The Souvenir Industrial Edition of Plattsburgh 1897


16th NY Vol. Inf. Reg.


It would not do, however, to close this chapter without some mention of the patriotism and loyalty shown by our citizens during the late Civil War. In less than two weeks after the first shot was fired upon Fort Sumpter (sic), a company of one hundred men were enlisted and mustered in at Albany, and only a week later a second company was formed. Shortly after, all the Northern New York troops were organized as the 16th Regiment N. Y. S. V., and in June, 1861, the regiment was forwarded to the front, joining the Army of the Potomac, and was engaged in the battle of Bull Run, winning a creditable record in this, its first engagement. Following this, were several minor engagements in 1862, and in July of that year, they were engaged at the battle of Malvern Hill, and subsequently at Cramptons Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorville. The regiment was disbanded in May, 1863, its term of enlistment having expired. The 96th Regiment N. Y. S. V. was organized in Plattsburgh and mustered into service in March, 1862, and the 118th Regiment in August of the same year. Both joined the Army of the Potomac and marched to Richmond participating in the famous engagements which marked the advance of the Federal army.

We lost many noble sons during these years of the Nation's peril and we love to honor their names and memory.


Source: The Souvenir Industrial Edition of Plattsburgh 1897 page 25
Edited and Published by W. Lansing & Son
Plattsburgh, N.Y.

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