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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 77th Regiment, New York Infantry was | The 77th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Saratoga, N. Y., mustered in November 23, 1861 and mustered out June 27, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*[https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry-1/77th-infantry-regiment 77th Infantry Regiment] at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center | |||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf6.htm#77 77th Regiment Infantry "Bemis Heights Regiment"] 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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | |||
Company | Company A - principally recruited at (Westport), [[Essex_County,_New_York|Essex County]] | ||
Company | Company B - principally recruited at (Ballston), [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Company | Company C - principally recruited at [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Company | Company D - principally recruited at (Wilton), [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Satatoga County]] | ||
Company | Company E - principally recruited at [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Company | Company F - principally recruited at [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Company | Company G - principally recruited at [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Company | Company H - principally recruited at (Charlton), [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | ||
Second Company K - principally recruited at Saratoga | Company I - principally recruited at (Keeseville), [[Essex_County,_New_York|Essex County]] | ||
Company K - principally recruited at [[Fulton_County,_New_York|Fulton County]] | |||
Second Company K - principally recruited at [[Saratoga_County,_New_York|Saratoga County]] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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|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|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. | |||
*Branch, Erskine B. ''A brief sketch of the experience of a Union soldier in the late war''. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|659334|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083759 }} | |||
*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/77th-new-york/ Timeline for the 77th New York Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East | |||
*Fuller, Edward H. ''Battles of the Seventy-Seventh New York State Foot Volunteers, Third Brigade, Sixth Corps, Second Division : mustered in November 23, 1861, mustered out June 27, 1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|659337|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083760}} | |||
*Morrow, Robert F. ''77th New York volunteers : "sojering" in the VI Corps''. (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : White Mane Pub. Co., c2004) {{FSC|1201851|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 M2ms}} | |||
*Phisterer, Frederick. ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. ''Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. [http://tinyurl.com/25xganj Google Books], [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11490201 other libraries with this book], {{FSC|187084|item|disp=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. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1473658 Other libraries with this book], {{FSC|691427|item|disp=FS Library Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9}} | |||
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=== References === | === References === | ||