48th New York State Volunteer Regiment

01/14/2026

01/14/2026

Battle of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina, January 1865.
The 48th New York was in the thick of the fighting.

08/10/2025

SECOND DEEP BOTTOM BATTTLEFIELD
This weekend, RBA board members joined folks from Civil War Trails and American Battlefield Trust (ABT) for the installation of two new interpretive signs. A huge thank you to ABT for helping to bring the history of this significant site to life.

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08/10/2025

https://www.militaryimagesmagazine-digital.com/2022/11/13/traveling-back-in-time-to-resolve-an-id-conflict/

A portrait of a soldier in the 48th New York Infantry in the Library of Congress collection had two legacy identifications. Which is correct? The author investigates.

08/10/2025

https://www.beyondthecrater.com/resources/units/union-u/union-inf/ny-inf/048th-new-york-infantry/

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg? Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen. We are happy to excha…

08/10/2025

Due to changes in scheduling and new guidelines by the National Park Service at Fort Pulaski, there will be NO 48th New York garrison this Fall, which traditionally has taken place Veterans Day Weekend.

08/10/2025

It appears reprints of the regimental history can be purchase on Amazon. The world of technology.

This book preserves the heroic achievements of the 48th Regiment of New York State Volunteers during the Civil War. Formed by volunteers committed to preserving the Union, the regiment fought bravely in many engagements, including the battles of Morris Island, Fort Wagner, and Olustee. Through de...

07/20/2025

Men of the 48th New York stand on the site of Morris Island where Fort Wagner once stood. 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Fort Wagner, July 18, 2013.

07/20/2025

The following complimentary notice of the deceased, is from the Brooklyn Eagle, July 28:

Among the list of those killed at the second attack upon Fort Wagner, we find the name of Col. Green, of the 48th regiment, who was one of our most esteemed citizens, and who has proved himself to be one of our bravest soldiers. Col. Green was a young man of much promise; one who by his deeds of Christian love, by the deep interest he took in Sabbath schools, and as a prominent and active member of Dr. Robinson's church; and by his general Christian deportment, had endeared himself to a large circle of friends, who now are called—as many quivering lips and falling tears we noticed yesterday testified—to mourn his loss with the deepest sorrow. At the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted as a private in the 71st N. Y. regiment, fought at the battle of Bull Run, where, as his comrades testify, he acquitted himself with undaunted bravery, escaping without a scratch, but having his clothing perforated with the missiles of the enemy. He returned with the regiment at the expiration of three months, but with a wish and determination to return to the battle-field, which wish was gratified, for shortly after his return he was appointed Captain of one of the companies of the 48th regiment, then forming under Col. Perry. From a Captaincy he was soon promoted to a Majorship, and shortly after again promoted to the position he occupied at the time of his death. At the first attack upon Fort Wagner he led the 48th, and after a desperate struggle, as the readers of the Eagle know, was repulsed with heavy loss. A number of officers fell but Col. Green escaped, after having his scabbard shattered and the skirt of his coat shot away. In his last letter, dated July 11th, he gives a vivid description of that terrible onslaught, and speaks in glowing terms of the conduct of his men, to whom he was dearly attached, and whose affection was warmly reciprocated by those under his command. After speaking of the hardships he and his men endured, how long they had been without sleep and food, he closes his letter with the following words:—"I do not know what is before me, but trusting in God I will endeavor to do my entire duty." Christian patriot! Thy duty is done. Thou didst offer thyself upon the altar of thy country, and God has accepted the sacrifice. Yea, we do know that thou didst willingly offer up thy life's blood in behalf of the land that gave thee birth; that thou didst realize "dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Therefore we would not call thee back, for thy work on earth is finished; but dropping many tears in sweet memory of thee, we would say "Peace to thy ashes! Rest! soldier of thy country, and soldier of the Cross.—Rest! until the archangel's trumpet shall sound, and then thou shalt come forth with all the redeemed , receive thy crown, and hear the welcome and joyful summons, 'Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of the Lord.' "

07/20/2025

From the 48th New York regimental history regarding the Battle of Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863...

"In the Forty-eighth, in addition to Colonel Barton (he was severely wounded in the thigh), and Lieutenant Colonel Green (he was shot dead inside the fort on the "superior slope"), Captains Farrell and Hurst and Lieutenant Edwards were killed, Captain Paxon and Lieutenant Fox mortally wounded; Captains Lockwood, Elfwing, Swartwout, and Coan, and Lieutenants Miller, Barrett, Taylor, and Acker, were wounded. The Forty-eighth went into the assault with 8 companies and nearly five hundred men, and sixteen officers. The next morning but eighty-six men answered to the roll call. Fifteen or sixteen officers were killed or wounded.
Such mortality was unparalleled in the war."

07/20/2025

Bugler Joseph C. Hibson of the 48th New York at the Battle of Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863.