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-''[[United States of America|United States]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[New York|New York]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[New York Military Records|New York Military]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[New York in the Civil War]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[New York Civil War Union Units 41st through 55th|New York Civil War Union Units&nbsp;41st through 55th]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;45th Regiment, New York Infantry ''<br><br>
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 === Brief History  ===
-The 45th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at New York City and mustered in September 9, 1861. The regiment consolidated with 58th Regiment New York Infantry June 30, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+The 45th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at New York City and mustered in September 9, 1861. The regiment consolidated with 58th Regiment New York Infantry June 30, 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>
-=== Batteries&nbsp;in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===
+For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
-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.
+*[https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry/45th-infantry-regiment 45th Infantry Regiment] at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
+*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf4.htm#6 45th Regiment Infantry "5th German Rifles"] at The Civil War Archive
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_New_York_Infantry_Regiment 45th New York Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia
+=== 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.
-This regiment was organized in New York city, where it was recruited almost wholly of Germans.
+This regiment was organized in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]] and was composed mostly of Germans.
 === Other Sources  ===
-. [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers&nbsp;and Sailors System] has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.<br>
+*[[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).<br>
+*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. <br>
-. Phisterer, Frederick. ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. ''Albany, New York&nbsp;: J.B. Lyon, 1912. [http://tinyurl.com/25xganj Google Books], [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11490201 other libraries with this book], {{FHL|187084|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 M2p; FHL Film 1486494-6}}
+*[[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. <br>
-. ''The Union Army&nbsp;: 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], {{FHL|691427|item|disp=FHL Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9}}
+*[[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. <br>
-. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System] (database on-line).
+*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/45th-new-york/ Timeline for the 45th New York Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East
-. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "[http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/civil_index.htm Unit History Project&nbsp;: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center] at citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).
+*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}}
-. Hawks, Steve, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php The Civil War in the East. Database].
+*''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}}
 === References  ===