139th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 139th regiment was organized at Brooklyn, Kings County, and mustered in September 9, 1862. The regiment was organized under Colonel Anthony Conk. Provost duty at Richmond and Manchester, Va., till June, 1865. Mustered out June 19, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 98th New York Infantry.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 139th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 17 August 2012).

The New York State Military Museumwebsite has a unit history project page for the 139th Infantry Regiment.

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 Brooklyn and Flatbush of Kings County; Brookhaven, Suffolk County; Hempstead, Nassau County; and Jamaica, Queens County 

Company B - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company C - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company D - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company E - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company F - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company G - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

Company H - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County and Smithtown, Suffolk County

Company I - principally recruited from Brooklyn and Flatbush of Kings County; Hempstead, Nassau County Islip, Suffolk County and Jamaica, Queens County

Company K - principally recruited from Brooklyn, Kings County

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)


 * Hawks, Steve.The Civil War in the East. Database.


 * Phisterer, Frederick. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Albany, New York : 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