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Gettysburg:

St Lawrence County Historical Association - Stan Maine's Picture of Gettysburg Reunion, 60th NY Infantry, 1907:http://www.slcha.org/60reunion/

 

 

Infantry - Culp's Hill:

 

Culp's Hill Looking West toward the Summit

Video Link - Culp's Hill:

http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall/big_pans/geary.htm

 

From the Watertown Times - 1984:

Infantry Order of Battle:

from: http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettysburgorderofbattle(union).htm

George Sears Greene

General George Sears Greene

Third Brigade.
Brig. Gen. GEORGE S. GREENE.

Photo provided by Joe Laurenza from the Gouverneur, NY Museum and Stella Tamblin, Richville Historian

60th New York,
    Col. Abel Godard (born in Richville, NY)  Abel Godard
78th New York,
    Lieut. Col. Herbert von Hammerstein
102d New York:
    Col. James C. Lane
    Capt. Lewis R. Stegman.
http://www.slcha.org/60reunion/
137th New York
    Col. David Ireland. 

149th New York:
    Col. Henry A. Barnum.
    Lieut. Col. Charles B. Randall.

More on these Units:

3/2/XII - BG George Sears Greene 1424 (67-212-24) armed largely with Enfield rifles. 

60th NY - 273(11-41-0) Col Abel Godard age 28  he was from Richville NY - unit raised in Ogdensburg by Col Brundage & Hayward

78th NY - 198(6-21-3) Col Herbert Von Hammerstein raised in NY City, Buffalo, Canada, & Michigan

102nd NY - 230(4-17-8) Col Jas C Lane (age 39, wounded) Capt Lewis R Stegman (age 23, wounded) - 78th's "sister unit" - mostly NYC area - made from Col Thos B Van Buren's recruiting, Col Shannon's Von Beck Rifles, Col Levy's McClellan Infantry, a 12th NYSM co, and two cos of 78th NYV Cameron Highlanders

137th NY - 423(40-87-10) (unusually high number of killed) Col David Ireland formerly Captain in 15th US (wounded at Resaca, died 9/64 in Atlanta) - raised by Ireland in Binghamton area.  Link to see a picture of the 137th in 1914 http://www.nycivilwar.us/137th.html  and here in 1910 http://www.nycivilwar.us/137th2.html  from Bob's site  bob@nycivilwar.us

 Read about David Ireland here: http://www.nycivilwar.us/ireland.html

149th NY - 297(6-46-3) Col Henry A Barnum Lt Col Chas Bertrand Randall (wounded) raised by Barnum in Syracuse - Barnum rec'd the Medal of Honor for Nov 1863 bravery at Chattanooga - was Major 12th NYV & NYS brevet BG:

BARNUM, HENRY A. - Medal of Honor:

Rank and organization: Colonel, 149th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Chattanooga, Tenn., 23 November 1863. Entered service at: Syracuse, N.Y. Born: 24 September 1833, Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y. Date of issue: July 1889. Citation: Although suffering severely from wounds, he led his regiment, inciting the men to greater action by word and example until again severely wounded.

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3d Brigade, 2d Div., XII Corps, Reunion at Culp's Hill Gettysburg:

This picture is from Sue Greenhagen's web site. If you can identify any of these people, let her know. Her page is located at: http://library.morrisville.edu/local_history/sites/3d-brigade-reunion.html

"Greene's Brigade" (60th, 78th, 102d, 137th and 149th NYSV)  When did this reunion take place? The only person I can identify is Lewis Stegman, back row, 8th from the right. If you have any info on this picture, please let me know. E-mail: greenhsh@morrisville.edu

Reunion

(note the monument in the background is that of the 78th and 102 Infantry - which was dedicated on July 2, 1888 - so the picture had to be at or after that time)

 

(not sure if any of these people are in the picture above or if the picture was taken in 1888)

Gouverneur Press June 16, 1888:

Gouverneur Press July 4, 1888:

Gouverneur Northern Tribune July 21, 1888:

Gouverneur Press 1893:

 

From Wikipedia:

Reunions

Although veterans returned many times over the years, there were two great reunions at the battlefield. For the 50th anniversary, in 1913, all honorably discharged veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans were invited. Forty thousand accepted the invitation. The highlight of the event on July 3, 1913, was a reenactment of Pickett's Charge that reached the high water mark at "the Angle" only to be met across the wall by the outstretched hands of friendship from the Union survivors.

For the 75th anniversary, in 1938, there were only 8,000 known living veterans of the war. Of these, 1,845 veterans were able to attend—1,359 from the North and 486 from the South—although only 65 of them had been at the battle. Their average age was 94 and special arrangements had to be made to care for these elderly men. The highlight of this reunion was the lighting of the eternal flame and dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial on Oak Hill by President Franklin D. Roosevelt the evening of July 3.

 

Gouverneur Press 1912:

Gouverneur Press 1913:

 

And who they came to Honor - Buried At Gettysburg :

(from: http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/newyork.htm)

(also, list of just 137th buried at Gettysburg from Bob's  web site http://www.nycivilwar.us/getcem.html )

   Section A:

      31  J.A. Casad  I  137th

      33  Venerabie Wesley  B  137th

      34  Ira Martin Jr.  K  137th

      36  William Besimer  D  137th

      37  Cpl William Miller  137th

      100  E. Bryant  K  137th

      102  J. Dore  B  137th

      104  Thomas Gannon  6th Cav

   Section B:

24  Sgt C. Gray  I  60th

25  P. Ayres  K  60th

30  Hannibal Dorset  F  60th   (Hannibal Downs)

75  John Norton  C  60th

81  1st Lt M. Stanley  E  60th

86  W. Johnson  B  60th

83  W.H. Keyes  G  78th

83  W.H. Keyes  G  78th

84  J. Kough  G  102nd

88  J. Bowie  I  102nd

85  Sgt S.A. Smith  B  137th

87  G.W. Strong  G  137th

23  Cpl W. Foster  C  137th

26  James H. Mullin  B  137th  (James Henry Mullen B 137th, died July 2, 1863 on Culp's Hill) **

27  John Carnine  E  137th

28  Benjamin Clark  K  137th

29  Sgt Henry Johnson  E  137th

 

   Section C:

12  George Mabee  D  137th

67  P. Tillbury  B  137th

 

   Section D:

      6  William Murphy  I  60th

      66  H. M'Dowell  C  60th

      120  W.W. Clark  B  60th

      53  Orin Shepherd  A  60th

       1  Frederick D. Clark  K  78th

      3  William C. Marsh  H  78th

      5  Frederick Phelps  C  137th

     

   Section E:

     9  A.R. Townsend  I  60th

     27  Sgt Daniel Corbett  B  60th

      12  E. Van Tassel  C  60th

     13  P. Stevenson  A  60th

     14  P. M'Donald  I  60th

     15  Cpl W.W. Rand  E  102nd

     10  Charles Manning  C  137th

     11  H.W. Nichols  F  137th

     16  Cpl L. Vinning  A  137th

     17  Sgt Charles F. Fox  A  137th

     18  Mahlon J. Pardee  F  137th

     19  Oliver English  A  137th

     20  F.A. Archibald  C  137th

     21  Sgt J.W. Brockham  C  137th

     22  William W. Wheeler  F  137th

     23  Richard W. Rush  A  137th

     24  A. Stanton  C  137th

     25  Peter Hill  A  137th

     26  Dean Swift  A  137th

     39  Josephus Gee  G  137th

     41  William J. Sutliff  B  137th

     43  Elisha Loomis  C  137th

         

   Section F:

     10  Sgt Frederick Derbin  I  78th

     11  Thomas Dawson  A  78th

     12  Alfred Trudell  A  78th

 

Memorialized at Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg NY:

      Alonson Pearce, Color Bearer, 12th US Infantry, killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July 4, 1863 in his 19th year (Section 61)

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Merritt Button Links to my web page on the Merritts

General Edwin A. Merritt was at the battle of Gettysburg because this article below was written about him.  Note, the Merritt family was from Pierrepont and then moved to Potsdam.  Merritt graves are at Pierrepont Hill Cemetery along Rt. 68 in Pierrepont:

The link below is an article by Lt. Edwin A Merritt - "Historical Sketch of the 60th - Final Report on the Battlefields of Gettysburg & Chattanooga":

http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/60thInf/60thInfHistSketch.htm

Canton Commercial Advertiser 1913:

Ogdensburg Advance 1913:

 

Potsdam Herald 1902:

Gouverneur Northern Tribune 1926:

Monuments:

=60th New York Monument

60th New York Monument This monument is near the summit of Culp's Hill, in an area that saw heavy fighting on the second and third days of the battle - Col Abel Godard Commander - see his picture above or click on this button Abel Godard
60th New York Infantry, Co.(I)
Army USA
Corps 12
Division 2
Brigade 3
Commander Col. Abel Godard
Location Culp's Hill, east of summit

Link:http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/exhibit/monuments/pages/um186.html

 

137th New York Monument

137th New York Monument A closer view of the 137th New York monument - Col David Ireland Commander

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78th & 102 New York Monument - Col James C. Lane Commander

149th New York Monument - Col. Henry Barnum Commander

Major General Henry Slocum's address at the 149th Monument:

http://www.149th-nysv.org/Monuments/Gettysburg/slocum_address_at_149th_monument.htm

CULPS HILL NAME CARVINGS from: http://gburginfo.brinkster.net/battlefieldcarvings.htm

Before you reach the summit of Culp's Hill, on the right side of the road is the monument of the 149th New York.  The monument sits atop a large, flat rock.  Directly behind the base of this monument are very weathered, carved names.  One can make out the date "1888" and the name "J.E. Thompson."  On the boulder between this monument and the road are carved names such as "P. Socks 1871" and "A.W. Lightner 1871."   Strangely, the "G" and "N" in "Lightner" are carved backwards.

 

Gouverneur Tribune - 1890:

(Note: Capt. Jesse H Jones enlisted at Ogdensburg)

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Artillery

The Battle of the Wheat Field:

 

1st NY Light Artillery - Battery D - Roster of Names from St. Lawrence County (from Anne Cady's Site):

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stlawgen/ROSTERS/1AD.HTM

 - out the winter of '61-'62, drilling and

preparing for the long and arduous campaigns

which were to follow.  In

March 1862, the battery was shipped by

steamer to Maryland shore, 40 miles

south of Washington.  The long term of

the lines as it was organized July 2 was

near the left and in the wheat field

near the base of Little Round Top Hill.

There they fought with intrepid heroism

such as had characterized their  service

during the previous battles and

1904 Photo & Article  provided by Joe Lorenza, Gouverneur NY Museum

 

Gettysburg Order of Battle - 1st NY Light Artillery - Battery D - Winslow's Battery from:

 

Photo provided by Joe Lorenza- Gouverneur Museum

http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettysburgorderofbattle(union).htm

 

ARTILLERY BRIGADE.
Capt. GEORGE E. RANDOLPH.
Capt. A. JUDSON CLARK.

New Jersey Light, 2d Battery:
    Capt. A. Judson Clark.
    Lieut. Robert Sims.
1st New York Light, Battery D,
    Capt. George B. Winslow. (from Gouverneur,  NY)
New York Light, 4th Battery,
    Capt. James E. Smith.
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E:
    Lieut. John K. Bucklyn.
    Lieut. Benjamin Freeborn.
4th United States, Battery K:
    Lieut. Francis W. Seeley.
    Lieut. Robert James.

 

Riverside Cemetery - Gouverneur (links from Anne Cady's site):

Winslow
Lucius Murray Winslow, 1860-1884, Monument (Section B)
George Bigelow Winslow, 1832-1883 (Section B) (Captain)
Sarah G. Barney, wife of George B. Winslow, 1840-1924 (Section B)
Albert Barney Winslow, 1870-1884 (Section B)
Milton Start Winslow, 1872-1895 (Section B)
 

1860 Gouverneur NY Census:

       George B. Winslow, age 27, born in NY, Master Tin Smith, Lydia -24, George E -1, Mary L - 19 -

                     Teacher ? school, Mary Buxton - 10

1870 Gouverneur NY Census:

       George B Winslow, age 38, Postmaster, Sarah G-30, George E - 12, Lucius M - 9, Charles H - 5

1880 Gouverneur NY Census:

Household:
 
 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 G. B. WINSLOW   Self   M   Male   W   47   NY   Post Master   NY   NY 
 Sarah G. WINSLOW   Wife   M   Female   W   39   NY   Keeping House   NY   NY 
 Lucius M. WINSLOW   Son   S   Male   W   19   NY   Printer   NY   NY 
 Charles H. WINSLOW   Son   S   Male   W   14   NY   At Home   NY   NY 
 Albert B. WINSLOW   Son   S   Male   W   9   NY   At Home   NY   NY 
 Milton S. WINSLOW   Son   S   Male   W   7   NY      NY   NY 
 Katherine M. WINSLOW   Dau   S   Female   W   5   NY      NY   NY 
 Grace L. WINSLOW   Dau   S   Female   W   3   NY      NY   NY 
 Jane MORWAY   Other   S   Female   W   43   NY   Servant   NY   NY 

Lt. L. J Richardson from Gouverneur NY

Photo provided by Joe Lorenza- Gouverneur Museum

Gouverneur Press 1887:

Gouverneur Northern Tribune 1887:

Gouverneur Press 1888:

Watertown Herald 1899:

 

 

Lumas Hosmer - 1st NY Artillery - Co D - 1827-1864 - Pitcairn Cemetery, Pitcairn NY:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stlawgen/CEMETERY/Pitcairn/Pitcairn.htm

 

Newspaper clippings from the NY Military Museum:

http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/artillery/1stArtLt/1stArtLtBatDCWN.htm

1st Artillery Regiment (Light)
Battery D
Civil War
Monument at Gettysburg

Taken from Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg (New York at Gettysburg) by the New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Company, 1902.

Monument at Gettysburg for Battery D 1st NY Artillery in the Civil War
In the Wheatfield, looking north. The J. Welkart House is in the background.

INSCRIPTIONS
Front: BATTERY D 1ST N. Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY ARTILLERY BRIG. THIRD CORPS.
Reverse: THIS BATTERY (WlNSLOW's) HELD THIS POSITION DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 2, 1863 CASUALTIES 10 WOUNDED; 8 MISSING. MUSTERED IN SEPT. 6, 1861 ENGAGED IN 32 BATTLES MUSTERED OUT JUNE 16, 1865.

 

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From: http://www.echoesofgettysburg.com/id27.html

(above & below) Winslow's Battery, 1st New York Artillery, Battery B, was the only artillery in the actual Wheatfield itself. All other artillery was positioned in the outside areas of The Wheatfield. The battery helped keep the Confederates pinned behind the stonewall that can be seen in the color photo in the upper right column. Winslow's Battery withdrew when Detrobriand's last two remaining regiments in The Wheatfield were forced to withdraw.

Winslow's Battery:

(Wartime) Alfred Waud sketch of Winslow's battery in action against Kershaw's brigade in the Wheatfield

From http://www.civilwaralbum.com/gettysburg/wheat_peach1.htm

     

 

 

Dead Soldiers in the Wheat Field (then)

Photographer, Alexander Gardner

 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
 

The Wheatfield at Gettysburg today

The Wheat Field (Now)

Battlefield of Gettysburg--Body of

Battlefield of Gettysburg--Body of a soldier in "the wheat field," evidently killed by the explosion of a shell

General Dan Stickles - wiard Guns at the Arsenal in Washington DC 1862

from  http://www.civilwarphotos.net/files/artillery.htm

Dan Stickles at the 50th Reunion


Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles

General Sickles in 1888  

Did You Know?
General Daniel Sickles of New York, whose military career ended with the loss of a leg at the Battle of Gettysburg, sponsored the congressional legislation in 1895 that created Gettysburg National Military Park.

 

Click on this link to read a long article on the Battle of the Wheat Field which includes Winslow's experiences:

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/gettysburg/articles/wheatfield.aspx


and also from this link:

 http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/american_civil_war/3446486.html?page=2&c=y

"The Rebels, members of the 3rd Arkansas of the famed Texas Brigade, sought cover behind trees and on the low ground along Plum Run. Confederate Colonel Van H. Manning described the Yankees' fire as "some annoyance," but it halted his regiment's advance. The Southerners returned fire, and rifle flashes and smoke filled the woods and enveloped the stone wall. On the rise in the Wheatfield behind the 17th Maine, crews of Captain George B. Winslow's Battery D, 1st New York, worked their six Napoleons, sending solid shot into the woods after estimating the distance from the sounds of the Confederates' fire. "

Gouverneur Press 1913:

 

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Cavalry

6th New York Cavalry - Company K - Roster of Names from St. Lawrence County (from Anne Cady's Site):

6th Cavalry, Company K (Captain Riley Johnson)

Ogdensburg Cemetery - from Anne Cady's Site:

 J. Riley Johnson, Capt Co K 6 NY Cav (Section 28)

 

Gettysburg Order of Battle from:

http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettysburgorderofbattle(union).htm

Winfield Scott Hancock
(1824-1886)

SECOND ARMY CORPS.
Maj. Gen. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
Brig. Gen. JOHN GIBBON.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

6th New York Cavalry, Companies D and K,
Capt. Riley Johnson. (Captain from Ogdensburg)

Ogdensburg Advance 1886:

Ogdensburg Advance 1861:

 

From New York State Military Museum:

http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/cavalry/6thCav/6thCavMonument.htm

6th Cavalry Regiment
Monument at Gettysburg
Civil War

6th Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg
6th New York Cavalry
In fields west of Seminary Ridge between the Chambersburg and Mummasburg Roads. Ground occupied by Devin's Cavalry Brigade at the commencement of the fighting on the first day.