NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOURTH INFANTRY (One Year)

One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Infantry.-Col., Wardwell G. Robinson; Lieut.-Col., William P. McKinley; Maj., William D. Ferguson. The 184th was recruited in the county of Oswego, the companies rendezvoused at Oswego, and the regiment was mustered into the U. S. service at Elmira on Sept. 12-16, 1864, for one year. When it was mustered out a few three years men with the organization were transferred to the 96th N. Y. on June 27, 1865. Cos. A, B, D and F, under Maj. W. D. Ferguson, left the state on Sept. 12, 1864, and joined the Army of the Shenandoah as part of the 1st brigade, Ricketts' division, 6th corps, with which they participated in Sheridan's campaign in the valley. They fought gallantly at the battle of Cedar creek, losing 45 killed and wounded. First Lieut. Augustus Phillips, the only commissioned officer lost by the regiment, was killed in this action. The remaining companies under Col. Robinson, left the state on Sept. 16, 1864, and were stationed at Bermuda Hundred. In Dec., 1864, the regiment was assigned to the separate brigade, Army of the James, and stationed at Harrison's landing, with the exception of Co. I, which was at Fort Pocahontas. Under the command of Col. Robinson, it was mustered out at City Point, Va., June 29, 1865. It lost by death during its short term of service 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; 27 enlisted men died of disease and other causes; total deaths, 38. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 177 New York ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOURTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. (One Year) This regiment, Col. Wardwell G. Robinson, was organized at Oswego, and mustered in the service of the United States for one year, at Elmira, September 12, 15 and 16, 1864. The few three years' men who were not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred, June 27, 1865, to the 96th Infantry. The companies were recruited principally: A at Volney, Granby and Granger; B at Oswego, Scriba, Georgetown, DeRuyter and New Haven; C at Hannibal, Granby and Oswego; D at Oswego, Lebanon, Eaton, DeRuyter, Fenner and Mexico; E at Volney, Granby, Clarksville and Hannibal; F at Oswego; G at Sandy Creek, Richland, Boylston and Scriba; H at Hastings, Parish and West Monroe; I at Palermo, New Haven, Mexico, Hannibal and Constantia; and K at Schroeppel, Parish, West Monroe, Fenner and Richland. Companies A, B, D and F, Maj. W. D. Ferguson, left the State September 12, 1864, and served in the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 6th Corps, in the Army of the Shenandoah, from September, 1864; the other companies, Colonel Robinson, left the State September 16, 1864, and served at Bermuda Hundred, Army of the James; the regiment served in the Separate Brigade, Army of the James, at Harrison's Landing, Company I, at Fort Pocahontas, Va., from December, 1864; and, commanded by Colonel Robinson, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 29, 1865, at City Point, Va.

Source: Phisterer, p. 4,052

Name	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Place
Appomattox Court House	Apr 9, 1865	Apr 9, 1865	< 1 day	Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Cedar Creek	Oct 19, 1864	Oct 19, 1864	< 1 day	Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia

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