128th New York Infantry Regiment

128th New York Infantry Regiment
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ActiveSeptember 5, 1862, to February 22, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Monument to the 128th in Poughkeepsie, NY

The 128th New York Infantry Regiment, nicknamed Old Steady, was a volunteer regiment from Dutchess County and Columbia County in upstate New York, during the American Civil War. Formed in Hudson, New York, on September 5, 1862, by Col. David S. Cowles, the regiment was made up of volunteers from the surrounding towns and villages.