149th New York Infantry

The 149th New York Infantry, serving in the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps, occupied a position near Little Round Top at 5 p.m. on July 1, 1863, moved here at 4 a.m. on July 2, built these works, and defended them on July 2 and 3. Its flag was planted in the works, shot down, and mended under fire. The regiment lost 6 killed, 46 wounded, and 3 missing here. It was mustered in at Syracuse, N.Y. on Sept. 18, 1862, with total enlistments of 1270, total losses of 602, and was mustered out on June 12, 1865. Its engagements included Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kulp's Farm, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Siege of Atlanta, March to the Sea, Seige of Savannah, Pine Mountain, Bentonville, and the Campaign of the Carolinas.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States