152nd Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 152nd regiment was organized at Mohawk, Herkimer County and mustered in October 14, 1862, under Colonel Leonard Boyer, Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo Ferguson and Major George Spalding. The regiment was mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 13, 1865, under Colonel Thompson, Lieutenant Colonel Curtiss.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 152nd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 17 August 2012).

The New York State Military Museumwebsite has a unit history project page for the 152nd Infantry Regiment.

The Civil War in the Eastwebsite gives a timeline for the involvement of 152nd New York Infantry Regiment in the war.

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 Herkimer, Little Falls and Mannheim, each in Herkimer County

Company B - principally recruited from Warren, Ohio, Norway, Newport, Russia and Wilmurt, all in Herkimer County; and Richfield, Otsego County

Company C - principally recruited from Mohawk, Herkimer County; and Morris, Otsego County

Company D - principally recruited from Stark and Warren in Herkimer County; and Otego and Richfield Springfield, each in Otsego County

Company E - principally recruited from Litchfield, Winfield, Danube, Schuyler, Columbia, all in Herkimer County; and Springfield, Otsego County

Company F - principally recruited from Little Falls, Fairfield, Mannheim, Warren, Newport and Danube, all in Herkimer County

Regimental History and Roster

 * The Veteran Volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego Counties a History of the 152d N. Y. V. With scenes, incidents, the 34th N. Y., 97th N. Y., 121st N. Y., 2d N. Y. heavy artillery, and 1st and 2d N. Y. . in Gen. Hancock's Second army corps during Grant's campaign, by Henry Roback, Publisher Utica, N. Y., L. C. Childs & son, 1888 Online at:Internet Archive

Company G - principally recruited from Otego, Butternuts, Oneonta, Otego and Exeter, all in Otsego County

Company H - principally recruited from Hartwick, Laurens, New Lisbon, Pittsfield, Milford and Maryland, all in Otsego County

Company I - principally recruited from Roseboom, Otego, Worcester, Laurens, Burlington, Springfield, Richfield, Hartwick, and New Lisbon, all in Otsego County; and Stark, Herkimer County

Company K - principally recruited from Frankfort, Warren, German Flatts, Little Falls, Columbia and Herkimer, all in Herkimer County; and Richfield, Worcester and Roseboom, Otsego 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.


 * Krutz, David P. Distant drums : Herkimer County, New York in the War of the Rebellion. Utica, New York : North Country Books,1997. Other libraries with this book,


 * 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, FS Library book 974.7 M2p, FS Library film 1486494-1486496


 * Roback, Henry. The veteran volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego counties in the war of the rebellion : being a history of the 152d N. Y. V. with scenes, incidents, etc., which occurred in the ranks, of the 34th N.Y., 97th N.Y., 121st N.Y., 2d N.Y. Heavy Artillery, and 1st and 2d N.Y. Mounted Rifles, also the active part performed by the boys in blue who were associated with the 152d N.Y.V. in Gen. Hancock's Second Army Corps during Grant's campaign, from the wilderness to the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) FS Library Fiche 6083578


 * 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, FS Library book 973 M2ua