149th New York
Volunteer
Infantry

History and Campaigns

Colonel Henry A. Barnum received authority, August 28, 1862, to recruit this regiment in the then 22d Senatorial District of the State; it was organized at Syracuse and there mustered in the United States service for three years September 17-18, 1862. June 10, 1865, the men not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 102d Infantry.
The companies were recruited principally: A, B, C and D at Syracuse; E at Syracuse, Pompey, Onondaga and Geddes; F at Manlius, Dewitt and Fabius; G at Syracuse, Skaneateles, Van Buren, Lysander, Elbridge and Manlius; H at Syracuse, Brewerton, Cicero and Centerville; I at Syracuse, Otisco and Fabius; and K at Syracuse, Baldwinsville and Tully.
The regiment left the State September 23, 1862; it served in Casey's Division, defenses of Washington, from September 26, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 12th Corps, from September 30, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 20 th Corps, from April, 1864; and, commanded by Col. Nicholas Grumbach, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 12, 1865, near Bladensburg, Md.
During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 77 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 47 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 79 enlisted men; total, 5 officers, 204 enlisted men; aggregate, 209; of whom 7 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy; and it took part in the following engagements, etc.:

• Near Ripon, Va. November 9, 1862--no loss.
• Charleston, W. Va. December 2, 1862--no loss.
• Chancellorsville, Va. May 1-3, 1863--2 officers and 28 enlisted men killed; 7 enlisted men mortally wounded; 5 officers and 56 enlisted men wounded but recovered; 2 officers and 86 enlisted men missing.
  • United States Ford, May 4, 1863--1 enlisted man killed.
• Gettysburg, Pa. July 1-3, 1863--7 enlisted men killed; 5 enlisted men mortally wounded; 3 officers and 38 enlisted men wounded but recovered; 2 enlisted men missing.
• Wauhatchie, Tenn. October 28-29, 1863--1 enlisted man killed; 2 enlisted men mortally wounded; 1 officer and 9 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
• Chattanooga and Rossville Campaign, Tenn. November 23-27, 1863-- during entire campaign (engagement not specified) were: 8 officers and 48 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
  • Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863--1 officer and 7 enlisted men killed; 4 enlisted men mortally wounded.
  • Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863--no one killed or mortally wounded.
  • Ringgold Gap, November 27, 1863--2 enlisted men killed; 4 enlisted men mortally wounded.
• Atlanta Campaign, Ga. May 3 - September 2, 1864
  • Rocky Faced Ridge, May 8-10, 1864--no loss.
  • Resaca, May 14-15, 1864--4 enlisted men mortally wounded; 26 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
  • Dallas, May 25 - June 4, 1864--5 enlisted men killed; 7 enlisted men mortally wounded; 3 officers and 30 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
  • Kenesaw Mountain, June 9 - July 2, 1864--during entire battle (engagement not specified) were: 30 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
    • Pine Mountain, June 14, 1864--no one killed or mortally wounded.
    • Lost Mountain, June 15, 1864--3 enlisted men killed.
    • Golgotha, June 16-17, 1864--2 enlisted men killed; 2 enlisted men mortally wounded.
    • Culp's Farm, June 22, 1864--no one killed or mortally wounded.
    • The Assault, June 27, 1864--3 enlisted men killed; 3 enlisted men mortally wounded.
  • Crossing of Peach Tree Creek, July 19, 1864--1 enlisted man killed.
  • Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864--2 officers and 15 enlisted men killed; 6 enlisted men mortally wounded; 1 officer and 16 enlisted men wounded but recovered; 10 enlisted men missing.
  • Atlanta, July 21 - August 26, 1864--1 enlisted man killed; 2 enlisted men mortally wounded; 6 enlisted men wounded but recovered.
• Gen. Sherman's Savannah Campaign, Ga. November 15 - December 21, 1864
  • March to the Sea, November 15 - December 10, 1864--no loss.
  • Savannah, December 10-21, 1864--1 enlisted man killed; 2 enlisted men mortally wounded.
• Campaign of the Carolinas, January 26 - April 26, 1865--during entire campaign (engagement not specified) were: 3 enlisted men missing.
  • Averasboro, N.C., March 16, 1865--no one killed or wounded.
  • Bentonville, N.C., March 19-20, 1865--no one killed or wounded.
  • Bennett House, N.C., April 26, 1865--no one killed or wounded.

Source: The above paragraphs on history and campaigns were copied from pages 3731-3732 of New York in the War of the Rebellion, by Phisterer. (The list of battles and of casualties has been paraphrased in its presentation.)

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Officers of the Regiment

Co1one1.

HENRY A. BARNUM, from August 28, 1862, to March 31, 1865. photograph
additional info on Barnum

Lieutenant-Colonels.

JOHN M. STRONG, from September 5, 1862, to March 1, 1863.
ABEL G. COOK, from March 17 (sic) to January 20, 1864.
CHARLES BERTRAND RANDALL, from June 8, 1863, to July 20, 1864.
NICHOLAS GRUMBACH, from May 27 to June 12, 1865.

Majors.

ABEL G. COOK, from September 18, 1862, to March 17, 1863.
ROBERT EMMET HOPKINS, from February 29 to July 3, 1864.
NICHOLAS GRUMACH, from July 20, 1864, to May 27, 1865.
HENRY N. BURHANS, from June 6 to 12, 1865.

Adjutants.

WALTER M. DALLMAN, from August 29, 1862, to March 15, 1865.
BELA P. HITCHCOCK, from May 29 to June 12, 1865.

Quartermasters.

MOSES SUMMERS, from August 28, 1862, to June 30, 1864. [obituary]
HAMILTON D. BORDEN, from August 1, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Surgeon.

JAMES V. KENDALL, from September 18, 1862, to June 12, 1865.

Assistant Surgeons.

HORACE NIMS, from September 18, 1862, to March 17, 1863.
ALBERT W. PHILLIPS, from October 9, 1862, to November 24, 1863.
HENRY F. ADAMS, from April 4 to November 10, 1863, and from February 1, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Chaplain.

ARVINE C. BOWDISH, from September 18, 1862, to September 3, 1863.

Of Company A.

Captains:
SOLOMON LIGHT, from August 30, 1862, to January 17, 1863.
OLIVER TIBBITS MAY, from March 24, 1863, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
SAMUEL BRONNER, from August 30, 1862, to February 8, 1863.
MATHEW H. WESTCOTT, from March 12, 1863, to February 5, 1864.
MORRIS K. BARKER, from August 4, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
MATHEW H. WESTCOTT, from August 30, 1862, to March 12, 1863.
JOSEPH SEYMOUR, Jr., from March 12 to August 9, 1863.
JOHN F. WHEELER, from May 7, 1862, to June 12, 1865.

Of Company B.

Captains:
NICHOLAS GRUMBACH, from September 18, 1862, to July 20, 1864.
JACOB KNAPP, from July 3, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
PHILLIP ECKEL, from September 18, 1862, to December 21, 1863.
JACOB KNAPP, from December 21, 1863, to July 3, 1864.
WILLIAM PULLEN, from July 20, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
JACOB KNAPP, from September 18, 1862, to December 21, 1863.
GEORGE G, TRUAIR, from April 30 to August 4, 1864.
JOHN H. PATTERSON, from August 4 to 7, 1864.

Of Company C.

Captains:
JAMES LYNCH Jr., from September 4, 1862, to February 15, 1863.
EDWARD D. MURRAY, from February 15, 1863, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
EDWARD D. MURRAY, from September 4, 1862, to February 15, 1863.
THOMAS GAFFNEY, from May 12, 1863, to January 17, 1865.
GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, from March 1 to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
WILLIAM SAVAGE, from September 4, 1862, to March 29, 1863.
ELIAS HOOGHKIRK, from March 28 to June 7, 1865.

Of Company D.

Captains:
J. FORMAN WILKINSON, from September 17 to December 7, 1862.
PARK WHEELER, from December 8, 1862, to August 7, 1864.
GEORGE G. TRUAIR, from May 10 to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
PARK WHEELER, from September 4 to December 8, 1862.
WILLIAM W. MOSELEY, from December 7, 1862, to May 11, 1863.
WILLIAM WILLS, from May 11, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
WILLIAM W. MOSELEY, from September 17 to December 7, 1862.
ABRAM H. SPORE, from December 7, 1862, to February 27, 1864.
HARVEY SIVERS, from May 11, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Of Company E.

Captain:
IRA B. SEYMOUR, from September 3, 1862, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
ORSON COVILLE, from September 3, 1862, to March 7, 1864.
EDWARD F. HOPKINS, from March 7 to September 14, 1864.
GEORGE H. DIETZ, from May 10 to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
EDWARD F. HOPKINS, from September 3, 1862, to March 7, 1864.
Z. CARTER PATTEN, from May 17 to July 5, 1864.
GEORGE H. DIETZ, from August 21, 1864, to May 10, 1865.
MILTON MILLER, from May 11 to June 12, 1865.

Of Company F.

Captains:
JUDSON H. GRAVES, from September 8 to October 23, 1862.
HENRY N. BURHANS, from October 21, 1862, to June 6, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
HENRY N. BURHANS, from September 8 to October 21, 1862.
WILLIAM GLEASON, from December 26, 1862, to May 25, 1864.
THEODORE E. STEVENS, from September 8, 1862, to June 1, 1864.
ELIAS HOOGHKIRK, from June 7 to 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
THEODORE E. STEVENS, from September 8, 1862, to June 1, 1864.
BELA P. HITCHCOCK, from September 6, 1864, to May 29, 1865.

Of Company G.

Captains:
EBEN G. TOWNSEND, from September 4, 1862, to February 5, 1864.
ANDRES CASSARD, from April 21 to December 20, 1864.
OLIVER L. F. BROWN, from August 7, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
BYRON A. WOOD, from September 4 to December 6, 1862.
WILLIS S. BARNUM, from February 7, 1863, to May 24, 1864.
OLIVER L. F. BROWN, from May 25 to August 7, 1864.
JOHN H. PATTERSON, from August 7, 1864, to May 21, 1865.
JOSEPH JAY, from May 21 to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
THOMAS A. BENEDICT, from September 9 to December 6, 1862.
OLIVER L. F. BROWN, from December 7, 1862, to May 25, 1864.

Of Company H.

Captains:
ROBERT EMMET HOPKINS, from September 10, 1862, to February 29, 1864.
ORSON COVILLE, from March 7 to August 3, 1864.
THOMAS MERRIAM, from August 4, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
AHIO L. PALMER, from September 9, 1862, to June 24, 1863.
THOMAS MERRIAM, from June 24, 1863, to August 4, 1864.
GEORGE G. TRUAIR, from August 4, 1864, to May 10, 1865.
PHILLIP HIRSH, from May 10 to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
THOMAS MERRIAM, from September 9, 1862, to June 24, 1863.
ANDRES CASSARD, from April 2 to 21, 1864.
WILLIAM PULLEN, from from April 30 to July 20, 1864.
GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, from September 16, 1864, to March 1, 1865.
MILTON MILLER, from March 28 to May 11, 1865.
LUCIAN W. RAMSEY, from May 11 to June 12, 1865.

Of Company I.

Captains:
DAVID J. LINDSAY, from September 12, 1862, to July 20, 1864.
THOMAS GAFFNEY, from January 17 to June 3, 1865.
THEODORE E. STEVENS, from June 4 to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
GEORGE K. COLLINS, from September 12, 1862, to April 12, 1864.
ALEXANDER McKINSTRY, from April 26, 1864, to May 15, 1865.
JOHN H, PATTERSON, from May 21 to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
JOHN T. BON, from September 12 to December 12, 1862.
ALEXANDER McKINSTRY, from February 14, 1863, to April 26, 1864.

Of Company K.

Captains:
JAMES E. DORAN, from September 17, 1862, to February 5, 1864.
CHARLES E. COVILLE, from May 11 to July 3, 1864.
ORSON COVILLE, from August 3, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

First Lieutenants:
JOHN VAN WIE, from September 17, 1862, to January 13, 1863.
BENJAMIN F. BREED, from February 12 to May 3, 1863.
BURNETT E. MILLER, from January 18, 1864, to June 12, 1865.

Second Lieutenants:
BENJAMIN F. BREED, from September 17, 1862, to February 12, 1863.
JOSEPH A. DAVIS, from February 16 to May 3, 1863.

Officers who were Commissioned or Appointed, but did not Serve in the Grades Named.

GRUMBACH, NICHOLAS, as Colonel.
BURHANS, HENRY M., as Lieutenant-Colonel.
MURRAY, EDWARD D., as Lieutenant-Colonel.
RANDALL, CHARLES BERTRAND, as Major.
SEYMOUR, IRA B., as Major.
BARKER, MORRIS K., as Captain.
McKINSTRY, ALEXANDER, as Captain.
PULLEN, WILLIAM, as Captain.
COONEY, NICHOLAS, as First Lieutenant.
FOOTE, JOHN B., as First Lieutenant.
KOHL, JOHN, as First Lieutenant.
WHEELER, JOHN F., as First Lieutenant.
BECKER, FRANCIS, as Second Lieutenant.
FIX, ADOLPH J., as Second Lieutenant.
FROST, GEORGE, as Second Lieutenant.
GERE, DANIEL, as Second Lieutenant.
JOHNSON, Jr., JOHN H., as Second Lieutenant.
MILLER, BURNETT E., as Second Lieutenant.
O'RIELLY, WILLIAM, as Second Lieutenant.
SCHWARZ, JACOB, as Second Lieutenant.
SOURS, FRANKLIN, as Second Lieutenant.
SOURS, PHILLIP M., as Second Lieutenant.
WALING, JACOB, as Second Lieutenant.
WATERS, FREDERICK O., as Second Lieutenant.
WILSON, DAVID R., as Second Lieutenant.

Medals of Honor Awarded by the President to

BARNUM, HENRY A., Colonel, for bravery in battles around Chattanooga, Tenn., in November, 1863.
CROSIER, WILLIAM H. H., Sergeant, Company G, for distinguished bravery at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864.
GOETTEL, PHILIP, Private, Company B, for the capture of a flag at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Novevember 24, 1863.
KAPPESSER, PETER, Private, Company B, for the capture of a flag at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863.
KIGGINS, JOHN, Sergeant, Company D, for distinguished bravery at the battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863.
POTTER, NORMAN F., First Sergeant, Company E, for the capture of a flag at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863.

Brevet Commissions of New York Volunteers, Granted by the Governor to Enlisted Men as Follows:

BROWN, AUGUSTUS P., Sergeant, Company H, Second Lieutenant.
CAHILL, WILLIAM, Sergeant, Company C, Second Lieutenant.
CHASE, GEORGE W., Private, Company I, Second Lieutenant.
CROSS, WILLIAM, Sergeant, Company G, Second Lieutenant.
FEHRENZ, WILLIAM, Private, Company B, Second Lieutenant.
MARVIN, DUDLEY D. N., Quartermaster-Sergeant, Second Lieutenant.
ORMSBY, OLIVER, Private, Company E, Second Lieutenant.
PURDY, HENRY L., Commissary-Sergeant, Second Lieutenant.
SAGER, GEORGE J., Private, Company I, Second Lieutenant.
SLOAN, HOWARD B., Sergeant, Company H, Second Lieutenant.
THOMAS, JOSEPH F., Corporal, Company H, Second Lieutenant.
VAUGH, JOSEPH W., Sergeant, Company I, Second Lieutenant.

Source: The above list of officers, list of Brevet commissions, list of Congressional Medal of Honor winners, etc., were copied from pages 3732-3736 of New York in the War of the Rebellion, by Phisterer.

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Rosters

These rosters have been copied from pages 408 & 409 of Clayton's History of Onondaga County, 1878.

• Roster of Company A
• Roster of Company B
• Roster of Company C
• Roster of Company D
• Roster of Company E
• Roster of Company F
• Roster of Company G
• Roster of Company H
• Roster of Company I
• Roster of Company K

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Additional Information

In Print:

• Clayton, W. W. The History of Onondaga County, New York. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Company, 1878. 430 p. This book has a history of the 149th on pages 118-127 and has a roster of the regiment on pages 408-409.
• Collins, George K. Memoirs of the 149th Regiment New York Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2d Division, 12th and 20th Army Corps. Hamilton, NY: Edmonston, 1995. 442 pages. Reprint of the 1891 edition. This book contains a complete annotated roster of the officers and men.
• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Page 1461 contains a concise summary of the regiment's service.
• New York (State) Adjutant-General's Office Annual Report for the Year 1904. No. 39. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon, 1905. An alphabetical roster of the regiment is presented on pages 375-538.
• Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga. Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg. Vol. 1. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon, 1900. See pages 443-449 for a photo of the regimental monument at the Gettysburg National Military Park and addresses delivered at its dedication.
• Phisterer, Frederick, compiler. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Vol. 5. Albany, NY: Weed and Parsons, 1890. See Vol. 5, pages 3731-3745 for a brief history of the regiment, a list of engagements, a roster of the officers, and the records of the officers. (All but the records of the officers has been copied above.)

Online:

• Another web page for the 149th
• USAMHI holdings Go to this site. Select "149inf.doc" and download an MSWord file of their holdings on the 149th.
• Letters from James Morrison, Company E (from Sue Greenhagen's web site)
• An account of the German members of the 149th from the book Geschichte der Deutschen in Syracuse und Onondaga County.

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Contributions from Correspondents

• A letter dated October 1862 from Charles J. Jeffery, Company E, to his sister, contributed by Ian Pascoe of Bristol, England.

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More Letters

• Two letters from Perry Norton, Co. I, to his sister, Mary J. Norton of Spafford, NY. Also, two letters from his brother Willard of the 122th NYSVI.

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