31st New York Infantry
31st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry | |
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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
See also
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.
- ↑ http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-appellate/pratt-calvin.html
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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