50th New York Engineer Regiment

50th New York Engineer Regiment
ActiveAugust 26 - September 20, 1861 (as 50th Infantry)
October 22, 1861 - June 13 - 14, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchEngineers
Size873 (1861), 830 (1862)[1][note 1]
Nickname(s)Stuart's Engineers; Independent Engineers; Sappers, Miners And Pontoniers
EquipmentModel 1822 Musket (069 Cal., smoothbore)[1][note 2]
Engagements
Commanders
ColonelCharles B. Stuart
Insignia
Volunteer Engineer Brigade

The 50th 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 50th 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.

Rappahannock Station, Va. Canvas pontoon boat, 50th New York Engineers
  1. ^ a b Hillhouse (1862), p. 15; Hillhouse (1863), pp. 1055–1056.


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