109th New York Infantry Regiment

109th New York Infantry Regiment Flag of New York (1778-1901).svg 250px August 27, 1862, to June 4, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse Battle of North Anna Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Second Battle of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Battle of Poplar Springs Church & Peebles's Farm Battle of Boydton Plank RoadNew York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 108th New York Infantry Regiment 110th New York Infantry Regiment thumb|300px|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.https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/109th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry 109th Regiment, New York Infantry | Learn | FamilySearch.org FamilySearch 2014-06-25 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170210/https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/109th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry dead The 109th New York was raised in and around Binghamton, New York. It was also known as the Binghamton Regiment and the Railway Brigade. Service The regiment was organized in and around Binghamton, New York, and was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 27, 1862.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nybroome/brmi109.htm yes June 2022 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.http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/109thInf/109thInfMain.htm 109th Infantry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center Commanders Colonel Benjamin Tracy Temporarily Captain Edwin Evans Colonel Isaac Catlin See also List of New York Civil War regiments New York in the American Civil War References External links http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyny/109th_ny_infantry.html https://archive.today/20130620221348/http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY109.php el http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf8.htm#11 Infantry 109 Category:1862 establishments in New York (state) Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865