102nd Regiment, New York Infantry

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Brief Histories
The 102nd Regiment was organized at New York City in 1862. The regiment left New York for Washington, D. C., March 10, 1862. The regiment's duty was at Washington, D. C. until July, 1865. They were mustered out on July 21, 1865 under Colonel Harvey S. Chatfield, Lieutenant Colonel Oscar J. Spalding and Major Robert H. Wilbur at Alexandria, Virginia.

The New York State Military Museumwebsite has a unit history project page for the 102nd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Van Buren Light Infantry and the Calcium Light Regiment.

The Civil War in the Eastwebsite gives a timeline for the involvement of 102nd New York Infantry Regiment "Van Buren Light Infantry" in the war.

Companies
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The companies were recruited principally: A, Company A, 12th Militia, Avery Rifles, Independence Guard, in New York city; B, Von Beck Rifles, at Rondout; C at Cold Spring Harbor and New York city; D at Lima, Avoca and New York city; E, Calcium Light Sharpshooters, at New York city; F, "McClellan Light Infantry, at Brooklyn and New York city; G. Von Beck Rifles, at Rondout; H, Von Beck Rifles, at New York city; 1, 78th Cameron Rifle Highlanders, at Sharon Springs, and K, Cameron Rifle Highlanders, at New York city, Ogdensburg and Jersey City. Company A - principally recruited from the 12th Militia, Avery Rifles, Independence Guard in New York City Company B - principally recruited from Von Beck Rifles, at Rondout, Ulster County

Company C - principally recruited from Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County and New York City

Company D - principally recruited from Lima,Livingston County; Avoca, Steuben County and New York City

Company E - principally recruited from Calcium Light Sharpshooters, at New York City

Source Materials
New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865, by Frederick Phisterer (Albany : J.B. Lyon, 1912). Google Books, other libraries with this book, FHL book 974.7 M2p, FHL film 1486494-1486496

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, Reprint of original published: Madison, Wis.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. Other libraries with this book, FHL book 973 M2ua