▁of ▁the ▁regiment . ▁Several ▁companies ▁were ▁rec ru ited : ▁H ▁at ▁Al leg any , ▁I ▁at ▁El lic ot ts ville , ▁K ▁at ▁Pul ask i , ▁and ▁all ▁others ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Men ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁New ▁York ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁joined ▁this ▁regiment ▁by ▁transfer ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁An ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁two ▁companies ▁and ▁these ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Infantry ▁as ▁Comp an ies ▁I ▁and ▁K . ▁ ▁Service ▁The ▁ 3 7 th ▁New ▁York ▁had ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Milit ia , ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁by ▁John ▁H . ▁McC unn , ▁colon el ; ▁James ▁H agg ert y , ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ; ▁and ▁Dennis ▁C . ▁M inton , ▁major . ▁The ▁ 7 5 th ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁but ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁when ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁issued ▁his ▁call ▁to ▁arms . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁served ▁at ▁and ▁near ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁They ▁camp ed ▁at