The National tribune., 1896-10-29
The 9th N. Y.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The bravery
and gallantry of the old 9th is well known.
The regiment is known as the Sd Oneida,
and was christened the Conkling Rifles 1t
was organized at Boonville, through the
efforts of Charles Wheelock. 1t went to the
front 91S strong on March IL, 1862 The
97th returned home in the Summer of 1863,
with the record of 704 killed and wounded,
of whom ISL died upon the field of battle,
and with the names of 26 engagements in
scribed upon it's battle-fag. At Bull Run
the 9th suffered loss of Ill members, of
whom Z were killed. AZ wounded and 81
missing. The regiment was also engaged
at Chantilly. but suffered no loss; at South
Mountain, 3 killed and few slightly
wounded; at Antietam, where it had its
greatest loss for one day, "a killed, IA
wounded and missing; at Fredericksburg,
Dec IL, 1862, where the regiment made its
fighting record for the year and received
high praise from brigade and division COM
manders, AZ were lost. At this battle the
26th N. Y. I'D Oneida) lost ITO men in
less than half an hour and the 18th Me-, re-
lieved by the 26th, lost 231 men,, The 9th
was in the battle of Charlottesville, but
suffered no loss At Gettysburg it made the
most stubborn fight in its history, and lost
1875 men in killed, wounded and missing, but
the Goth N. c., which faced the 9th, was
practically annihilated, losing 122 killed and
213 captured by the Boonville regiment In
bayonet charge At this time the 9th also
took 80 prisoners from Ramseurs Alabama
brigade, making the total number of prison.
ers captured larger than the regiment had In
| it's ranks. Col. Wheelock was taken prisoner
| by the rebels in this battle. He refused to
surrender his sword, escaped from the enemy
| on the mountain during the march on a dark
| night, and reioined his regiment. During
| the Fall and Winter of 1868 large numbers
| of new recruits were received, and In the
| Spring of 1864 the regiment was at the front
| again. In the Wilderness and at Spottsyl-
vania, from the 5th to the 9Th of May, it's
losses were % killed, II wounded and 10
missing. Then followed the battles of Tolo-
potomy Creek, Bethesda Church, Cold Har-
bor White Oak Swamp and the assault at
Petersburg in quick succession, with a loss OF
Al killed and mortally wounded. Next the
| battle Of Weldon Railroad, where large
| portion of the division was surrounded and
captured, but COL Wheel0ck, in command oil
| the Second Brigade, forced his troops to the
rear and cut his way out, carrying with him
many prisoners. For this gallant service he
| was brevetted BrigadierG on the field
| Oh Daltic. NJ tu0 hPplCJACA iaio, a.
| Hatcher's Run, the regiment lost killed
and MORALLY wounded, and in the early
| Spring of 1865 finished its field service at the
battles of Gravelly Run and Five Forks, with
light loss. The regiment was present at the
surrender at App0mattox, soon after which
it marched to Washington and joined the
parade in the grand review of the Army OF
the Potomac The 9th was mustered ont
of service in July and was received in Utica
and Boonville upon its return with enthusi-
astic ovations. 1t was deeply regretted that
Col. Wheelock could not be here with the
regiment, but death had claimed him. After
the many pe1ils through which he had
passed, he died in the early part of 1865, o
fever, at Observation-Disclosures.
The ed Ohio.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: This regi
ment was organized by Col. Lew Wilson in
April, 1861, for the three months service
and after participating in the first battle o.
Bull Run was recognized at Camp Denni
SON, O., for the three years service by Col
Len A. Harris, but did not leave camp
until Sept. "a, 1861. Its three years. serv
ice began in eastern Kentucky, following
Humphrey Marshall, overtaking his force.
on the 23d of October at West Liberty, anG
the famous battle of Ivy Mountain, KY.
Nov 8, 1861, arriving in Louisville, KY.
on the 25th of December. The regimen
belonged to the renowned Gen. o. M
Mitcheps Third Division to Huntsville
Ala, April II, 1862 afterwards Rous
seau's Division), and participated in thu