109th New York Infantry Regiment

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109th New York Infantry Regiment
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ActiveAugust 27, 1862, to June 4, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements
New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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The 109th volunteers planting their colors on the rebel works in front of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865

The 109th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1] The 109th New York was raised in and around Binghamton, New York. It was also known as the Binghamton Regiment and the Railway Brigade.

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Service

The regiment was organized in and around Binghamton, New York, and was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 27, 1862. [2] It left New York on August 30, 1862, to serve as a guard to the Washington, D.C. railroads in Annapolis Junction, and Laurel, Maryland. On May 4, 1864, the 109th New York served in Virginia. They fought in the Overland Campaign leading up to the Siege of Petersburg, including the battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Cold Harbor.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 4, 1865, at the Delaney House in Washington, D.C.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 5 officers and 160 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 164 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 329 fatalities. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "109th Regiment, New York Infantry | Learn | FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch . Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nybroome/brmi109.htm [ user-generated source ]
  3. ↑ "109th Infantry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center".
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