29th New York Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	29th New York Infantry Regiment
Dates:	June 6, 1861, to July 1, 1865
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	Infantry
Battles:	Battle of First Bull Run Battle of Cross Keys Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of Chancellorsville

The 29th New York Infantry Regiment, the "Astor Rifles" or "1st German Infantry", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The regiment was organized in New York City, New York, and was mustered in for a two-year enlistment on June 6, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 20, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments or who re-enlisted were mustered as the Independent Compy, 29th New York Infantry until they were transferred to the 68th New York on April 19, 1864.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 8 officers and 107 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 158 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 274 fatalities.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel Adolph von Steinwehr

See also

• List of New York Civil War regiments

References

• The Civil War Archive

External links

• New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 29th Infantry Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 29th New York Infantry Regiment.

Notes and References

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.