The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-10
Tho 9th n. Y.

This regiment, commanded by Col. Henry
W. Slocum, was organized at Elmira, and
mustered into the service of the United
States to serve two years, May 81. 1861. It's
three-years men were, in May, 1863, trans
ferred to the 121st N. Y. The regiment was
mustered out May 81, 1863. Under command
of Col. Slocum the regiment left the State
July 10, 1861. Its first service was in and
around Washington, d. G. July is, 1861,
it was assigned to the First Brigade, Second
Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia.
Aug. A, 1861, it was transferred to Heint-
Zelman's Brigade; Oct. Is, to Slocum's
Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the
Potomac; March 13, 1862. to First Division,
First Corps, Army Of the Potomac; in May,
1862, to the Second Brigade, First Division,
Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac. Two of
the early commanders of this regiment
achieved fame in the war. Col. SIocum,
who was graduate of West Point, was pro-
NOTED from, Colonel to Brigadier-G General,
Aug. 8, 1861. Col. Joseph j. Bartlett left
the regiment, Oct. A. 1862, when he was pro-
NOTED Brigadier-General. During the lat
ter part Of its service Col. Alexander ID.
Adams commanded. Two officers and ~
men were killed and two officers and 20 men
died of disease, accidents, in prison, etc.
The 22d N. j.
This regiment was organized at Trenton,
Sept. %, 1862, for the nine months service,
and was mustered out June %, 1868. Abra-
ham G. Demarest was the Colonel OF the regi-
ment. One officer and 40 men died in the
service. The command served most of the
time in Wadsworth's Division, First Corps.
The 21st N. j.
The regiment was organized in Trenton in
September, 1862, to serve nine months, and
was mustered out June 10, 1868. Col. Gil
liam Van Houten died May 6, 1863, of wounds
received at Salem flights, Va. During the
remainder of the regiments service it was
commanded by Lieut.-Col Isaac s. Mettler.
The command served in Howe's Division,
Sixth Corps. It's total loss was one officer
and 20 men killed and one officer and 80
men died Of disease, accidents, in prison, etc.
The gath y. J..
This regiment was organized at Beverly,
Sept. Is, 1862, for the nine months service,
and did duty in the field until the following
June, when its term expired and it was
mustered out. On the organization of the
regiment William 3. Robertson was COM
missioned Colonel. He commanded until
its muster-out. At Fredericksburg the oath
was IN foncnS DlV1SIOu, SecOHu C9TpS, anu
was hotly engaged. Its loss was unusually
severe, being 1876 killed and wounded. It's
total loss in the service was three officers and
as men killed and SO men died of disease and
other causes.
Thd SD Ny.
This-was two years organization, and
was known as the Ontario Regiment" Cos
A and X were recruited at Seneca Falls; B,
at Palmyra; C (Waterloo Wright Guards), al
Waterloo; D, at Canandaigua; E, at Gene
SEQ; F, at Nunda; G (Richmond Guards), al
Buffalo; Fl, at Geneva, and (Keuka Rifes)
at Penn Yam. The regiment was mustered
into the United States service at Elmira
May %, 1861. In October, 1862, Co. d wa!
disbanded, and new company was organ
lied to take its place. May Ia, 1863, TIT
three years men were attached to the 49tf
N. Y, and Oct. 1, 1863, transferred to TIT
companies of the same. The regiment lef
the State July 8, 1861, going to Washington
| D. c., where it served until early August
when it was assigned to w. F. Smiths Bri
gade, Army of Northeastern Virginia; Sept
g. 1861, it was transferred to Stevens's Bri
gade, Smiths Division, Army of the Poto
mac March Is, 1862, to the Third Brigade
Smiths Division, Fourth Corps, Army of tn
Potomac, and in May, 1862, to the Thirt
Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps, Arm,
of the Potomac, in which it was serving whel