New York in the Revolutionary War: Difference between revisions
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== Battles Fought in New York == | == Battles Fought in New York == | ||
*{{FSC|2574564|item|disp= Ellen Hardin Walworth, ''Battles of Saratoga, 1777 : the Saratoga Monument Association, 1856-1891'' Albany, New York : J. Munsell's Sons, 1891}} | *{{FSC|2574564|item|disp= Ellen Hardin Walworth, ''Battles of Saratoga, 1777 : the Saratoga Monument Association, 1856-1891'' Albany, New York : J. Munsell's Sons, 1891}} | ||
*Thomas W. Field. ''The battle of Long Island : with connected preceding events, and the subsequent American retreat'' Brooklyn, New York: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1869 {{FSDL|485600}} | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== 1840 Census === | === 1840 Census === | ||
*''A census of pensioners for Revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the act for taking the sixth census'' Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. {{FSDL|857237}} | |||
=== Regimental Rosters === | === Regimental Rosters === | ||
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=== Committees of Safety === | === Committees of Safety === | ||
*''Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, 1775 - 1778'' 2 volumes. Albany, [New York]: University of the State of New York, 1923-1925 v. 1. Minutes of the Albany Committee -- v. 2. Minutes of the Schenectady Committee and index {{FSC|324549|item|disp=FS Library}} vol. 1 images 469 - 982 {{FSDL|61903}}; vol. 2 images 988 - 1128 {{FSDL|61903}} | |||
=== Guides to Military Units === | === Guides to Military Units === | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 11 July 2025
Organization[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 1st New York Regiment
- 2nd New York Regiment
- 3rd New York Regiment
- 4th New York Regiment
- 5th New York Regiment
New York Districts[edit | edit source]
Battles Fought in New York[edit | edit source]
- Ellen Hardin Walworth, Battles of Saratoga, 1777 : the Saratoga Monument Association, 1856-1891 Albany, New York : J. Munsell's Sons, 1891
- Thomas W. Field. The battle of Long Island : with connected preceding events, and the subsequent American retreat Brooklyn, New York: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1869 FamilySearch Digital Library
Resources[edit | edit source]
Service Records[edit | edit source]
The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:
Pension Records[edit | edit source]
1840 Census[edit | edit source]
- A census of pensioners for Revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the act for taking the sixth census Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. FamilySearch Digital Library
Regimental Rosters[edit | edit source]
Regimental rosters with biographical information of New York soldiers are published in:
Committees of Safety[edit | edit source]
- Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, 1775 - 1778 2 volumes. Albany, [New York]: University of the State of New York, 1923-1925 v. 1. Minutes of the Albany Committee -- v. 2. Minutes of the Schenectady Committee and index FS Library vol. 1 images 469 - 982 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 2 images 988 - 1128 FamilySearch Digital Library
Guides to Military Units[edit | edit source]
For guidebooks to New York's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful: