 
History of the Unit: "The 2d Regiment Militia failing to be ordered to the front under the first call, organized in New York City as a regiment of volunteers ... the regiment was recruited principally in New York City, turned over to the State in September, 1861, and received its numerical volunteer designation December 7, 1861."
"The regiment served at and near Washington, D. C., from May 20, 1861; in 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Army Department N. E. Virginia, from July, 1861; in Stone's Brigade, Division Potomac, from August 1, 1861; in Gorman's Brigade, Stone's Division, Army of Potomac, from October 15, 1861; in same, 1st, brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, Army of Potomac, from March, 1862; and commanded by Col. Henry W. Hudson, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 25, 1864, at New York City."
(from Phisterer)
References, Sources, and other Notes: Source: Phisterer, Frederick, New York in the War of the Rebellion (3rd edition), Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
We have 104 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. |
Rank |
Name |
Casualty? |
Details* |
| A | Pvt | Chessey, Fidero | KIA 09/17 | | | A | Pvt | Hoffman, John H. | AWOL 09/17 | | | A | Pvt | Kulp, Lyman | KIA 09/17 | | | B | Pvt | Barrett, Dennis | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | B | Pvt | Finan, James N. | WIA 09/17 | | | B | Corp | Griffin, Charles J. | WIA 09/17 | | | B | Sgt | McPeake, John | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | B | Corp | Parry, Francis A. | WIA 09/17 | | | B | Pvt | Streeet, Joseph A. | WIA 09/17 | | | B | Pvt | Whalen, John | KIA 09/17 |  | | C | Pvt | Craft, Morrison B. | WIA 09/17 | | | C | Pvt | Goodman, Henry J. | KIA 09/17 | | | C | Pvt | Hallahan, John | AWOL 09/17 | | | C | Corp | Hayes, Jeremiah | WIA 09/17 | | | C | Pvt | Jameson, John E. | MWIA 09/17 |  | | C | Pvt | McAlons, John | Died 10/08 | | | C | Pvt | McCorckle, Joseph H. | KIA 09/17 |  | | C | Pvt | McIntosh, John | WIA 09/17 | | | C | Pvt | Moore, Richard | MWIA 11/10 |  | | C | Pvt | O'Brien, Patrick | MWIA 09/17 |  | | C | Pvt | Smith, Thomas | MWIA 09/17 |  | | D | Pvt | Dates, William | KIA 09/17 | | | D | Pvt | Dixon, Joshua | MWIA 09/17 | | | D | Sgt | Garvey, James | WIA 09/17 | | | D | Pvt | Gray, William | KIA 09/17 | | | D | Pvt | Henley, John | WIA 09/17 | | | D | Pvt | Riordan, William | KIA 09/17 |  | | D | Pvt | Smith, Samuel | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | D | Pvt | Turner, Ph. | Died 10/08 | | | D | Pvt | Williams, William | WIA 09/17 | | | D | Sgt | Wilson, George | KIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Aston, George W. | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Aston, Joseph E. | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | E | Corp | Bray, Dennis | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Corson, George | POW 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Daley, Michael J. | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Sgt | Donnelly, Hugh | MWIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Fitzsimmons, Henry | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Corp | Fletcher, Nicholas D. | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Fletcher, Jr., William H. | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Sgt | Fowler, Richard | POW 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Geraghty, Martin | KIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Hanley, James | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Montgomery, Thomas | KIA 09/17 |  | | E | Pvt | O'Neil, Francis | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Ryan, Michael J. | KIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Sampson, James | KIA 09/17 |  | | E | Pvt | Shea, Daniel D. | WIA 09/17 | | | E | Pvt | Smith, George | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Erb, George | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Sgt | Foley, Cornelius | KIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Gordon, Thomas | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Kelly, John | KIA 09/17 |  | | F | Pvt | Kelly, William N. | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Lennox, William | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Lyons, James | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Matthews, Ross | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | McDermott, Terrance | WIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | McKenney, Willam | MWIA 09/17 |  | | F | Pvt | Metzinger, Charles | KIA 09/17 |  | | F | Pvt | Morris, Frederick R. | KIA 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Powers, Lawrence | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Rooney, Christie | POW 09/17 | | | F | Pvt | Witt, Bernard | WIA 09/17 | | | G | Corp | Fenton, James V. | WIA 09/17 | | | G | Sgt | McFadden, Patrick | WIA 09/17 | | | G | Sgt | Moore, Frank S. | WIA 09/17 | | | G | Pvt | Parker, William | MIA 09/17 | | | G | Pvt | Thomas, Thomas | WIA 09/17 | | | G | Pvt | Tubbs, Cornelius | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Cunningham, Patrick | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Dixon, Robert | MWIA 09/17 | | | H | Corp | Gilligan, Thomas | KIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Kelly, Patrick | AWOL 09/20 | | | H | Pvt | Lane, Michael | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Lee, Thomas | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | McCue, Michael | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | McLaughlin, Patrick | KIA 09/17 |  | | H | Pvt | Monaghan, William | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Muller, Charles | WIA 09/17 | | | H | Pvt | Snedwin, John H. | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Barret, James | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Egan, James | MWIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Finley, Jr., John | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Lt | Herbert, Patrick | WIA/POW 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Klein, Adam | KIA 09/17 |  | | I | Pvt | McDonald, Noble | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | McKnight, William | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Oakman, William | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Pvt | Smith, Patrick | WIA 09/17 | | | I | Sgt | Sneden, John N. | WIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Curry, Patrick | WIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Hacker, Charles | KIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Kelly, Jeremiah | KIA 09/17 |  | | K | Pvt | McGarry, Patrick J. | WIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | McMurrin, Henry S. | MWIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Pawson, James | WIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Quail, James | KIA 09/17 | | | K | Pvt | Wilson, David | WIA 09/17 | | | F&S | Col | Hudson, Henry W. | |  | | Unk | Pvt | Bordin, William | Died 00/00 | | | Unk | Pvt | Corpert, P. | MWIA 09/17 | | | Unk | Pvt | Kelley, James | Died 00/00 | | | Unk | Pvt | Montgomery, F. | Died 00/00 | |
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