New York Civil War Union Units A to Z

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The information in this list of New York Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units A through E

 * Abohbots' (D. O.) Cavalry Battalion; Company D, see 12th Cavalry, or 14th Cavalry
 * Adirondack Regiment, see 118th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Advance Guard Zouaves, see 5th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Blair Rifles, New York Volunteers Consolidated with 178th Infantry


 * Blenker's Battery, see 2nd Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery


 * Burnside Rifles, New York Volunteers Part of 178th Infantry


 * The Defenders Regiment, New York Volunteers Part of 178th Infantry


 * Devin's Independent Company, New York Cavalry (3 months, 1861) Volunteered for three months United States service. Mustered in at Washington July 14, 1861. Mustered out at New York City October 23, 1861.


 * Duryee Zouaves, see 5th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Enfans Perdus, Independent Battalion, New York Infantry Organized at New York City and Companies "A" to "G" mustered in April 18, 1862. Transferred to 47th New York Infantry January 30, 1864.


 * Excelsior Brigade, New York Infantry [also known as Sickles' Brigade] The four regiments raised by Sickles that comprised the first Excelsior Brigade were the 70th, 72nd, 73rd, and 74th New York Infantry. The brigade was abolished. Most of the Excelsiors were moved to the First Brigade, Third Division. The individual regiments mustered out of the army during the summer of 1864.

Units F through J

 * Federal Guard, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."


 * Hawkins Zouaves, see 2nd Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Ira Harris Cavalry, see 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Units K through O

 * Kings County Regiment, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."


 * Oneida Independent Company, New York Cavalry Organized at Oneida, N. Y., and mustered in September 4, 1861. Attached to Stoneman's Cavalry Command, Army of the Potomac. Mustered out June 13, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

Units P through T

 * Pierrepont Rifles, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. Part of 14th Cavalry. [http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/nicknames.htm#P


 * Pratt Guard, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. Part of178th Infantry
 * Palmer's Artillery; see 2nd Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Parmenter Riflemen; see 71st Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862) (Howitzer Co. I), originally 19th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862) (Co. L)
 * Parrott Battery; see 4th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Paw-Paw, Michigan Co.; see 70th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. C)
 * Pennsylvania Volunteers Cavalry Regiment, W. H. Boyd's Co.; see 1st Regiment, New York Veteran Cavalry (Co. C)
 * People's Ellsworth Regiment; see 44th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Perkin's Rifles; see 171st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Perry's Saints; see 48th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Phoenix Regiment; part of 164th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Pierrepont Cavalry, Abohbot's Cavalry; part of 14th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Plattsburgh Regiment; see 96th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Polish Legion; part of 39th Regiment, New York Infantry and 58th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Porter Guard; see 10th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Potsdam Regiment; see 92nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Poughkeepsie Drill Guards; see 21st Regiment, New York State Militia (30 days, 1863)
 * Poughkeepsie Guards; see 21st Regiment, New York State Militia (30 days, 1863)
 * Practical Engineers and Mechanics, 1st Regiment
 * President's Life Guard, Co. A; see 59th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. A)
 * Provisional Cavalry; see 1st Regiment, New York Provisional Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, New York Provisional Cavalry , 3rd Regiment, New York Provisional Cavalry , and 4th Provisional Regiment of Cavalry
 * Putnam Rifles; see 66th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Railway Brigade; see 109th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Raines' Artillery; part of 15th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Raney's (James A.) Battery; part of 80th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Remington Guard; part of 81st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Republican Rifles
 * Richmond Guards; see 33rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. G)
 * Rifle Battery; see 26th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Rifle Battery, 108th Volunteers (Mack's); see 18th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Riflemen; see 18th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Rifle Regiment; see 13th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Rifles
 * Rifles, 75th; see 37th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Rochester Cavalry Regiment; see 8th Regiment, New York Cavalry and 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Rochester Race Horses; see 140th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Rochester Regiments, Infantry; see 13th Regiment, New York Infantry, 105th Regiment, New York Infantry , and 108th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Rochester Union Grays; part of 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery (National Guard)
 * Rochester Union Greys


 * Rocket Battalion, New York Light Artillery Organized at Albany, N. Y., and mustered in Company "A" December 6 and Company "B" December 7, 1861. Battalion discontinued February 11, 1863, and Company "A" designated 23rd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery. Company "B" designated 24th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery.
 * Sabre Regiment; see 1st Regiment, New York Veteran Cavalry
 * Sackett's Harbor Regiment; see 94th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Saint Lawrence County Regiment; see 16th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Saint Lawrence County Regiment, 1st; see 60th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Saint Lawrence County Regiment, 2d; see 92nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Saint Lawrence County Regiment, 3d; see 106th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Saint Lawrence County Regiment, 4th; see 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Salt Rangers; see 149th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sappers and Miners, New York; see 15th Regiment, New York Engineers
 * Sappers, Miners and Pontoniers; see 50th Regiment, New York Engineers
 * Saratoga Regiment; see 77th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sarsfield Rifles; part of 59th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sauer's (Geo. W.) Cavalry Company;
 * Scandinavian Volunteers; see 1st Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. I)
 * Schwarze Yaeger; see 54th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Scott Life Guard; see 28th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Scott Rifles; part of 51st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Scott's Life Guard, 1st Regiment; see 4th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Scott's Life Guard, 2d Regiment; see 38th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Scott's Nine Hundred; see 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Scrogg's Brigade
 * Senges' Battalion German Heavy Artillery; see 3rd Battalion, New York German Heavy Artillery
 * Serrell's Artillery; see 4th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Serrell's Engineers, see 1st Regiment, New York Engineers
 * Seventy-Fifth Rifles; see 37th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Seward Artillery; see 2nd Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Seward Infantry; see 19th Regiment, New York Infantry and 103rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Seward National Guard
 * Seward's Own
 * Seymour (Horatio) Cavalry, 1st Regiment, Cos. A and B; see 13th Regiment, New York Cavalry (Cos. E and F)
 * Seymour Guard; see 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Seymour Light Cavalry; see 13th Regiment, New York Cavalry


 * Seymour Light Infantry, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. Part of 178th Infantry
 * Sharpshooters, 5th Company, Tenth Legion; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. L)
 * Sharpshooters, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Companies; see 1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters
 * Sharpshooters, Benjamin C. Butler's Battalion; see 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Cos. A, B, C, and D)
 * Sharpshooters, Milton P. Pierce's Company; part of 1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters (Co. 8)
 * Sharpshooters, Robert Grant's Calcium Light; see 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sharpshooters, Sigel's; part of 119th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Shepard Rifles; see 51st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sickles' Brigade; see Excelsior Brigade, New York Infantry
 * Sickles' Cavalry; see 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Sidways' Buffalo Regiment; part of 151st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sigel Life Guard, Co. A; see 119th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. D)
 * Sigel Rifles; see 52nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Sigel Sharpshooters; part of 119th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Smith Battery; see 4th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Smith's Zouaves; see 165th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Southern Tier Regiment or Rifles; see 23rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Spinola's Brigade
 * Sprague Light Cavalry; see 16th Regiment, New York Cavalry


 * Stanton Legion, New York "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit." Part of 145th Infantry
 * State Guard; see 7th Regiment, New York Infantry and 82nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * State Rifles, New York; see 18th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Steuben Rangers; see 86th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Steuben Regiment; see 7th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Stevens' Sharpshooters; see Enfans Perdus, Independent Battalion, New York Infantry
 * Stoneman's Cavalry; see 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Storming Tigers
 * Stuart's Engineers; see 50th Regiment, New York Engineers
 * Sullivan County Regiment; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry and 143rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Swain's Cavalry Regiment; see 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Syracuse Regiment; part of 101st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Syracuse Zouaves; see 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Tammany Jackson Guards or Regiment; see 42nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Tenth Legion; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Tenth Legion Artillery; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry (1st and 2nd Cos. Light Artillery), 7th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, and 8th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Tenth Legion Cavalry; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry (1st and 2nd Cos. Cavalry) and 1st Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles (Sometimes designated 7th New York Cavalry.) (Cos. C and D)
 * Tenth Legion Sharpshooters, 5th Co., Sharpshooters; see 56th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. L)
 * Tenth National Guard; see 177th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Tompkins Cavalry, New York "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."

Units U through Z

 * Unassigned New York Infantry "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."


 * Ulster Guard; see 20th Regiment, New York State Militia (100 days, 1861) and 80th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Ulster Regiment; see 120th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Battalion of Zouaves; see 6th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Brigade, see 101st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Coast Guard; see 99th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Greys; see 22nd Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862)
 * Union Grenadiers, Co. A; see 103rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. E)
 * Union Guards; see 59th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Rangers; see 25th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Regiment; see 27th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Rifles; see 51st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Union Sharpshooters; see 17th Regiment, New York Veteran Infantry
 * Union Volunteers; see 6th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Union Sharpshooters, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit." Part of 17th Veteran Infantry http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/nicknames.htm#U]


 * United States Chasseurs; see 65th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Constitution Guard; see 40th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Lancers; see 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry (part Co. M)
 * United States Lancers; see 4th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery (parts of Cos. A and B)
 * United States Light Artillery, Gov. Morgan's 2d Regiment; see 2nd Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * United States National Guards; see 11th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States or New York Cavalry, 7th Regiment; see 2nd Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * United States Rifles or Rangers, see 58th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Sharpshooters, Hobart's Company, 2d Regiment; see 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. B)
 * United States Vanguard; see 59th Regiment, New York Infantry (part)
 * United States Voltigeurs or Rangers, Co. A; see 51st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Voltigeurs, Cos. B and C; see 57th Regiment, New York Infantry (Cos. I and K)
 * United States Volunteer Cavalry, 1st Regiment; see 1st Regiment, New York Veteran Cavalry
 * United States Volunteer Cavalry, 1st Regiment; see 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * United States Volunteers, 1st Regiment Horse Artillery; see 2nd Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery (Cos. A, B, and I)
 * United States Volunteers; see 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Captain Chatfield's Co.)
 * United States Volunteers; see 57th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Volunteers; see 59th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * United States Zouave Cadets, Co. B; see 74th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. A,. John P. Glass)
 * United Turner Rifles; see 20th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Utica Citizen Corps; see 14th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. A)
 * Utica Regiment; see 26th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Unassigned New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."


 * Van Alen Cavalry; see 3rd Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Van Buren Light Infantry; see 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Vanguard Regiment; see 59th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Varian's Battery, New York Light Artillery Organized in 1861. Left state April 19, 1861. Mustered out August 2, 1861.


 * Vinton Rifles; see 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Virginia Coast Guard; see 99th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Volunteer State Zouaves; see 10th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. C)
 * Von Beck Canal Rangers or Rifles; see 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry (Cos. B and G)
 * Vosburgh Chasseurs; see 53rd Regiment, New York Infantry (1st), 53rd Regiment, New York Infantry (2nd)
 * Wadsworth Guards; see 104th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Walkill Guards; see 18th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. D)
 * Warren Rifles; see 95th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Continentals; see 168th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. D)
 * Washington Continentals; see 177th Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. B)
 * Washington County Regiment; see 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington County Regiment; see 123rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Grays
 * Washington Grays, 1st Regiment; see 47th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Grays, 1st Troop; see 8th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1861)
 * Washington Grays, 1st Troop; see 1st Regiment, New York Engineers (Co. L) and 4th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * Washington Guards; see 120th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Light Cavalry, Cos. A and B; see 16th Regiment, New York Cavalry (Cos. L and M)
 * Washington Rifles; see 11th Regiment, New York State Militia, part of the 87th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Volunteers; see 36th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Zouaves; part of the 57th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Washington Zouaves; part of the 87th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Waterloo Wright Guards; see 33rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. C)
 * Wayne County Regiments; part of the 98th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Wayne County Regiments; part of the 138th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Wayne Guards, Anthony; see 135th Regiment, New York Infantry, later the 6th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Westchester Chasseurs; see 17th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * Westchester Light Infantry, New York Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit." Part of 178th Infantry
 * Western Irish Regiment; see 105th Regiment, New York Infantry (Cos. G, H, and I)
 * Westfield Cavalry; see 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry
 * Wheeler's Battery; see 13th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * W Whitehall Light Guards; reorganized as 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. G)
 * Wickham's Company of Infantry; part of the 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Wiedrich's Battery; see 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery (Battery I)
 * Willard's Battalion of Artillery; later the 20th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery and 28th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery
 * WilHamsburgh Volunteers; see 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry (Co. A)
 * Wilson's Zouaves; see 6th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Winslow's Company of Infantry; see 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Yager Regiment, 2d; see 41st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Yates' Rifles; see 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry (2 Companies)
 * Yates' Rifles; see 51st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Yonkers Regiment; see 172nd Regiment, New York Infantry (Cos. L and M, and parts of B, D, I and K), transferred to 6th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
 * Zook's Voltigeurs; see 57th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Zoos-Zoos; see 9th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * Zouaves, 2d; a transient organization, men joined the 40th Regiment, New York Infantry