51st New York Infantry Regiment

51st New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveJuly 27, 1861 to July 25, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Roanoke Island
Battle of New Bern
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chantilly
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege of Jackson
Rapidan Campaign
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of North Anna
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Globe Tavern
Battle of Boydton Plank Road
Battle of Fort Stedman
Appomattox Campaign
Third Battle of Petersburg
51st Regimental colors.
51st New York Volunteer Infantry monument at Antietam National Battlefield

The 51st New York Infantry Regiment (or Shepard Rifles) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.