169th Regiment
NYS Volunteer Infantry
Officers' Roster

This information was extracted from the Annual Report of The Adjutant General of the State of New York Transmitted to the Legislature January 31, 1868. It was transcribed and submitted by Brad Miter.

The 169th Regiment of the New York State Volunteer Infantry was organized at Troy, N. Y., to serve for three years. The companies of which it was composed were raised in the Counties of Rensselaer and Washington (Twelfth Senate District). The 169th Regiment was mustered into the service of the United States between September 25 and October 6, 1862, and it was mustered out of service on July 19, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department.

[NOTE: A brevet rank was an honorary promotion given to an officer (or occasionally to an enlisted man) in recognition of gallant conduct or other meritorious service. A brevet rank served much the same purpose as medals play today; our modern system of medals did not exist at the time of the Civil War.]

Main battles fought: Edenton Road; Carrsville; Blackwater Ford; Zuni; Nansemond; South Anna; Fort Wagner; Rantoul Bridge; Cedar Creek; Walthal; Chester Station; Drury's Bluff; Foster's Plantation; Coal Harbor [sic - Cold Harbor]; Petersburg; Dutch Gap; Malvern Hill; Chapin's Farm; Darbytown Road; Fort Fisher.


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                                         DATE OF
NAME                      RANK           COMMISSION       DATE OF RANK     REMARKS
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Alden, Alonzo             Colonel        Jun. 17, 1864    Jun. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Brig-Gen U.S.V.)
Alden, Alonzo             Lt. Col.       Mar. 2, 1864     Feb. 13, 1864    Promoted to Colonel Jun. 17, 1864
Alden, Alonzo             Major          Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to Lt. Colonel Mar. 2, 1864
Allen, Joseph H.          Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 16, 1862   Promoted to Major Jun. 17, 1864
Allen, Joseph H.          Major          Jun. 17, 1864    Jun. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Bell, Alexander           2nd Lieut.     Aug. 26, 1863    Jul. 26, 1863    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 7, 1863
Bell, Alexander R.        1st Lieut.     Oct. 7, 1863     Sept. 5, 1863    Resigned May 24, 1864
Benjamin, Jules B.        2nd Lieut.     Mar. 23, 1863    Feb. 23, 1863    Discharged Nov. 10, 1863
Benson, David P.          1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 13, 1862   Resigned Dec. 4, 1862
Birdsall, Walter S.       1st Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Dec. 26, 1862    Killed in action at Walthall, Va., May 16, 1864
Birdsall, Walter S.       2nd Lieut.     Dec. 17, 1862    Dec. 4, 1862     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Feb. 7, 1863
Buell, Clarence           Colonel        Nov. 10, 1862    Oct. 11, 1862    Resigned Feb. 13, 1864
Campbell, George          2nd Lieut.     Feb. 18, 1865    Jan. 16, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Carey, Daniel J.          1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to Captain Dec. 15, 1863
Carey, Daniel J.          Captain        Dec. 15, 1863    Nov. 29, 1863    Discharged Jun. 24, 1864
Chapman Edgar T.          Chaplain       Nov. 9, 1863     Oct. 31, 1863    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Church, Emory W.          2nd Lieut.     May 10, 1864     Dec. 7, 1863     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 16, 1864
Church, Emory W.          1st Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 13, 1864    Promoted to Captain Nov. 13, 1864
Church, Emory W.          Captain        Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Clipperly, Samuel C.      2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 8, 1864     Killed in action at Fort Fisher, N.C., Jan. 10, 1865
Coleman, Warren B.        Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Discharged Feb. 22, 1863
Colvin, James A.          Lt. Col.       Jun. 17, 1864    Jun. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Colonel NYV)
Colvin, James A.          Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Aug. 21, 1862    Promoted to Major Mar. 2, 1864
Colvin, James A.          Major          Mar. 2, 1864     Feb. 13, 1864    Promoted to Lieut.-Col. Jun. 17, 1864
Connor, Edgar M.          2nd Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Jan. 2, 1863     Dismissed Sept. 20, 1863
Connor, Robert O.         1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Resigned Dec. 26, 1862
Connors, Patrick          1st Lieut.     Jun. 10, 1863    Mar. 30, 1863    Resigned Jul. 21, 1864
Connors, Patrick          2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jun. 10, 1863
Crippen, Norman J.        1st Lieut.     Jul. 9, 1864     May 27, 1864     Killed at Dutch Gap, Va., Aug. 13, 1864
Crippen, Norman J.        2nd Lieut.     Jun. 10, 1863    Mar. 30, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jul. 9, 1864
Croft, John F.            Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Resigned Dec. 26, 1862
Delevan, John S.          Asst. Surgeon  Aug. 18, 1863    Aug. 18, 1863    Not mustered
Dumary, Charles           1st Lieut.     Aug. 13, 1864    Jul. 21, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Dumary, Charles           2nd Lieut.     Oct. 19, 1863    Sept. 5, 1863    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Aug. 13, 1864
Dunn, James H.            1st Lieut.     Jul. 9, 1864     May 10, 1862     Promoted to Captain Nov. 19, 1864
Dunn, James H.            2nd Lieut.     Mar. 23, 1863    Feb. 21, 1863    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jul. 9, 1864
Dunn, James H.            Captain        Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 8, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Duryea, Benjamin          2nd Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 29, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Eaton, Joel W.            Chaplain       Nov. 10, 1862    Oct. 11, 1862    Resigned Aug. 20, 1863
Eaton, Thomas B.          1st Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Jan. 21, 1863    Promoted to Captain Jul. 9, 1864
Eaton, Thomas B.          2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Feb. 17, 1863
Eaton, Thomas B.          Captain        Jul. 9, 1864     Jun. 1, 1864     Discharged Nov. 3, 1864
Faulkner, John            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    May 24, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Ferguson, Daniel          Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Killed at Fort Fisher, N.C. by explosion of magazine Jan. 16, 1865
Foote, John B.            1st Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 29, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Foote, John B.            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Nov. 2, 1864     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Apr. 22, 1865
Francisco, Charles D.     2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Sept. 16, 1864   Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Gager, George H.          1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept 20, 1862    Resigned Jan. 2, 1863
Gardner, Thomas H.        2nd Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 21, 1865    Not mustered
Hartshorn, William S.     1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Discharged Feb. 14, 1863
Hickey, James             2nd Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 29, 1865    Declined
Homes, Michael            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 13, 1862   Resigned Jan. 21, 1863
Horton, Richard J.        1st Lieut.     Mar. 27, 1865    Mar. 27, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Hughes, John Henry        2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Feb. 7, 1863
Hughes, John Henry        1st Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Dec. 31, 1862    Died Sept. 6, 1863, of wounds received in action.
Jacques, Edward P.        1st Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 6, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Jacques, Edward P.        2nd Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 13, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 19, 1864
Jellico, Thomas D.        1st Lieut.     Mar. 2, 1864     Feb. 13, 1864    Discharged Jun. 24, 1864
Jellico, Thomas D.        2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 23, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 2, 1864
Jenkins, Rolin            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Jul. 11, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Keeler, B. B.             Captain        Apr. 29, 1864    Apr. 8, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Kinney, Sidney N.         Quartermaster  Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 1, 1862    Discharged Jan. 9, 1865
Kisselburgh, William E.   Adjutant       Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 1. 1862    Discharged Mar. 31, 1865
(Brevet Major NYV)
Knowlson, John            Surgeon        Dec. 10, 1862    Sept. 3, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Lt.-Col. NYV)
Knox, Charles L.          1st Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 29, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Knox, Charles L.          2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Aug. 19, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Apr. 22, 1864
Lyons, William H.         2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 23, 1863
Lyons, William H.         1st Lieut.     Mar. 23, 1863    Feb. 22, 1863    Promoted to Captain May 10, 1864
Lyons, William H.         Captain        May 10, 1864     Feb. 12, 1864    Resigned Aug. 15, 1864
Manderville, Austin       Asst. Surgeon  May 11, 1864     May 11, 1864     Discharged Jan. 4, 1865
McConihe, John            Colonel        Mar 2, 1864      Feb. 18, 1864    Killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., Jun. 1, 1864
McConihe, John            Lt. Col.       Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Promoted to Colonel Mar. 2, 1864
Mcconn, John T.           Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Discharged Mar. 7, 1865
McGregor, Thomas H. D.    2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Jun. 24, 1864    Killed at Fort Fisher, N.C., by explosion of magazine Jan. 16, 1865
McGuire, Bernard          2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Merriam, William H.       1st Lieut.     Oct. 6, 1863     Jul. 23, 1863    Resigned May 28, 1864
(Brevet Major NYV)
Merrill, Charles D.       1st Lieut.     Jun. 8, 1864     May 24, 1864     Promoted to Captain Nov. 19, 1864
Merrill, Charles D.       2nd Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Jan. 21, 1863    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jun. 6, 1864
Merrill, Charles D.       Captain        Nov. 12, 1864    Nov. 2, 1864     Discharged Mar. 21, 1865
Morey, Charles E.         1st Lieut.     Mar. 23, 1863    Feb. 21, 1863    Discharged Sept. 16, 1864
Morey, Charles E.         2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 16, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 23, 1863
Morey, Charles E.         Captain        Aug. 12, 1864    Jul. 9, 1864     Not mustered as Captain
Mosher, Erastus R.        1st Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Nov. 2, 1864     Promoted to Captain Mar. 29, 1865
Mosher, Erastus R.        2nd Lieut.     Jul. 9, 1864     Feb. 16, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 19, 1864
Mosher, Erastus R.        Captain        Mar. 29, 1865    Mar. 29, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Mulhall, Henry            Captain        Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 16, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Major NYV)
Mulhall, Henry            1st Lieut.     May 10, 1864     Feb. 12, 1864    Promoted to Captain Sept. 16, 1864
Mulhall, Henry            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 10, 1864
Murphy, Peter M.          Asst. Surgeon  Jan. 18, 1864    Jan. 14, 1864    Resigned Feb. 22, 1864
Newton, Homer G.          Asst. Surgeon  Jan. 15, 1864    Dec. 15, 1863    Declined
Niven, David A.           Adjutant       Apr. 29 1864     Apr. 8, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Noyes, Charles H.         2nd Lieut.     Feb. 18, 1865    Jan. 17, 1865    Not mustered
Numane, Michael           Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Resigned Dec. 31, 1862
Palmer, Charles H.        1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 17, 1862   Died Jul. 28, 1863 of disease
Parker, John T.           Asst. Surgeon  Dec. 9, 1864     Dec. 8, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Parmenter, Jerome B.      1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Aug. 21, 1862    Promoted to Captain Feb. 7, 1863
Parmenter, Jerome B.      Captain        Feb. 7, 1863     Dec. 31, 1862    Resigned Dec. 2, 1863
Phillips, Charles S.      2nd Lieut.     May 31, 1865     Apr. 1, 1865     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Reynolds, Peter L. F.     Asst. Surgeon  Dec. 10, 1862    Sept. 22, 1862   Resigned Dec. 13, 1862
Russell, Michael          1st Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Sept 16, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Captain NYV)
Russell, Michael          2nd Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 10, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 19, 1864
Ryan, Michael             1st Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Oct. 8, 1864     Killed in action at Fort Fisher Jan. 15, 1865
Ryan, Michael             2nd Lieut.     Feb. 10, 1864    Sept. 20, 1863   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 19, 1864
Schermerhorn, Isaac M.    Asst. Surgeon  Apr. 19 1864     Apr. 11 1864     Not Mustered
Scriven, Daniel D.        2nd Lieut.     Feb 7, 1863      Dec. 31, 1862    Resigned Aug. 10, 1863
Skinner, Joseph T.        Asst. Surgeon  Dec. 10, 1862    Sept. 18, 1862   Resigned Feb. 2, 1863
Smith, Bernard N.         Captain        May 10, 1864     Dec. 7, 1863     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Major NYV)
Smith, Bernard N.         1st Lieut.     Dec. 17, 1862    Dec. 4, 1862     Promoted to Captain May 10, 1864
Smith, Bernard N.         2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Aug. 21, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Dec. 17, 1862
Smith, Clark              Captain        Sept. 21, 1864   Aug. 19, 1864    Not mustered as Captain
(Brevet Major NYV)
Smith, Clark              1st Lieut.     May 10, 1864     Dec. 7, 1863     Promoted to Captain Sept. 21 1864
Smith, Clark              2nd Lieut.     Feb. 7, 1863     Dec. 26, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 10, 1864
Smith, Clark              Asst. Surgeon  Mar. 12, 1863    Mar. 2, 1863     Resigned Aug. 20, 1863
Smith, Edwin R.           Captain        Aug. 22, 1864    Jul. 30, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Major NYV)
Smith, Edwin R.           1st Lieut.     Dec. 15, 1863    Nov. 29, 1863    Promoted to Captain Aug. 22, 1864
Smith, Edwin R.           2nd Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Dec. 15, 1863
Snyder, Spencer W.        Captain        Jun. 10, 1863    Mar. 30, 1863    Resigned Jul. 18, 1864
(Brevet Major NYV)
Snyder, Spencer W.        1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Promoted to Captain Jun. 10, 1863
Strait, James H.          1st Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Jun. 24, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Strait, James H.          2nd Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Jul. 21, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 19, 1864
Swartwout, William M.     1st Lieut.     Jul. 9, 1864     Jun. 1, 1864     Discharged Dec. 31, 1864
(Brevet Captain NYV)
Swartwout, William M.     2nd Lieut.     Feb. 2, 1864     Nov. 9, 1863     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jul. 9, 1864
Tarbell, Frank W.         1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 16, 1862   Promoted to Captain Mar. 23, 1863
Tarbell, Frank W.         Captain        Mar. 23, 1863    Feb. 21, 1865    Discharged Oct. 1, 1864
(Brevet Major NYV)
Tarbell, Frank W.         Captain        Feb. 15, 1865    Jan. 16, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Thompson, James F.        1st Lieut.     Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 25, 1862   Promoted to Captain Mar 2, 1864
Thompson, James F.        Captain        Mar. 2, 1864     Feb. 13, 1864    Dismissed Aug. 19, 1864
Tilley, Thomas J.         2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Jun. 1, 1864     Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Tompkins, Albert          1st Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1863    Mar. 21, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Tompkins, Albert          2nd Lieut.     Nov. 19, 1864    Jul. 19, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Apr. 23, 1865
Van Alstyne, Richard B.   1st Lieut.     Aug. 22, 1864    Jul. 30, 1864    Not mustered as First Lieut.
Van Alstyne, Richard B.   2nd Lieut.     Mar. 2, 1864     Feb. 18, 1864    Discharged Dec. 14, 1864
Van Santvoord, Eugene     Captain        Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 21, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Van Santvoord, Eugene     1st Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 16, 1864    Promoted to Captain Apr. 22, 1865
Van Santvoord, Eugene     2nd Lieut.     Feb. 8, 1864     Nov. 29, 1863    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 16, 1864
Vanderzee, Edgar F.       1st Lieut.     Sept. 16, 1864   Aug. 19, 1864    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
(Brevet Captain NYV)
Vanderzee, Edgar F.       2nd Lieut.     Jul. 9, 1864     May 27, 1864     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 16, 1864
Vaughn, Augustus D.       Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Oct. 11, 1862    Killed in action at Petersburg, Va., Jul. 30, 1864
Warren, Jonas H.          1st Lieut.     Aug. 13, 1864    Jul. 19, 1864    Promoted to Captain Nov. 19, 1864
Warren, Jonas H.          2nd Lieut.     May 10, 1864     Feb. 12, 1864    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Aug. 13, 1864
Warren, Jonas H.          Captain        Nov. 19, 1865    Sept. 15, 1864   Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Wells, David H.           1st Lieut.     Feb. 23, 1863    Jan. 19, 1863    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Wickes, William H.        Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 20, 1862   Dismissed Feb. 12, 1864
Willie, George A.         2nd Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1865    Mar. 30, 1865    Mustered out with regiment Jul. 19, 1865
Wood, Nathaniel           Captain        Aug. --, 1863    Jun. 8, 1863     Declined
Wood, Nathaniel           Captain        Nov. 10, 1862    Sept. 18, 1862   Dismissed Jun. 8, 1863

BREVET COMMISSIONS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR TO ENLISTED MEN
OF THIS REGIMENT
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NAME                 RANK                    BREVET RANK
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Clark, Charles       Private                 2nd Lieut.
Ostrom, William M.   Hospital Steward        2nd Lieut.
Sauer, George        Sergeant                1st Lieut.
Shultz, Erskine      Private                 2nd Lieut.
Whitcomb, Robert D.  Quartermaster Sergeant  2nd Lieut.



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