1846 1882 the First Regiment of New York Volunteers Commanded By Col Jonathan D Stevenson, in the Mexican War Names of the Members of the Regiment 1848, With a Record of All Known Survivor - Taschenbuch

Excerpt from 1846 1882; The First Regiment of New York Volunteers Commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican War: Names of the Members of the Regiment During Its Term of Service in Upper and Lower California, 1847 1848, With a Record of All Known Survivors on the 15th Day of April, 1882, and Those Known to Have Deceased
I will make no attempt to lay before you the difficulties experienced in obtaining the information presented in these pages. The long period that elapsed since the discharge of the regiment, had erased from the memory of the majority of our comrades the recollection of events, many died within a few years subsequent to their discharge from the service, many were scattered to remote parts of the world, and too many were disinclined to take up the pen to transmit a record of what their memory may have retained, but others freely contributed such information as they possessed or could Obtain.
My own experience regarding the surviving members of the regiment has undoubtedly been that of others. In 1870 when I first entered upon this self-imposed task - I knew of only two other members Of the regiment living in New York notwithstanding my having been engaged in business there for the fifteen years prior to that date, I ascertained that during that time twelve others were also residents of the city; but considering the fact that the members of the regiment were conveyed to California in six transports, and while in California were stationed in eight towns, it is not to be wondered that to a great extent they were almost strangers to each other, many acquaintances being formed subsequent to their discharge from the service.
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