2nd New York Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | May 14, 1861, to May 26, 1863 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | 791, [1] [note 1] 749, [2] [note 2] 439 [3] [4] [note 3] |
Nickname(s) | Troy Regiment |
Equipment | Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smooth), [5] [note 4] Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, rifled) |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Colonel | George L. Willard |
Colonel | Joseph Bradford Carr |
Colonel | Sidney Wesley Park |
Insignia | |
III Corps (1st Division) badge | |
III Corps (3rd Division) badge |
New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 2nd New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is also known as the Troy Regiment.
The 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was recruited and organized in Troy, New York to serve two years [8] beginning on April 15, 1861. The regiment was originally raised to be commanded by New York native, George L. Willard [9] [note 5] serving in the 9th U.S. Infantry [10] who was offered the regiment on April 24. Willard did not want to give up his regular commission for the command, so on May 10, the state turned the regiment over to Joseph B Carr, an Albany native who had risen in the New York militia to the renk of Colonel. The 2nd was accepted by the state April 24, 1861, and mustered in the service of the United States at Troy for two years on May 14, 1861.The companies were recruited primarily:
It mustered in with 800 recruits. [11]
Under the command of Col Carr, the 2nd New York left Troy on the Thursday, May 18, for New York. In Manhattan, it embarked for Fortress Monroe. It It served there until June 10, when it received orders to move to the support of the force encamped at Mill Creek. It participated in the battle of Big Bethel. [12] [13]
On Monday, August 5, the regiment was ordered to Newport News, where permanent quarters were erected and remained there until June 3, 1862, receiving in October and November, 1861, a number of men of the 13th, 19th and 21st Infantry, and 2nd Maine Volunteers (130 men), transferred into the regiment; those of the Maine regiment were, however, retransferred in August, 1862.
During the following winter at Newport News, it received new recruits from Troy. In Jan., 1862, it joined an expedition up the James Rive. The 2nd became a part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the Army of Virginia on March 7. On March 8, the regiment witnessed the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
From April 6 to 17 it was stationed at Young's Mill, and on June 6 was assigned to the 3d Brigade, 2nd Division, III Corps of McClellan's Army of the Potomac which had just landed on the Peninsula. The regiment took part in the campaign on the Peninsula. It joined the brigade too late to fight in for the battle of Williamsburg. [13] The 2nd New York was engaged at the Battle of Fair Oaks, and subsequently in the Seven Days' battles. In August, it was at Malvern Hill. [12] After the battle, it was sent to Harrison's Landing and remained there until the evacuation from the Peninsula.
It returned to Alexandria and was ordered to Manassas, where it participated in the campaign in Virginia. It was fought at Bristoe Station, where the loss was 70 in killed, wounded and missing. It continued fighting at Groveton and in the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30. It fought at Chantilly and then remained in the defenses of Washington near Fort Lyon, Fairfax Seminary and at Munson's Hill until November.
After various marches and counter marches in Virginia, the regiment took part in operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad from November 10–12. On December 14–15, it participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, after which it went into winter quarters near Falmouth, which were occupied until the opening of the Chancellorsville movement in the spring of 1863.
It took part in the Mud March in January 1863. On May 2 and 3, 1863, the 1st was engaged at Chancellorsville. During this battle the loss of the regiment was 54.
On May 11, 1863, 120 men enlisted for three years' service and were transferred to the 70th New York. The remainder of the men soon left the Army of the Potomac and headed home. On May 26, 1863, commanded by Col. Sidney Wesley Park, the men of the regiment were honorably discharged and mustered out in New York city.
Attached to: [14]
The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part: [9]
The regiment suffered 1 Officer and 25 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 22 Enlisted men by disease. Total 48. [17]
The 2nd New York were issued the Model 1842 Springfield Muskets .69 caliber, smoothbore when accepted by the state on Wednesday, April 24, 1861. [5] At some time prior to the Fredericksburg campaign, all companies except Company A, exchanged their 1842 Springfield smoothbores for 1842s that had been rifled (still .69 caliber). [6] [7] [note 7] They carried these through to their mustering out.
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