161st New York Infantry Regiment

161st New York Infantry Regiment Flag_of_New_York_(1778-1901).svg 250px October 27, 1862–November 12, 1865 United States 1861 Union Infantry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Plains Store Siege of Port Hudson Battle of Kock's Plantation Second Battle of Sabine Pass Red River Campaign Battle of Sabine Cross Roads Mobile Campaign Battle of Spanish Fort Battle of Fort Blakeley November 12, 1865 50px 1st Division, XIX Corps 50px XVII Corps 50px 2nd Division, Reserve, XIX CorpsNew York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 160th New York Infantry Regiment 162nd New York Infantry Regiment The 161st New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The regiment was organized in Elmira, New York and was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on October 27, 1862; it was composed of companies from Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Chenango and Broome Counties. During this time, a typhoid epidemic caused many deaths, with subsequent desertions both at Elmira and in New York City.http://hughesheritage.org/htm_docs/att_09.html 161st Voluntary Infantry Unit Outline summarized from ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1904, New York Adjutant General's Office. No. 40. 1905, Albany, NY, Brandow. pp. 743-902. 2018-08-07 2020-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200804140839/http://hughesheritage.org/htm_docs/att_09.html dead The regiment left the State December 4, 1862; it served in Grover's Division, Department of the Gulf, from December, 1862; in 2d Brigade, Augur's Division, from December 31, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, Augur's Division, 19th Corps, from January 21, 1863; in 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from March, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from August 15, 1863; in the Engineer Brigade, Department of the Gulf, from June, 1864; with the 17th Corps from August 14, 1864; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, Reserve, 19th Corps, from August 17, 1864; at Columbus, Kentucky, from October 26, 1864; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, Reserve, 19th Corps, at Memphis, Tennessee, from November 20, 1864; in the 4th Brigade, Reserve, Military Division of West Mississippi, from December 4, 1864; in 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Corps, from February, 1865; in the District of Florida in June, 1865. The spring 1863 attack on Port Hudson and the battle at Donaldsonville caused many casualties; illness at New Iberia caused many deaths while the autumn attack on Sabine Pass resulted in many captured. New recruits arrived in the winter of 1863–4 in time for the Red River Campaign. At the Battle of Sabine Cross Roads, many were wounded and captured, while in the summer many deaths from chronic diarrhea occurred at Morganza. New recruits again arrived in the fall, while the beginning of 1865 saw a steamboat accident with drownings and injuries. In the spring, the regiment participated in the Mobile Campaign, then traveled to Florida.http://hughesheritage.org/htm_docs/att_09.html 161st Voluntary Infantry Unit Outline summarized from ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1904, New York Adjutant General's Office. No. 40. 1905, Albany, NY, Brandow. pp. 743-902. 2018-08-07 2020-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200804140839/http://hughesheritage.org/htm_docs/att_09.html dead They were in the Department of Florida from July, 1865, and assigned to Fort Jefferson, Florida in Aug. 1865;Reid Thomas America's Fortress University Press of Florida Gainesville 9780813030197 92 the regiment was honorably discharged and mustered out November 12, 1865, at Tallahassee, Florida.New York State Military Museum Unit History Project 161st Infantry Regiment Civil WarFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Total strength and casualties During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 32 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 23 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 250 enlisted men; total, 1 officer, 305 enlisted men; aggregate, 306; of whom 13 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.New York State Military Museum Unit History Project 161st Infantry Regiment Civil WarFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Commanders Colonel Gabriel T. Harrower Colonel Henry G. Harrower Lieutenant Colonel Marvin D. Stillwell Lieutenant Colonel William B. Kinsey Major Charles Straun Major Willis E. Craig See also American Civil War New York (state) List of New York Civil War regiments Notes References The Civil War Archive External links New York State Military Museum Unit History Project New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 161st Infantry Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 161st New York Infantry Regiment. Civil War Talk John H. Dickey questions Discussion in 'Civil War History - The Naval War' started by Mike Serpa, Dec 5, 2013. Infantry 161 Category:1862 establishments in New York (state) Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865