NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY (Three Years)
One Hundred and Twenty-third Infantry.-Cols., Archibald L. McDougall,
Ambrose Stevens, James C. Rogers; Lieut.-Cols., Franklin Norton, James C.
Rogers, Adolph H. Tanner; Majs., James C. Rogers, A. H. Tanner, Henry Gray.
This regiment, recruited in the county of Washington, rendezvoused at Salem
and was there mustered into the U. S. service on Sept. 4, 1862, for three
years. In Dec., 1863 a portion of the 145th N. Y. was transferred to it. The
regiment left the state on Sept. 5, 1862, and was assigned to Williams'
(1st) division, 12th corps, with which it served throughout its term.
It fought its first battle at Chancellorsville, where the 12th corps was
heavily engaged, the regiment losing 148 killed, wounded and missing,
Lieut.-Col. Norton being among the mortally wounded. The 123d was only
slightly engaged at Gettysburg, where it lost 14.
It joined in the pursuit of Lee into Virginia fought without loss at Fair
Play and Williamsport, Md., and at Robertson's ford, Va. On Sept. 23, 1863,
it was ordered with its corps to Tennessee to reinforce Gen. Rosecrans and
performed guard and picket duty for several months along the railroad
between Murfreesboro and Bridgeport.
When the 12th corps was changed to the 20th in April, 1864, Williams'
division was allowed to retain its distinctive badge, the red star. It
started on the Atlanta campaign with Sherman's
army early in May and was active during the battles of Resaca, Cassville and
Dallas, where it lost 23 killed and wounded, among the mortally wounded
being Col. McDougall.
Its losses at Kennesaw mountain aggregated 63 killed, wounded and missing,
and at Peachtree creek, 53. From July 21 to Aug. 26, it was engaged in the
siege of Atlanta, and on Nov. 15, it moved
with Sherman's army on the march to the sea, taking part in the final
campaign of the Carolinas the following year. During this campaign it was
engaged at Chesterfield, Averasboro, Bentonville, Aiken, Smithfield, Raleigh
and Bennett's house, with a total loss of 21 killed, wounded and missing.
After Gen. Johnston's surrender it marched to Washington with the army,
participated in the grand review, and was finally mustered out, under
command of Col. Rogers, June 8, 1865, when the members of the regiment not
entitled to be mustered out were transferred to the 145th N. Y. The 123d
lost during its term of service 6 officers and 68 enlisted men, killed and
fatally wounded; 95 enlisted men died of disease and other causes, total
deaths, 169.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 139
NEW YORK
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Washington County
Regiment. (Three Years)
Colonel Archibald L. McDougall received authority, July 23, 1862, to recruit
this regiment; it was organized at Salem, and there mustered in the service
of the United States for three years September 4, 1862. December 23, 1863,
part of the 145th Infantry was transferred to it. June 8, 1865, the men not
to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 60th Infantry.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Greenwich; B at Kingsbury; C
at Whitehall; D at Fort Ann, Putnam and Dresden; E at Hartford and Hebron; F
at Argyle and Greenwich; G at White Creek, Jackson, Greenwich and Salem; H
at Salem, Shushan, Greenwich, Hartford and Hebron; I at Easton, Cambridge,
Hartford and Hebron, and K at Granville and Hampton.
The regiment left the State September 5, 1862; it served in the 2d Brigade,
1st Division, 12th Corps, from September, 1862; in the 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 12th Corps, from May, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th
Corps, from April, 1864; and, commanded by Col. James C. Rogers, it was
honorably discharged and mustered out June 8, 1865, near Washington, D. C.
