CIVIL WAR CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION DOCUMENT 15th NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY


 CIVIL WAR CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION DOCUMENT 15th NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY

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CIVIL WAR CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION DOCUMENT 15th NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY:
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Original 1865 Civil War Certificate of Promotion presented to JACOB RUTTINGER, promoted to the rank of CORPORAL, in Company G, of the 15th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, from June 10, 1865. The document is signed by MAJOR JULIUS DIECKMANN, Commanding the Regiment. The certificate was issued at regimental headquarters at Fort Craig, Va. on Aug. 16, 1865.JACOB RUTTINGER, a German immigrant, enlisted at age 27 in the 15th NYHA as a private on June 25, 1863 at New York City. He was captured and paroled, dates not stated, and was promoted Corporal, Aug. 16, 1865. JACOB RUTTINGER served previously in Co.F, 7th NY Infantry. He was wounded in 1862 at Malvern Hill, taken prisoner, paroled and later re-enlisted in the 15th NY Heavy Artillery in 1863.The document measures 10 by 14.5 inches, printed on heavy paper. See pictures. Item is guaranteed genuine & vintage, not a reproduction.
The following is taken from The Union army: a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers. Madison, WI: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. volume II.FIFTEENTH ARTILLERY (HEAVY).---Cols., Louis Schirmer, Michael Wiedrich; Lieut-Cols., Michael Wiedrich, Louis Eiche; Majs., Emil Duysing, William D. Dickey, Leander Schamberger, Louis Eiche, Calvin Shaffer, Julius Dieckman.This fine German regiment was organized at New York city, the members being principally recruited in the counties of New York, Orange and Sullivan. The 3d battalion of artillery, recruited in New York city in 1861, and which had been performing garrison duty in the defenses of Washington, was transferred to the 15th as Cos. A, B, C, D and E on Sept. 30, 1863; on June 23, 1863, a company enlisted for the 12th N.Y. artillery was assigned to the regiment as Co.F; and Oct. 14, 1863, the 2d and 34th batteries were likewise transferred to it.The companies were mustered into the U. S. service for three years as follows: A, B, C, D and E at New York city, between Oct. 14 and Dec. 19, 1861; and the remaining companies from Aug. 27, 1863, to Jan. 30, 1864. The original members of Co. A to E were mustered out on the expiration of their term of enlistment and the remainder of the regiment continued in service. When assigned to the regiment, Cos. A to E were on duty at Fort Lyon, Va., and the other companies joined them there as soon as organized.The regiment performed garrison duty until March, 1864, when it joined the Army of the Potomac at the front, where it was assigned to the 5th corps, to which it was attached throughout the remainder of the war, most of the time assigned to Ayres' (2nd) division.The regiment took part in the engagements of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, the North Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor, White Oak Swamp, the first assault on Petersburg, Weldon railroad, Poplar Grove Church, Hicksford raid, Hatcher's run, and the Appomattox campaign, including actions at Five Forks, the fall of Petersburg and Appomattox Court House. Throughout this series of battles it was conspicuous for its steadiness and bravery, and sustained severe losses. At Spottsylvania its casualties were 160 killed, wounded and missing, among the mortally wounded was the gallant Maj. Schamberger. In the assault on the works of Petersburg in June, 1864, it lost 85 killed and wounded; at the Weldon railroad, 14 killed, 75 wounded, and 5 missing; at White Oak road, 18 killed, 81 wounded and 11 missing, among the mortally wounded being Maj. Duysing.The regiment also lost heavily in the trenches before Petersburg from the constant and deadly firing which prevailed there, having 83 men killed, wounded and missing from this source. It lost by death during service 8 officers and 148 men, killed and mortally wounded; 5 officers and 225 men died of disease and other causes, a total of 13 officers and 373 men, of whom 63 men died in the hands of the enemy. A number of men were accidentally killed by the explosion of a magazine at Fort Lyon, Va., June 9, 1863. Under the command of Maj. Dieckman, the regiment was mustered out at Washington, D.C., Aug.22, 1865.

CIVIL WAR CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION DOCUMENT 15th NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY:
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