49th New York Infantry Regiment

49th New York Infantry Regiment
49th New York Infantry Regiment
Active	September 18, 1861 to June 27, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	825, 846
Nickname(s)	2nd Buffalo Regiment
Equipment	Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smoothbore, on 21 Sep 1861)
Engagements	American Civil War: Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Battle of Beaver Dam Creek; Seven Days Battles; Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm; Battle of Savage's Station; Battle of White Oak Swamp; Battle of Malvern Hill; Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Franklin's Crossing; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Fairfield; Bristoe Campaign; Mine Run Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of Totopotomoy Creek; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road; Battle of Fort Stevens; Third Battle of Winchester; Battle of Fisher's Hill; Battle of Cedar Creek; Battle of Fort Stedman; Appomattox Campaign; Third Battle of Petersburg; Battle of Sailor's Creek; Battle of Appomattox Court House;
Commanders
Colonel	Daniel D. Bidwell,
Colonel	Erastus D. Holt
Colonel	George H. Selkirk
Lieutenant Colonel	William C. Alberger
Lieutenant Colonel	George W. Johnson
Insignia
IV Corps (2nd Division) badge
VI Corps (2nd Division) badge

The 49th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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