119th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 119th Infantry Regiment was organized at New York City and mustered in September 4, 1862. They were mustered in under Colonel Elias Peissner, Lieutenant Colonel John T. Lockman and Major Harvey Baldwin, Jr. The troops marched to Washington, D. C., April 30-May 19, 1865. They were mustered out June 7, 1865, under Colonel John T. Lockman, Lieutenant Colonel Issac P. Lockman, and Captains L. H. Orleman, Frederick Kolomb, C. H. Southworth, Hugo Von Deprezin, Peter D. Carter, Robert Moore, and Aug. Von Cloedt. The veterans and recruits were transferred to 102nd New York Infantry. The men not mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the load Infantry June 7, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 119th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 16 august 2012).

The New York State Military Museum website has a unit history project page for the 119th Infantry Regiment. The website also included an historical sketch of the 119th.

The Civil War in the East website gives a timeline for the involvement of 119th New York Infantry Regiment in the war. A photographof the regimental monument at Gettysburg is found on this site.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles,companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

See the Regiment Roster, for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.

Company A - principally recruited from the Halleck Guard

Company B - principally recruited from Sigel Life Guard and Siegel Sharpshooters

Company C - principally recruited from Sigel Life Guard and Siegel Sharpshooters

Company D - principally recruited from Sigel Life Guard and Siegel Sharpshooters

Company E - principally recruited from New York City

Company F - principally recruited from New York City

Company G - principally recruited from New York City

Company H - principally recruited from Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, Suffolk County

Company I - principally recruited from New York City

Company K - principally recruited from New York City

Source Material

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘New York in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * New York in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for New York, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System(database on-line)


 * Phisterer, Frederick. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865, Albany : J.B. Lyon, 1912. Google Books, other libraries with this book, FHL book 974.7 M2p, FHL film 1486494-1486496


 * The Union Army : a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers, Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. Other libraries with this book, FHL book 973 M2ua


 * United States Army.Ceremonies and addresses at the dedication of a monument by the 119th Regiment, N.Y. State Vols. at Gettysburg, July 3, 1888, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, 1992(originally published:Boston, MA.: Wright &amp; Potter, 1889).Other libraries with this book ,{{FHL|660559|item|disp=FHL fiche 6083810.