124th New York Infantry Regiment

124th New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 5, 1862 to June 3, 1865
DisbandedJune 3, 1865
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
BranchUnited States United States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)The Orange Blossoms
EngagementsBattle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Commanders
ColonelAugustus van Horne Ellis
ColonelFrancis M Cummins
Lt ColonelCharles H Weygant
Monument to the 124th in downtown Goshen
Captain Isaac Nicoll of Co. G, 124th New York Infantry Regiment. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Flag of the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 124th New York Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Orange Blossoms, was a volunteer regiment from Orange County, New York, during the American Civil War. Formed in Goshen during the summer of 1862, The unit was officially mustered into United States Service on September 5, 1862, by Col. Augustus van Horne Ellis, the regiment was made up of volunteers from the surrounding towns and a core of veterans from the 71st New York State Militia.