Historical Sketch And Roster Of The New York 116th Infantry Regiment

July 14 1862 Col. Edward P. Chapin received authority to recruit this regiment in Erie county; it was organized at Buffalo and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years from August 20 to September 5 1862. The men not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred June 3 1865 to the 90th Infantry.Nine companies left the State September 5 1862; Company K joined later in September; the regiment served in the 8th Corps Middle Department at Baltimore Md. from September 7 1862; arrived at Ship Island La. December 4 1862; served in 3d Brigade 3d Division Department of the Gulf from January 1863; in 1st Brigade 3d Division 19th Corps from February 1863; in 1st Brigade 1st Division 19th Corps from April 1863; in 3d Brigade 1st Division 19th Corps from February 1864; in 1st Brigade same division and corps from March 1864; in 3d Brigade same division and corps from May 9 1864; in 1st Brigade same division and corps from June 1864; with the Army of the Shenandoah from October 1864; in the defenses of Washington D. C. from April 1865; and it was honorably discharged and mustered out under Col. Geo. M. Love June 8 1865 at Washington D. C.Company A - Angola Brant Evans Hamburgh and Buffalo all of Erie CountyCompany B - Aurora Cayuga CountyNewstead Lancaster Clarence Elma and Alden all of Erie CountyCompany C - Buffalo Amherst Alden and Sardinia all of Erie CountyCompany D - Aurora Cayuga County; Buffalo Golden Eden and West Seneca all of Erie CountyCompany E - Buffalo and Amherst of Erie CountyCompany F - Ashford Cattaraugus County; Concord Collins Boston Sardinia all of Erie CountyCompany G - Buffalo Erie CountyCompany H - Aurora Cayuga County; Buffalo Clarence Hamburgh Eden Amherst and West Seneca all of Erie CountyCompany I - Buffalo Holland Elma Lancaster Marilla Sardinia and Wales all of Erie CountyCompany K - Hamburgh Brant Eden Evans and Marilla all of Erie County