144th New York Volunteer Infantry

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144th New York Volunteer Infantry

Organized at Delhi, N.Y., and mustered in September 27, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 11, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Defenses of Washington, to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to February, 1864. 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, to April, 1864. District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to June, 1864. District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to October, 1864. 3rd Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, Coast Division, Dept. of the South, to January, 1865. 3rd Separate Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to May, 1865. Port Royal, Dept. of the South, to June, 1865.

Casualty Totals:

Battle Related

Killed

Officers 1

Enlisted 20

Wounded - died

Officers 1

Enlisted 18

Wounded - recovered

Officers 5

Enlisted 158

Missing

Officers 0

Enlisted 13

TOTAL 216

Died of Disease & other causes

Officers 4

Enlisted 173

Died as POWs

Officers 0

Enlisted 1

TOTAL 178

TOTAL CASUALTIES - 394

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History of the 144th regiment

History of the 144th regiment, New York volunteer infantry (1903)

Author: McKee, James Harvey, 1840-1918

Subject: New York infantry

Publisher: [New York] H.E. Bailey

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Descriptive Book of the 144th Regiment, U.S.

NOTE: This book lists the men by Company and gives personal information about each one such as his age, height, color of hair and eyes, complexion, occupation, where born, enlistment information and sometimes there are remarks about death, desertion, transfer, etc. Book is very fragile and some of the writing has faded. Send SASE to the Delaware County Clerks Office, P.O. Box 426, Delhi, New York to request cost for copy of personal information on your ancestor.

BASED ON THE DESCRIPTIVE BOOK OF THE 144th REGIMENT, U.S.

The 144th New York Volunteer Infantry was a Delaware County Regiment. Of the Regiment's total enrollment of 1409 men, 852 were from Delaware County, 16 were from Chenango County, 15 were from Cattaraugus County and smaller numbers of men were from other counties. In August and September of 1862, the Regiment was organized and drilled at "Camp Delaware," located about a mile below Delhi, the County Seat, on the grounds of the County Poor House Farm.

The Regiment was organized into 10 Companies with enrollments principally as follows: Co. A (Tompkins), Co. B (Walton and Masonville), Co. C (Delhi, Hamden, Stamford, Meredith, Harpersfield, and Kortright), Co. D (Franklin), Co. E. (Andes and Bovina), Co. F (Hancock and many from Penn.), Co. G (Middletown), Co. H (Roxbury, Stamford, and Harpersfield), Co. I (Kortright, Davenport, Sidney, and Meredith) and Co. K (Colchester).

The 144th was sworn into Federal service on September 27, 1862. They marched out from Camp at 7:30 A.M. on October 8 for Hancock, where they took the train for Elmira, this areas collection center. The 144th was mustered out of Federal service at Elmira in July of 1865 and as each Company was paid off, the men left for home.

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