26th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 26th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, the "2nd Oneida Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 26th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | May 21, 1861, to May 28, 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Chantilly Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville |
Service
The 26th New York was organized in Elmira, New York, under command of Colonel William H. Christian and was mustered in for a two-year enlistment on May 21, 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 97th New York.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 5 officers and 101 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 42 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 148 fatalities.[1]
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
Taylor, Paul. Glory Was Not Their Companion: The Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland Publishers, 2005.
Taylor, Paul, editor. "Give My Love to All Our Folks:" Civil War and Post-War Letters of Clinton DeWitt Staring and Charles E. Staring. Mancelona, Mi.: Deep Wood Press, 2007. C. DeWitt Staring served in the 26th NYSV.
External links
- New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center: History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 26th New York Infantry Regiment
- The Civil War Archive