. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . ment, and fortunately escaped unhurt. Of about seventymuskets left in the Regiment after the battle of Antietam, he carried one. InJanuary, 1864, he was appointed A. C. M. of the Brigade, and occupied the posi-tion until March following, when the Regiment was transferred to the SecondBrigade. He was then, for a sho
. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . ment, and fortunately escaped unhurt. Of about seventymuskets left in the Regiment after the battle of Antietam, he carried one. InJanuary, 1864, he was appointed A. C. M. of the Brigade, and occupied the posi-tion until March following, when the Regiment was transferred to the SecondBrigade. He was then, for a short time, Acting Assistant Quartermaster of theSecond Brigade. < ha the first of December, 1864, he was discharged on expirationof enlistment. With the exception of two leaves of absence of ten days each,Lieutenant Burnham was never absent from duty but two days during the threeyears, and his attention to business was proverbial. His post-office address isHomer, Cortland Co., N. Y. SERGEANT-MAJOR THOMAS MARTIN Was born at Newbridge, Ireland, November eighteenth, 1842. Enlisted into theSeventy-sixth Regiment, from New York Mills, Oneida Co., N. Y., as a private inCompany B, in November, 1801. He was a young man of energy of character, 368 The Seventy-sixth Regiment N. Y. and his gentlemanly deportment andbravery soon won the esteem ofboth officers and men in the Regi-ment. He was promoted at differenttimes, until he was made Sergeant-Major, and was recommended to aLieutenantcy. He was ever readyto perform his duty. At the fearfulbut glorious battle of Gettysburg,in the hottest of the fight, after Ma-jor Grover had fallen, and when an-nihilation was staring the braveRegiment in the face, Sergeant-Ma-jor Martin was struck by a ballwhich entered his arm and troops soon fell back, and the ground was occupied by the enemy. As someof our men, taken prisoners, were passing over the field that night, they heardthe voice of the Sergeant-Major calling for water. It was give
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