120th New York Infantry Regiment

120th New York Infantry Regiment
New York flag
ActiveAugust 22, 1862, to June 3, 1865[1]
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Nickname(s)Ulster Regiment, Washington Guards
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelGeorge Henry Sharpe[2]
Lieutenant ColonelCornelius D. Westbrook[2]
Lieutenant ColonelJohn R. Tappen[2]
Lieutenant ColonelAbram L. Lockwood[2]
Insignia
2nd Division, III Corps
3rd Division, II Corps
New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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Dedication of monument in Kingston, NY, October 17, 1896; photo: Friends of Historic Kingston
The monument to the 120th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

The 120th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

  1. ^ Dyer (1908), p. 1452.
  2. ^ a b c d Dyer (1908), pp. 1452; Federal Publishing Company (1908), pp. 136–137.