 1862.
HENRY EDWIN TREMAIN. from No- vemiber i, 1862. to May 1, 1863.
JAMES McKENNA, from August 10, 1863, to June 29, 1855.
First Licutcnonts:
JOHN T. LAWRENCE, from August 20, to September 1, 1861.
MATHEW STEWART. from September 1, 1861, to September 22, 1862.
JAMES McKENNA, from January 18 to August 10, 1863.
RICHARD F. TIGHE, from August -, 1863, to August 31, IS64.
JOHN G. NOONAN, from September 1, 1864, to February 1, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
CHARLES L. REYNOLDS, from August 20 to September 1, 1861.
WILLIAM SMITH, from September 2, 1861, to August 10, 1862. JAMES M. FORREST, from November I, 1862, to January 18, 1863.
RICHARD F. TIGHE, from January 18 to August -, 1863.
EDWARD HARRIS, from May 1, 1863, to March 19, 1864
WILLIAM BUTCHER, from July 21, 1864, to January 10, 1865.
JOHN FISHER, from April 16 to June 29, 1865.
OF COMPANY H.
Captains:
WILLIAM McCAULEY, from September 29, 1861, to November 1, 1862.
JOHN T. LAWRENCE, from January 2 to January 16, 1863.
FRANCIS E. MORAN, from March 30 to May 15, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
JOHN T. LAWRENCE, from September I to November 20, 1861.
ROBERT D. EVANS, September 29, 1861. LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON, from No- vember 1, 1862, to May 1, 1863.
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MICHAEL FEENEY, from August 15 to December 14, 1863.
MICHAEL HARNEY, from November I, 1863, to April 12, 1864.
JOHN BELL, from July 5, 1864, to June 29, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
CHARLES L. REYNOLDS, from Septem- ber 1, 1861, to May 15, 1862. JOHN P. SHORT, September 29, 1861.
DANIEL DEMPSEY, from May 22 to Au- gust 12, 1862.
LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON, from Au- gust 12 to November 1, 1862.
MICHAEL FEENEY, from November I, 1862, to August 15, 1863. FRANCIS E. MORAN, from May 1, 1863, to March 30, 1865.
OF COMPANY I.
Captains:
CHARLES B. ELLIOTT, from August 2, 1861, to July 7, 1862.
JOHN P. SHORT, from July 7, 1862, to October 20, 1863. JAMES MCDERMOTT, from January I to May 31, 1864. JOHN DOWNEY, from October -, 1854, to June 29, 1865.
First Licutenants:
ARCHIBALD GIBSON, from August 2 to October 10, 1861.
JOHN D. BUCK, from September I to No- vember 19, 1861.
JOHN P. SHORT, from January -, 1862, to July 7, 1862.
DANIEL P. HARDY, from January I to June 25, 1863.
JOHN SHIEL, from July I to November II, 1864. CHARLES W. BOWERS, from June 8 to June 29, 1865.
Second Lieutenants:
WASHINGTON MULLEN, from August 2 to September 1, 1861.
JOHN P. SHORT, from September 1, 1861, to January -, 1862. JOHN McALLISTER, from July 21 to Au- gust 27, 1862.
JAMES MCDERMOTT, from September I, 1862, to July 1, 1863.
DANIEL P. HARDY, from October 1, 1862, to January 1, 1863.
PATRICK SMITH, from March 1, 1363, to May 2, 1864.
CHARLES W. BOWERS, from January II to June 8, 1865.
OF COMPANY K.
Captains: 1 MICHAEL D. PURTELL, from July 10, 1861, to May 10, 1864.
MATHEW STEWART, from May 12 to December 9, 1864.
First Lieutenants:
WILLIAM GLEASON, from July 10 to , 1861.
ROBERT D. EVANS, from September I, 1861, to December 31, 1862.
JAMES MARKSMAN, from May .29 to July 3, 1863.
MATHEW STEWART, from August 4, 1863, to April 30, 1864
Second Licutenants:
EUGENE C. SHINE, from July 10 to Sep- tember 1, 1861.
WILLIAM H. LEWIS, from September I, 1861, to May 24, 1862.
JAMES MARKSMAN, from May -, 1862, to May 29, 1863.
PATRICK LAWLER, from May 1, 1863, to May 3, 1864.
OFFICERS WHO WERE COMMISSIONED OR APPOINTED BUT DID NOT SERVE IN THE GRADES NAMED.
BURNS, MICHAEL W., as Colonel. FAIRMAN, JAMES, as Colonel.
McKENNA, JAMES, as Lieutenant-Col- onel.
CARPENTER, JAMES B., as Assistant Surgeon.
FORREST, JAMES M., as Captain.
CARROLL, MICHAEL, as First Lieutenant.
HUGHES, LOUIS M., as Second Lieuten- ant.
SECOND FIRE ZOUAVES.
Officer who did not serve in the 73d Infantry. BAULCH, JOHN, Colonel, no dates.
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MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED BY THE PRESI- DENT TO
JONES, WILLIAM, First Sergeant, Com- pany A, for the capture of the flag of the 65th Va., at Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864
SCHLACHTER, PHILIP, Private, Com- pany F, for the capture of the flag of the 15th La., at Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, IS64.
WILSON, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM, First Lieutenant, Company A, for the most distinguished gallantry in action, at Spot- sylvania, May 12, 1864.
Record of the Officers.
ACKLEY, GUSTAVUS J., Assistant Sur- geon, 120th Infantry; transferred to this regiment, June 2, 1865; mustered out with regiment, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C .; commissioned in the 170th Infan- try.
ADAMS, OLIVER B., age - years; en- rolled to serve three years, and mustered in as Assistant Surgeon, November 18, 1862; discharged for disability, to date June 3, 1863; commissioned Assistant Sur- geon, November 27, 1862, with rank from October 27, 1862, original.
BAULCH, JOHN, original organizer, as Colonel, of the 2d Fire Zouaves, which became part of this regiment; in the or- ganization of the Fire Zouaves, he was succeeded by Col. W. R. Brewster; no dates, and not commissioned.
BEACH, BENJAMIN, age 27 years; en- rolled July 5, 1861, at Camp Scott to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieuten- ant, Company C, October 8, 1861; killed in action, May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, Va .; commissioned First Lieutenant, No- vember 27, 1861, with rank from October 8, 1861, original.
BELL, HENRY, age 21 years; enrolled June 6, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as First Sergeant, Company D, July 10, 1861; returned to Sergeant, Company K, September 1, 1861 ; again promoted First Sergeant, no date; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Com- pany E, November 1, 1862; as First Lieu- tenant, January 1, 1863; as Captain, Com- pany B, January 1, 1864; wounded in ac- tion, October 27, 1864, at Hatcher's Run,
Va .; mustered out with company, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C .; commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, December 1, 1862, with rank from November 1, 1862, vice -; First Lieutenant, August 7, 1863, with rank from November 1, 1862, vice H. E. Tremain, promoted; Captain, December 15, 1863, with rank from No- vember 22, 1863, vice Thomas Smith, dis- charged.
BELL, JOHN, age 27 years; enrolled Au- gust 10, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Private, Com- pany B, September 16, 1861; re-enlisted as a veteran and promoted Corporal, De- cember 30, 1863; promoted Sergeant, April I, 1864; Commissary-Sergeant, April 19, 1864; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Company H, July 5, 1864; mustered out with company, June 29, 1865, near Wash- ington, D. C .; commissioned First Lieu- tenant, June 23, 1864, with rank from May 12, 1864, vice B. A. Leonard, killed in ac- tion.
BENEDICT, LEWIS, age 44 years; en- rolled July 18. 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Lieuten- ant-Colonel, August 28, 1861 ; captured in action, May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, Va .; no date of exchange; discharged, Septem- ber 1, 1862, for promotion to Colonel, 162d Infantry; commissioned Lieutenant-Col- onel, November 27, 1861, with rank from August 28, 1861, original.
BOSTWICK, HENRY P., age 35 years ; enrolled June 8, 1861, at Camp Scott to serve three years ; mustered in as Surgeon, September 5, 1861; discharged, March 20, 1862; commissioned Surgeon, November 27, 1861, with rank from September 5, 1861, original.
BOWERS, CHARLES W., age 22 years; enrolled July 15, 1861, at Staten Island to serve three years; mustered in as Pri- vate, Company F, July 20, 1861 ; promoted Corporal, Company I, September 1, 1861; Sergeant, June 30, 1862; First Sergeant, March 1, 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, January 11, 1865; as First Lieutenant, June 8, 1865; mustered out with company, June 29, 1865, near Wash- ington, D. C .; commissioned Second Lieu- tenant, December 22, 1864, with rank from December 1, 1864, vice P. Lawler, resigned ; First Lieutenant, May 17, 1865, with rank
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from April 18, 1865, vice John Shiel, pro- moted.
BRADY, JAMES T., age 20 years ; enrolled May 3, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Sergeant, Company G, August 20, 1861; promoted Quartermaster-Sergeant, September 5, 1861; First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, August 4, 1862; discharged for disability, April 22, 1864; commissioned First Licu- tenant and Quartermaster, October co. 1862, with rank from August 2, 1352, vice J. A. McCosker, resigned.
BREWSTER, WILLIAM R., Major, 28th Militia; authorized by War Department, July 25, 1861, to recruit a regiment of in- fantry, which by consolidation formed part of this regiment; mustered in as Colonel, September 13, 1861; mustered out, Octo- ber 24, 1864, near Petersburg, Va .; Brig- adier-General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, from December 2, 1864; commissioned Colonel, December 1, 1862, with rank from September 12, 1861, vice J. Fairman, not mustered.
BUCK, JOHN D., age 32 years; enrolled May 3, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieuten- ant, Company D, July 10, 1861; trans- ferred to Company I, September 1, 1861; discharged, November 19, 1861; commis- sioned First Lieutenant, November 27, 1861, with rank from July 10, 1861, orig- inal.
BURNS, MICHAEL W., age 24 years; en- rolled May 3, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Captain, Company A, August 14, 1861; as Major, November 1, 1862; as Lieutenant-Colonel, January 16, 1863; mustered out with regi- ment, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C .; Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, from April 6, 1865; commissioned Captain, November 27, 1861, with rank from Au- gust 14, 1861, original; Major, December I, 1862, with rank from November 1, 1862, vice J. D. Moriarty, resigned; Lieutenant- Colonel, February 3, 1863, with rank from January 16, 1863, vice William McCauley, discharged; Colonel, not mustered, Decein- ber 7, 1864, with rank from October 27, 1864, vice W. R. Brewster, mustered out. BUTCHER, WILLIAM, Second Lieutenant,
163d Infantry ; transferred to Company D, this regiment, January 18, 1863; to Com-
pany G, July 21, 1864; mustered in as First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Janu- ary 10, 1865; mustered out, May 15, 1865; commissioned Second Lieutenant in 163d Infantry; First Lieutenant and Quarter- inaster, December 22, 1864, with rank from December 10, IS64, vice j. T. Brady, dis- charged.
CARPENTER, JAMES E., late Assistant Surgeon. 35th Infantry; commissioned, not mustered, Assistant Surgeon, this regi- ment, July 24, 1863, with rank from June 25, 1863, vice O. B. Adams, discharged.
CARROLL, MICHAEL, age 20 years; en- rolled at New York city to serve three years, and mustered in as Private, Com- pany G, February 15, 1862; transferred to Company E, January 20, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran, February 5, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company F, June 6. 1865; mustered out with company, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C .; com- missioned Second Lieutenant, March 16, 1864, with rank of same date, vice T. Manning, promoted; First Lieutenant, not mustered, June 22, 1864, with rank from May 12, 1864, vice M. Stewart, promoted. CHAMBERS, JAMES W., age 39 years; enrolled September 10, 1862, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Private, Company A, 163d Infantry, Sep- tember 28, 1862; promoted Sergeant, Octo- ber 13, 1862; transferred to Company C, this regiment, January 18, 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, January 19, 1863; discharged, September 21, 1863, for promo- tion to First Lieutenant, 7Ist Infantry ; commissioned Second Lieutenant, August 7, 1863, with rank from January 18, 1863, vice H. Bell, promoted.
CLARK, RICHARD W., Captain, 120th In- fantry; transferred to Company E, this regiment, June 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 29, 1865, near Washington, D. C .; commissioned in 120th Infantry.
CROWLEY, DANIEL, age 24 years; en- rolled May 3, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Captain, Company D, July 10, 1861; discharged, November 19, 1861; commissioned Captain, November 27, 1861, with rank from July IO, 1861, original.
DEMPSEY, DANIEL, age 21 years; en- rolled at Camp Decker to serve three years, and mustered in as Corporal, Com-
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pany D, July 10, 1861; transferred to Company E, no date; promoted Sergeant, Company H, September 1, 1861 : First Ser- geant, no date; Second Lieutenant, May 22, 1862; discharged, August 12, 1862; commissioned Second Lieutenant, May 30, 1862, with rank from May 15, 1862, vice Charles L. Reynolds, resigned.
DENNEN, GEORGE P., age 24 years; en- rolled August 10, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Cor- poral, Company B, August 20, 1861 ; trans- ferred to Company C, September 1, 1861 ; promoted Sergeant, August 14, 1862; First Sergeant, no date; Seeond Lieuten- ant, May 29, 1863; killed in action, July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa .; commissioned Second Lieutenant, August 7, 1863, with rank from May 4, 1863, vice J. M. Forrest, promoted.
DENNEN, THOMAS, age 24 years; en- rolled May 20, 1861, at New York city to serve three years ; mustered in as Sergeant, Company I, August 2, 1861; promoted First Sergeant, Company C, September I, 1861; Second Lieutenant, August 12, 1862; First Lieutenant, November 1, 1862; killed in action, May 2, 1863, at Chancellors- ville, Va .; commissioned Second Lieuten- ant, October 20, 1862, with rank from August 12, 1862, vice William H. Ludlow, resigned; First Lieutenant, February 3, 1863, with rank from November 1, 1862, viee B. Beach, killed in action.
DONALDS, ALFRED A., age 27 years ; en- rolled April 20, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as First Sergeant, Company I, IIth Infantry, May 7, 1861; promoted Captain, Company F, this regiment, August 1, 1861; wounded in action, August 27, 1862, at Bristoe Sta- tion, Va .; died, of his wounds, August 29, 1862; commissioned Captain, November 27, 1861, with rank from July 20, 1861, vice M. Silva, deceased.
DORIS, GEORGE B., age 25 years; en- rolled June 18, 1861, at New York city to serve three years; mustered in as Ser- geant, Company H, September 29, 1861 ; returned to ranks, no date; promoted Second Lieutenant, Company C, August 16, 1863; mustered in as First Lieutenant and Adjutant, November 4, 1863; mus- tered out, January 31, 1865, near Peters- burg, Va .; commissioned Second Lieuten-
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