Vernon, Newburgh, Staten Island, Sing Sing and Williamsburgh; in Connecticut, New Jersey and Canada. By your order I detailed companies B, G and K, to assist the provost guard on the occasion, which duty they performed with alacrity, assisting to work the engines and guarding the, prisoners till two o'clock on the morning of the fourteenth. The letters are accompanied by (inaccurate) typed transcripts, as well as some biographical information and photocopies of published articles by Thompson about his Civil War experiences. Mustered in: May 4, 1861 Mustered out: May 20, 1863 The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. -- The University at Albany, Dept. On the 7th of May, company C, on board the " Shawshane," went up the Chowan river to the town of Gatesville, landed and destroyed a large amount of commissary stores belonging to the enemy. John England Letters to William Kelby. Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1900. Abstract: Chiefly correspondence from Glaser to his family while he served with New York's 9th Infantry Volunteers (1861-1863), Hawkins' Zouaves, and 17th Infantry Veteran Volunteers (1863-1864). The 9th corps now became a part of the Army of the Potomac. Hayman of the 7th United States Infantry Regiment. Whiting, to open fire on the enemy's battery, across the creek, which we did, soon silencing it. Erected by the State of New York to the memory of the 9th New York Infantry Hawkins Zouaves who fought on this Field, Sept. 17, 1862. A letter dated August 1863 describes his time in an army hospital in Portsmouth (Va.) He writes vividly and with wit about the weather, the meagre and inedible rations, the ill-fitting garments provided by the U.S. Sanitary Commission, his poor attempts to mend his clothing, his scurvy, and his troubles with lice and other vermin. (See report of Lieut. It remained at Hatteras Inlet until the 3d of February 1862, when it was selected as one of the regiments for the Burnside North Carolina expeditionGen. Enrolled on May 3, 1861, at New York City, New York, for two years service; mustered into service as captain of Company G of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on May 4, 1861; absent, sick, from December 18th, 1861, to January 14th, 1862; promoted to major on February 14, 1862; wounded in action on April 19, 1862, at Camden, North Carolina; on a leave of absence in June 1862; commanding the regiment from June 26th, 1862; temporarily assigned to command of the 89th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in September 1862; detailed as the post provost marshal of Suffolk, Virginia, from February 10, 1863; mustered out of service with the regiment on May 20, 1863, at New York City, New York. Many of the items concern the history and activities of the regiments. 1st Brigade, Hardin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to September 23, 1864. 9th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery, United States Civil War - WikiTree V35 N4 (Winter 1983) pps. The following morning (June 6) the Marion steamed down the river and dropped anchor off of Staten Island to await the arrival of the additional transport required for the regiment. After camping in detachments at various points, the regiment was concentrated at Fredericksburg, participated in the battle there in December; camped at Falmouth until Feb. 1, 1863, except Co. F, which had remained as garrison at Plymouth, N. C., rejoining the regiment on Jan. 26. ; Dept. Located at Brown University. The regiment lost 2 enlisted men mortally wounded, Lieutenants George Debvoise and Preston Webster and 13 enlisted men were wounded. Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (spreadsheet), A 'Rush Hawkins' Zouave' At General Gillmore's Headquaters, 1863, 1st Lieutenant William Henry Ennis, Company C, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, A 'Rush Hawkins' Zouave' At General Gillmore's Headquatrers, 1863, Adolphe Libaire, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Charles Henry Morse, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Rush Hawkins, Field & Staff, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Corporal Isaiah West Merrill, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Monroe Watson Carr, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Private James H. Hyde, Company E, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, Surgeon William S. Harding, Field & Staff, 9th New York Volunteer Infantry. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 2 officers, 53 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 16 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 2 officers, 27 enlisted men; total, 4 officers, 96 enlisted men; aggregate, 100; and it, or portions of it, took part in the following engagements. 9th New York Infantry Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom After a few hours rest, it marched back to the steamer and returned to the island. The 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, U.S. Union Regiments - New York - Civil War Archive Thus ended one of the hardest battles ever fought on this continent' * * * [End of Kimball's report. Contains items related to an association begun by Hawkin's Zouaves, or the 9th New York Volunteers, to start a militia of those honorably discharged "from the late war"; and items concerning the resulting militia, that is, the New York 1st Infranty Regiment. On the 24th of July, it left Norfolk and encamped at Newport News; August 3d, left Newport News and encamped at Falmouth Station; August 5th, marched to Aquia Creek; September 4th, embarked for and encamped near Washington, D. C.; September 7th, left Washington and marched to Frederick, Md., where it encamped on the 12th. The Ninth regiment, New York volunteers (Hawkins' zouaves); New York and the War with Spain: History of the Empire State Regiments. They then moved to the home of Mrs. W.D. The monument to the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Antietam is on the east side Harpers Ferry Road. It lost thirteen men wounded in this action, three of whom subsequently died. As of 2023, the NYC draft riots of 1863 remains the deadliest riot in American history. United States War of 1812 Infantry Units FamilySearch On May 13 the regiment was officially numbered as the Ninth Infantry Regiment of New York Volunteers, by the War Department and New York Adjutant General's office. I did so by throwing forward company B, Lieut. 9th New York Infantry Monument - U.S. National Park Service The Ninth lost here in wounded twelve men. After finishing their organization, the regiment was mustered into United States service on May 4, 1861, at Castle Garden by Captain S.B. The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24, 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry (N.Y.N.G. New York, Latimer Brothers & Seymour, 1863. 1865. It was here that they completed their training and were outfitted with their uniforms, arms, and equipment. Located at the Library of Congress in the Civil War drawing collection (DLC) 71.] their battles and marches. It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard. to May, 1863. May 29th, the State Board ordered $9,700 to be applied to the payment of the cost of uniforms and equipments for its non-commissioned officers and privates. 3rd Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. Attached to Newport News, Va., Dept. Our troops had already engaged the enemy's right wing, and were forcing him back with great slaughter, when your brigade was ordered to take position on the left of the road and support a battery of four pieces, which it did successfully, the Eighty-ninth regiment resisting, at the point of the bayonet, a charge of the enemy, in the most gallant and admirable manner. Located at Duke University. Edgar A. Kimball was mustered in as major, Left State for Newport News, Va. and duty there; Attached to, Expedition to Hatteras Inlet (Cos. C, G and H), Bombardment and capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark (Cos. C, G and H), Companies A, D, E, F and I moved to Fort Clark and duty there; Cos. B and K at Newport News. Subjects written about include battle descriptions, day to day life within the regiment, impressions of other regiments, opinions of senior officers, etc. Organized at Lockport, N. Y., and mustered in at Elmira, N. Y., October 28, 1862. Print. With the men and equipment loaded onto the Marion she steamed out to a point between Bedloe's Island and Castle Williams where she dropped anchor for the night. In accordance with your orders I immediately threw forward company C, Capt. Mustered into United States service May 4, 1861. "We jump to arms": the Hawkins Zoaves, 1861-1891. Donated by David Gardner. Letters, 1862 - 1864. Albany: J. The 9th Regiment was mustered in at Camp Townsend, NY and departed on the 24th of May after several weeks of drill, bound for Camp George H. Thomas at Chickamauga Park in Georgia. Download the official NPS app before your next visit. McKechnie, to the, right in the woods, who soon discovered, engaged and drove a large picket force of the enemy's cavalry across the fields toward Middletown. Company K was Captain Whiting's Battery of Artillery (and is listed separately . Army. At this time the gallant Cooper fell. HISTORY - The 69th Infantry Regiment Rush C. Hawkins, Ninth Regiment N.y.v., "hawkins' Zouaves". Thank you. Zouave - Wikipedia Shortly thereafter the steamer George Peabody arrived and 400 men of the regiment were transferred from the Marion to her. New York in the Spanish-American War 1898: Part of the Report of the Adjutant General of the State for 1900. If, however, you know of a resource that is not listed below, please send an email tong.ny.nyarng.list.historians@mail.milwith the name of the resource and where it is located. THE HEADQUARTERS WERE LOCATED HERE AND THE ORGANIZATION MARCHED AWAY IN DEFENCE OF THE UNION 850 STRONG MAY 27, 1861. New York: Century Co, 2 c1887. All rights reserved. The 9thNew York Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 69 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 23 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. Keim's Provisional Brigade to October 3, 1864; then rejoined Regiment.) 35 x 26 cm. May 8th, and 30th, it received forty Springfield and six hundred and eighty percussion muskets, the latter model of 1842, caliber 69. Adjutant Charles Gadsden and 10 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Hawkins, Major Jardine, Captains Andrew Graham and W.W. Hamill, 3 other officers and 51 enlisted men were wounded, and 6 men were captured. 69th Infantry Regiment (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom In Memoriam: Richard Henry Morris, Captain, 9th New York Infantry. Prior to the American Civil War it was one of the three regiments which formed the Fourth Brigade of the First Division of the New York State Militia. 80 pages of transcribed letters written to his mother, by Captain Richard Henry Morris, who served with the 9th Infantry Regiment from April 23, 1861 to May 20, 1863. Based upon "The Century War series.". Murray, George. New York : H. De. 556-558. He describes conditions on Hatteras Island, the voyage from North Carolina to Ship Island (Miss. Located at the New York Historical Society. After returning to Frederick an alarm of fire was given, and it was discovered that the jail was in flames. Many of the items concern the history and activities of the regiments. Total 96. 9th Regiment, New York Infantry Overview: (The nucleus of this Regiment was old Company of New York Zouaves.) 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) - Wikipedia Duty in the defences of that city till February, 1863. Volunteers was a regiment in the American Civil War. (Commissioned as lieutenant colonel on December 29, 1863, with rank from October 14th, 1863, original)[9] Appointed as captain of the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, to date from May 3rd, 1864; brevetted to the rank of brigadier general of United States Volunteers on November 2, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the War of the Rebellion; resigned his commission on April 12, 1866.[10]. 83rd N.Y. Infty Ninth Regiment NYSM - NGSNY From the right side: Harpers Ferry, Va., Cedar Mountain, Va. Rappahonnock, Va. Thoroughfare Gap, Va. 2nd Bull Run, Va. Chantilly, Va. South Mountain, Md. At night it encamped, near the field of battle. About 2 P.M. having forded the Antietam Creek, the regiment meeting with desperate resistance, advanced to this position and held it until ordered elsewhere. A few letters from his brother, who served in the U.S. Army's 14th Infantry Regiment, including those relating to his participation in the Battle of Petersburg, Va., in 1864. Albany: Argus Company Printers, 1903. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) On the 29th of May, 1863, (Special Orders 252), [Assem. of History, 2003. the "Little Major" commanded the Regiment from 1867 until 1893. [6] Enrolled on April 23, 1861, at New York City, New York, for two years service; mustered into service as major of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on May 4, 1861, at New York City, New York; promoted to lieutenant colonel on February 14, 1862; killed by Brigadier General Michael Corcoran, U.S. The governor of New York accepted the offer of the company, and also granted the authorization to Hawkins to raise a regiment of Zouaves. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 HEADQUARTERS NINTH NEW. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Newport News. Again I have to thank all officers and men of the regiment for the discipline exhibited on this occasion, and cheerful obedience to every order, although nearly exhausted with fatigue, hunger and want of sleep. Located at Brown University. 22nd New York Battery assigned to Regiment as Company "M" February 5, 1863. It was one of the nine Heavy Artillery regiments to suffer over 200 killed. After bivouacking on the field, we again marched on the 15th, and on the evening of the 16th, after dark, took position in front of the enemy's right wing, your brigade being on the extreme left of our own forces, and a small creek (the Antietam) between us and the enemy. Gen. Reno's column taking the direct road soon found the enemy and engaged them near Camden, N. C. Col. Hawkins' command soon arrived on the field, and a severe action ensued. U.S. Army Co. A, 9th New York Volunteers (Hawkins Zouaves), kept from May 1, 1861-Feb 4. In August, in company with the "Turner rifles" (Twentieth New York), it went on an expedition up the Peninsula. 9th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War Philadelphia: The Order, 1894. Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1900. 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Military Wiki Although it . Personal papers include invitations and ephemera pertaining to attendance of civic and military events, parades, etc. The 9th, Hawkins' Zouaves, recruited mainly in New York city and with 1 company from the 18th regiment state militia, was there mustered into the U. S. service on May 4, 1861, for a two years' term. 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The regiment served in the 3d Brigade, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, from January, 1862; at Roanoke Island, from February 3, 1862; in 4th Brigade, Hawkins' Coast Division (3d), 9th Corps, from March, 1862; in the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 9th Corps, from July, 1862.