Frederick, Gilbert. The Story of a Regiment: Being a Record of the Military Services of the Fifty-Seventh New York State Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Chicago: Fifty-Seventh Veteran Association, 1895.

Civil War background, 2-10 Organization of the regiment, officers, 11-19 Departure, 19 Washington, 20 Discipline and drills, 22 Foraging goose, 22-23 Crossing the Potomac and singing, 25 Marching, 26 Camp California, 26ff Winter quarters, 27 Edsall’s Hill, 30 Cold weather, 30-31 Soldier pay, 31 Religious services, 32 Religion, chaplain, 33 Changes in officers, 34 Accidental or intentional shoot, 34-35 Officer examinations, 35-36 March to Manassas, 38-45 Stonewall Jackson, 46 Peninsula campaign, 48-50 Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, 51-65 Seven Days, 66ff Gaines’s Mill, 69 Savage Station, 69 Malvern Hill, 70-74 Harrison’s Landing, 75 Lice, 75-76 Soldier death, 77 Water, 77 Peninsula campaign and fighting quality of northern soldiers, 78 Second Bull Run, 79 Maryland campaign, South Mountain, 82-85 Antietam, 85-103 Bolivar Heights, 105 Zook report of reconnaissance, 107-8 Foraging sheep, 109-10 Removal of McClellan, 110-11 Changes in regiment, 111-13 Fredericksburg, 114-34 Winter at Falmouth, 135 Baker, 136

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Provost duty, 135-37 Winter quarters, 137-38 Mud March, 138 Hooker, 139 Burnside, 141-42 Changes in regiment, 142-43 Chancellorsville, 145-58 Expiring enlistments, 158 Camp fire, 159-60 Gettysburg, 161ff Marching, 162 Hooker and Meade, 163 Marching, 163-64 Battle of Gettysburg, casualties, 165-87 Morrisville and Bristoe, 188ff Deserter executions, 190-91 Marching, rations, 192 Old slave woman, trust in God, 193-94 Captain captured, 195 Bristoe campaign, 195-203 Double amputation, 203-4 Foraging, cattle, 205 Mine Run, 206=9 Winter quarters, 209 Recruiting, 209-10, 214-15 Reenlistment, 211 Reorganization, 212 Officers wives in camp, 212-13 Soldiers Christian Union, 213-14 Soldiers newspaper, 215-16 Surplus clothing, 217-18 Overland campaign, 219ff Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, 219-43 Movement toward Petersburg, 245 Attacks on Petersburg, 247-57 Marching, 251-52 Deep Bottom, 258 Operations north of the James River, 259 Petersburg Mine, 260 Weldon Railroad, 262 Ream’s Station, 263-65 Disease, 268-69 Fort Stedman, 269 Fort Haskell, 271 Promotions, 272 Total casualties, 276

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Appomattox campaign, 277 Stoneman letter, 281-82 Signal corps, 282-84 Invalid corps, 284-85 Veteran Reserve corps, 286 Clerk at Brigade HQ, 286-87 Wounded soldier, Fair Oaks, 287-88 Burials, 291 Men of the regiment buried in national cemeteries, 292-97 Muster roll, 298-326 History and roster of veteran association, survivors, 326-42

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