62 D'Utassy Testimony, 599; Hildebrandt, Testimony, 606. (65) Miles turned on his heel, walked away, mounted his horse and rode off. New York volunteers. Miles asked Russell if he could pass through the enemy lines with a few men and "try to reach somebody that had ever heard of the United States Army, or any general of the United States Army, or anybody that knew anything about the United States Army, and report the condition of Harper's Ferry." D'Utassy "was too good a soldier to have compromised himself at Harper's Ferry." Men, women and children who had held freedom in their hands for so short a time were wrenched back into the abyss of slavery. (Commissioned as a major on June 30, 1861, with rank from May 13th, 1861, original; as lieutenant colonel on February 24, 1862, with rank from February 14th, 1862, vice Lieutenant Colonel Betts had resigned)[7], 31 years old. 4-13. Three cigars for nothing! Papers, 1841-1906. Although the terms of surrender forbade the confiscation of personal property, many Confederate officers could not bear to deprive their beggarly soldiers of what lay before them for the taking. They crossed the Potomac near Shepherdstown by the mouth of the Antietam River. Two had been driven through with spikes to render them useless. (26), At the height of the rebel assault, a ploy was being enacted back down Camp Hill that would bring some glory to the humiliation and chagrin of the Harper's Ferry debacle. Hell on the Mountaintop: The Battle of Maryland Heights, 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 What orders he gave were often vague, leaving much to the personal discretion and interpretation of officers, many of whom were inexperienced in command. And finally: "I am an old soldier. The High water mark, Gettysburg July 3, 1863. 2 :1 Summer 1992. General Daniel Tyler was in charge of the camp, and part of it became known as Camp Tyler. The night was coming on moonlit and clear, in no way detrimental to a night march. (67) At various times in his mental wanderings, Miles cried, "Oh, where is General McClellan? D'Utassy was positive that he could hold the position. (124), In late December an alarm went through the camp due to a Confederate cavalry raid through Dumfries and Fairfax Station. Miles was scornful. What followed was D'Utassy's last act of passive resistance and final attempt to salvage some dignity for him and his men out of the disgraceful affair of Harper's Ferry. The 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 107 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 D'Utassy reminded Miles that he had suggested the same thing yesterday. All of a sudden a shout rent the air from the west All heads turned as the "head of a column of troops was seen coming down on the flank of the regulars at doublequick." Bacon didn't say yes or no, but gave an evasive answer which Hill was too busy to note. A Social History of the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry, 1st Lieutenant Philip Clayton Rogers, Company G, 39th New York Volunteer Infantry, Captain Carlos Alvarez de la Mesa, Company I, 39th New York Volunteer Infantry, James Clay Rice, 39th New York Volunteer Infantry, Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry. The blame was ultimately cast upon McClellan, who, according to General-in-Chief Halleck, moved only six miles a day. Many of the Donelson prisoners were conveyed to Northern prisons, but some, who were not supposed to fight for the Confederacy again until duly exchanged, showed up at Vicksburg, an occurrence that Grant protested throughout the war. Goon!" Griswold where they were presented the national colors. Washington, D. C.: C. G. Case, R. G. Walrad [and] B. C. Baker, c1863. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. D'Utassy was generous in a later assessment of Miles' behavior: "I must say that my impression was that he considered the case so forlorn from the moment of the evacuation of Maryland Heights that he did not urge things on as he did on former occasions." D'Utassy, with a look of consternation, vehemently protested: "No, sir. Phillips shouted an order to his gunner: "Gun number three--half-a-second fuse shell! He was a lawyer and a legislator. They had been forced to ride right through their native state without stopping, and they were convinced that they should have been permitted to remain in Ohio until exchanged. During the regiment's term of service it suffered the following casualties. Amongst the biggest attractions were the City Hotel, which was 200 years old, George Washington's Headquarters, and the place where Washington resigned his commission. Flushing, NY: 1996. They were what they were--young soldiers freed from the war, like schoolboys freed from school, on a lark. 39th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia Undoubtedly D'Utassy, who wished so much to salvage the reputation of himself and his troops, took the surrender the hardest The night before, so intent had he been for his troops to have more shot at bravery, that he had issued this order: He had told the officers in his brigade that he would refuse to capitulate: "I will not surrender, we will fight until the last, and if everybody will surrender, I will always be against it." Alduino, Frank W.; Coles, David J. His soldiers shrank back in terror at the possible consequences of this outburst against Jackson. Companies A, B, C and D were mustered out in New York city June 24, 1864. When Captain Rigby of the artillery was informed of the surrender, he became furious with rage, refused to give the command to his gunners to cease fire and kept "pounding to the last." Let us cut our way out and join them." While he entrusted the furiously grunting creature to comrades, "Bill Nutt" took off to ask a farmer for salt to season and preserve the meat. With this authorization in hand he returned to New York City and opened a recruiting office which soon had drawn over 2,000 volunteers, this large number of recruits quickly outgrew the size of the recruiting office. Russell replied that he did not think he could. The regiment mustered in June 6 to date 39th Regiment NY Volunteer Infantry | National Color | Civil War With the men and equipment loaded onto the Marion she steamed out to a point between Bedloe's Island and Castle Williams where she dropped anchor for the night. Thus, Miles' command style created insecurity in those under him. After the United States It participated in an expedition up the Chowan River to Winton; returned to camp on Roanoke Island; was brigaded with the 89th N. Y. and 6th N. H. under Col. Hawkins; was in expeditions to Elizabeth City, and lost 75 men at South Mills. 1,300 items), mostly letters to him from other officers and friends. The old man slipped in and out of consciousness, sometimes mentioning names for commendation for fear he would die before giving his officers their due. Kimball was promoted)[8] Appointed as colonel of the 9th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment on May 29, 1863, for three years service; seriously wounded in the thigh by a piece of lead pipe on July 17 (15th), 1863, at First Avenue and Nineteenth Streets in New York City, New York, during the Draft Riots, he was rescued by two young ladies who took him and two others to their home, he later escaped with their help to the home of a nearby surgeon by wearing civilian clothes; mustered out of service on October 14, 1863, at New York City, New York. May 6, 1863, the three years' men of the regiment, which latter had left for New York city, May 3, 1863, were assigned to the 3d Infantry. The picture includes the Union troops behind the stone wall during Pickett's Charge, along with the Angle, copse of trees, and Big and Little Round Top. It was the Garibaldi Guard to the rescue, "determined to take a hand with their old comrades in suppressing the regulars." Captain Benjamin Thompson of the 111th New York called for his regiment to fall in. (87). Here was the key to the war in the East He could not, of course, be too sure that this was not merely aruse de guerre. Guard!" 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Shortly thereafter the steamer George Peabody arrived and 400 men of the regiment were transferred from the Marion to her. Newcomer to her parents in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, May 28, 1906, in A.L. (55) Captain McGrath of the 5th New York Heavy Artillery burst into tears, lamenting: "Boys, we have got no country now." Battery-Battery M, 2nd Illinois: Capt. (39) In both places the Harper's Ferry daredevils were treated like royalty. In a very short time, however, the rebel assault was repulsed with considerable gory loss to the Southern side, proving that, given half a chance, even the greenhorn Union men could do their duty. (9) They were surrounded. When officers attempted to force weapons on the 32nd, the men, "giving the guns a toss, stood them butts up, the bayonets buried in the ground." (82), Part of the red tape of formal surrender and parole was the copying of muster rolls by company clerks for purposes of exchange of prisoners. Every now and then he would call to his men to stand where they were, and often he would call for his wife who, of course, could not join him. To the men on the base of that little triangle of land between two ancient rivers, "all seemed arranged for the accommodation of the assailants instead of the security of the assailed." They dropped everything, many leaving their horses behind; some carried their weapons, some did not; everyone dashed madly for any kind of cover, effective or not, from this rain of terror. 9th Vermont reinforcements in late P.M. Here the regiment began boarding the steamer Marion, however it was found that the vessel would not be large enough to hold the entire regiment properly for the trip. Private Mitchell was severely wounded at Antietam, a battle that took place when and where it did largely because of his finding of the lost order. Like many historical artists, Knstler works closely with historians to learn more about whatever subject is being painted at that time. (72) Jed Hotchkiss, Jackson's famed topographer, wrote: "our soldiers are as dirty as the ground itself and are nearly of the same color. Hyde, David A. Allen; Majs., Charles Wiegand, Anton Vekey, Charles Schwartz, Hugo Hillebrandt, Charles C. Baker, John McE. (15), Around 10 or 11 A.M. They accumulated brushes, brooms, soap, and quicklime, and scraped, swept, scrubbed and whitewashing their barracks. The regiment was organized in and around Binghamton, New York, and was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 27, 1862. [citation needed], 29 years old. The Confederate guard retreated, having been completely surprised and baffled, leaving close to 100 prisoners. In the wagons, Union troopers found "every conceivable missile" plus chains, spikes and horseshoes. Amidst the cataclysm, they had crept out, their skirmishers in the advance. (20). Aikey, Michael. Todd, Frederick P. "39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Garibaldi Guard), 1861-1862." In fact McLaws and Anderson were delayed in their march to join Lee and fight the Battle of Antietam Creek because paroled Union men were clogging the pontoon bridge and the roads at the foot of Maryland Heights. Lieutenant Charles Bacon handed the duplicate muster roll to General A. P. Hill himself. 93 Binney's Report,ORI. xix-1, 540; Dispatch from William C. Hall to Captain Eckert, Sept. 18, 1862,OR-I, xix-2, 325; Hays, 34; DeGraff, 49, 51. On Saturdays, in the morning, the men had target practice, and the afternoon was spent cleaning arms and policing and tidying the camp in preparation for Sunday morning inspection. General Julius White served in the Army of the Ohio until his resignation in November of 1864. The regiment shared in the disaster at Harper's Ferry in Sept., 1862, and in the surrender 530 of its members fell into the hands of the enemy, but were paroled and proceeded to Camp Douglas, Chicago. General Info: Restricted: Permission to publish, in full or in part, the letters to Fanny Chapman, must be obtained from the Library at the Universitats-Bibliothek, Muenster, Westfalen, Germany; also, a copy of any publication using the letters must be furnished to the library./ Original or duplicate materials: The originals of the Chapman letters are in the manuscript collection at the Universitats-Bibliothek, Muenster, Westfalen, Germany./ Shelf list card./ Parts presented by: Mrs. John Downes, Chicago, Ill., 1963 and 1977; Frances Hellman, Jan. 18, 1933; C. A. Evans, Dec. 6, 1933; Clara Leiser, Nov. 30, 1932, and Jan. 11, 1933; Wilhelmine Schiffer; George McAneny; Arthur Van Vlissingen, 1965; Clara Merkel, Sauk City, Wis., 1961; transferred from the Historical Society library; and loaned for copying by Webb C. Hayes, Fremont, Ohio. It's their guns!" (44). (54) It was only when Colonel D'Utassy came riding down the lines, slowly, dejected, with tears streaming down his face, that they believed it The Hungarian approached Colonel Sammons and said: "Colonel Miles has surrendered de place, and you will blease march your regiment on de color line and stack arms." Reading more carefully, he found, to his amazement, that it was addressed to Confederate General D. H. Hill and comprised a long list of orders. (23), Meanwhile the extreme Union left prepared to meet an assault launched by Confederate infantry under General A. P. Hill. The Federal troops were shocked and offended by the look and smell of Jackson's foot cavalry. Two captains were arrested for being absent a half-hour when they went looking for dinner. [1], The regiment camped at Falmouth, Virginia, until Feb. 1, 1863, except Co. F, which had remained as garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, rejoining the regiment on Jan. 26. Colonel D'Utassy rode up and down the First Brigade lines invoking spirit in his men. Many mended their torn garments and went off for an afternoon of sightseeing. If the officer did not report it, he would be cashiered. There the 126th New York would redeem themselves in gore and be cut to pieces, taking horrible losses. John H. Graham (Commissioned as a captain on July 4, 1861, with rank from May 13th, 1861, original; as major on February 24, 1862, with rank from February 14, 1862, vice Major E.A. Six companies: E, F, G, H, I and K, remained in service. When the rebels zeroed in on them, Colonel Stannard would order his men to "doublequick as far to the front as possible and drop flat" Then they would wait again, doublequick to the rear, wait, doublequick to the front, over and over again, back and forth. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Colonel D'Utassy approached Miles. D'Utassy reiterated, "You know it- I will never surrender as long as I have a shot." Edward Hastings Ripley, an officer in the 9th Vermont, found it unpleasant to "take care of the boys." Note(s): Signed lower left: A.R. According to this little paper, Confederate Generals Jackson and McLaws were on their way to capture Harper's Ferry and the B& O Railroad. There are also muster rolls for the 6th, 9th, 11th, 55th, 71st, 84th and 96th regiments of the New York State National Guard, from 1866 to 1876. The paroled troops were to march to Annapolis where they would be conveyed to Northern prison camps until duly exchanged. But as he and Binney raised Miles in a blanket, Lee himself was mortally wounded by a shell fragment that ripped away most of his thigh. The Commission, perhaps seeking a scapegoat, concluded that Ford was unfit for command and recommended his disqualification from the service, which was effected. But through Harper's Ferry's surrender, though McClellan was only hours away, the Union Army was robbed of the "only opportunityof inflicting an irreparable defeat upon Lee's army." When their three year term expired, those entitled, Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (pdf) They found no rebel troops at all and could see none anywhere near the former Union position. Benjamin F. Potts Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Library Director of The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024./ Organization: Arranged in chronological order./ Partial index available in repository. N128 (September 1998) pp. 39th New York Volunteer Infantry - The Battle of Gettysburg 87 Shelby Foote,The Civil War: A Narrative, I (New York: Random House, 1958), 692. After all, the orders were four days old. In February it was active at Morton's ford; was assigned in March to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 2nd corps; shared in the Wilderness campaign, being active at the Wilderness, at Todd's tavern, the Po river, Spottsylvania, the North Anna, Totopotomoy and Cold Harbor. (53), Like the hands of bidders at an auction, white flags began going up along the Union line, clutching reluctantly at the price of surrender. (5 archives boxes, 1 flat box, 6 volumes) and. The 60th Ohio burned at least one row of barracks during their stay at Camp Douglas, not a bad record. 69 Hassler, 101; This manner of greeting a fellow officer does not seem like Jackson at all, leading this writer to believe that, like the " headquarters/hindquarters" story, it is more fiction than fact. From July 13 to 16, 1863, the City of New York exploded in several violent riots in reaction to the draft. The 115th New York was dejected. Moreover, what was not noted in the report was that a large portion of the small arms--rifles, pistols, revolvers, etc. New York HistoryvXXIV n1 (January 1943) 57-67. Branch turned to D'Utassy and remarked: "I suppose, Colonel, you understand the parole as I do, viz., that you and your men understand you are not to go into a camp of instruction or drill until such time as you may be exchanged." Civil War material consists of muster rolls for the 7th, 39th, 52nd, and 57th Regiments of New York State Volunteers, with a few other miscellaneous papers. They were exchanged in November, returned to Washington and established winter quarters at Centerville, where the regiment was assigned to the 3d brigade, Casey's division, 3d corps in Jan., 1863. The camp consisted of four hollow squares surrounded by barracks on seventy to eighty acres of land. Companies B and C of the 9th Vermont were burned out of their barracks, allegedly by three men of the 115th New York. D'Utassy then returned to his brigade and ordered his artillerymen to spike their guns, his men to unscrew the nipples from their weapons, and if possible, to take off the locks. WebThe 9th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Several physical confrontations and fisticuffs were the result. The Regulars beat a hasty retreat, in good order, of course, as the 39th New York and the 32nd Ohio hooted and groaned at them. Thirty-ninth Infantry.Cols., Frederick G. D'Utassy, Augustus Funk; Lieut.-Cols., Alexander Repetti, Charles Schwartz, James G. Hughes, John McE. battery was recaptured, and the regiment received official commendation for its valor. Before the separated men realized it, they found themselves less than a weak stone's throw from the advancing Confederate line. One company of skirmishers took the advance to feel for traces of the enemy. The regiment served in the 3d Brigade, Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, from January, 1862; at Roanoke Island, from February 3, 1862; in 4th Brigade, Hawkins' Coast Division (3d), 9th Corps, from March, 1862; in the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 9th Corps, from July, 1862. Whenever mere was any firing, he remained there to encourage them. White felt compelled to apologize for his own suave appearance next to the seedy looking Confederates. 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Military Wiki He died of the excessive hospitality of the Western people. Paul Teetor's work on Harper's Ferry seems to lead positively to the conclusion that Colonel Miles was a traitor. Phillips replied, bitterly: "I suppose I am talking to Colonel Miles; I know I am talking to a damned traitor." The Confederate batteries shelled the Europeans' skirmish line out of the woods, turning tree branches and rocks into deadly projectiles, and forcing them to withdraw. 65th Illinois: Col. Daniel Cameron The Civil War in America attack on the pickets of the Garibaldi Guard on the east branch of the Potomac. Artillery, infantry and cavalry were mixed in an absurd melee, at which one could not help laughing." Some of the hapless Africans were not taken without resistance. Actually, the Confederate Army was even more scattered than that and several days late in the implementation of the order. 87th Ohio Infantry: Col. Henry H. Banning The 39th lost during its term of serv-ice 119 by death from wounds, and 159 by death from accident, imprisonment or disease, of whom 94 died in prison. 31 Lieutenant Colonel Hasbrouck Davis' Testimony,ORI, xix-1, 629. When a drum major relayed the news to the 115th New York that they had been surrendered, he was ridiculed. Still, as McClellan looked up from his desk to find his old friend, General John Gibbon awaiting his attention, he exclaimed with confidence: "Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home." Don't surrender us. The men didn't wait for orders. The 115th New York ended up at Vicksburg; most of the remaining ex-prisoners would fight at Gettysburg. fatalities.[3]. Three companies consisted of Germans, three of Hungarians, one of Swiss, one of Italians, one of Frenchmen, and one of Spaniards and Portuguese. General White promised that and more. But McClellan had no way of knowing this. An argument erupted, and one observer described "the hot, panting eager regiment at the halt, the excited group around the colors," the men and officers slipping over to the water's edge and silently committing their weapons to the river's depths, all of this activity in the midst of the "quaint, old street, old mill, willowy banked canal and sycamore trees." Trimble agreed with Miles, but when Miles turned to White, White replied, "Hear Colonel D'Utassy's opinion." Captain Maulsby, still defending the railroad bridge at Sandy Hook, sustained a rebel artillery attack there as well. Men in the 8th New York feasted on fresh bread and butter, apple butter, milk and buttermilk, served up by the ladies of Greencastle. According to one officer of the 126th New York, "the flash, the whistling shriek and the explosion came all at once," giving the troops no time to think about where to run. These rosters were compiled by the New York State Adjutant General Office. Perhaps the most telling testimony came from Colonel D'Utassy who gave it with great reluctance because he felt himself an honorable man, referring to a Latin saying that translated "Of the dead never anything but good." ; Miles' actions at Harper's Ferry, his fickle commands, his contradictions, and his earlier history of substance abuse lead this writer to believe that Miles was a severe alcoholic, acting as alcoholics often do in a crisis. (50), At 8 P.M. long range ammunition for the Union cannon was almost completely gone. Hill took General White to confer with Jackson, and the contrast between the two generals has often been reported in memoirs. )[5], 38 years old. (5) The troops evacuating Maryland Heights were now thrown into the Bolivar Heights line, and fatigue parties immediately went to work strengthening the western works to protect the artillery batteries, still waging a deafening duel with Confederate guns. "Lunge-out" "Guard Against Infantry! They would board an eastbound train "in sufficient numbers to defy conductors and train men". Positioning themselves behind the crest of a hill, the men lay down on their arms to await the morning. Abstract: Papers touching upon the Wisconsin connections of Carl Schurz, a German "forty-eighter" who came to Watertown, Wis., in 1855, and on his public career as a Liberal Republican leader, journalist, and cabinet member. 3 James Longstreet, "The Invasion of Maryland," inBattles and Leaders, II.664: Colonel G. F. R. Henderson,Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War, II (New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1919), 505; Bruce Catton,Mr. Lincoln's Army(New York: Doubleday, 1962), 216-217. Two aides, one from White and one from Hill, galloped down to stop them, warning Stannard that if he did not bring his regiment back to be surrendered, reprisals would surely be meted out against the remaining Federals. Here it became a part of the Army of the Potomac; was active at South Mountain and Antietam, with a loss in the latter battle of 233 killed, wounded and missing. 14 :2 May 1921. ""Ye come from many a far off clime; And speak in many a tongue"." General Info: Access: open to qualified researchers at the New-York Historical Society./ This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. This regiment(composed of 4 companies)held thispositionJuly 2d and 3d1863. Now the Confederates bombed the Union line from seven different directions. Russell told McClellan that the Harper's Ferry garrison could survive only forty-eight hours without relief, that Maryland Heights had been evacuated. Combat uniforms of the Civil War. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 1999. D'Utassy was aghast. (113) Ripley of the 9th Vermont wrote to his brother, also a soldier, "Don't form any opinion at all of the Harper's Ferry affair. Material Type: Pre-adolescent. Standard No: LCCN: 2004-660019 But when a detail of the 9th Vermont reported for this duty, they were threatened with trouble if they remained after nightfall. On May 15 the regiment boarded a barge that was towed by the steamer Young America and moved from Castle Garden to its new camp on Rikers Island. (98), After marching nearly one hundred miles on two days' rations, the Federals reached Annapolis. The 39th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Major Hugo Hillebrandt, who was wounded on July 3rd. General Info: No known restrictions on publication./ Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/EADresolver?id=RMM01812 Up until 11 A.M. nothing positive in terms of surrender had been negotiated. As suggested by the journalist, his words do suggest that Miles was innocent of treason and that he felt incapable of dealing with the events unfolding around him. Moreover, four Union guns remained, unclaimed by the Confederates. Now he must face his men with the bitter news of another reverse for the army of their adopted land. "Count" D'Utassy, as he styled himself in New York society, raised this group of foreign nationals to fight for the Union and was court-martialed for incompetency as a soldier in 1863. Complete agreement, followed by a raising of the white flag over the town itself, did not occur until noon. Volunteers, on April 12, 1863, at Suffolk, Virginia. (99), The next morning, the troops were "crowded to suffocation" in steamer transports for Baltimore and subjected to the "rolling and pitching" of the boats in rough water, no doubt causing many a trip to the railing after all that uncustomary rich food of the day before. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 9th New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia (127) Sunday morning also included spiritual inspection with the Reverend Anthony Zyla offering church services. (34) At another, Confederate bivouac fires were less than a mile away and they could hear the sounds of men and creaking wagons.
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