73rd New York Infantry

The 73rd New York Infantry, also known as the Second Fire Zouaves and the Fourth Regiment of Sickles' Excelsior Brigade, served with the Army of the Potomac and took part in its campaigns from Yorktown in 1862 to Appomattox in 1865. Mustered in on July 10, 1861, and mustered out on June 29, 1865, it belonged at Gettysburg to Sickles' Excelsior Brigade under Colonel William R. Brewster, in the Second Division under Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys of the Third Corps under Major General D.E. Sickles, with Major Michael W. Burns commanding. On July 2, 1863, Major H.E. Tremain of the Third Corps staff conducted the Fourth Excelsior Regiment to this position about 5:30 p.m. Its loss on this field was 4 officers and 47 enlisted men killed, 11 officers and 92 enlisted men wounded, and 8 missing, an aggregate of 162. Total enrollment was 1350 and total casualties were 711.

Pennsylvania · United States