| 1893 149th N Y Green's Brigade Gettysburg Badge |
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| SOLD!!! A killer badge worn by a member of the 149th New York Infantry at the 1893 Gettysburg 30th Reunion. This great badge has a "Veteran" hanger and a long blue green ribbon with gold fringe. Written on the badge in gold is "Green's Brigade - 149th N.Y.V. - Gettysburg 1863. - 1893." and a siler star is in the middle of the badge. Please note while this badge is in great condition there is a small varmit hole right above the final "G" in Gettysburg. The badge was made by Whitehead & Hoag as noted on the card board attachement on the back of the badge. A really hard to find Gettysburg badge! This regiment, recruited in the county of Onondaga, was organized at Syracuse and there mustered into the U. S. service on Sept. 18, 1862, for a three years' term. Col. Barnum was an experienced officer, having served with distinction as major of the 12th N. Y. infantry. The regiment left the state on Sept. 23d, 1862, for Washington, where it was immediately ordered to join Gen. McClellan's army, and was assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd (Geary's) division, 12th corps, "in which command it fought at Chancellorsville, losing there 15 killed, 68 wounded and 103 captured or missing. At Gettysburg the regiment participated in the famous defense of Culp's hill, made by Greene's brigade, in which the 149th, fighting behind breastworks, lost 6 killed, 46 wounded and 3 missing, but inflicted many times that loss on its assailants. With the 12th corps, it was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and the Onondaga boys fought as bravely in Tennessee as in Virginia or at Gettysburg. At Lookout mountain, they captured 5 flags while fighting under Hooker in that memorable affair, their casualties amounting to 10 killed and 64 wounded. Before starting on the Atlanta campaign the 12th corps was designated the 20th, its command being given to Gen. Hooker. The regiment started on that campaign with 380 fighting men, of whom 136 were killed or wounded before reaching Atlanta. Lieut.- Col. Randall, a gallant and skillful officer, was killed at Peachtree creek, in which action the regiment sustained its heaviest loss on that campaign, its casualties there aggregating 17 killed, 25 wounded and 10 missing. The regiment, after marching with Sherman to the sea was actively engaged in the siege of Savannah, and then marched through the Carolinas on the final campaign which ended in the surrender of Johnston." (Fox, "Regimental Losses in the Civil War.") A list of the important battles in which the regiment fought would include, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout mountain, Ringgold gap, Resaca, New Hope Church, Lost mountain, Kennesaw mountain, Peachtree creek, Atlanta, Missionary ridge, Rocky Face ridge, Averasboro, Bentonville and Bennett's house. After the surrender of Johnston, the regiment marched to Washington, where it took part in the grand review in May, and was mustered out on June 12, 1865, near Bladensburgh, Md., under Col. Grumbach. The 149th had a total enrollment of 1,155, of whom 486 were killed and wounded. Of these 4 officers and 129 men-or 11.5 per cent.-were killed and mortally wounded; 78 died of disease and other causes; total deaths, 211. The following men were awarded medals of honor by the war department for the capture of battleflags at Lookout mountain: 1st Sergt. Norman E. Potter, and privates Peter Kappesser and Phillip Goettel. Item #: 12005 |
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