137th New York Infantry Regiment

137th New York Infantry Regiment Flag_of_New_York_(1778-1901).svg 250px August 31, 1862 - June 9, 1865 United States Union Infantry 1,111 Battle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of GettysburgBattle of WauhatchieBattle of Lookout MountainBattle of Missionary RidgeAtlanta campaignBattle of ResacaBattle of DallasBattle of New Hope ChurchBattle of AllatoonaBattle of Kolb's FarmBattle of Kennesaw MountainBattle of MariettaBattle of Peachtree CreekSiege of AtlantaSherman's March to the SeaCarolinas campaignBattle of Bentonville David Ireland Colonel Koert S. Van Voorhees Lieutenant ColonelNew York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 136th New York Infantry Regiment 139th New York Infantry Regiment thumb|New York Infantry monument at Gettysburg Battlefield The 137th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is famous for accomplishing a similar feat to the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment during the Battle of Gettysburg on the second day at the other end of the United States' line.Gallagher 2013 1:55 Service The 137th New York Infantry was organized at Binghamton, New York beginning August 31, 1862 and mustered in for three years service on September 25, 1862 under the command of Colonel David Ireland. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, XII Corps, October 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. The 137th New York Infantry mustered out of service June 9, 1865. Recruits and veterans were transferred to the 102nd New York Volunteer Infantry on June 1, 1865. Detailed service Left New York for Washington, D.C., September 25, 1862. Moved to Harpers Ferry, Va., September 27–30, 1862. Duty at Bolivar Heights until December. Reconnaissance to Rippon, Va., November 9. Charlestown November 9. Reconnaissance to Winchester December 2–6. Charlestown and Berryville December 2. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 9–16. At Fairfax Station until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20–24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5.Dyer 1908 1456Phisterer 1912 3804 Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. The 137th New York played a pivotal part in the Battle of Gettysburg. It was this unit that on the night of July 2, repulsed the Confederate attack on the previously abandoned works on Culp's Hill. They were the extreme right flank of the Union lines on that night. Stretched at double interval, there were times where the unit was taking fire from three sides. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5–24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until September. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 4. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28–29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. Lookout Mountain November 23–24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Duty at Bridgeport until May 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11. Battle of Resaca May 14–15. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22–25. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14, Lost Mountain June 15–17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes' Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5–17. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads October 26–29. Near Atlanta November 9. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Near Davisboro November 28. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Averysboro, N.C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9–13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review of the Armies May 24. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 294 men during service; 6 officers and 121 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 163 enlisted men died of disease. 26.4% of the 1,111 men who were in the regiment would die during their time of service. Commanders Colonel (United States) David Ireland Lieutenant Colonel Koert S. Van Voorhees - received a brevet promotion to colonel on March 13, 1865 See also American Civil War New York (state) List of New York Civil War regiments New York in the Civil War References Citations 60em Sources 60em Cleutz David Fields of Fame & Glory: Col. David Ireland and the 137th New York Volunteers Xibris Corporation 1450030696 Bloomington, IN 427 2010 503256005 Cleutz David In their Own Words : Col. David Ireland and the 137th New York Volunteers Putnam Binghamton, N.Y. 118 2005 503256005 Dyer Frederick H A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 B01BUFJ76Q https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu/page/n1356/mode/1up 8697590 PDF Gale, Andrew H. Civil War Letters and Diary of Andrew H. Gale of the 137th Regiment, New York State Volunteers (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books), 2005. 0-7884-3278-8 Jeffers, Ira S. 8 Pounds of Butter and Cheese: Letters from the Civil War by Ira S. Jeffers, 137th N.Y.V. (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse), 2008. 1-4343-7542-0 Phisterer Frederick New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865 J.B. Lyon Company Albany, NY https://archive.org/details/newyorkinwarofre05phisrich/page/3804/mode/2up 8 November 2020 1912 848581782 Gallagher Gary Darden Leadership Ride Elective Course: Spring 2013, Class 5 (Final Wrap-up) 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uq7f__LsWs&t=3548s YouTube DardenMBA 8 November 2020 External links National flag of the 137th New York Infantry 137th New York Infantry monument at Gettysburg Battlefield Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Infantry 137