The Civil War in the East

91st New York Infantry Regiment "Albany Regiment"

The 91st New York Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 110 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 184 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

September - December

Organized at Albany, N.Y. under Colonel Jacob Van Zandt, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Tarbell and Major Charles G. Clark

1863

January 9

Left State for Washington, D.C. then moved to Pensacola, Fla.

January

Duty at Key West, Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Fla. attached to Brannan's Command, District of Florida

March

Assigned to District of Key West, Fla., Dept. of the South

August

Asigned to District of West Florida, Dept. of the Gulf

August 7-10

Expedition from Pensacola to Bagdad and Milton, Fla. (Companies I and K)

August 23

After a bitter dispute with Colonel Van Zandt, Lieutenant Colonel Tarbell was court martialled for disobedience and dismissed from the service.

October 27

Action at Gonzales, Fla.

December 17

Ordered to New Orleans, La. then to Baton Rouge, La., and occupation of that city. Assigned to Grover's Division, Dept. of the Gulf.

1863

January

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, then to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps

March 7-27

Operations against Port Hudson assigned to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps.

March 26

Moved to Donaldsonville then to Brashear City.

April 9-May 14

Operations in Western Louisiana

April 11-20

Teche Campaign

April 13

Madam Porter's and McWilliams' Plantations at Indian Bend

April 14

Irish Bend

The regiment lost 2 men wounded, 1 mortally,

April 17

Vermillion Bayou

April 20

Opelousas

May 24-July 9

Siege of Port Hudson

The regiment assaulted the Confederate lines with five pound hand grenades. It lost 3 officers and 44 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 7 officers and 91 men wounded, and 4 men missing. Major Stackhouse, commanding the regiment while Colonel Van Zandt comanded the brigade, was mortally wounded in both legs, Captain Henry Hurlburt and Lieutenant S. A. Shepherd were killed, and Captains Cooke and Lee and Lieutenants Heremeth, Matthias and Diamond wounded.

May 27 and June 14

Assaults on Port Hudson

June 1863

After extensive legal manuevering and a petition in his favor signed by almost all of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Tarbell returns to duty with the regiment.

July 9

Surrender of Port Hudson

July 12-13

Kock's Plantation, Donaldsonville, Bayou LaFourche

July

Garrison Duty at Fort Jackson, Defenses of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf equipped as heavy artillery.

August

On Veteran furlough. Colonel Van Zandt left the regiment and was court martialled.

October

Duty in defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department. Company E detached at Baltimore, Md. until muster out.

1865

February

Ordered to join Army of the Potomac before Petersburg, Va. assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.

 

Colonel Van Zandt was dismissed from the service as a result of his court martial. Lieutenant Colonel Tarbell was promoted to colonel, Major William Denslow promoted to lieutenant colonel, and 1st Lieutenant Albert Wagstaff promoted to major.

March 1-April 2

Siege of Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

The regiment lost 62 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 6 officers and 146 men wounded, and 17 men missing in the campaign.

March 29

Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run

March 30-31

Boydton and White Oak Roads

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 1-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June

Duty at Washington assigned to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

July 3, 1865

Mustered out under Colonel Tarbell, Lieutenant Colonel Denslow and Major Wagstaff.