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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. | 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 A - recruited | Company A - principally recruited at New York City | ||
Company B - recruited | Company B - principally recruited at New York City | ||
Second Company B - recruited principally at (Norwich), Chenango County | Second Company B - recruited principally at (Norwich), Chenango County | ||
Company C - recruited | Company C - principally recruited at New York City | ||
Company D - recruited principally at (Clyde), Wayne County | Company D - recruited principally at (Clyde), Wayne County | ||
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Company E - recruited principally at (Unadilla), Otsego County, (Nineveh), Broome County, and (Otego), Otego County | Company E - recruited principally at (Unadilla), Otsego County, (Nineveh), Broome County, and (Otego), Otego County | ||
Company F - recruited | Company F - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island | ||
Company G - recruited principally at (Brooklyn | Company G - recruited principally at (Brooklyn), Kings County and New York City | ||
Company H - recruited principally at (Brooklyn | Company H - recruited principally at (Brooklyn), Kings County and New York City and (Dunkirk), Chautauqua County | ||
Second Company H - recruited principally at Chautauqua County | Second Company H - recruited principally at Chautauqua County | ||
Company I - recruited | Company I - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island | ||
Company K - recruited | Company K - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island | ||
Company I - recruited principally at (Medina, Ridgway and Shelpby), Orleans County | Company I - recruited principally at (Medina, Ridgway and Shelpby), Orleans County | ||
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United States 
U.S. Military New York New York Military New York in the Civil War New York Civil War Union Units 76th through 101st 90th Regiment, New York Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 90th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized by consolidation of McClellan Chasseurs and McClellan Rifles at New York City November and December, 1861. The regiment mustered out February 9, 1866.[1]
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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Company A - principally recruited at New York City
Company B - principally recruited at New York City
Second Company B - recruited principally at (Norwich), Chenango County
Company C - principally recruited at New York City
Company D - recruited principally at (Clyde), Wayne County
Company E - recruited principally at (Unadilla), Otsego County, (Nineveh), Broome County, and (Otego), Otego County
Company F - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island
Company G - recruited principally at (Brooklyn), Kings County and New York City
Company H - recruited principally at (Brooklyn), Kings County and New York City and (Dunkirk), Chautauqua County
Second Company H - recruited principally at Chautauqua County
Company I - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island
Company K - principally recruited at New York City, (Brooklyn), Kings County and Long Island
Company I - recruited principally at (Medina, Ridgway and Shelpby), Orleans County
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
1. Civil War Soldiers 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.
2. Phisterer, Frederick. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. Google Books, other libraries with this book, FHL Book 974.7 M2p; FHL Film 1486494-6
3. 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. Other libraries with this book, FHL Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9
4. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (database on-line).
5. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : 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).
6. Hawks, Steve, The Civil War in the East. Database.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).