NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTH INFANTRY (One Year)

One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Infantry.-Col., Bradley Winslow; Lieut.-Col., E. J. Marsh; Maj., Abram D. Sternberg. This regiment was principally recruited in the counties of Jefferson and Lewis and was organized at Sacket's Harbor, where it was mustered into the U. S. service Sept. 5-29, 1864, for one year. Co. G was mustered in for one and three years at Hart's island on Sept. 28, and on the same day the regiment left the state for the front, being assigned to the 2nd brigade, 2nd division, 9th corps. With this command it was engaged at Hatcher's run in Oct., 1864; Fort Stedman in March, 1865; took a prominent part in the storming of Petersburg, April 2, 1865, when it was among the first to enter the enemy's works; and was highly complimented by its brigade and division commanders for its gallant charge on Fort Mahone, where Col. Winslow was wounded while leading a charge. Its loss here amounted to 180 killed, wounded and missing. Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Marsh, it was mustered out on June 2, 1865, at Alexandria, Va. The regiment lost by death during its term of service 45 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; 1 officer and 39 enlisted men died of wounds and other causes, a total of 88. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 178 New York ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. (One Year) This regiment, Col. Bradley Winslow, was organized at Sackett's Harbor; the companies were mustered in the service of the United States at that place for one year; A and B September 5th; C and D September 7th; E and F September 8th; H September 10th; I September 21st; and K September 29th; Company G was mustered in for one and three years September 28, 1864, at Hart's Island. The few three years' men in the regiment were, June 2, 1865, transferred to the 78th Infantry. The companies were recruited principally: A at Wilna, Harrisburg, Croghan and Champion; B at Sackett's Harbor; C at Adams, Lorraine, Worth and in Richmond county; D at Clayton, Philadelphia, Pinkney, Rutland, Theresa and in Richmond county; E at Cape Vincent, Alexandria and Orleans; F at Leyden, New Bremen, West Turin, Pinkney, Croghan and Denmark; G at Albany, Watertown, Tarrytown, Plattsburg, New York city, Brooklyn, Herkimer and Graysville, H at Champion, Watertown, Sackett's Harbor, Wilna, Hounsfield, Brownville and Montague; I at Sackett's Harbor, Pamelia, Brownville, Adams, Hounsfield, Worth, Watertown, Lorraine and Richmond county; and K at Watertown. The regiment left the State September 28, 1864; it served in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 9th Corps, and, commanded by Lieut.-Col. E. Jay Marsh, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 2, 1865, near Alexandria, Va.

Source: Phisterer, p. 4,068

Name	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Place
Appomattox Court House	9 Apr 1865	9 Apr 1865	< 1 day	Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Third Petersburg	2 Apr 1865	2 Apr 1865	< 1 day	Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia

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