119th New York Infantry

Commission in Company E, 119th Infantry Regiment New York on 17 October 1862. Promoted to Full Captain on 25 March 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, PA, causing his right leg to be amputated. Transferred out on 26 November 1863. --- Commission in Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 26 November 1863. Promoted to Full Captain (As of Veteran Reserve Corps) on 26 November 1863. Promoted to Full Major on 17 August 1864. Promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 2 December 1865. Promoted to Brevet Colonel on 2 December 1865. Mustered Out Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 December 1866. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. (Click homepage for image)

Enlistment records say Co. K, but family history says Co. H. Enlistment records also state enlistment place as Hempstead, Long Island N.Y. which would generally be Co. H. Enlistment 18 Aug. 1862. Age 44. Rank - Private. Discharged 06 Aug. 1863. Washington D.C. Rank - Private.

Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 14 July 1862. Commission in Company S, 119th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 September 1862. Discharged for promotion on 2 June 1863. --- Commission in Quartermaster's Dept Regiment U.S. Volunteers on 2 June 1863. Promoted to Full Captain (Captain & Asst Quartermaster) on 2 June 1863. Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 26 November 1863. Resigned Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 21 July 1865.