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The 146th New York Infantry Regiment, nicknamed Garrard's Tigers, was a Federal regiment which mustered on October 10, 1862, and mustered out on July 16, 1865. The regiment was raised and organized in
This regiment at first wore the regular dark blue New York state jacket, light blue trousers, and dark blue forage cap, but when the veterans from 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a famous Zouave unit, were transferred to the 146th New York, the regiment switched over to the colorful Zouave dress on 3 June 1863 at Falmouth, Va.
The new uniform was not actually Zouave, but rather the colorful dress of the French-Turco style. Its most distinctive features were a sky blue zouave jacket with yellow trimming, a red fez with a yellow tassel, sky blue zouave pantaloons, and a red sash.
The 146th New York participated in the battles of: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Wilderness Tavern, The Bag Was Tied: The 146th New York in Saunders Field
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''Campaigns of the 146th Regiment New York State Volunteers Also Known as Halleck's Infantry, the Fifth Oneida, and Garrad's Tigers''
New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1915 *''Out of the Wilderness: The Civil War Memoir of Cpl. Norton Shepard, 146th New York Volunteer Infantry'', ed. Raymond W. Smith Hamilton: Edmonston Publishing, Inc., 1998.
The Civil War in the East: 146th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Infantry 146 1862 establishments in New York (state) Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
The 146th New York Infantry Regiment, nicknamed Garrard's Tigers, was a Federal regiment which mustered on October 10, 1862, and mustered out on July 16, 1865. The regiment was raised and organized in Rome, New York
Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States, located in the central part of the state. The population was 32,127 at the 2020 census. Rome is one of two principal cities in the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which li ...
, and was known as the 5th Oneida Regiment. Another nickname for this unit was the ''Halleck's Infantry'', after New York-born general Henry Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a senior United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory: "Old Brains". He was an important par ...
.
Uniform
This regiment at first wore the regular dark blue New York state jacket, light blue trousers, and dark blue forage cap, but when the veterans from 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a famous Zouave unit, were transferred to the 146th New York, the regiment switched over to the colorful Zouave dress on 3 June 1863 at Falmouth, Va.
The new uniform was not actually Zouave, but rather the colorful dress of the French-Turco style. Its most distinctive features were a sky blue zouave jacket with yellow trimming, a red fez with a yellow tassel, sky blue zouave pantaloons, and a red sash.
Battle History
The 146th New York participated in the battles of: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Wilderness Tavern, Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's 186 ...
, North Anna, Totopotomy Creek, Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S ...
, Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a cla ...
, Weldon Railroad, White Oak Ridge, Five Forks, Rappahannock Station, Bristoe Station, White Oak Swamp, Popular Springs Church, Hatcher's Run, and Appomattox Court House./ref>
Casualties
The 146th New York suffered severe casualties by the end of the war. The regiment was nearly decimated at the battle of the Wilderness (Saunders Field) where many were cut off by the fires of the battle. Out of a number of 1,707 men, their losses were: 7 officers and 126 men killed in action and/or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 187 men who died of sickness and/or other things, and 1 officer and 87 men who died in captivity, many at the Andersonville prison camp.See also
*List of New York Civil War regiments
The following units served the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Infantry
Militia infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
1st New York Light Artillery
* Battery A, 1st New York Light Artillery
* Battery B, 1st New York Lig ...
References
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*Brainard, Mary Genevie Green''Campaigns of the 146th Regiment New York State Volunteers Also Known as Halleck's Infantry, the Fifth Oneida, and Garrad's Tigers''
New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1915 *''Out of the Wilderness: The Civil War Memoir of Cpl. Norton Shepard, 146th New York Volunteer Infantry'', ed. Raymond W. Smith Hamilton: Edmonston Publishing, Inc., 1998.
External links
The Civil War in the East: 146th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Infantry 146 1862 establishments in New York (state) Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865