The 58th New York Infantry lost 4 officers and 28 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 60 enlisted men to disease. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
1861 |
August -
November |
Organized at New York City under Colonel Wladimir Kryzanowski, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Gellman and Major Theodore Lichtenstein |
November 7 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Bohlen's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. |
1862 |
January 18 |
Major Lichtenstein dismissed |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 1 |
Captain William Henkel of Company A promoted to major |
March 10 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains |
April 5-18 |
Movement to Winchester, Va. |
April-June |
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley |
June |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia |
June 8 |
Battle of Cross Keys
The regiment lost 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 13 enlisted men wounded, and 4 men missing |
July 7 to August 8 |
Duty at Sperryville |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia
The regiment lost 16 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 28 enlisted men wounded, and 11 men missing during the campaign |
August 20-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run
Lieutenant Max Schmidt was wounded |
September-November |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
October 31 |
Manassas Junction
The regiment lost Captain frederck Braun and 2 enlisted men captured
Major Henkel was discharged for disability |
November 1-18 |
Movement to Centreville, Va. |
December 9-16 |
March to Fredericksburg, Va. |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
January 11 |
George Harvey mustered in as major |
February - April |
At Stafford Court House, Va. |
March 7 |
Lieutenant Colonel Gellman discharged |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
Captain Frederick Braun was killed, 2 officers and 8 enlisted men wounded, and 2 men captured |
May 19 |
Major Harvey discharged |
May 29 |
August Otto mustered in as lieutenant colonel |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel August Otto, who was assigned to General Schurz's staff on July 2. Captain Emil Koenig then took command of the regiment. The 58th brought 222 men to the field.
From the monument: "Two companies of the regiment held this position July 1, 1863 until ordered to Cemetery Hill. Were there joined by the other companies and engaged on the 2nd and 3rd. After the repulse of Pickett's Charge, skirmished into Gettysburg."
"Casualties: killed 2, wounded 16, missing 3. Total 20."
First Lieutenant and Adjutant Louis Dietrich and Private Louis Krause were killed and Captains Gustavus Stoldt and Edward Antonieski were mortally wounded |
July-September |
Duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
September 24-October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. Transferred to Army of the Cumberland |
October 19-27 |
Operations in Lookout Valley, Tenn |
October 26-29 |
Reopening Tennessee River |
October 28-29 |
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23 |
Orchard Knob |
November 24-25 |
Tunnel Hill |
November 25 |
Mission Ridge |
November 28-December 17 |
March to relief of Knoxville |
December |
Garrison duty at Bridgeport, Ala., and guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad |
1864 |
April |
Attached to 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland |
April 5 |
Lt. Colonel Otto discharged |
July |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, Defenses of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland |
November 12 |
Captain Michael Esembraux of Company K promoted to major |
1865 |
February |
Garrison and guard duty at Stevenson, Ala., and Nashville, Tenn. attached to District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland |
July |
Attached to District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland |
October 1, 1865 |
Mustered out under Colonel Kryzanowski |
