William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington

Fifty-Second New York Infantry--“German Rangers.”

Present, also, at Peach Orchard; Savage Station; Malvern Hill; Hatcher's Run; Sailor's Creek; Appomattox.

notes.--Recruited in New York City, was mustered in by companies from August 3 to November 4, 1861. It proceeded to Washington, November 12, 1861, where it was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, in which it remained during its entire service. In April, 1862, the Fifty-second accompanied the corps to the Peninsula, and at Fair Oaks the regiment went into its first action, where, under command of Colonel Frank, it establised a reputation for efficiency underfire. Out of 320 who were engaged there, 122 were killed or wounded, while each of the field-officers had their horses shot under them. But the deadliest fighting was encountered at Spotsylvania, where the regiment participated in the hand-to-hand struggle and terrible musketry fire at the famous Angle. Here Count Van Haake and Baron Von Steuben, both of whom were Prussian officers on furlough, were killed while fighting as line officers in the Fifty-second. Major Edward Venuti was killed at Gettysburg. Col. Frank was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service. He was succeeded by Col. Karples, who had been in command of the regiment much of the time, Colonel Frank having been placed in command of the brigade. The Fifty-second was composed of men of German birth; yet it fought for the flag of the Union as gallantly as ever Germans fought on the battle fields of their fatherland.