List of New York Civil War units
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The following units served the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Infantry[]
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New York Monument at Gettysburg
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34th NY Infantry Monument at Antietam
42nd NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
59th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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64th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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68th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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Plaque for 83rd NY Volunteers
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111th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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121st NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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124th NY Infantry Monument at Goshen, NY
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125th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
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128th NY Infantry Monument at Poughkeepsie, NY
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
2nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Troy Regiment" | |
3rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Albany Regiment" | |
4th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st Scott's Life Guard" | |
5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "National Zouaves"; "Advance Guard Zouaves"; "Duryée's Zouaves" | |
5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Duryea's Zouaves" | |
6th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Billy Wilson's Zouaves"; "Union Battalion Zouaves"; "Union Volunteers" | |
7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Steuben Guard"; "Steuben Regiment" | |
7th New York Veteran Infantry Regiment | ||
8th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "First German Rifles" or "Blenker's Rifles" | |
9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Hawkins' Zouaves" | |
10th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "National Zouaves," "New-York Zouaves," "McChesney's Zouaves" | |
11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "First Fire Zouaves," "Ellsworth Zouaves" | |
12th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "First Onondaga Regiment" | |
13th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Rochester Regiment" | |
14th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st Oneida County Regiment" | |
Converted into | ||
16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st Northern New York Regiment" | |
17th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Westchester Chasseurs" | |
17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Veteran Zouaves" | |
18th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "New York State Rifles" | |
"Cayuga County Regiment" | Converted into 3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment | |
20th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "United Turner Rifles" | |
21st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st Buffalo Regiment" | |
22nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Northern New York Regiment" | |
23rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Southern Tier Regiment" | |
24th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Oswego County Regiment" | |
25th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Union Rangers", "Kerrigan Rangers" | |
26th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Oneida Regiment" | |
27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Union Regiment" | |
28th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Niagara Rifles" or "Scott Life Guard" | |
29th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Astor Rifles" or "1st German Infantry" | |
29th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Enlistees were transferred to the on October 14, 1863. | |
30th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
31st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Baxter's Light Guard" or "Montezuma Regiment" | |
31st New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Enlistees were transferred to the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment on October 14, 1863. | |
32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st California Regiment" | |
33rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Ontario Regiment" | |
34th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Herkimer Regiment" | |
35th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Jefferson County Regiment" | |
36th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Washington Volunteers" | |
37th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Irish Rifles" | |
38th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Second Scott's Life Guard" | |
38th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Enlistees were transferred to the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment on October 14, 1863. | |
39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Garibaldi Guard" or "First Foreign Rifles" | |
40th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Mozart Regiment," "United States Constitution Guard" | |
41st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "De Kalb Regiment," "Second Yager Regiment" | After three years enlistment period, the regiment was reorganized as six companies battalion. 41st New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment. |
42nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Tammany Jackson Guard" | |
43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Albany and Yates Rifles" | |
44th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Ellsworth Avengers" or "People's Ellsworth Regiment" | |
45th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "5th German Rifles" | |
46th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Fremont Rifles" | |
47th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Washington Grays" | |
48th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Continental Guard" later, "Perry's Saints" | |
49th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
Converted to 50th New York Volunteer Engineers on 22 October 1861 | ||
51st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Shepard Rifles" | |
52nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "German Rangers" or "Sigel Rifles" | |
53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "D'Epineuil Zouaves" or "Poughkeepsie Boys" | |
53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 132nd New York Volunteer Infantry and 162nd New York Volunteer Infantry September 10, 1862. | |
54th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Hiram Barney Rifles" or "Barney Black Rifles" | |
55th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Gardes Lafayette" | |
56th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "10th Legion" | |
57th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "National Guard Rifles" | |
58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Polish Legion" | |
59th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Union Guards" | |
60th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st St. Lawrence Regiment" | |
61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Clinton Guards" | |
62nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Anderson Zouaves" | |
63rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Third Regiment Irish Brigade" | Member of the Irish Brigade |
64th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Cattaraugus Regiment" | |
65th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st United States Chasseurs" | |
66th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Governor's Guard" | |
67th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Beecher's Pets"; "1st Long Island Regiment" | |
68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Cameron Rifles" or "2nd German Rifle Regiment" | |
69th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, | "First Regiment Irish Brigade," "The Fighting 69th" | Member of the Irish Brigade |
70th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "First Regiment Excelsior Brigade" | Member of Excelsior Brigade |
71st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Second Regiment Excelsior Brigade," "The American Guard" | Member of Excelsior Brigade |
72nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Third Regiment Excelsior Brigade" | Member of Excelsior Brigade |
73rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Fourth Regiment Excelsior Brigade," "Second Fire Zouaves" | Member of Excelsior Brigade |
74th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Fifth Regiment Excelsior Brigade" | Member of Excelsior Brigade |
75th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Auburn Regiment" | |
76th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Cortland Regiment" | What remained of the 76th New York was transferred to the 147th New York Infantry in January 1865. |
77th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Bemis Heights Regiment" or "Saratoga Regiment" | |
78th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "78th Highlanders," "Lochiel Cameron Highlanders," "First Regiment, Eagle Brigade" | |
79th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Highland Guard" | Formed from 79th New York State Militia |
80th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Ulster Guard" | Formed from the 20th New York State Militia Regiment. |
81st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Oswego Regiment" or "Mohawk Rangers" | |
82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "State Guards", "2nd New York Light Infantry" | Formed from the 2nd Regiment New York State Militia. |
83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Formed from the 9th New York State Militia. | |
84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (14th Brooklyn N.Y.S.M.) | "Fourteenth Brooklyn," "Red Legged Devils" | |
85th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "The Plymouth Pilgrims" | |
86th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Steuben Rangers" | |
87th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "13th Brooklyn" | Formed from 13th New York State Militia and several uncompleted units |
88th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Second Regiment Irish Brigade," "Mrs. Meagher's Own" | Member of the Irish Brigade |
89th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Dickinson Guard" | |
90th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Hancock Guard" | |
91st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Albany Regiment" | |
92nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd St. Lawrence County Regiment", "New York Excelsior Rifle Legion", "Excelsior Rifle Blues", and "Potsdam Regiment" | |
93rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Morgan Rifles" | |
94th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Bell Rifles" | |
95th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Warren Rifles" | |
96th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Plattsburg Regiment" | |
97th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Conkling Rifles" | |
98th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Wayne County Regiment" | |
99th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Union Coast Guard" | |
100th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "3rd Buffalo Regiment" | |
101st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Union Brigade" | |
102nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Van Buren Light Infantry" | |
103rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Seward Infantry" | |
104th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Wadsworth Guards" or "Livingston County Regiment" | |
105th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Rochester Regiment" | |
106th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "St. Lawrence County Regiment" | |
107th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Campbell Guards" | |
108th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
109th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Binghamton Regiment" or "Railway Brigade" | |
110th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
111th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
112th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Chautauqua Regiment" | |
113th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Albany County Regiment" also known as "Seymour Guard" | Originally mustered in as infantry on August 18, 1862. Re-designated 7th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for the defenses of Washington, D.C. |
114th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
115th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Iron Hearted Regiment" | |
116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
117th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
118th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Adirondack Regiment" | |
119th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
120th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Member of Excelsior Brigade | |
121st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Onesters" | |
122nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Onondagas" | |
123rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Orange Blossoms" | |
125th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
126th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
127th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "National Volunteers" or "Monitors" | |
128th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Old Steady" | |
"Albany County Regiment" and the "Seymour Guard" | Originally mustered in as infantry on August 22, 1862. Re-designated 8th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for the defenses of Washington, D.C. | |
130th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Reorganized as 19th New York Cavalry | |
131st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "1st Metropolitan Guards" | |
132nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Hillhouse Light Guards" | Also the "Second Regiment, Empire, Spinola's Brigade" |
133rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Metropolitan Guards" | |
134th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
135th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Anthony Wayne Guard" | Mustered in as the infantry on September 2, 1862. Re-designated 6th New York Heavy Artillery on October 3, 1862 due to need for the defenses of Washington, D.C. |
136th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Ironclads" | |
137th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
138th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Auburn Regiment" and the "Cayuga and Wayne County Regiment" | Re-designated 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment on December 19, 1862 due to need for the defenses of Washington, D.C. |
139th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Rochester Race Horses" | |
141st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
142nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "St. Lawrence County Regiment" | |
143rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Sullivan County Regiment" | |
144th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
145th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Stanton Legion" | |
146th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Garrard's Tigers" or "Halleck's Infantry" | |
147th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Oswego Regiment" or "Ploughboys" | |
148th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
149th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
151st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
152nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
153rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
154th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "The Hardtack Regiment" | |
155th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
156th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Mountain Legion" | |
157th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Madison and Cortland Regiment" | |
158th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
159th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
160th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
161st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
162nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "3rd Metropolitan Guard" | |
163rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "3rd Regiment, Empire Brigade" | |
164th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Corcoran Guard" | |
165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "2nd Battalion Duryée's Zouaves" or "Smith's Zouaves" | |
166th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 176th New York Volunteer Infantry on November 13, 1862. | |
167th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 159th New York Volunteer Infantry on October 12, 1862. | |
168th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "19th State Militia" | |
169th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Troy Regiment" | |
170th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "4th Corcoran Legion" | |
171st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 175th New York Volunteer Infantry. | |
172nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 6th New York Heavy Artillery. | |
173rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "4th Metropolitan Guard" | |
174th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "5th Metropolitan Guard" | |
175th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
176th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "Ironsides" | |
177th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "10th New York National Guard" | |
178th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | "The Defenders"; "2nd Regiment, Hawkins Zouaves" | |
179th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
180th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 179th New York Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1865, as Company G. | |
181st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. | |
182nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
183rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 188th New York Volunteer Infantry on August 3, 1864, as Company A. | |
185th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
187th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
188th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
189th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | ||
190th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. | |
191st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Failed to complete organization. | |
1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters | ||
Independent Battalion of New York Volunteer Infantry | "Enfants Perdus", "Lost Children", "German Legion" | |
New York British Volunteers | Absorbed into the 36th New York Infantry |
Militia infantry[]
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Thomas Devin at Gettysburg
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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2nd New York State Militia Regiment | later the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) | |
4th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
5th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
6th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
7th New York State Militia Regiment | "Silk Stocking" | |
8th New York Militia Infantry Regiment | "Washington Grays" | |
8th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | "Washington Grays" | Redesignated from 8th NYSM[1] |
9th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | later the 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) | |
11th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
12th New York State Militia Regiment | Lt. Col. John Jacob Astor III | |
14th New York State Militia Regiment | "Red Legged Devils" (see above) | later the 84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) |
20th New York State Militia Regiment | "Ulster Guard" | later the 80th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) |
22nd Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
25th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
28th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
69th New York State Militia Regiment | "The Fighting 69th" (see above) |
Cavalry[]
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Thomas Devin at Gettysburg
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Colonel James H. Van Allen 3rd New York Cavalry
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Monument to the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry at Gettysburg
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Lincoln Cavalry" | |
1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles | Sometimes referred to as 7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | |
1st Regiment New York Dragoons | ||
2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Harris Light" | |
2nd Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Cavalry | "Empire Light Cavalry" | |
2nd Regiment New York Mounted Rifles | ||
3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Van Allen Cavalry" | |
3rd Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
"Dickel's Mounted Rifles" | ||
4th Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
5th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "1st Ira Harris Guard" | |
"2nd Ira Harris Guard" | ||
7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Black Horse Cavalry" | Never mounted, mustered out in favor of 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles |
8th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Rochester Regiment" | |
9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Stoneman Cavalry" | |
10th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Porter Guard" | |
[2] | "Scott's 900" | |
"3rd Ira Harris Guard" | ||
"Seymour Light" | ||
"1st Metropolitan Cavalry" | ||
16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Sprague Light Cavalry" | |
18th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Cornish Light Cavalry" | |
19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | Converted into 1st New York Dragoons | |
"M'Clellan" | ||
"Griswold Light Cavalry" | ||
22nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
"Mix's Battalion" | ||
26th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Frontier Cavalry" | |
"Jackson Horse Guard" | ||
Artillery[]
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Unit | Nickname | Note |
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2nd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
4th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
6th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | "Anthony Wayne Guard" | Mustered in as the 135th regiment of infantry on the September 2, 1862. Re-designated 6th regiment of heavy artillery on October 3, 1862 due to need for defense around the American capital. |
7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Originally mustered in as 113th regiment of infantry on August 18, 1862. Re-designated 7th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. | |
8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Originally mustered in as 129th New York Infantry Regiment on August 22, 1862. Re-designated 8th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. | |
9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | "2nd Auburn Regiment" and "Cayuga and Wayne County Regiment" | Originally mustered in as 138th New York Infantry Regiment on September 8, 1862. Re-designated 9th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. |
"Black River Artillery;" "Jefferson County Regiment" | ||
12th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Uncompleted – became part of the 15th Heavy Artillery | |
16th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
"Howard's Artillery, Naval Brigade" | ||
Originally mustered in as 19th New York Infantry Regiment on May 22, 1861. Re-designated 3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment on December 11, 1862. | ||
Units converted into independent light artilley batteries | ||
Became part of the 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
Became part of the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
1st New York Light Artillery Battalion | "Brickel's German Light Artillery" | |
Units later became part of 14th and 15th Batteries Light Artillery | ||
Willard's Battalion of Artillery | Uncompleted – became part of 20th and 28th Batteries Light Artillery | |
New York Rocket Battalion | General Barry's Rocket Battalion of Artillery | Units later became part of 23rd and 24th Batteries Light Artillery |
2nd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
3rd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
5th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | "1st Excelsior Light Artillery" | |
11th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | "Havelock Battery" | |
12th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
(Veteran) | ||
20th Independent Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery | ||
23rd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
24th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
34th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
Varian's Battery, Light Artillery/New York State Militia/New York National Guard | "First Troop, Washington Grays" | Later Company "I" 8th Regiment |
1st New York Light Artillery[]
- Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery
- Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery
- Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery
- Battery L, 1st New York Light Artillery
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Engineers[]
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment | Artisan's and Engineers; Serrell's Engineers | |
Uncompleted – became part of the 15th New York Engineers | ||
Sappers and Miners | Enlisted as 15th NY Infantry Regiment | |
Stuart's Engineers | Enlisted as 50th NY Infantry Regiment.[3] |
Brigades[]
Unit | Alternate designations | Note |
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Eagle Brigade | "Scrogg's Brigade" | |
Empire Brigade | "Spinola Brigade" | |
Excelsior Brigade | "Sickles' Brigade | |
Meager's Irish Brigade | ||
Corcoran's Brigade | "Corcoran's Legion", "Irish Legion" | |
Metropolitan Brigade | "Metropolitan Guard" | Recruited by the New York Metropolitan Police, never served as unified brigade |
Citations[]
- ^ "1st Battalion - 258th Field Artillery Regiment". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ 11th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
- ^ Lt Daniel Hulse 50th N.Y. Engineers memorial
See also[]
- List of armories and arsenals in New York City and surrounding counties
- List of American Civil War units by state
References[]
External links[]
- New York Muster-In Volumes: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8
- New York Muster-Out Volumes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
- 47th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- 48th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- 115th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- Rosters of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War
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