97TH  REGIMENT OF NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS



	Taken from F. W. BEERS & Co. History of Montgomery and Fulton Co.’s 
                Reprinted by Heart of the Lakes Publishing Co. 


The record of several companies in which Fulton County men fought for the nation.

The 97th Regiment NY Volunteers was organized in Booneville N.Y. 
Commander Col Chas. Wheelock was in charge
the Regiment was mustered into service February 18th, 1862.

Regiment left Boonville for Washington March 12th but remained in Albany one week
arrived in N.Y. March 18th where the troops were given the Enfield Rifled Musket.
The 97th arrived in Washington March 20th.

In May, the regiment was assigned to Gen. Duryee’s Brigade, Gen. Rickett’s Division
ans was under Gen. McDowell’s command during the march to Shenandoah Valley in June 
1862.

The regiment was engaged in ten battles and suffered great loss, being reduced to less then
100 effective men before the close of the war.

During September and October 1863, it received a large number of conscripts.  The regiment
was attached to the 2d brigade, 2d division, 1st army corps, in Dec. 1863.


The following are battles the regiment took part in.

Cedar mountain		Aug. 9th 1862
Rappahanock Station	Aug. 23, 1862
Thoroughfare Gap	Aug. 28, 1862
second Bull Run		Aug. 30, 1862
Chantilla		Sept. 1, 1862
South Mountain	MD. 	Sept. 14, 1862
Antietam, MD. 		Sept 17, 1862
first Fredericksburg	Dec. 13, 1862
Chancellorsville, Va. 	May 1, 1863
Gettysburg		July 1-3, 1863



The following men from Fulton county in this regiment are named below together with the officers of the regiment:


REGIMENTAL OFFICERS

Colonel Charles Wheelock.		Taken prisoner at Gettysburgh, July 1, and escaped
					 July 5, 1863

Lieutenant-colonel  J. P. Spofford	Taken Prisoner at Gettysburg
Major  Charles Northup			
Adjutant  Charles Buck			Resigned March 25, 1862
Adjutant  Geo. D. Foster, jr.		Resigned Sept. 10, 1862
Adjutant  Denis J. Downing		Promoted to 2nd lieut, Co.B; taken prisoner at 2nd Bull’s Run. Promoted to Capt. Co. H Jan 8, 1863
Adjutant  Joseph H. Smith		Promoted from 2nd lieut, Co. E   Promoted to Capt. Dec 6, 1863
Adjutant  Willard B. Judd		Promoted from 1st lieut, Co. F.
Quartermaster  Joel T. Comstock		Discharged Sept. 12, 1862
Quartermaster  Lewis H. Rowan		Promoted from 1st Lieut., Co. C
Surgeon  N. D. Ferguson			Transferred to 5th U.S. Calvary 				  
Surgeon  L. J. Marvin			Resigned July 2nd, 1862
Assistant Surgeon  Aaron Cornish	Dismissed
Assistant Surgeon  Nelson Isham		Discharged for disability.
Assisant  Surgeon  Geo. S.              LittleAppointed Oct. 13, 1862
Chaplain  John V. Ferguson


OFFICERS OF COMPANY F

Captain  Stephen G. Hutchinson		Lassellsville  Discharged Sept. 22, 1862
1st Lieut.  E. Gray Spencer		Brockett's Bridge  Wounded at Antietam; discharged Dec. 29, 1862
Corporal  Olaf Peterson			Lassellsville  Transferred to Co. D
Corporal  Augustus Johnson		Brockett's Bridge  Promoted 1st Serg. October 1862; veteran
Corporal  Wallace McLaughlin		Lassellsville  Died of Disease, Sept. 26, 1862
Corporal  Henry Fical			Lassellsville  Wounded at Bull Run; discharged Dec. 21, 1872
Corporal  William B. Judd		Brockett's Bridge  Promoted Commissary Sergeant; to 2nd Lieut; to 1st Lieut; to Adjutant, Dec. 29, 1863
Corporal  Henry F. Butler		Lassellsville  Discharged Sept. 26, 1862
Corporal  Geo. F. Dempster		Lassellsville  Died of disease, Sept. 26, 1862 

  
PRIVATES OF COMPANY F

James Adsit				Lassellsville   Wounded at Antietam; died Oct. 18, 1862
Malvin C. Austin			Stratford  Discharged March 21, 1863
Albert Argersinger			Lassellsville  Wounded at Antietam; died July 29, 1863
Lambert Bellinger			Brockett's Bridge  Discharged Nov. 1, 1862
Casper Brock				Lassellsville  Discharged Feb. 10, 1863
Daniel Bleekman		                Stratford  Discharged  Feb. 14, 1862
James A. Bolster			Lassellsville  Wounded at Gettysburg
William Campbell		        Lassellsville  Wounded at Fredericksburg; discharged July 29,, 1863
John S. Dalrymple			Stratford  Discharged Nov. 28, 1862
Rufus Doxtader			        Brockett's Bridge  Discharged June 12, 1862
Wm. H. Edwards			        Lassellsville  Appointed Corporal Nov. 1, 1863
Nathan Fical				Lassellsville  Killed at Gettysburg
George Kring				Lassellsville  Wounded at Antietam; promoted to Serg. Oct 1, 1862
Asa C. Lamphere		                Stratford  Taken prisoner at Bull Run; discharged Oct. 5, 1862
John Luther				Brockett's Bridge  Wounded by accident; discharged Aug. 1, 1862
August Manga				Brockett's Bridge  Discharged June 14, 1862
Abner Millard				Stratford  Wounded at Antietam; died Oct. 6, 1862
Vernon B. Mosher			Oppenheim 
Christian Rosseter			Ephratah  Killed at South Mountain
Daniel Strobeck				Lassellsville  Discharged March 14, 1863
Samuel Stall				Brockett's Bridge  Wounded at Antietam and discharged
Gilbert Satterley			Stratford  Discharged Jan 3, 1863	                                                    
Geo. Sipperly				Caroga  Killed at Antietam 
Alex. Snell				Lassellsville
Sylvester Stall				Lassellsville  Discharged Aug. 25, 1862
Emanuel Smith				Lassellsville  Discharged Sept. 26, 1862
Theodore Thompson			Stratford
Harvey S. Valentine			Brockett's Bridge
David H. Walrath			Lassellsville  Wounded at Bull Run
Lyman Zimmerman				Lassellsville

 


MEMBERS OF OTHER COMPANIES
 				Enrolled From	Company assigned to
				
Sergeant, C. A. Starin		St. Johnsville  Co. I.
Geo. Weaver, 			Lassellsville,   Co. I.
J. P. Spofford			Brockett’s Bridge  Co. K
Willard Avery			Stratford  Co. G.
8th Corporal Patrick Kelly	St. Johnsville , Co. D.
3rd Corporal Richard Bullock	Stratford, Co. D.
A. J. Avery, 			Stratford, Co. D.
H. H. Bullock			Stratford, Co. D.
W. Colwell			Stratford, Co. D.
E. Edwards			Stratford, Co. D.
H. Doxtader			Stratford, Co. D.
E. Dunning			Stratford, Co. D.
A. B. Farrell			Stratford, Co. D.
W. McGowen			Stratford, Co. D.
J. J. Newell			Stratford, Co. D.
H. S.  Perkins			Stratford, Co. D.




COMPANY I, 10TH N. Y. CAVALRY.

Fulton and Montgomery counties were represented in the 10th
New York Cavalry by Company I, a roll of which is appended:


OFFICERS

captain, David Getman, jr.		Mayfield
1st Lieutenant, Stephen Dennie
2nd Lieutenant, Charles H. Hill
1st Sergenat, H. H. Boyd		Broadalbin.  Killed
Quartermaster Sergeant,  Asa Capron	Broadalbin
Sergeant, John W. Abernathy		Mayfield.  Killed
Sergeant, Nicholas D. Case		Mayfield.  Died in Hospital, Dec. 16, 1863
Sergeant David N. Haines		Mayfield.  Transferred to nay, April 10th 1864
Sergeant, Dorwin W. Close		Mayfield
Sergeant, Jacob C. Case			Mayfield.  Discharged May 12, 1864
Corporal,  Chester L. Berry		Mayfield
Corporal, Henry Betts			Broadalbin 
Corporal, Augustus M. Brown		Mayfield
Corporal, Hosea Davis, jr.		Broadalbin.  Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps,
		                                                                May 2, 1864
Corporal, Darius S. Orton		Broadalbin
Corporal, A. H. Van Dyke		Mayfield.  Discharged April 5, 1863
Corporal, Peter Phillips		Broadalbin.  Killed
Corporal, Harvey Becker			Mayfield.  Discharged Feb. 24, 1863
Corporal, Henry Piper			Mayfield
Corporal, Daniel Saterlee		Broadalbin 
Farrier, Charles Thayer			Broadalbin .  Discharged Nov. 8, 1862
Farrier, Harry A. Lane			Broadalbin
Saddler, George Riddle			Northampton
Wagoner, James L. Mercer		Broadalbin


PRIVATES

Elias Blowers			Mayfield
Charles S. Barlet		Broadalbin
William Brower			Mayfield
Abram H. Blowers		Mayfield
John Blowers			Mayfield.   Killed					
Wm. H. Blowers			Mayfield
Jas. H. Brown			Mayfield
Nathaniel W. Brown		Mayfield
Christoper Brower		Mayfield
John T. Bohanan			Fonda 
Wm. R. Briggs			Johnstown
Philip Canning			Broadalbin .  Killed by querillas, near Benton Station, May 22, 1863.
Thomas Canning 			Broadalbin.  Discharged Jan 9, 1864
John W. Clute			Mayfield.  Killed
Geo. W. Close			Broadalbin
Thomas T. Crouch		Fonda.  Died Feb. 1st, 1863.
George Davis			Mayfield.  Killed
Asa Dye				Broadalbin.  Discharged Oct. 28, 1863
Julius B. Day			Mayfield
James Earle			Broadalbin.  Died of typhoid fever, Sept. 20, 1863.
William Foster			Broadalbin.  Killed
Daniel C. Forbes		Broadalbin.  Killed
Francis Forbes			Broadalbin.  Killed
R. Norman Fox			Mayfield 
Miner Fox			Broadalbin 
Seneca Fox			Mayfield.  Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct
					     31, 1863.
Alva Freeman			Mayfield.  Died March 14, 1863.
Geo. D. Ferguson		Mayfield.  Died July 2, 1863
Hollis Fox			Broadalbin
Wm. A Goodermoot		Mayfield
John Hall			Mayfield.  Discharged Nov. 17, 1863.
Joseph W. Honeywell		Broadalbin.  Killed
John Hammond 			Broadalbin
John  Handy			Mayfield.  Discharged June 11, 1863
James Hall			Mayfield.  Discharged May 8, 1864.
Wm D. Hager			Fonda
Albert Hall			Mayfield
W. H. Jones			Broadalbin.  Died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 14, 1864
James A. Laird			Mayfield.  Dishcharged at Albany, N.Y.
Jacob Lepper			Perth
Thomas Lee			Broadalbin
Peter R. Murdock		Fonda
Barney McCabe			Mayfield.  Died in hospital at Philadelphia, July 14, 1863
John Marlet			Mayfield
John McCormick			Mayfield
Ephraim D. Mosher	        Northampton.  Discharged March 4, 1863.
Hiram McCleary			Mayfield
William O’Bryan			Mayfield.  Discharged Nov. 17, 1862.
Lorenzo Phillips		Broadalbin.  Died at Aqua Creek, Feb. 6, 1863.
Edward Patterson		Mayfield. Killed in action, June 9, 1863.
George Peck			Broadalbin.  Discharged
Marcus Richardson		Mayfield
John Reynolds			Mayfield
 Jesse Reynolds			Mayfield
Wm P. Rhodes			Mayfield.  Discharged May 29, 1865.
Daniel Richardson		Mayfield
John H. Richardson		None given.   Killed
Joseph A. J. F. Sanborn		Mayfield
Rawson Stoddard			Broadalbin.  Discharged Jan. 8, 1864
Jas. H. Sanford			Broadalbin.  Promoted to Captain, Jan. 1864.
Geo. E. Sanford			Broadalbin.  Died of disease, March 28, 1865.
Geo. Stewart			Mayfield
John Shaw			Mayfield
Daniel W. Schermerhorn		Mayfield
Geo. W. Schermerhorn		Broadalbin.  Died of disease, Nov. 6, 1863.
Abram Satterlee			Broadalbin
Geo. H. Smith			Broadalbin.  Discharged.
Zacock Satterlee		Broadalbin
Andrew J. Terrell		Mayfield.  Died Dec. 15, 1863.
Thos. B. Tatlock		Broadalbin
Alex Wescot			Northampton 
James H. Waite			Mayfield
Martilon Warner			Mayfield
William Wands			Broadalbin
Jas. W. Wells			Mayfield.  Died.
Francis R. Whitney		Mayfield.  Discharged Dec. 31, 1863.



LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN BY CO. I, 10TH N. Y. CAVALRY

Louisa Court House, Va., 		May 4, 1863
Brandy Station, Va.,		  	June 9, 1863
Aldie, Va., 			  	June 17, 1863
Middleburgh, 			  	June 19, 1863
Upperville Va., 			June 20, 1863
Gettysburg, Pa., 		  	July 2 and 3rd, 1863
Shepherdstown, Va., 		  	July 16, 1863
Sluphur Springs, Va.,		  	October 12, 1863
Little Auburn and Brestoe Station 	October 14, 1863
Mill Run, Va., 				November 24, 1863
The Wilderness, Va., 			May 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1864
Ground Squirrel Church, Va., 		May 11, 1864
Defences of Richmond, Va., 		May 12, 1864
Hanover Town Va.,			May 28, 1864
Cold Harbor, Va., 			June 1, 1864
Trav-----Station, Va., 			June 11, 1864
White House Landing, Va.,		June 22, 1864
Saint Mary’s Church, Va.,	        June 24, 1864
Gravel Chruch Hill, Va., 		July 28, 1864
Lee’s Mills, Va.,			July 30, 1864
Deep Bottom Va.,			August 14, and 15, 1864
Fisher’s Hill, Va.,			August 18, 1864
Weldon Rail Road, Va.,			August 21, 1864
Ream’s Station, Va.,			August 23, 1864
Vaughn Road, Va.,			September 30, 1864 and October 1, 1864
South Side Rail Road, Va.,		October 27, 1864
Despritanna Station, Va.,		November 18, 1864
Stony Creek, Va.,			December 1, 1864
Belfield Station, Va.,			December 9, 1864
Janett’s Station, Va.,			December 10, 1864
Dinwiddie Court House, Va., 		March 31, 1865
grand cavalry charge Sailor’s Creek, Va.,  April 6, 1865
Jettersville, Va.,			April 5, 1865
Fannville, Va.,				April 7, 1865
Appomattox Station, Va., 		April 9th 1865.




77th N. Y. INFANTRY

Mi>COMPAMY D---NORTHAMPTON

Erskine B. Branch
Chas. E. Deuel
Wm. N. French
Lewis Mackay
Amasa N. Morgan
Jonathan Morgan
Henry Royce



COMPANY E----FONDA’S BUSH

Lyman Cole
James Cole
James B. Hines