. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . d assigned to 7th U. S. C. Infantry. Promoted to FirstLieutenant and Adjutant March 6. 1865, promoted to Captain. January12, t866. Mustered out at expiration of service October 13. 1866. Bre-vetted Major of U. S. Vols. Wounded and captured in assault onPort Gilmer, near Richmond, September 29, 1864, held prisoner untilFebruary 22, 1865. Personally highly commended in general ordersfrom headquarters Army of the James. On detached service at GenlHeintzelmans headquarters at
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . d assigned to 7th U. S. C. Infantry. Promoted to FirstLieutenant and Adjutant March 6. 1865, promoted to Captain. January12, t866. Mustered out at expiration of service October 13. 1866. Bre-vetted Major of U. S. Vols. Wounded and captured in assault onPort Gilmer, near Richmond, September 29, 1864, held prisoner untilFebruary 22, 1865. Personally highly commended in general ordersfrom headquarters Army of the James. On detached service at GenlHeintzelmans headquarters at San Antonio. Texas, when mustered out. Brevet Major Ferguson returned to Civil life and resided in OrangeCo., New York until 1877, when he migrated to a Homestead Claim inKansas, where he occupied his time in farming, etc., etc. Served twoyears as County Superintendent of Public Instruction and as Editorand Proprietor of the leading county paper, The Kinsley Graphic. During the years 1881-2 he was engaged in contracting and miningin the Elk Mountains, Colo. In 1884 he came to New Rochelle. X. Y.,where he now Battle of Games Mill, Va,: June 21 mi. am FtDtRAL iCoNrro£RATc. i°S£Wood&. ^5™Swamp- 44th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 81 [Chap. Vm. Gaines Mills. June 27, 1862] Porter replied, Give yourself no uneasiness, I shall hold tothe last extremity. About 3 oclock in the morning of May27th, General Porter received orders to withdraw his commandto Gaines Mills. Before daylight all the troops of the 5thCorps were cautiously withdrawn from the positions occupiedduring the night, and were moving to the several positions as-signed to them for the coming day. The backward movementwas conducted in a deliberate and orderly manner, and by 9oclock the new line of battle was formed. The 3d Brigadewas formed with the 83d Penn. on the right and the Forty-Fourth N. Y. on the left, which was also the left of the entireline of battle. The 12th N. Y was formed in a second line of batt
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