168th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 168th New York Infantry Regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 11 oficers and 36 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1863
Organized at Newburg, New York from the 19th New York National Guard

  • Company A was principally recruited at Wallkill, Montgomery, Mount Hope, Lisle, Coventry and New York City
  • Company B at Newburgh, Walden and Fishkill
  • Companies C, D (“Washington Continentals”) and I at Newburgh
  • Company E at Peekskill, Newburgh and Yorktown
  • Company F (“Newburgh Guard”) Newburgh, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and New York City
  • Company G at Newburgh, Crawford and Rondout
  • Company H at Goshen, Bainbridge, Union, Greene, Binghamton, Lisle and Fishkill
  • Company K at at Fishkill, Montgomery, Poughkeepsie and New York city
January 23 Nine companies mustered in for nine months Federal service under the command of Colonel William R. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel James Low and Major George Waller.
February 11 Company I mustered in
February 12 Left New York for Baltimore, Maryland then moved to Norfolk, Virginia. Garrison duty at Yorktown, Virginia. attached to Busteed’s Independent Brigade, 4th Corps, Department of Virginia
April Attached to King’s Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps
May 9 Major Waller was dismissed
June 24-July 7

Dix’s Peninsula Campaign

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Corps
June 5

Walkerton, Virginia

Private William Avery was killed killed, 5 enlisted men were wounded and 2 missing
June 9 The regiment lost 1 enlisted man wounded
July 9 Ordered to Washington, D.C. then to Funkstown, Maryland.
July 14 Joined 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac at Hagerstown, Maryland.
July 14-24 Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Virginia.
August-October Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad
October 31 The 168th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Colonel Brown and Lieutenant Colonel Low.