46 wounded (depending on reports). On December 8, 1864, the regiment participated on a raid to Hicksford, Virginia, where two soldiers were taken prisoner. February 6 and 7, 1865 saw the regiment at Hatcher's Run again. During this battle the regiment suffered 5 dead, 21 wounded, and 3 missing. The Appomattox campaign saw the regiment fight with its corps at White Oak ridge, Gravelly Run and Five Forks, when its casualties aggregated 45 killed and wounded. The 188th New York also participated in the final assault on Petersburg and was present at Appomattox Station on April 9 when General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, it reported that the 188th was the regiment that "busted up the confederacy." They were given the honor of posting guard duty around the court house while Lee surrendered the confederacy to Grant. Deactivation The regiment was mustered out of federal service on July 1, 1865, at Washington, D.C., with less than the planned one year of service. Regiment commanders September 14 - October 12, 1864 - Colonel James R. Chamberlain October 12, 1864, to July 1, 1865 - Colonel John E. McMahon Other Officers Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle Major Christopher C. Davison Adjutant Orville Curtiss Quartermaster Henry E. McMahon Surgeon O. Sprague Paine Assistant Surgeon Gideon O. Spencer - October 10, 1864, to February 13, 1865 Assistant Surgeon Charles E. Hill - May 1 to July 1, 1865 Battle summary October 27, 1864 - Hatcher's Run, Virginia December 8, 1864 - Warren's Raid, Virginia February 6–7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run, Virginia March 19, 1865 - White Oak Ridge, Virginia March 29, 1865 - Gravelly Run, Virginia March 29, 1865 - Lewis Farm, Virginia March 30, 1865 - Five Forks, Virginia March 31, 1865 - Gravelly Run, Virginia April 1, 1865 - Five Forks, Virginia April 2, 1865 - Fall of Petersburg April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Courthouse (not a battle) Casualties Officers killed or mortally wounded: 1 Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 0 Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 36 Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 53 Enlisted Men Missing: 4 Footnotes Bibliography See also List of New York Civil War regiments External links New York State Military Museum New York Volunteers 188th Regiment Infantry 188 1864 establishments in New York (state) Military units and formations established in 1864 Military units and formations disestablished