49th New York Infantry Regiment

49th New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 18, 1861 to June 27, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Size825,[1][i] 846[2]
Nickname(s)2nd Buffalo Regiment
EquipmentModel 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smoothbore, on 21 Sep 1861)[3][ii]
EngagementsAmerican Civil War:
Commanders
ColonelDaniel D. Bidwell,[4]
ColonelErastus D. Holt[5]
ColonelGeorge H. Selkirk[5]
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam C. Alberger[5]
Lieutenant ColonelGeorge W. Johnson[5]
Insignia
IV Corps (2nd Division) badge
VI Corps (2nd Division) badge
Monument to the 49th New York Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg

The 49th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


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