civil war arms

[Kent Shootwell]

I have just found out that my great grandfather was in the 81st regiment, New York infantry, company G. Is there a place to find out what his company was armed with and what battles they were involved in?

[River City John]

Start with the state of New York historical records. They will have regimental histories.



RCJ

[Major 2]

I have the complete Compendium of the War of the Rebellion....this will give Muster in and battles they were involved in.

That I can copy.... as to Arms ..... I'd be 95% they were armed with a Springfield perhaps a Bridesburg Manufacture  

or     https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/81stInf/81stInfMain.htm

http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/81stInf/81stInfCWN.htm

[Pitspitr]

Sometimes officers from the unit wrote memoires. I found that the captain of the company my G-G-Grandfather was in wrote one and it is on google books. When I read it I found that his company of the 20th Iowa Infantry was armed with 2 band Enfield's.