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102nd New York Infantry

"Van Buren Light Infantry"
Organized: Brooklyn, NY; mustered in 3/1862
Disbanded/Mustered out: Alexandria, VA 7/21/1865

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  LCol. James C. Lane

 

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Twelfth Army Corps
  Division - 2nd Division, 12th Corps
  Brigade - 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps


On the Antietam Campaign

"At the battle of South Mountain the corps was held in reserve, and was not under fire. Three days later it was actively engaged in the battle of Antietam. The One hundred and second New York was commanded in this action by Lieut. Col. James C. Lane, who had been promoted from major. The regiment entered the fight at 6:30 a. m. with the division, and was not relieved until 1130 p. m. The division drove the enemy from the East Woods, and, crossing the Sharpsburg Pike [Hagerstown Pike - ed.], entered the West Woods around the Dunker Church, holding this advanced position several hours. Captain Cornell fell early in the action, being killed by a sharpshooter while the regiment was deploying from close column by division into line of battle."
(from Final Report)

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Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #48: Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 12 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #27: Twelfth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #49: Stainrook's Brigade, Greene's Division - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #117: Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #51: Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #52: Stainrook's Brigade, Greene's Division - 17 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM

References & Notes

Source: McGuire, Major Henry M., 102d Regiment Infantry, Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg (New York at Gettysburg), New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga, Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Company, 1902 - extracted online by the NY State Military Museum.

We have 27 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
A PvtBergen, John AWOL   09/17     We have some details for this person
A SgtDesendorf, Abram KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
A PvtLake, Charles MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
A SgtRutherford, Justis A.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
C PvtBaker, John WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
C SgtHarris, Robert AWOL   12/17     We have some details for this person
DPvtApperman, Ellis WIA   09/17
D PvtCash, Thomas WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
D CaptCornell, Mervin EugeneKIA   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
D PvtDougherty, George WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtMagee, Robert MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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G PvtAlliger, James MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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HPvtBrinkman, Yari WIA   09/17
IPvtBrommer, Andrew MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
IPvtLane, Stanton KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
I PvtParker, James AWOL   09/17     We have some details for this person
I PvtRice, William H.KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
KPvtBacon, Milo WIA   09/17
KCorpCarlos, Edwin WIA   09/17
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K PvtMartin, Paul WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
K PvtRichardson, Joseph WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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