Schenectady County, New York Soldiers in the Civil War: Forty-third Regiment (Veteran) - (Albany and Yates' Rifles; Vinton Rifles)
This information has been taken from Chapter
XXV, pp. 306-311 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.
This regiment, Col. Francis L. Vinton, received
its state designation September 18, 1861; was
organized at Albany and there mustered in the
service of the United States for three years, in
August and September, 1861. The Yates' Rifles,
recruited by Colonel L. Ayer, four incomplete
companies, A, B, C and D, were consolidated into
two companies, and, September 18, 1861,
assigned to this regiment. A company of the
Manhattan Rifles, Colonel J. M. Freeman, and of
the United States Vanguard, Colonel William
Northedge, were also attached to the regiment, and
its organization completed.
The companies were recruited principally: A, B
and D at Albany, C at Albany and Oneonta, E at
Canajoharie, F at Sandy Hill, G, Manhattan Rifles,
at Schenectady, H and I, Yates' Rifles, at New
York City, and K, United States Vanguard, at
Cooperstown. The companies joining in October,
1862, were recruited at Albany.
The regiment left the state September 21, 1861;
served at and near Washington, D. C. from
September 22, 1861; in Hancock's Brigade, Smith's
Division, A. P., from October 15, 1861; in First
Brigade, Smith's division, Fourth Corps, A. P.,
from March 13, 1862; in First Brigade, Second
Division, Sixth Corps, A. P., from May, 1862; in
the Light Brigade, Sixth Corps, during the
Chancellorsville campaign; after that in the Third
Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps, A. P., and
it was honorably discharged and mustered out June
27th, 1865, under Colonel Charles A. Milliken, at
Washington, D. C.
The regiment lost, during the service by death,
killed in action, 9 officers, 74 enlisted men; of
wounds received in action, 4 officers, 30 enlisted
men; of disease and other causes, 1 officer, 126
enlisted men; total 14 officers, 230 enlisted men;
aggregate 244; of whom 32 enlisted men died in the
hands of the enemy; and it took part in the
following engagements, etc: Vienna and Flint Hill,
Va., February 22; Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5
to May 4; Lee's Mills, April 16 and 28;
Williamsburg, Va., May 5; Garnett's and Golding's
Farms, June 27 and 28; Savage Station, June 29;
White Oak Swamp Bridge, June 30; Malvern Hill,
July 1; Sugar Loaf Mountain, Md. September 10-11;
Crampton Pass, Md., September 14; Antietam,
Md., September 17; Fredericksburg, Va. December
11-15, 1862; Marye's Heights and Salem Church,
Va. May 3-4; Deep Run Crossing, Va., June 5;
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3; Fairfield, Pa., July 5;
Antietam and Marsh Run, Md., July 7; near
Leitersburg, Md., July 10; Funkstown, Md., July
11-13; Williamsport, Md. July 14; Auburn, Va.,
October 13; Rappahannock Station, Va., November
7; Mine Run campaign, November 26 - December 2,
1863; Wilderness, Va. May 5-7; Spottsylvania
Court House, Va. May 8 to 21; North Anna, Va.,
May 22-26; Totopotomoy, Va. May 27-31; Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1-12; before Petersburg, Va.,
June 18 to April 2, 1864-5; assault of Petersburg,
Va., June 18-19; Weldon Railroad, Va. June 21-23;
Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12-13; Charleston, W.
Va., August 21; Opequon Creek, Va., September
13; Opequon, Va., September 19; Fisher's Hill,
Va., September 22; Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,
1864; Petersburg Works, Va., March 25;
Appomattox campaign, Va., March 28 to April 9,
1865.
Age 32 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G September 16, 1861; died of disease February 3, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va.
Age 43 years. Enlisted October 8, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, October 9, 1861; transferred to Company C, July 18, 1862; died July 31, 1862, at Harrison's Landing, Va.; also borne as John Conklin [sic].
Age 41 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability,
January 30, 1863, near Yorktown, Va.; also borne
as Patrick Donnelly
Age 18 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; promoted
corporal April 7, 1862; transferred to Co. C, July
18, 1862; captured and paroled, no dates;
re-enlisted as a veteran December 25, 1863; killed
in action May 6, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va.;
also borne as Daniel K. Doty.
Age 32 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Company C, July 18, 1862; promoted corporal and
returned to ranks no dates; transferred to Veteran
Reserve Corps December 9, 1863.
Age 19 years. Enrolled August 14, 1861, at
New York City to serve three years; mustered in as
sergeant Co. G, September 16, 1861; as second
lieutenant January 24, 1862; transferred to Co. C,
July 18, 1862; mustered in as first lieutenant
September 19, 1862; as captain Co. A, June 2,
1863; killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.;
commissioned second lieutenant March 4, 1862,
with rank from January 24, 1862, vice V. V. Van
Patten, promoted; first lieutenant, October 17,
1862, with rank from September 24, 1862, vice John
Fryer, promoted; captain, May 26, 1863, with rank
from May 3, 1863, vice H. B. Knickerbocker,
killed.
Age 22 years. Enlisted at Schenectady to serve three years, and mustered in as private Co. G, October 17, 1861; died of disease April 26, 1862, at camp in the field.
Age 35 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; re-enlisted as a veteran
December 24, 1863; wounded in action May 10,
1864, at Spotsylvania, Va.; transferred to Veteran
Reserve Corps September 16, 1864, as Patrick
Kain; mustered out July 24, 1865, at Washington,
D. C., as of Co. H, 14th Regiment, Veteran Reserve
Corps; also borne as Patrick Keain.
Age 35 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability April 11, 1863; also borne as Frederick Cook.
Age 32 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability January 30, 1863.
Age 34 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C., July 18, 1862; captured and paroled, no
dates; transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps
July 20, 1863; also borne as John McCauly.
Age 34 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; re-enlisted as a veteran
December 24, 1863; transferred to Co. D,
December 31, 1863; re-transferred to Co. C; no
date.
Age 18 years. Enlisted October 11, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, October 14, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; captured and paroled, no
dates; re-enlisted as a veteran December 24, 1863;
wounded in action May 6, 1864, at the Wilderness,
Va., and absent at muster out of company.
Age 24 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; captured and paroled, no
dates; re-enlisted as a veteran December 24, 1863;
wounded in action March 25, 1865, near
Petersburg, Va.; discharged for wounds August 3,
1865, at Washington, D. C.; also borne as John
Meirs, John G. Meirs and John G. Myers.
Age 42 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; also borne as John Millar.
Age 30 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; promoted
corporal, no date; wounded in action June 27,
1862, at Gaines Mills, Va.; transferred to Co. C,
July 18, 1862; died of disease August 29, 1862, at
Alexandria, Va.
Age 19 years. Enlisted October 23, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, October 25, 1861; wounded in action
June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mills, Va.; transferred
to Co. C, July 18, 1862; discharged October 29,
1864, in the field.
Age 38 years. Enlisted October 16, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, October 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; re-enlisted as a veteran
December 24, 1863; transferred to Co. I, April 17,
1864; promoted sergeant April 18, 1864; wounded
in action July 12, 1864, at Fort Stevens,
Washington, D. C.; died from wounds July 25,
1864, at Mount Pleasant Hospital, Washington, D.
C.
Age 35 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G. September 16, 1861; wounded in
action June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mills, Va.;
transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; died October
3, 1862, at hospital, Washington, D. C.
Age 34 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to
Co. C, July 18, 1862; captured and paroled, no
dates; sergeant January 15, 1865; first sergeant
March 1, 1865; mustered out with company June
27, 1865, at Washington, D. C.; also borne as Carl
A. Seider and Karl A. Seider.
Age 38 years. Enlisted October 17, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, October 18, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862.
Age 22 years. Enlisted October 3, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, October 9, 1861; discharged March 10, 1862, at New York City.
Age 26 years. Enlisted October 10, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
private Co. G, October 14, 1861; wounded in action
June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mills, Va.; transferred
to Co. C July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
August 12, 1862; also borne as William Shearer
[sic].
Age 25 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at
Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as
corporal Co. G, September 16, 1861; promoted
sergeant Co. C, July 18, 1862; returned to ranks
June 21, 1863; re-enlisted as veteran December 24,
1863; killed in action March 25, 1865, near
Petersburg, Va.
Age 38 years. Enlisted October 8, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, October 9, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; also borne as John E. Van Epp.
Age 42 years. Enlisted October 7, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, October 9, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; discharged October 29, 1864, in the field.
Age 27 years. Enlisted August 24, 1861, at Schenectady to serve three years; mustered in as private Co. G, September 16, 1861; transferred to Co. C, July 18, 1862; also borne as Andrew Wentzel.
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