Schenectady County, New York Soldiers in the Civil War: One hundred seventy-seventh Infantry

This information has been taken from Chapter XXV, pp. 402-403 of Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, by Austin A. Yates (1902). The names of the soldiers are in the order they were in the book.

Thanks to Carol Di Crosta for data entry help with this page.

The 177th was formerly the Tenth Regiment New York State National Guard of the city of Albany. It was enlisted in October, 1862, for nine months, but it was called upon to serve within two weeks of the year, and those who did serve, served most heroically. They were ordered at once to the Department of the Gulf and served in Louisiana. While at Baton Rouge the record shows that men were dying by scores from zymotic disease, as diphtheria, typhoid fever and the like. Men fled from the regiment by scores, and of the thirty-five men who enlisted from Schenectady, sixteen deserted. The roll of honor of those who served through or died in service we give as follows:

Clute, Peter C.

Enlisted October, 1862; died in service April 23, 1863.

Frangen, Mathew

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Joynt, William

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Keeler, Harrison H.

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Lally, James

Enlisted October, 1862; promoted to corporal and sergeant; served through.

Morrison, Isaac R.

Enlisted October, 1862; died in service May 7, 1863.

Penkerton, Howard

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Pilling, William

Enlisted October, 1862; promoted to corporal and sergeant; served through.

Potter, Alonzo

Enlisted November, 1862; died in service April 18, 1863.

Rose, James

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Russell, George A.

Enlisted November, 1862; died in service April 18, 1863.

Stern, Henry C.

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Stern, Moses

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Wolcott, Andrew

Enlisted October, 1862; served through.

Vroman, William

Enlisted October, 1862; discharged for disability March 9, 1863.

Gerling, Captain Jacob

Enlisted at New York City for three years; mustered in as private Co. E, Morgan Rifles, October 14, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 58th Infantry, November 23, 1861; discharged for disability June 21, 1862, at Winchester, Va. Afterwards held rank of captain in National Guard.

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