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| 27th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry | |
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| File:Flag of New York.svg | |
| Active | May 21, 1861 to May 31, 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Peninsular Campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg |
The 27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the "Union Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The regiment was organized in Elmira, New York on May 21, 1861 and was mustered in for a two year enlistment on June 15, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out of service on May 28, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments or who re-enlisted were transferred to the 121st New York.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 72 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 70 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 146 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel
See also[]
- List of New York Civil War regiments
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf3.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[]
External links[]
- New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 27th Infantry Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 27th New York Infantry Regiment.
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