Tag Archives: 148th New York Infantry Regiment

“was left behind”

Posted on June 17, 2014 by SUMPTER

As part of General William F. Smith’s 18th corps, New York’s 148th Infantry took part of the first assault on Petersburg on June 15, 1864. The rebels captured a squad from the regiment acting as sharp-shooters. Here’s the second extract … Continue reading →

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Brothers at Cold Harbor

Posted on June 16, 2014 by SUMPTER

If I’m reading this right, a soldier mortally wounded at Cold Harbor had his remains back home and buried a week later. It probably helped that his brother could identify him and take charge of his embalmed body. From the … Continue reading →

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duckin’, dodgin’, and dirt

Posted on June 10, 2014 by SUMPTER

In the trenches at Cold Harbor. The first part of this letter might be an example of gallows humor, especially since Chaplain Scott just missed getting shot in the head. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1864: LETTERS … Continue reading →

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Bonds, Town Bonds

Posted on December 12, 2013 by SUMPTER

Men in Seneca Falls, New York might have been voting mostly Democratic in the early 1860’s, but citizens apparently didn’t mind issuing bonds to help pay bounties to encourage recruits for the military. People still wanted to save the Union … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving near Portsmouth

Posted on November 27, 2012 by SUMPTER

Last week The Civil War 150th Blog compared the official Union and Confederate Thanksgivings in 1862. Presidents Lincoln and Davis were thankful for military victories and proclaimed days of Thanksgiving in April and September respectively. Thanksgiving days were pretty fluid … Continue reading →

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Hey Junius

Posted on September 24, 2012 by SUMPTER

A Democrat newspaper found a graphic way of illustrating Democrat support for the Civil War by using a table of enlistment results – its majority Democrat county easily reached its quota of volunteers under the federal administration’s call for 600,000 … Continue reading →

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A Noble Canandaiguan

Posted on September 8, 2012 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in September 1862: The Right Kind of Volunteer. CONRAD BANCROFT, of the town of Canandaigua, has enlisted as a private in the company of Capt. Griswold, in Col. Johnson’s regiment, now being formed … Continue reading →

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Burnside: “fill up the old regiments”

Posted on August 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

The politics of recruitment. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in August 1862: The Thirty-Third Regiment. The Thirty-Third Regiment is commanded by brave and experienced officers. It has received honor and renown upon the field of battle. To-day it … Continue reading →

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