Tag Archives: 111th New York Volunteer Infantry

wild odds

May 6, 1864 was another bloody day during the Battle of the Wilderness. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1864: LOSSES IN THE 111TH REGIMENT. – The 111th Regiment, New York Volunteers, Col. MC DOUGALL, now with … Continue reading

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pickets to prisoners

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in December 1863: Taken Prisoners. Capt. Meade, of the 111th Regiment, with twenty-nine of his men, were taken prisoners during the recent retreat of Gen. Meade. They were sent out as pickets, and … Continue reading

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Popinjay Power

In response to President Lincoln’s July, 1862 call for 300,000 more volunteers, a 58 year old patriot from Auburn, New York recruited a regiment. Here’s an editorial arguing against that patriot’s reported decision (and apparent power) to imprison a citizen … Continue reading

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