*Be sure to see all the attachments to this memorial.
Killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Enlisted June 28, 1861, at Long Island, NY with the rank of Captain, Company H, in the 42nd NY Infantry Regiment of Volunteers (also known as the Tammany Regiment), commanded by Colonel William D. Kennedy.
Prior to his enlistment as Captain for 3 years with the Tammany Regt. he was enlisted with the 7th Regt. NY Militia with the rank of Private.
There is much to read about the Tammany Regt.'s actions at Ball's Bluff that day but saying there was a lot of finger pointing isn't too far off. Three companies of the Tammany Regt. were sent to support the 15th MA Regt. across the Potomac River, leaving MD and over to VA, east of Leesburg. Union commander Gen. Geo. McClellan had ordered Gen. Charles P. Stone of the Corps of Observation to check out the Confederate presence in the area. Stone sent some of Col. Charles Devens 15th MA very early on Oct. 21st to do this. This patrol thought they'd located an unguarded Conf. camp and an attack was planned. They were wrong. In the darkness of the early morning, they'd mistaken corn stalks as tent poles. They advanced further inland where they were greeted by the Conf. who pushed the Union back. By dusk the Union was pushed back down the steep bluff on the VA side and many were killed by shots pointing down from the bluff top to the open area along the river. It was near the end of this action that the Tammany Regt. arrived. Men were shot aboard boats trying to get across the river to Hamilton's Island and yet others drowned trying to flee. A personal friend of President Lincoln and a sitting US Senator, Col. Edward D. Baker was killed. That high profile of a casualty raised the stakes in the game of finger pointing and finding someone to blame.
10/24/1861 NY Daily Herald page 3- detailed description of events. In it, it states that Gen. Baker wasn't supposed to engage fully with the Conf.- he did.
10/29/1861 NY Daily Herald page 4 and 11/3/1861 NY Times 11/3/1861 page 2- report from 19th MA Col. Edward W, Hincks who wrote that the Tammany Regt. deserted their post.
Between 11/4-11/12/1861 The Tammany Regt. published Gen. Charles P. Stone's order rebuking Col. Hincks assertion.
11/13/1861 NY Times page 4- a report from Hincks to Stone stating that Hincks was upset at his censure for stating the Tammany had deserted their post, and he was requesting a Court of Inquiry.
11/17/1861 NY Times page 2- report by MA Gen. Charles Deven.
Ultimately, an investigation was undertaken, and Gen. Stone was held accountable. Stone was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months for this Union defeat. That's another whole story in itself! (Hint- he finally was exonerated.)
FYI- It's typically thought the Union wore blue and the Confederates wore gray. Not always the case early in the rebellion. "The uniform of the Tammany regiment is that of the National Guard- gray pantaloons and jackets, and they are armed with the Springfield muskets of '57." (NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8)
As of 7/19/2022 The NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8 article about the regiment states most of the regiment was "composed almost entirely of men who are residents of the city of New York". The NY Muster Roll states his age at enrollment was 26. 26 would be born 1834/1835 and 23 would be 1837/1838. Because his father died in March 1835 the age of 26 fits and therefore the stone has the wrong age. Not the first time a stone was wrong. I found a NY record for the transport of the body, and it said he was born in 1834 in Middleboro.
Killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Enlisted June 28, 1861, at Long Island, NY with the rank of Captain, Company H, in the 42nd NY Infantry Regiment of Volunteers (also known as the Tammany Regiment), commanded by Colonel William D. Kennedy.
Prior to his enlistment as Captain for 3 years with the Tammany Regt. he was enlisted with the 7th Regt. NY Militia with the rank of Private.
There is much to read about the Tammany Regt.'s actions at Ball's Bluff that day but saying there was a lot of finger pointing isn't too far off. Three companies of the Tammany Regt. were sent to support the 15th MA Regt. across the Potomac River, leaving MD and over to VA, east of Leesburg. Union commander Gen. Geo. McClellan had ordered Gen. Charles P. Stone of the Corps of Observation to check out the Confederate presence in the area. Stone sent some of Col. Charles Devens 15th MA very early on Oct. 21st to do this. This patrol thought they'd located an unguarded Conf. camp and an attack was planned. They were wrong. In the darkness of the early morning, they'd mistaken corn stalks as tent poles. They advanced further inland where they were greeted by the Conf. who pushed the Union back. By dusk the Union was pushed back down the steep bluff on the VA side and many were killed by shots pointing down from the bluff top to the open area along the river. It was near the end of this action that the Tammany Regt. arrived. Men were shot aboard boats trying to get across the river to Hamilton's Island and yet others drowned trying to flee. A personal friend of President Lincoln and a sitting US Senator, Col. Edward D. Baker was killed. That high profile of a casualty raised the stakes in the game of finger pointing and finding someone to blame.
10/24/1861 NY Daily Herald page 3- detailed description of events. In it, it states that Gen. Baker wasn't supposed to engage fully with the Conf.- he did.
10/29/1861 NY Daily Herald page 4 and 11/3/1861 NY Times 11/3/1861 page 2- report from 19th MA Col. Edward W, Hincks who wrote that the Tammany Regt. deserted their post.
Between 11/4-11/12/1861 The Tammany Regt. published Gen. Charles P. Stone's order rebuking Col. Hincks assertion.
11/13/1861 NY Times page 4- a report from Hincks to Stone stating that Hincks was upset at his censure for stating the Tammany had deserted their post, and he was requesting a Court of Inquiry.
11/17/1861 NY Times page 2- report by MA Gen. Charles Deven.
Ultimately, an investigation was undertaken, and Gen. Stone was held accountable. Stone was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months for this Union defeat. That's another whole story in itself! (Hint- he finally was exonerated.)
FYI- It's typically thought the Union wore blue and the Confederates wore gray. Not always the case early in the rebellion. "The uniform of the Tammany regiment is that of the National Guard- gray pantaloons and jackets, and they are armed with the Springfield muskets of '57." (NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8)
As of 7/19/2022 The NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8 article about the regiment states most of the regiment was "composed almost entirely of men who are residents of the city of New York". The NY Muster Roll states his age at enrollment was 26. 26 would be born 1834/1835 and 23 would be 1837/1838. Because his father died in March 1835 the age of 26 fits and therefore the stone has the wrong age. Not the first time a stone was wrong. I found a NY record for the transport of the body, and it said he was born in 1834 in Middleboro.
*Be sure to see all the attachments to this memorial.
Killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Enlisted June 28, 1861, at Long Island, NY with the rank of Captain, Company H, in the 42nd NY Infantry Regiment of Volunteers (also known as the Tammany Regiment), commanded by Colonel William D. Kennedy.
Prior to his enlistment as Captain for 3 years with the Tammany Regt. he was enlisted with the 7th Regt. NY Militia with the rank of Private.
There is much to read about the Tammany Regt.'s actions at Ball's Bluff that day but saying there was a lot of finger pointing isn't too far off. Three companies of the Tammany Regt. were sent to support the 15th MA Regt. across the Potomac River, leaving MD and over to VA, east of Leesburg. Union commander Gen. Geo. McClellan had ordered Gen. Charles P. Stone of the Corps of Observation to check out the Confederate presence in the area. Stone sent some of Col. Charles Devens 15th MA very early on Oct. 21st to do this. This patrol thought they'd located an unguarded Conf. camp and an attack was planned. They were wrong. In the darkness of the early morning, they'd mistaken corn stalks as tent poles. They advanced further inland where they were greeted by the Conf. who pushed the Union back. By dusk the Union was pushed back down the steep bluff on the VA side and many were killed by shots pointing down from the bluff top to the open area along the river. It was near the end of this action that the Tammany Regt. arrived. Men were shot aboard boats trying to get across the river to Hamilton's Island and yet others drowned trying to flee. A personal friend of President Lincoln and a sitting US Senator, Col. Edward D. Baker was killed. That high profile of a casualty raised the stakes in the game of finger pointing and finding someone to blame.
10/24/1861 NY Daily Herald page 3- detailed description of events. In it, it states that Gen. Baker wasn't supposed to engage fully with the Conf.- he did.
10/29/1861 NY Daily Herald page 4 and 11/3/1861 NY Times 11/3/1861 page 2- report from 19th MA Col. Edward W, Hincks who wrote that the Tammany Regt. deserted their post.
Between 11/4-11/12/1861 The Tammany Regt. published Gen. Charles P. Stone's order rebuking Col. Hincks assertion.
11/13/1861 NY Times page 4- a report from Hincks to Stone stating that Hincks was upset at his censure for stating the Tammany had deserted their post, and he was requesting a Court of Inquiry.
11/17/1861 NY Times page 2- report by MA Gen. Charles Deven.
Ultimately, an investigation was undertaken, and Gen. Stone was held accountable. Stone was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months for this Union defeat. That's another whole story in itself! (Hint- he finally was exonerated.)
FYI- It's typically thought the Union wore blue and the Confederates wore gray. Not always the case early in the rebellion. "The uniform of the Tammany regiment is that of the National Guard- gray pantaloons and jackets, and they are armed with the Springfield muskets of '57." (NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8)
As of 7/19/2022 The NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8 article about the regiment states most of the regiment was "composed almost entirely of men who are residents of the city of New York". The NY Muster Roll states his age at enrollment was 26. 26 would be born 1834/1835 and 23 would be 1837/1838. Because his father died in March 1835 the age of 26 fits and therefore the stone has the wrong age. Not the first time a stone was wrong. I found a NY record for the transport of the body, and it said he was born in 1834 in Middleboro.
Killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Enlisted June 28, 1861, at Long Island, NY with the rank of Captain, Company H, in the 42nd NY Infantry Regiment of Volunteers (also known as the Tammany Regiment), commanded by Colonel William D. Kennedy.
Prior to his enlistment as Captain for 3 years with the Tammany Regt. he was enlisted with the 7th Regt. NY Militia with the rank of Private.
There is much to read about the Tammany Regt.'s actions at Ball's Bluff that day but saying there was a lot of finger pointing isn't too far off. Three companies of the Tammany Regt. were sent to support the 15th MA Regt. across the Potomac River, leaving MD and over to VA, east of Leesburg. Union commander Gen. Geo. McClellan had ordered Gen. Charles P. Stone of the Corps of Observation to check out the Confederate presence in the area. Stone sent some of Col. Charles Devens 15th MA very early on Oct. 21st to do this. This patrol thought they'd located an unguarded Conf. camp and an attack was planned. They were wrong. In the darkness of the early morning, they'd mistaken corn stalks as tent poles. They advanced further inland where they were greeted by the Conf. who pushed the Union back. By dusk the Union was pushed back down the steep bluff on the VA side and many were killed by shots pointing down from the bluff top to the open area along the river. It was near the end of this action that the Tammany Regt. arrived. Men were shot aboard boats trying to get across the river to Hamilton's Island and yet others drowned trying to flee. A personal friend of President Lincoln and a sitting US Senator, Col. Edward D. Baker was killed. That high profile of a casualty raised the stakes in the game of finger pointing and finding someone to blame.
10/24/1861 NY Daily Herald page 3- detailed description of events. In it, it states that Gen. Baker wasn't supposed to engage fully with the Conf.- he did.
10/29/1861 NY Daily Herald page 4 and 11/3/1861 NY Times 11/3/1861 page 2- report from 19th MA Col. Edward W, Hincks who wrote that the Tammany Regt. deserted their post.
Between 11/4-11/12/1861 The Tammany Regt. published Gen. Charles P. Stone's order rebuking Col. Hincks assertion.
11/13/1861 NY Times page 4- a report from Hincks to Stone stating that Hincks was upset at his censure for stating the Tammany had deserted their post, and he was requesting a Court of Inquiry.
11/17/1861 NY Times page 2- report by MA Gen. Charles Deven.
Ultimately, an investigation was undertaken, and Gen. Stone was held accountable. Stone was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months for this Union defeat. That's another whole story in itself! (Hint- he finally was exonerated.)
FYI- It's typically thought the Union wore blue and the Confederates wore gray. Not always the case early in the rebellion. "The uniform of the Tammany regiment is that of the National Guard- gray pantaloons and jackets, and they are armed with the Springfield muskets of '57." (NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8)
As of 7/19/2022 The NY Daily Herald 07/19/1861 page 8 article about the regiment states most of the regiment was "composed almost entirely of men who are residents of the city of New York". The NY Muster Roll states his age at enrollment was 26. 26 would be born 1834/1835 and 23 would be 1837/1838. Because his father died in March 1835 the age of 26 fits and therefore the stone has the wrong age. Not the first time a stone was wrong. I found a NY record for the transport of the body, and it said he was born in 1834 in Middleboro.
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Fell a Hero in his Country's Cause. Oct. 21, 1861. Aged 23 years.
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