6th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 6th Regiment, New York Infantry organized at New York City as follows: Companies "A" "B," "C," "D" and "E" April 30, and Companies "F," "G," "H," "I" and "K" May 25, 1861. After serving in various places, the regiment mustered out at New York City June 25, 1863. .

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 6th Regiment Infantry (Wilson's Zouaves), (accessed 2 August 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 6th New York Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 2 August 2012).

The regiment was also known as Billy Wilson's Zouaves; Union Battalion Zouaves, and Union Volunteers.

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 in New York City

Company B - recruited in New York City

Company C - recruited in New York City

Company D - recruited in New York City

Company E - recruited in New York City

Company F - recruited in New York City

Company G - recruited in New York City

Company H - recruited in New York City

Company I - recruited in New York City

Company K - recruited in New York City

The information about the companies is from the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Unit History Project: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, 6th Infantry Regiment, Civil War, citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).

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.


 * Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (database on-line).


 * Morris, Gouverneur. History of a volunteer regiment, being a succinct account of the organization, services and adventures of the Sixth regiment New York Volunteers Infantry known as Wilson Zouaves : where they went - what they did - and what they saw in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photo duplication Service, 1988) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)


 * 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, 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,