15th New York Engineer Regiment

15th New York Engineer Regiment
15th New York Engineer Regiment
Active	August 26 – September 20, 1861 (as 15th Infantry); October 25, 1861 – July 2, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch	Engineers
Size	777, 720, 770
Nickname(s)	New York Sappers And Miners
Equipment	Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smooth), Enfield Rifled Muskets, (.577 caliber, rifled)
Engagements	Siege of Yorktown; Seven Days Battles; Battle of Malvern Hill; Battle of Fredericksburg; Pollock's Mill Creek; Battle of Chancellorsville; Second Battle of Fredericksburg; Bank's Ford; Battle of Deep Run; Battle of Gettysburg; Mine Run Campaign; Second Battle of Petersburg; Battle of Fort Fisher; Campaign in the Carolinas; Fall of Petersburg; Battle of Appomattox Court House;
Commanders
Colonel	John McLeod Murphy
Colonel	Clinton G. Colgate
[Colonel	Wesley Brainard
Insignia
Volunteer Engineer Brigade

The 15th New York Engineer Regiment was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was initially raised as the 15th Volunteer Infantry, but was converted to an engineer regiment after it arrived in Washington DC. It served as an engineer unit for the Army of the Potomac (AoP) from the Peninsula campaign through the Appomattox Campaign.

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