Most of the 50th New York Engineers are still participating in the siege of Petersburg and James H. McDonald of Seneca Falls is still in the news.
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in March 1865:
BREVETED [sic] MAJOR. – The appointment of Capt. Jas. H. McDonald, of the 50th N.Y. Vol. Engineers, as Brevet Major, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, on the 14th ult.
James H. McDonald
“Petersburg, Virginia. Church built by 50th New York Engineers.” (Library of Congress)
