606 Grave Locations Across the U.S.
As of 2024, I have located the final resting places of 606 veterans of the 18th New York Infantry. (304) YELLOW circles indicate I have...
Tom Snyder... more than just handy at doing chores
Private Thompson “Tom” H. Snyder of Company F was an early volunteer to join the 18th in April 1861, and had the singular distinction...
Using AI on old photographs
So I've always loved the new technology that keeps emerging that helps clean up old photographs. Many websites and apps now offer...
May Day
On this day in 1938, 97-year-old John B. LaQue, the last survivor of the 18th New York Infantry, died peacefully at his home in...
Tall and Small
There was something to be said regarding the height of upstate New Yorkers, specifically from St. Lawrence County. Before volunteers left...
Celebrating the 4th of July, when the country is at war with itself
July 4, 1861 – The bugle tune of “Reveille” awoke the 18th N.Y. at 4:30 a.m., at Camp Harris, in downtown Washington. Brass bands began...
"Camp Misery" August 1861
Ever seen a Civil War encampment at a reenactment? Not bad. Wanna know what an average encampment is really like? Let’s take a look at...
Surrounded By The Enemy, Protected By A Miracle
During the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, 23-year-old Private John Calvin Owen Redington of the 18th New York Infantry was detailed...
How A Father Learned of His Son’s Death, By the Enemy That Killed Him
On June 27, 1862, twenty-two-year-old Captain Theodore C. Rogers rallied what was left of his sweat-soaked and battle-fatigued company....
Subsequent Service
An excerpt from page 364: “Out of the 1,069 men that ever belonged to the 18th, it can be determined that at least 452 men joined...