186th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 186th New York Infantry Regiment lost 48 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 39 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1864
Organized at Sackett’s Harbor, N.Y. under the Authority of Colonel Bradley Winslow

  • Company A was principally recruited at Wilna, Harrisburg, Croghan and Champion
  • Company B at Sackett’s Harbor; C at Adams, Lorraine, Worth and in Richmond county
  • Company D at Clayton, Philadelphia, Pinkney, Rutland, Theresa and in Richmond county
  • Company E at Cape Vincent, Alexandria and Orleans
  • Company F at Leyden, New Bremen, West Turin, Pinkney, Croghan and Denmark
  • Company G at Albany, Watertown, Tarrytown, Plattsburg, New York city, Brooklyn, Herkimer and Graysville
  • Company H at Champion, Watertown, Sackett’s Harbor, Wilna, Hounsfield, Brownville and Montague
  • Company I at Sackett’s Harbor, Pamelia, Brownville, Adams, Hounsfield, Worth, Watertown, Lorraine and Richmond county
  • Company K at Watertown
September 5 Companies A and B mustered in
September 7 Companies C and D mustered in
September 8 Companies E and F mustered in
September 10 Company H mustered in
September 17 – 21 Bradley Winslow mustered in as colonel, E. Jay Marsh as lieutenant colonel and Abram Sternberg as major.
September 21 Company I mustered in
September 26 Company G mustered in at Hart’s Island, New York.
September 28 Left New York for Petersburg, Virginia.
September 29 Company K mustered in
October 1

Siege of Petersburg

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac
October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run
March 25

Fort Stedman, Petersburg
1865
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign
April 2

Fall of Petersburg.

The regiment suffered severe casualties attacking Fort Mahone, losing 48 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 11 offiicers and 115 men wounded and 6 enlisted men missing. Colonel Winslow was wounded leading a charge the Fort, and was eventually discharged for disability.
April 3 Occupation of Petersburg
April 20-27 Moved to Washington, D. C. and duty at Alexandria, Va.
May 23 Grand Review
June 2 The 186th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out near Alexandria, Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Marsh and Major Sternberg. Recruits were transferred to the 79th New York Infantry