1/8th Plate Ambrotype and Lock of Hair of Sergeant Ransom Y. Hazard, 137th New York Infantry, Battle of Gettysburg Veteran / SOLD

1/8th Plate Ambrotype and Lock of Hair of Sergeant Ransom Y. Hazard, 137th New York Infantry, Battle of Gettysburg Veteran - Inventory Number:  HAR 191 / SOLD

CDV sized or 1/8th plate ambrotype of Ransom Y. Hazard, who enlisted in July 1862 as a sergeant in the 137th New York Infantry. As part of the 12th Corps, he saw combat at Chancellorsville, Culps Hill at Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, the Atlanta Campaign, and numerous other engagements. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in January 1865 and mustered out at the end of the war in June. Hazard’s ambrotype is crystal clear with excellent contrast and depicts him standing proudly with a Colt revolver and wearing a New York state issue jacket with sergeant’s chevrons, forage cap, trousers with NCO stripes, and canvas sports or “camp” shoes. The image is framed in a copper mat and housed in a full leatherette case, which bears Hazard’s ID’d inscription and an additional paper note identifying the subject as Hazard. The lot includes a black silk and lace patch with a lock of blonde hair attached, folded in a piece of white silk that was originally housed inside the image case. A wonderful identified Civil War image with a personalized touch from a loved one. 

Ransom Y. Hazard - 23 years old. Enlisted on 7/26/1862 at Windsor, NY as a Sergeant.. On 8/11/1862 he mustered into “B” Co. NY 137th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 6/9/1865 at Bladensburg, MD. Promotions: 2nd Lieut 1/24/1865 (As of Co. L). Intra Regimental Company Transfers: 1/24/1865 from company B to company L. Other Information: Born in 1840, Died in 1920. Buried: Grace Lawn Cemty, Oklahoma Co., OK.

NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY (Three Years)

One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry.-Cols., David Ireland, Koert S. Van Voorhes; Lieut.-Cols., Koert S. Van Voorhes, Milo B. Eldridge; Majs., Wetsell Willoughby, Milo B. Eldridge, Frederick A.  Stoddard.

This regiment, recruited in the counties of Tompkins, Tioga and Broome-the 24th senatorial district-was organized at Binghamton, and was there mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Sept. 25-26, 1862.  It left on the 27th 1,007 strong, for Harper's Ferry, and was there assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd (Geary's) division,-the "White Star" division-12th corps, to which it was attached throughout the whole period of its active service.

The list of important battles in which the regiment took part includes Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Missionary ridge, Lookout mountain, Ringgold, Rocky Face ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Lost mountain, Kennesaw mountain, Peachtree creek, the siege of Atlanta, and numerous minor actions on the march to the sea and in the campaign of the Carolinas.

Col. W. F. Fox, in his account of this regiment, says:  "It won special honors at Gettysburg, then in Greene's brigade, which, alone and unassisted, held Culp's hill during a critical period of that battle against a desperate attack of vastly superior force.  The casualties in the 137th at Gettysburg exceeded those of any other regiment in the corps, amounting to 40 killed, 87 wounded and 10 missing.

The gallant defense of Culp's hill by Greene's brigade, and the terrible execution inflicted by its musketry on the assaulting column of the enemy, form one of the most noteworthy incidents of the war.  The 12th corps left Virginia in Sept., 1863, and went to Tennessee, joining Grant's army at Chattanooga.  In the month following their arrival the regiment was engaged in the midnight battle at Wauhatchie, where it lost 15 killed and 75 wounded; and, a few weeks later, fought with Hooker at Lookout mountain in the famous 'battle above the clouds;' casualties in that battle, 6 killed and 32 wounded.

In April, 1864, the corps number was changed to the 20th, Gen. Hooker being placed in command.  A large accession was received from the 11th corps, but Col. Ireland and Gen. Geary retained their respective commands.  The 137th shared in all the marches and battles of the Atlanta campaign, and then marched with Sherman to the sea."

Col. Ireland succumbed to disease at Atlanta, and Col. Van Voorhes succeeded to the command.  When the campaign of the Carolinas closed with the surrender of Johnston, the regiment marched with the corps to Washington, where it participated in the grand review and was mustered out near Bladensburgh, Md., June 9, 1865.

The total enrollment of the regiment was 1,111, of whom 6 officers and 121 men, were killed and mortally wounded-11.4 per cent. of the enrollment; 4 officers and 167 men died of disease, accidents, and all other causes, a total of 294.  The total number of killed and wounded was 490.

 Inventory Number:  HAR 191 / SOLD