. 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 . he march to Fredericksburg, in May, 1862,he received a partial sunstroke. He, however, managed to keep with his com-pany, until it reached Fredericksburg. Here, notwithstanding his sunstroke, heacted as aid to the Provost Marshal until he was at length sent to Lincoln Hospi-tal, Washington D. C. On arriving at the
. 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 . he march to Fredericksburg, in May, 1862,he received a partial sunstroke. He, however, managed to keep with his com-pany, until it reached Fredericksburg. Here, notwithstanding his sunstroke, heacted as aid to the Provost Marshal until he was at length sent to Lincoln Hospi-tal, Washington D. C. On arriving at the Hospital he was attacked with a continued to write his parents that he was not very sick, except a pain in thehead, and that he would soon be better. His father finally, in September, 1862,sent a physician to Washington to ascertain his condition. The physician imme-diately telegraphed the father that his son was in a low condition. The fatherhastened to Washington, and on the twelfth of September, started home with hisson, arriving there on the twenty-second. Friends vainly hoped the Lieutenanthad stood his journey well; but their hopes proved evanescent, for on the twen-ty-sixth of September, surrounded by friends, he breathed his last. LIEUTENANT MOSES M. WHITNEY. Was born in Solon, (now Taylor),Cortland county, October twenty-third, 1840. His parents were Thad-deus and Laura Whitney. His grand-father was in the war of 1812. Whenenlisted, Lieutenant Whitney was afarmer. He enlisted as private inCompany A, September twenty-sixth1861; was promoted to Seventh Cor-poral October fourth, 1861; to Ser-geant January ninth, 1863; to FirstSergeant October twenty-first, 1863;to Second Lieutenant, Company C,March sixteenth, 1864, and command-ed the company after crossing the James River to move upon was a most excellent officer. At the battle of the Weldon Railroad, Augusteighteenth, 1864, he received a gunshot wound in the left thigh, fracturing thebone. He was c
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