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169th Regiment NYS Volunteer Infantry Officers' Roster |
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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF NAME RANK COMMISSION DATE OF RANK REMARKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------- NAME RANK BREVET RANK --------------------------------------------------------- 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.