113th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
This regiment,, also known as the Albany County Regiment, was organized at Albany, Albany County, in August, 1862, as a regiment of infantry. It was mustered in under Colonel Lewis O. Morris on August 18, 1862. It then moved to Washington, D.C. the next day. On December 19, 1862 it was converted into a regiment of artillery, and designated the 7th Regiment of Artillery. This regiment was mustered out and honorably discharged from service under Major John F. Mount on August 1, 1865.

The New York State Military Museumwebsite has a unit history project page for the 113th Infantry Regiment and for the 7th Regiment of Artillery.

The Civil War in the Eastwebsite gives a timeline for the involvement of 113th New York Infantry Regiment in the war and the 7th Regiment of Artillery.

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 Rosterof the (Seventh Artillery), for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.

Company A - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County.

Company B - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company C - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company D - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company E - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company F - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company G - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company H - principally recruited from West Troy, Albany County

Company I - principally recruited from Albany, Albany County

Company K - principally recruited from Albany, Westerlo, Bethlehem, Rensselaerville and Knox, all of Albany County

Source Materials

 * 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).


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