Histories of New York Regiments and Batteries in the Civil War

United States Regiments & Batteries

New York provided the largest number of regiments and batteries to the United States Army of any state during the Civil War, a total of 413,686 men. This was almost a third more than the second largest contributor, Pennsylvania.

Infantry: 254 regiments and 1 battalion
Sharpshooters: 1 battalion and 4 independent companies
Cavalry: 32 regiments, 1 battalion and 3 independent companies of cavalry
Heavy Artillery: 26 regiments and 5 battalions
Light Artilery: 6 battalions and 66 batteries of light artilery
Engineers: 4 regiments

Links go to the pages of individual histories of each unit.

Infantry

The original New York organizations that left the state in 1861 were a mixture of volunteer infantry and state militia. Later in the year some militia units that continued on in Federal serice were given a state numeric designation, usually different from their militia number. This led to some confusion and controversy. For example, the 14th New York State Militia fought heroically at Bull Run, and when they were redesignated the 84th Infantry they protested, and fought to retain their famous militia identity.

Notes: *= converted to heavy artillery; ** = served outside the Eastern Theater; ***= converted to engineers; x= did not complete organization

1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 5th Veteran • 6th** • 7th • 7th Veteran • 8th • 9th

10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th*** • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th

20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th • 25th • 26th • 27th • 28th • 29th

30th • 31st • 32nd • 33rd • 34th • 35th • 36th • 37th • 38th • 39th

40th • 41st • 42nd • 43rd • 44th • 45th • 46th • 47th • 48th • 49th

50th*** • 51st • 52nd • 53rd** • 54th • 55th • 56th • 57th • 58th • 59th

60th • 61st • 62nd • 63rd • 64th • 65th • 66th • 67th • 68th • 69th

70th • 71st • 72nd • 73rd • 74th • 75th • 76th • 77th • 78th • 79th

80th • 81st • 82nd • 83rd • 84th • 85th • 86th • 87th • 88th • 89th

90th • 91st • 92nd • 93rd • 94th • 95th • 96th • 97th • 98th • 99th

100th • 101st • 102nd • 103rd • 104th • 105th • 106th • 107th • 108th • 109th

110th • 111th • 112th • 113th* • 114th • 115th • 116th • 117th • 118th • 119th

120th • 121st • 122nd • 123rd • 124th • 125th • 126th • 127th • 128th • 129th*

130th • 131st • 132nd • 133rd • 134th • 135th* • 136th • 137th • 138th* • 139th

140th • 141st • 142nd • 143rd • 144th • 145th • 146th • 147th • 148th • 149th

150th • 151st • 152nd • 153rd • 154th • 155th • 156th • 157th • 158th • 159th

160th • 161st** • 162nd • 163rd • 164th • 165th • 166th x • 167th x • 168th • 169th

170th • 171st x • 172nd x • 173rd • 174th x • 175th • 176th • 177th** • 178th • 179th

180th x • 181st x • 182nd • 183rd x • 184th • 185th • 186th • 187th • 188th • 189th

190th x • 191st x • 192nd • 193rd • 194th**

Militia/National Guard

New York had an extensive militia system before the war, and after the outbreak of fighting in April, 1861 it authorized the creation of 38 regiments of volunteer militia. At first these were to be organized into four divisions and nine brigades commanded by general officers appointed by the state, but the War Department refused to recognize generals not appointed by the President. Regiments were thus accepted into Federal service and placed into brigades and divisions with units from other states.

In April of 1862 legislation changed the designation of the armed and uniformed ‘Militia’ to ‘National Guard.’

2nd Militia (82nd Infantry) • 4th National Guard • 5th Militia/National Guard •

6th Militia/National Guard • 7th Militia/National Guard • 8th Militia/National Guard •

9th Militia (83rd Infantry) • 11th National Guard • 12th Militia/National Guard •

13th Militia/National Guard • 14th Militia (84th Infantry) • 17th National Guard • 18th National Guard •

19th National Guard • 20th Militia (80th Infantry) • 21st National Guard • 22nd National Guard •

23rd National Guard • 25th State Militia/National Guard • 28th State Militia/National Guard •

37th National Guard • 47th National Guard • 52nd National Guard • 55th National Guard

56th National Guard • 67th National Guard • 68th National Guard

69th Militia/National Guard • 71st Militia/National Guard • 74th National Guard • 84th National Guard

Sharpshooters

1st New York Sharpshooters

Cavalry

Twenty-seven regiments and two companies of New York cavalry served in the eastern theater. The 14th Cavalry Regiment did not serve in the eastern theater and the 17th Cavalry failed to complete its organization.

1st New York Cavalry • 1st New York Militia Cavalry • 1st New York Mounted Rifles • 1st New York Veteran Cavalry

2nd New York Cavalry • 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry • 2nd New York Mounted Rifles

3rd New York Cavalry • 4th New York Cavalry • 5th New York Cavalry • 6th New York Cavalry

7th New York Cavalry • 8th New York Cavalry • 9th New York Cavalry • 10th New York Cavalry

11th New York Cavalry • 12th New York Cavalry • 13th New York Cavalry • 15th New York Cavalry • 16th New York Cavalry

18th New York Cavalry • 19th New York Cavalry (1st Dragoons) • 20th New York Cavalry

21st New York Cavalry • 22nd New York Cavalry • 23rd New York Cavalry* • 24th New York Cavalry • 25th New York Cavalry

Oneida New York Cavalry Company • 1st New York Militia Cavalry

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