This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 79th New York Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and companies when available. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel James Cameron
- Colonel Isaac I. Stevens
- Colonel Addison Farnsworth
- Colonel David Morrison
- Lieutenant Colonel David Morrison
- Lieutenant Colonel John Morse
- Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Heffron
- Major Francis L. Hagadorn
- Major William St. George Elliott
- Major John More
- Major William Simpson
- Major Andrew D. Baird
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- The Union Army, Vol. 2 (Federal Publishing Company, 1908)
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- New York State Adjutant General reports
- Fox, William F., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War