The original 150th New York was organized in the late summer of 1862. It was distinctive, as it was recruited wholly within Dutchess County. Because of its unique membership, it was known as both “The Dutchess County Regiment” and “The Dutchess Legion”.
It was mustered into federal service October 10-11 of that year and departed for Baltimore on October 12th from the dock at the foot of Main Street in Poughkeepsie. The regiment was stationed in Baltimore during the winter of 1862-63. In late June of 1863, they marched from Baltimore to a small Pennsylvania town – Gettysburg. The unit's baptism of fire came with the battle of Gettysburg. There they repulsed the Confederates at Trostle Farm on the evening of July 2nd and fought on the morning of July 3rd on Culp's Hill from 6:30 until 10:30 am, taking some 200 prisoners. After Gettysburg, the regiment was sent south to Tennessee where it was detailed to guard railroads for the winter season. In the spring of 1864 the 150th became part of Sherman's campaign for Atlanta. They began their march on April 26, 1864 and entered Atlanta on September 2nd of 1864. After the fall of Atlanta, the unit was part of the famous “March to the Sea” and spent Christmas in Savannah, Georgia. The regiment then was part of the “Carolina's Campaign of 1865”. Their last battle was at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, 1865, and they were present at the Battle of Bentonville on March 20, 1865. After the surrender of Joseph Johnston, they marched back to Washington D.C. where they were part of the Grand Review in May of 1865. They had thus marched from Tullahoma in Tennessee through Georgia, South and North Carolina and Virginia before returning to Washington D.C. In all they covered some 1,400 miles…on foot. The original regiment was mustered out of service in June of 1865.
Their Formation: On July 2, 1862 President Lincoln called for an additional three hundred thousand troops to serve for three years or the duration of the war. Responding to Lincoln’s plea, Mrs. Benson J. Lossing (wife of the noted historian) took the first principle step in forming a Dutchess County Regiment by publishing an article in the Poughkeepsie Eagle (now the Poughkeepsie Journal) on August 21, 1862 calling on local citizens to come to the aid of their country. The resulting regiment, the 150th New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was formed in the summer of 1862, being formally mustered into service on October 10th and 11th with John H. Ketcham being commissioned as Colonel. The 150th left Dutchess County on October 12, 1862.
Their Affiliations: ¨ VIIIth Army Corps Middle Department Oct., 1862 – Jan., 1863 ¨ 2nd Separate Brigade, VIIIth Army Corps Jan., 1863 – Feb., 1863 ¨ 3nd Separate Brigade, VIIIth Army Corps Feb., 1863 – July, 1863 ¨ 2nd Brigade, 1st Division XIIth Army Corps July, 1863 Army of the Potomac ¨ 3nd Brigade, 1st Division XIIth Army Corps July, 1863 – Oct., 1863 Army of the Potomac ¨ 3nd Brigade, 1st Division XIIth Army Corps Oct., 1863 – April, 1864
Army of the Cumberland ¨ 2nd Brigade, 1st Division XXth Army Corps April, 1864 – Jan., 1865
Army of the Cumberland ¨ 2nd Brigade, 1st Division XXth Army Corps Jan., 1865 – June, 1865 Army of the Georgia Their Service: Mustered into Federal Service, (October 10, 1862) Camp Dutchess, Pok’eepsie, N. Y.
Defenses of Baltimore, Md. (Oct., 1862 – Feb., 1863) Duty in Middle Department (Feb., – July, 1863) Baltimore, Md. Gettysburg Campaign (July 1 – August 1, 1863) · Battle of Gettysburg July 1 – 3, 1863 · Pursuit of Lee near Manassas Gap, Va. July 5 – 24, 1863 · Duty on line of Rappahannock Till September, 1863 · Transfer to Stevenson, Alabama Sept. 24 – Oct. 3, 1863 · Guard Duty on line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Tullahoma and Normandy, Tn. Till April, 1864 Atlanta Campaign (May 1 – Sept. 8, 1864) · Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge, Ga. May 8 – 11, 1864 · Battle, Resaca, Ga. May 14 - 15, 1864 · Combats near Cassville, Ga. May 18 - 19, 1864 · Advance on Dallas, Ga. May 22 – 25, 1864 · Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Alattona Hills, Ga. May 25 – June 5, 1864 · Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. June 10 – July 2, 1864 Combats about Pine Hill, Ga. June 11 - 14, 1864 Combats about Lost Mountain, Ga. June 15 - 17, 1864 Combat, Gilgal (Golgatha Church), Ga. June 15, 1864 Action Muddy Creek, Ga. June 17, 1864 Combat, Noyes Creek, Ga. June 19, 1864 Combat, Kolb’s Farm, Ga. June 22, 1864 Assault, Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864 · Combat, Ruff’s Station (Neal-Dows Station) and Smyrna Camp Grounds, Ga. July 4, 1864 · Operations on the line of the Chattahoochee River, Ga. July 5 - 17, 1864 · Battle, Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 19 - 20, 1864 · Siege of Atlanta, Ga. July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864 · Operations at Chattahoochee River Bridge, Pace’s and Turner’s Ferries, Ga. Aug. 26 – Sept. 2, 1864 · Occupation of Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 2, – Nov. 15, 1864
Sherman’s March to the Sea (Nov. 15 – Dec. 10, 1864) · Skirmishes, Montieth Swamp, Ga. Dec. 9, 1864 · Siege, Savannah, Ga. Dec. 10 – 21, 1864
Campaign of the Carolinas (Jan. 21 – April 26, 1865) · Battle, Averysborough, N. C. March 16, 1865 (Taylor’s Hole Creek) · Battle, Bentonville, N. C. March 19 – 21, 1865 · Occupation, Goldsborough, N. C. March 24, 1865 · Advance on Raleigh, N. C. April 9 – 13, 1865 · Occupation, Raleigh, N. C. April 14, 1865 · Surrender of Johnston’s Army, Bennett’s House, Durham Station, N. C. April 26, 1865
March to Washington, D. C., Via Richmond, Va. (April 29 – May 19, 1865)
Grand Review of Western Armies,Washington, D. C., (May 24, 1865)
Mustered out of Federal Service,Washington, D. C., (June 8, 1865) |
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