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History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V.

Chapter 12: River Transportation during the War.
By Edward Duffy
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A regimental narrative compiled from a lieutenant's diary traces organization, training, marches, river transports, and combat operations of a New York volunteer regiment during the Civil War. It recounts embarkation from the North, arrival in the Gulf, garrison duty and drill at Baton Rouge, maneuvers around Port Hudson to distract Confederate forces, and amphibious movements through Bayou Lafourche and Grand Lake. Detailed skirmish accounts describe advances under fire, tactical withdrawals, officer casualties, and the logistics of campaigning. Recurring themes include period discipline, officer leadership, troop acclimation to arms, and the daily hardships faced by volunteer soldiers.



Promoted from the Ranks.


William F. Tiemann to Captain
John H. Charlot Quarter-Master
Edward Tynan First Lieutenant
Barzilla Ransom First Lieutenant
Henry M. Howard First Lieutenant
Christopher Branch First Lieutenant
Alfred Bruce First Lieutenant
Lambert Dingman First Lieutenant
Andrew Rifenburgh First Lieutenant
Edward Duffy First Lieutenant
E. Parmley Brown First Lieutenant
John Day First Lieutenant
John A. Tiemann First Lieutenant
M.A. Dunham First Lieutenant
William Spanburgh Second Lieutenant
Charles P. Price Second Lieutenant
Herman Smith Second Lieutenant


List of Battles and Skirmishes in which the Regiment was engaged.


Irish Bend, La., April 14th 1863, killed, 6 officers, 23 enlisted men; wounded 4 officers, 69 enlisted men; prisoners, 12. Total loss—112.

Before Port Hudson, La., May 26th, 1863, killed, 4 enlisted men.

Port Hudson, La., first assault, May 27th, 1863, killed, 21 enlisted men; wounded, 38. Total loss—59.

Port Hudson, second assault, June 14th, 1863, wounded, 12 enlisted men.

Mansura, La., May 16th, 1864. No casualties.

Halltown, Va., August 24th, 1864, killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 1 officer, 10 enlisted men; prisoners, 1 enlisted man. Total loss—13.

Berryville, September 3d, 1864, killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 2 enlisted men. Total loss—3.

Opequan, Va., September 19th, 1864, killed, 5 enlisted men; wounded, 4 officers, 56 enlisted men; prisoners, 1 officer, 20 enlisted men. Total loss—86.

Fisher's Hill, Va., September 22d, 1864. No casualties.

Cedar Creek, Va., October 19th, 1864, killed, 2 officers, 2 enlisted men; wounded, 1 officer, 10 enlisted men; prisoners, 5. Total loss—20.



General Officers under whom the Regiment served during the war.


Generals Banks, Grover, Auger, Reynolds, Emory, Birge, Sherman, Schofield, Terry, Gilmore, Thomas, Sheridan, Steedman, Wright, Canby, Birney, Molineux, and King.



List of Cities and Towns the Regiment has visited in the line of military service.


Louisiana—Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Carrollton, New Orleans, Algiers, Terra Bone, Thiladuex, Brashar City, Bayou Bueff, Berwick City, Franklin, New Iberie, Vermillionville, Washington, Bears Landing, Opolosus, Chaneyville, Simsport, Bayou Sara, Port Hudson, Clinton, Alexandria, Pineville, Patersonville, Mansura, Williamsport, Morganza, Point Coupee, Teunice Bend, and Jefferson.

Virginia—Bermuda Hundred, Leesburgh, Snickerville, Castle Burough, Berryville, Charlestown, Halltown, Harper's Ferry, Winchester, Kernstown, Newtown, Middletown, Strasburgh, Edenborough, Newmarket, Mount Jackson, Harrisonburgh, Mount Crawford, Centerville, Stephenson Station, and Burseville.

Georgia—Savannah, Alexandria, Waynesborough, Allen, Green, Bashaw, and Augusta.

District of Columbia—Washington, Georgetown, and Tenallaytown.

North Carolina—Willmington, and Morehead City.

South Carolina—Hilton Head, and Charleston.

Mississippi—Fort Adams.

Maryland—Baltimore.



River Transportation during the War.


NAME OF BOAT FROM TO
  1863.  
St. Mary Baton Rouge Donaldsonville.
Empire Parish Donaldsonville Thibadaux.
Laurel Hill Brasher City Irish Bend.
Empire Parish Symsport Bayou Sara.
Laurel Hill Port Hudson Donaldsonville.
Gen. Banks Carrollton Algiers.
  1864.  
James Bartlet Algiers Alexandria.
Ohio Belle Morganza Fort Adams.
Lancaster No. 3 Morganza New Orleans.
Wynonah Bermuda Hundred Washington.
  1865.  
Clifton Warsaw River Savannah.
U.S. Grant Savannah Hilton Head.
H.M. Wells U.S.T. New York Morehead City.


Sea Voyages of the Regiment during the War.


NAME OF BOAT FROM TO
  1862.  
Northern Light New York Baton Rouge.
  1864.  
Cohola New Orleans Bermuda Hund.
  1865.  
Suwo-Noda Baltimore Savannah.
New York Hilton Head Morehead City.
Star of the South Morehead City Savannah.


List of Field, Staff and Line Officers now in command of the Regiment.


Colonel—WILLIAM WALTERMIRE.
Major—WELLS O. PETIT.
Acting Adjutant—GEORGE B. STALEY.
Surgeon—CALEB C. BRIGGS.
Acting Quarter-Master—E. SPENCER ELMER.


Company A.—Capt. William F. Tiemann.
Company B.—First Lieut. John Day.
Company C.—First Lieut. Barzilla Ransom.
Company D.—First Lieut. E. Parmley Brown.
Company E.—First Lieut. Andrew Rifenburgh.
Company F.—Capt. George W. Hussey.
Company G.—Capt. James S. Reynolds.
Company H.— —— ————
Company I.—First Lieut. Edward Tynan.
Company K.—First Lieut. E. Spencer Elmer.






Typographical errors corrected in text:


Page 18:  'back to to the position' replaced with 'back to the position'
Page 21:  Carrolton replaced with Carrollton
Page 40:  Charletson replaced with Charleston