Lieutenant Charles E. Robinson, Co. C NY 82nd Infantry by Brady / SOLD

Lieutenant Charles E. Robinson, Co. C NY 82nd Infantry by Brady - Inventory Number: CDV 357 / SOLD

Standing view of Robinson, with pencil identification on reverse.  

Charles E. Robinson

Enlisted on 5/21/1861 at New York City, NY as a 2nd Lieutenant.

On 5/21/1861 he was commissioned into "C" Co. NY 82nd Infantry

He was discharged on 10/28/1861

 (Not commissioned 2nd Lieut)

Promotions:

* 1st Lieut 9/1/1861

NEW YORK EIGHTY-SECOND INFANTRY (Three Years)

Eighty-second Infantry.-Cols., George W. B. Tompkins, Henry W. Hudson, James Huston; Lieut.-Cols., Henry W. Hudson, James Huston, John Darrow; Majs., Joseph J. Dimock, Thomas W. Baird.

The 82nd, the 2nd militia, recruited principally in New York city, left the state for Washington, May 18, 1861, and was there mustered into the U. S. service May 20 to June 17, for three years.  Co. D was detached and became the 3d battery of light artillery and a new company took its place in Sept., 1861.

The regiment was quartered near the capitol until July 3, when it was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, crossed into Virginia and engaged at Bull Run, with a loss of 60 in killed, wounded and missing.

In August the 82nd was attached to the brigade, which later became the 1st brigade, 2nd division, 2nd corps, and after passing the winter in the defenses of Washington, moved to the Peninsula with the general advance under McClellan in March 1862.

It participated in the siege of Yorktown, the battle of Fair Oaks; the Seven Days' fighting; was next active in the Maryland campaign and suffered severe losses at Antietam in the advance of Sedgwick's division, upon the Dunker Church.  Out of 339 men engaged, 128 were reported killed, wounded or missing.

The regiment arrived at Falmouth late in November; participated in the battle of Fredericksburg; returned to its camp at Falmouth; was active at Chancellorsville in May, 1863; after a short rest at Falmouth marched to Gettysburg and there suffered fearful loss, 192 members out of 365 engaged, Col. Huston being numbered among the dead.

It next participated in the engagements of the 2nd corps at Auburn and Bristoe Station in the autumn and in the Mine Run campaign and went into winter quarters at Brandy Station.  Camp was broken for the Wilderness campaign late in April 1864, and the regiment was in action constantly until after the first assault on Petersburg, where it lost 1 man killed, 9 wounded and 111 missing.

On June 25, 1864, the term of service expired, and the original members not reenlisted were mustered out, the remainder of the regiment being consolidated into a battalion of five companies, to which the veterans of the 40th N. Y. were transferred on June 28.

On July 10, the battalion was consolidated with the 59th N. Y. infantry.  The total enrollment was 1,452, of whom 178 died of wounds and 89 from other causes.  The regiment was conspicuous for its dash and daring and became famous for its fighting qualities.

Inventory Number: CDV 357 / SOLD