16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment First St. Lawrence County Regiment; First Northern New York Regiment
Mustered in: May 15, 1861
Mustered out: May 22, 1863 Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Y.

The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Lyon Company, 1912. This regiment, Col. Thomas A. Davies, was accepted by the State and received its numerical designation May 9, 1861; organized at Albany and there mustered in the service of the United States for two years May 15, 1861. In May, 1863, the three years' men of the regiment were assigned to the 121st N. Volunt

eers. The companies were recruited principally: A at Ogdensburg; B and F at Potsdam; C and E at Plattsburg; D at Gouverneur; G at DePeyster; H at Stockholm; I at Malone, and K at West Chazy and Mooers. The regiment left the State June 27, 1861; served at Washington, D. C., from June 29, 1861; in the 2d Brigade, 5th Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, from July, 1861; in Heintzelman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, from August 4, 1861; in Slocum's Brigade, Franklin's Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March 13, 1862; in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from May, 1862; and, commanded by Col. Joel J. Seaver, it was honorably discharged and mustered out at Albany, May 22, 1863. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 2 officers, 89 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 3 officers, 35 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, I officer, 83 enlisted men; total, 6 officers, 207 enlisted men; aggregate, 213; of whom 2 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.

Discharge papers of Col. Joel Seaver
04/28/2022

Discharge papers of Col. Joel Seaver

Albert Barney
03/23/2021

Albert Barney

Retreat from Gaine's Mill
08/28/2017

Retreat from Gaine's Mill

In May 1861, the newly formed regiment was issued 150 P1840 Springfield rifle muskets by the State of New York, which we...
08/06/2017

In May 1861, the newly formed regiment was issued 150 P1840 Springfield rifle muskets by the State of New York, which were used for training. These smooth bore flintlock muskets had been retro-fitted with rifled barrels and percussion caps. On June 25th, shortly before the regiment departed Albany for Washington, D.C., they were issued 600 more Springfields. Arriving at President Street station in Baltimore, the men loaded their rifles in preparation for attack by pro- Confederate mobs. As it turned out, the sullen crowds thought better of it. In July, while the men were camped at Washington, the old Springfields were exchanged for P1853 three band British Enfields rifles (pictured below). The Enfield, which can be seen in the field in the Page profile image, were used by the 16th NY infantry until they mustered out in May, 1863.

02/28/2017
Identified graffiti signatures by soldiers of the 16th NYVI at historic Blenheim House in Fairfax, VA:JONES, Abram, Pvt....
02/02/2017

Identified graffiti signatures by soldiers of the 16th NYVI at historic Blenheim House in Fairfax, VA:
JONES, Abram, Pvt., Co D
CONANT, Charles H., Cpl., Co. D
DOWSEY, Richard H., Pvt., Co. D
RUGAR, Jacob W., Pvt., Co. C
THAYER, Alfred, Pvt., Co. C.

Model 1858 "Bullseye" canteen issued to Pvt. Edgar W Steele, Co K, when he mustered in October 22, 1861. This canteen is...
02/02/2017

Model 1858 "Bullseye" canteen issued to Pvt. Edgar W Steele, Co K, when he mustered in October 22, 1861. This canteen is on display at the NY State Military Museum in Sarasota Springs.

Corporal Rufus Robinson
10/20/2016

Corporal Rufus Robinson

Pliny Moore
10/04/2016

Pliny Moore

Is this soldier from a close up of the the burial detail photographed by Gardener at Antietam in 1862 a member of the 16...
09/20/2016

Is this soldier from a close up of the the burial detail photographed by Gardener at Antietam in 1862 a member of the 16th NY?

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