War Service
The 44th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 44th New York Infantry fought with the Army of the Potomac from October, 1861 to October, 1864. In that time the regiment participated in some of the war's most brutal fighting, including the Peninsula Campaign, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg. Out of 1,585 men who served with the regiment, 188 died from wounds received in action and 147 died from accident, imprisonment or disease. The total loss in killed, wounded and missing was 730. Use the map below to follow the 44th New York throughout the war. Blue points show locations where the regiment camped, skirmished, or engaged in smaller battles. Red points contain more information about major engagements. The single yellow point shows the location of Blenheim House, where Amos Phillips scrawled his name in an attic.
The following map allows you to track Amos over time, from his enlistment in Albany to his time in a hospital in Rhode Island and his battlefield experiences.
Gettysburg Monument
The 44th New York Infantry defended Little Round Top from Confederate forces on July 2, 1863. From the top, Amos would see Confederate soldiers swarming around the bottom of the hill and advancing upon his line.
The monument to the 44th New York is one of the most prominent at Gettysburg. Resembling a castle, it is one of the few monuments to Civil War soldiers that includes the names of normal soldiers. In the interior of the monument, bronze plaques list the names of each company's officers and soldiers.
