Author: C. W. BoycePublisher:
ISBN: 9781878233011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reprint of the 28th NYVI reunion book from 1896 with some additional information
28th Regiment, NY State Volunteers
Author: C. W. BoycePublisher:
ISBN: 9781878233011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reprint of the 28th NYVI reunion book from 1896 with some additional information
Roster of the Surviving Members of the 28th Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry First Brigade First Division Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac
Author: Charles W. BoycePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Chronicles of the Twenty-first Regiment New York State Volunteers
Author: John Harrison MillsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Report of Proceedings of the ... Annual Reunion, 28th Reg't New York Volunteers
Author: United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 28th (1861-1863)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Letters of a Civil War Soldier
Author: Ellen C. CollierPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146532948X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This book blends two first-hand accounts of life in the Union Army during the opening years of the Civil War. Chandler B. Gillam wrote his wife faithfully during the two years that he was in the 28th New York Volunteers. His letters described the regiments food and housing and discussed generals and politics. He yearned for his home and worried about his farm. W. L. Hicks kept a diary which he entitled , History of the 28th New York Volunteers. His manuscript was found amid the hundred letters in the Gillam collection. Hicks recorded the regiments organization, activities, and leadership changes, and told stories about military life. Gillam and Hicks were among the first to enlist when President Lincoln called for volunteers after South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter on April 14, 1861. They and almost 800 other men from Western New York were formed into the 28th New York Volunteers. Like most volunteers, they were eager to fight to suppress the rebellion and save the Union. They did not think the war would last long. After a month in training, the regiment moved to Washington, D.C., where it paraded before President Lincoln on July 4th. It then marched to Martinsburg and areas near Harpers Ferry. Placed in a division under General Robert Patterson, the men expected to march forward to Winchester and prevent the Confederacy from reinforcing southern forces in Manassas. Instead, Patterson marched his division back to Charlestown. When the Union lost the first battle of Bull Run, morale sank, and Gillam wrote on August 6, 1861, that if all the Gens. do as Patterson did, the war will last a good while. The waiting for action continued through the fall, although grumbling decreased after Maj. General Nathaniel Banks replaced Patterson in command. On October 21 the regiment marched to Edwards Ferry where they saw the sad results of the Union loss at Balls Bluff. Gillam wrote on October 23, Our men will not show much mercy when they go into battle which will come off this week. His hopes for action were again disappointed. By the beginning of 1862 it was clear that Stonewall Jackson would be the main challenge of the 28th New York. In April 1862 Company I of the 28th participated when Jackson attacked General James Shields in a battle for Winchester. Gillam wrote the rest of the 28th was not involved in that battle but they took part in the chase. After Shields Division withdrew, Banks men were the only Union forces left in the Shenandoah Valley, while Jacksons forces were reinforced. On May 25, the Confederate forces attacked the right wing of Banks Division. Although the left flank where the 28th was fighting was holding its own, its leader, Colonel Dudley Donnelly, received orders to retire. The 28th was the last regiment to leave the field. Gillam and Hicks wrote of Winchester citizens adding to the Confederate shelling by firing from their windows. Winchester continued to change hands and by June 7 the 28th New York was back in Winchester. Gillam wrote of the May 25 fight, Well, I have had a chance to be in one fight. I tell you the shells and solid shot dont sound very nice whistling over a persons head and the bullets flying round his head; it is not very nice music. The regiments second battle in Virginia was at Cedar Mountain. In July 1862 General Banks forces moved toward Warrenton, and Confederate forces under Jackson sought to cut them off. The First Brigade moved toward Cedar Mountain and Banks sent orders to hold the position. When the rest of the corps arrived on August 9, the First Brigade was ordered into the woods facing a cleared wheat field. Across the field was another woods where the Confederates had artillery. The First Brigade advanced through artillery fire and hand to hand combat and captured two cannon. Confeder
A Brief History of the Twenty-Eighth Regiment New York State Volunteers
Author: C. B. BoycePublisher:
ISBN: 9780740446498
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
28th New York Infantry.
Campaigns of the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment, New York State Volunteers
Author: History of the Sixtieth Regiment New York State Volunteers
Author: Richard EddyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Chronicles of the Twenty-first Regiment New York State Volunteers
Author: John Harrison [From Old Catal MillsPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019875865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book recounts the experiences of the Twenty-First Regiment New York State Volunteers during the American Civil War. Written by a member of the regiment who served as a hospital steward, this book provides detailed descriptions of battles, camp life, and medical care during the war. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of the American Civil War or military medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Richard Eddy