1st Regiment, New York Engineers

HISTORICAL NOTES: The 1st Regiment, New York Engineers was organized under Col. Edward W. Serrell at New York city and accepted by the State September 27, 1861. The companies were mustered in the United States service for three years at New York city, A, B, C, D and E October 11, 1861 ; G, K and I December 2, 3 and 13, 1861, respectively; F in January, and H February 19, 1862. The original Company L became the 4th N. Y. Volunteer Battery in October, 1861. In January, 1864, 205 enlisted men of the Enfants Perdus and two officers and forty enlisted men of the 4th N. Y. Volunteer Battery were assigned to the regiment by transfer; Company L was reorganized of men of the 4th Battery and Company M in April, 1864, from recruits in the field. Company M was, however, not fully organized until April, 1865, up to which time the incompleted company was commanded by details of officers of other companies. At the expiration of its term of service the men entitled thereto were discharged and the regiment continued in the service.

The companies were recruited principally: A, B, D, H and L at New York city; C at Athens, Hudson and Cooperstown, Newark, N. J., and in Pennsylvania; E at Kingston, Pa., Newark, N. J., Sing Sing, Poughkeepsie, New York city and in Ulster county; F at New York city, Brooklyn, Rochester, Canandaigua and Newark, N. J. ; G at New York city, Canandaigua and in Otsego county; I at New York city, Newburgh, Schuyler's Falls, Mooers Forks, Goshen, Saranac, Piermorat, Plattsburgh, Centreville and Ellenburgh; K in New Jersey, at Newton, Dover, Paterson, Morristown, Stanhope and Rockaway, and M at New York city, Brooklyn, Tompkinsville, Kingston and Tarrytown.

Companies A, B, C, D, and E left the State for Port Royal, S. C., under Colonel Serrell, ; G, I and K December 14, 1861, and F and H in February, 1862; and the regiment served in the Department of the South, 10th Corps, and, from May, 1864, Companies B, D, E, F, H, K, L and M with the Army of the James. The regiment, commanded by Col. James F. Hall, was honorably discharged and mustered out, Companies A, C, G and I at Hilton Head, S. C., the other companies June 30, 1865, at Richmond, Va.

During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 16 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 2 officers, 8 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 5 officers, 114 enlisted men; total, 7 officers, 138 enlisted men; aggregate, 145; of whom 3, enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.

Source: Adapted from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912. OFFICERS:

Col. Edward W. Serrell

Colonel James F. Hall

ASSIGNMENTS:

deployed to Port Royal Sound and was formed as the 10th Corps Engineers in the Department of the South.

X Corps

Army of the James

SERVICE:

Battle of Fort Pulaski

Battle of James Island

First Battle of Fort Wagner

Second Battle of Fort Wagner

Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

Second Battle of Fort Sumter

Battle of Olustee

Bermuda Hundred Campaign

Siege of Petersburg

Dutch Gap

Battle of Chaffin's Farm

Battle of Honey Hill

ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 2990 men.

Company A: New York City

Company B: New York City

Company C: Athens, Hudson, Cooperstown, Newark, and Pennsylvania

Company D: New York City

Company E: Kingston, PA, Newark, Sing Sing, Poughkeepsie, and Ulster County

Company F: New York City, Brooklyn, Rochester, Canandaigua, and Newark

Company G: New York City, Canandaigua, and Otsego County

Company H: New York City

Company I: New York City, Newburgh, Schuyler's Falls, Mooers, Goshen, Saranac, Piermont, Plattsburgh, Centerville, and Ellenburgh

Company K: New Jersey at Newton, Dover, Paterson, Morristown, Stanhope, and Rockaway

Company L: New York City[5]

Company M: New York City, Brooklyn, Tompkinsville, Kingston, and Tarrytown

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