List of Engineer Regiments of the Union Army

Engineer Regiments were a key aspect of the Union army during the American Civil War. The duties engineer regiments during the American Civil War included destroying and building transportation networks, erecting defensive and offensive emplacements, and providing situational intelligence.[1] Though federally organized engineer units existed, the vast majority of engineer units and regiments, were volunteers from civilian engineering fields.[2] Within the Union army, there were 12 engineering regiments, of which, 11 regiments were volunteer regiments.[3] Notable engineer regiments include the decorated 1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment and the 1st Regiment of Louisiana Engineers (an all African-American regiment).[4][5]

image caption= Staged photograph of the 1st NY Engineers






  This symbolizes that this unit was formed under federal decree

<List of Engineer regiments of the Union Army>
Regiment Alternative Name Army of Service Date Established Date Disbanded Service Term
1st Engineer Regiment December 1861[6] 1865[7]
1st Veteran Volunteer Engineer Regiment Army of the Cumberland August 30,1864[8] December 1865[9] 3 years
1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment "Serrell's Engineers" Army of the James October 11, 1861[10][11] June 30, 1865[12][13] 3 years
15th New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment "Sappers and Miners" Army of the Potomac May 9, 1861[14][15] July 2, 1865[16][17] 2 years
50th New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment "Stuart's Engineers" Army of the Potomac October 22, 1861[18] June 14, 1865[19] 3 years
1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment Army of the Ohio October 1, 1861[20][21] September 22, 1865[22][23] 3 years
Bissell's Engineer Regiment "Engineer Regiment of the West" Army of the Mississippi August 5, 1861 February 17, 1864 3 years
1st Missouri Engineer Regiment "Engineer Regiment of the West" Department of the Cumberland
Military Division of the Mississippi 		February 17, 1864 July 22, 1865
1st Regiment of Louisiana Engineers "1st Engineer Corps d'Afrique" Department of the Gulf (95th & 99th Infantry) June 1863[24] June 1865[25] 3 years
2nd Regiment of Louisiana Engineers "2nd Engineer Corps d'Afrique" Department of the Gulf (95th & 99th Infantry) August 1863[26] June 1865[27] 3 years
3rd Regiment of Louisiana Engineers "3rd Engineer Corps d'Afrique" Department of the Gulf (95th & 99th Infantry) August 1863[28] June 1865[29] 3 years
4th Regiment of Louisiana Engineers "4th Engineer Corps d'Afrique" Department of the Gulf (95th & 99th Infantry) December 31, 1863[30] June 1865[31] 3 years
5th Regiment of Louisiana Engineers "5th Engineer Corps d'Afrique" Department of the Gulf (95th & 99th Infantry) Spring 1864[32] June 1865[33] 3 years
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  31. ^ THIENEL, PHILLIP M. "Engineers in the Union Army, 1861—1865" (PDF). Society of American Military Engineers. JSTOR. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  32. ^ THIENEL, PHILLIP M. "Engineers in the Union Army, 1861—1865" (PDF). Society of American Military Engineers. JSTOR. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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