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Union Blue and Militia Gray:
The Role of the New York State Militia
in the Civil War -
Appendix 5:
New York National Guard units called into Federal and State service
during 1864
Regiments of the National Guard mustered into the service of the United States
for the term of one hundred days, for duty in the field:
| Regiment |
Name of Colonel |
Date of Muster |
Strength |
| 84 |
Frederick Conkling |
July 13, 1864 |
634 |
| 93 |
William R.W. Chambers |
July 20, 1864 |
360 |
| TOTAL |
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694 |
List of regiments of the National Guard, mustered into the service of the United
States for the term of one hundred days, for duty guarding prisoners-of-war
at Elmira:
| Regiment |
Name of Commander |
Date of Muster |
Strength |
| 28 |
David A. Bokee |
Sept. 2, 1864 |
330 |
| 54 |
Charles H. Clark |
July 26, 1864 |
423 |
| 56 |
John Q. Adams |
Aug. 2, 1864 |
411 |
| 58 |
R.P. Wisner |
Aug. 27, 1864 |
221 |
| 77 |
Thomas Lynch |
Aug. 2, 1864 |
210 |
| 98 |
George Abbott |
Aug. 25, 1864 |
333 |
| 99 |
John O'Mahony |
Aug. 22, 1864 |
335 |
| 102 |
John N. Wilsey |
Aug. 25, 1864 |
833 |
| 1st Arty |
Major William Lewis |
Aug. 31, 1864 |
83 |
| 50 Co. A |
Captain Charles F. Blood |
Sept. 3, 1864 |
38 |
| 50 Co. B |
Captain Stephen Clough |
Sept 2, 1864 |
33 |
| TOTAL |
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2,772 |
List of regiments of the National Guard mustered into the service of the United
States for duty in the defenses of New York harbor:
| Regiment |
Name of Commander |
Date of Muster |
Strength |
| 15 |
Charles H. Burtis |
June 6, 1864 |
531 |
| 37 |
Ossian J. Ashley |
May 6, 1864 |
260 |
| 69 |
James Bagley |
July 13, 1864 |
621 |
| TOTAL |
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1,412 |
List of companies of the National Guard mustered into the service of the State
of New York, for special service at Buffalo, during the year 1864:
| Regiment |
Name of Commander |
Date of Muster |
Strength |
| 65 |
Captain Anthony Didley's Co. |
Nov. 11, 1864 |
23 |
| 65 |
Captain Casper Retel's Co. |
Nov. 11, 1864 |
19 |
| 74 |
Captain John Wayland's Co. |
Nov. 11, 1864 |
17 |
| 74 |
Captain C. Nagle's Co. |
Nov. 11, 1864 |
30 |
| 74 |
Captain J. Worthington's Co. |
Nov. 4, 1864 |
53 |
| TOTAL |
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142 |
Source
Adjutant General's Report, 1865, 202..
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April 6, 2006
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