The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-30
The S2d n, "

The SD n. Y.
This regiment was variously known az the
I'd Militia, I'd Reg't n. Y. S. l.. A., and State
Guards. 1t was organized in New York
City az regiment of volunteers by Col. G.
W. B. Tompkns, and was mustered into the
service as q three years regiment In May
and June, 1861. Co. A was mustered out
and consolidated into the other companies
July Is, 1861. A new company AZ was
Immediately organized and joined the regi-
ment in September. Co. ID was never with
the regiment much of the time, and in Sep
TENDER, 1861, was permanently detached
from the Sd battery, n. Y. l.. A. 1t was
soon after replaced with new company.
May %, 1864, the men not entitled to be
mustered out were formed into battalion
of five companies, and the veterans and re-
cruitS of the 10th n. Y. were transferred to
this organization. July 10, 1854, the bat
talon was consolidated with the 59th n. Y.
The regiments first service was In and
around Washington, ID. G. In July, 1861,
it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First
Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia !;
in August it was transferred to Stones Bri-
gade, Potomac Division; Oct. Is, 1861, to
Germans Brigade, Stones Division, Army of
the Potomac; in March, 1862, to the First
Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps,
Army of the Potomac. Col. Tompkins, the
regiments first commander, was discharged
May 26, 1862. He was succeeded by Col.
James Huston Col Huston was killed in
action, July2, 1862. Henry w. Hudson was
the last Colonel of the regiment The sd
n. Y. during its service had total enroll
ment of 1852 officers and men, and lost in
action 1S1, or 12.4 per cent. This gives it
the honor of being one of the 800 fighting
regiments, and dearly was this glory bought
on many bard-fought fields of the rebellion.
At Gettysburg the regiment was in Gibbons
Division, Second Corps, and according to
Col. Fox took 365 men into action. The
actual loss in killed in the action was 90.
Besides those killed 1877 were wounded.
Col. Huston lost his life in the battle, and
Harrow's Brigade, of which the regiment
was part, lost 60 per cent. of the men
taken into action, either killed or wounded.
The other organizations composing the bril-
gade were the 10Th Me-, 18th Mass. and LIST
Mimi. At Bristoe Station the S2d n. Y. lost
seven killed and 10 wounded. The regi-
ment also lost heavily at first Bull Run,
Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and
Cold Harbor. Besides the 1S1 men lost in
action, GA died of disease, accidents, ETC., and
"a persisted in rebel prisons; making the
total number of deaths 269.
The I0Gth n. Y.
Col Schuyler F. Judd received authority
to recruit the regiment in June, 1862, and it
was mustered into the service for three
years in August, 1862. June 2, 1865 the
regiment was mustered out, and the veterans
and recruits were transferred to the 10th
n. Y. 1t left the State Aug. %, 1862. 1t
first served in the Railroad Division, Eighth
Corps, Middle Department.; then in West
Virginia, in the Department of the Ohio; IN
October it became part of the Railroad Dl-
vision, District of West Virginia. in Janu-
airy, 1868, it was transferred to the First
Brigade, Railroad Division, Eighth Corps
Defenses of the Upper Potomac; III
| March, 1868, to the Third Brigade
Tirst Division, Eighth Corps; July 10
1863, to the Third Brigade, Third Di
vision, Third Corps, Army of the Poto
mac; in April, 1864, to the First Brigade
Third Division, Sixth Corps. The organ
cation was sometimes known as the I'd st
Lawrence Regiment, and is one of the 800
given by Col. Fox as fighting regiments
It's total enrolment was 1867, and during
its service 10 officers and 127 men wer
killed and four officers and 166 men died o
Ter F. Judd resigned, Sept 80, 1862 Col. Ed
ward G. James resigned, Aug. A, 1863; Col
Frederick f. Embrick was discharged, Sept
q, 1863, and when consolidated the regi
ment was commanded by Col. Andrew n
Mcdonald. The War Department credit
the command with the following battles
Fairmont, Martinsburg, Mapping Nights
Wilderness, SpottsyIvania, Cold Harbor
Petersburg, Monoeacy, Opequan, Fisher
HILL and Cedar Creek. At Fairmont TIVE
companies of the regiment were capturet
while defending a railroad bridge which
they had held for several hours against
much superior force of rebels. They wer
at once released on parole. At Cold Harbo
90 men were killed, So wounded, and 2
missing. Again at MouOeacy the command
sustained an unusual loss. In that action
IA were killed, 81 wounded, ami a numbe
missing. Heavy losses were also suStaine,
at Cedar Creek, Petersburg, aud Spottsyl
vania.