Sickles' Excelsior Brigade

Sickles' Excelsior Brigade, the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps under Col. W.R. Brewster, held position on July 2, 1863, from 3 to 6 p.m. and on July 3 supported the army's left centre. On the afternoon of July 2, the 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 74th New York Infantry supported Carr's Brigade in resisting the enemy's assault along the Emmitsburg Road, while at 5.30 p.m. the 73nd New York Infantry was detached to support General Graham's Brigade at the Peach Orchard during a heavy attack by McLaws' Division of the Confederate Army. Casualties were 117 in the 70th New York Infantry, 91 in the 71st, 116 in the 72nd, 162 in the 73nd, and 89 in the 74th. The 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 74th were mustered in on June 20, 1861, and mustered out on July 1, 1864, July 30, 1864, July 19, 1864, and June 26, 1864, respectively; the 73nd was mustered in on July 10, 1861, and mustered out on June 29, 1865.

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