Andrew Whitman (USA)

Civil War Veteran

Affiliation: Union

Mustered In: August 22, 1862

Company: Co. C

Regiment: 131 N.Y. Infantry

State: New York

Mustered out: July 26, 1865 form Savannah, Georgia

Rank: In as I Lieut.

Rank: Out Q.M. Sgt.

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Regiment History

One Hundred and Thirty-first New York Infantry. — Cols., Charles S. Turn bull, Nicholas W. Day; Lieut. -Cols., Charles C. Nott, Nicholas W. Day, W. M. Rexford; Majs., Nicholas W. Day, W. M. Rexford, Aug. C. Tate, Albert Stearns. This regiment, known as the 1st regiment, Metropolitan Guard, was recruited in New York city under the auspices of the Metropolitan police, and was mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Sept. 6, 1862. The 7th N. Y. militia furnished a large number of its officers. It left the state on Sept. 14, proceeded to Annapolis, Md., and shortly after sailed for Louisiana as part of the Banks expedition. On its arrival at New Orleans it was assigned to the 1st brigade, Grover's division, Department of the Gulf, and after the formation of the 19th corps, to the 1st brigade, 4th (Grover's) division, of that corps. It sustained its first loss — 3 wounded — in April, 1863, at Irish bend, and was engaged without loss at Vermillion bayou on the 17th. The following month the investment of Port Hudson was completed and the 131st participated most honorably throughout the siege of that stronghold, in which its losses aggregated 21 killed, 88 wounded and 10 missing, most of its losses being sustained in the assaults of May 27 and June 14. After the surrender of Port Hudson it was engaged for several months in post and garrison duty, and in various expeditions and reconnoissances. It lost 55 men killed, wounded and missing at Bayou La Fourche, and was again engaged at Vermillion bayou in October, and at Carrion Crow bayou, but meeting with no loss. In the summer of 1864 it left the Department of the Gulf and joined Gen. Butler's Army of the James at Bermuda Hundred. Shortly after it joined the Army of the Shenandoah under Gen. Sheridan and participated in his brilliant campaign in the Valley. In Grover's division, 19th corps, it lost heavily at the battle of the Opequan, where its casualties amounted to 10 killed and 64 wounded. It was only slightly engaged at Fisher's hill, but at Cedar creek it again suffered severely, losing 35 killed and wounded. It subsequently went to North Carolina, where it was attached to the 10th corps, and in May, 1865, it was ordered to Augusta, Ga. The following month it moved to Savannah, Ga., and was there mustered out, under Col. Day, July 26, 1865. The regiment traveled over 10,000 miles by land and water and returned to the state with only 240 out of 1,000 men with which it entered the service. It lost by death 2 officers and 82 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; 3 officers and 107 enlisted men died of disease and other causes; total deaths, 194

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Fought on 13 Apr 1863 at Irish Bend, LA. Fought on 14 Apr 1863 at Irish Bend, LA. Fought on 23 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 27 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 29 May 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 10 Jun 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 12 Jun 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 14 Jun 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 20 Jun 1863. Fought on 24 Jun 1863 at Brashear City, LA. Fought on 27 Jun 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. Fought on 13 Jul 1863 at Donaldsonville, LA. Fought on 13 Jul 1863 at Cox's Plantation, LA. Fought on 14 Jul 1863 at Donaldsonville, LA. Fought on 4 Dec 1863 at Brashear City, LA. Fought on 18 Mar 1864 at Brashear City, LA. Fought on 15 Sep 1864 at Shenandoah Valley, VA. Fought on 19 Sep 1864 at Opequan, VA. Fought on 22 Sep 1864. Fought on 19 Oct 1864 at Middletown, VA. Fought on 19 Oct 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA. Fought on 13 Apr 1865 at Goldsboro, NC. Fought on 15 Apr 1865.

Added by D. Glenn