70th New York Infantry Regiment

70th New York Infantry Regiment
70th New York Infantry Regiment
Active	June 1861 – July 1, 1864
Country	United States of America
Branch	Union Army (Excelsior Brigade)
Type	Infantry
Size	1,100
Nickname(s)	"First Excelsior Regiment"
Engagements	American Civil War: Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Battle of Seven Pines/Fair Oaks; Seven Days Battles; Manassas Station Operations; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Wapping Heights; Mine Run Campaign; Overland Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of North Anna; Battle of Totopotomoy Creek; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg;
Commanders
Colonel	J. Egbert Farnum
Lieutenant Colonel	William Dwight Jr.
Insignia
2nd Division, III Corps
4th Division, II Corps
3rd Division, II Corps

The 70th New York Infantry Regiment was one of five infantry regiments formed by former U.S. Congressman Daniel Sickles and established as part of the Excelsior Brigade which fought with the Union Army during multiple key engagements of the American Civil War, including the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Overland campaigns. Leaders from the 70th New York recruited men from New Jersey, as well as from cities and small towns across the State of New York.

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