189th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

189th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Active	August/September 1864–June 1, 1865
Disbanded	June 1, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Hatcher's Run; Appomattox Campaign; Battle of Five Forks; Battle of Appomattox Court House;
Insignia
1st Division, V Corps

The 189th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

In September 1864, the regiment's first two commanders received authority to recruit, and organized at Elmira, including four companies originally recruited for the 175th New York. It was mustered in the service of the United States for one year in August and September, 1864. One company was transferred to the 15th Engineers, but was replaced by a new company.

The companies were recruited principally:

A at Bath;
B at Bolivar, Wirt, Clarksville, Friendship, New Hudson, Caneadea and Alma;
C at Wheeler, Bath, Avoca, Canoga and Urbana;
D at Brookfield, Hamilton and Oswego;
E in Oswego County;
F at Constantia;
G at Cohocton, Avoca and Wayland;
H. at Bath;
I in Allegany County; and
K at Camden, Annsville, Lee, Paris, Westmoreland, Verona, Vernon and Vienna; and
Second Company K, at Florence, Camden, Boonville, Avon, Westmoreland, Verona, Rome and Utica.

Four companies left the State September 18; the remaining companies October 23. The regiment served in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps; and was honorably discharged and mustered out May 30 and June 1, 1865, near Washington, D. C.[1] On January 11, 1865, Companies H and K went down the Jerusalem Plank Road (now a portion of U.S. Highway 301 near Petersburg known as the Crater Road) on a foraging expedition, where Confederate guerillas ambushed them and wounded Captain Burrage Rice, who was apparently executed by the guerillas after sending the train and men back to Union lines.[2]

Total strength and casualties

During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 5 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 3 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 1 officer, 70 enlisted men; total, 2 officers, 78 enlisted men; aggregate, 80. [3]

Commanders

Colonel William A. Olmstead
Colonel William W. Hayt
Colonel Allen L. Burr

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Notes

References

The Civil War Archive

External links

New York State Military Museum Unit History Project New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 189th Infantry Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 189th New York Infantry Regiment.
EXCERPT: Skirmish Near Warwick Swamp, January 11, 1865 (History of the 189th NY)

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[1] New York State Military Museum Unit History Project 189th Infantry Regiment Civil War

[2] 150 Years Ago Today: Skirmish Near Warwick Swamp: January 11, 1865

[3] New York State Military Museum Unit History Project 189th Infantry Regiment Civil War