Collection Policy for the Friedsam Library Civil War Regimental Collection 1/12/2016

Inspired by the Mark H. Dunkelman and Michael J. Winey 154^th New York Volunteer Infantry Collection, this collection will include material related to other regiments recruited in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany counties in New York State and McKean and Potter counties in Pennsylvania. The primary area of interest for the collection will be those regiments recruited in Cattaraugus County. Regiments raised in the two neighboring New York counties and the 42^nd Pennsylvania, the Bucktails, the Pennsylvania regiment most closely associated with the bordering counties, are the second tier of interest. The collection will include official documents, correspondence and artifacts relating to individual members of the regiments as well as documents and historical publications written about the regiments themselves.

The collection may also add other regimental histories from the Union and Confederate armies as well as general histories, manuals and other material produced during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. The focus outside of the four county area should be New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio regiments. More recent general histories of campaigns and battles where local regiments participated are better placed in the general library collection. Other material is welcome in the collection as donations, but will not be the main focus for acquisition.

1^st tier: 1^st Cav. (Vet.)+ 2^nd Mounted Rifles+ 5^th Cav.+ 6^th Cav.+ 9^th Cav.+ 10^th Cav. 13^th Art.+ 14^th Art.+ 37^th Inf. 64^th Inf.+ 71^st Inf. 85^th Inf.+ 100^th Inf.+ 105^th Inf.+ 116^th Inf.+ 122^nd Inf. 132^nd Inf.+ 154^th Inf. Dunkelman Coll.+ 160^th Inf.+ 179^th Inf.+ 187^th Inf.+ 188^th Inf.+ Penn. 42^nd Inf. (Bucktails)

2^nd Tier: Allegany Cty. 1^st Dragoons + Wyoming 1^st Engineers 6^th Cav. 12^th Cav. 15^th Eng. + Chau. 15^th Cav. + Chau. 22^nd Cav. + Chau. 23^rd Inf. + Erie 27^th Inf. 67^th Inf. 76^th Inf. 104^th Inf.+Wyoming 136^th Inf.+Wyoming 149^th Inf. 184^th Inf. 189^th Inf.

Chautauqua Cty. 49^th Inf. + Erie 68^th Inf. 72^nd Inf. 90^th Inf. 112^th Inf. 156^th Inf.

+ Most of the Cattaraugus County regiments were also recruited from Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie and/or Wyoming counties. Those overlaps in the second tier are noted on the list.