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Muster In: Organized August 12 to November 19, 18611
Muster Out:
- C: July 14, 1864
- F: August 11, 1864
- D: August 14, 1864
- I: August 13, 1864
- K: September 3, 1864
- A: September 10, 1864
- B: September 23, 1864
- H: October 15, 1864
- Veterans and recruits transferred to the 61st Regiment New York Infantry December 6, 1864.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel James W. Britt
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Captain I. Hart Wilder
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Lieutenant Martin V. B. Brower
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)4
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel James W. Britt (at least on June 30, 1864)6
- Unit Strength: ~30 officers and men PFD (June 26, 1864)7
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Lieutenant Martin V. B. Brower (at least on August 31, 1864)9
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain I. Hart Wilder (at least October 12, 1864)10
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength: ~60 officers and men PFD (57th and 61st NY combined strength)(December 11, 1864)11
- Weapons:
- Note: Veterans and recruits transferred to the 61st Regiment New York Infantry December 6, 1864.12
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer in service.13
Eighth/Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer in service.14
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Was no longer in service.15
Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles16:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16 to December 6, 1864.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
- Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 57th NY: The Diary of a Young Officer Serving with the Armies of the United States During the War of the Rebellion
- John Bryden Letter: August 30, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: December 11, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: June 26, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: June 7, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: November 21, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: October 24, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: October 8, 1864
- John Bryden Letter: September 24, 1864
- Number 37. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain I Hart Wilder, One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth New York Infantry, commanding Fifty-Seventh New York Infantry, of operations June 17-July 30
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 57th New York Entry, Page 115; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), page 543 ↩
- John Bryden Letter: June 26, 1864, My Dearest Sarah: “There is only 280 men left in our Brigade now after the charge. We had 4 men in our Regiment killed with one shell and 2 wounded. We have got about 30 men (fit) for duty now.” ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 57th New York Entry, Page 115; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 347-348 ↩
- John Bryden Letter: December 11, 1864, My Dearest Sarah: “We are going to be consolidated with the 61st (NY) Regiment on account of ours being so small. Only 60 men that will be the in the First Brigade. I am very sorry to have it done but it cannot be helped.” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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