85th Regiment, New York Infantry

United States     U.S. Military      New York      New York Military      New York in the Civil War      New York Civil War Union Units 69th through 102st     85th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 85th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Elmira, N. Y., and mustered in December 2, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 27, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 85th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 10 August 2012).

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.

Company A - recruited principally at (Olean), Cattaraugus County

Company B - recruited principally at (Canandaigua), Ontario County

Company C - principally at (Friend-ship), Allegany County

Company D - recruited principally at (Little Genesee), Allegany County

Company E - recruited principally at (Granger), Allegany County

Company F - recruited principally at (Black Creek and Friendship), Allegany County

Company G - recruited principally at (Geneva), Ontario County and Seneca County

Company H - recruited principally at (Wellsville), Allegany County

Company I - recruited principally at (Richburgh, Allegany County

Company K - recruited principally at (Hinsdale), Cattaraugus County

Other Sources
1. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.

2. 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,

3. 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,

4. 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).

5. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center at citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).

6. Mahood, Mary A.The Plymouth Pilgrims, a history of the eighty-fifth New York Infantry in the Civil War (Hightstown, New Jersey : Longstreet House, c1989) and

7. Hawks, Steve, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php The Civil War in the East. Database].