25th New York Infantry Regiment

The 25th New York Infantry Regiment, the "Union Rangers", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

25th New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveMay 11, 1861, to June 26, 1863
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Gainesville
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Hanover Court House
Col. Charles A. Johnson, 25th N.Y. Volunteers

Service

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The regiment was organized in New York City, New York, on May 10, 1861, and was mustered in for a two-year enlistment on June 28, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 26, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments were transferred to the 44th New York.

Total strength and casualties

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The regiment suffered 7 officers and 54 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 25 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 90 fatalities.[1][2]

Commanders

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf3.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
  2. ^ Fox, William F., Lt.-Col., 'Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865', Albany, N.Y., 1889, p. 477.

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