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of that event having been set a few days later than that of New-York, in order that the imposing spectacle presented by each city might be seen. The arch was designed by .John H. Duncan, the architect of the Grant monument now being erected on Riverside drive. EDITOR
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those who, prevented by circumstances from serving in the field, might in this way render aid and comfort to the great cause. The ceremonies of inauguration were impressive, and comprised a parade of all the troops in the city, regular, volunteer, and militia,- more than ten thousand men,-headed by Generals Dix and Sandford. The main building in Fourteenth street was thrown open to an Whyses Tham Grant .
immense throng on the evening of April 4, 1864, with an address by Joseph H. Choate, and an "Army Hymn" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. The hymn was sung by a chorus composed of the members of the principal church choirs of the city.
O Lord of Hosts, Almighty King, Behold the sacrifice we bring : To every arm Thy strength impart, Thy spirit shed through every heart.
Wake in our breasts the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires ; Thy power has made our nation free - To die for her is serving Thee.
Be Thou a pillared flame to show The midnight snare, the silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guide us in its moving cloud.
God of all nations, Sovereign Lord, In Thy dread name we draw the sword, We lift the starry flag on high That fills with life our stormy sky.
No more its flaming emblems wave To bar from hope the trembling slave; No more its radiant glories shine To blast with woe one child of Thine!
From treason's rent, from murder's stain, Guard Thou its folds till peace shall reign ; Till fort and field, till shore and sea Join our loud anthem, Praise to Thee.
For three weeks a stream of humanity poured through the entrances to the fair, leaving the rich man's gold and the widow's mite to swell the generous tribute of the Empire City toward the restoration of the Union. The receipts from the Sanitary Fair at Chicago were $60,000;
1 The above signature is taken from the official record at West Point, signed by all the cadets who enter the United States Military Academy. The representative who gave Grant the appointment
called him Ulysses S. Grant; and, as he failed to obtain a correction of the mistake, Grant accepted the new designation. An abridged signature also appears in the hotel register. EDITOR.
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from the fair at Boston, $140,000; from the fair at Cincinnati, $250,000; and the doors of the Fourteenth street and Union Square bazar closed upon a military chest of more than a million dollars.
In the month of April, 1865, bright with the promise of the season and the achievements of our arms, came that terrible shock, like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, the assassination of President Lincoln. For the third time in the history of the country, a day in April had dawned on the citizens of New-York with news of dread import. Ler- ington - Baltimore - Washington! On the morning of the 15th the people swarmed into the streets, and by common consent sought the government business center in Wall street. An immense crowd gath- ered in front of the custom-house; the greatest agitation prevailed: grief at the national loss struggled with indignation at the assassin. The collector of the port, Simeon Draper, with much forethought, and in the interests of law and order, organized an impromptu mass meet- ing, and several speakers addressed the people. It is an interesting remi- niscence that among those who thus gave expression to the emotions of the hour was one who in after years, and holding the same great office, was to fall a victim to the assassin's bullet -James A. Garfield. Well did he express the universal feeling of his auditors: "The spirit of rebellion, goaded to its last madness, has recklessly done itself a mortal injury, striking down with treacherous blow the kindest, gen- tlest, tenderest friend the people of the South could find among the rulers of the nation." All business was by common consent sus- pended. The newspaper and telegraph offices were surrounded by thousands eager for details of the tragedy which threatened to involve the lives of three officers of the government. The governor and the mayor issued proclamations; the bishop of the diocese directed special
Preston King
1 Preston King was born October 14, 1806, and was graduated at Union in 1827, afterward studying law and practising in St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He entered politics early in life, and established the "St. Lawrence Republican " at Ogdensburgh in 1830 in support of Andrew Jackson. He was postmaster. and afterward a member of the leg- islature. He served for eight years as a repre- sentative in Congress, having been elected as a Democrat; but in 1854 he became a Republican and
was sent to the United States Senate in 1857-63. His term ended, Mr. King resumed the practice of his profession in New-York city, and was ap pointed collector of the port by President John- son, whose nomination to the vice-presidency he had done much to secure. Responsibilities of of- fice and financial worries unsettled his mind. and he ended his life by jumping from a Hudson River ferry-boat, November 12, 1865. EDITOR
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services to be held in the Episcopal churches. The day (April 20) which had been set apart by the executive of the State for rejoicing over recent victories, was designated as a time "to acknowledge our dependence on Him who has brought sudden darkness on the land in the very hour of its restoration to Union, Peace, and Liberty."
On the morning of the 21st the funeral cortège started from the Capitol on its sorrowful journey of nearly two thousand miles to the tomb of our country's greatest martyr. After lying in state for a day in historic Independence Hall, the body of the late president was borne to New-York, where it was received with the deepest solemnity and the most sincere demonstration of love and grief. The arrange- ments for the lying in state at the City Hall were of the most com- plete character, and for twenty-four hours a continuous procession of men and women, gentle and humble, side by side, passed sadly by the bier. On the second day a pageant of enormous extent attended the transfer of the mortal remains of the "savior of his country" to the train waiting to convey them to their final resting-place. More than sixty thousand soldiers and citizens formed the escort, and more than a million people lined the route. Nothing before or since transpiring in the city can be compared to the universal and personal sorrow manifested by every soul of that mighty host. 1
One of the brightest pages in the history of the city and State of New-York is that on which are inscribed the names and deeds of their sons and daughters during the war for the Union. A passing refer- ence to a few of the quarter of a million of those who fought for their principles is all that is possible here. First of all, perhaps, stood the noble Wadsworth. His patriotism was unimpeachable; he had vast wealth, high social position, ripeness of years, and gallant sons to rep- resent him in the field. Yet he spared not of his abundance, used his influence to raise and equip troops, led them to battle, and at the head of his division laid down his life in the service of his country. That
1 Charles Godfrey Gunther was born in New- York city, February 7, 1822. His father, Chris- tian G. Gunther. was a furrier, a rival of John Jacob Astor, and took Charles G. into the firm upon his reaching manhood, under the name of C. G. Gunther & Co. As a Democrat he was ac- tive in politics, and in 1856 was elected & sachem of the Tammany Society. In 1861 he was & can- didate for mayor, but was defeated by George Opdyke, Republican. In 1863 he was again a can- didate for mayor, being brought forward by the Jefferson Democracy, an independent organiza- tion led by John MeKeon. He was opposed by F. I. A. Boole. then city inspector and the local Democratic leader, who received the nomination from both of the rival Democratic organizations-
Tammany and Mozart Hall. Boole, who was sup- posed to have an assured success, was beaten by over 7000 votes, became insane, and died shortly thereafter. When Mr. Gunther's term expired, he withdrew from politics, not being in sympathy with the Tweed Ring, which then controlled po- litical preferment. He was a member of the old Volunteer Fire Department, and for several years president of the Veteran Firemen's Association. Foreseeing that Coney Island was destined to be- come a popular summer resort, owing to its nat- ural advantages and proximity to the metropolis, he built the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad,'known as "Gunther's Road," and a hotel at Locust Grove on Gravesend Bay. He died in New-York city, January 22, 1885. EDITOR.
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his worth was appreciated the following extract from resolutions adopted by the Union Defense Committee fully testifies :
That when we consider that, from the very beginning of this war, General Wade worth, a wealthy, cultured, and honored gentleman, impelled by a high sense of duty and of right, left his home of beauty, of luxury, of affection, and of love, to sacrifice every pleasure, to devote his every hour, to spend the weary winter in the frontier camp, to soothe and cheer the homesick dying soldier, to waste much of his private fortune, to imperil his own health, and finally to offer up his willing life in his coun- try's cause, we can find on the roll of history no record of a braver, truer man, or of a more devoted patriot.
At the suggestion of General Dix, the secretary of war was asked to have one of the forts in the harbor named "Wadsworth " in honor of "one eminently endeared to the people of this State." The fort at the Narrows called Fort Tompkins was eventually designated by the war department as Fort Wadsworth.
Among other sacrifices on the altar of the Constitution and the Union, we recall the gen- tle and scholarly Winthrop, the dashing Cor- coran, the. Highlander Cameron, the youthful, fearless Ellsworth, and Mrs. Caroline M. Kirk- C. m. Kirkland land. This charming woman and gifted writer, by her tireless and sincere devotion to the work of the Sanitary Fair, gave up her life to the cause of her country as completely as the soldier who fell at the cannon's mouth.
Another great New-Yorker, worthy of a place by the side of Wads- worth, has been frequently mentioned in this chapter. None during the serious time of the civil war performed his part with greater resolution, sterner justice, truer dignity, and more unblemished honor than John Adams Dix. The civic robe and the army uniform alike became him.
Those were the days of "diamonds in the rough," of unfledged heroes, of soldiers by instinct. Of this type was Thomas Devin,' a modest mechanic, who found his opportunity and his true sphere in " war's rude alarm." How he led a troop of volunteer horse to the
1 "I was accosted on the steps of the Astor House by a stranger, who informed me that he de- sired to raise a company of cavalry, which, if he could obtain the authority, should be organized and ready to march in three days. I was so fa- vorably impressed with his bearing and manner that I immediately telegraphed Governor Morgan, earnestly asking his authority for Thomas C. Devin to organize a cavalry corps. Captain Devin remained at my room until a favorable response from the governor, two hours afterward, was re- ceived ; and he also was faithful to his promise, for in three days, with a full company of men, he was
on his way to the front. Captain Devin imme- diately attracted the attention of his superior officers, not less by the efficiency and discipline of his men than by his own gallantry in battle. He fought bravely through the whole war, rising by merit, first to the command of a regiment, and then of a brigade; and obtained the rank of brevet major-general at the conclusion of the re- bellion. On the reduction of the army, my friend Devin was retained as lieutenant-colonel of a l'nited States cavalry regiment." Thurlow Weed, in "Gal- axy," IX. 834.
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field in 1861, and how he returned to his home in 1865 with two stars glittering upon his shoulder, has been duly attested. Long after Appomattox he lived to reap the substantial fruit of his achieve- ments as the "Old War-horse." The names must be recalled of Sickles, the leader of the Third Corps at Gettysburg; of Meagher, of the Irish Brigade; of Barlow, scarred with wounds received in "the Wilderness"; of Butterfield, the veteran chief of staff; of Davies, the beau-sabreur who was with Sheridan at Winchester; of Upton and Webb, ably representing the regular army; of hundreds of others who served as faithfully, if less conspicuously, and since the close of the war have won distinction in the paths of peace. Nor must we omit mention of some of the gallant spirits of the sister service who reflected equal glory upon the navy, such as Cushing, who destroyed the Albemarle; the gallant Gorringe, who later brought over the obelisk ; the courtly Le Roy, the brave Livingston, the heroic Nichol- son, and modest Worden of the Monitor.
From the brief sketch given here it will be seen that the Empire City sent forth the last appeal for a peaceful solution of the sectional problem in 1861; that from her gates was sent the first relief for be- leaguered federal forts; that at the first alarm, her best household regiment marched, with her neighbors of New England, to defend the national capital; and that to those troops, exclusively, was as- signed the duty of protecting the White House-the Ark of the Cov- enant-from threatened danger. Her money was lavishly given, her best blood freely shed; her noblest women hourly strove to restore the Union to its original strength and power; and now, after many years of peace, prosperity, and unity throughout the land, it may truly be said that her labor was not in vain.
SHERIDAN AT WINCHESTER.
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APPENDIX.
MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS RECRUITED, WHOLLY OR IN PART, IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, 1861-65.1
Cavalry: regiments, 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 23d, 25th, 1st Mtd. Rifles, 2d Veteran.
Artillery : regiments (A, B, C, D, E, F, I), 2d; battery B (new), 3d; 4th, 5th. 6th. 11th, 13th, 15th, 16th, Marine; battalions, 1st and 2d; independent batteries, 2d,2 3d,2 4th,2 5th, 2 6th,2 9th, 2 10th2 (new), 13th,2 20th, 28th.
Engineers : regiments, 1st and 15th.
Infantry : regiments, 1st, 2 3d, 4th, 2 5th,2 5th Veteran, 6th,2 7th, 7th Veteran, 8th,2 9th, 10th, 11th,2 12th, 15th, 17th, 17th Veteran,2 20th, 25th,2 29th,2 31st, 32d, 35th, 38th, 37th, 38th, 39th,2 40th, 41st, 42d,2 43d, 45th,2 46th,2 47th, 48th, 51st,2 52d,2 53d, 54th, 55th,2 57th, 58th,2 59th, 61st, 63d, 65th, 66th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72d, 73d, 74th, 78th, 79th, 2 82d,2 83d, 87th, 88th, 90th, 94th, 99th, 101st, 102d, 103d, 119th, 127th, 131st, 132d, 133d, 145th, 155th, 156th, 158th, 162d,2 163d, 164th, 165th, 168th, 170th, 173d, 174th, 175th, 176th, 178th, 182d,2 186th, 190th,2 191st, 192d; independent corps light infantry .?
The following compilation has been made from " New-York in the War of the Rebellion " (Colonei Frederick Phisterer), 1890.
MILITIA .*
Synonym.
Co.
|Reg.
First Commanding Officer.
Left State
Returned.
Add. Service.
Remarka
Jackson Guard
Horse
A
1. Lt .- Col. T. C. Devin
July 3, Oct.
3.
Hussars
C.
3. Capt. G. W. Sauer
July 23, Nov.
2,
Washington Grays (Art.).
3. Capt. J. M. Varian
April 19, July 20,
1861.
1861 ...
Heavy Artillery
Guard
5. Col. C. Schwarzwalder
1861
1861 ..
22, 1863
Governor's Guard
6. Col. J. C. Pinckney
April 21, July 31, June 22 to
1861
1861 ..
July 22, '63.
National Guard
7. Col. M. Lefferts
April 19, June 3, May 25, Sept.
Washington Greys
8. Col. G. Lyons
April 20, Ang.
2, May 29, Sept.
Washington Rifles
9.
11. Col. J. Maidhoff
May 28, Sept. 16, June 18, July
12. Col. D. Butterfield
April 21, Aug.
5, June 6, July
1861
1861 ..
12, 1862
22. Col. J. Munroe
May 28, Sept.
1862 .. 1862 ..
24, 1863
37. Col. C. Roome
May 29, Sept. 1862 .. 1862 ..
22, 1863
May 6, June 6, 1864.
55. Col. E. LeGal
June 24. July 27,
1863
1863
See 55th and 38th Vols.
69. Col. M. Corcoran
April 23, Aug.
1861
1861
3, 1862
also July 6, Oct.6, 64.
71. Col. A. 8. Vosburgh
April 21, July 30, May 28, Sept. 1861 1861
2, 1862
.. July 17-22, 1863.
77. Col. T. Lynch
Aug.
2. Nov. 19,
1864.
1864
79.
See 79th Regt. Vols.
84. Col. F. A. Conkling
July
3, Aug.
4, July 12, Oct.
93. Col. W. R. W. Chambers July 20, Nov.
1864 ..
1864.
99. Col. Jo. Mahoney
Aug.
2. Nov. 9,
1864.
1864
102. Col. J. N. Wilsey
Aug.
6, Nov. 13,
1864
1864.
* By an act of the legislature, April 23. 1802, the term " Militia" was changed to "National Guard."
1 The first organization to leave the State was the 7th militia, which left April 19, 1861; the first two-years organization to leave the State was the 11th regiment, which left April 29, 1861; the first three-years organizations to leave the State were the 82d and 84th regiments, which left May 18, 1861.
The approximate number of men who were enlisted in New-York city for varying lengths of service during the late civil war, is estimated by Colonel Phisterer, the best authority on the subject, to be about 110,000.
2 Entirely recruited in New-York County.
Also with 8th Regt. Inf. 30 days in 1951.
4. Col. W. D. Teller
June 18 July 24.
1863 ...
1863 ...
April 20, Aug. 7, June 19, July
June 16, July 20, 1861.
1861
1861 ..
9, 1862.
1861.
1861.
9, 1862
June 17, July 23, 1863. See 83d Regt. Vols.
1862
1862 ..
20, 1863
June 20, July 20, 1861.
5, June 18, July
2. June 18, July
3, May 29, Sept. June 22, July 25, 1861-
1803
1863.
29, 1864
1.
.
1861.
1861.
1861
1861
Jefferson (Inf.)
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VOLUNTEERS.
Synonym.
Co. or Battery.
Regt.
First Command- ing Officer.
Date of Muster in.
Date of Muster out.
Term.
Killed.
Wounded.
Died.
Remarks.
(Cavalry.)
Col.A.T. Me-
Lincoln Cavalry
1 (Vet.)
Reynolds ..
July-Ang., '61.
June 27, '65. . 3 yr8.
48 111 120
Harris Light Cavalry
2
Davies. . ..
Aug .- Oct., '61.
June 23, '65 ..
123 246
reorg. '64
Dickel's M't'd )
4.
Dickel
Aug .- Nov., '61
-'65
57 158 57
.
Greens
Ira Harris Cav- alry
5 (Vet.)
Forrest ....
Aug .- Oct.,'61
July 19, '65 ..
93 265 226
Col.
T.
C.
.. Sept .- Oct., '61
Oct., '65
81 182 133
65
Scott's Nine Hundred
11
Swain
Col. J.
M.
Nov., '62, Feb., '63 July 19, '65.
39
67 183
'63
Seymour Light Cavalry
13
Davies ..
Feb., '63, Mar., '64
-'65 . A
31
44
99
'65
Corning Light
18
Byrne
July-Dec., '64
May 31, '66
15
11 204
Mounted Rifles
1
Dodge
July, '61, Sept., '62 Nov. 29, '65.
32 73 128
*65
(Artillery.)
Col. T. D.
Doubleday. Nov., '61, Feb., '62 Sept. 26, '65 ..
.
125 305 339
Jackson Heavy.
5
ham
April, '62
July 19, '65 ..
98 150 294
15
mer
Oct .- Dec., '61
Aug. 22, '65 ..
156 489 230
Naval Brigade.
1
1 batt .
Brickel
.. Aug .- Sept., '61
Consolidated with 15th Regt. Sept. 30, 1863.
Blenker's Batt ..
2B.
I. L. A ..
Schirmer ..
Aug. 16, '61
June 13, '63 .. 2 yrs.
5
5
3 .
Capt. T. P. Mott
June 17, '61
June 24, '65 .. 3 yrs.
14 18
4
Serrell's Artil- lery
4 .
Smith ..
Oct. 24, '61
Dec. 4, '63
..
5 13
12
First Excelsior .
5 .
Taft
Nov. 8, '61
July 6, '65
6
9
13
9 4
Morrozovitz June 6, '61.
June 13, '64 ..
Baker's Batt'y
Brig.
13 .
Stumpfels . Oct. 15, '61.
July 28, '65
13
44
16
14 4
Hogan ..
Dec. 9. '61
Sept. 7,'63.
5
2
4
Anthon's
Bat-
20
Capt. B. F. Ryer.
Nov. 26, '62
July 31, '65 ..
6
Anthony L. A.
28 4
Capt. C. H. Willard
Dec. 27, '62
July 31, '65 ..
..
8
29 4
Capt. O. Die- drich.
Ang. 26, '61
Aug. 15, '64.
2
4
(Veteran)
30 .
gele.
Aug. 12, '61
June 23, '65 ..
8
12
12
(Veteran)
..
Capt. Grimm Sept. 20, '61.
July 14, '65
2
1
4
(Infantry.)
Serrell's Engi- nieers
1
Col. E. W.
Oct., '61, Feb., '62 June 30, '65 ..
26
119
N. Y. Sappers and Miners. ...
(Vet.). 15.
Serrell ..... Col. C. G. Colgate .... Col. W. H. Allen ... Col. A. W.
June 17, '61
June 25, '63. 2 yrs.
5
9 124 reorg. '64
National Guard. First Scott's Life Guard.
1
April-May, '61
May 25, '63.
79 220
34
4.
Taylor ..
May, '61
May 25, '63 ..
69 185 24
Col.
O. de
Second Ira Har- ris Guard
6
Devin ....
Col. J.
B.
Dec., '61, May, '62 Sept. 30,'65.
25 76 321
Third Ira Harris
Guard
12
Savage
Col. H.
E.
J.
A.
afterw'd 29th,30th 31st, 32d, Ind. Bat. L. A.
Irish Brigade
2
Maj. T. O'Neil Dec. 9, '61
afterw'd 14th and 15th I.B. L. A.
German Heavy.
3 4
Senges. ..
Oct .- Dec., '61
July 8, '65 .
8
10 **
Capt. J. T. Bruen .. Capt. E.
April 9, '62
June 21, '64 ..
3 17
Capt. W. H.
Capt. H. J.
MeMahon . Dec. 9, '61
Feb. 4, '65
..
9
32
3
(Veteran)
15 4
31 .
C'pt. Knierim Sept. 16, '61.
Oct. 25, '64 ..
7
5
Heavy (Vet.)
4
Col. 8. Gra-
Col. L. Schir-
Col. W. A. Howard
Nov., '61, Aug., '62 Mar. 31, '63 ..
17
16 73
Lt .- Col.
Baden Artillery
Lt .- Col. A.
Capt.
L
Capt. J. E.
Capt. E. D.
Capt. T. W. Bunting
June 15, '61
Capt. A. Von
Col. J.
Cavalry
Col. C.
C.
Col. C.
F
Rifles, Lincoln
Col. J. M.
talion
Battalion
Capt. A. Voe-
..
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VOLUNTEERS (Continued).
Synonym.
Co. or Battery.
Rest.
First Command- ing Officer.
Date of Muster in.
Date of Muster out.
Term
Killed.
Wounded.
Died
(Infantry.)
National Zon- aves.
5.
yee
May 9, '61
May 14, '63 . 2 yT8. 179 254 37
(Vet.)
5.
low
Oct., '63
Aug. 21, '65 .. 3 yrs.
84 152
Billy Wilson's Zouaves
6.
son
April-May, '61
June 25, '63. . 2 yr8.
15 9. 34
Steuben Guard .
7
Bendix
April 23, '61
May 8, '63
124 302 61
(Vet.)
7.
Col. G. W.Van Schaack
March-Aug., '61 ..
Ang. 4, '65.
3 yrs.
50 129
Blenker's Rifles.
8
ker
April 23, '61
April 23, '63 . 2 yrs. 93 109
40
Hawkins's Zou- aves
9
Hawkins .. May 4, '61
May 20, '63 ..
71 248
29
McChesney
(Vet ) 10
McChesney April-May, '61
May 7,'63
. 130 304
89 reorg. 63
Ellsworth Zou- aves
11
Ellsworth . May 7, '61.
June 2, '62
. . 37
73
13
Westchester
17
Lansing . ..
May 28, '61
June 2, '63
.. 42 118 49
(Vet.) 17
Col. J. Lake . Oct. 14, '63.
July 13, '65 . . 3 yrs.
56 117
65
United Turner Rifles
20
Col. M.Weber May 6, '61
June 1, '63. . . 2 yrs.
62 191 59
Union Rangers ..
25
Kerrigan ..
June 26, '61
June 26, '63 ..
. 61 149
29
Astor Rifles
29
Steinwehr . June 4, '61
June 20, '63 ..
.. 43 160
28
Montezuma
|31
Pratt ..
May-June, '61
June 4, '63 ..
71 168
28
First California Vols
32
Col. C. H. In-
June-July, '61.
July 15, '63
..
37 137
31
Irish Rifles
37
MeCunn ...
June 6, '61
June 22, '63 ..
81 301 38
Second Scott's Life Guard.
38
Ward
June 3, '61.
June 22, '63.
..
75 255
46
Garibaldi Guard (Vet.) 39
Utassy.
June 6, '61
June 25, '64. . 3 yrs. 119 402 159
Com-
Mozart
Regi-
40
Riley
June-July, '61
June 27, '63 ..
.. . 236 751 172 reorg. '64
De Kalb Regi- ment
.4
41
Gilsa
June 6, '61.
Dec. 9, '65
..
72 150
73
Tammany
42
Kennedy
June 22, '61
July 13, '64 .
152 295 106
..
(Vet.) 45
Amsberg . . Sept. 9, '61
Oct. 8, '64.
52
85 108
89
=
Washington
47 Col. H. Moore Sept. 14, '61
Aug. 30, '65 ..
93 331 157 reorg. '65
Shepard Rifles. Sigel Rifles
51 |52
rero. ..
July-Oct., '61
July 25, '65 July 1, '65 ...
202 368 183 Teorg. '64 152 416 199
D'Epinenil Zou- aves.
53
d'Epineuil.
Ang .- Nov., '61
March 21, '62
3
Garde de La Fayette
55
Trobriand .
Aug. 28, '61
Dec. 21, '62 ..
46 133 29
National Guard Rifles
57
Zook ...
Aug .- Nov., '61
July-Oct.,'64
102 327 91 reorg. '64
Polish Legion, etc.
(Vet.) 58
zanowski .. Nov., '61.
Oct. 1,'65.
30 68
63
..
59
Tidball
Aug .- Oct., '61
June 30, '65 ..
141 336 130
..
..
61
Cone . .....
Sept .- Nov., '61
July 14, '65 .
Anderson's Zouaves.
62
Riker . . Col. R. C.
June-July, '61
Aug. 30, '65 ..
98 237
84
..
63
Enright ....
Sept .- Nov., '61
June 30, '65. .. 157 372
Governor's
Col. J.
C.
Nov. 4.'61
Aug. 30, '65.
107 297 124
Cameron Rifles. First Reg't
68
Ang., '61
Nov. 30, '65.
47 133
75
Irish Brigade
løg
gent .
Sept .- Nov., '61
June 30, '65 ..
. 261 613,151
First Excelsior
70
Sickles .
June 20, '61.
July 7, '64 . .
182 351
70
Second
71
Col. II. L. Potter
June-July, '61
July 30, '64
94 235
74
54
Washington Volunteers
36
nis
Col. J. A.
Col. W. D.
Col. G. Van
Howe's Rifles. Fremont Rifle Regiment
46
Col. R. Rosa. July-Sept., '61
July 28, '65 ..
109 172
Grays
Col. E. Fer-
Col. P. Frank Aug .- Nov., '61
Col. L. J.
Col. R. de
Col. 8. K.
Col. W. Kry-
Col. W. L
Col. 8. W.
Clinton Guards
195 448 136
Col. J. L.
Third Reg't
Trish Brigade.
95
..
Guard
..
Pinckney .. Col. R. J. Betge ...
Col. R. Nu-
Col. D. E.
May 31, '61
June 9, '63.
45,127
Union
Col. G. D'-
Defense
Col. E. J.
mittee
ment.
Col. L. von
Col. A. von
Col. C. E.
Col. R. Mathe-
..
Regiment
Col. W. W.
Zouaves.
Col. E. E.
Col. H. S.
Chasseurs.
Col. W. Wil-
Col. J. E.
Col. L. Blen-
Col. R. C.
Col. A. Dur-
Col. C. Wins-
Col. J. E.
Col. J. A. H.
Regiment
Union Guards
..
517
NEW-YORK IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION
VOLUNTEERS (Continued).
Synonym.
Co. or Battery.
Best.
First Command- ing Officer.
Date of Muster in.
Date of Master out.
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