16th New York Infantry - Wounded at Salem Church

Item DOC-187

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3 page original Civil War document dated June 26, 1863:

Endorsed by Brevet Brigadier General Moses N. Wisewell (Colonel of the 28th New Jersey Infantry and Military Governor for the District of Columbia)

To Colonel J. B. Fry
Provost Marshal General
Washington DC

The petitioner L. Lee Partidge, late First Sergeant of Company G, 16th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, respectfully requests that he be commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Invalid Corps now organizing under your direction authorized by General Order No. 105 War Department, Washington, DC, April 28th 1863. He was originally mustered into the service of the United States May 15th 1861 at Albany, NY. He was then and there mustered into the service of the United States as Third Sergeant of Company G, Sixteenth Regiment New York State Volunteers. On the 28th day of September 1862, he was promoted to be Second Sergeant of said Company G to rank from September 1st 1862 by order of J. J. Seaver, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Regiment. On the 4th of February 1865, he was promoted to be First Sergeant of said Company G to rank from October 21st 1862 by order of J. J. Seaver, Colonel, of said 16th Regiment. He has never performed any other duties than those of third, second, and first sergeant and acting Commissary Sergeant.

He made all the marches made by the said sixteenth Regiment during its term of Service.

1st He was engaged in the First Battle of Bull Run
2 He was engaged in the Battle of West Point
3 He was engaged in the Battle of Gaines Mill
4 He was engaged in the seven days fighting before Richmond and was engaged in the Battle of Charles City Crossroads
5 He was engaged in the Second Battle of Bull Run
6 He was engaged in the Battle of Crampton’s Pass
7 He was engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862
8 He was engaged in the march to, with the intent to cross the Rappahannock at Banks Ford under Major General Burnside, commonly known as the Mud Expedition.
9 He was in General Sedgwick’s Corps and engaged in the Battle of Salem Heights under Major General Hooker.
He was wounded while engaged in the Battle of Salem Heights on the 3rd day of May 1863 by receiving a shot in the right arm above the elbow by a rifle bullet causing exploitation of the bone.

He was never absent from his command for any reason whatsoever during the term of service of said 16th Regiment until wounded as aforesaid. Except form the 4th to the 15th days of April 1863, when he was absent for ten days on a leave of absence to visit sick friends at Washington, DC. He was discharged from the service of the United States on the third day of June 1863 at Albany, NY. His age is twenty four years and his post office address is Edenton, St. Lawrence County, NY.

The certificates and recommendations required by General Order No. 105 and the letter of Colonel Richard h. Rush of August 24th 1863 accompany this application.



I am very respectfully your obedient servant,

L. Lee Partridge