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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. | 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. | ||
This regiment, organized and accepted by the State as a regiment of infantry, was converted by the War Department, October 22, 1861, into an engineer regiment, and known thereafter as the Fiftieth New York Volunteer Engineers, under which its record is noted. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||