New York State Civil War Muster Rolls: Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Company D

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New York State Civil War Muster Rolls:
Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Company D

[This information is from Vol. I, pp. 412-413 of A Record of the Commissioned Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Privates, of the Regiments which were organized in the State of New York and called into the service of the United States to assist in supressing the rebellion caused by the secession of some of the Southern States from the Union, A. D. 1861, as taken from the Muster-in Rolls on file in the Adjutant General's Office, S. N. Y., (Albany, N. Y.: Comstock & Cassidy, Printers, 1864). It is in the Reference collection of the Johnstown Public Library at LHR 973.7 N531, and page images may be viewed via the University of Michigan's Making of America project and Google Books. Some abbreviated names have been expanded and some of the formatting of the original may have been altered slightly for ease of reading.]

Muster Roll of Captain John C. Meginnis's Company, in the 18th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Militia (Riflemen), commanded by Colonel William A. Jackson, organized under a law of the State of New York, entitled "An Act to authorize the embodying and equipment of a Volunteer Militia, and to provide for the Public Defense," passed April 16, 1861; and called into the service of the United States by the President, under the act of Congress, approved February 28, 1795, from the 17th day of May, 1861, (date of this muster) for the term of two years, unless sooner discharged.

Names, Present and Absent (Privates in Alphabetical Order)	Rank	Age	Joined for Duty and Enrolled				Traveling		Valuation in Dollars, of		Remarks*
Names, Present and Absent (Privates in Alphabetical Order)	Rank	Age	When	Where	By Whom Enrolled	Period	miles to*	miles from*	Horses	Horse Equipments	Remarks*
Meginnis, John C.	Captain	33	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Barry, George	Lieut.	25	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Sayers, Roswell M.	Ensign	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Malone, Robert A.	1st Sergt.	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
King, John S.	Sergeant	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Hoyt, Isaac	Sergeant	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Holly, Richard A. Jr.	Sergeant	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Hanford, Augustus E.	Corporal	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Barry, Samuel	Corporal	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Alexander, Thomas	Corporal	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Curry, Thomas	Corporal	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Beeking, Julius	Musician	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Daniels, William H.	Musician	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Eldridge, Frederick	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Barringer, Alvin	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Brown, James	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Byrams, Nathan	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Bremer, James L.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Brown, Daniel	Private	30	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Brown, Stephen M.	Private	32	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Benjamin, James L.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years					Editorial note: written as Benjimen
Crist, Ernest	Private	24	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Coffey, Theodore M.	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Conklin, Robert	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Clay, Henry	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Clawson, Sanford	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Clark, Vincent H.	Private	34	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Davis, Joseph	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Decker, Alfred	Private	24	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Elliston, William A.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Fisher, Ira J.	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Fuller, Amsey	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Fuller, Stephen D.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Fullerton, Peter M.	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Gillson, Zehiel	Private	27	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years					Editorial note: written as Gehiel
Gillert, Charles	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Garrisson, Sylvester T.	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Habermyer, Uric	Private	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Hanford, Edward M.	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Hayden, Henry	Private	18	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Jackson, Joseph	Private	24	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Knox, Andrew G.	Private	18	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Ketchem, Henry E.	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Ketchem, Thomas J.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Lehning, William	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Lecompte, Charles	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Lawrence, Thomas H.	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
McCrea, William R.	Private	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Moore, Jacob A.	Private	43	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
McCall, William	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Middaugh, Carson S.	Private	25	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Meginnis, Samuel G.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
McElroy, Charles D.	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Mills, William B.	Private	24	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Murphy, William H.	Private	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Nutting, Thomas W.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Norris, Charles E.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Noble, John	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Pollack, George W.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Patterson, Nathan	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Post, Beverly	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Peck, Myron	Private	26	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Post, Joseph D.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Reid, Charles H.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Reeves, Floyd S.	Private	18	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Rude, Davis L.	Private	18	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Sheldon, Griffin	Private	25	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Snook, George	Private	19	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Smith, Martin V.	Private	20	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Singler, John Jr.	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Thompson, William H.	Private	25	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Vanness, John N.	Private	22	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Wilson, Walter	Private	25	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Weymer, Michael	Private	24	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Waterbury, Peter	Private	23	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Yeoumans, William H.	Private	31	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years
Zindle, Jonas	Private	21	May 17, 1861	Albany	Capt. Meginnis	2 years

I certify, on honor, that this Muster Roll exhibits the true state of Captain John C. Meginnis's Company of the 18th Regiment N. Y. S. V. (Riflemen), for the period herein mentioned; that each man answers to his own proper name in person; and that the remarks set opposite the name of each officer and soldier are accurate and just.

John C. Meginnis, Capt. 18th Regt., Commanding the Company

Date — May 17, 1861. Station — Albany, N. Y.

I certify, on honor, that I have carefully examined the men whose names are borne on this Roll, and their equipments, and have accepted them into the service of the United States for the term of two years, from this 17th day of May, 1861.

Frank Wheaton, Capt. U. S. Army, Mustering Officer

Date — May 17, 1861. Station — Albany, N. Y.

Full table headings:

Traveling: To place of rendezvous, No. of miles
Traveling: From place of discharge home, No. of miles
Remarks: 1. Every man whose name is on this roll, must be accounted for on the next muster roll. The exchange of men, by substitution; and the exchange, swapping, or loaning of horses, after muster into service, are strictly forbidden.

New York State Civil War Muster Rolls:Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Company D

New York State Civil War Muster Rolls:
Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Company D