Mark Hoyt

Mark Hoyt was the first colonel of the 176th New York. He succeeded Col. Charles Gould, who was authorized to recruit the regiment in September 1862 (New York State Military Museum), and he resigned for medical reasons before the regiment was fully organized (Civil War in the East).

Willie, who spelled the name “Hoit”, saw his part differently: “Mark Hoit, of New York Leather Merchants in the swamp, is the head one of the Regiment in New York backing it up with his money. He was formerly our Colonel but sold out to Col. Watt, who was taken prisoner.” Willie suspected that Hoyt had been “misrepresenting our regiment to the state authorities” so that the three-year men would be held (Willie, September 4, 1863). A few weeks later, though, the Major told Willie he had “received the letter from Mark Hoit requesting the discharges of James and myself” (Willie, October 22, 1863).

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1863 Sep 4 Oct 22 & 25