26th New York Infantry Regiment | |
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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 |
New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 26th New York was organized in Elmira, New York, under command of Colonel William H. Christian Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. Richardson and Major Gibert S. Jennings, 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.
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]
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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.