Monument to the 68th New York Infantry, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Active
July 22, 1861 – November 30, 1865
Country
United States of America
Allegiance
Union
Branch
Union Army
Type
Infantry
Size
1,100
Nickname(s)
"Cameron Rifles", "Second German Rifle Regiment"
Engagements
American Civil War:
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Chattanooga campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders
Robert J. Betge[1]
Gotthilf von Bourry d'Ivernois[2]
Felix Salm-Salm
Military unit
New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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67th New York Infantry Regiment
69th New York Infantry Regiment
The 68th New York Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also known as the Cameron Rifles or the Second German Rifle Regiment, the men were mostly German immigrants. Organized in July 1861, three months after the outbreak of war, the 68th saw service in the Eastern and Western theaters.[3]
As a part of the Army of the Potomac, it was initially assigned to the defenses of Washington, D.C.[4] Later, the 68th was transferred to the Shenandoah Valley and fought at the Battle of Cross Keys. The men of the 68th were then reassigned to central Virginia and found themselves in the thick of the fighting at Second Bull Run. After returning to the nation's capital, the regiment fought in Chancellorsville and was routed by Confederate forces. At Gettysburg, they saw battle on two of the three days and took heavy losses.
The regiment was then transferred to the west and participated in the Chattanooga Campaign.[4] The 68th fought in the battles of Wauhatchie and Missionary Ridge, assisting in the Union victories there. The regiment marched to relieve the siege of Knoxville, and then spent the last year of the war on occupation duty in Tennessee and Georgia, before being disbanded in November 1865.[3]
^Federal Publishing Company (1908), p. 100; Phisterer (1912), p. 2673.
^Federal Publishing Company (1908), p. 100.
^ abDyer (1908), p. 1430; Federal Publishing Company (1908), pp. 100–101; Phisterer (1912), pp. 2673–2693.
^ abDyer (1908), p. 1430.
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