New York State Monument

At the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, New York State was represented by 67 regiments of infantry, 5 regiments of cavalry, 14 batteries of artillery, and 2 regiments of engineers. New York's losses on the field were 65 officers and 624 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 110 officers and 2687 enlisted men wounded, and 2 officers and 277 men captured or missing, making a total of 3765. General officers from New York State in command included Corps Commanders Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner and Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter; Division Commanders Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, Maj. Gen. George W. Morell, Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch, Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts, Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, and Brig. Gen. George S. Greene; and Brigade Commanders Brig. Gen. M.R. Patrick, Brig. Gen. Abram Duryee, Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Meagher, Brig. Gen. Geo. L. Hartsuff, Brig. Gen. Max Weber, Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Tyler, Brig. Gen. John Cochrane, Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero, Brig. Gen. G. K. Warren, Col. Wm. H. Christian, Col. Walter Phelps, Jr., Col. T. B. W. Stockton, Col. Joseph J. Bartlett, Col. H.S. Fairchild, Col. John Burke, Col. William B. Goodrich, Col. Wm. P. Wainwright, Lt. Col. Jonathan Austin, and Lt. Col. James C. Lane.

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