53rd New York Infantry Regiment

53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Active	1861 – 1862
Country	Union States of America
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	2 Battalions
Nickname(s)	"D'Epineuil's Zouaves"; "Poughkeepsie Boys"
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries; Battle of Roanoke Island; ;

The 53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as D'Epineuil's Zouaves or the Poughkeepsie Boys was an infantry unit of the Union Army organised in New York City for service in the American Civil War.

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