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Introducing a New Product
New York State Regiments
an Overview
Spring 2011 CoverBy Jason Schaaf
The Number 10
In the entirety of the war the death toll roughly equals 650,000
The population of the country today is 10x what it was in 1861
Relative loss of life then equals 6.5 million
Each day of the war the country by this comparison would be 4,452.
Regiments of the Hudson Valley
E:\table001.jpg69th Infantry Regiment
Irish Brigade
Comprised of 3 separate units
1st Regiment of the Irish Brigade (69th Infantry New York State Volunteers
182d Infantry New York State Volunteers (69th Artillery, serving as infantry,
1st Regiment of Corcoran's Legion) and the 69th National Guard Infantry (State Militia).
Uneasy relationship at wars start
71st New York Nativist Brigade
Battle of Fredericksburg
10th Infantry Regiment Sons of Erin
File:American Civil War Chaplain.JPG20th New York State
Militia
Ulster Guard
Mustered April 20th 1861
Remained in service till 1866
Formed by Col. George Watson Bratt
Severed in all the major battles in the East except Chancellorsville
Antietam September 17,1862
Hell of the Cornfield
http://www.ulsterguard.us/images/ColGWP.jpghttp://www.ulsterguard.us/images/Camp.jpg124th New York Orange Blossoms
Officially mustered into service September 5, 1862 in Orange County, NY
Led by Col. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Starts at 1000 men
Present at all the major battles of the Army of the Potomac
They got their name before Chancellorsville
http://www.124thnysv.com/images/435986022084b10f98ff93a5506d0330_y2bq.pnghttp://www.124thnysv.com/images/1575acfba7f8c10795c7e9a43efbd50c.jpg40th New York Mozarts Regiment
Mustered into service June 27, 1861 out of Yonkers
Led by Col. John S. Cocks
Absorbed 4 Mass Units
By end of the war absorbs several more decimated units
Suffers the 2nd highest casualty rate of any New York Regiment
Experiences at Chancellorsville
40th Regiment NY Volunteer Infantry - MarkerGettysburg
July 1-3rd 1863
III Army Corp
Major General Dan Sickles
Colorful history
Resentment over Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Devils Den
Combined 124th and 40th losses close to 300
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Daniel_Edgar_Sickles.jpg/240px-Daniel_Edgar_Sickles.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Sickles_homicide.jpg/220px-Sickles_homicide.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gettysburg_Battle_Map_Day2.png/350px-Gettysburg_Battle_Map_Day2.png150th
New York
Dutchess County Regiment
Mustered out of Poughkeepsie on October 10th 1862
Remained stagnant in guard duty at Camp Belger
Lost 1/3 of their number
Gettysburg
Go in Dutchess County!!
Shermans March
Siege and burning of Atlanta
Cpt. David B. Sleight of LaGrange
Killed March 16th 1865 at Averysborough
http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/images/150th.gettysburg2.jpghttp://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/images/150thTrostle3.jpg7th
New York
Seymour Guard
Mustered out of Albany on December 19th, 1862
Early service was relatively easy
Protected Washington DC
U.S. Grant
Aggressive strategy
Cold Harbor and Petersburg
A new type of war
Pvt. David EvansPrt. David Evans Company E 7th New York
Women and Civil War
Over 20,000 women directly supported the Union Cause
Mostly as Nurses and laundresses
Requirements past 30 years of age, healthy, plain almost to repulsion in dress and devoid of personal attractions. Dorthea Dix
Ladies of Poughkeepsie
Created the Flag for 20th New York State Militia
Lyons Wakeman
Sarah Rossetta Wakeman
Served as part of the 153rd New York
Saw action at the Battle of Pleasant Hill
http://image.iarchives.nysed.gov/images/images/78287.jpgThe Inspiration of a Museum
Expectations
What should be in a Museum dedicated to New York in the Civil War?
Available for teachers?
Available for Students?
Available online?
Inspiration: What can we learn from examining pictures?
Inspiration: What can we learn from examining letters, journals and diaries?
http://localhistory.morrisville.edu/civil_war/letterd1.jpgImage 1 of 1, Dedicated to the 150th N.Y. Regiment, Dutchess Couhttps://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuOfc4sMXfCrPV4jAfySuTT5TJEHUboo6gqChL3zrSTgJHtDRgPA
Inspiration: What can we learn from examining food?
Salt pork, bacon, or beef
Soft bread, flour, cornmeal, or hardtack
Beans or peas
Rice or hominy
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Vinegar
Molasses
Inspiration: What can we learn from examining clothing?
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