RESE0229

Warren Onan
154 New York Infantry Volunteer Regiment
Military Chronology Outline

A compilation of records in file

 

Date Place / Battle Remarks
1862    
Aug 19 Jamestown NY Enrolled
Sep 24 Jamestown NY Mustered in 2nd Lt Co C, 3 years
To Oct 31   Present
Nov-Dec   Detailed as Chief of Ambulance of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Div., 11th Army Corp
Nov-Dec   Detached about Oct 25 as Ambulance Master, Nov 1 taken sick at Fairfax. Has not been on duty.
Nov-Dec Fairfax VA Contracted Typhoid fever
Nov 1 Fairfax VA Letter from Headquarters 154th by Lt.Col. C.C. Loomis to Col. A. Bushbeck of 1st Brigade that Onan and no other officer has been detached from his command for ambulance service.
Dec 11-14 Fredericksburg VA In battle lost by Burnside, Com C held in Grand Reserve; did not fight
1863    
Jan-Feb   Present. On detached service as Capt of ambulance Corps since Oct 25 1862. Back pay due from Aug 19/62 to Sept 26/62 by reason of joining for duty and having the requisite number of men enrolled
Mar 16 Camp John Manley VA  
Mar 29 Stafford C. H. VA Letter from Medical Director saying that Onan has been ordered before a military board to examine his military knowledge. Says that while not the most knowledgeable about military affairs he knows ambulance well enough and if he is dropped they will have to train another man.
Mar-Apr   Present.
Apr 10   Absent. On detached service as Capt Ambulance Corps since Oct 20, 1862
May 1-3 Chancellorsville VA First battle with casualties
May-Jun   Present. On detached service in Ambulance corps
Jul 1-3 Gettysburg PA At the brick yard
Jul-Aug   Present. On detached service in ambulance corps.
Aug   Detailed Chief of Ambulance 2nd Div, 11th Army Corps and Acting Assistant Quartermaster until spring of 1884 when 11th and 12th were consolidated making the 20th Army Corp
Oct 28-29 Wauhatchie TN Battle
Sep-Oct   Present
Nov 23-27 Chattanooga TN And Roseville campaign
Nov 25 Missionary Ridge Battle
Nov 29 Taylors Gap GA Hernia caused by being thrown from saddle and dragged by stirrup made worse by subsiquent travel
Nov-Dec   Present. On detached service in Ambulance Corps.
1864    
6 Feb Lookout Valley TN Requests 20 days leave to attend to Justice of the Peace business in Allegany. Approved Feb 13
Jan-Feb   Absent. On detached service in Ambulance Corps
Mar-Apr   Present. On detached service in Ambulance Corps
Apr 23 Lookout Valley TN Mil. Telegraph from Col A. Bushbeck to Capt Elliott saying that Onan is suitable for detail in Ambulance Corps.
May 1   Transferred to Com K per regimental order
May 3–Sep 2   Atlanta Campaign GA
May 8-10 Rocky Faced Ridge Battle
May 14-15 Resaca Battle
May-Jun   Present Com K. On detached service in Ambulance Corp.
May 25-Jun 4 Dallas Battle
Jun 9-Jul 2   Kennesaw Mountain Campaign
Jun 14-15 Pine Mountain Battle
Jun 16-17 Golgotha Battle
Jun 22 Culp’s Farm Battle
Jun 27 The Assault Battle
Jul-Aug   Absent Com K. On detached service in Ambulance Corp
Jul 20 Peach Tree Creek Battle
Jul 21-Aug 26 Atlanta Battle
Sep 20 Atlanta GA Requests 20 days leave to "visit family and provide for their comfort during the coming winter". Apparently approved.
Sep-Oct   Absent Com K On detached service in Ambulance Corp since Oct 22, 1862
Nov 15-Dec 21   Gen. Sherman’s Savannah Campaign, GA
Nov 15-Dec 10 March to the Sea Battle
Dec 9 Monteith Swamp Battle
Dec 10-21 Savannah Battle
Nov-Dec   Absent Com K. On detached service, etc.
1865    
Jan 26-Mar20   Campaign of the Carolinas
Feb 12-13 N & S Edisto River SC  
Jan-Feb   Absent Com K. On detached service, etc.
Mar 27 Snow Hill SC Battle
Apr 26 Bennett House NC Battle
Mar-Apr   Absent Com C. On detached service, etc.
Jun 11 Near Bladensberg MD Muster out Com C. Due pay from Dec 31, 1864
Jun 23 Elmira NY Swears he is not accountable or indebted to the US for money or equipment. (Must be payday)

RESE0060 - Battles

RESE0186 – Muster rolls

RESE0187 – Injury claims

David W. Onan II

30 March, 1999