Introduction to the 111th New York Volunteers

The 111th New York Volunteers were formed from within the 25th NY Senatorial District. The 25th Senatorial district consisted of Cayuga and Wayne Counties. In 1862 New York State was required to provide an additional quota of 59,705 men as the states share of the 300,000 men the president had requested. The men volunteered to initially serve for a period of three years. Each of the ten companies started with about 100 men each. The men selected to raise the units were usually selected as the officers who would comand the companies (with a Captains rank). The men recruited during July and early August for the most part had never had any military experience. On August 20, 1862, the unit from the 25th Senatorial district was mustered into service 1,020 men strong in Auburn, New York.

On August 21, 1862, the 111th New York Volunteers left Cayuga County by rail cars to begin the first leg of their journey. On the 22nd. they transferred in Albany to barges for the trip down the Hudson River. The steamer Ohio took their barges into tow and headed for New York Harbor. Upon arrival in New York they transferred boats, boarding a steamer which took them to Amboy, New Jersey, where they were provided with rail transportation. From Amboy they proceeded through Philadelphia to Baltimore. In Baltimore the regiment received orders to board another train which would take them to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, ariving on August 26, 1862. The entire trip took six days and must have been quite an eye-opener for some of the men who had never been more than a few miles away from home.


Original Company Locations
COMPANY RECRUITMENT TOWNSORIGINAL CAPTAIN
A
 Marion, Ontario, Palmyra, and WalworthSeeley, Aaron P.
B
 Clyde and SavannahCoe, John S.
C
 Auburn, Montezuma, Rose Valley, Summer Hill, and Victory Thomas, Edward A.
D
 Galen, Lyons, Rose, Sodus, and WilliamsonHolmes, Sebastian D.
E
 AuburnLusk, Isaac M.
F
 Auburn, Port Byron, and WeedsportThompson, Benjamin W.
G
 Auburn and GenoaHusk, Lewis W.
H
 Cato, Ira, Sterling, and VictoryNorthrop, Ezra H.
I
 Ledyard, Moravia, Sempronius, and VeniceMead, Sidney
K
 Aurora, Genoa, Scipio, and SpringportTremain, Silas A.


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