56th NY Infantry ( 30 days )

Organized: Brooklyn, NY on 6/18/63
Mustered Out: 7/24/63 at Brooklyn, NY

Of this regiment, which was located in Brooklyn, but is
not now in service, a number of men volunteered in October,
1862, for nine months.

June 18, 1863, it was ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., for a
service of thirty days; commanded by Col. John Q. Adams, it
left the State June 19, 1863, and served in the Third Brigade,
1st Division, Department Susquehanna, and July 24, 1863, it was
mustered out of the service of the United States at Brooklyn.

August 2, 1864, it was mustered into the United States
service for 100 days and it served, commanded by Col. John Q.
Adams, at Elmira, until it was mustered out November 6, 1804.

March 15, 1865, Colonel Adams received authority to
recruit his regiment for a service of one year as part of the
volunteer forces; the necessity for more troops ceasing to
exist shortly after, the organization was not carried out. The
men enlisted, about 200, were discharged May 3, 1865, at Hart's
Island, New York harbor.

The regiment in its service in 1863 took part in a
skirmish near Oyster Point, Pa., June 29, 1863, and it lost in
its service in 1864, by death, of disease, two enlisted men.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

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56th NY Infantry ( 100 days )

Organized: Brooklyn, NY on 8/2/64
Mustered Out: 11/6/64 at Brooklyn, NY

Of this regiment, which was located in Brooklyn, but is
not now in service, a number of men volunteered in October,
1862, for nine months.

June 18, 1863, it was ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., for a
service of thirty days; commanded by Col. John Q. Adams, it
left the State June 19, 1863, and served in the Third Brigade,
1st Division, Department Susquehanna, and July 24, 1863, it was
mustered out of the service of the United States at Brooklyn.

August 2, 1864, it was mustered into the United States
service for 100 days and it served, commanded by Col. John Q.
Adams, at Elmira, until it was mustered out November 6, 1864.

March 15, 1865, Colonel Adams received authority to
recruit his regiment for a service of one year as part of the
volunteer forces; the necessity for more troops ceasing to
exist shortly after, the organization was not carried out. The
men enlisted, about 200, were discharged May 3, 1865, at Hart's
Island, New York harbor.

The regiment in its service in 1863 took part in a
skirmish near Oyster Point, Pa., June 29, 1863, and it lost in
its service in 1864, by death, of disease, two enlisted men.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

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Alfred Dickinson

Residence was not listed; 23 years old.
Enlisted on 7/11/1864 at Brooklyn, NY as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 8/2/1864 he was commissioned into "I" Co. NY 56th Infantry (100 Days)
He was Mustered Out on 11/6/1864 at New York, NY
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

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Samuel H. Johnson

Residence was not listed; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 4/10/1865 at New York City, NY as a Private.
On 4/10/1865 he mustered into "F" Co. NY 56th Infantry (3 Years)
He was Mustered Out on 10/17/1865 at Charleston, SC
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

56th NY Infantry ( 3-years )

Organized: Newburgh, NY on 10/28/61
Mustered Out: 10/17/65 at Charleston, SC

Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 3
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 63
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 213
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)

Fifty-sixth Infantry.-Cols., Charles H. Van Wyck, Rockwell Tyler;
Lieut.-Cols., James Jordan, Frederic Decker, John J. Wheeler,
Rockwell Tyler, Eliphas Smith; Majs., Jacob Sharpe, John J.
Wheeler, Rockwell Tyler, Eliphas Smith, James Dubois.

The 56th regiment was organized at Newburgh and was composed of
eleven companies, two light batteries and two cavalry troops.
The batteries later became the 7th and 8th independent batteries
and the cavalry part of the 1st mounted rifles. Co. L was the
5th company of N. Y. sharpshooters.

The men were mainly from Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties and
were mustered into the U. S. service at Newburgh, Oct. 28, 1861,
for three years. The regiment left for Washington on Nov. 7,
1861, was there assigned to the 1st brigade, Casey's division,
and served in the vicinity of Washington until March, 1862.

In the opening of the spring campaign, the regiment, as part of
the 1st brigade, 2nd division, 4th corps, participated in the
siege of Yorktown and was present without loss at Williamsburg,
Savage Station and Bottom's bridge. At Fair Oaks the loss of the
command was heavy-66 killed and wounded and 5 missing.

In June the brigade, in Peck's division of the 4th corps, was
present during the Seven Days' battles but not closely engaged,
and after the battle of Malvern hill was withdrawn to Yorktown.
In December the brigade under Naglee was assigned to the 18th
corps and reached South Carolina early in Jan., 1862.

The regiment served about Charleston, was active in the siege of
Fort Wagner in July, 1863, and the subsequent operations in the
vicinity. It was assigned to the 1st brigade, 3d division, 18th
corps, in March, 1863, and transferred to the 10th corps in
October.

While with the 18th corps it was stationed on Folly island and at
Beaufort. In the summer of 1864, the regiment was stationed at
James island; lost 50 men in an engagement at Honeyhill; was
active at Coosawhatchie and Boyd's point in December, and shared
in the operations at Deveaux neck, S. C., during the same month
with considerable loss.

The original members not reenlisted were mustered out at the
expiration of the term of enlistment and the regiment remained in
the Department of the South, serving in the coast division during
the winter of 1864-65 and at Charleston from March, 1865 to Oct.
17, 1865, when it was mustered out. The regiment lost during its
term of service 64 by death from wounds and 216 from other
causes.

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 91