JohnM5555@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone have any information on the New York Volunteer 96th Infantry >during the Civil War? One of my descendents was in K Company and I'm trying >to find information on this unit. Any/all help would be appreciated. I'll bet it was an ancestor, unless you're really old.<g> The 96th NY Vol. Inf. (aka 'The Northern Regiment'), Holcombs was formed at the Plattsburgh Barracks & shipped out in March 1862. Saw action at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, North Carolina in 1863, Petersburgh in 1864 & Richmond in 1865. [I'm pretty sure of Drury's Bluff, too-- though I just noticed it wasn't on this list I had from Alan Everest's _Briefly Told_ p.40] "History Of Clinton and Franklin Counties, NY"- Hurd pp76-102 in the 1980 edition cove rthe 96th nicely. See this page for a bibliography by USAMHI; http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/CivilWar/CWUnits/ny/inf/96inf.htm And "Antoine Ponsot" <AP804@prodigy.net> has been researching the Reg't for a couple years. [he's not a genealogist, but has a letter from Orrin WALKER of Co G] Most of the Reg't was from Northern NY- What was your ancestor's name? Have you sent for service record & pension from NARA? If you're in NY, a major library should have Phisterer's _NY in the War of the Rebellion_, which will list all the actions & their dates. jim