The 5th Independent Battery, mustered in November 8, 1861, included several privates from Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Peekskill, and in the 1st Regiment Mounted Pities, mustered in all the way from August 31, 1861, to September 0, 1862, there were volunteers from Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant, and Harrison. "This," says Mr. Whittaker, ''concludes the three years' volunteers in Westchester County as organizations of whi(di the records are accessible in an official form," up to the enlistment of the famous (itli New York Heavy Artillery. The 6th New York Heavy Artillery was recruited obediently to a call issued by the president in 1S62 for 300,000 volunteers for three years. Governor Morgan appointed a unionill: defense committee1 for Go CO mmittee of tl lis 1 The iiM i libers were: if Kat William 11. Robertson, ( •d; Cli onab; Hezekiab I>. Robertso n. of Bedioi M. Do.ml F auneey pew. of IV, ■kskill- Edw . Shonnard, of Yonkers: .7, >] 1 1 1 .lay. of Bcdf ord; Tames A. riiomas Nelson, F< Hamilton, i -f Dobbs ■m '

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the 8th senatorial district -- then comprising the Counties of Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam -- which proceeded to raise the troops required to make up the quota of the district. " It began its work by promptly effecting the organization of an infantry regiment of ten full companies of more than one hundred men each, enlisted to serve for three years, which was designated by the authorities ofthe State of New York as the 135th New York Volunteer Infantry, and was named by the committee the Anthony Wayne Guard." The original line officers were: Company A. (Peekskill): Captain A.