Id’d Gold 2nd Corps Badge of Private Hiram Babcock Co. D 93rd NY Infantry

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Id’d Gold 2nd Corps Badge of Private Hiram Babcock Co. D 93rd NY Infantry – This attractively crafted, diminutive 2nd Corps badge or stick pin, has clearly stamped the following:

                                                                              “CO. D

                                                                     93D           NY

                                                                           H.    B.

The cloverleaf appears to be either gold or gold-plated brass; the corps badge is affixed to a long, brass pin for insertion into a coat or cap. In reviewing the roster of soldiers in the 93rd New York, only one member of the regiment, in Company D, has the initials “HB” – Hiram F. Babcock. Private Babcock enlisted in the 93rd NY in February of 1864, remaining in the regiment until the end of the war. Although Babcock enlisted in the latter part of the war, he would be engaged, as a member of the 93rd NY, during battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Sailor’s Creek and Appomattox. Babcock was wounded in October of 1864, in action on the Boydton Plank Road, during the Petersburg campaign. The badge remains in excellent condition.

Measurements: Length – 2.75”; Width (cloverleaf) – 1”

Hiram F. Babcock

Residence Wells NY; 20 years old.

Enlisted on 2/28/1864 at Wells, NY as a Private.

On 3/9/1864 he mustered into “D” Co. NY 93rd Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 6/29/1865 at Washington, DC

He was listed as:

* Wounded 10/27/1864 Boydton Plank Road, VA

Other Information:

Buried: Methodist Cemetery, Wells, Hamilton Co., NY

Federal Pension Information:

He applied for a pension on 9/13/1869

application # 147,881

His Widow (Mary A Babcock) applied for a pension on 9/24/1927 from the state of NY

application # 2,592,213

After the War he lived in Wells, NY

 

NAME: Hiram F Babcock
ENLISTMENT AGE: 20
BIRTH DATE: 1844
ENLISTMENT DATE: 28 Feb 1864
ENLISTMENT PLACE: Wells, New York
ENLISTMENT RANK: Private
MUSTER DATE: 9 Mar 1864
MUSTER PLACE: New York
MUSTER COMPANY: D
MUSTER REGIMENT: 93rd Infantry
MUSTER REGIMENT TYPE: Infantry
MUSTER INFORMATION: Enlisted
CASUALTY DATE: 27 Oct 1864
CASUALTY PLACE: Boydton Plank Road, Virginia
TYPE OF CASUALTY: Wounded
MUSTER OUT DATE: 29 Jun 1865
MUSTER OUT PLACE: Washington, District of Columbia
MUSTER OUT INFORMATION: Mustered Out
SIDE OF WAR: Union
SURVIVED WAR?: Yes
INJURED IN LINE OF DUTY?: Yes
RESIDENCE PLACE: Wells, New York
LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE PLACE: Wells, New York
BURIAL PLACE: Wells, Hamilton Co., New York

 

 

NAME: Hiram F Babcock
AGE: 20
BIRTH YEAR: 1844
BIRTH PLACE: Wells, New York
ENLISTMENT YEAR: 1864
ENLISTMENT LOCATION: Wells, New York, USA
MUSTER YEAR: 1864
MUSTER REGIMENT: 93rd Infantry
SEPARATION DATE: 29 Jun 1865
SEPARATION DETAILS: Mustered Out

 

Name: Hiram Frederick Babcock
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1843
Birth Place: Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
Death Date: 24 Aug 1927
Death Place: Wells, Hamilton County, New York, United States of America
Cemetery: Wells Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Wells, Hamilton County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Mother: Mary Babcock
Spouse: Mary A. Babcock
Children: Katherine AbramsJohn C BabcockMartha A Burdow

 

93rd NY Infantry
( 3-years )

Organized: Albany, NY on 11/1/61
Mustered Out: 6/29/65 at Washington, DCOfficers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 6
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 2
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 120
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 130
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)

 

From To Brigade Division Corps Army Comment
Mar ’62 May ’62 3 3 4 Army of Potomac New Organization
May ’62 Apr ’64 Provost Guard Army of Potomac
Mar ’64 Jun ’65 2 3 2 Army of Potomac Mustered Out

NEW YORK
NINETY-THIRD INFANTRY
(Three Years)

 

Ninety-third Infantry.-Cols., John S. Crocker, Samuel McConihe,

Haviland Gifford; Lieut.-Cols. Benjamin C. Butler, Haviland

Gifford, Jay H. Northrup; Majs., Ambrose S. Cassidy, Samuel

McConihe, Henry P. Smith, Jay H. Northrup, George Bushnell.

 

The 93d, the “Morgan Rifles,” recruited mainly in Washington

county, was mustered into the service of the United States at

Albany, from Oct., 1861, to Jan., 1862.  It left Albany, Feb. 14,

1862, with 998 members; camped at Riker’s island, New York city;

moved to Washington on March 7; was there attached to Palmer’s

brigade Casey’s division and proceeded to the Peninsula on March

30.

 

It was present at the siege of Yorktown; fought at Lee’s mills,

Williamsburg and in the Seven Days’ battles; and upon the return

from the Peninsula was present at Antietam and Fredericksburg,

but was not actively engaged, having been detailed to perform

provost guard duty at headquarters, a post occupied by the

regiment for about two years.

 

At the opening of the Wilderness campaign, the regiment, of which

a large proportion had reenlisted, was assigned to the 2nd

brigade, 3d division, 2nd corps, and showed its fighting mettle

at the Wilderness, where it lost 258 killed or wounded out of 433

engaged.

 

It was constantly in action during the battles of that month; at

Cold Harbor in June, and upon the arrival of the army at

Petersburg, joined in the first assault, followed by engagements

at the Weldon railroad, Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, Poplar

Spring Church, the Boydton road, Hatcher’s run and in the

Appomattox campaign.

 

The regiment remained at Petersburg until the end of the siege

and constantly displayed such gallantry in action and reliability

in the performance of every duty that it well deserved the

reputation won as an unusually well trained, efficient command

and as a “fighting regiment.”  It lost during the term of service

128 by death from wounds and 143 by death from other causes.

Source:  The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 117

 

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NEW YORK

NINETY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY (VETERAN).

Washington County Regiment; Morgan Rifles; Northern

Sharpshooters; New York Riflemen. (Three Years)

 

This regiment, Col. John S. Crocker, was organized at

Albany February 1, 1862, by adding to the companies recruited

by him those recruited by Maj. B. C. Butler for a battalion of

sharpshooters, A, B, C and D, and one company, E, originally

recruited for the 76th Infantry.  Major B. C. Butler had

received authority from the War Department, August 14, 1861, to

recruit four battalions of sharpshooters.  The regiment was

mustered in the United States service for three years between

October, 1861, and January, 1862.  In June, 1863, some of the

three years’ men of the 22d Infantry were transferred to this.

At the expiration of its term of enlistment the men entitled

thereto were discharged and the regiment continued in service,

but consolidated in November and December, 1864, into seven

companies, A, C, D, E, F, H and I.  June 2, 1865, the men of

the 124th Infantry, not mustered out with their regiment, were

transferred to this.

 

The companies were recruited principally: A at Chester;

B–Hobart’s Company, 2d United States Sharpshooters–at Albany;

C at Minerva; D at North Hamden; E at Cortland village; F at

Fort Edward; G at Cambridge; H at Boston; I at Argyle, and K at

Troy.

 

The regiment left the State March 7, 1862; served in

Palmer’s Brigade, Casey’s Division,4th Corps, Army of the

Potomac, from March, 1862; Companies B, C, D, E, G and I at the

White House, Va., the other companies as Provost Guard, Army of

the Potomac, from May 19, 1862; the regiment, as such, from

July, 1862; in 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the

Potomac, from March, 1864, and it was honorably discharged and

mustered out, under Col. Haviland Gifford, June 29, 1865, near

Washington, D. C.

 

93rd Regiment, New York Infantry

OVERVIEW:

Organized at Albany, N. Y., October, 1861, to January, 1862. Moved to New York City February 17, thence to Washington, D. C., March 7, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 18, 1862. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

SERVICE:

Embarked at Alexandria, Va., for the Virginia Peninsula March 30, 1862. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Reconnoissance toward Lee’s Mills April 29. Battle of Williamsburg, Va, May 5. Operations about Bottom’s Bridge May 20-23 (Cos. “A,” “F,” “H” and “K”). Duty at White House Landing May 19-June 25 (Cos. “B,’ “C,” “D,” “E,” “G” and “I”). Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Operations about White House Landing June 26-July 2. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of South Mountain September 14. Antietam September 16-17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. Chancellersville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-4. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient or “Bloody Angle” May 12. Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28. Reconnoissance to Weldon Railroad December 9-10. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins’ House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Vaughan Road, near Hatcher’s Run, March 29. Crow’s House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Burkesville April 11-13, thence to Washington, D. C., May 2-15. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 29, 1865.

 

 

93rd New York Infantry Regiment

 

93rd New York Infantry Regiment
Active October 1861 – June 29, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements Siege of Yorktown
Battle of Williamsburg
Seven Days Battles
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Bristoe Campaign
Mine Run Campaign
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of North Anna
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Second Battle of Petersburg
First Battle of Deep Bottom
Second Battle of Deep Bottom
Battle of Peeble’s Farm
Battle of Hatcher’s Run
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Sailor’s Creek

The 93rd New York Infantry Regiment (aka “Morgan Rifles”) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 93rd New York Infantry was organized at AlbanyNew York between October 1861 and January 1862, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel John S. Crocker.

The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV CorpsArmy of the Potomac, to May 18, 1862. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.

The 93rd New York Infantry mustered out of service on June 27, 1865.

Timeline of Service

1862 in Maryland, shortly before the Battle of Antietam

February 17, 1862 – Moved to New York City.

March 7, 1862 – Departed New York City and arrived in Washington, D.C.

March 30, 1862 – Embarked at Alexandria, Virginia for the Virginia Peninsula.

April 5 to May 4, 1862 – The Siege of Yorktown.

April 29, 1862 – Sent on reconnaissance towards Lee’s Mills, Virginia.

May 5, 1862 – The Battle of Williamsburg.

May 20-23, 1862 – Companies A, F, H, and K were sent on operations about Bottom’s Bridge.

May 19 to June 25, 1862 – Companies B, C, D, E, G, and I held duty at White House Landing.

June 25 to July 1, 1862 – The Battle of Seven Days.

July 2, 1862 – Operations about White House Landing.

September 6-22, 1862 – The Maryland Campaign.

September 14, 1862 – The Battle of South Mountain.

September 17, 1862 – The Battle of Antietam.

December 12-15, 1862 – The Battle of Fredericksburg.

January 20-14, 1863 – “The Mud March”.

April 27 to May 6, 1863 – The Chancellorsville Campaign.

May 1-5, 1863 – The Battle of Chancellorsville.

June 11 to July 24, 1863 – The Gettysburg Campaign.

July 1-3, 1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg.

July to October 1863 – Guard duty along the Rappahannock River.

October 9-22, 1863 – The Bristoe Campaign.

November 7-8, 1863 – Advance to line of the Rappahannock.

November 26 to December 2, 1863 – The Mine Run Campaign.

May 3 to June 15, 1864 – Campaign from the Rapidan River to the James River.

May 5-7, 1864 – The Battle of the Wilderness.

May 12-21, 1864 – The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

June 1-12, 1864 – The Battle of Cold Harbor.

June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865 – The Siege of Petersburg.

April 9, 1865 – The Battle of Appomattox Court House.

April 11-13, 1865 – March to Burkesville.

May 2-15, 1865 – March to Washington, D.C.

May 23, 1865 – The Grand Review of the Armies.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 258 men during service; 6 officers and 120 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 130 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

  • Colonel John S. Crocker – captured April 29, 1862; exchanged and resumed command of the regiment January 1, 1864
  • Colonel Samuel McConihe
  • Colonel Haviland Gifford