This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 49th New York Infantry, 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 Daniel D. Bidwell
- Colonel Erastus D. Holt
- Colonel George H. Selkirk
- Lieutenant Colonel William C. Alberger
- Lieutenant Colonel George W. Johnson
- Lieutenant Colonel Erastus D. Holt
- Lieutenant Colonel George H. Selkirk
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cluney
- Major George W. Johnson
- Major William Ellis
- Major Andrew W. Brazee
- Major George H. Selkirk
- Major Solomon W. Russell, Jr.
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- New York State Adjutant General reports
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908
- Fox, William F., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War