Colonel Frederick G. D'Utassy | | History of the 39th New York This regiment, raised by the Union Defense Committee of New York city under special authority from the War Department, was accepted by the State May 27, 1861, organized and recruited at New York city under Colonel Frederick George D'Utassy, and mustered in the service of the United States for three years at Washington, D. C.. Ten companies were formed of European immigrants in New York City and Washington D.C.; three companies consisted of Germans, three of Hungarians, one of Swiss, one of Italians, one of Frenchmen, and one of Spaniards and Portuguese. On May 31, 1863, the regiment was consolidated into four companies: A, B, C and D. Any new companies were organized in the field from recruits. Company E formed on December 8, F on December 14, G on December 19, H on December 30, and I and K in January, 1864. Companies A through D were mustered out in New York City on June 24, 1864 (those not entitled to be discharged having previously been transferred to other companies) and the remainder of the regiment, the six companies of E, F, G, H, I and K, retained in service. In October, 1864, a new Company D, enlisted principally at Malone for one year. On June 2, 1865, the members of the regiment not to be mustered out with it were transferred to the 185th Infantry. The regiment left the state on May 28, 1861, and served at and near Washington, D.C., from June 1, 1861, in the 1st Brigade of the 5th Division in the Army of Northeastern Virginia. On July 13, 1861, it was transferred to the Blenker's Brigade of the Division of Potomac. On August 4, 1861, it moved to Stahel's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac. It continued to change frequently until it served in a wholesome number of Brigades, Divisions, Corps, and military outposts including Harper's Ferry and Camp Douglass. |