39th 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.

A portion of this regiment, which is not now in existence, entered the volunteer service in 1861, forming the nucleus of the 76th Volunteers.

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

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