2nd Regiment NYS Volunteer Infantry Officers' Roster |
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF NAME RANK COMMISSION DATE OF RANK REMARKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1863Shook, 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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