Trivia 4-10-19 Gettysburg

[Northern Light]

The 147th New York Regiment- The "Ploughboys"

Edit - That's one, but the question asked for two.

hoosier

 

[Ole Miss]

1) 84th New York Infantry (14th Brooklyn Regiment)
2) 76th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Courtland County Regiment)
Regards
David

 

[Stony]

1. 147th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 147th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the "Oswego Regiment" or "Ploughboys", was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
source-https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.html
2. 150 Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
source-wiki

 

[hoosier]

I can't answer the part about which two regiments they were.

After three days of fighting in the biggest battle in North American history, I would guess they'd be happy to be called "alive."

 

[Soldier Boy]

Regiment #1) 147th New York State Volunteer Regiment known as the "Oswego Regiment" or Ploughboys"
Regiment #2) 14th Brooklyn Regiment (New York State Militia) a.k.a. 84th NYVI who preferred to be called the "Red-Legged Devils"

Sources: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.html

 

[Soldier Boy]

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/...ws/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.htm

 

[Soldier Boy]

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/six...h-brooklyn-nysm-at-gettysburg-t1061-s130.html

 

[DBF]

New Answer -

147th New York Volunteer Infantry (known as the "Ploughboys") and according my source: "The 147th also fought in desperate hand-to-hand combat on the night of July 2 and saw action July 3, giving it the distinction of being one of only two regiments in the Union army to fight all three days at Gettysburg.saw battle all 3 days."
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.html

and since I found the other article that claimed the same thing - I will keep this that answer -

The 14th Regiment New York State Militia (also called the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs) - they were the "other" Iron Brigade aka "Red Legged Devils". 2nd source - "The Fourteenth was committed to action on all three days."
http://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-infantry/84th-new-york/
http://fourteenthbrooklynsociety.blogspot.com/p/history-of-fourteenth-brooklyn-regiment.html

 

[ami]

Answer: 147th New York and the 84th New York (who preferred to be known as 14th Brooklyn)

Source: Stephen W. Sears Gettysburg page 364

Edit - I don't have a copy of Sears' book, so I don't know exactly what it says on page 364.

Michael Martin's book, cited as a source by WJC, says the 147th NY and 84th NY were the only two regiments - from either army - to be engaged in "major combat" on all three days. Maybe Sears' book also used the "major combat" terminology. The question, however, only asked about regiments that "fought" on all three days.

I would think that you could "fight" without necessarily engaging in "major combat." And our players found sources indicating that a good many more than two regiments "fought" on all three days. These include the 45th and 76th NY, the 6th and 7th WI, the 143rd and 150th PA, the 22nd MA, the 16th ME, and the 55th OH. I am considering all of these to be acceptable answers.

Sources have also been submitted to indicate that the 147th NY was known as either the "Ploughboys" or the "Oswego Regiment," and the 84th NY / 14th NY / 14th Brooklyn was also known as the "Red Legged Devils." I will accept those names as well.

hoosier