Union Continentals

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Union Continentals
Major Millard Fillmore of the Union Continentals, 1862
Active	27 April 1861 - 1870s
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	New York Militia
Type	Volunteer Militia
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Defence of Buffalo
Commanders
Notable commanders	Millard Fillmore

The Union Continentals was a volunteer infantry company of the New York Militia that served to defend Buffalo, New York during the American Civil War.^[1] The regiment served on guard duty throughout Buffalo and the surrounding area from 1861 until 1865, protecting the city from possible Confederate raids. The regiment guarded President Lincoln when his body lay in state in the city in April 1865.

Former president Millard Fillmore served as the commanding officer of the unit from April 1861 until his death in 1874.^[2]