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...
Nativity of the Regiment
Think the 18th New York were all native New Yorkers? Out of the 1,069 men who ever once penned their name to the regiment, 960...
Thank you, George Chapman, for surviving.
Mentioned throughout the book was George Chapman, who at 22 years of age joined the 18th NYI on May 10, 1861, as a first lieutenant in...
LaQue, the last survivor
As we peruse the daily obituaries in our papers, we see the staggering number of "The Greatest Generation" of WWII veterans pass away,...
18th NY now on Facebook
In tandem with the release of the first and only 18th NY regimental history, The 18th New York Infantry in the Civil War: A History and...
Naming An Unknown
With as many years that have passed since the Civil War, most unlabeled photographs from the era will have to remain as they are. Very...
Flag of the Wallkill Guards
The flag of the Wallkill Guards that was presented to the company in 1861, and eventually stood as the regimental flag carried in battle,...
In Search of... Lost Photograph
Back in 2003 or 2004, a photograph surfaced on eBay that pertained to the 18th New York. It was a magnificent photo of Company I, in what...
Medal of Honor Recipient Found and Honored
During the course of my research of Christopher C. Bruton (Co. G), I realized there was more to this man than historians had noticed....
Two Burials for One Man
There exists a mystery that I raises more questions than answers, about a pair of bodies buried in two different national cemeteries,...