40th Regiment, New York Infantry: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
VisualWikitext
mNo edit summary
m (Updated or removed obsolete links; added NPS roster link; reorganized some entries; misc minor edits and formatting)
 
(24 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
''[[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 23rd through 30th|New York Civil War Union Units&nbsp;23rd through 30th]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;40th Regiment, New York Infantry''<br><br>
{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[New York Genealogy|New York]]
| link2=[[New York Military Records|New York, Military Records]]
| link3=[[New York in the Civil War|New York in the Civil War]]
| link4=
| link5=[[40th Regiment, New York Infantry|40th Regiment, New York Infantry]]
}}
 


=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 40th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Yonkers, New York June 27, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 27, 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 40th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Yonkers, New York June 27, 1861. The regiment 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/40th-infantry-regiment 40th Infantry Regiment] at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf4.htm#1 40th Regiment Infantry "Mozart Regiment" "Constitution Guard"] at The Civil War Archive
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40th_New_York_Infantry_Regiment 40th New York Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia
 
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin ===


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin<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. 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.  
The regiment was completed by taking four companies from Massachusetts.  


Company B -
Company B - recruited from Newburyport, [[Essex_County,_Massachusetts|Essex County, Massachusetts]]


=== Batteries&nbsp;in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===
Company G - recruited from Milford, [[Worcester_County,_Massachusetts|Worcester County, Massachusetts]]


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.
Company H - recruited from West Cambridge, [[Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts|Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]


=== Other Sources ===
Company K - recruited from Lawrence, [[Essex_County,_Massachusetts|Essex County, Massachusetts]]
 
Two companies were recruited from Pennsylvania
 
=== Regimental History and Roster ===


1. [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>
*''History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania.'' By Frederick Clark Floyd. Boston: F. H. Gilson Company, 1909. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortiet00floy/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]
*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%2240th+Regiment,+New+York+Infantry%22 3,144 men] on its roster for this unit.


2. 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}}
=== Batteries in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===


3. ''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}}
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.  


4. 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).
=== Other Sources  ===


5. 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).  
*[[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>


6. Hawks, Steve, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php The Civil War in the East. Database].  
*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>


=== References  ===
*[[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>
 
*[[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>


<references />
*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/40th-new-york/ Timeline for the 40th New York Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East


*Fletcher, Daniel Cooledge. ''Reminscences of California and the Civil War.'' Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992. {{FSC|657721|item|disp=FS Catalog film 6083713}}(*)


*Floyd, Frederick Clark. ''History of the Fortieth (Mozart) Regiment, New York Volunteers: which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania.'' Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1992. {{FSC|657788|item|disp=FS Catalog film 6083714}}(*); and Boston, Massachusetts : F.H. Gilson Company, 1909, c1908. {{FSC|186642|item|disp=FS Library film 1573551, item 2}} and {{FSC|186642|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 M2ff}}


*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}}


=== References  ===


{{reflist}}


[[Category:United States]][[Category:New York]][[Category:Military]]
[[Category:New_York_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 21 May 2025


Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 40th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Yonkers, New York June 27, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 27, 1865.[1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

The regiment was completed by taking four companies from Massachusetts.

Company B - recruited from Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts

Company G - recruited from Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Company H - recruited from West Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Company K - recruited from Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts

Two companies were recruited from Pennsylvania

Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]

  • History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania. By Frederick Clark Floyd. Boston: F. H. Gilson Company, 1909. Online at: Internet Archive
  • The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,144 men on its roster for this unit.

Batteries in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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, 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 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 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.
  • Fletcher, Daniel Cooledge. Reminscences of California and the Civil War. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992. FS Catalog film 6083713(*)
  • Floyd, Frederick Clark. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) Regiment, New York Volunteers: which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1992. FS Catalog film 6083714(*); and Boston, Massachusetts : F.H. Gilson Company, 1909, c1908. FS Library film 1573551, item 2 and FS Catalog book 974.7 M2ff

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, accessed 6 December 2010

Due to contractual agreements, some images and/or databases on FamilySearch.org may only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=40th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry&oldid=6309729"