Unit

Federal Regiment

16th New York Infantry

"1st Northern New York"
Organized: Albany, NY; mustered in 5/15/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Albany, NY 5/22/1863

Commanding Officer:
LCol. Joel J. Seaver

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

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

History of the Unit:
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)

The remainder of the War:
In May, 1863, the three years' men of the regiment were assigned to the 121st N.Y. Vols.

References, Sources, and other 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 12 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
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
E	Pvt	Wright, Rufus C.	Died 11/07
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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