1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

1st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Active	April 22, 1861, to May 25, 1863
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Peninsular Campaign; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville

The 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The regiment was organized in New York City, New York and was mustered in for a two-year enlistment on April 22, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out of service on May 25, 1863.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 79 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 31 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 113 fatalities.^[1]

Commanders

Colonel William H. Allen
Colonel Garret Dyckman
Colonel John Frederick Pierson

Notes

↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf1.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

References

The Civil War Archive

External links

New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 1st Infantry Regiment History, table of battles and casualties, Civil War newspaper clippings, historical sketch, and battle flag for the 1st New York Infantry Regiment.

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[1] ttp://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf1.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.