15th Regiment
New York State Militia
New York National Guard
Civil War

History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

Mustered in: June 6, 1864
Mustered out: July 7, 1864

Of this regiment, located in Queens county, two companies entered, in June and July, 1861, the United States service as members of the 74th N. Y. Volunteers; the artillery company of the regiment joined the 2d N. Y. Volunteer Artillery as Company L, in November, 1861, and later became the 34th Battery. The regiment is not in existence at this date.

In 1863, the regiment saw service in Queens county, during the Draft riots; June 6, 1864, the regiment was mustered in the United States service for thirty days; it served under the command of its Colonel, Charles H. Burtis, in New York harbor, and with it, and as parts of it, served portions of the 16th, 17th and 18th Regiments. It was mustered out July 7, 1864.

See here for a brief history of the State Militia / National Guard.

Further Reading
This is meant to be a comprehensive list. If, however, you know of a resource that is not listed below, please send an email to int-historians@ng.army.mil with the name of the resource and where it is located. This can include photographs, letters, articles and other non-book materials. Also, if you have any materials in your possession that you would like to donate, the museum is always looking for items specific to New York's military heritage. Thank you.

Items in the museum collection are in bold.

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