188th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 188th New York Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 36 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 53 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1864
Organized at Rochester, New York.

  • Company A was principally recruited at Villenova, Allegany, Madison, Yorkshire, Freedom and Mansfield
  • Company B at Rochester, Avon, Phelps, Victor, Italy, Penn Yan, Naples and Geneseo
  • Company C at Italy, Jerusalem, Rochester, Milo, Avon, Middlesex and Springwater
  • Company D at Springwater, York, Sparta, Avon, Potter, Portage, North Dansville, Geneseo, Leicester and Mt. Morris
  • E at Livonia, Potter, Portage, Richmond, Avon, Farmington, Jerusalem, Springwater, Seneca, York and Leicester
  • Company F at Rochester, Corning, Canandaigua, Hornby and Tuscarora
  • Company G at Springwater, Avon, Gorham, Mt. Morris, Canandaigua, Sparta, Middlesex, Leicester, Italy and Harrington
  • Company H at Rochester, Sparta, Avon, Dansville and Springwater
  • Company I at Avon, Nunda, Rochester, Dansville, Livonia, Groveland, Conesus, Mt. Morris, Phelps and York
  • Company K at Rochester, North Dansville, Conesus, Groveland, Torry, Milo, Avon and Middlesex
September 24 Company A organized as Company E, 183rd New York Infantry (which did not complete organization) and mustered in at Elmira, N.Y.
October 4-22 Mustered in under the command of Colonel John McMahon, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle and Major Christopher Davison
October 13 Seven companies left New York under the command of Major Davison to join the Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps
October 20

Siege of Petersburg
October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run

The regiment lost 12 men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 40 men wounded and 1 man missing.
December 7-12 Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad
1865
February 5-7

Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run

The regiment lost 5 men dead, 21 wounded, and 3 missing.
March 25
Hatcher’s Run

The regiment lost 13 men killed or mortally wounded, 18 men wounded, and 3 men missing.
March 28-April 9
Appomattox Campaign

The regiment lost 1 officer and 9 men killed or mortally wounded, and 2 officers and 33 men wounded.
March 29 Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run and Junction of Boydton and Quaker Roads
March 31

White Oak Ridge
April 1

Five Forks
April 2

Fall of Petersburg

The regiment lost 45 casualties in the three days of fighting between March 31 and April 2.
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army. The 188th New York had the honor of posting guard around the courthouse during Lee’s surrender.
May 1-12 March to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
June Duty at Washington
July 1 Mustered out under the command of Colonel John McMahon, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle and Major Christopher Davison