59th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 59th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at New York City July to November, 1861. It was assigned at various times to various places. and commands. The regiment mustered out June 30, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 59th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 9 August 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 59th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 9 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.

Company A - principally recruited in New York City

Company B - principally recruited in New York City, Lewis County, Jefferson County, and Kings County

Company C - principally recruited in New York City

Company D - principally recruited in New York City

Company E - principally recruited in New York City

Company F - principally recruited in New York City

Company G - principally recruited in New York City and Lewis County

Company H - principally recruited in Ohio, Herkimer County

Company I - principally recruited in New York City

Company K - principally recruited in New York City

A few men were recruited in Putnam County

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.


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Systemhas the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.


 * 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 (database on-line).


 * Hawks, Steve, The Civil War in the East. Database.


 * O'Mara, D. A.Proceedings of the Associated Survivors of the Fifty-Ninth Regt., N. Y. Vet. Vols : first annual re-union and dedication of monument at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3d, 1889. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)


 * 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,


 * New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center at citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).


 * 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,