The 16th NY Artillery, Companies B, D, and F
The Artillery Representation of Herkimer County
From "History of Herkimer County, New York" by F.W. Beers & Co., New York. 1879
This regiment was raised and organized in the State of New York at large, and commanded by Colonel Joseph J. Morrison. It was mustered into service from September 28th, 1863 to January 28th, 1864. Entering the service as it did after the worst was over (no reflection on the good will of the men) it was not given an opportunity to distinguish itself like many other regiments of the kind.
The first action in which the Herkimer county members of 16th engaged was inaugurated on April 26th, 1864, when a detachment of 1,150 men of the regiment, including those from Herkimer county, embarked on board transports at Yorktown, Va., for a point known as Bermuda Hundred, under command of Major Thomas I. Strong. Arriving there on the afternoon of the 27th, they marched five miles and bivouacked for the night, and the next morning marched six miles and camped near Hatch's Farm. After having been there a short time the 16th was attached to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 10th army corps. On the 9th of August 600 men of the detachment went to Dutch Gap to dig on a camp. On the 15th they were severely shelled by the rebels, losing a few men. On the 16th they advanced and drove the enemy from Signal Hill, and held the position until the next day, then fell back to Dutch Gap.
The object in taking Signal Hill was to divert the attention of the enemy from other points. On the 19th the force returned to Hatch's Farm, and remained there until the 24th of August, when it started for the trenches in front of Petersburg, where it remained until the 24th of September, and had plenty to do. Captain O. W. Beach, of Company F, in a letter to Little Falls Journal under date of "Camp Laurel Hill, October 15th, 1864" said: "While in the trenches we lost several men killed and wounded and a few by disease. On the 24th of September we were relieved by the 2nd corps and taken back about two miles to prepare for other duties. We rested four days; then started out with all sorts of conjectures as to our destination, and marched about fifteen miles, arriving at Deep Bottom at 1 o' clock , A. M., very tired and thirsty. Water in this section is very scarce, and it is with much difficulty that we can obtain it at many times. At 4 o' clock, A. M., September 29th we were ordered to leave knapsacks and prepare ourselves in light marching order. The 10th and 18th corps then advanced upon Deep Bottom and routed the enemy, driving them to within three miles of Richmond. At night we returned four miles, and camped for the night. October 1st we made a reconnaissance in forces within one and a half miles of Richmond. The 2nd brigade had the advance. We have three regiments in our brigade that are armed with Spencer rifles, and as they are equal to seven men each on account of their breech-loading proclivities, we have to take the lead generally. The 16th was drawn up in line of battle as a reserve to the sharpshooters, who were deployed out as skirmishers, and thus we advanced to within a short distance of the outer line of defenses around Richmond. As we cross an open field we could plainly see the rebs load and point their cannons upon us. I am happy to say that though thus exposed we lost but a few men. Having satisfied ourselves as to the strength of the enemy, we marched back to the place we started from and camped, where we remained until the morning of the 7th. We were then ordered in line of battle and moved out in a piece of woods to await the approach of the enemy, who soon made their appearance. We received them with a sharp volley of musketry, and for fifty minutes there was an incessant fire kept up from both sides. At length the enemy, finding they could neither break our lines nor stand our fire, fell back. By this movement, I am proud to say, we gained a goodly number of prisoners. The 16th, by their conduct, gained for themselves a name that will be a credit to the State which they hail from."
"Our commanding general gave us great praise for the prompt manner in which we maintained our share of the battle. We had but 550 men engaged, and lost 68 killed and wounded, which was more then the rest of the brigade lost. On the 13th we again advanced in force and had a brisk fight with the enemy about three miles from Richmond."
"We are daily expecting to make another move of some kind, but to me it is a mystery what it will be. A soldier never knows what is in store for him."
The regiment (besides John Clark, of Little Falls, Company A) were over one hundred private soldiers from Herkimer county, as follows:
William Alderman
| Little Falls
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James A. Barker
| Little Falls
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Hiram J. Barrett
| Little Falls
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Byron Brown
| Little Falls
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George Chase
| Little Falls
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William Clark
| Little Falls
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Henry R. Clock
| Little Falls
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William Coles
| Little Falls
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Eben Comstock
| Little Falls
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Jerome Delamater
| Little Falls
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James Daley
| Little Falls
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George Darrin
| Little Falls
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William H. Doty
| Little Falls
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Charles J. Flinn
| Little Falls
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William Folinsbee
| Little Falls
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George Galusha
| Little Falls
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Horatio Grant
| Little Falls
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Simon Hadcock
| Little Falls
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John Kane
| Little Falls
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Patrick Kelley
| Little Falls
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Wallace King
| Little Falls
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George W. Miner
| Little Falls
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Benson L. Northrup
| Little Falls
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William Page
| Little Falls
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Oscar C. Perkins
| Little Falls
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Solon F. Pickert
| Little Falls
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Patrick Quigley
| Little Falls
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Paris Richardson
| Little Falls
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John D. Rodgers
| Little Falls
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Patrick F. Rohan
| Little Falls
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Charles Ruth
| Little Falls
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Freeman S. Skeels
| Little Falls
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John M. Smith
| Little Falls
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Lorenzo D. Smith
| Little Falls
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Theodore Smith
| Little Falls
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Joseph Smyther
| Little Falls
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Francis Spencer
| Little Falls
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Charles P. Staring
| Little Falls
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Jacob H. Traver
| Little Falls
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John Wensing
| Little Falls
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James Wilson
| Little Falls
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Valentine Bargo
| Little Falls
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George Boyer
| Little Falls
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James L. Comstock
| Little Falls
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James Davis
| Little Falls
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Norman Flint
| Little Falls
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Adam Folts
| Herkimer
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Joshua Folts
| Herkimer
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Jerome Goodbread
| Little Falls
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Jacob Guyer
| Herkimer
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John Mansfield
| Little Falls
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Jacob V. Allen
| Little Falls
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Theodore M. Becraft
| Salisbury
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Myron G. Bloodough
| Little Falls
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Martin Boh
| Little Falls
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Walton Buck
| Little Falls
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Orlando Casler
| Little Falls
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George F. Chaddon
| Herkimer
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Morris G. Conklin
| Little Falls
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Eli Cramer
| Little Falls
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John H. Crist
| Herkimer
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David M. Cristman
| Herkimer
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Lewis A. Curtis
| Little Falls
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John S. Dalrymple
| Little Falls
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George Daly
| Little Falls
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Delancey Darling
| Little Falls
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Luther Darling Jr.
| Little Falls
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George Davis
| Little Falls
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Francis Decker
| Little Falls
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Albert Doxtater
| Little Falls
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Henry O. Doxtater
| Little Falls
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James H. Dunning
| Little Falls
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Winne Dutcher
| Richfield
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Andrew Dutcher
| Little Falls
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William L. Estes
| Little Falls
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Homer M. Ferrell
| Little Falls
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William H. Folts
| Little Falls
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Jesse R. Fort
| Little Falls
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Joseph Frinkle
| Little Falls
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George Frye
| Little Falls
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Andrew D. Gray
| Little Falls
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Henry Guller
| Norway
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Jacob Guller
| Norway
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Jesse R. Fort
| Little Falls
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John Hagar
| Little Falls
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George Hamersley
| Little Falls
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James W. Hardenburgh
| Norway
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Luther Haskin
| Manheim
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Harmonious Hayes
| Little Falls
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Jeremiah Helmer
| Litchfield
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James B. Hicks
| Little Falls
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Herman T. Hodge
| Ohio
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Thomas James
| Little Falls
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Isaac Johnson
| Herkimer
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Andrew Jubino
| Little Falls
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Daniel A. Kart
| Herkimer
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Arthur D. Kibbe
| Little Falls
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John Krebs
| Little Falls
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Stephen Ladue
| Little Falls
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James D. Lascell
| Little Falls
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Andrew Lehman
| Little Falls
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Thomas Lynch
| Herkimer
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Joseph McCafferey
| Little Falls
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Wellington Montany
| Little Falls
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Abram L. Miller
| Herkimer
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Eugene L. Miller
| Little Falls
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Thomas Milstead
| Little Falls
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John A. Moak
| Little Falls
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Richard Ostrom
| Ohio
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John P. O' Sullivan
| Norway
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Rufus Pearl
| Little Falls
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Henry Prame
| Little Falls
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George Robb
| Little Falls
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Amasa S. Rowe
| Little Falls
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George G. Sanford
| Norway
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William A. Saterlee
| Little Falls
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George F. Shaver
| Little Falls
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Hiram H. Smith
| Herkimer
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George Terry
| Little Falls
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Hiram Terry
| Little Falls
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Joseph F. Terry
| Little Falls
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William Thomas
| Herkimer
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John Thompson
| Little Falls
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Rufus Thompson
| Little Falls
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Theodore Travers
| Little Falls
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James Vandusen
| Little Falls
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Francis Wells
| Little Falls
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James Welsh
| Little Falls
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Thomas S. Whitmore
| Herkimer
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Jacob F. Wind
| Little Falls
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Lorenzo A. Winslow
| Herkimer
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George H. Worden
| Little Falls
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Jacob Zuller
| Little Falls
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