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2001 – 2018
These pages are
part of the Schuyler co., NY Genweb page. Not for commercial
use.
Civil
War Soldiers - 141st NY Voluntary Infantry
List
of Killed & Wounded Soldiers from the Watkins
Express newspaper.
May - August 1864
April
/ May 1864 Casualties
July
1864 Casualties - Battle of Peach Tree Creek
141st
Regimental Facts (link
to another site)
141st
Brief Regimental History
June
1864 Letter by a 141st Regiment Soldier
Typed for the website by Linda Z. O'Halloran.
May 1864 - WATKINS
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER, WATKINS GLEN, NY.
LATEST LIST OF CASUALTIES
[Letter
from a 141st soldier, describing their activities in May 1964.]
NAME RANK COMPANY EVENT (KILLED/WOUNDED)
ALDRICH
Seward
Co. E leg, slightly
BAKER
John A.
Co. G head, severely
BAKER
Edwin E. Corporal Co. H
arm, severely
BAR
[BARR] Edgar L.D.
Co. G side, severely
BARBER
Alfred E. 1st Lt. Co. G
killed
BAXTER
Archie 1st Lt.
Co. E wounded in hand
BLAND
Emory
Co. G face, slightly
BOOTH
Elijah J.
Co. D leg, severely
BORDEN
George
Co. E shoulder, severely
BRINK
Samuel S.
Co. G side, severely
BROWN
Edwin
Co. D shoulder, severely
BRYAN
William J. Sergeant Co. A
arm wounded May 25,1864 [of Havana,NY]
CARPENTER
John V.
Co. C arm, amputated
CAVERITE
George H.
Co. C killed
CAYWOOD
George
Co. B hips, mortally
COE
Robert
Co. D wrist, severely
COLLSON
Hiram G.
Co. C bowels, mortally
DAILY
[DAILEY] James
Co. B face, mortally
DIMMICK
Jefferson
Co. A arm, severely [of Hector,NY]
DUNKLEE
James
Co. E leg, slightly
DUNTON
Joseph Corporal Co.
E neck, slightly
EDWARDS
Charles
Co. G hand, slightly
FORREST
Isaiah
Co. B hand, slightly
FRANKLIN
David
Co. E killed
GORTON
Milo
Co. E killed
GREGORY
Norton
Co. I killed
GRIFFIN
Henry B.
Co. A killed [of
Hector,NY]
GRIFFIN
Oscar
Co. A killed May 25, 1864 [of
Hector,NY]
HAGER
John
Co. A killed [of
Hector,NY]
HAMILTON
Dewitt C.
Co. H killed
HAMILTON
Albert S. Sergeant Co. G
thigh, severely
HAPEMAN
John W.
Co. K killed
HUBBLE
Eugene
Co. A hand wounded May 25,1864 [of
Hector,NY]
HURD
Byron
Co. G both legs, severely
JOHNSON
Benjamin S.
Co. F hand, slightly
KNAPP
Abram
Co. D thigh, severely
LEWIS
Andrew
Co. D ear, slightly
LINDSLEY
William
Co. D leg, slightly
McDONALD
Jackson
Co. B killed
NOYES
Elliott A. Corporal Co. C
killed
OSMUN
Clemmong 1st Lt. Co.
D wounded in chest
PARISH
Daniel
Co. G arm, slightly
PARKILL
Delos
Co. E shoulder, slightly
PIERCE
Edwin C.
Co. C thigh, severely
PROCTOR
James E.
Co. I killed
ROSE
Isaac E.
Co. D cheek, severely
ROSS
William P. Capt.
Co. A wounded in foot
[of Reading,NY]
SINON
Thomas
Co. I killed
SNYDER
Henry M.
Co. D shoulder, slightly
STANLEY
WIlliam
Co. B hand, slightly
STEINHEIM
William
Co. K killed
STEVENS
William
Co. C breast, mortally
STEVENS
Hardy Sergeant Co.
H hand, slightly
THAYER
William O.
Co. B back, slightly
TREMAIN
Gilbert H.
Co. D side, severely
TUBBS
George 1st Lt.
-- wounded in foot
WHITLEY
Albert J.
Co. C breast, slightly
WOOD
John M.
Co. C ankle, severely
WRIGHT
Lyman
Co. G killed
WRIGHT
Luthur
Co. C arm, severely
August 4, 1864 - WATKINS EXPRESS NEWSPAPER,
WATKINS GLEN, NY.
141st NY Vol. Inf. -
CASUALTIES AT PEACH TREE CREEK, July 20, 1864
"We regret that we are still unable to lay before our
readers a complete list of the casualties in the 141st Regiment in
the late battles before Atlanta. The Regiment has, no doubt,
suffered very severely, as all the field officers are reported killed
or wounded. A correspondent of the New York Times,
giving an account of the part the 20th Corps. bore in the action,
alludes to the 141st as follows: 'At one time about a thousand
Rebels dashed over the intrenchments at one place, and attempted to
carry off the guns of Lieut. MILLER's battery. But the 141st NY
and 5th CT and an Ohio Regiment moved upon the Rebel crowd, and
placed the whole party hors du combat, killing
and wounding over 600 of them.' ....Capt. E. G. BALDWIN is now in
command of the 141st Regiment. The following members of the
Regiment are reported to have been sent to the Hospital at Nashville
on the 20th ult. (July):
Sergt. W. N. CORNELL, dyspepsia
Sergt. M. WEAVER, Co. A
Ezra CONRAD, Co. H,
chronic diarrhea
--Since the above was in type we have
received the Elmira Gazette, containing the
following list of casualties in the 141st Regiment in the Battle of
Peach Tree Creek, July 20th, 1864..."
NAME RANK COMPANY EVENT (KILLED/WOUNDED)
ADAMS
John G.
Sergeant Co. D thigh,
severe
ALBERTSON
Judd
Private Co. C
leg, slight
AMMACK
Wesley
Corporal Co. A head,
severely
ARMSTRONG
Moses C. Private
Co. K leg, severely
BABBITT
Frank C.
Lt.
arm, amputated (since died)
BAILEY
Isaac E.
Corporal Co. C side,
severely
BECKWITH
Washington Private
Co. B hand
BENNEWAY
Andrew
Corporal Co. E killed
BLOSS
Frank
Private Co. K
killed
BREESE
George
Corporal Co. I killed
BRIGGS
Henry
Corporal Co. I knee,
slight
BULLARD
Asa
Private Co. A
killed
BURT
James C.
Sergeant Co. A head,
severely
CARURIKO
William H. Private
killed
CHAMPION
David
Private Co. I
leg, slight
CLARK
Henry
Private Co. D
hand, slight
CLAUHARTY
Charles W. Major
thigh, severely
CRANDAL[CRANDALL]
Humion Private Co. I
thigh, severe
CURRAN
John
Private Co. K
hand, severely
DAVIS
William
Private Co. D
thigh, slight
DAVIS
Charles
Private Co. I
leg, slight
DECKER
Wm.H.
Private Co. C
hand, slight
DECKER
Jeff
Private Co. I
head, slight
EATON
Henry L.
Sergeant Co. K face,
severely
EDWARDS
Horace G. Private
Co. C killed
FISHER
John
Private Co. K
killed
FLINT
Joseph
Corporal Co. F arm,
slight
GRAHAM
Charles E. Private
Co. G hand, slight
GRANT
Andrew T.
Sergeant Co. G
breast, severe (since died)
GUMON
/ GURNON Henry W. Private Co. G
killed
HARLEY
John
Private Co. I
arm, slight
HARRIS
Smith
Private Co. I
foot
HAZARD
Louis A.
Adj't.
both legs, severe
HUGG
Harry
Corporal Co. C
shoulder, slight
KELLY
John M.
Sergeant Co. F hand,
slight
KOONS
Wm. W.
Sergeant Co. A leg,
severely
LANDON
Andrew J. Private
Co. C abdomen, severely
LEE
Charles M.
Private Co. E
left side, severe
LOGIC
/ LOGIE William K. Col.
killed
LUNGER
Oscar R.
Private Co. G
head, mortally
LUTHUR
Daniel
Private Co. I
leg, slight
McCLARY
Edwin
Private Co. A
ankle, slight
McDONALD
Donald
Sergeant Co. A leg,
amputated
McNETT
Andrew J. Lt.
Col.
right arm, amputated
MEAD
Stephen
Private Co. A
abdomen, mortally
MILLER
Frederic C.
Lt.
hand, slight
NORTON
Jacob
Private Co. H
killed
O'REILLY
John
Private Co. D
hand & shoulder, severe
PARTRIDGE
Leander Private
Co. F side, severe
PIERCE
Albert
Corporal Co. H hip,
mortally
ROSS
William
Private Co. F
hip, slight
SCHOONOVER
Thomas Private
Co. G head, severely
SHAPPIE
Maxwell G. 1st Sergt. Co.
C thigh, severely
SHEARER
Sylvester Corporal
Co. H hand & arm, slight
SIMON
Thomas
Private Co. I
foot, severe
SNYDER
Florrin
Private Co. A
arm, severely
SPRAGUE
Wm.
Private Co. G
hand, slight
STARR
Elbert
Private Co. H
arm & side, severe
SWARTOUT
Charles A. Private
killed
THOMAS
Charles
Private Co. D
hand, slight
THOMPSON
Benjamin Sergeant
Co. C killed
THORP
Henry
Private Co. D
killed
TOWNSEND
Joseph G. Capt.
groin, slight
VanORSDALE
Frank Private
Co. I foot, severely
WARREN
Theodore M.
Lieut.
killed
WEAVER
Richard R. Private
Co. C hand, slight
WEAVER
Lewis
Private Co. D
leg, severe
WHITEHEAD
Hiram J. Private
Co. G leg & shoulder, severe
WOODHOUSE
Henry
Private Co. D
leg, severe
YOUMANS[EUMANS]
Williams C. Private Co. E right
shoulder, severe
In the same newspaper:
Regarding the Draft and Commutation:
"The
President has ordered that every citizen who has paid the $300
commutation shall receive the same credit therefor as if he had
furnished a substitute, and is exonerated from military service for
the time for which he was drafted, to-wit: for three years [from date
of payment]."
"A Day's Work In War Times. - We clip
the following from the Havana Journal:
Messrs. Editors: In ordinary times, the cutting and
binding of 75 dozen of wheat would be regarded as a pretty good day's
work for two men; but times are changed, and wicked rebellion is in
our land; and while our young men are engaged in deadly strife with
traitors, our old men may accomplish something more than an ordinary
day's work at home, as will be seen by the following statement.
Two residents of the town of Catharine, whose combined age is over
130 years, recently cradled, raked and bound, in good order, on the
farm of Jesse LYON, in said town, 98 dozen, or 1176 bundles of wheat
in a working day of 12 hours. Leman CATLIN, aged 64, doing the
cradling, and Walter LYON, aged 67, doing the raking and binding.
Nearley 40 years ago these same men labored in the harvest field
together, the former cutting, and the latter raking and binding.
-- An Eye Witness, Catharine, July 27, 1864"
LETTER FROM A
SOLDIER OF CO. A, 141st REGIMENT, NY VOLUNTEERS, JUNE 1864
The following letter appeared in the Watkins Express
newspaper On June 30, 1864. It was written June 9th from
Altoona, Georgia, and describes their activities in May 1864:
"Editor of Express, Dear Sir: - As
many of your numerous readers have friends and relatives in the
141st, I trust to be pardoned for writing you a short letter,
containing a brief account of what we have been doing since the
Spring campaign opened in this Department.
We broke camp at Shell Mound, Tenn. on Monday, May 2nd, joined our
corps, the 20th, commanded by the gallant Joe HOOKER, marched
directly to Chattanooga, and from there took the line of march
"Dixie-ward", passing over the Chickamauga battle-field.
Here we beheld some revolting sights, especially for troops moving
toward the front. In many places the fallen heroes had been
piled in heaps and hardly covered with earth; in many places arms,
legs, hands, &c., were seen protruding from the soil. These
bodies will eventually be disinterred and removed to the cemetery at
Chattanooga.
We passed to the right
of Ringold, some three miles. At Tunnel Hill and Buzzard's
Roost the enemy were found in very strong positions, and seemed to
bid defiance to our further progress. Considerable skirmishing
was done May 7th and 8th, by GEARY's and BUTTERFIELD's divisions of
the 20th corps, which resulted in little more than finding the enemy
in an almost impregnable position in the mountains of Georgia.
A front attack would be madness. Accordingly a force
sufficiently strong to show a front and hold the enemy's attention is
left. The rest of the troops are moved, by night and day, thro'
mountain passes, over almost impassible roads, until we "fetch
up" 15 miles in the rear of JOHNSON's army, and at least eight
miles in the rear of Dalton. JOHNSON is flanked and nothing is
left for him but to fight or retreat. Our boys are anxious for
him to do the former, not that we are particularly fond of fighting,
but if this is the only way to conquer, we would rather fight here
than farther south. All due preparations are accordingly made
for a battle; our ammunition is replenished, artillery is placed in
position, breast-works are reared, forts constructed, &c.
After waiting two days, and the enemy make no demonstrations, General
SHERMAN determines to take the offensive himself. At an early
hour on Friday morning, May 13th, the troops are in motion.
Generals THOMAS and McPHERSON, in command of the 14th and 23rd corps,
taking the advance, our corps remaining in the rear for a support.
HOOKER would have willingly taken the advance, but as he and his
corps is from the Army of the Potomac, the western Generals wish to
keep him back for fear he may gain more celebrity, as at Lookout
Mountain last fall. But perhaps before this campaign comes to a
close they will be glad to accept of his assistance. We will
see what we shall see.
The entire day
is spent in skirmishing, called "feeling" of the enemy, to
ascertain his weakest point, &c. A severe battle is
predicted for to-morrow. Friday night we all sleep on our arms,
and, of course, sleep soundly; for who ever heard of a soldier
sleeping otherwise.
Saturday morning
dawns upon a cloudless sky; fighting commences at 8 o'clock a.m.
As we are in the rear, and a dense woods is between us and the
combatants, we can see nothing save the ghastly forms of the wounded
men who are being borne to the rear, which is worse than fighting
itself; but the roar of musketry and booming of artillery is almost
deafening. It is now ascertained that JOHNSON has withdrawn his
forces from Dalton to Resaca, a distance of 6 miles. HOWARD, in
command of the 4th corps, is close in his "wake". Our
corps remains quiet until four p.m., when an order comes to HOOKER to
take his corps to the extreme left, for the purpose of relieving a
portion of HOWARD's corps, which is being surrounded by superior
numbers. Giving a few orders to be carried out by his aids, he
mounts his horse and dashes off toward the scene of action, anxious,
as he always is to be ahead. We soon follow, at a double-quick,
a distance of 2 miles; we are drawing closer and closer to the field
of strife; louder and louder roars the artillery, sharper and sharper
are the reports of musketry. HOOKER has out-stripped us and
arrived at the scene of action; the small band of men are nearly
surrounded; one battery has had its bugle sounded for gunners to
leave, but the presence of HOOKER causes them to stop; his
injunctions are, to hold their position five minutes, and he will
give them all the support they need. They did
hold out, and in less time than the General had stated, our division,
commanded by Brigadier General WILLIAMS, came to the rescue. - The
3rd Brigade, commanded by Col. ROBINSON, being in the advance, were
formed in line of battle and hurled with impetuosity upon the foe,
who was advancing in a solid column for a final charge. One
volley from these fresh troops is sufficient to arrest their further
progress; at a second volley they broke and ran in confusion, our
boys following and giving them a paring [parting?] salute in their
backs. Night coming on, we are left in possession of the field.
-- HOWARD's men were thus rescued; they gave three cheers for HOOKER
and his men. Many a soldier in Uncle Sam's domains might have
been suffereing in some Southern prison, had it not been for HOOKER,
on the 14th ult. (May). We remained all night in line of
battle, sleeping on our arms. Sunday morning dawned upon a
cloudless sky; the sun rose in all its loveliness, the birds sang as
sweetly as if no man had ever cursed this once happy country; all
nature seemed to put forth its loveliest hues. A person not
conversant with the previous few days' proceedings would hardly have
dreamed, from the appearance, that two hostile armies were within
forty rods of each other, preparing for a deadly contest. -- What a
contrast between the proceedings here, on this the Lord's day, and
our own quiet Northern homes, at the same hour. On the one hand
they are preparing for Church, or Sabbath School while on the other
we are preparing for battle by replenishing our ammunition boxes,
filling haversacks with hard-tack, pork, &c. At 12 o'clock,
noon, the bugle sounded to fall in and advance. In less
time than it takes to write, we are in line of battle, and moving
towards the enemy. Crack! crack! goes the musketry! Bang!
peals the artillery; the bullets begin to whiz around ears; we are
getting closer and closer to the enemy; we come to a piece of woods
which, owing to the underbrush, is hard to penetrate, but after some
severe work, we arrive on the opposite side; we are now in sight of
the rebels; the balls come thick and fast; we are not close enough to
the enemy to render them any material damage, so we lie down under
cover of a friendly knoll; we remain here 3 hours; the enemy are seen
to form outside of their breast-works, and advance towards us; on
they come, firing all the while, most of the shots passing over our
heads; they advance to within eight rods of our lines; we wait no
longer; each man arises and discharges his piece, and reloads, the
fight now became general, and lasted an hour and a half. -- At five
p.m. we were relieved, having been under fire five hours, and during
this time the enemy had made three charges but were repulsed every
time. The loss sustained by the 141st was 14 killed and 84
wounded; something over one-fourth of our men.
Our company A had two killed, John HAGER and H.B. GRIFFIN [Henry],
both of Hector, and two wounded, Capt. ROSS, of Reading, in the foot,
and J. DIMMOCK, of Hector, in the arm. [See
list at top of page] During the night the rebels left the
field, and retreated towards Kingston, we remaining. We visited
the battle-field, carried off all the dead and gave them a soldier's
burial in a fine grove of young oaks. After the dead were
properly cared for, we follow with the rest of the army in pursuit of
JOHNSON. He was driven successively from Resaca, Cassville,
Rome, and Kingston, not daring to make another stand until near the
range of mountains, known as the Altoona Range. Here it was
found that he had intrenched himself, intending to make a desperate
stand. Our division, being in advance of the corps, were the
first to be engaged. The fight came off on Wednesday, May 25th
[1864]. The entire division was engaged. Loss in killed,
wounded &c., about 800. The loss of our Regiment was 5
killed and 20 wounded. Co. A, one killed, Oscar GRIFFIN, of
Hector, and two wounded, Serg't. Wm. J. BRYAN of Havana, NY, in the
arm, and Eugene HUBBLE, of Hector, in the hand. Since then the
fight all has been comparatively quiet along the lines.
Skirmishing is going on constantly, though the rebels are said to be
falling back; but owing to the natural defences of the country they
have the advantage.
For some days our
pickets and those of the rebels have joined, and they have made
arrangements not to fire at each other; and judging from the quiet
state of affairs along the lines, should conclude they were living up
to their agreement. This picket firing amounts to nothing to
either side, and keeps the troops in a constant state of excitement.
The rebels seem very friendly, and exchange papers, trade tobacco for
coffee, &c; but I hear the order to fall in and must close.
For the benefit of those having
friends in this Regiment, I would state that, those of us who are
left, some 200, are in good spirits and feel as well as men could
under the circumstances. During the recent campaign we have
lost some of our best boys, and their friends may rest assured that
their names will not be forgotten by those of us who remain to help
prosecute the war for the suppression of the rebellion. It is
hard to part with those who have been with us and done their whole
duty for a year and a half; still such is the fortune of war, and we
must submit.
I remain, yours &c.
A Member of Co. A" [141st
Regiment, NY Volunteers]
