6th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment

6th Regiment New York Heavy Artillery, U.S. Volunteers
6th Regiment New York Heavy Artillery, U.S. Volunteers
Active	September 2, 1862 – October 3, 1862; (As 135th New York State Volunteers); October 3, 1862 – August 24, 1865; (As 6th New York Heavy Artillery)
Disbanded	August 24, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry/Artillery
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Manassas Gap; Mine Run Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse; Battle of Cold Harbor; Battle of Cedar Creek; Siege of Petersburg;
Insignia
1st Division, VIII Corps
3rd Division, III Corps
3rd Division, V Corps
2nd Division, V Corps

The 6th Regiment New York Heavy Artillery, U.S. Volunteers, the "Anthony Wayne Guard", was an artillery regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was originally mustered in as the 135th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and served as both artillery and infantry.

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