New York in the Revolutionary War

New York

New York Military Records

New York in the Revolutionary War

Organization

History

• Thomas Jones ; edited by Edward Floyd De Lancey. History of New York during the Revolutionary War, and of the leading events in the other colonies at that period : with notes, contemporary documents, maps, and portraits New York, New York: New York Historical Society, 1879. vol. 1 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 2 FamilySearch Digital Library

New York Military Units

Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.

New York regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of New York.

New York Regiments

• 1st New York Regiment
  
• 2nd New York Regiment
  
• 3rd New York Regiment
  
• 4th New York Regiment
  
• 5th New York Regiment

Battles Fought in New York

• Ellen Hardin Walworth, Battles of Saratoga, 1777 : the Saratoga Monument Association, 1856-1891 Albany, New York : J. Munsell's Sons, 1891

Resources

Service Records

The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:

Regimental Rosters

Regimental rosters with biographical information of New York soldiers are published in:

Guides to Military Units

For guidebooks to New York's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful: