Seeking list who died of cholera from 17th Infantry Regiment

If this is a Regular Army regiment, there might something in the Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860 - 1889.

This is also available on Ancestry at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2128/ .   You  need a subscription to access it on Ancestry. Some libraries provide free access to their patrons.

Dear Mr. Crews,

Thank you for posting your requests on History Hub!

In addition to the Register of Deaths mentioned by the previous reply, you may be interested in the Final Statements, 1862 - 1899 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762-1917  (Record Group 94). We also searched the National Archives Catalog and located 18 record series from the 1860s related to the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Regular Army. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) at Archives1reference@nara.gov.

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We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Andy,

Mr. Andrews is correct I've viewed these list that he recommended they are in their but it is all my soldiers last name from roughly 1860-1867. If you are interested in an individual then I could provide but too site and sift through all last names from Sept of 1866 for the 17th Infantry Regiment would take weeks. Maybe if you are able to somehow purchase the subscription you could accomplish this for your research.

Also please see the following War Department Surgeons Report on Cholera

http://li.proquest.com/elhpdf/histcontext/W4404-5.5.pdf

Additionally, thought you might want to read this:

In Sept 1866, pandemic Cholera visited San Antonio Texas for a third time and final time. At its onset the US Army 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment (white) had been stationed in San Antonio. They were ordered to remove to the Medina River, approx. 15 miles south of San Antonio. On Sept 2, the first case of cholera among the Medina troops prompted Asst Surgeon, Dr William M Austin to set up a Cholera Hospital on site at the Medina River camp. The number of cholera cases peaked on Sept 19-20, and had disappeared entirely by Sept. 30, 1866. The US Army 4th Cavalry had also been stationed in San Antonio at this time and they too were ordered to remove to the Medina River, setting up camp separate from that of the 17th Infantry's. According to Asst Surgeon, Dr. P. V. Schenck (Brevet Major), with the 4th Cavalry; Company K of the 4th Cavalry was particularly hard hit by cholera. Working together these doctors treated 387 cases of cholera, 64 of whom died and Army per sanitation protocols were quickly buried with their possessions. Given the number of sick, and Army sanitation protocol for cholera; this site may contain one or more mass graves. When San Antonio National Cemetery opened in 1868, the remains of soldiers buried in various sites were reinterned here including those buried at the Medina River., except the approx 50 soldiers that had died of cholera, as it was unsafe to disturb these graves. Location: 0.5 km east of the Applewhite Road Bridge over the Medina River, South Bexar County, Texas. There are no markers or indication of the burials remaining on site at this time.