| 15th New York Engineer Regiment | |
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| Active | August 26 – September 20, 1861 (as 15th Infantry) October 25, 1861 – July 2, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | Engineers |
| Size | 777,[1][note 1] 720,[2][note 2] 770[3][4][note 3] |
| Nickname(s) | New York Sappers And Miners |
| Equipment | Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smooth)[5], Enfield Rifled Muskets, (.577 caliber, rifled)[6][note 4] |
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| Commanders | |
| Colonel | John McLeod Murphy |
| Colonel | Clinton G. Colgate |
| [Colonel | Wesley Brainard |
| Insignia | |
| Volunteer Engineer Brigade |  |
| New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865 | ||||
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The 15th New York Engineer Regiment was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was initially raised as the 15th Volunteer Infantry, but was converted to an engineer regiment after it arrived in Washington DC. It served as an engineer unit for the Army of the Potomac (AoP) from the Peninsula campaign through the Appomattox Campaign.
- ^ Hillhouse (1862), p. 11.
- ^ Hillhouse (1863), p. 1035.
- ^ Sprague, (1864), Vol. I, p. 7.
- ^ Sprague, (1864), Vol. II, p. 11.
- ^ Hillhouse (1862), p. 11; Hillhouse (1863), p. 1030.
- ^ Mink, Armament in the Army of the Potomac, (2018), p. 74-75.
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