David SALISBURY
David Salisbury in the Civil War - enlisted September 6, 1862

soldier's rank in: Private, rank out: Private -- sometimes spelled David Salsberry in records

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160th Regiment, New York Infantry
David Salisbury
Enlistment Date:06 September 1862
Distinguished Service
Side Served: Union
State Served:New York

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 September 1862 at the age of 42
Enlisted in Company F, 160th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 November 1862.
Received a disability discharge on 08 July 1863
Regiment:160th Infantry Regiment NY
Date Mustered: 01 November 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry

Regimental Soldiers and History:
One Hundred and Sixtieth Infantry.-Cols., Charles C. Dwight, Henry P. Underhill; Lieut.-Cols., John B. Van Petten, Henry P. Underhill, John B. Burreed; Majs., William M. Sentell, Daniel L. Vaughan.

This regiment was recruited by Col. Dwight in the counties of Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario, Allegany, Erie and Wyoming. It rendezvoused at Auburn, and was mustered into the U. S. service at New York city Nov. 21, 1862, for three years. It left the state on Dec. 4, 1862, and proceeded to the Department of the Gulf where it was assigned to the 2nd brigade, Augur's division, 19th corps.

Its first loss was met in the action with the gunboat Cotton in Jan., 1863, where 1 man was killed and 4 wounded; at Pattersonville in March, where Co. F, Capt. Josiah P. Jewett, was on board the gunboat Diana during the action with the Confederate batteries, it lost 6 killed and 16 wounded, Capt. Jewett being mortally wounded.

At Fort Bisland its loss was 7 killed and wounded. It was later engaged at Jeanerette and Plain Store, after which it participated with credit in the long siege of Port Hudson, taking part in the general assaults of May 27 and June 14. Its loss in killed and wounded during the siege was 41.

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 164


New York
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTIETH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
(Three Years)

Colonel Charles C. Dwight received authority, September 6, 1862, to recruit this regiment in the then 25th Senatorial District of the State; it was organized at Auburn and mustered in the service of the United States for three years at New York city November 21, 1862

The companies were recruited principally: A at Arcadia and Auburn; B at Palmyra, Macedon, Walworth and Owasco; C at Auburn; D at Marion, Sodus and Williamson; E at Canandaigua, Seneca Falls, Owasco, East Bloomfield, Auburn, Geneva, Tyre and Bristol; F at Auburn, Moravia, Locke, Summer Hill, Sempronius, Sennett, Owasco, Victory, Sterling and Venice; G at Attica, Alfred, Almond, Andover and Wellsville; H at Wellsville, Scio, Wirt, Auburn, Alma, West Almond and Independence; I at Caneadea, Allen, Independence, Rushford, Owasco, Auburn, Palmyra, Andover, Belfast and Wellsville; and K at Eden, Hamburg, Marilla, Collins, Persia and Buffalo.

The regiment left the State December 4, 1862; it served in Sherman's Division, Department of the Gulf, from December 25, 1862; in 2d Brigade, Augur's Division, from January, 1863; in 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from February, 1863...

Source: Phisterer, p. 3,868

Battles Fought:

Fought at Thibodeaux, LA.
Fought on 14 January 1863 at Pattersonville, LA.
Fought on 28 March 1863 at Pattersonville, LA.
Fought on 13 April 1863 at Fort Bisland, LA.
Fought on 15 April 1863



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