97th New York Infantry Regiment

97th New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveFebruary 18, 1862 - July 18, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Nickname(s)Conkling Rifles
EngagementsBattle of Cedar Mountain
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Bristoe Campaign
Mine Run Campaign
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Globe Tavern
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Five Forks
Third Battle of Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House


Private Vernon Mosher of Co. F, 97th New York Infantry Regiment, in uniform, amputated hand visible

The 97th New York Infantry Regiment ("Conkling Rifles") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.