halted at Salem Church
The 33rd New York Infantry Regiment fought with John Sedgwick’s Sixth Corps during the Chancellorsville Campaign. On May 3, 1863 the 33rd helped drive the Confederates off Marye’s Heights. The VI Corps then started marching toward the main Federal force in the Chancellorsville vicinity. The corps halted at Salem Church, where it fought a battle on May 3rd and 4th. Sedgwick withdrew his corps across the Rappahannock overnight May 4-5.
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1863:
The Thirty-Third Regiment.
This gallant regiment bore a conspicuous part in the awful battle at Fredericksburg. Many of the brave ones have fallen, and we dread to hear the full particulars of the terrible carnage. Our brave boys were in the thickest of the fight, being in Sedwick’s [sic] Corps, which alone lost 5000 men. Among the published list of killed and wounded we notice a number from our own county, but we will mention no names until more authentic information is received from the field of slaughter. In the mean time let us hope for the best.
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1863:
Letter from Col. Taylor.
The following paragraph is extracted from a letter received on Saturday evening by Mrs. Taylor, of Rochester, wife of Colonel R.F. Taylor, of the 33d Regiment. It is dated 5th of M[a]y Col. T. says he will send further details in a day or two:
“My loss in two days was 155 killed, wounded and missing. They are as follows Three captains, three Lieutenants wounded and one missing. The officers are as follows: Capts, Cole, Root and Warford – the latter very slight – Lieuts, Byrne, Rossiter and P[ort]er wounded, and Caywood missing. I lost 74 men in one charge. Frank Miles is missing – think he is wounded. Lieut. Col. Corning had his horse killed. Mine was slightly wounded. Did not receive a scratch, nor either of my field officers.
Franklin found
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