I just checked and the AG's reports do not tell the hometown, only the city of enlistment. To find hometowns, you probably have to read individual files on microfilm at NARA or the LDS. --- Cynthia Van Ness <bettybarcode@yahoo.com> wrote: > As far as I know, such a list does not exist. The Adjutant > General's Reports from circa 1906 list all the men from NY > State > who served in the Civil War, in order by regiment. In the > 1990s, these 60-some volumes were indexed by surname, so you > can > finally look up a soldier by name and see what unit he was in. > > I don't think the AG's reports give the hometown of > enlistees--I'll have to doublecheck. > > There are lists of what CW units were organized in what > cities, > but these are an unreliable indicator or a soldier's hometown. > > Many traveled to enlist somewhere other than home. For > example, > many Canadians crossed the border to enlist in Buffalo. > > It appears that the AG's reports for NY have been entered in > this database: > > http://www.civilwardata.com/ > > Hope this helps! > > --- John Ozment <johnozment@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Two of my great, great-grandfathers were of an appropriate > age > > to POSSIBLY have served from Erie County during the Civil > War: > > (1) Anton "Anthony" Batt (1819-1896), and > > (2) Christian "Christ" Le(a)brenz [Leverenz] (1828-1893). > > > > WHERE DO I FIND AN INDEX OF CIVIL WAR PARTICIPANTS > > FROM ERIE COUNTY, EITHER ONLINE OR IN PRINT? > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose > <dtrose@cox.net> > > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your > > family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > > months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > www.buffaloresearch.com > "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: > So much has been destroyed > I have to cast my lot with those > who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary > power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for > your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family > and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich