Civil war regiments, New York State

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New York State Regiments
an Overview

Spring 2011 CoverBy Jason Schaaf

The Number 10

In the entirety of the war the death toll roughly equals 650,000

The population of the country today is 10x what it was in 1861

Relative loss of life then equals 6.5 million

Each day of the war the country by this comparison would be 4,452.

Regiments of the Hudson Valley

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Irish Brigade

Comprised of 3 separate units

1st Regiment of the Irish Brigade (69th Infantry New York State Volunteers

182d Infantry New York State Volunteers (69th Artillery, serving as infantry,

1st Regiment of Corcoran's Legion) and the 69th National Guard Infantry (State Militia).

Uneasy relationship at wars start

71st New York Nativist Brigade

Battle of Fredericksburg

10th Infantry Regiment Sons of Erin

File:American Civil War Chaplain.JPG20th New York State Militia
Ulster Guard

Mustered April 20th 1861

Remained in service till 1866

Formed by Col. George Watson Bratt

Severed in all the major battles in the East except Chancellorsville

Antietam September 17,1862

Hell of the Cornfield

http://www.ulsterguard.us/images/ColGWP.jpghttp://www.ulsterguard.us/images/Camp.jpg124th New York Orange Blossoms

Officially mustered into service September 5, 1862 in Orange County, NY

Led by Col. Augustus Van Horne Ellis

Starts at 1000 men

Present at all the major battles of the Army of the Potomac

They got their name before Chancellorsville

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Mustered into service June 27, 1861 out of Yonkers

Led by Col. John S. Cocks

Absorbed 4 Mass Units

By end of the war absorbs several more decimated units

Suffers the 2nd highest casualty rate of any New York Regiment

Experiences at Chancellorsville

40th Regiment NY Volunteer Infantry - MarkerGettysburg
July 1-3rd 1863

III Army Corp

Major General Dan Sickles

Colorful history

Resentment over Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville

Gettysburg

Devils Den

Combined 124th and 40th losses close to 300

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Dutchess County Regiment

Mustered out of Poughkeepsie on October 10th 1862

Remained stagnant in guard duty at Camp Belger

Lost 1/3 of their number

Gettysburg

Go in Dutchess County!!

Shermans March

Siege and burning of Atlanta

Cpt. David B. Sleight of LaGrange

Killed March 16th 1865 at Averysborough

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Seymour Guard

Mustered out of Albany on December 19th, 1862

Early service was relatively easy

Protected Washington DC

U.S. Grant

Aggressive strategy

Cold Harbor and Petersburg

A new type of war

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Women and Civil War

Over 20,000 women directly supported the Union Cause

Mostly as Nurses and laundresses

Requirements past 30 years of age, healthy, plain almost to repulsion in dress and devoid of personal attractions. Dorthea Dix

Ladies of Poughkeepsie

Created the Flag for 20th New York State Militia

Lyons Wakeman

Sarah Rossetta Wakeman

Served as part of the 153rd New York

Saw action at the Battle of Pleasant Hill

http://image.iarchives.nysed.gov/images/images/78287.jpgThe Inspiration of a Museum

Expectations

What should be in a Museum dedicated to New York in the Civil War?

Available for teachers?

Available for Students?

Available online?

Inspiration: What can we learn from examining pictures?

Inspiration: What can we learn from examining letters, journals and diaries?

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Inspiration: What can we learn from examining food?

Salt pork, bacon, or beef

Soft bread, flour, cornmeal, or hardtack

Beans or peas

Rice or hominy

Coffee

Tea

Sugar

Vinegar

Molasses

Inspiration: What can we learn from examining clothing?

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