110th Regiment, New York Infantry

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Brief History
The 110th Regiment was organized at Oswego, Oswego County and mustered in August 27, 1862. They were mustered in under Colonel De Witt C. Littlejohn, Lt. Colonel Clinton Sage and Major Charles Hamilton. The regiment had garrison duty at Fort Jefferson and was attached to the District of West Florida, in the Department of the Gulf in February of 1864. They were mustered out August 28, 1865 under Colonel Charles Hamilton.

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 at Volney; B at, ; C at ; D at ; E at ; F at ; G at ; H at ; I at ; K at. Company A - principally recruited from Volney, Oswego County

Company B - principally recruited from Richland, Albion and Williamstown, all of Oswego County

Company C - principally recruited from Orwell, Sandy Creek, Boylston and Redfield, all of Oswego County

Company D - principally recruited from Hastings and Schroeppel, both of Oswego County

Company E - principally recruited from Mexico, New Haven and Palermo, all of Oswego County

Company F - principally recruited from Hannibal, Oswego County

Company G - principally recruited from Oswego, Scriba, Amboy and West Monroe, all of Oswego County

Company H - principally recruited from Oswego, Oswego County

Company I - principally recruited from Oswego, Schroeppel and Volney, all of Oswego County

Company K - principally recruited from Constantia, Parish, West Monroe and Amboy, all of Oswego County