The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-09
The 50th y, Y,

The regiment was organized at New York
City, from July to December, 1861, 10 serve
three years. In July, 1864, the SD n. Y.
was consolidated with it, On the expiration
of its term of service the original members,
except veterans, were mustered out, and the
organization, composed of veterans and re-
cruts, retained in the service until June so,
1865 when it was mustered out in accord
ance with orders from the War Department
The Colonies of the regiment were: William
Linn Tidball, resigned Jan. 10, 1868; VIM.
NOrthedge, dismissed July 7, 1868; VIM. A.
Olmsted, mustered out with the command
Col. Omsted was brevetted BrigadIer-Gen-
eral April 8, 1865. The regiment left the
State Nov. %, 1861, and served Tor some time
around Washington. 1t was in the Second
Brigade. Casey's Division, Fourth Corps
Army of the Potomac, during the early part
of 1862. In May 1862 it became part of
the Fourth Brigade, Sigel's Division. Depart
ment of the Shenandoah. When mustered
out it was in the First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Second Corps, Army OF the Poto-
mac. At Antietam, Md, the loss of the
regiment in killed was II, of whom nine
were officers. The casualties at this battle
were over 80 per cent. of the total number
engaged. 1t participated in the battles of
Fredericksburg, Va, Marye's Nights Gettys-
burg, Cold HaIbor, Petersburg, Ream's Sta
ton, and other important engagements. The
losses in all the above battles were severe.
The loss by death in the service was 270
officers and men, of whom 143 were killed
in action or died of wounds. 1t was one of
the 300 fighting regiments.
The ED Mich.
This regiment was recruited principally
from the Counties of Livingston, MacOmb,
Lapeer, st. Clair, Oakland, and Sanilac, and
vas organized at Pontiac, Mich, in August,
1862, TO serve three years. Ex-GOv. Moses
WisDer was chosen Colonel He died at
Lexington, KY, Jan. s. 1868 Heber LIE
Favour, who succeeded him in command,
was breyetted Brigadier-General March IS,
1860, and was in command of the regiment
at the time of its muster-out. At Chicka-
manga the loss was IS killed, or over Is per
cent. of the entire number engaged. A large
part of the organization was taken prisoners
at this battle. Some OF the many battles in
which the regiment participated were Dam
willie, KY; Pea Vine Creek, Tenn; Mission
Ridge, Tenn, and Atlanta, Ga. 1t was mus
tered out June %, 1865, in accordance with
orders from the War Department. The total
number killed or died of wounds was 80;
80 died in prison or of disease.
The Hath y. Y.
Organized at Norwich, n. Y, in August,
1862, to serve three years, from recruits
from the Counties of Cortland, Madison, and
ChenangO. Col Elisha B. Smith, the organ
izer OF the regiment, died of wounds received
at Port Hudson, June 10, 1863. Col. Samuel
r. Per Lee, Brevet Brigadier-General,w was
III command when mustered out. On leav-
ing the State the command went to Balt-
more, Md, where it served in the Eighth
Corps in the Seventh Corps, in Virginia,
from Nov. until December, when it was
sent with the troops under command of
Gen. Banks to Louisiana. In 1868, while
near Port Hudson, it was in Second Bri-
gade, First Division, Nineteenth Corps. In
August it was transferred to the Reserve
Brigade of the same corps, and later to the
Third Brigade; in February, 1864, it was
transferred to the First Brigade First d.
vision, Nineteenth Corps. At the battle of
Cedar Creek the less was 80 out of $50, or
over ID per cent. The loss was also heavy
at OpequOn, where A men were killed out
315. The regiment was mustered out of
service June 8, 1865, in accordance with
orders from the War Department. The loss
by death was 315 officers and men, of whom
12l were killed in action or died of wounds;
the remainder died of disease and other
causes.
The Goth Mass.
This regiment was organized at Readyille,
Mass, during the Summer of 1864, to serve
100 days. Col. Ansel d. Wass was the COM
mander. In the early part of August the
regim' MT, under command of Lieut.-Col.
Woodward, LETT the State. At Baltimore
the regiment was joined by Col. Wass. 1t
was later ordered to indianapolis, Ind, and
was employed during most of it's term in
guarding the prisoners at Burnside Bar
racks. 1t was mustered out Nov. 80, 1864.
While in the service II men died.
The 10th Ill.
The regiment was organized at Camp
Butler, Ill, and was mustered into the serv-
ice July 4, 1862, to serve three months. 1t
was employed during its entire term in
doing guard duty at Camp Butler. The
number of deaths in the regiment was 49,