. 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 . Captain Potters occupationwhen he enlisted, was that of a car-penter. He enlisted in Company A,September twenty-fifth, 1861, andwas mustered as Second Sergeant Oc-tober fourth, 1861. April seventh, 1863, he was promoted to First Sergeantby Colonel Wainwright. July first, 1863, he was promoted to Sergeant-Major, by
. 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 . Captain Potters occupationwhen he enlisted, was that of a car-penter. He enlisted in Company A,September twenty-fifth, 1861, andwas mustered as Second Sergeant Oc-tober fourth, 1861. April seventh, 1863, he was promoted to First Sergeantby Colonel Wainwright. July first, 1863, he was promoted to Sergeant-Major, by Major Cook, then commanding the Regiment. July thirty-first, 1863,he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, with rank from February twenty-second,1863. February seventeenth, 1864, to First Lieutenant, with rank from Novem-ber ninth, 1863, and September sixteenth, 1864, to Captain, with rank from Mayfifth, 1864, the date of Captain Bartholomews death. Captain Potter was ActingAdjutant of the Regiment from July thirty-first to about October first, 1863. Heparticipated in the following battles:—Both Fredericksburgs, Chancellorsville,Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, Coal Harbor,North Anna, Tolopotomoy, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Peebles Farm, Hatch-. Lieutenant Joiin II. Ballard. 391 ers Run. Though participating in so many battles, and manfully doing his wholeduty, Captain Potter was never seriously wounded. At the battle of Gettysburghe was slightly wounded in the hip, but was enabled to keep with the Regiment,by his knapsack being carried on the wagons. At Laurel Hill he was slightlywounded by a ball grazing his neck. He was discharged with hie company i E |,November eighteenth, isw, but two other men belonging to tin company at thetime, out of two hundred and sixty who had been members of it. At the battleof the Wilderness, Captain Potter gained great credit by the hold and skillfulmanner in which he handled our skirmishers. On the sixth of May, hi
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