Advertisement

Pvt Charles A Whiting

Advertisement

Pvt Charles A Whiting

Birth
New York, USA
Death
3 Feb 1926 (aged 80–81)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 153, Lot 21618.
Memorial ID
View Source
Enlisted in Company A, New York 145th Infantry Regiment ("Stanton Legion") on 11 Sep 1862, aged 18. Left State for Washington, D, C., and Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 27, 1862. Duty at Bolivar Heights, Md., until December, 1862. Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va., November 9. Expedition to Winchester and Skirmishes at Charlestown and Berryville December 2-6. March to Fairfax Station, Va., December 10-14, and duty there until January 19, 1863. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24. At Stafford Court House until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Raccoon Ford, Va., until September. Movement to Stevenson, Ala., September 24-October 4. Duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until December. Regiment disbanded December 9, 1863; Whiting transferred to Company K, 150th New York Infantry.

With the "Dutchess County Regiment" - Guard duty on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until April, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21, Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 8, 1865.
Enlisted in Company A, New York 145th Infantry Regiment ("Stanton Legion") on 11 Sep 1862, aged 18. Left State for Washington, D, C., and Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 27, 1862. Duty at Bolivar Heights, Md., until December, 1862. Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va., November 9. Expedition to Winchester and Skirmishes at Charlestown and Berryville December 2-6. March to Fairfax Station, Va., December 10-14, and duty there until January 19, 1863. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24. At Stafford Court House until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Raccoon Ford, Va., until September. Movement to Stevenson, Ala., September 24-October 4. Duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until December. Regiment disbanded December 9, 1863; Whiting transferred to Company K, 150th New York Infantry.

With the "Dutchess County Regiment" - Guard duty on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until April, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21, Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 8, 1865.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement