Field and Staff Roster of NY 16th Reg, Inf.


Field Roster of the NY 16th Reg. Inf.
NameRankAgeHeightnotes
Davies, Thomas A.Colonel515' 8"brig gen Mar 7 1862 maj gen USV by bvt July 11 1865 mo Aug 24 1865 died Aug 18 1890
Howland, JosephColonel265' 10"Mar 7 1862 resd wds Sept 28 1862 brig USV by bvt Mar 13 1865 died April 1 1886
Seaver, Joel J.Colonel385' 10"capt co I maj Nov 11 1861 lt col July 4 1862 col Sept 28 1862 mo May 22 1863 brig gen USV by bvt Mar 13 1865 died Nov 29 1900
Marsh, Samuel Lieutenant Colonel415' 10"died wds, July 4 1862
Palmer, FranklinLieutenant Colonel275' 8"capt co C maj July 4 1862 lt col Sept 28 1862 wd mo May 22 1863 Plattsburgh NY
Palmer, BuelMajor385' 11"mo Nov 11 1861 died May 7 1894
Gilmore, John C.Major255' 9"capt co F wd maj Sept 29 1862 mo May 22 1863 lt col 193 NY mo Jan 18 1866 2 lt I2 USI capt 38 USI maj lt col col AA Gen USA brig gen USV Spanish war brig gen USA Ret Medal of Honor Salem Heights Va May 3 1863 Washington DC

Staff Roster for the NY 16th Reg. Inf.
NameRankAgeHeightNotes
Howland, JosephAdjutant265' 10"capt A A Gen USV Sept 20, 1861 (Field Roster)
Wilson, Robert P.Adjutant225' 6"2 lt co D adjt Sept 20 1861 wd AA Gen USV Mar 11 1863 wd maj 121 NY declined commission resd wds Feb 18 1864 deid Oct 15 1893
Nevin, David A.Adjutant266' 0"capt ca A resd disa July 20 1862 Re-enl Aug 23 1862 2 lt Aug 23 1862 adjt Mar 11 1863 mo May 22 1863 capt adjt 142 NY tr to 169 NY mo July 19 1865 died Nov 18 1886
DeWindt, ArthurQuartermaster275' 9"resd Oct 28 1861 capt 128 NY resd Mar 19 1864 Fishkill-on-the Hudson NY
Davies, William H.Quartermaster415' 7"Oct 28 1861 mo May 22 1863 Ogdensburg NY
Crandall, William B.Surgeon275' 10"mo May 22 1863 asst surg 29 Conn V surgeon 33 USCT mo Jan 31 1866 died May 1 1869
Mooers, John H.Asst. Surgeon335' 7"surg 118 NY Aug 7 1862 resd Apr 4 1864 AA Surg USA killed Sept 17 1868 Indian Wars
Murphy, Charles C.Asst. Surgeon385' 6"surg 12 NY Inf Dec 31 1862 mo May 17 1863 died Aug 8 1874
Pardee, Charles I.Asst. Surgeon255' 6"Sept 13 1862 mo May 22 1863 died Nov 3 1899
Stratton, Royal B.Chaplain345' 6"June 24 1861 resd disa Oct 31 1861 died Jan 23 1875
Millar, Andrew M.Chaplain425' 8"Jan 4 1862 resd disa Sept 26 1862 died Aug 29 1896
Hall, Francis B.Chaplain355' 8"Oct 17 1862 mo May 22 1863 Medal of Honor Salem Heights Va May 3 1863 died Oct 4 1903

Field and Staff
Average age at muster in 33-1/12 years
Average height at muster in 5 feet, 8½ inches


Non-commissioned Staff
NameRankAgeHeightNotes
Tapley, Frederick C.Sergeant Major295' 11"capt July 6 1861 assd to co. B
Ketchum, FranklinSergeant Major205' 9¾"corp co K pro Oct 16 1861 dis disa Sept 10 1862 died July 28 1899
Munson, Charles N.Sergeant Major215' 9¾"corp segt co B segt-maj Oct 9 1862 returned to co Dec 1 1862 2 lt 106 NY Mar 27 1863 1st lt Jan 30 1864 dis wds Dec 19 1864 Pasadena Cal
White, GeorgeSergeant Major205' 6½"corp co B pro Dec 1 1862 mo May 22 1863 died Sept 13 1905
Moore, Chalres F.Quartermaster Sergeant205' 8"dis disa Feb 3 1862 1st lt 16 Ny cav tr to 3 NY Prov cav mo Sept 21 1865 capt NYV by bvt died Nov 25 1877
Daniels, William H.Quartermaster Sergeant215' 5"corp co A pro Feb 3 1862 capt AQM USV July 16 1862 bvt maj USV Mar 13 1865 mo Sept 10 1865 Ogdensburg
Spaulding, Henry E.Quartermaster Sergeant215' 7"corp co A pro July 16 1862 mo May 22 1863 died July 15 1904
Warnock, Robert A.Commissary Sergeant195' 5"July 1 1861 co D pro July 4 1861 mo May 22 1863 died July 2 1870
Gant, George H.Hospital Steward375' 7"co C pro June 30 1861 dis for pro June 10 1862 Veterinary 16 NY cav tr to 3 Prov cav mo Sept 21 1865 died Nov 22 1865
Latz, HenryHospital Steward335' 11½"enl July 12 1861 G 27 NY tr to 16 NY June 12 1862 mo May 22 1863 Re-enl B 118 NY mo June 13 1865 died Aug 27 1901
Utter, Howard B.Drum Major215' 9½"mo Oct 4 1862 GO No 126 Hd-Qrs AP Re-enl drum major 142 NY 2 lt June 2 1864 1 lt Feb 17 1865 mo June 7 1865 died Sept 23 1898
Wethersby, David N.Fife Major215' 9½"tr to co A May 21 1861
Boston, Daniel Wm.Fife Major325' 8½"mus co I fife maj May 1 1862 mo Oct 1862 GO No 126 Hd-Qrs AP Re-enl fife major 193 NY mo Jan 18 1866 Soldiers' Home Bath NY

Non-commissioned Staff
Average age at muster in 24-6/12 years
Average height at muster in 5 feet, 7 inches


Regimenal Band - Enlisted 26 1861 to Oct 8 1861 mo GO No 91 WD July 29 1862
NameRankAgeHeightNotes
Parish, Lucius H.Leader335' 5-1/5"dis disa Feb 20 1862 Watertown Mass
Meeker, David J.Leader295' 10½"mo Aug 9 1862 dead
Baker, EdwardMember285' 5¼"mo Aug 9 1862 Re-enl B 193 NY mo Jan 18 1866 Potsdam NY
Chandler, Hiram G.Member325' 10½"mo Aug 9 1862 Re-enl B 16 NY I tr to F 121 NY mo June 25 1865 died April 28 1903
Crosby, George NMember205' 10¾"mo Aug 9 1862 Rochester NY
Goodrich, Robert L.Member255' 8"dis disa Jan 10 1862 died Dec 16 1897
Jerome, AmbroseMember265' 4¼"mo Aug 9 1862 died Nov 23 1899
Johnson, William E.Member295' 6"mo Aug 9 1862 died Feb 17 1885
Knowles, William S.Member395' 5"mo Aug 9 1862 died Aug 27 1888
McDonald, John F.Member285' 3¾"mo Aug 9 1862 Re-enl Band 3 brig 3 div 20 corps mo June 12 1865 died sept 22 1901
Miles, Nathan K.Member255' 4"mo Aug 9 1862 Brooklyn NY
Palmer, Albert D.Member235' 6½"mo Aug 9 1862 died Nov 13 1884
Sharp, Ossian R.Member325' 8½"mo Aug 9 1862 dead
Spencer, James, Jr.Member185' 8½"mo Aug 9 1862 capt 20 NY cav resd Jan 30 1865 Gouverneur NY
Thrall, Jason H.Member195' 8½"mo Aug 9 1862 Almonte Canada
Thrall, Joseph G.Member185' 3¾"mo Aug 9 1862 Gloversville NY
Vickery, Mattias F.Member235' 9"mo Aug 9 1862 New Brunswick NJ
Washburn, MilesMember415' 8¼"mo Aug 9 1862 died 1885

Regimental Band
Average age at muster in 27-9/12 years
Average height at muster in 5 feet, 7 inches


Source: Newton Martin Curtis' From Bull Run to Chancellorsville

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