176th New York Infantry Regiment

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“Ironsides”

The 176th Regiment Infantry lost 2 officers and 30 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded during the Civil War. Two officers and 146 enlisted men were lost to disease of whom one officer and 17 men died in Confederate captivity.

1862
September-
January, 1863		 Organized at New York under Colonel Mark Hoyt, who was forced to resign for medical reasons before the regiment finshed its organization. Some men were recruited for nine months and the rest for three years, even within the same company.

  • Company A at Hamilton, Madison, Brookfield, Canastota, for nine months
  • Company B at New York City, Brooklyn, Sherburne, for nine months and three years
  • Company C at New York City, Warwick, Blooming Grove, Oyster Bay, Wallkill, Milan and Buffalo for nine months
  • Company D at New York City, Brooklyn, Oyster Bay, Sing Sing, Monroe and Chester for nine months and three years
  • Company E at New York City, Wallkill, Whitehall, White Creek and Milton for nine months and three years
  • Company F at Eaton, Nelson, Georgetown and Stockbridge for nine months
  • Company G at New York City, Otsego, Pelham, Southampton, Wallkill, New Lisbon, Buffalo and Cooperstown for nine months and three years
  • Company H at Syracuse and Buffalo for nine months
  • Companies I and K (of the S2d National Guard) at Brooklyn for nine months
December 22 Nine companies of the 176th New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Charles C. Nott, Lieutenant Colonel Augustine J. H. Dugame and Major Morgan Morgan, Jr.
1863
January 10 Company K mustered in.
January 11 Left New York for New Orleans, Louisiana.
January Duty in the District of LaFourche, Defenses of New Orleans, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf, guarding lines of New Orleans & Opelousas Railroad at Brashear City, LaFourche Crossing, Tigerville, Bonnet Carte, and other points
June 17 and 19 Actions at Pattersonville
June 19-21

LaFourche Crossing

The regment was commanded by Major Morgan Morgan. It lost 4 men killed or mortally wounded, 11 men wounded, and 1 man missing.
June 20

Thibodeaux

Company D lost 10 men captured.
June 23

Battle of Fort Buchanan and Bayou Boeuf

Most of the 176th New York Infantry Regiment was captured. Captain Cutter and 9 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 men were wounded, and 19 officers and 406 men were captured. Companies A, F, and I were captured in their entirety, as well as Colonel Nott, Lieutenant Colonel Duganne, Captains William Coe and S. Thomison and Lieutenants L.W. Stevenson, Sherman, D. G. Gillette, D.G. Wellington, J.D. Fry, J. Babcock, T.F. Petrie and J.F. Kimball. The regiment’s baggage and even knapsacks, haveracks and canteens were lost.

Captain Charles Barber took command of the remnants of the regiment, numbering 156 men.
June 23 Brashear City
November 16 Nine months men were discharged.
December 24 Captain Charles Lewis of the 159th New York mustered in as major
1864
January 4 Ordered to Franklin, Louisiana.
February Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf
April 15-May 22

Red River Campaign
April 15-18 Moved from Carrollton to Alexandria
April 19 At Alexandria
May 3 Governor Moore’s Plantation
May 5 Wilson’s Farm
May 13-20 Retreat to Morganza
May 16 Mansura
May At Morganza
June Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf
July 3-29 Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
July 26 Colonel Nott, Lieutenant Colonel Duganne, and many of the men captured at Brashear City were released in an exchange of prisoners.
August 7-
November 28

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Assigned to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, 19th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade 
August 8 Colonel Nott was mustered out.
September 8 Berryville
September 19

Third Battle of Winchester (or Opequon)

The regiment lost 8 men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 27 men wounded, and 9 men missing.
September 22

Battle of Fisher’s Hill

The regiment lost 1 man killed and 1 man wounded, and captured four Confederate guns.
October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

The regiment lost 1 officer and 7 men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 10 men wounded, and 1 officer and 30 men missing.
October-January At Kernstown and Winchester
December 19 Lieutenant Colonel Dugane mustered out for disability. Major Lewis was promoted to lieutenant colonel with rank to November 15.
1865
January 5-22 Moved to Savannah, Georgia. Assigned to 3rd Brigade, Grover’s Division, District of Savannah, Department of the South
February 20 Colonel Ambrose Stevens of the 123rd New York mustered in as colonel
March 5 Moved to Wilmington, North Carolina and assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
March 10 To Morehead City
April 8 Moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina
May 2-7 Moved to Savannah. Duty there and the Districts of Augusta, Columbus and Macon, Georgia, Department of Georgia
July Assigned to Districts of Augusta and Columbus, Department of Georgia
September 12 Colonel Stevens mustered out. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Lewis was promoted to colonel.
1866
April 27 Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Lewis