The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-23
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Commands.
The 15Sth ". Y.

The 15sth NY
This regiment was organized in Brooklyn,
N. Y, for the three years service, and was
known as the First Regiment, Empire Bril-
gade, July IL, 1862 James Jourdan was
commissioned Colonel. The regiment was
mustered into service at Norfolk, Va, NoSE
10 and III. All the companies of the regi-
ment, except c, which was recruited at ia
maica and New York City, were composed
mostly of Brooklyn men. June 80, 1865,
the men who were not mustered out with the
regiment were transferred to the Tooth n.
I. The I5Sth n. Y. left the State Sept Is,
1867. During the latter part of 1862 1T
served at Norfolk, Va, Suffolk, Va, and New
Berne, n T. In February, 1868, it became
part oil the Second Brigade, Fifth Division,
Eighteenth Corps. In May it was traus-
ierred to Jourdan's Independent Brigade,
First Division, Eighteenth Corps; in Au-
gust, 1864, to the First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Eighteenth Corps; in December, 1864
to the Fourth Brigade, First Division,
Twenty-fourth Corps; in March, 1865, to
the Third Brigade, First Division, Twenty
fourth Corps. Col. Jourdan received the
breyet OF Brigadier-General, Oct. %, 1864.
tie was discharged March II, 1865. When
mustered out the regiment was commanded
by Col. w. III. McNary, Brevet Brigsdier-
General. The regiments heaviest loss was
at Chapin's Farm, Va, where IA men were
killed and 80 wounded Its total loss in the
service was two officers and 45 men killed
In action and 90 men died of disease, acct
dents, IN prison, etc.
The 9Th Iowa.
The regiment was organized at Burline-
ton, Iowa, during the month of July, 1861,
IN. lnFr N AL
Its term of service the original members,
except veterans, were mustered out, and the
organization, composed of veterans and re-
crults, retained in the service until Sept. /,
1864, when il was consolidated with the 5th
Iowa Cav. The regiment left the State Aug
ii, under command OF Col. W. III. Worthington.
During the Winter of 166l-'62, the brigade
was commanded by Col. Worthington. On
May 26, 1862, while returning to camp, Col |
Worthington was shot and killed by one of
his own men. Shortly after the death of
the Colonel, Charles l.. Matthies, Lieutenant
Colonel, was promoted, and was in command
OF the regiment until April %, 1853, when
he was made BrigadierGeneral. He was
succeeded by Jabez Banbury, The greatest |
loss OF the regiment was at Iuka where % /
members, or over II per cent. OF the total |
number engaged, were killed. 1t also suf- |
fered severely at Champion Hill, siege of |
VIcksburg, and Chattanooga. The total en- |
rollment of this regiment was 1912 OF |
these, III, or over IL per cent, were killed |
in action and 1873 more died in prisons or |
of disease. 1t was one of the 300 fighting |
reg imeDts-
The 1O5th Pa.
This regiment, recruited in Clarion, Jeffer-
son, and Clarified Counties, was organized
at Pittsburg, Pa, during September and
October, 1861, to serve three years. Most of
the members OF the regiment were from the
mountain regions. On the expiration of its
term OF service the regiment veteranized and
remained in the service until July IL, 1865,
when 1T was mustered out in accordance
with orders from the War Department. Col
Amor A. Mcknight, the first commander of
the regiment, was killed in action at Chan
Va, May g. 1868. Col. William
w. Corbett resigned, Sept. 10, 1862; Col.
Calvin A. Craig was killed in action, Aug.
Is, 1864; Col. James Miller was in command
when mustered out. The losses of the regi-
ment were particularly severe In the battle
OF the Wilderness 56 out of 351 engaged
were killed; at the battle of Fair Oaks 161
were lost in killed, wounded, and missing.
Among the other battles in which it suffered
severely were Manassas, Gettysburg Glen
dale, Charlottesville, Petersburg, Spottsyl-
vanis, and BOydton Road. In the regiment
there were 394 deaths out of an enrolment
Of ,992. The number killed in action or
lied of wounds received in battle was 245.
The 1O5th was one of the 300 fighting regi-
menta
The 55th Pa.
This regiment was organized in Harris
burg, Dec. A, 1861, to serve three years; left
The State Nov. %, 1861, and was mustered
but Aug. 80, 1866. Alter leaving Pennsyl-
gania it went TO Fortress Monroe, where the
irill which had been commenced at Camp
Curtin resumed, and the regiment
brought to good degree of efficiency. 1t
embarked with several other organizations
IN Dee. for South Carolina, arriving at Port
Royal four days later. 1t did guard duty
rom that time until Feb. 25, 1862, on the
stands around Hilton Head. 1t was trans
erred to Edisto Island, where it was attacked
many times by The enemy. 1t was one of
he regiments that took part in the Broad
River expedition under Gen. Brannan. 1t
vas then stationed at Beaufort, s. c., for 10
months, performing picket duty. During