169th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 169th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit in the American Civil War. It was organized at Troy and Staten Island, New York, with Companies A–E mustered on September 25, 1862, and Companies F–K mustered on October 6, 1862. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Clarence Buell.

Its early duty was in the defenses of Washington, D.C. In April 1863 it moved to Suffolk, Virginia, where it fought in the Siege of Suffolk and related operations through May. After duty in Virginia and the South, the regiment joined the Army of the South and later served with various commands in South Carolina, Florida, and the North Carolina theater.

Major engagements and campaigns included:
- Siege of Suffolk (1863)
- Operations around Charleston and the capture of Fort Wagner and Fort Gregg on Morris Island (1863)
- Duty around Charleston and on Folly and Black Islands
- Expeditions to Johns and James Islands, and duty in Florida (early 1864)
- Butler’s operations on the James River, Bermuda Hundred and actions at Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station, and Drury’s Bluff (May 1864)
- The Bermuda Hundred front and the siege north of the James River, including battles around Cold Harbor and the Petersburg siege (May–December 1864)
- Battle of Chaffin’s Farm (New Market Heights) and the Battle of Fair Oaks (September–October 1864)
- Expedition to Fort Fisher and the second expedition to Fort Fisher, with the assault and capture of Fort Fisher (December 1864–January 1865)
- Operations around Wilmington and the Cape Fear region (February 1865)
- Carolinas Campaign: advance on Goldsboro and Raleigh, occupation of Raleigh, and the surrender of Johnston’s army (March–April 1865)
- Duty in North Carolina until July 1865

The regiment mustered out of service on July 19, 1865, at Raleigh, North Carolina.

Casualties for the 169th New York were heavy: a total of 285 men lost. This included 10 officers and 147 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and 3 officers and 125 enlisted men who died of disease.