182nd Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 182nd Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at New York City in August, 1862, as the first regiment of the Corcoran Brigade. It was largely made up of members of the 69th Regiment of the National Guard of the State. They mustered out July 15, 1865 under Lieutenant Colonel Coonan and Major Heggart while on duty at Washington.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 182nd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 22 August 2012)

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 (scroll down in PDF), for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.

The companies of this regiment were recruited from New York City.

Other Sources

 * 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,


 * Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (accessed March 2011)


 * 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). (accessed May 2011)


 * Hawks, Steve. The Civil War in the East. Database. (accessed May 2011)


 * Compiled service records of the 182nd New York Infantry Regiment can be found at the Family History Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1488591.


 * New York. Adjutant General's Office. Annual report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York for the year 1905, FS Library US/CAN Fiche #6083551 contains the register for the 182nd New York Infantry.


 * 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.