152nd New York Infantry Regiment

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The 152nd New York Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 70 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 91 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
August-October Organized at Mohawk, New York.

  • Company A was principally recruited at Herkimer, Little Falls and Mannheim
  • Company B at Warren, Ohio, Richfield, Norway, Newport, Russia and Wilmurt
  • Company C at Mohawk and Morris
  • Company D at Stark, Springfield, Warren, Otsego and Richfield
  • Company E at Litchfield, Winfield, Danube, Schuyler, Columbia and Springfield
  • Company F at Little Falls, Fairfield, Mannheim, Warren, Newport and Danube
  • Company G at Otego, Butternuts, Oneonta, Otsego and Exeter
  • Company H at Hartwick, Laurens, New Lisbon, Pittsfield, Milford and Maryland
  • Company I at Roseboom, Otsego, Worcester, Laurens, Burlington, Springfield, Richfield, Hartwick, New Lisbon and Stark
  • Company K at Frankfort, Warren, Roseboom, German Flatts, Little Falls, Worcester, Richfield, Columbia and Herkimer.
October 14 The 152nd New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Leonard Boyer, Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo Ferguson and Major George Spalding
October 25 Left New York for Washington, D.C.
November Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington
1863
January 10 Colonel Leonard Boyer was discharged, and Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo Ferguson was promoted to colonel
January 28 George Thompson mustered in as lieutenant colonel
February Attached to District of Washington, 22nd Army Corps
April 18 Ordered to Suffolk, Virginia and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, Department of Virginia
April 20-May 4

Siege of Suffolk
May 15 Major Spaulding was discharged
June 24-July 7

Dix’s Peninsula Campaign
July 1-7 Expedition from White House to Bottom’s Bridge
July 12 Ordered to New York
July 16 to
October 18		 Duty at New York City attached to Department of the East
September 28 Captain Timothy O’Brien of Company A was promoted to major
October 24 Rejoined the Army of the Potomac in the field and attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps
November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 23 Colonel Ferguson was discharged
November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

Major Timothy O’Brien commanded the regiment. It lost 2 enlisted men wounded.
December 12 Lieutenant Colonel George Thompson was promoted to colonel, but not mustered
1864
February 6-7 Demonstration on the Rapidan, Morton’s Ford
February-May At and near Stevensburg
March Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James
May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

Captain Washington Husler, Lieutenants John Conklin and George Kidder and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Major O’Brien, Lieutenants Stephen Holden and John Freeman and 30 enlisted men wounded, and 2 men captured
May 8

Laurel Hill
May 8-21

Spotsylvania

The regiment lost 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 43 enlisted men wounded and 2 men missing during the two weeks fighting in addition to the casualties listed in the specific battles below.
May 10

Po River

The regiment lost 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded
May 12

Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle”

The regiment lost 9 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Lieutenant Colonel George Thompson wounded.

Private John Henry Weeks of Company H was awarded the Medal of Honor for “Extrordinary heroism “for the capture of flag and Color Bearer using an empty cocked rifle while outnumbered by five or six.”
May 23-26

North Anna River
May 26-28 On line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Captain David Hill and 12 enlisted men wounded
June 1-12

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Willard Musson and 19 enlisted men wounded, and 1 man missing
June Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps
June 16-18

First Assault on Petersburg

The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 7 wounded
June 16, 1864 – April 2, 1865

Siege of Petersburg

The regiment lost 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captain Lambert Hensler wounded and captured, 18 enlisted men wounded, and 14 men captured
June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad

Captain Edmund Gilbert and Lieutenants Lewis Campbell and Adrian Lee and 26 enlisted men were captured
June 30 Lieutenant Colonel George Thompson was wounded near Petersburg
July 27-29 Demonstration north of the James
July 27-28

Deep Bottom
August 13-20 Demonstration north of the James
August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Major O’Brien and 8 enlisted men wounded and 16 captured
August 7 Lieutenant Josiah Hinds died of fever in Otsego, New York
August 25

Ream’s Station

The regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 9 enlisted men wounded, and Adjutant Alfred Quaiffe and 5 enlisted men captured
October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run

Captain Willard Musson and 2 enlisted men were killed, 4 enlisted men wounded, and 1 captured
1865
February 5-7

Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run
February 16 Captain James Curtiss of Company C was promoted to major
March 17 Captain Gilbert escaped from prison in Charlotte, North Carolina and returned to the regiment
March 25 Watkins’ House
March 28-
April 9

Appomattox Campaign
March 29-31 Boydton Road and White Oak Ridge
March 31 Crow’s House
April 2

Fall of Petersburg
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 6

Battle of Sailor’s Creek
April 7

High Bridge, Farmville
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.
April At Burkesville
May 2-12 March to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
June 7 Major James Curtiss was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Edmund Gilbert of Company G to major
June 13 The 152nd New York Infantry Regiment mustered out 256 men at Washington, D.C. under the command of Colonel George Thompson and Lieutenant Colonel James Curtiss