194th New York Infantry Regiment
| 194th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
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| Active | March 2 - May 10, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Organization and Mustering duties |
| Engagements | None |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Joseph W. Corning Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo J. Jones |
The 194th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment also known as the 194th New York was an infantry regiment that served with the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was the last to be mustered from the state, and never left the state, instead conducting organization and mustering duties at several recruitment camps.[1]
Organization
On January 27, Colonel Joseph W. Corning was given authority from the War Department to raise the regiment. It was organized at Elmira, New York, and mustered into service between March 2 and 27, 1865.[2][3]
The companies of the regiment were originally recruited at:[2]
- A - Horseheads, Elmira, Southport, Chemung, Veteran, Orange, Big Flats, Baldwin
- B - Southport, Tioga, Elmira, Dix, Candor, Triangle, Horseheads, Maine, Reading, and Union
- C - Holland, Baldwin, Elmira, Hume, Catlin, Veteran, New Hudson, Rochester, and Canandaigua
- D - Victor, Milo, Jerusalem, Benton, Potter, Italy, Seneca, Barrington, and Naples
- E - Jerusalem, Elmira, Caneadea, Potter, Angelica, Southport, Rochester
- F - Ischua, Allegany, Leon, Mansfield, Westfield, Randolph, Ellicottsville, Persia, and Cold Spring
- H - Syracuse, Rochester, Virgil, Marion, Walworth, Conquest, Macedon, Niles, Palmyra, Auburn, and Van Buren
- I - Rochester, Buffalo, Auburn, Elmira, Canandaigua, Greece, Clay, Niles, Mendon, and Irondequoit.
Service
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The regiment didn't leave the state and didn't take part in any active field service, and was instead limited to organization and mustering duties. The companies of the regiment were mustered out at respective locations, at Elmira and Hart's Island, between May 3 and May 10, 1865.[4][5]
Casualties
The regiment lost 7 men to disease.[6]
Commanders
- Colonel Joseph W. Corning
- Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo J. Jones[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "History - New York Infantry (Part 11)". www.civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- 1 2 "194th Infantry Regiment". New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "194th New York Infantry Regiment's Civil War Newspaper Clippings". New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "194th New York Infantry in the American Civil War -". Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ "194th New York Infantry Regiment's Civil War Newspaper Clippings". New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
