Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
Part I Answering the Call: Those Who Volunteered
1 Initial Reaction to the Outbreak of the Civil War 17
2 The Thirty-third New York Volunteers 25
3 Camp Swift: Geneva's Civil War Mobilization Camp 31
4 The 126th New York Volunteers 35
5 The 148th New York Volunteers 43
6 Other Regiments in Which Seneca County Men Served 49
7 Medal of Honor Recipients from Seneca County 59
8 Some Seneca County Men Who Served 67
9 John L. Hoster: Adventures of a Civil War Soldier 83
Part II The Homefront: Coping and Thriving
10 The Civil War was a Tremendous Boost to Seneca County Industries and Farms 107
11 Coping with the Realities of a Prolonged War 113
Part III Lest We Forget: Preserving the Legacy
12 Waterloo: Birthplace of Memorial Day 123
13 The Scythe Tree Story 141
14 Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Seneca County 155
15 GAR Posts and Affiliated and Successor Organizations in Seneca County 165
Notes 181
Index 189
About the Author 192