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Commanding Officer at Antietam:
LCol. Joel J. Seaver
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Sixth (VI) Army Corps
Division - 1st Division, VI Corps
Brigade - 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps
Unit history
The regiment left the state June 27th, 1861; served at Washington, D.C., from June 29th, 1861; in the 2d Brigade, 5ht Division, Army N.E. Va., from July, 1861; in Heintzelman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, from August 4th, 1861; in Slocum's Brigade, Franklin's Division, 1st Corps, A.P., from Mar. 13th, 1862; in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps, A.P., from May, 1862;
(from Phisterer)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #71: Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
After the Antietam Campaign
In May, 1863, the three years' men of the regiment were assigned to the 121st N.Y. Vols.
References & Notes
Source: Phisterer, Frederick, compiler, New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865 Albany : Lyon Co., 1912.
Newton Martin Curtis' 1909 regimental history, From Bull Run to Chancellorsville: The Story of the Sixteenth New York, is online from Google Books.
We have 11 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Pvt | Collins, Enos C. | MWIA 09/17 |  |
| C | Pvt | Hare, Daniel | Died 10/12 | |
| D | Pvt | Leach, William | Died 11/23 | |
| D | Sgt | Lee, Andrew J. | MWIA 09/14 | |
| D | Pvt | Van Ornam, G. Myron | KIA 09/14 | |
| F | Pvt | Allen, James | | |
| F | Capt | Gilmore, John Curtis | | |
| K | Pvt | Noakes, Martin | Died 10/24 | |
| K | Pvt | Rodden, William | MWIA 09/14 | |
| F&S | LCol | Seaver, Joel J |  | |
| Unk | Pvt | Lapine, Matthew | Died 00/00 |
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