The following units served the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Infantry

New York Monument at Gettysburg

34th NY Infantry Monument at Antietam

42nd NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

59th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

64th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

68th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

Plaque for 83rd NY Volunteers

111th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

121st NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

124th NY Infantry Monument at Goshen, NY

125th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

128th NY Infantry Monument at Poughkeepsie, NY
Militia infantry

Thomas Devin at Gettysburg
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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2nd New York State Militia Regiment | later the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) | |
4th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
5th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
6th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
7th New York State Militia Regiment | "Silk Stocking" | |
8th New York Militia Infantry Regiment | "Washington Grays" | |
8th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | "Washington Grays" | Redesignated from 8th NYSM[1] |
9th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | later the 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) | |
11th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
12th New York State Militia Regiment | Lt. Col. John Jacob Astor III | |
14th New York State Militia Regiment | "Red Legged Devils" (see above) | later the 84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) |
20th New York State Militia Regiment | "Ulster Guard" | later the 80th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (see above) |
22nd Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
25th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
28th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
37th Regiment New York National Guard Infantry | ||
69th New York State Militia Regiment | "The Fighting 69th" (see above) | |
Union Continentals | ||
Cavalry

Thomas Devin at Gettysburg

Colonel James H. Van Allen 3rd New York Cavalry

Monument to the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry at Gettysburg
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Lincoln Cavalry" | |
1st Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Cavalry | ||
1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles | Sometimes referred to as 7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | |
1st Regiment New York Dragoons | ||
1st Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Harris Light" | |
2nd Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Cavalry | "Empire Light Cavalry" | |
2nd Regiment New York Mounted Rifles | ||
2nd Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Van Allen Cavalry" | |
3rd Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
4th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Dickel's Mounted Rifles" | |
4th Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry | ||
5th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "1st Ira Harris Guard" | |
6th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "2nd Ira Harris Guard" | |
7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Black Horse Cavalry" | Never mounted, mustered out in favor of 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles |
8th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Rochester Regiment" | |
9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Stoneman Cavalry" | |
10th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Porter Guard" | |
11th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry[2] | "Scott's 900" | |
12th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "3rd Ira Harris Guard" | |
13th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Seymour Light" | |
14th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "1st Metropolitan Cavalry" | |
15th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Sprague Light Cavalry" | |
17th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
18th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Cornish Light Cavalry" | |
19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | Converted into 1st New York Dragoons | |
20th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "M'Clellan" | |
21st Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Griswold Light Cavalry" | |
22nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
23rd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Mix's Battalion" | |
24th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
25th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
26th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | "Frontier Cavalry" | |
Devin's Company, 1st Cavalry, New York Militia | "Jackson Horse Guard" | |
Oneida Independent Company New York Volunteer Cavalry | ||
Sauer's Company "C" Hussars, 3rd Cavalry, New York Militia | ||
Artillery

Monument to the 4th NY Battery at Gettysburg Battlefield, by Caspar Buberl
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
2nd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
3rd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
4th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
5th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
6th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | "Anthony Wayne Guard" | Mustered in as the 135th regiment of infantry on the September 2, 1862. Re-designated 6th regiment of heavy artillery on October 3, 1862 due to need for defense around the American capital. |
7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Originally mustered in as 113th regiment of infantry on August 18, 1862. Re-designated 7th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. | |
8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Originally mustered in as 129th New York Infantry Regiment on August 22, 1862. Re-designated 8th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. | |
9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | "2nd Auburn Regiment" and "Cayuga and Wayne County Regiment" | Originally mustered in as 138th New York Infantry Regiment on September 8, 1862. Re-designated 9th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. |
10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | "Black River Artillery;" "Jefferson County Regiment" | |
11th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
12th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | Uncompleted – became part of the 15th Heavy Artillery | |
13th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
14th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
15th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
16th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment | ||
1st New York Marine Artillery Regiment | "Howard's Artillery, Naval Brigade" | |
3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment | Originally mustered in as 19th New York Infantry Regiment on May 22, 1861. Re-designated 3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment on December 11, 1862. | |
1st New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Units converted into independent light artilley batteries | |
3rd New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Became part of the 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment | |
4th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | |
5th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | |
6th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Became part of the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment | |
8th New York Heavy Artillery Battalion | Became part of the 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment | |
1st New York Light Artillery Battalion | "Brickel's German Light Artillery" | |
2nd New York Light Artillery Battalion | Units later became part of 14th and 15th Batteries Light Artillery | |
Anthon's Battalion of Artillery | Willard's Battalion of Artillery | Uncompleted – became part of 20th and 28th Batteries Light Artillery |
New York Rocket Battalion | General Barry's Rocket Battalion of Artillery | Units later became part of 23rd and 24th Batteries Light Artillery |
2nd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
3rd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
5th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | "1st Excelsior Light Artillery" | |
11th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | "Havelock Battery" | |
12th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
13th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery (Veteran) | ||
14th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
15th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
17th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
18th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
19th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
20th Independent Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery | ||
21st Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
22nd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
23rd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
24th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
25th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
26th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
27th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
28th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
29th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
30th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
31st Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
32nd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
33rd Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
34th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
35th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
36th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery | ||
Varian's Battery, Light Artillery/New York State Militia/New York National Guard | "First Troop, Washington Grays" | Later Company "I" 8th Regiment |
1st New York Light Artillery
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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Battery A, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery E, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery F, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery H, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery I, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery K, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery L, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Battery M, 1st New York Light Artillery | ||
Engineers
Unit | Nickname | Note |
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1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment | Artisan's and Engineers; Serrell's Engineers | |
2nd New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment | Uncompleted – became part of the 15th New York Engineers | |
15th New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment | Sappers and Miners | Enlisted as 15th NY Infantry Regiment |
50th New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment | Stuart's Engineers | Enlisted as 50th NY Infantry Regiment. |
Brigades
Unit | Alternate designations | Note |
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Eagle Brigade | "Scrogg's Brigade" | |
Empire Brigade | "Spinola Brigade" | |
Excelsior Brigade | "Sickles' Brigade | |
Meager's Irish Brigade | ||
Corcoran's Brigade | "Corcoran's Legion", "Irish Legion" | |
Metropolitan Brigade | "Metropolitan Guard" | Recruited by the New York Metropolitan Police, never served as unified brigade |
Citations
- ↑ "1st Battalion - 258th Field Artillery Regiment". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ 11th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
See also
References
External links
- New York Muster-In Volumes: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8
- New York Muster-Out Volumes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
- 47th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- 48th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- 115th New York Volunteer Infantry and the Battle of Olustee
- Rosters of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War
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