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Killing Themselves Warmly

Early in January 1862 the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry endured a painfully cold march from Frederick to to Hancock, Maryland. In Hancock the men were dying in unventilated “public buildings”. 150 years ago today the acting commander, Lieut.-Col. Charles H. … Continue reading

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Fire as Cold Comfort

January 1862 was very cold. The 19th NY Volunteer Infantry suffered on its march from Frederick to Hancock, Md. Here a Seneca County newspaper paraphrases a letter from James Ashcroft, the captain of the 19th’s Company C. Ashcroft or the … Continue reading

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Snow March: “indifferently supplied with shoes”

In yesterday’s post a Richmond Dispatch correspondent made the case for the CSA’s officer class to be concerned about the condition of the common soldier during the winter months. As Civil War Daily Gazette is reporting Stonewall Jackson’s troops suffered … Continue reading

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19th NY Will Convert from Infantry to Artillery

It’s been almost four month since we’ve heard from the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry from the Auburn, New York area. A few things have been happening, but no fighting to speak of. Since the end of September they had been … Continue reading

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Surrounded at Hyattstown

The last we saw of the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry it was encamped at Pleasant Valley, Maryland as part of General Banks’ army. During the month of August there was some grumbling in the 19th. Initially they had assumed that … Continue reading

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“crying for water”

Fahrenheit 111 We’ve been following the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry. 150 years ago they were encamped with the rest of General Banks’ Union army north of the Potomac in Maryland. According to Henry Hall in Cayuga in the Field … Continue reading

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Papers, Rock, Scissored

We found out a couple days ago that the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry had arrived in Pleasant Valley, Maryland. General Nathaniel P. Banks, having taken command of Robert Patterson’s Union army, decided to move it north of the Potomac River. … Continue reading

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Souvenirs

Making Pipes from “Sacred Soil” On July 15, 1861 New York’s 19th Regiment marched with the rest of General Robert Patterson’s Union Army to Bunker Hill, now in West Virginia. Patterson’s army was about 13 miles from Winchester, Virginia, where … Continue reading

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Jayhawking With the Convict Regiment

The last we heard from the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment they had moved from drill camp in the District of Columbia to Martinsburg in current West Virginia. They arrived on July 8th. Their purpose was to bolster General … Continue reading

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Made It To Martinsburg

What was the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry doing 150 years ago today? The drums beat an early reveille next morning. Blankets were hurriedly rolled up. ” Sling knapsacks,” commanded the Colonel. A long march being in prospect, some of … Continue reading

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