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Members
of the
7th New York Heavy Artillery
who were Killed in Battle
who died of wounds received in battle
and who died in Southern Prisons
in 1864 and 1865,
with brief outline of its active service.
The 7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment was
formed in the 13th Senatorial District in obedience to General Order No.
52, Headquarters State of New York, July 7th, 1862. Mustered into
United States service August 18th, 1862. Left Albany 6 p.m.
August 19th, 1862. Arrived in Washington, D. C., August 21st, and
immediately placed in the defences of that city north of the
Potomac. Left Washington May 15th, 1864 and joined the Army of the
Potomac near Spottsylvania C. H., Va., on the night of the 17th.
On the 19th fought its first battle at Spottsylvania, on the Po River,
defending the Army trains from capture. Lost 13 killed, 62 wounded
and 9 missing. Moving with the Second Corps, through Guiney's
Station and Bowling Green, it reached the North Anna and was engaged on
the 23rd, losing 4 killed, 24 wounded and 4 missing; passed through
Chesterfield, crossed the Pamunkey River at Newcastle and reached
Totopotomy Creek. On the 29th charged the enemy's works, carried
them, losing 24 killed, 71 wounded and 12 missing. At Cold Harbor,
June 3rd, carried the first line of works, captured a Battle Flag, 300
prisoners and several guns. Loss 76 killed, 248 wounded, 116
missing; most of the missing being killed inside enemy's works.
Leaving Cold Harbor, the Regiment crossed the
Chickahominy at Long Bridge, thence to James River, crossed at Windmill
Point, reaching Petersburg on the night of the 15th. Made a charge
on the evening of the 16th, losing 35 killed, 105 wounded and 304 taken
prisoners. The Regiment remained on duty near Petersburg during
the Fall and Winter of 1864. It participated in the expedition of
Deep Bottom July 27th and Aug. 22nd, from which place it had just
returned when it was ordered on to the Weldon Railroad to destroy it,
which was done for several miles.
It was also in the fight at Reams Station, where
it lost 7 killed, 12 wounded and 83 missing; total 102. This was
its last fight. When the Regiment joined the Army of the Potomac
on the 19th of May it had, fit for duty, 66 officers and 1774. On
the 28th of Aug. it had 6 officers and 168 men fit for duty. Feb.
22nd, 1865, it was ordered to Baltimore, where it remained until
mustered out un June and August 1865.
1864 Recapitulation.
May 19th, fit for duty: 66 officers, 1774
men.
Aug. 28th, fit for duty: 6 officers,
168 men.
Loss: 60 officers, 1606 men.
Extract.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
March 7th, 1865.
General Orders,
No. 10
Names and Battles to be placed on the colors of the 7th
New York Regiment Heavy Artillery:
Spottsylvania, Thursday, May 19th, 1864 (Sometimes called Battle of Po
River.)
North Anna, Monday, May 23rd, 1864.
Totopotomy, Sunday, May 29th, 1864.
Cold Harbor, Friday, June 3rd to 12th, 1864.
Petersburg, Thursday June 16th, 1864 to Feb. 22nd, 1865.
Strawberry Plains, Wednesday, July 17th, 1864.
Deep Bottom, Monday, August 22nd, 1864.
Reams Station, Thursday, August 25th, 1864.
By Command of Major Gen. Geo. G. Meade.
(Signed.) Geo D. Ruggles, Asst. Adjt. General.
Mustered out, Friday, June 16 and August, 1865.
Killed in Battle
| George Adams |
Henry H. Allen |
Wm. L. Ames |
| Philip L. Amidon |
John Anderson |
Peter Back |
| Willard Bailey |
Lucius E. Ball |
Sherwood Ball |
| Terrance Begley |
Oscar Bigelow |
Charles B. Bogardus |
| John Boyden |
John Breman |
George N. Brown |
| John H. Cannell |
Thomas Carey |
Richard Champenous |
| Charles Chitsey |
James Clark |
Erskine Clow |
| Joseph Coe |
Simon P. Cole |
Timothy Cook |
| Edward Cooper |
Stephen H. Cornwall |
David H. Crawford |
| Hiram Crego |
Robert N. Curtis |
John Dan |
| Simon O'Day |
William Dennison |
Dwight Dewey |
| James Dolan |
Charles Duryee |
Martin P. Dykeman |
| Hugh Earley |
Thomas Easthaus |
Charles E. Edgerton |
| Jacob Englam |
Stephen Enos |
Josiah E. Farthing |
| Isaac C. Finch |
John Findley |
Franklin Finger |
| Henry C. Finnegan |
Wm. H. Fitzpatrick |
Amos Frank |
| Henry Fryer |
Peter Funk |
Elias Garrison |
| Henry A. Giles |
Wm. P. Hagadorn |
Michael J. Hanley |
| James Herring |
Frederick Hoecacker |
Frederick Hofmaster |
| George W. Hoyt |
Anthony Hulsapple |
George W. Isham |
| John W. Jackson |
Orville Jeffords |
William Kane |
| Thomas Kearnes |
Jacob Kiefer |
John Korbbee |
| August Kiehm |
Jefferson Kinsler |
John Kruger |
| Joseph Labrake |
William Laurenaux |
Thomas Layman |
| John Leonard |
Henry C. Leslie |
Thomas Lyons |
| John A. Mackey |
James McCormick |
Leonard McCrossen |
| Edward McDermott |
Edward McDole |
Allen McKinney |
| Jospeh McLear |
Abram Morrison |
Thomas B. Nicholas |
| Alanson Olmstead |
Michael O'Rourke |
William E. Orr |
| John Quinn |
John T. Rauland |
Jeremiah H. Reed |
| Alexander D. Rice |
William Roberts |
James Rowe |
| George Sanders |
Charles Schoonmaker |
Thomas Scott |
| William C. Scott |
Peter See |
Henry Sems |
| Charles H. Seward |
Thomas Sexton |
Martin Shepard |
| John J. Shook |
Charles Sillibant |
Levi Simmons |
| Samuel W. Skelton |
Jacob H. Slater |
Robert M. Smith |
| George Stacey |
William Steele |
William Stoddard |
| George Striker |
Benjamin Terwilliger |
Edward Tingeon |
| Henry M. Tracy |
Daniel L. Tuthill |
Jacob Van Wagner |
| John H. Van Wormer |
Fabien Vinet |
Arthur S. Waterman |
| Edmund B. Wilder |
Nicholas Williams |
John Wright |
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Chester Zimmer |
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Total 104
Died In Southern Prisons
Martin Ackerman, Andersonville, Ga.
Giles Adams, Salisbury, N. C.
William Adams, Andersonville, Ga.
Joseph Albion, Millen, Ga.
Charles Allman, Andersonville, Ga.
Rodolphus B. Arnold, Andersonville, Ga.
Edward Atkinson, Salisbury, N. C.
Oliver Austin, Andersonville, Ga.
Jacob Baker, Andersonville, Ga.
John W. Baker, Richmond, Va.
Jacob Barth, Richmond, Va.
Wm. N. Bates, Andersonville, Ga.
Martin Bird, Andersonville, Ga.
Patrick Bird, Andersonville, Ga.
C. M. C. Bishop, Andersonville, Ga.
Thomas Blair, Andersonville, Ga.
Lovell Blood, Andersonville, Ga.
Note: Lovell Blood from Gloversville, buried in Gloversville,
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Section 8. His brother William Blood also
served in same regiment, buried in same cemetery, same section.
David Bodles, Andersonville, Ga.
George Bouton, Salisbury, N. C.
John F. Bowie, Andersonville, Ga.
David A. Bradford, Andersonville, Ga.
George Brightmyer, Andersonville, Ga.
William Brooks, Savannah, Ga.
Allen J. Brower, Millen, Ga.
Levi W. Brown, Andersonville, Ga.
Joseph M. Bunday, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Burch, Andersonville, Ga.
John Butler, Andersonville, Ga.
Daniel Caesar, Andersonville, Ga.
Adam Campbell, Salisbury, N. C.
Daniel I. Carey, Salisbury, N. C.
Frank Carpenter, Andersonville, Ga.
George Carpenter, Andersonville, Ga.
Edward Carter, Andersonville, Ga.
Wm. C. Chapman, Millen, Ga.
James Coleman, Salisbury, N. C.
Roswell B. Corliss, Andersonville, Ga.
John B. Craft, Millen, Ga.
George F. Crounse, Florence, S. C.
Andrew J. Damon, Andersonville, Ga.
John DeGroat, Andersonville, Ga.
Martin Dott, Salisbury, N. C.
John Downey, Florence, S. C.
Michael Doyle, Andersonville, Ga.
Levi Dull, Andersonville, Ga.
Dennis Dwyer, Andersonville, Ga.
Stephen Dwyer, Andersonville, Ga.
John W. Dyer, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry Ellis, Salisbury, N. C.
James V. Elliston, Andersonville, Ga.
John Engle, Andersonville, Ga.
Thomas J. Farquher, Wilmington, N. C.
Andrew Finley, Andersonville, Ga.
Lester N. Finch, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry Folder, Andersonville, Ga.
Patrick Ford, Salisbury, N. C.
Charles S. Foster, Salisbury, N. C.
Patrick Fowler, Salisbury, N. C.
Solomon Gannon, Jr., Andersonville, Ga.
John Gurness, Andersonville, Ga.
Harry Glass, Richmond, Va.
Lyman Gregory, Andersonville, Ga.
John W. Griffin, Richmond, Va.
Elijah B. Grover, Andersonville, Ga.
Hugh Hammill, Andersonville, Ga.
James Hannigan, Millen, Ga.
John Hart, Andersonville, Ga.
Peter Hendrickson, Richmond, Va.
John Hennessy, Andersonville, Ga.
Augustus B. Hoag, Charleston, S. C.
Hiram Hoffman, Andersonville, Ga.
Edmund Holmes, Andersonville, Ga.
Erastus H. Holmes, Columbia, S. C.
James Holmes, Andersonville, Ga.
Conrad Huba, Andersonville, Ga.
Jonathan Huckvale, Andersonville, Ga.
Abner Hunderford, Millen, Ga.
Allen B. Hyat, Florence, S. C.
Joseph H. Hyer, Salisbury, N. C.
Philip Jenkins, Andersonville, Ga.
Albert Johnson, Andersonville, Ga.
Barney Jordan, Andersonville, Ga.
George J. Jupp, Andersonville, Ga.
Frederick W. Kaiser, Wilmington, N. C.
George Kay, Andersonville, Ga.
William Keehan, Place Not Stated
Samuel Kemble, Andersonville, Ga.
James Kennedy, Richmond, Va.
Joseph Lamery, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Landers, Andersonville, Ga.
Michael Lang, Shot, Florence, S. C.
George W. Laraway, Andersonville, Ga.
Davis Law, Andersonville, Ga.
James Ledridge, Millen, Ga.
Alfred Ledwitch, Andersonville, Ga.
Peter Lee, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles H. Leonard, Andersonville, Ga.
Albert Lembrick, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Liebel, Andersonville, Ga.
John Limback, Andersonville, Ga.
John B. Locke, Andersonville, Ga.
Marquis D. Lockwood, Andersonville, Ga.
Rufus E. Lonas, Andersonville, Ga.
William Longale, Andersonville, Ga.
R. Loomis, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry P. Lapham, Andersonville, Ga.
Francis Louis, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Maguire, Petersburg, Va.
Michael Mangum, Andersonville, Ga.
Hugh M. McCourt, Andersonville, Ga.
Benjamin McCraken, Andersonville, Ga.
Patrick McEneany, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry McLean, Andersonville, Ga.
Stepehen McNamara, Not stated
William McNamara, Andersonville, Ga.
Orville Merrihue, Millen Ga.
Paul Messner, Florence, S. C.
George Miller, Andersonville, Ga.
James Moffatt, Andersonville, Ga.
George H. Montrose, Andersonville, Ga.
John Mooney, Richmond, Va.
James H. Morgan, Andersonville, Ga.
Edmund Morris, Andersonville, Ga.
John A. Morris, Andersonville, Ga.
Robert H. Morris, Florence, S. C.
Edgar S. Moss, Charleston, N. C.
William S. Moss, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Mullen, Andersonville, Ga.
John Nelson, Andersonville, Ga.
Frank Netherton, Andersonville, Ga.
Alexander Nicholas, Place not stated
Eugene Nicholas, Andersonville, Ga.
William O'Brien, Salisbury, N. C.
James O'Meara, Andersonville, Ga.
William Osborn, Andersonville, Ga.
James Parker, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry D. Plant, Salisbury, N. C.
George Powell, Andersonville, Ga.
Charles Price, Salisbury, N. C.
Isaac L. Purdy, Andersonville, Ga.
Paul Anay, Millen, Ga.
Simeon E. Reynolds, Andersonville, Ga.
John Rider, Lynchburg, Va.
Amos Rogers, Andersonville, Ga.
George A. Root, Andersonville, Ga.
Franklin C. Russell, Salisbury, N. C.
John Ryerson, Andersonville, Ga.
John Sam, Richmond, Va.
John Scahill, Andersonville, Ga.
Adam Schmidt, Andersonville, Ga.
Joseph Schofield, Andersonville, Ga.
Isaac W. Shaw, Andersonville, Ga.
Mathew Shea, Florence, S. C.
Marquis P. Sheldon, Andersonville, Ga.
James Shotliff, Andersonville, Ga.
William Shultz, Andersonville, Ga.
Edward Sickles, Andersonville, Ga.
Herman Silvernail, Andersonville, Ga.
Edward Slater, Andersonville, Ga.
Augustus Smith, Salisbury, N. C.
Homer Smith, Florence, S. C.
John Smith, Andersonville, Ga.
Levi N. Smith, Andersonville, Ga.
William Snell, Place not stated
Cornelius D. Snyder, Andersonville, Ga.
Frazier Spaulding, Andersonville, Ga.
Joseph Spencer, Florence, S. C.
William J. Stalker, Salisbury, N. C.
Rollin O. Stanford, Andersonville, Ga.
Levi H. Stanton, Andersonville, Ga.
Peter H. Stevens, Andersonville, Ga.
George W. Stiles, Andersonville, Ga.
George T. Stimson, Andersonville, Ga.
Chauncey A. Steiner, Andersonville, Ga.
Abraham A. Storms, Andersonville, Ga.
James H. Storms, Andersonville, Ga.
William Stumph, Andersonville, Ga.
David E. Swart, Richmond, Va.
William H. Taylor, Andersonville, Ga.
Jacob Teter, Millen, Ga.
Gershorn Thayer, Andersonville, Ga.
Martin Thompson, Charleston, S. C.
Henry O. Tidaback, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry Toedt, Andersonville, Ga.
Ransom S. Truman, Andersonville, Ga.
James Udell, Andersonville, Ga.
Henry Van Benthuysen, Andersonville, Ga.
Merritt C. Van Tuyl, Salisbury, N. C.
William Van Zandt, Andersonville, Ga.
Andread Viesel, Salisbury, N. C.
James Wallace, Florence S. C.
John Walldron, Richmond, Va.
Eliphalet N. Walsh, Millen, Ga.
James Walsh, Andersonville, Ga.
Samuel Warhurst, Andersonville, Ga.
Peter W. Warner, Andersonville, Ga.
Patrick Warren, Andersonville, Ga.
James Weeks, Andersonville, Ga.
Jacob Weidman, Petersburg, Va.
John Welch, Andersonville, Ga.
John Wendell, Andersonville, Ga.
Platt S. Westervelt, Andersonville, Ga.
John Westover, Richmond, Vt. [sic] Va?
C. Westrouph, Andersonville, Ga.
John White, Salisbury, N. C.
David B. Wilsey, Andersonville, Ga.
James Winn, Andersonville, Ga.
John Wirth, Salisbury, N. C.
George C. Wooley, Andersonville, Ga.
Hiram B. Wood, Jacksonville, Fla.
Nathaniel Wright, Salisbury, N. C.
Total...211
Killed in Battle...176
Died from wounds...119
Died in prison...211
Total...506
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