The 24th New York Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment in the
Army of the Potomac during the
American Civil War from the state of
New York
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. It was a part of the famed
Eastern Iron Brigade under
Colonel Walter Phelps Jr.
The 24th was mustered into service on July 2, 1861, and mustered out of service May 29, 1863. Col. Timothy Sullivan commanded the regiment first, which was organized in
Elmira, New York
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. It originally enlisted soldiers for two-year enlistments and later received 3-year men, who were later folded into the
76th New York Volunteer Infantry. Samuel L. Beardsley commanded the regiment in the
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnsi ...
and the
Battle of Chancellorsville. "During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 63 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 22 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, I officer, 30 enlisted men; total, 7 officers, 115 enlisted men; aggregate, 122; of whom 2 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy." https://dmna.ny.gov/ states. Some members of the 24th transferred to a new regiment the
24th New York Cavalry.
See also
*
List of New York Civil War regiments
References
State of New York Civil War Records Website*https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/24thInf/24thInfMain.htm
*https://www.nps.gov/frsp/learn/historyculture/order-of-battle-fredericksburg-left-grand-division.htm
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1861 establishments in New York (state)
Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
1863 disestablishments in New York (state)
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