Hobart M. Walker

Residence was not listed; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 12/18/1862 at West Seneca, NY as a Private.
On 12/18/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. NY 12th Cavalry
He was discharged on 6/23/1863
Promotions:
* 2nd Lieut 3/12/1863 (Not Commissioned. As of Co. L)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 3/12/1863 from company D to company L

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Hobart M. Walker

Residence was not listed; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 8/8/1861 at Albany, NY as a Private.
On 8/30/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. NY 44th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 11/16/1862 at Annapolis, MD
He was listed as:
* POW 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill, VA (Paroled)
* Wounded 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill, VA
Promotions:
* Sergt 9/25/1861

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General 1893-1906

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NEW YORK
TWELFTH CAVALRY
(Three Years)

Twelfth Cavalry.-Col., James W. Savage; Lieut.-Col., Philip G.
Vought; Majs., J. Ward Gaspar, Rowland R. West, Floyd Clarkson,
Rodney M. Taylor.

The 12th cavalry, known as the 3d Ira Harris Guard, was organized
at New York city to serve for three years. The companies of
which it was composed were recruited in the counties of New York,
Columbia, Albany, Rensselaer, Clinton, Franklin, Oswego, Onondaga
and Erie, and were mustered into the U. S. service from Nov. 19
to 24, 1863.

A howitzer section, manned by members of the regiment, was
attached during the year 1864. The regiment left the state by
detachments from May to Dec., 1863, and proceeded to North
Carolina, where it spent its entire term of service, forming part
of the 18th corps under command of Maj.-Gen. J. G. Foster.

In the final campaign in 1865, it was assigned to the provisional
corps, and from April, 1865, was with the 23d corps, commanded by
Maj.-Gen. Schofield. In July, 1863, it shared in Gen. Foster's
raid to Tarboro, meeting with a loss of 4 killed, 14 wounded and
25 missing.

It also sustained some losses in the engagements near Washington,
N. C., in August. It assisted in repelling the enemy's attack on
New Berne in Feb. 1864, and participated in the defense of
Plymouth in April, where it sustained its heaviest loss, 8 killed
and mortally wounded, 11 wounded and 102 captured.

Many of the men captured subsequently perished in the prison pen
at Andersonville. During the remainder of the year 1864 the
regiment took part in numerous raids throughout the state and was
often in action, meeting with some loss. In March, 1865, the
12th led the advance of Schofield's column, which was moving to
join the forces of Gen. Sherman and fought gallantly in the three
days' battle at Wise's Forks, where it lost 62 men killed,
wounded and missing.

It skirmished almost continuously from Kinston to Goldsboro, its
total losses in the campaign of the Carolinas being 134 killed,
wounded and missing. After Johnston's surrender the regiment was
employed in guard duty in the region about the Tar river until
July 19, 1865, when it was mustered out at Raleigh, N. C.

It lost while in service 3 officers and 36 men killed and
mortally wounded; 5 officers and 178 men died of disease,
accidents, in prison, etc., a total of 222. It sustained
unusually heavy losses by death in Confederate prisons, 1 officer
and 84 enlisted men dying in the hands of the enemy.

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 192

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NEW YORK
FORTY-FOURTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)

Forty-fourth Infantry.-Cols., Stephen W. Stryker, James C. Rice,
Freeman Conner; Lieut.-Cols., James C. Rice, Edward P. Chapin,
Freeman Conner, Edward B. Knox; Majs., Stephen W. Stryker, James
McKown, Edward P. Chapin, Freeman Conner, Edward B. Knox,
Campbell Allen.

The 44th regiment, known as Ellsworth's Avengers, was organized
at Albany under the auspices of the Ellsworth association of the
State of New York, which planned to raise a memorial regiment to
be composed of one man from each town and ward, unmarried, not
over 30 years of age or under 5 feet, 8 inches in height, and of
military experience.

This plan was adhered to as far as possible and two companies
from Albany county, two from Erie county, one from Herkimer
county, and a large number of scattered squads reported at Albany
in response to the request. These companies were mustered into
the service of the United States at Albany in Aug. and Sept.,
1861, for three years and two new companies from Albany were
mustered in Oct. 21, 1862.

The regiment, numbering 1,061 men, left Albany on Oct. 21, 1861,
for Washington and upon its arrival there was assigned to the 3d
brigade, 1st division, later with the 5th corps. Camp was
established on Oct. 28, at Hall's hill, Va., and the winter was
passed there with routine duties.

On March 10, 1862, the regiment led the advance to Centerville,
but soon returned to Fairfax and proceeded thence to Yorktown,
arriving on April 1. From May 5 to 19, the 44th garrisoned Fort
Magruder; then moved to Gaines' mill; was engaged at Hanover
Court House, with the loss of 86 killed, wounded and missing;
participated in the Seven Days' battles with a total loss of 56
at Gaines' mill and 99 at Malvern Hill, out of 225 engaged in the
last named battle.

Returning to Alexandria, the regiment moved by way of Fortress
Monroe to Manassas, and in the battle of Aug. 30 lost 71 killed,
wounded or missing. It was in reserve at Antietam; was active at
Shepherdstown, and Fredericksburg; shared in the hardships of
Burnside's "Mud March," and returned to winter quarters at
Stoneman's switch, near Falmouth.

Camp was broken on April 27, 1863, for the Chancellorsville
campaign, the 44th being in the lead during the general movement
of the army and sharing in the fighting, after which it returned
for a short rest to the camp at Stoneman's switch. In June, the
veterans of the 14th and 25th N. Y. were added to the 44th.

At Gettysburg the regiment was posted on the left of the line and
joined in the defense of Little Round Top, where it met with its
greatest loss-111 killed, wounded and missing. After spending
some weeks in camp at Emmitsburg, the command was present at the
battle of Bristoe Station, active at Rappahannock Station and in
the Mine Run campaign, and went into winter quarters at Brandy
Station.

In Dec., 1863, a large number of the men reenlisted and rejoined
the regiment in camp after their veteran furlough. May, 1864,
was the month of the memorable Wilderness campaign, in which the
regiment served faithfully, suffering most severely at the
Wilderness and at Bethesda Church.

By this time the regiment had become greatly reduced in numbers
by hard service and the loss in this campaign, while not so large
in numbers as in previous battles, was even greater in proportion
to the number of men engaged. The regiment was active in the
first assault on Petersburg in June 1864, at the Weldon railroad,
and at Poplar Spring Church.

On Oct. 11, 1864, the 44th was mustered out at Albany and the
veterans and recruits were consolidated into a battalion, of
which 266 men were transferred to the 140th and 183 to the 146th
N. Y. The total strength of the regiment was 1,585, of whom 188
died during the term of service from wounds received in action,
and 147 died from accident, imprisonment or disease.

The total loss in killed, wounded and missing was 730. The men
chosen for this command were of the flower of the state and
displayed their heroism on many a desperately contested field,
where they won laurels for themselves and for their state. Col.
Fox numbers the 44th among the "three hundred fighting
regiments."

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 81