The 22nd New York Infantry Regiment (not to be confused with the 22nd New York

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) was a

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of the

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in the

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History

The regiment was formed with 800 men in 1861 and was placed in a

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along with the 24th New York, 30th New York, 84th New York (

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) (also known as the 14th New York State Militia), and for a number of months, the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters (a regiment under the respected Colonel Henry A. V. Post). The brigade was the First Brigade in the First Corps of the

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, and Colonel

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and the regiments of the brigade referred to themselves as the Iron Brigade of the East and served with the Division's more famous Fourth Brigade which would earn the title "

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" in September 1862 during

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in the Maryland Campaign.

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was chosen as the original commander of the regiment, and after his promotion to the brigade commander,

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John McKie became regimental commander. The regiment suffered its first fatality when passing through

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, when a man was killed by

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during confusion among a mob. It would go on to serve in the Army of the Potomac's I Corps and

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, and fight at the battles of

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, South Mountain,

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, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. The regiment was mustered out of service on June 19, 1863, and those men who had signed three-year enlistments were transferred to the 76th New York and 93rd New York.

Casualties

Casualties during the course of the war were as follows: *Killed in action: 11 officers, 61 enlisted *Died of disease: 1 officer, 27 enlisted *Died as

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: 1 enlisted

Spanish–American War unit

A unit with the lineage of the 13th New York State Militia, also designated the 22nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served in the

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.Gaines, William C., Historical Sketches Coast Artillery Regiments 1917-1950, National Guard Army Regiments 197-265, 245th Coast Artillery
/ref> It mustered out on November 23, 1898.{{cite web , url=https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/22ndNYSM/22ndNYSMMain.htm , title=22nd New York State Militia, After 1863 New York National Guard, Civil War , publisher=New York State , accessdate=12 July 2020 On February 19, 1902, the regiment was converted into a regiment of engineers retaining its number.

History

Casualties

Spanish–American War unit

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