Headquarters were established at Herkimer, and the enlistment was pushed so energetically that by the middle of August a full regiment was assured, and the recruiting officers were ordered to report at headquarters with their men.
The townships from which the several companies were recruited were as follows:
Company A. Manheim, Little Falls, Salisbury and Dunbar.
Company B. Winfield, Plainfield, Litchfield, German Flats, Columbia and Stark.
Company C. Fairfield, Russia, Herkimer and Newport.
Company D. Frankfort, Warren, Manheim, Schuyler, Columbia and Salisbury.
Company E. Middlefield, Milford, Cherry Valley, Hartwick, Springfield, Otego and Roseboom.
Company F. Edminston, Exeter, Unadilla, Otego and Maryland.
Company G. Cherry Valley, Roseboom, Decatur, Middlefield, Westford, Worcester and Herkimer.
Company H. Little Falls, Richfield, Salisbury and Otego.
Company I. Milford, Laurens, Morris, Worcester, Pittsfield, Hartwick and German Flats.
Company K. Laurens, New Lisbon, Oneonta, Burlington, Otego, Butternuts, Pittsfield and Plainfield.
A camp for the regiment was selected across the Mohawk River from Herkimer on German Flats, and named Camp Schuyler.
The contract for this camp-site reads as follows:
