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New York was the most populous state in the Union during the Civil War, and provided more troops to the U.S. army than any other state, as well as several significant military commanders and leaders. [1] New York sent 400,000 men to the armed forces during the war. 22,000 soldiers died from combat wounds; 30,000 died from disease or accidents ...
The 58th New York Infantry Regiment, also called the Polish Legion, [1] was an infantry regiment of United States Volunteers in Union Army service during the American Civil War. [2] The regiment was composed almost entirely of immigrant volunteers: Poles, Germans, Danes, Italians, Russians, and Frenchmen, most of whom were recruited at New York ...
New York City during the American Civil War (1861–1865) was a bustling American city that provided a major source of troops, supplies, equipment and financing for the Union Army. Powerful New York politicians and newspaper editors helped shape public opinion toward the war effort and the policies of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
The 1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters was a battalion of sharpshooters in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Fighting in the Eastern Theater it was attached to the 1st United States Sharpshooters. [2] The 1st NY Sharpshooter Battalion's monument at Gettysburg.
The monument to the 111th New York Volunteers at Gettysburg. The 111th New York Infantry Regiment was organized at Auburn, New York, to answer the call by Abraham Lincoln for 300,000 more troops to fight in the American Civil War. Over the next three years, this regiment lost the fifth greatest number of men among all New York regiments.
SpartanNash (formerly Spartan Stores, Nash Finch) is an American food distributor and grocery store retailer headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan. The company's core businesses include distributing food to independent grocers, military commissaries , and corporate-owned retail stores in 44 states, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Service. The battery was originally organized as Company D, 2nd Regiment New York State Militia Infantry, which was re-designated as the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. It was then detached from the regiment and known as Battery B, New York Artillery, until December 7, 1861, when it was officially re-designated 3rd New York Battery.
The 136th New York Infantry Regiment (aka "Ironclads") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service [ edit ] The 136th New York Infantry was organized at Portage , New York beginning August 8, 1862 and mustered in for three years service on September 25, 1862 under the command of Colonel James Wood Jr.