Source:New York State Archives. NYS Civil War Database

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Source NYS Civil War Database
Author New York State Archives
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Subject Military records
Publication information
Type Website
Citation
New York State Archives. NYS Civil War Database.
Repositories
New York State Archiveshttp:/iarchives.nysed.gov/CivilWarWeb/search.jspFree website

From the Introduction to the New York State Archives Civil War Database:

What you will find here
Information includes more than 360,000 men who served in New York State Volunteer and the United States Sharpshooter units and the state's three regiments of United States Colored Troops during the Civil War.

What you will not find here
The database does not contain names of men who served in the United States Army (regulars), United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Veteran Reserve Corps, or New York State Militia (National Guard) units that were temporarily mustered into federal service during the Civil War.