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New York 84th Infantry, Company E (Union)

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Company mustered in on May 18th, 1861. Company mustered out of service on June 14th, 1864.

Company was also known as:

  • Company E, 14th Brooklyn State Militia Infantry, New York
  • Company E, 14th Militia, New York
  • Company E, Brooklyn Phalanx, New York
  • Company E, Brooklyn Chasseurs, New York
  • Company E, Chasseurs A Pied, New York

Notable Battles:

  • Gaines' Mill fought on June 27th, 1862 near Hanover County, Virginia
  • Malvern Hill fought on July 1st, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
  • Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (11 wounded, 0 died, 1 imprisoned)

Facts about this Company:

  • Number of Soldiers: 215
  • First Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • First Enlistment Date: 1861-04-18 (78 soldiers)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, New York (130 soldiers)
  • Most Common Muster Out Date: 1864-06-02 (61 soldiers)
  • Youngest Soldier at Enlistment: 16 -- Flint, James (Drummer)
  • Oldest Soldier at Enlistment: 49 -- Perry, James H. (Colonel;Lieutenant;Second Lieutenant)
  • Average Age at Enlistment: 24.1 years old
  • Median Age at Enlistment: 22.0 years old
  • Wounded In Regiment: 26 (11%)
  • Prisoner Of War While In Regiment: 15 (6%)
  • Soldiers That Died While In Regiment: 22 (9%)
  • Soldiers That Died While In War: 27 (12%)

Commander List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Soldier List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Regiments

New York 84th Infantry (Union)