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57th New York Infantry

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Muster In: Organized August 12 to November 19, 18611
Muster Out:

  • C: July 14, 1864
  • F: August 11, 1864
  • D: August 14, 1864
  • I: August 13, 1864
  • K: September 3, 1864
  • A: September 10, 1864
  • B: September 23, 1864
  • H: October 15, 1864
  • Veterans and recruits transferred to the 61st Regiment New York Infantry December 6, 1864.2

Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel James W. Britt
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Captain George W. Jones
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Captain I. Hart Wilder (of the 126th NY)
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Lieutenant Martin V. B. Brower
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Lieutenant William H. French, Jr.
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army4

Second Offensive Order of Battle:

Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-26, 1864)6

Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 27-30, 1864)7

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel James W. Britt (at least on June 30, 1864)8
  • Unit Strength: ~30 officers and men PFD (June 26, 1864)9
  • Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10

Third Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army11,12

  • Commander: Captain George W. Jones (July 31, 1864)13
  • Unit Strength: ~400 officers and men PFD (July 28, 1864)14
  • Weapons:

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16

  • Commander: Lieutenant Martin V. B. Brower (August 31, 1864)17
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: The 57th New York had only eight (8) companies on August 31, 1864.18,19

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army23

  • Commander: Lieutenant William H. French, Jr. (October 31, 1864)24
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: The 57th New York consisted of two (2) companies at this time.25

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: ? | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (prior to consolidation with the 61st NY on December 6, 1864) (Need source)

  • Commander: 
  • Unit Strength: ~60 officers and men PFD (57th and 61st NY combined strength)(December 11, 1864)26
  • Weapons:
  • Note: Veterans and recruits transferred to the 61st Regiment New York Infantry December 6, 1864.27

Eighth/Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Was no longer in service.28

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Was no longer in service.29

Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles30:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16 to December 6, 1864.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
  • Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
  • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
  • Ream’s Station August 25.

Bibliography:

Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

Sources:

  1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
  2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
  3. Image from the personal collection of Joseph Maghe.  This image may not be reproduced without his written consent.  I’d like to thank Joe for his extreme generosity in providing this and many other images for commanders at this site. ↩
  4. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
  5. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 57th New York Entry, Page 115; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
  7. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 543 ↩
  8. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), page 543 ↩
  9. John Bryden Letter: June 26, 1864, My Dearest Sarah: “There is only 280 men left in our Brigade now after the charge.  We had 4 men in our Regiment killed with one shell and 2 wounded.  We have got about 30 men (fit) for duty now.” ↩
  10. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 57th New York Entry, Page 115; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  11. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 252 ↩
  12. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
  13. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
  14. “Fifty-seventh Regiment, N. Y. V.” Sunday Mercury (New York, New York). July 31, 1864, p. 7 col. 3: “We have lately received additions to our depleted numbers, in the form of recruits; we received 108, many of whom are old soldiers. Our aggregate strength is now nearly four hundred, including twenty-five commissioned officers.” ↩
  15. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  16. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 117, 129: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
  17. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  18. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  19. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 129: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
  20. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1298. ↩
  21. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 347-348: Wilder, of the 126th NY, signs this report on the actions of the 57th New York as Captain commanding the regiment on October 12, 1864. ↩
  22. Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 57th New York Entry, Page 111; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  23. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  24. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  25. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  26.  John Bryden Letter: December 11, 1864, My Dearest Sarah: “We are going to be consolidated with the 61st (NY) Regiment on account of ours being so small.  Only 60 men that will be the in the First Brigade.  I am very sorry to have it done but it cannot be helped.” ↩
  27. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
  28. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
  29. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
  30. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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