147th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 147th regiment was organized at Oswego, Oswego County, and mustered in September 22, 1862. They marched to Washington, D. C., May 1-12, 1865. It was also known as the "Oswego Regiment". The regiment mustered out June 7, 1865. The Veterans and Recruits transferred to 91st New York Infantry.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 147th Regiment Infantry "Oswego Regiment", (accessed 17 August 2012).

The New York State Military Museumwebsite has a unit history project page for the 147th Infantry Regiment. This site also gives the DEDICATION OF MONUMENT 147TH REGIMENT INFANTRY, July 1, 1888, ADDRESS BY CAPT. J. V. PIERCE (accessed 16 December 2010).

The Civil War in the Eastwebsite gives a timeline for the involvement of 147th New York Infantry Regiment in the war (accessed 16 December 2010).

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 Oswego, Oswego County

Company B - principally recruited from Oswego, Oswego County

Company C - principally recruited from Richland, Albion and Williamstown, all of Oswego County

Company D - principally recruited from Fulton, Granby and Volney, all of Oswego County

Company E - principally recruited from Sandy Creek, Redfield, Boylston and Orwell, all of Oswego County

Company F - principally recruited from Mexico, Palermo and New Haven, all of Oswego County

Company G - principally recruited from Oswego and Scriba of Oswego County

Company H - principally recruited from Constantia, Parish, Amboy and West Monroe, all of Oswego County

Company I - principally recruited from Oswego, Oswego County

Company K - principally recruited from Oswego, Scriba and Fulton, all of Oswego County

Regimental History and Roster

 * First on the field : Cortland's 76th and Oswego's 147th New York State volunteer regiments at Gettysburg, by R. L Murray, Wolcott, NY, Benedum Books, Online at:

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.


 * Ebert, Thomas J. 147th New York Volunteer Infantry : September 22, 1862 - June 7, 1865, the Oswego Regiment : a documentary history.(Clovis, California : T.J. Ebert, 2009)


 * Hendrix, Dorothy Kincheloe; Dutton, Grove Henry.A leaf from army life : the background and experiences of a Civil War soldier. ([Orem, Ut.?] : D.K. Hendrix, c1995) and (.


 * McKenna, Thomas Michael and Laura Perkins. 147th NY VOLUNTEERS


 * Murray, R. L. . First on the field : Cortland's 76th and Oswego's 147th New York State volunteer regiments at Gettysburg. Wolcott, N.Y. : Benedum Books,1998. Other libraries with this book,


 * Parsons, David K.; Parsons, Marie K. Bugles echo across the valley. (Sandy Creek, New York : Write to Print, c1994-1995),


 * 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


 * 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