17th New York Independent Light Artillery

244 Total

Compiled and contributed by: Tom Taber March 2002 [Revised April 2024]

Additions and corrections welcomed!
Note: While regimental histories list the 17th as serving at Washington from
August 1862, they did not leave Lockport, NY for Washington until late October.

 


Brief Biogrphical sketchs of members of the 17th NY Regiment

ACKERSON - HUXLEY

JACKSON - ZIMMERMAN


Town of Barre (Orleans Co.) as of 10/62 - 37 + 5 = 42 Total

AMBLER, GEORGE
BEECHER, SPENCER H.
BELGARD, HENRY E.
BIDWELL, HIRAM H.
BLOTT, JONATHAN JR.
BOOTH, JAMES
BRIGGS, NATHANIEL B.
BROWN, JAMES C.
BROWN, JOHN
BROWN, NATHANIEL H.
BROWN, REUBEN C.
BUCK, HIRAM J.
CLEVELAND, HENRY B.
ELLIOTT, CHARLES D.
ENGLISH, EDWIN F.
FINNAY, BRIAN
FLYNN, NELSON
FORD, JARVIS
FRISBIE, DANIEL D.
FULLER, GEORGE W.
FULLER, HENRY G.
FULLER, MYRON S.
GRAVES, DELOS A.
HALES, THOMAS
HAWES, WILLIAM HENRY (alias HAWES, HENRY E.)
HUNT, GEORGE S.
HUNT, GEORGE W.
JUNE, MARCUS M.
KIMBALL, ALANSON
NICHOLS, WILLIAM H.
NORMILE, JOHN
O'BRIAN, JERRY H.
PATTERSON, LYMAN K.
RANDALL, CLARK M.
STONE, WARREN C.
WEAVER, ANTHONY J.
WICKHAM, NELSON J.

2ND LIEUT. THOMPSON, IRVING MEADE
5TH SGT. LEWIS, JAIRUS
6TH SGT. YOUNG, WILLIAM BAXTER
3RD CORP. BENTON, OLIVER CHARLES
12TH CORP. HARVEY, GEORGE C.
 


Town of Ridgeway (Orleans Co.) - 49 + 8 = 57 Total

[ANDREWS, REUBEN M. - Medina]
ANDREWS, WILLIAM H.
BACON, GEORGE
BITZ, CHARLES F.
BLAND, CHARLES
CHASE, LEWIS J.
CLARK, CHARLES E.
COLLINS, CORNELIUS
DALTON, MARTIN (S. OR L.)
DAVEY, BYRON A.
DRAPER, EDWIN O.
FERGUSON, THOMAS
FLATTERY, MICHAEL
FULLER, HENRY C.
GOTTS, SAMUEL
GRAVES, WILLIAM H.
HANLON, JAMES
HURD, HARLAN P.
HURD, LEVI P.
KATE, CHARLES M.
LEAHEY, MICHAEL [LAHEY]
LEWIS, J. WILLIAM
LOZIER, HENRY HARRISON
LOZIER, WILLIAM
MAGOWAN, HORATIO W.
MALONEY, JAMES
MARTIN, EDWARD
McCARTHY, JOHN
MERVINE, HENRY G.
MONTGOMERY, ROBERT
MOORE, STEPHEN
NEWMAN, HENRY
OLDS, ED. A
O'SULLIVAN, DANIEL J.
PITTS, SILAS W.
POLSTER, JOHN
SHANLEY, DAVID
SHEPPARD, WILLIAM A.
SLACK, MICHAEL
STRATTON, CHARLES
SUTTER, LINUS G.
TICKNOR, FRANKLIN
WAITE, JEREMIAH
WALLACE, JOHN
WARNER, GEORGE E.
WILDEY, DAVIS
ZIMMERMAN, LYMAN F.

CAPT. ANTHONY, GEORGE TOBEY
1ST LIEUT. COOK, GEORGE C.
1ST LIEUT. SICKELS, HIRAM E.
2ND LIEUT. SMITH, HIRAM D.
2ND SGT. AXTELL, FRANK R.
3RD SGT. NIXSON, WILLIAM H.
5TH SGT. HORAN, EDWARD [deserted 10/12/62]
11TH CORP. KEARNEY, JOHN
 


Town of Shelby (Orleans Co.) - 32 + 7 = 39 Total

ACKERSON, HENRY
AMESS, SAMUEL
BARNES, PHILO M.
BARRINGER, ALFRED
BENNETT, FRANKLIN
BENTLEY, GEORGE
BLEEKMAN, JOHN W.
COON, ANDREW
DEYO, JACOB M.
DINGEY, PETER
DRAKE, ROBERT W.
EDMONDS, MORTON M.
ELLICOTT, CHANDLER G.
ELLICOTT, GEORGE G.
FILER, WILLIAM T.
FISK, FREDERICK
HAM , WILLIAM L. [HAND] [Enlisted twice]
HATCH, MELVILLE
HIMES, DANIEL C.
HUFF, SWART
JOHNSON, HENRY
KENNEDY, JOHN
MACE, CHARLES
McCARGAR, DAVID
MOORE, GEORGE
NEAL, WILLIAM
SMITH, ROBERT W.
SOWL, WILLIAM A.
VREELAND, SYRON
WALDRON, LUKE
WARD, ELI
WHIPPLE, J. MILTON

QTRMSTR. SGT. HUXLEY, NELSON L.
1ST CORP. HAM, ALONZO [HAND]
4TH CORP. VOSBURGH, JOHN S.
6TH CORP. McGURN, JOHN
7TH CORP. SMITH, AVERY A.
8TH CORP. LEFLER, ABNER
10TH CORP. HEVENOR, ALLEN D.

 


Town of Yates (Orleans Co.) - 18 + 3 = 21 Total

ALLEN, HENRY
COLMAN, SAMUEL
CONDE, ALBERT O.
COOK, JOHN
FELLOWS, LEWIS
GOOLD, OLIN M.
HENION, DAVID G.
HENION, WILLIAM
JACOBS, JOHN D.
KERWIN, MARTIN
MARSHAM, THOMAS
McCOLLUM, OWEN
McLEAN, JOHN
PAUL, ARCHIBALD D.
PAUL, JOHN
PEPPER, JAMES
SIMONDS, JOHN [SIMMS in CWD]
WEED, ALONZO

ORDERLY SGT. BARBER, EDWIN JOEL
4TH SGT. BOYCE, REUBEN H.
9TH CORP. SMITH, HENRY D.
 


Town of Hartland (Niagara Co.) - 8 Total

[ATKINS, EDWARD S.]
COOK, TRUMAN G.
HUNT, ELIPHALET J.
RICE, DAVID W.
RUBADEUX, WILLIAM J.
STOCKING, CHARLES H.
VEDDER, RICHARD H.
WHIPPLE, HENRY


Town of Royalton (Niagara Co.) - 2 total

McDONALD, MURDO

1ST SGT. McDONALD, JOHN


Town of Clarkson (Monroe Co.) - 1 Total

MOORE, ALPHONSO P.


Town of Somerset (Niagara Co.) - 1 Total

2ND CORP. GOODMAN, ELIAS


Others, after 10/62 - 75 Total

1. ALLARD, WILLIAM H. - 9/6/64
2. ALLEN, GEORGE E. - 9/12/64
3. ANDERSON, MICHAEL - 10/6/64
4. BESSAC, ADDISON G. - 9/10/64
5. BINGLE, HENRY - 8/30/64
6. BOOKEY, EDWARD - 9/22/64
7. BRIDGEN WILLIAM - 4/10/64
8. BROWN, GUSTAVUS - 9/20/64
9. BURNS, PETER - 4/18/64
10. CALLARD, JOHN - 9/21/64
11. CHASE, CYRUS - 12/24/63
12. CHURCH, ORANGE S. - 12/17/63
13. CLANCEY, DAVID - 9/13/64
14. CLARK, GEORGE O. - 9/21/64
15. COAKLEY, MICHAEL - 2/25/64
16. COLEMAN, GEORGE - 12/10/63
17. COLLINS, MICHAEL - 12/7/63
18. COMPTON, SAMUEL - 9/15/64
19. DELONG, JACOB W. - 12/8/63
20. DORANCE, GEORGE T. - 8/25/64
21. DOTY, EDWARD - 9/5/64
22. DOTY, ISAAC - 9/5/64
23. DOTY, THEODORE - 9/5/64
24. DRESCHER, FERDINAND - 6/7/64
25. EVERETT, JOHN - 9/22/64
26. FARRIES [FERR], ANDREW - 9/9/64
27. FLYNN, SILAS J. - 9/10/64
28. FOREMAN, JOHN - 2/26/64
29. FOREMAN, WILLIAM - 2/25/64
30. GARRY, JOHN - 3/1/64
31. GOODSELL, HARMON - 1/5/64
32. GRIFFIS, WILLIAM - 9/10/64
33. GROVER, ANDREW - 9/5/64
34. HAAS, CHRISTIAN - 6/7/64
35. HART, ALBERT H. - 2/25/64
36. HENION, CHARLES - 12/2/63
37. HENION, GEORGE - 12/2/63
38. HUNT, ALBRIDGE - 9/9/64
39. HUNT, ANDREW - 9/9/64
40. JACKSON, GEORGE B. - 9/13/64
41. JOHNSON, WILLIAM - 9/22/64
42. JONES, WILLIAM - 3/12/64
43. KETCHUM, HENRY - 9/10/64
44. KNIGHT, CYRUS M. - 3/30/64
45. LEAVENS, SAMUEL BOWEN - 9/6/64
46. LEPEL, FREDERICK - 6/7/64
47. LYSIT, JAMES - 2/25/64 [LYSETT]
48. MACE, JAMES - 1/5/64
49. MANGE, CHARLES - 6/7/64
50. McOMBER, LORENZO - 2/29/64
51. ORTON, BURLIN - 2/25/64
52. OSTEN, CHARLES - 7/20/64
53. PAUL, ROBERT - 12/15/63
54. PIRNIE, ALEXANDER - 10/7/64
55. PITNER, MICHAEL - 1/5/64
56. POST, MICHAEL - 12/7/63
57. PUTNAM, CHARLES - 3/12/64
58. RAWSON, MOSES L. - 9/12/64
59. REMDE, FREDERICK - 1/5/64
60. RICE, NATHANIEL N. - 9/5/64
61. RIGGS, GEORGE C. - 9/19/64
62. ROOT, CYRUS - 2/13/64
63. SIMSON, WILLIAM H. - 12/24/63
64. SMITH, LORENZO A. - 9/20/64
65. SPENCER, CHARLES H. - 9/2/64
66. STOCKTON, ALBERT - 2/29/64
67. STOCKTON, HENRY - 2/25/64
68. STREETER, FRED B. - 9/8/64
69. STRICKLAND, JOHN - 9/3/64
70. WELLER, EDWARD - 9/22/64
71. WELSH, THOMAS - 4/18/64
72. WHITMORE, JAMES H. - 9/13/64
73. WILMARTH, FRANCIS - 9/13/64
74. WILSON, ALMERON C. - 9/9/64
75. YOUNG, JOSEPH - 1/5/64

 



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