Adjutant and Inspector General Reports
1863 Report
In the SECOND REGIMENT, Lieut. Col. Charles H. Joyce resigned January 6, 1863, and Major James H. Walbridge was promoted Lieut. Col. January 8, 1863, and Capt. Newton Stone, of Company I, was appointed Major. Colonel Henry Whiting Resigned February 9, 1863, and Lieut. Col. Walbridge was appointed Colonel, Major Stone was appointed Lieut. Colonel, and Capt. John S. Tyler, of Company C, was appointed Major.
The Roster of the Commissions Officers of the Regiment, at the present time, is as follows:--
| SECOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. | |||
| Name and Rank | Co. | Date of Com. | Former Rank. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel. | |||
| James H. Walbridge, | Feb. 9, 1863 | Capt. Co. A May 16, 1861; Major May 21, 1862; Lt. Col. Jan. 8, 1863. | |
| Lieutenant Colonel. | |||
| Newton Stone, | Feb 9, 1863 | 1 Lt Co. A May 16,1861; capt. Co I Jan. 22,1862; Major Jan. 8, 1863. | |
| Major. | |||
| John S. Tyler, | Feb 9, 1863 | 1 Lt Co C May 17 61; Capt. Co C Jan 23 63 | |
| Adjutant | |||
| Francis M. Edgerton, | July 4, 1862 | Serg Co B; 2 Lt Co F Jan 25, 1862. | |
| Adjutant | |||
| Lauriston J. Stone. | April 3, 62 | Com. Sergeant. | |
| Surgeon | |||
| William J. Sawin, | April 3, 62 | Pvt Co E 3 Reg; Asst Surg June 21 62 | |
| Assistant Surgeon, | |||
| Melvin J. Hyde, | Sep 12, 63 | ||
| Captains | |||
| William H. Cady | A | May 21, 62 | 2 Lt Co A May 16 61; 1 Lt Co A Jan 22 62 |
| Rollin C. Ward | B | Dec 20, 62 | Serg Co B; 1 Lt Co B Oct 1 62. |
| Elijah Wales | C | March 1, 63 | Serg Co C; 2 Lt Co C Jan 23 62; 1 Lt Co C Oct 20 62 |
| Enoch E. Johnson | D | Jan 25, 62 | 2 Lt Co B May 17 61; 1 Lt Co B Sept 5 61 |
| Orville Bixby | E | Aug 4, 62 | 2 Lt Co E May 21 61; 1 Lt Co E Jan 11 62 |
| Horace F. Crossman, | F | Oct 1, 1862 | 2 Lt Co F May 22 61; 1 Lt Co F Jan 21 62 |
| Philip E. Chase, | G | Oct 17, 62 | Sergt Co I; 2 Lt Co A Jan 22 62; 1Lt Co A May 21 62 |
| Amasa S. Tracy, | H | Jan 24, 62 | 1 Lt Co K May 28, 61 |
| Daniel S. White, | I | Jan 26, 63 | Surg Co I; 2 Lt Co I Jan 8, 61 |
| Erastus G. Ballou, | K | Aug 4, 62 | Serg Co I; Serg Maj Oct. 14 61; 1 Lt Co K Jan 27 62 |
| First Lieutenants | |||
| Second Lieutenants | |||
Casualties reported since June 1, 1863.
Ass't. Surg. Augustus A. Atwood, resigned June 25, 1863.
Ass't Surgeon Luman A. Noyes, resigned May 27, 1863.
First Lieut. Francis A. Gleason, Co. C, died of wounds received in action, at Banks' Ford, May 4, 1863.
The casualties among enlisted men, reported since November 1, 1862, have been as follows:--Died 64, discharged 134, Transferred to Invalid Corps 8.
The reports of desertions, from all the regiments, are not sufficiently reliable to report. It very frequently occurs, that men are reported as deserters, or as dropped from the rolls, are found upon the next Hospital Returns received, to have been in hospital all the time.
The following Table shows the Station and condition of the Regiment at the several dates specified. In this and all similar abstracts in this Report, the column entitled "On duty" includes those reported present for duty, those on special, extra or daily duty, and those on detached service. The column entitled "sick" includes all the sick, present and absent.
(see Legend, below)SECOND REGIMENT.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, '63 | Belle Plain landing, Va. | 883 | 727 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb. 1, " | White Oak Church, Va. | 858 | 711 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar. 1, " | do | 846 | 700 | 128 | 14 | 4 | |
| April 17, " | do | 832 | 727 | 89 | 15 | 1 | |
| May 7, " | do | 796 | 642 | 150 | 4 | ||
| June 1, " | do | 799 | 648 | 146 | 4 | 1 | |
| " 17, " | In the field, Virginia | 801 | 649 | 142 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Aug. 1, " | do | 768 | 618 | 141 | 8 | 1 | |
| Sept. 1, " | New York, | 765 | 613 | 138 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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