32nd Regiment of New York Volunteers

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32nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Active	May 31, 1861 to June 9, 1863
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	First Battle of Bull Run Peninsular Campaign Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Chancellorsville Campaign

The 32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also know as the "1st California Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Service

The regiment was organized in Staten Island, New York and was mustered in for a two year enlistment on May 31, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 9, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments or who re-enlisted were transferred to the 121st New York on April 19, 1864.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 8 officers and 37 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 1 officer and 53 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 99 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel

[edit] See also

• List of New York Civil War regiments

[edit] Notes

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.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive

[edit] External links

• [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/32ndInf/32ndInfMain.htm New York State Military

Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 32nd Infantry Regiment] History, photographs, table of battles

and casualties, and historical sketch for the 32nd New York Infantry Regiment.