61st New York Infantry Regiment

61st New York Infantry Regiment
61st New York Infantry Regiment
Active	October 25, 1861 – July 14, 1865
Disbanded	July 14, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Regiment
Role	Infantry
Size	1526 men (total)
Nickname(s)	Clinton Guards; Astor Regiment; Astor Rifles
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Yorktown; Battle of Fair Oaks; Seven Days' Battles; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Bristoe Station; Mine Run Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Deep Bottom; Second Battle of Ream's Station; Battle of Hatcher's Run; Appomattox Campaign; Battle of Farmville (Cumberland Church); Battle of Appomattox Court House;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Francis C. Barlow; Col. Nelson A. Miles
Insignia
1st Division, II Corps

The 61st New York Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Astor Regiment", was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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