153rd New York Infantry Regiment

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The 153rd New York Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 38 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 10 oficers and 122 enlisted men wounded and 1 officer and 160 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
Organized at Fonda, New York.

  • Company A was principally recruited at Johnstown
  • Company B at Mohawk, Palatine and Root
  • Company C at Glen, Florida, Root and Charleston
  • Company D at Johnstown and Mayfield
  • Company E at Minden and St. Johnsville
  • Company F at Ephratah, Canajoharie, Oppenheim, Clifton Park and Lassellsville
  • Company G at Mooers, Altona, Essex and Plattsburg
  • Company H at Greenfield, Milton, Gal-way, Clifton Park, Ballston Spa, Moreau, Root and Wilson
  • Company I at Champlain, Chesterfield, Plattsburg and AuSable
  • Company K at Queensbury, Ellenburg, Altona and Mooers
October 17 The 153rd New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Duncan McMartin, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Armstrong and Major Edwin P. Davis
October 18 Left New York for Washington, D.C.
October Guard and police duty at Alexandria, Va., and at Washington, D.C. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington and then District of Alexandria, Defenses of Washington
1863
February 18 Lieutenant Colonel Armstrong was discharged.
April 21 Colonel Duncan McMartin was discharged for disability and Major Edwin Davis was promoted to colonel.
May 1 Captain William Printup of Company C was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Alexander Strain of Company G was promoted to major.
August Attached to Martindale’s Command, Garrison of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps
November 17 Lieutenant Colonel Printup was discharged for disability.
December 4 Major Strain was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
1864
February Ordered to Department of the Gulf and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps
March 1 Adjutant Stephen Sammons was promoted to major
March 10-May 22

Red River Campaign
March 14-26 Advance from Franklin to Alexandria
April 8

Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
April 9

Pleasant Hill

The regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 24 wounded and 4 missing
April 23 Monett’s Ferry, Cane River Crossing
April 26-May 13 At Alexandria
May 13-20 Retreat to Morganza
May 16 Mansura and Avoyelle’s Prairie
May-June Duty at Morganza
July 1-12 Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia then to Washington, D.C.
July 12-13

Repulse of Early’s attack on Washington
July 14-23 Snicker’s Gap Expedition
July Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division
August 7-November 28

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 27 Major Sammons was discharged and Captain Jacob Klock of Company E promoted to major
September 19

Third Battle of Winchester (Opequon)

Major Jacob Klock and 18 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and Captains John De Wandelaer and John Lassell, Lieutenants Hiram Argersinger and Cornelius Burns and 47 enlisted men wounded
September 22

Battle of Fisher’s Hill

The regiment lost 3 enlisted men wounded
October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

The regiment lost 16 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Strain, Lieutenants George Hodges, James Veeder, 3 other officers and 48 enlisted men were wounded, and 10 men were missing
November-April Duty at Middletown, Newtown and Stephenson’s Depot
December 3 Captain George McLaughlin of Company H was promoted to major
1865
January 4 Lieutenant Colonel Strain was discharged for disability due to his Cedar Creek wounds at hospital in Annapolis, Maryland
February Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah
February 2 Major McLaughlin was promoted to lieutenant colonel
February 8 Captain Charles Putman of Company C was promoted to major
April 5 Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dwight’s Division, Department of Washington
May 23-24 Grand Review
July Ordered to Savannah, Georgia and duty in the Department of Georgia
September 9 Major Putman died of typhoid fever at Savannah.
September 19 Adjutant Abram Davis was promoted to major but not mustered
October 2 The 153rd New York Infantry Regiment mustered out at Savannah, Georgia under the command of Colonel Davis and Lieutenant Colonel McLaughlin.