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82nd New York Infantry (2nd Militia)

Mustered in on 6/7/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: New York City, NY 6/25/1864

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Col. Henry W. Hudson

 

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Second Army Corps
  Division - 2nd Division, 2nd Corps
  Brigade - 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps


Unit history

"The 2d Regiment Militia failing to be ordered to the front under the first call, organized in New York City as a regiment of volunteers ... the regiment was recruited principally in New York City, turned over to the State in September, 1861, and received its numerical volunteer designation December 7, 1861."

"The regiment served at and near Washington, D. C., from May 20, 1861; in 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Army Department N. E. Virginia, from July, 1861; in Stone's Brigade, Division Potomac, from August 1, 1861; in Gorman's Brigade, Stone's Division, Army of Potomac, from October 15, 1861; in same, 1st, brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, Army of Potomac, from March, 1862; and commanded by Col. Henry W. Hudson, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 25, 1864, at New York City."
(from Phisterer)

Statistics

Initial Strength: 339; Killed in Action (KIA): 21; Wounded (WIA): 92; Missing in Action (MIA): 15;
Losses, % of Initial Strength: 37.8%

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Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #35: Second Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 15 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #115: Second Army Corps - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 7 AM
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #116: Second Army Corps - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM
Tablet #36: Sedgwick's Division, Second Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM
Tablet #37: Gorman's Brigade, Sedgwick's Division - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM

References & Notes

Source: Phisterer, Frederick, New York in the War of the Rebellion (3rd edition), Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

We have 100 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
APvtBell, Lewis WIA   09/17
APvtChessey, Fidero KIA   09/17
APvtHoffman, John H.AWOL   09/17
APvtKulp, Lyman KIA   09/17
BPvtBarrett, Dennis WIA/POW   09/17
BPvtFinan, James N.WIA   09/17
BCorpGriffin, Charles J.WIA   09/17
BSgtMcPeake, John WIA/POW   09/17
BCorpParry, Francis A.WIA   09/17
BPvtStreeet, Joseph A.WIA   09/17
BPvtWhalen, John KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtCraft, Morrison B.WIA   09/17
CPvtGoodman, Henry J.KIA   09/17
CPvtHallahan, John AWOL   09/17
CCorpHayes, Jeremiah WIA   09/17
CPvtJameson, John E.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtMcCorckle, Joseph H.KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtMcIntosh, John WIA   09/17
CPvtMoore, Richard MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtO'Brien, Patrick MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtSmith, Thomas MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
DPvtDates, William KIA   09/17
DPvtDixon, Joshua MWIA   09/17
DSgtGarvey, James WIA   09/17
DPvtGray, William KIA   09/17
DPvtHenley, John WIA   09/17
DPvtRiordan, William KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
DPvtSmith, Samuel WIA/POW   09/17
DPvtWilliams, William WIA   09/17
DSgtWilson, Jr., George KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtAston, George W.WIA   09/17
EPvtAston, Joseph E.WIA/POW   09/17
ECorpBray, Dennis WIA/POW   09/17
EPvtCorson, George POW   09/17
EPvtDaley, Michael J.WIA   09/17
ESgtDonnelly, Hugh MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
ECaptEmbler, Andrew HenryWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtFitzsimmons, Henry WIA   09/17
ECorpFletcher, Nicholas D.WIA   09/17
EPvtFletcher, Jr., William H.WIA   09/17
ESgtFowler, Richard POW   09/17
EPvtGeraghty, Martin KIA   09/17
EPvtHanley, James WIA   09/17
EPvtMontgomery, Thomas KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtO'Neil, Francis WIA   09/17
EPvtRyan, Michael J.KIA   09/17
EPvtSampson, James KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtShea, Daniel D.WIA   09/17
EPvtSmith, George WIA   09/17
FPvtErb, George WIA   09/17
FSgtFoley, Cornelius KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FPvtGordon, Thomas WIA   09/17
FPvtKelly, John KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FPvtKelly, William N.WIA   09/17
FPvtLennox, William WIA   09/17
FPvtLyons, James WIA   09/17
FPvtMatthews, Ross WIA   09/17
FPvtMcDermott, Terrance WIA   09/17
FPvtMcKenney, Willam MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FPvtMetzinger, Charles KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FPvtMorris, Frederick R.KIA   09/17
FPvtPowers, Lawrence WIA/POW   09/17
FPvtRooney, Christie POW   09/17
FPvtWitt, Bernard WIA   09/17
GCorpFenton, James V.WIA   09/17
GSgtMcFadden, Patrick WIA   09/17
GSgtMoore, Frank S.WIA   09/17
GPvtParker, William MIA (n)   09/17     We have some details for this person
GPvtThomas, Thomas WIA   09/17
GPvtTubbs, Cornelius WIA   09/17
HPvtCunningham, Patrick WIA   09/17
HPvtDixon, Robert MWIA   09/17
HCorpGilligan, Thomas KIA   09/17
HPvtKelly, Patrick AWOL   09/20
HPvtLane, Michael WIA   09/17
HPvtLee, Thomas WIA   09/17
HPvtManahan, William MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
HPvtMcCue, Michael WIA   09/17
HPvtMcLaughlin, Patrick KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
HPvtMuller, Charles WIA   09/17
HPvtSnedwin, John H.WIA   09/17
IPvtBarret, James WIA   09/17
IPvtEgan, James MWIA   09/17
IPvtFinley, Jr., John WIA   09/17
ILtHerbert, Patrick WIA/POW   09/17
IPvtKlein, Adam KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
IPvtMcDonald, Noble WIA   09/17
IPvtMcKnight, William WIA   09/17
IPvtOakman, William WIA   09/17
IPvtSmith, Patrick WIA   09/17
ISgtSneden, John N.WIA   09/17
KPvtCurry, Patrick WIA   09/17
KPvtHacker, Charles KIA   09/17
KPvtKelly, Jeremiah KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
KPvtMcGarry, Patrick J.WIA   09/17
KPvtMcMurrin, Henry S.MWIA   09/17
KPvtPawson, James WIA   09/17
KPvtQuail, James KIA   09/17
KPvtWilson, David WIA   09/17
F&SColHudson, Henry Wadsworth        We have some details for this person

 

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