. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . 4th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Com. Sgt.—Commissary Sergeant Conv.—Convalescent Corp.—Corporal det.—Detached disch.—Discharged disch. for dis.—Discharged honorably for disability Enr.—Enrolled Exp.—Expiration gall.—gallant H. A.—Heavy Artillery Hdqrs.—Headquarters Hosp.—Hospital Inf.—Infantry k.—Killed k. in ac.—Killed in action L. A.—Light Artillery Lieut.—Lieutenant M. O.—Mustered out of service honorably Meri.—Meritorious Muse.—Musician Mil.—Militia P O.—Last known P O
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . 4th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Com. Sgt.—Commissary Sergeant Conv.—Convalescent Corp.—Corporal det.—Detached disch.—Discharged disch. for dis.—Discharged honorably for disability Enr.—Enrolled Exp.—Expiration gall.—gallant H. A.—Heavy Artillery Hdqrs.—Headquarters Hosp.—Hospital Inf.—Infantry k.—Killed k. in ac.—Killed in action L. A.—Light Artillery Lieut.—Lieutenant M. O.—Mustered out of service honorably Meri.—Meritorious Muse.—Musician Mil.—Militia P O.—Last known P O. address Prior Serv.—Prior Service Prom.—Promoted or promotion Q. M. S.—Quartermaster Sergeant r<et.—returned Regt.—Regiment Re-cap.—Recaptured Serv.—Service Sgt.—Sergeant S. O.—Special Order S. S.—Sharpshooters Sub. Serv.—Subsequent Service transf.—Transferred U. S. V.—United States Volunteers Vet.—Veteran V.—Volunteer V R. C.—Veteran Reserve Corps w.—Wounded w. in ac.—Wounded in action w. & c.—Wounded and captured Yrs.—Years. REV. McKENDREE SHAW, Enlisted on formation of the 44th Regiment N. Y. V. I., and servedwith it until December 1863, when he was appointed by the President,2d Lieutenant of colored troops. Was afterwards promoted to 1stLieutenant and Captain. Received his final discharge on Surgeons Cer-tificate of Disability, in February, 1866. He thus gave a continuousservice in the War of four years and six months. He was captured atBull Run, trying to help his tent-mate, Stevens, who was fatallywounded. He received his first wound at Malvern Hill. It was a gunshot wound in the left breast, fracturing a rib. The bullet struckwith such force as to knock him down, making him breathless andunconscious. It cut through all of his garments, and started someblood, but failed to force itself inside. He was reported dead, and theCompany D boys greeted him on finding his way to them at
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