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| 31st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry | |
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| File:Flag of New York.svg | |
| Active | May 14, 1861 to June 4, 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | First Battle of Bull Run Peninsular Campaign Battle of Antietam Chancellorsville Campaign |
The 31st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, "Baxter's Light Guard" or the "Montezuma 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 May 14, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out of service on June 4, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments or who re-enlisted were transferred to the 121st New York on April 19, 1864.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 6 officers and 62 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 1 officer and 29 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 98 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 - 31st Infantry Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 31st New York Infantry Regiment.
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