2nd Maryland Infantry Regiment (Union)

2nd Maryland Infantry, USA
Active1861–1865
CountryUnited States United States of America
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne regiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War, 1861–1865
Commanders
Ceremonial chiefPresident of the United States of America
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col. John Sommer

The 2nd Maryland Infantry was an American military regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It should not be confused with the 2nd Maryland Infantry, CSA, which was composed of Maryland volunteers who fought for the Confederacy during the war. The regiment fought at numerous battles during the course of the war, and lost 5 officers and 84 men killed and wounded, plus 3 officers and 134 men died of disease, for a total of 226 casualties.[1]

  1. ^ National Park Service. "2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry". Retrieved Sep 9, 2013.