The National tribune., 1897-04-29
MAKING A RECORD.
Services Various Regiments
Rendered the Union.

The 148th N. Y. WAS recruited during the
Fall OF 1882, and was mustered at Geneva,
Sept. IA, to serve three years. William
johnson was commissioned Colonel, and the
regiment left tho State Sept %. 1t first
served at Suffolk, Va In October it was
transferred to Norfolk and assigned to tho
Seventh Corps. It was at Yorktown from
October, 1868 in Wistar's Division, Eight
eenth Corps, from January, 1854; in the
Second Brigade, Second Division, Eight
een;h Corps, from April, 1854 in the First
Brigade, Second Division, Eighteenth Corps,
from September, 1864 in the Fourth Bril-
gade, First Division, Twenty-fourth Corps.
from December, 1864; in the Third Brigade,
First Div sion, Tweniy-.ourth Corps, from
March, 1865, until mustered ont of service,
June 90, 1865. Col. William johnson re-
signed Oct. 26, 1863, and WIS succeeded by
Col. George nj. Guion. When mustered ont
the regiment was commanded by Col. John
i. Murray, Brevet Brigadfer- General. The
total enrolment was /, 065, of which number
116, or over 1913 per cent, were killed. Its
heaviest loss in any single engagement was
at Cold Harbor, while in Martindale's Di-
vision. Eighteenth Corps. Col. Fox states
that 30 were killed, 100 wounded, and A
missing. At Petersburg Is were killed. IA
wounded and 26 missing. Besides the 116
killed. the regiment lost two officers and 149
men by disease, accidents, in prison, etc.
The 3sth n. T.
The regiment was organized at New York
City, June B. 1861, to serve three years, and
left that State June 10, under command OF
Col. j. II. Hobart Ward. One company was
recruited from the 18th N. Y. s. M. In Sep
TENDER, 1861, nearly hundred men from
the 4tb Me. were transferred to The regiment.
In December, 1862, the regiment was CONSOLE
dated into six companies. and the 55th N.
Y, consolidated into four companies, was
transferred to it. In June, 1863, he three
years men and the four companies formed
from the 55th N. Y. were transferred to the
10th N. Y. Col. j. Ward was promoted
Brgadier-General, Oct. A, 1852. Col. Regis
de Trobriand commanded the regiment dur
ing the remainder Of its service. Lieut.-Col.
Addison Farnsworth was promoted Colonel
of the 10Th N. Y. At Fredericksburg 374
men were taken in action, and Al, or over Is
per cent, were killed. The total loss in the
service was three officers and IL men killed
in action or died of wounds, and three
officers and 80 men died of disease, in prison
etc.
The 57th Ind.
Nine companies were organized at Indian
apolis, Ind, from Dec 13, 1861. to Feb. 5,
1862, to serve three years. Co. X was organ
lied Nov IA. 1862 to serve nine months. and
was mustered out July 80, 1863. In June,
1865. new company was formed by the con-
sOIidaiion of veterans and recruits of the "a b
and 96th Ind, and assigned as Co K. On
the expiration of their terms many members
re-enlsted. and the organization, composed
of veterans and recruits, was retained in
service until Dec. IA, 1865. The War De-
partment credits the regiment with 16 bat
ties rs follows: Shiloh, Corinth, Perry willie
Chattanooga, Stone River, cambridge, Mis-
sion Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adair-
Vile, New Hope Church, Jonesboro. Kenesaw