2nd 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 2nd Regiment of the New York State Volunteer Infantry was organized at Troy, Rensselaer County, N. Y., for two years. It was mustered into the service of the United States on May 14, 1861 and was mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service on May 26, 1863.

[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: Big Bethel; Fair Oaks; Glendale; Malvern Hill; Bristow Station; Second Bull Run; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville.


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                                           DATE OF
NAME                        RANK           COMMISSION       DATE OF RANK     REMARKS
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Armitage, John W.           Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Resigned Jul. 3, 1861
 (Brevet Major & Lt. Col.)
Arts, John                  Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 26, 1861    Discharged Nov. 10, 1862 on account of physical disability occasioned by wounds received in action
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Benedict, Legrand           Adjutant       Dec. 2, 1861     Aug 1, 1861      Promoted to Captain and A.A.G. Nov. 12, 1862
Benedict, Legrand           1st Lieut.     Aug. 9, 1861     Jul. 27, 1861    Promoted to Adjutant Dec. 2, 1861
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Bloes, Richard D.           Major          Jun. 20, 1861    May 10, 1861     Resigned Aug. 1, 1861
Boutecon, Reed B.           Surgeon        Jul. 4, 1861     May 18, 1861     Promoted to Surgeon U.S.A. Sept. 15, 1861
Boutelle, George V.         Captain        Aug. 2, 1861     Aug. 1, 1861     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Camp, Nathan H.             Asst. Surgeon  Feb. 25, 1863    Feb 25, 1863     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Carnell, Joseph W.          2nd Lieut.     Dec. 12, 1861    Nov. 23, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jan. 28, 1863
Carnell, Joseph W.          1st Lieut.     Jan. 28, 1863    Nov. 10, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
 (Brevet Captain NYV)
Carr, Joseph B.             Colonel        Jun. 20, 1861    May 10, 1861     Promoted to Brigadier General Sept. 13, 1862
Cassidy, Michael            Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Resigned Aug. 13, 1861
Catlin, Benjamin S.         Asst. Surgeon  Aug. 15, 1862    Aug. 12, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Chapman, Edgar T.           Chaplain       Mar. --, 1863    Mar. 2, 1863     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Cheshire, John E.           Chaplain       Apr. 10, 1862    Apr. 10, 1862    Resigned Feb. 7, 1863
Churchill, Lee              2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Resigned Jun. 13, 1861
Cross, James A.             Captain        Aug. 30, 1862    Jul. 29, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Cross, James A.             1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 22, 1861    Promoted to Captain Aug. 30, 1862
Davis, Charles O.           2nd Lieut.     Sept. 20, 1861   Sept. 20, 1861   Resigned Jul. 7, 1862
Dickle, Robert B.           1st Lieut.     Jan. 28, 1863    Nov. 24, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Dickle, Robert B.           2nd Lieut.     Aut. 30, 1862    Jul. 29, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jan. 28, 1863
Egolf, John                 Captain        Jan. 23, 1863    Nov. 10, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Egolf, Joseph               2nd Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Sept. 16, 1861   Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 1, 1862
Egolf, Joseph               1st Lieut.     Oct. 1, 1862     Aug. 31, 1862    Promoted to Captain Jan. 28, 1863
Fairchild, John             2nd Lieut.     May 15, 1862     Apr. 22, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Fisher, Thomas H.           1st Lieut.     Oct. 1, 1862     Jul. 29, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Fisher, Thomas H.           2nd Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Jul. 27, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 1, 1862
Fonda, James H.             2nd Lieut.     Jan. 15, 1863    Dec. 13, 1861    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Fratt, Jacob H.             Adjutant       Dec. 10, 1861    Nov. 12, 1862    Mustered out with regiment May 26, 1863
Gillies, Donald             2nd Lieut.     Nov. 11, 1861    Nov. 3, 1861     Resigned Apr. 22, 1862
Gould, George               1st Lieut.     Dec. 12, 1861    Nov. 23, 1861    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Gould, George               2nd Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Jul. 27, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Dec. 12, 1861
Haddock, T. Clement         1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Promoted to Captain Aug. 10, 1861
Haddock, T. Clement         Captain        Aug. 10, 1861    Jul. 27, 1861    Resigned Nov. 23, 1861
Hagen, Joseph J.            Captain        Dec. 12, 1861    Nov. 23, 1861    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Hagen, Joseph J.            1st Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Jul. 27, 1861    Promoted to Captain Dec. 12, 1861
Hagen, Joseph J.            2nd Lieut.     Aug. 9, 1861     Jun. 20, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 19, 1861
Harlburt, Lemuel            2nd Lieut.     Apr. 22, 1861                     Resigned before muster of company.
Harrison, Henry             2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     May 14, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 13, 1862
Harrison, Henry             1st Lieut.     May 13, 1862     May 2, 1862      Promoted to Captain Oct. 30, 1862
Harrison, Henry             Captain        Oct. 30, 1862    Sept. 18, 1862   Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Hill, James F.              1st Lieut.     Mar. 5, 1863     Feb. 9, 1863     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Hill, James F.              2nd Lieut.     Oct. 1, 1862     Aug. 31, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 5, 1863
Hitchcock, George A.        2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Resigned Jul. 17, 1861
Hodgman, Nathan F.          2nd Lieut.     Oct. 30, 1862    Sept. 18, 1862   Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Jansen, Henry               1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 26, 1861    Discharged Sept. 22, 1861
Johnson, John F.            2nd Lieut.     Jul. 21, 1862    Jul. 7, 1862     Dismissed May 10, 1863
Johnson, James              1st Lieut.     May 22, 1862     Apr. 29, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Johnson, James              2nd Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Aug. 2, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 22, 1862
Kenyon, R. Wells            Lt. Colonel    Jun. 20, 1861    May 10, 1861     Resigned Aug. 2, 1861
Kirker, Cornelius A.        2nd Lieut.     Jul. 21, 1862    Jul. 7, 1862     Resigned Dec. 31, 1862
Kolbe, Augustus             2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 26, 1861    Resigned Sept. 3, 1861
La Fuira, Joseph            1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Promoted to Captain Sept. 19, 1861
La Fuira, Joseph            Captain        Sept. 19, 1861   Aug. 2, 1861     Resigned Jul. 29, 1862
Lewis, Valentine A.         Chaplain       Jul. 4, 1861     May 7, 1861      Resigned Aug. 15 1861
Link, Calvin W.             1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Resigned Jul. 27, 1861
Marcotte, Henry             2nd Lieut.     Jan. 23, 1863    Dec. 31, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
McArthur, Charles L.        Quartermaster  Jul. 4, 1861     May 13, 1861     Promoted to Captain and AQM. Oct. 23, 1862
 (Brevet Major NYV)
McCaffrey, John             2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Resigned Sept. 6, 1861
McConihe, William           Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
 (Brevet Major NYV)
McFeeters, William          2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 24, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 11, 1861
McFeeters, William          1st Lieut.     Nov. 11, 1961    Nov. 3, 1861     Resigned Feb. 15, 1863
McGuire, Daniel D.          2nd Lieut.     Oct. 30, 1862    Oct. 13, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
McGuire, John               1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Promoted to Captain Sept. 19, 1861
McGuire, John               Captain        Sept. 19, 1861   Aug. 18, 1861    Resigned Feb. 3, 1863
McLean, Le Roy              Asst. Surgeon  Jul. 4, 1861     May 13, 1861     Promoted to Surgeon Sept. 30, 1861
McLean, Le Roy              Surgeon        Sept. 30, 1861   Sept. 15, 1861   Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
McNulty, William G.         1st Lieut.     Oct. 30, 1862    Sept. 18, 1862   Promoted to Captain Mar. 4, 1863
McNulty, William G.         2nd Lieut.     Jul. 21, 1862    Jul. 7, 1863     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 30, 1862
McNulty, William G.         Captain        Mar. 4, 1863     Feb. 9, 1863     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
McNutt, Joseph G.           Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 24, 1861    Resigned Aug. 1, 1861
Merrill, George             1st Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Sept. 3, 1861    Promoted to Captain and AAG. May 21, 1862
Merrill, James              2nd Lieut.     Jan. 28, 1863    Nov. 18, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Merritt, Edward             2nd Lieut.     Aug. 1, 1861     Jul. 18, 1861    Never reported for duty
O'Brien, James              2nd Lieut.     Mar 5, 1863      Feb. 9, 1863     Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
O'Brien, Thomas             1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 24, 1861    Resigned Nov. 4, 1861
Olmstead, William A.        Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Promoted to Lt. Colonel Aug. 10, 1861
Olmstead, William A.        Lt. Colonel    Aug 10, 1861     Jul. 27, 1861    Mustered out with regiment May 26, 1863
Ostram, William M.          1st Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Aug. 13, 1861    Resigned May 2, 1862
Otis, Charles G.            1st Lieut.     Oct. 30, 1862    Oct. 13, 1862    Resigned Oct. 13, 1862
Otis, Charles G.            2nd Lieut.     Nov. 1, 1861     Jul. 26, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 30, 1862
Otis, George H.             Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Promoted to Major Aug. 10, 1861
Otis, George H.             Major          Aug 10, 1861     Jul. 27, 1861    Resigned Jul. 7, 1862
Park, Sidney W.             Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 22, 1861    Promoted to Colonel Oct. 1, 1862
Park, Sidney W.             Colonel        Oct. 4, 1862     Sept. 18, 1862   Mustered out with regiment May 26, 1863
Perkins, S. Lee             1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Promoted to Captain Jul. 21, 1862
Perkins, S. Lee             Captain        Jul. 23, 1862    Jul. 7, 1862     Died in hospital at Alexandria, Aug. 31, 1862 of wounds
Pierce, John H.             2nd Lieut.     Jan. 28, 1863    Nov. 24, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Pitt, William H.            2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 20, 1861    Resigned Jul. 27, 1861
Preston, John               2nd Lieut.     May 22, 1862     Apr. 29, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Quackenbush, John H.        Captain        Sept. 19, 1861   Jul. 27, 1861    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Quackenbush, John H.        1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Promoted to Captain Sept. 19, 1861
Quinn, Timothy              Adjutant       Jul. 4, 1861     May 18, 1861     Resigned Jul. 18, 1861
Savage, James A.            1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Promoted to Captain Oct. 1, 1862
Savage, James A.            Captain        Oct. 1, 1862     Aug. 31, 1862    Dismissed Mar. 13, 1863
Schlafer, John              2nd Lieut.     Sept. 21, 1861   Sept. 8, 1861    Resigned Jul. 30, 1862
Shear, William F.           Quartermaster  Oct. 30, 1862    Oct. 17, 1862    Mustered out with regiment May 26, 1863
Shook, William H.           2nd Lieut.     Oct. 1, 1862     Jul. 29, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 12, 1863
Shook, William H.           1st Lieut.     Mar. 12, 1863    Feb. 23, 1863    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Sullivan, Thomas            2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jul. 21, 1862
Sullivan, Thomas            1st Lieut.     Jul. 21, 1862    Jul. 7, 1862     Promoted to Captain Apr. 23, 1863
Sullivan, Thomas            Captain        Apr. 23, 1863    Mar. 13, 1863    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Taffe, George               2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 19, 1861
Taylor, William G.          2nd Lieut.     May 12, 1862     May 2, 1862      Resigned Jul. 17, 1862
Temple, Francis             1st Lieut.     Dec. 12, 1861    Aug. 1, 1861     Discharged Aug. 27, 1862
Tibbits, William B.         Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 23, 1861    Promoted to Major Oct. 29, 1862
Tibbits, William B.         Major          Oct 29, 1862     Oct. 13, 1862    Mustered out with regiment May 26, 1863
Whiton, H. B.               Asst. Surgeon  Nov. 23, 1861    Sept. 30, 1861   Promoted to Surgeon 60th Regt. Feb. 25, 1863
Wilson, Edgar T.            2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Sept. 19, 1861
Wilson, Edgar T.            1st Lieut.     Sept. 19, 1861   Jul. 27, 1861    Promoted to Captain Oct. 30, 1862
Wilson, Edgar T.            Captain        Oct. 30, 1862    Oct. 13, 1862    Mustered out with Regiment May 26, 1863
Wilson, George W.           Captain        Jul. 4, 1861     Apr. 21, 1861    Promoted to Major Jul. 31, 1862
Wilson, George W.           Major          Jul. 21, 1862    Jul. 7, 1862     Resigned Oct. 13, 1862


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