Union Blue and Militia Gray: The Role of the New York State Militia in the Civil War - Appendix 1
List of the first eleven militia regiments which served for three months (except 7th Regiment), in 1861 following the outbreak of the Civil War.
| Unit No. | Name of Colonel | Departure Date | How Armed | Strength |
| 5 | C. Schwarzwalder | April 27 | Model 1842 | 600 |
| 6 | Jos. C. Pinckney | April 21 | Ward Musket | 550 |
| 7 | Marshall Lefferts | April 19 | Model 1855 | 1,050 |
| 8 | Geo. Lyons | April 23 | Model 1842 | 900 |
| 12 | Daniel Butterfield | April 21 | Model 1842 | 900 |
| 13 | Abel Smith | April 23 | Model 1842 | 486 |
| 20 | Geo. W. Pratt | May 7 | Model 1842 | 786 |
| 25 | Michael K Bryan | April 23 | Model 1842 | 500 |
| 28 | Michael Bennet | April 30 | Model 1842 | 563 |
| 69 | Michael Corcoran | April 29 | Model 1842 | 1,050 |
| 71 | Abram S. Vosburgh | April 21 | Model 1842 | 950 |
| TOTAL | 7,334 |
Source
Adjutant General's Report, 1862, 8.