NEWSLETTER
Scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 2:00 pm
Utica, N.Y. -- May 2024 marks the 160th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness. The casualties were high with almost half of the enlisted men and officers becoming casualties. The 146th New York Volunteers from Oneida County had several soldiers among the injured and captured. This program by Michael Fisher will share the personal stories of these men and emphasize the terrible consequences of this deadly Civil War battle.
The 146th New York State Volunteers was a unit raised in Oneida County. In the fall of 1862 the troops crossed the Rapidan River in Virginia with the Army of the Potomac. Over the next two days, the 146th would engage with the Confederates in horrific field conditions and suffer the highest number of casualties the 146th saw in the entire war.
Michael Fischer is a historian based in Jewell, New York. His family history includes ancestors who lived in Utica, including a great-granduncle who was captured at The Battle of Wilderness.
ABOUT:
Oneida County History Center is a private 501© (3) not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history, heritage, and culture of the Greater Mohawk Valley for present and future generations. Admission to this program is free for the general public; donations are encouraged. Please contact the History Center at 315-735-3642 or visit oneidacountyhistory.org for additional information.
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Photo:
Reenactors of the 146th NYSV in Zouave attire, mustering at Saunders Field during the 150th anniversary observance of the Battle of the Wilderness, May 4, 2014.
Credit to Michael Fischer
Oneida County History Center Contact:
1608 Genesee Street Patrick Reynolds
Utica, New York 13502-5425 Director of Public Programs
315-735-3642 e-mail: preynolds@oneidacountyhistory.org