185th New York Infantry Regiment

185th New York Infantry Regiment August 26, 1864May 30, 1865 United States Union Infantry Siege of PetersburgBattle of Boydton Plank RoadBattle of Hatcher's RunAppomattox CampaignBattle of Lewis's FarmBattle of White Oak RoadBattle of Five ForksThird Battle of PetersburgBattle of Appomattox Court HouseNew York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865 179th New York Infantry Regiment 186th New York Infantry Regiment The 185th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 185th New York Infantry was organized August 26, 1864, at Syracuse, New York, and mustered on September 19, 1864, for one-year service under the command of Colonel Edwin S. Jenney. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1865. The 185th New York Infantry mustered out of service May 30, 1865, in Washington, D.C. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Detailed service Left New York for Petersburg, Va., September 27, 1864. Siege of Petersburg, Va., October 1, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27–28, 1864. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7–12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5–7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. Junction of Boydton and Quaker Roads March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Pursuit of Lee April 3–9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D. C., May 1–12. Grand Review of the Armies May 23. Casualties thumb|right|upright=.7|Pvt Carlos E Rodgers of the 185th N.Y. Infantry killed March 30/31 or April 1, 1865 Va The regiment lost a total of 98 men during service; 3 officers and 53 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 39 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders thumb|upright=.7|right|Gustavus Sniper Colonel Edwin S. Jenney - resigned February 3, 1865 Colonel Gustavus Sniper Notable members Private Adelbert Everson, Company D - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Five Forks See also American Civil War New York (state) List of New York Civil War regiments New York in the Civil War References Clarke, H. Wadsworth. Roster of the 185th Regiment N.Y.V. (Syracuse, NY: s.n.), 1889. Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Wood, Jeffrey L. Under Chamberlain's Flag: The Stories of the 198th Pennsylvania Volunteers and the 185th New York Volunteers (Victoria, BC: Trafford), 2008. 1-4120-7874-1 Attribution Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Infantry 185 Category:1864 establishments in New York (state) Category:1865 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.