‘into the wilderness’ by Dan Nance

44th, 140th and 146th New York – plate K : 1864

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

‘into the wilderness’ by Keith Rocco

‘excelsior’ by Don Troiani

the bloody wilderness

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

During 1863 and 1864 three Union regiments who had previously been clad in regulation army dress were issued zouave uniforms as a reward for their proficiency at drill and to maintain the proud zouave legacy.

140th New York (Monroe county regiment) 1864 by Mark Maritato

140th regiment of infantry

source : ‘New York in the war of the rebellion’ 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer, Albany – J.B. Lyon company, 1912

August 8, 1862, captain Hiram Smith received authority to recruit this regiment; it was organized at Rochester with Patrick H. O’Rorke as colonel, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years september 13, 1862.

140th infantry regiment

source : ‘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

One hundred and fortieth infantry – colonels, Patrick H. O’Rorke, George Ryan, Elwell S. Otis, William S. Grantsyne; lieutenat-colonels., Louis Ernest, Isaiah F. Force, Elwell S. Otis, William S. Grantsyne, W. James Clark; majors., Milo L. Starks, Benjamin F. Harman, William J. Clark, Willard Abbott, Isaiah F. Force.

‘into the valley of death’ by Dan Nance