The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-27
New York's Fighting Regiments.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you
kindly give numbers of New York State
regiments in the list of Fox's 800 fighting
regiments PA. A. VELIE, Box 2O72, st.
Joseph, Mich.
[Col. Fox in his "Regimental Losses"
places the following New York organizations
in the list of 300 fighting regiments: 1st N.
Y. Dragons 10th N. Y. Cav. J; Cd N. Y.
Cav. (Harris's Light; 9Th n. Y. Cav.
Rochester regiment); 10th N. Y Cav. (Por-
ter Guard); It'll N. Y. III. A.; 9Th ". Y. III.
A.; 9th N. Y. Fl. A.; 14th N. Y. Fl. A.; 9Th
N. Y. Duryea Zouaves); 10th N. Y. Mozart
regiment); 42d N. Y. (Tammany regiment);
Add N. Y. Albany Rifles); 44th N. Y. ellis
worth Avengers); 45th N. Y; 10th N. Y.
Second BuffaloG 51st N. Y. shepard
Rifles; SD N. Y. German Rangers; 59th
N. Y; 61st N. Y. Clinton Rifles; 63d N.
~; 64th N. Y. (Cattaraugus regiment); 69th
N. Y; 10th N. Y. First Excelsior); I'D N.
Y. Third Excelsior); 73d N. Y. Fourth Ex-
celsior); 74th N. Y. Fifth Excelsior); 10th
N. Y; 10th N. Y. (Highlanders); s0th n. Y.
ulster Guard); S1st N. Y; sd N. Y; I'd
N. Y. s. NJ; s3d N. Y. 10Th Militia); Saith N.
Y. 14th Brooklyn); Seth n. Y. (Steuben
Rangers); ssth N. Y; ODD N. Y. Morgan
Rlfles); 9th N. Y. (Conkling Rifles; Tooth
N. Y; 1O6th N. Y. I'D st. Lawrence); 1O9th
N. Y; 111th N. Y; 10th N. Y. (Chautauqua
regiment); Hath N. Y; 18th N. Y. Qron
Hearts,; 117th N. y; 10th N. Y; 121st
N. Y; 124th N. Y. Orange Blossoms); 125th
N. Y; 126th N. Y; 18th N. Y; 14Oth N.
Y; 142d N. Y; 10th N. Y; 147th N. Y;
149th N. Y; 164th N. Y; 10th N. Y; 10th
N. Y.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The 134th Ny.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
paper, under the head of "Their Records"
you mention the bath N. Y, and say that
its loss at Gettysburg was so killed, and that
it took but 400 men into action. Will you,
or some member of that regiment who knows,
please give the total loss of killed. wounded,
and taken prisoners at Gettysburg? We
marched from Emmitsburg, Md, the after
noon of July /, 1863, and went into the fight
; that evening. II my memory serves nae
right we were under fire less than Is min
utes. There were 90 of the boys guarding
wagon-train, and not with us. have been
told that there were but ~ men to answer to
roll-call that night, including the 20 that
were with the wagon-train, and but six men
left in my company. How true this is do not
know. as / was wounded and taken prisoner,
being captured while retreating, or, more
properly speaking, running through the
streets of Gettysburg. Comrade W. w.
Moon, of my company, who now lives at
Marion, N. Y, and who was also wounded
in the right hand, was prisoner with me,
and we both made our escape July a.. can
safely say it was the most exciting Fourth of
July that either of US ever Witnessed
GEORGE FL. CHAPMAN, Co. A, 134th N. Y,
WATERFOWL, s. d.
-
Gettysburg as AZ killed, Isl wounded, and
So missing; total, 252. The mortally wound
ed are classed with the wounded in the FORE
going statement. Eighteen of these died
Immediately after the battle, which makes
the killed or mortally wounded in this en-
gagement co. AS the regiment took 400
men into action, according to Col. Foxs
figures, 148 must have escaped unhurt.-
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE