3rd New York Infantry Regiment

3rd New York Infantry Regiment
3rd New York Infantry Regiment
Active	May 14, 1861, to August 28, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	780, 786, 780
Nickname(s)	Albany Regiment
Equipment	Enfield Rifled Muskets, (.577 caliber, rifled)
Engagements	Battle of Big Bethel; Siege of Suffolk; Siege of Battery Wagner; Bombardment of Fort Sumter; Drewry's Bluff; Butler's Assault of Petersburg; Mine Explosion; Battle of Chaffin's Farm; First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher; Campaign in the Carolinas; Battle of Bennett House;
Commanders
Colonel	Frederick Townsend
Colonel	Samuel M. Alford
Colonel	Eldridge G. Floyd
Colonel	John Elmer Mulford
Insignia
VII Corps (1st Division) badge
X Corps (2nd Division) badge
XVIII Corps (3rd Division) badge
XXIV Corps (2nd Division) badge

The 3rd 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 Albany Regiment.

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