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22nd New
York Infantry
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22nd New York
Infantry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 20 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-second New York Infantry. — Col., Walter Phelps, Jr.; Lieut.-Cols.,
Gorton F. Thomas, John McKee, Jr., Thomas J. Strong; Majs., John McKee, Jr., George
Clendon, Jr., Thomas J. Strong, Lyman Ormsby. The 22nd, known as the 2nd Northern New York
regiment, was composed of four companies from Washington county, three from Essex, two
from Warren and one from Saratoga county and was mustered into the U. S. service at Camp
Rathbone, Troy, on June 6, 1861, for two years. A fortnight later it moved to Albany,
where it remained until June 28, when it left for Washington. It encamped on Meridian hill
until July 24, when it moved to Arlington heights, where it was assigned to Gen. Keyes'
brigade, which in March, 1862, became the 3d brigade, 3d division, 1st corps. Winter
quarters were occupied at Upton's hill until March 10, 1862, when the regiment joined in
the movement to Centerville, but returned to Upton's hill immediately afterward, and
proceeded to Falmouth in April. In June the regiment became a part of the 1st brigade, 1st
division, 3d corps, Army of Virginia, and in Sept., 1862, the same brigade and division,
was made part of the 1st corps, Army of the Potomac. This brigade was known as the Iron
Brigade before the Iron Brigade of the West was formed. At Manassas the loss of the
regiment was 180 killed, wounded or missing, out of 379 engaged, of whom 46 were killed or
mortally wounded, or over 12 per cent. Of 24 officers present, 19 were killed or wounded,
9 mortally, among them Lieut. -Col. Thomas. The first week of September was spent in camp
at Upton's hill and it next advanced to South mountain, where it was closely engaged, then
to Antietam, where again the loss was heavy. About the middle of November, the command
arrived at Falmouth and participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, being stationed on
the extreme left of the army. It then returned to camp at Falmouth and joined in the
"Mud March," after which it went into winter quarters at Belle Plain. On April
28, 1863, camp was broken for the Chancellorsville movement, during which the regiment was
held in reserve and met its only loss at Pollock's Mill creek, where 10 men were wounded
while acting as rear-guard. The regiment was mustered out at Albany, June 19, 1863, having
lost 72 men by death from wounds and 28 by death from other causes. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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