Units in Which Orleans County Citizens Served in the Civil War
1861 - 1865
INFANTRY REGIMENTS,
UNIT AREA NICKNAME
21st a few from Orleans, First Buffalo Regiment.
27th, Company K - Albion, Union Regiment.
28th, Company D - Medina, Niagara Rifles, Scott Life Guard.
28th, Company G - Albion, Niagara Rifles, Scott Life Guard.
90th, Company I - Brooklyn, (Hancock Guard, or McClellan Chasseurs,
East New York, or McClellan Rifles)
Long Island,
Medina,
Ridgeway
and Shelby
104th, Wadworth Guards, or Livingston County Regiment
147th, Company C - Richland, Oswego Regiment.
Albion
and Williamstown
154th,
164th, Company B - Lockport, (Corcoran Guard or Corcoran Zouaves or
Newfane, Seventh regiment or Irish Legion
Rochester, or Third regiment
Ridgeway or Corcoran's Irish Brigade or
and Buffalo. Buffalo Irish regiment)
CAVALRY REGIMENTS,
3rd, (Van Alen Cavalry or Mix Cavalry)
6th, Company G - Binghamton, (Ira Harris Cavalry
Rochester, or Second Ira Harris Guard)
Hornellsville,
and Albion.
22nd, Company F - Rochester, Rochester Cavalry
Albion,
Barre
and Dunkirk
2nd MOUNTED RIFLES Governor's Guard
Company A - Lockport,
Buffalo,
Batavia
and Ridgeway.
Company E - Buffalo,
Lockport,
Carlton,
Wilson,
Cambria
and Newfane.
Company L - Barre,
Carlton,
Gaines,
Java,
Kendall,
Ridgeway
and Shelby.
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS,
8th,
14th,
16th,
INDEPENDENT BATTERIES
12th,
17th, "Orleans Battery"
25th,