Unit

Federal Regiment

9th New York Infantry

"Hawkins' Zouaves"
Organized: New York City, NY; mustered in 4/23/1861

Commanding Officer:
LCol. Edgar A. Kimball

Statistics for Maryland Campaign
  Initial Strength: 373
  Killed in Action (KIA): 45
  Wounded (WIA): 176
  Missing in Action (MIA): 14
  Losses, % of Initial Strength: 63%

Maps Showing this Unit:
   Detail Map #10: Rodman's Division Crosses at Snavely's Ford
   Detail Map #11: Burnside Climbs Toward Sharpsburg
   Detail Map #12: AP Hill Hits Burnside's Flank

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
   Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
   Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #65: Rodman's Division, Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
   Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #66: Fairchild's Brigade, Rodman's Division - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Ninth (IX) Army Corps
  Division - 3rd Division, IX Corps
  Brigade - 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps

In the Antietam Campaign:
This regiment had 8 Companies of Infantry engaged at Antietam - all except Co F and Co K. Company F was detached on duty at Plymouth, NC from July through November 1862. Company K was Capt Whiting's Battery of Artillery (and is listed seperately here at AotW) - present with the IX Corps, but acting as battery of artillery in supporting the crossing at Snavely's Ford on September 17th..

Hawkins' Zouaves were part of the IX Corps afternoon assault from the vicinity of the Lower Bridge toward the town of Sharpsburg.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
See also an AotW Featured Exhibit on Antietam from the point of view of David Thompson, Private, 9th NY Volunteers.

We have 19 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
A	Pvt	Van Cott, David	MWIA 09/17
B	Corp	Adair, John B.	Died 00/00
B	Pvt	Johnson, John F.	Died 00/00
B	Mus	Langbein, Johann Christoph Julius
B	Pvt	Rassiga, Eugene	KIA 09/17
E	Capt	Libaire, Adolphe
E	Pvt	Sweetman, Henry	Died 00/00
F	Pvt	Leonard, Jacob	KIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Negus, Adison G.	Died 00/00
H	Pvt	Donahue, ------	Died 00/00
I	Pvt	Collins, Levi	Died 00/00
K	Pvt	Kingsland, J. W.	Died 10/02
F&S	LCol	Kimball, Edgar Allison
Unk	Pvt	Conwan, James	Died 00/00
Unk	Pvt	Delergue, ------	Died 00/00
Unk	Pvt	Doolan, ------	Died 00/00
Unk	Pvt	Lawrence, Samuel	KIA 09/17
Unk	Pvt	Lockwood, P.	KIA 09/17
Unk	Corp	Peterson, ------	Died 00/00

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