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On the 26th of July the regiment was engaged in battle at Deep Bottom, on the James, and from the 14th to the 20th
* At Spottsylvania, Lieutenant George A. Sherman was killed, and Cap- tains Morris Brown, Jr., and Winfield Scott, and Lieutenants John F. Randolph, (afterwards Adjutant,) and Samnel Hughes, were wounded.
t From the Ist of May to the 23d of June, 1864, the following officers were killed and wounded : Lieutenant Colonel William H. Baird, Captains Morris Brown, Jr., and Henry B. Owen ; Lieutenants Aslıbrah Huntoon, Jr., Martin V. Stanton, and John A. McDonald, killed ; Captain Ira Mun- son and Adjutant Spencer F. Lincoln, mortally wounded, and Captain Charles A. Richardson, Lieutenants Milo H. Hopper, and John H. Hurl- burt, wounded.
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of August at Strawberry Plains. Having aided effectively in the destruction of the Weldon Railroad, the regiment was attacked on the 25th, at Reams's Station. In the following spring of 1865* the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regi- ment participated in the assault, made March 25th, on the lines around Petersburg just after the attack by Lee upon Fort Steadman. From the 29th to the 31st the regiment was engaged on the skirmish line along the Boydton Plank Road. When the grand advance of the army began, the Third Brigade, in which was included the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, took a particularly active part, and, led by the gallant General C. D. MacDougall, charged (April 2d) and carried the enemy's intrenchments at Southerland's Station. The Confederates were again encountered April 7th at Farmville and at Appomattox on the 9th, where, on the latter date, Lee surrendered to Grant.t The One Hun- dred and Twenty-sixth Regiment having resumed its march, passed, on the 7th of May, through Richmond. Here it was greeted by the One Hundred and Forty-eighth New York Volunteers, in which regiment companies B, F, and I, had been recruited in Yates County. This was the first time the two regiments had met while in the service. The One Hun- dred and Twenty-sixth proceeded to Washington, where, on June 2d, orders were received for the regiment to be mus- tered out and sent to the State rendezvous, and on the 3d the regiment was mustered out. The next day the men left Washington for Elmira, arriving at that place on the 6th, and there meeting their former colonel, James M. Bull. The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, numbering at this time 221 men, received final payment and discharge at Elmira, June 16 and 17, 1865.+
* On account of the severe losses sustained, the regiment was consoli- dated on the 24th of December, 1864, into a battalion of five companies. t Captain John B. Geddis having been severely wounded in the engage- ment at Boydton Plank Road, the regiment, which now numbered 46 muskets, had since been commanded by Captain I. Hart Wilder.
¿ During its term of service the regiment lost sixteen commissioned officers, killed in action or died of wounds received in battle, a loss greater in proportion to its number of officers than that sustained by any other regiment from the State of New York, and exceeded by but few in the service.
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The following were the regimental and line officers of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth on the mustering out of the regiment:
Major, J. Smith Brown, Penn Yan; Adjutant, John F. Randolph,f Penn Yan; Quartermaster, John C. Stanton, Geneva; Surgeon, Fletcher M. Hammond, Penn Yan; Assis- tant Surgeon, Ferdinand M. Pasco, Red Creek ; Chaplain, T. Spencer Harrison, Dundee. Company A, Captain Ira Hart Wilder; First Lieutenant, Samuel Hughes ; t Company B, First Lieutenant, Milo H. Hopper; t Second Lieutenant, Charles A. Garlinghouse ; Company C, Captain, John A. Geddis; First Lieutenant, Thomas R. Lounsbury ; Second Lieutenant, Jor- dan Snook; Company D, Captain, Ten Eyck Munson; First Lieutenant, Charles W. Watkins; Company E, First Lieu- tenant, Henry M. Lee; Second Lieutenant, Clinton E. Pas- co; Sergeant-Major, Albert S. Andrews; Quartermaster- Sergeant, John Davis; Commissary Sergeant, Charles R. Lisk; Hospital-Steward, George W. Becker ; Principal Mu- sician, Lyman E. Jacobus.
Muster-in roll of Companies A and B, with Yates County recruits in companies C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
Company A-Truman N. Burrill, Captain; Samuel A. Barris, First Lieutenant; George D. Carpenter, Second Lieu- tenant ; Morris Brown, Jr., Orderly ; Samuel Wilson, First Sergeant, Charles Forshay, Second Sergeant ; Wallace Betts, Third Sergeant; O. M. Paris, Fourth Sergeant; Daniel Kel- ly, First Corporal ; Smith Fuller,* Second Corporal ; Barn- ard Gelder, Third Corporal; Charles Stebbins, Fourth Cor- poral; David H. Goff,* Fifth Corporal ; Smith Stebbins,t Sixth Corporal; Lot W. Rogers, Seventh Corporal ; Charles Norcott, Eighth Corporal; William Beebe, Drummer ; James McAllister, Fifer. Privates, Richard M. Allen,t Warren Al- len, William Axtell,; Oliver Baker,§ William Baker, Daniel J. Beyea, Henry Bilson,§ Levi P. Brazee,t George Burch, James Burns, George A. Boyington, Alvah B. Chissom,§ Levi Cole,t Jolin Conklin,§ John Cummings, Eben B. Danes, William H. Dubois,§ A. R. Feagles,§ Daniel W. Finch, t John H. Frost,t John H. Garrison,f Barnard F. Gel-
* Killed. +Wounded. ¿ Died. ¿ Deserted.
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der,* William Hainer, Francis A. Harford,; John Harris, James Henderson,t Abner Henries,§ William Henries,; James R. Hibbard,# William P. House, Neil Kelly, Russell A. Lincoln, Orson R. Linkletter, David Little, John C. Mace, Patrick Manley, John D. Maynard, George W. McKnight, Arthur W. Middleton,t George Millis,t Charles E. Moore, Henry O. Moore, Alexander Moshier,t Lewis Murphy, Charles M. Nicholson,* John J. Oakley, Alfred C. Olds, t David H. Paris, Peter F. Paris, t John W. Parker,t Harlow F. Parsons,# Lewis T. Partridge, Francis E. Pool,f Robert H. Pool,* William J. Pool, Charles H. Powers,f Calvin L. Reed, Sidney E. Rice, William Robinson,§ James Ryan, Al- bion C. Sheppard,t Cyrus Sherwood, William H. Shoe- maker,t Spencer Slingerland, Charles W. Sterling, George T. Stevens,§ William W. Strobridge, f Charles P. Strong, David D. Taylor, David E. Taylor, t James Taylor, David O. Tears, Thomas Tobin,* Isaac Traverse,# Spencer Turner,§ Alexander Turner,# Phineas Tyler,f William R. Tyndall,* Thaddeus B. Twitchell," John Vaughn, James E. Warner, Charles E. Waters, Martin Youngs.
Company B .- William Augustus Coleman, Captain; Rich- ard A. Bassett, First Lieutenant (promoted to Captain,); Meletiah H. Lawrence, Jr.,+ Second Lieutenant; Oscar C. Squires, t First Sergeant; T. Spencer Harrison, Second Ser- geant; Erasmus E. Bassett,* Third Sergeant; Henry P. Cook,* Fourth Sergeant; Henry O. Childs,§ Fifth Sergeant; Edwin Jessup,t First Corporal; William McAllister, Second Corporal; Edward Knapp,t Third Corporal; Martin V. Mc- Carrick,; Fourth Corporal; Elias A. Norris,* Fifth Corporal; George Chapman,* Sixth Corporal; Samuel A. Nichols,* Seventh Corporal; Henry S. Nichols,t Eighth Corporal; Privates, William H. Armstrong,t Charles W. Austin, § Mel- vin Bunce,* Rollin G. Beach,* William P. Bowen,# James F. Butler,S James Badger,§ Oren Bates,t Andrew Brace, Reu- ben Bullock,+ Nathan D. Beeden, t John Blansett, + James M. Booth,# Moses U. Booth,t Isaac Bellis," William Cassion,+ Edwin Coryell, 1 Benjamin F. Chase, Isaac P. DePew, Charles H. Dunning,t George W. Davis," Oren Edgett,; Rowland
*Kilied. +Wounded. ¿ Died. ¿ Deserted.
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LeRoy Embree," Horace F. Ellis," John W. Finger, Morti- mer Garrison," Charles W. Gaylord," James H. Griggs, James K. P. Huson,* Christopher Houghtailing,* George Hays, § Will L. Hobart," William A. Hays, § Amos V. Hough- tailing,# Charles M. Hyatt,f Ellsworth Haight,; Egbert C. Hopkins,t Frank R. Hamlin, Alexander H. Houghtailing,S Charles C. Hicks, + James E. Hicks, t Joseph Hollowell,* James H. Lathyt, Luther C. Lott,+ Richard H. Miles, Nel- son Millis,# James H. Moshier, Edgar F. Millard, Anson Mat- thews,; Thomas T. McCarrick,t George Moore, Elias A. Norris, Peter M. Norman,t John H. Osborne, Caleb J. Os- borne,§ Charles R. Pinneo, Franklin S. Pettingill,+ David Perigo,§ Stephen C. Purdy, t Orren Potter, Amos J. Potter,t Andrew Putnam, Albert A. Quick,* William Raymond,* John Nelson Rooney, Joseph B. Snyder,s Orlando B. Smitht Albert S. Sprague,; Wilber F. Stanton, Robert B. Sutton, t Charles P. Stevens, Asa Sherwood,* Charles A. Seward,§ Albert Thomas, Lewis Trimmer,* George Tyler,* Joseph R. Tuttle," John R. Tuttle,* William H. Thomas, t James H. Updike, James E. Walker,& Jerry Wall, Josiah Wolf,§ Richard Wheaten, David J. Wilkin,t Luther Weaver.t
Company C .- Albert F. Dow and Myron C. Morse, both transferred from Company A.
Company D .- Henry W. Bradt, Charles W. Ford,* Deca- tur A. Hedges, t Albert A. Murdock, Eugene M. Smith.+
Company E .- John H. Brough,f Second Lieutenant (pro- moted Captain); Fayette Green, t First Sergeant; John F. Randolpht (enlisted Private and promoted Corporal, Ser- geant, Sergeant-Major, First Lieutenant, and Adjutant); Charles E. Raymond, Musician; Privates, Aaron H. Abeel, Jewett Benedict, Robert D. Blauvelt, t Albert L. Bogart, Jerome Brink, Taylor Brink, James A. Creed,; Jonathan Creed,t Thereon T. Dunn,t Alonzo Harris, t Franklin R. Knapp,§ John Olf," Edwin Palmer,t Henry Runyan, Sher- man . W. Robinson,t Byron W. Scott,t Stephen Walker, Henry Wilson .*
* Killed. +Wounded. ¿ Died. ¿ Deserted.
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Company F .- John M. Barden,# Eli M. Hazlet, t and Ab- ner W. Shearman.
Company G .- Frederick Stewart, First Lieutenant; De- Witt C. Farrington, Sergeant Major; Privates, William Bain,S John Barron, f Patrick Bulger, t James Collins, John P. Cul- ver, Daniel Day,* John Dunnigan,* Frank Dunnigan," John Duffy, Byron K. Feagles,* Jacob Goodsell, George Henry,§ David J. Hoffman, t Daniel Mead,§ James Place, t Norman Potts,; A. J. Ralph,t Milfred Rector, t John Rector,# James Snyder,# Charles B. Shaw,# James Toms.§
Company H .- Justus H. Cooley, Jr.,; Corporal; Privates, Nathaniel J. Briggs, Abijah DePew.
Company I .- George Donnelly, private.
Company K .- William L. Criscadon, t Corporal; Privates, John C. Adams," George W. Erwin,t George V. Harris, James Norman, § Hiram Wilson.
COLORS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH, N. Y. V.
The beautiful flag presented by the patriotic ladies of the Twenty-sixth Senatorial District on the organization of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment having fallen into the hands of the enemy by the surrender of Harper's Ferry, as already narrated, t the second stand of colors was received from the Government upon the return of the regiment to Virginia, after its exchange, and in the first battle in which the colors were borne (Gettysburg) they received seven mus- ket shots and were twice torn by shells.
In that dreadful charge of the Third Brigade, on the 2d of July, 1863, the flag was carried by Sergeant Erasmus E. Bassett, of Company B, and almost in the moment of victory it was seen to falter, for its bearer was shot through the leg, but it did not fall. Rallying his guard and cheering those around him, the young soldier pressed on, regardless of his wound, but another shot from a Confederate, not five paces distant, pierced his heart, and he fell dead, without a strug- gle or a groan. Not unavenged, however, for a shot from Corporal Byron F. Scott, of Company E, one of the color guard, laid the Southerner dead by the side of his victim.
* Killed. +Wounded. ¿ Died. ¿ Deserted.
t See note, page 64.
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Upon the fall of Bassett, Sergeant Ambrose Bedell, of Company E, seized the colors and bore them through the engagement, notwithstanding a wound in the hand, and car- ried them the next day when Pickett charged our lines on Cemetery Hill, but another shot tore his hand and arm so that the colors fell from his grasp. They were seized before they touched the ground by an officer and delivered to Cor- poral Henry Mattoon, of Company D, who carried them for a few minutes, when he fell, shot through the neck and shoulder, and Private Theodore P. Vickery caught and bore them aloft for an instant, when he, too, was shot, and fell severely wounded. Yet through the smoke and blaze of battle the regiment could say, "Our flag is still there!" For Private Lewis Clark, of Company K, a modest, delicate youth, with a slender frame, snatched the colors as they were falling, and bore them aloft in advance of the line. For this gallant act he received the commendation of General Hays, who wit- nessed it, and was promoted to a sergeantey.
After the battle of Gettysburg Sergeant Milo H. Hopper, of Company D, took the colors and carried them through the battles of Auburn Ford, Bristow Station, Mine Run, Morton's Ford, and in the campaigns of 1864, from the Rap- idan to Petersburg, until the 9th of June at Cold Harbor, when he was appointed Sergeant-Major, and Sergeant James Harper, of Company G, took the colors and carried them until the 22d of June, 1864. On that day the Second Corps was advanced, leaving a wide gap between its left and the right of the Sixth Corps. Barlow's Division being on the left of the line, the Third Brigade, of which the One Hun- dred and Twenty-sixth New York Volunteers formed a part, was thrown forward into a partially wooded country, without support or protection upon its left. The enemy taking ad- vantage of the situation, advanced a large force around Bar- low's left and closed up on him from front, flank, and rear. Barlow himself barely escaped capture, while the larger por- tion of several of his regiments were surrounded by the enemy and made prisoners. But the Third Brigade (to which the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth belonged), under General MacDougall, fought its way out, but with great loss.
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Captain Morris Brown, Jr., commanding the regiment, was instantly killed, and James Harper, the color-bearer, was shot, and fell into the hands of the enemy. Theodore P. Vickery, who was wounded at Gettysburg while carrying the colors, was at hand in this time of need to bear again that battle-torn flag, but a fatal bullet pierced his body and he fell lifeless. Milo H. Hopper, who had sacredly guarded the colors through the terrible battle scenes of nearly a year unscathed, and who had so recently resigned his trust to James Harper, was also stricken down by a bullet through his right thigh, and the colors fell into the hands of the enemy. A new stand of government colors was immediately presented to the regiment, which was now reduced to sixty- seven officers and enlisted men present for duty.
These colors were carried by Sergeant Covert Barnum, of Company C, until the close of the war, and were then re- turned to the Government, by whose order they were trans- ferred to the Governor of the State of New York and are now deposited in the Bureau of Military Statistics at Albany.
CHAPTER VII.
The Eighth, Twentieth, and Twenty-Second Regiments. Cavalry-The Norfolk Brigade Band-The Fifteenth and Fiftieth Regiments, En- gineers:
THE EIGHTH CAVALRY.
C OLONEL Samuel J. Crooks received authority to re- cruit a regiment of cavalry to be known as the Eightlı Regiment. It was organized for a three years' service, at Rochester, Nov. 14, 1861. Companies A and G, containing recruits from Yates County, were mustered into the United States service Nov. 23d and Nov. 28th, respectively. The regiment served in the Eighth Corps of the Army of the Po- tomac in its various campaigns in Virginia.
When Harper's Ferry was invested in September, 1862, the Eighth New York Cavalry cut its way out through the enemy's lines, capturing Longstreet's train and over one hundred prisoners. The Eighth Cavalry has the credit of opening the great three days' fight at Gettysburg ---- the great- est battle of the war ( July 1, 2, and 3, 1863).
The Eighth Cavalry likewise performed a distinguished part, when "Little Phil" Sheridan, under Grant's orders, swept the Shenandoah Valley." The list of engagements in which this regiment participated are as follows: In 1862, Winchester (May 25th), Harper's Ferry (Sept. 14th), An- tietam (Sept. 17th ), Snicker's Gap ( Oct. 27th ), Pillamount (Nov. 1st), Union (Nov. 2d), Upperville (Nov. 3d), Barber's Cross Roads ( Nov. 5th ), Amesville ( Nov. 7th and 12tlı). In 1863, Freeman's Ford ( April 15th ), Beverly Fordt (June 9th ), Middleburg ( June 21st ), Gettysburg ( July 1st, 2d, and 3d ), Williamsport (July 6th ), Boonsborough ( July 8th and
* " I met him at Charlestown and he pointed out so distinctly how each army lay ; what he could do the moment he was authorized, and 'ex- pressed such confidence of success that I saw there were but two words of instructions necessary-Go in !"-General Grant's Official Report.
+ In this battle the Eighth Cavalry lost its gallant Colonel, Benjamin F. Davis, and had thirteen other officers either killed or wounded.
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9th ), Funkstown ( July 10th), Falling Water ( July 13th ), Chester's Gap (July 27th ), Brandy Plains (Aug. 1st and 2d), Culpepper (Sept. 13th), Raccoon Ford (Sept. 14th ), Jack's Shop (Sept. 22d), Germania Ford (Oct. 10th ), Stephensburg ( Oct. 11th ), Brandy Plains ( Oct. 13th ), Oak Hill (Oct. 15th), Bealtown ( Oct. 26th ), Muddy Run (Nov. 8th ), Locust Grove ( Nov. 27th ). In 1864, Barnard's Ford (Feb. 6th ), Craig's Church ( May 5th), Yellow Tavern ( May 11th), Meadow Bridge ( May 12th), Hawes's Shop (June 3d), White Oak Swamp (June 13th ), Malvern Hill ( June 15th ), Nottoway Court House (June 23d), Roanoke Station (June 25th ), Stoney Creek ( June 28th ), Winchester ( Aug. 16th ), Summit Point (Aug. 25th), Opequan (Sept. 19th), Front Royal, (Sept. 21st), Tom's Brook ( Oct. 9th), Cedar Creek (Oct. 19th), Back Road (Nov. 12th). In 1865, Five Forks ( April 1st), Appomattox ( April 9th ). || The Eighth Cavalry, then commanded by Colonel Edmund M. Pope, was mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 27th, 1865.
The following were the Yates County recruits in Com- panies A and G :
Company A .- Alfred E. Miller, Second-Lieutenant; Neadham Northrup, Farrier and Blacksmith; Jerome M. Doubleday,# Sergeant; William H. Anderson,t Corporal ; Frank A. Thompson, Corporal; Privates, Robert B. Dike- man, James Downey, § Edward Easling,t Daniel Gage, John Lassen,* Charles P. Stevens, John VanHorn.
Company G .- Frank O. Chamberlain, First-Lieutenant; Elias V. Rugar, First-Sergeant, promoted to Captain; Wil- liam H. H. Page, Sergeant; Oscar J. Bassett,# Corporal; E. Delafield Dwelle,# Corporal; Ebenezer Washburn, Sad- dler; Levett C. Page, Wagoner; Privates, Henry T. Barnes, Warren O. Card, George I. Cronk, John W. Davis, Wil- liam DeScham, Daniel Hull, Avery Ingraham, Aaron Lam- eraux, George W. Molatt, Ashel L. Nichols, Thomas S. Powers, Edwin A. Scott, Theodore M. Stearns, Charles Stearns, Arnold Walbridge, Thomas Waller, Charles H. Warren.
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* Killed. + Wounded. ¿ Died. ¿ Deserted.
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THE TWENTIETH CAVALRY.
The Twentieth Regiment of Cavalry, otherwise known as the Mcclellan Cavalry, was organized and mustered by companies into the service of the United States for three years at Sackett's Harbor ; Company L, in which were re- cruits from Yates County, being mustered in at that place Sept. 22, 1863. The regiment left the State Sept. 23d, and served in the Twenty-second Corps, and afterwards in the Eighteenth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, during the campaign of 1864. The Twentieth Cavalry was then trans- ferred to the Army of the James, and served in the division commanded by General Kautz during the Appomattox cam- paign, and was mustered out at Manchester, Va., July 31, 1865. During its term of service this regiment took part in the following engagements: In 1864, Smithfield (Feb. 1st), Suffolk (Feb. 20th), Currituck (April 23d), Chuckatuck ( June 6th ), Wood's Mills Hill (June 24th ), South Quay (July 3d), Winton (July 29th ), Guiam's Ford ( Ang. 12th ), Jamestown Island (Sept. 3d ), Murfree's Depot ( Oct. 16th). In 1865, Darbytown Road (Jan. 13th), Campaign of the Car- olinas ( March 1st to March 26th), Five Forks (April 1st ), Fall of Petersburg (April 2d), Deep Creek ( April 3d and 4th ) Rice's Station ( April 6th ), Burke's Station ( April 7th ), Appomattox Court House ( April 9th ) .*
Company L, after entering the service, was consolidated with Company M and was known as such. The officers and men from Yates County in this company were as follows :
Frederick Stewart, Captain ; H. Clay Stewart, First-Lieu- tenant; Charles E. Hyatt, Orderly; Privates, Charles W. Austin, John W. Austin, Melvin Brown, Patrick Brennan, Peter Cain, George Gray, Willian Kinney, Frederick M. Klise, George Leonard, Augustus Mckinney, Samuel Whitehead, Myron H. Watrous, Arthur C. Weare.
THE TWENTY-SECOND CAVALRY.
The Twenty-second Regiment of Cavalry was organized at Rochester and mustered by companies into the United States service for three years. Company A, recruited in
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part in Yates County, was mustered in at Rochester, Dec. 20, 1863. In March, 1864 the regiment left the place of rendezvous for the front, and served in the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac through the Wilderness cam- paign,* and afterwards in the Shenandoah Valley campaign, under the chief command of General Philip H. Sheridan. The Twenty-second Cavalry, commanded by Colonel H. B. Reed, was mustered out Aug. 1, 1865, at Winchester, Va. The regiment, while in service, took part in the following engagements : In 1864, Ellis Ford (Jan. 12th), Wilderness (May 5th to May 7th), Spottsylvania (May 8th to May 21st), North Anna (May 22d to May 26th), Tolopotomy (May 27th to May 31st), Cold Harbor (June 1st to June 12th), Chicka- hominy (June 13th), White Oak Swamp (June 14th), Mal- vern Hill (June 15th), Kings and Queens' Court House (June 18th), Dinwiddie Court House (June 22d), Nottoway Creek (June 23d), Stanton Bridge (June 25th), Blackwater (June 27th), Stoney Creek Station (June 28th), Reams Sta- tion (June 29th to June 30th), Smithfield (Aug. 21st), Win- chester Turnpike (Aug. 18th), Charlestown (Aug. 21st), Kear- neysville (Ang. 25thi), Winchester and Ashby Gap Turnpike (Sept. 1st), Berryville (Sept. 3d), White Post (Sept. 13th), Snicker's Gap (Sept. 17th), Opequan (Sept. 19th), Front Royal (Sept. 21st), Luray Valley (Sept. 22d), Staunton (Sept. 26th), Waynesborough (Sept. 28th), North River (Oct. 3d to Oct. 5th), Brook's Gap (Oct. 6th), Tom's Brook (Oct. 9th), Cedar Creek (Oct. 13th), Ninevah (Nov. 12th), Rood's Hill (Nov. 22d), Moorfield Pike (Nov. 30th), Lacy Springs (Dec. 21st). In 1865, Holly Springs (March 4th), New Market (March 6th), Rood's Hill (March 7th).t
In Company A were the following citizens of Yates Coun- ty, recruited by Lieutenant (afterwards Captain) Henry P. Starr, brother of the Rev. Frederick Starr, Jr .: Amos E.
* On the morning of June 30, 1864, Jared Henry Olmstead, George Barrett, Amos E. Wheeler, and Llewellyn Baxter, all of the 22d Cavalry, were taken prisoners near Stoney Creek, Va. Fred Henning was also taken prisoner, but escaped. Jared Henry Olmstead was taken to Libby Prison, and afterwards to Andersonville, Ga., where he died on the 25th of August, 1864.
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Wheeler, Corporal ; Lewis Moore, Sergeant; Privates, George Barrett,t Llewellyn Baxter,t Frederick Eaves,* Jo- . seph Ham, Frederick Henning, Miles B. Hodge,t Jacob Hodge,t George W. Moxcey, Jared Henry Olmstead,+ Tru- man Slater, Miles T. Terrill. Company G, John Carr, pri- vate.
THE NORFOLK BRIGADE BAND.
At all military posts of any consequence the army regula- tions directed that bands should be stationed. Under such regulations Major Hanford Struble received orders in De- cember, 1862, from General B. F. Butler, to enlist a post band, to be stationed at Norfolk, Va. Major Struble came North and enlisted into the service the Brass Band of Dun- dee. This band was mustered in at Elmira, Jan. 4, 1863. From Elmira the band went by rail to Baltimore, and by steamer from Baltimore to Norfolk. The members of this band at the time of enlistment were as follows: John Shoe- maker, (Leader, with the rank of First Lieutenant,) E flat soprano; Stephen Bennett, first B flat cornet; Darins R. Perry, second B flat cornet; Melville R. Perry, baritone ; Nicholas Christler, first alto; Jewett Benedict, E flat alto; Charles Post, second tenor; Osborne Clark, B flat, base; Oliver H. Perry, E flat, base; Dr. John Hamilton Shaw, E flat base; Martin Beeman, second E flat soprano; Clarence Smith, E flat, base ; Anthony Sellen, base drum; Charles E. Bassett, side drum; Thomas F. Willis, cymbals. Some changes afterward took place in membership, and in other respects. Dr. John Hamilton Shaw was discharged for physical disability, and died at Watkins July 7, 1864, on his way home. Charles E. Bassett died at Norfolk on the 29th of June of the same year, at the early age of fifteen years, and was succeeded as snare drummer by William H. Glad- ding, who was transferred for the purpose from Company M of the Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery.
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