New York in the Revolutionary War

Organization

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
Frederic Gregory Mather, New York in the revolution as colony and state Albany, New York: Weed-Parsons Print. Co., 1897 FamilySearch Digital Library

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.

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

The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:

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 with biographical information of New York soldiers are published in:

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

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