1st Regiment, New York Jackson Heavy Artillery

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, New York Jackson Heavy Artillery was recruited by Colonel Edward Murray in November 1861. On March 6, 1862, it was merged with the 2nd Regiment Jackson Heavy Artillery to form the 5th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery. The 1st Regiment, Jackson Heavy became Companies "E," "F," "G" and "H" of the the 5th Regiment, and the 2nd Jackson Heavy became Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D'. The 6th Battalion Heavy Artillery (3rd Battalion Black River Heavy Artillery) were assigned as Companies "I," "K," "L" and "M" December 31, 1862..

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.

The following are the companies for the 5th Regiment, formed from the Jackson Heavy Artillery:

Company E - recruited principally from New York City, Afton and in Ohio

Company F - recruited principally from New York City, Liberty, Turin, Fort Edward, and Dutchess County and Sullivan County

Company G - recruited principally from New York City and in New Jersey

Company H - recruited principally from New York City, Ancram, Poughkeepsie, Fremont Centre and Liberty, and in New Jersey

The above information about the companies is from the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Civil War.

Other Sources

 * 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.


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


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


 * Kirk, Hyland Clare. Heavy guns and light : a history of the 4th New York Heavy Artillery. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)


 * 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,


 * 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,