78th Regiment, New York Infantry

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78th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History

The 78th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at New York City January to April, 1862. The regiment consolidated with 102nd Regiment New York Infantry July 12, 1864.

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

• 78th Infantry Regiment at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
• 78th Regiment Infantry "1st Regiment Eagle Brigade" "Cameron Highlanders" at The Civil War Archive

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 - recruited principally at (New York City), Manhatten County, Kings County, Bronx County, Richmond County, and Queens County

Company B - recruited principally at (New York City), Manhatten County, Kings County, Bronx County, Richmond County, and Queens County

Company C - recruited principally at (New York City), Manhatten County, Kings County, Bronx County, Richmond County, and Queens County

Company D - recruited principally at Oneida County

Company E - recruited principally at Erie County

Company F - recruited principally at Steuben County

Company G - recruited principally at China

Company H - recruited principally at (Rochester), Monroe County

Company I - recruited principally at Suspension Bridge

Company K - recruited principally in Michigan

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry;. By Joseph Thompson Gibson. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Press of the Pittsburgh printing co., 1905. Online at: Internet Archive
• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,556 men on its roster for this unit.

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.

• Timeline for the 78th New York Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East

• Elliott, Samuel Mackenzie. The Highland Brigade. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) FS Library Fiche 6083761

• 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 Digital Library, Vols. 1-6

• 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 Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9