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From: mary stewart kyritsis <>
Subject: 149th NY Volunteer Infantry
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 08:31:35 +0200 (EET)


Thanks to all the help on this list, I found on the Civil War Research and
Genealogy Database site ( http://www.civilwardata.com/ ) my gggrandfather,
Andres CASSARD, who had fled from Cuba in 1852. He enlisted at the age of
40 on 24 Mar 1864 in New York City as a 2nd Lt., and was promoted to Captain
21 April 1864, of Co. "G". The readout says, "On 2 April 1864 he
commissioned into Unassigned NY 149th Infantry".

Of course the next thing I did was buy from Amazon.com the "Memoirs of the
149th Regt. N.Y.Vol. Inft., 3d Brig., 2d Div., 12th and 20th A.C.", by
Captain Geo. K. Collins, published by the author in 1891, reprinted in 1995
by Edmonston Publishing Inc. of Hamilton NY, and of course my man isn't in
there ... we mustn't expect too much. I am assuming that he had a desk job
somewhere, given his age. Is that the meaning of 'Unassigned', given on the
printout? But how come he was made Captain, "As of Co. G"?

Does anyone have any idea where he would have been, if he did have a desk
job? I have a feeling he never left New York City. He was discharged 20
December 1864. No mention of ill health, but that certainly is a short
period of service.

The source given for all these details is the NY Report of the
Adjutant-General. Is there any way to consult this report? Is it ever
(shudder) wrong? And is there any possibility that we are talking about two
different 149th Infantrys?

Thanks to everyone, and have a splendid holiday season,
Mary

Mary Kyritsis
Kifissia, Greece

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