Trivia 4-10-19 Gettysburg

[Trivia Master]

Only two union regiments fought on all three days at Gettysburg. Which regiments were they? And What did one of these regiments prefer to be called?

credit: @PeterT

 

[hughes]

14th New York (84th by New York designation)
45th New York

the 14th preferred 14th Brooklyn

Edit - 84th NY/ 14th NY is a correct answer for the name of one of the regiments, and 14th Brooklyn is a correct answer for what that regiment preferred to be called.

The "45th NY" part of the answer (which I would have accepted) was revised in post # 18.

hoosier

 

[SWMODave]

According to these two sources the two Union regiments that fought all three days at Gettysburg were
147th New York - source
14th New York State Militia - source - the Red Legged Devils

 

[captaindrew]

The 84th NY which preferred to be called the 14th Brooklyn and nicknamed "The Red Legged Devils" and the 147th NY the "Oswego Regiment"

 

[F. J.]

84th and 147th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiments [Link, Link]

The 84th preferred their earlier designation of 14th Brooklyn: "In December of 1861 it was given the designation of 84th New York Infantry, but successfully petitioned to continue to be known as the 14th." [Link]

 

[lelliott19]

I believe the "desired answer" is these two regiments of Cutler's brigade who both engaged in combat on all three days:

1. 84th New York Infantry whose preferred designation was "14th Brooklyn" and they were aka "The Brooklyn Chasseurs" (this unit was originally the 14th New York State Militia) https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/gettysburg-trip-will-stir-your-patriotism/article_3e83e4e4-3a44-53a5-a3fc-9eedd4b0c61a.html
2. 147th New York https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.html

Source for mention of both: https://books.google.com/books?id=7ghpCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=two+union+regiments+fought+%22all+three+days%22&source=bl&ots=6w5I6pkqU4&sig=ACfU3U1z8fT6-vBYcHHAx8dX6f6sN_23vQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiomLKxzsXhAhXGVt8KHfxdCF84FBDoATAAegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=%22all%20three%20days%22&f=false

Although not part of my answer, it's fair to note that other regiments (and a couple of batteries) engaged in what they classified as "fighting" on all three days:
22nd Massachusetts wiki/22nd_Regiment_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
16th Maine - claimed in this paper read at Maine MOLLUS, December 7, 1910 by Lieutenant Francis Wiggin
http://www.gdg.org/research/MOLLUS/mollus3.html
55th Ohio - claimed in this un-footnoted article by Daniel Koch of the Vicksburg NMP https://www.eriecountyohiohistory.com/content/uploads/2018/12/1863-July-Turning-Point.pdf
......And there are likely more.

 

[ErnieMac]

The two regiments were the 84th New York Infantry and the 147th New York Infantry. Before the Civil War the 84th New York was a militia unit known as the 14th Regiment New York State Militia or the 14th Brooklyn in recognition of its home base. When the State of New York gave the unit the 84th New York designation the unit protested and was permitted to keep the its 14th designation.

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/150_years_later_remembering_ce.html
http://fourteenthbrooklynsociety.blogspot.com/p/history-of-fourteenth-brooklyn-regiment.html

 

[JOHN42768]

147th NY
6th Wisconsin "Iron Brigade"
It appears there was a third regiment--14th Brooklyn (84th NY)
The 6th Wisconsin regiment of the Iron Brigade, one of the few infantry regiments that were engaged on all three days of the battle. The other regiments were the 14th Brooklyn (84th New York) "Red Legged Devils",
and the 147th New York.
source: https://www.gettysburgdaily.com/6th-wisconsin-monument-on-culps-hill/

 

[WJC]

Only two union regiments fought on all three days at Gettysburg. Which regiments were they? And What did one of these regiments prefer to be called?

credit: @PeterT

1. 84th New York Infantry and 147th New York Infantry "were the only two regiments from either army to be engaged in major combat during all three days of the Battle of Gettysburg."
2. "Members of the 84th New York preferred that their regiment be referred to as the 14th Brooklyn."
<Michael Martin, The Brotherhood that Binds the Brave: Contemporary Units of the Army National Guard and Regular Army Derived from Units that Fought at Gettysburg. (Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing, 2015), p. 83.>

 

[DBF]

The 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment or the Iron Brigade (Western)
http://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/wisconsin/6th-wisconsin/
http://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/wisconsin/6th-wisconsin/

The 14th Regiment New York State Militia (also called the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs) and according to CWT #15 - 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
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/ba...ade-at-the-railroad-cut-6th-wisconsin.127989/

Edit - I would have accepted this answer, but I see it was revised in a subsequent post. The answer in the subsequent post is also acceptable.

hoosier

 

[gentlemanrob]

6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
84th New York Infantry Regiment – Brooklyn Chasseurs
147th New York Infantry Regiment – Ploughboys or Oswego Regiment

 

[sarladaise]

147th New York Infantry Regiment
84th New York Infantry Regiment - 14th Brooklyn Militia

 

[luinrina]

A) 147th New York Volunteer Infantry
B) 84th New York Volunteer Infantry, preferring 14th Regiment New York State Militia, also known as 14th Brooklyn, 14th Brooklyn Militia and 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs

Source: Malvern Hill, Run up to Gettysburg: The Tragic Struggle by Nicholas J. Santoro, p. 404; Wikipedia on 84th/14th NY and http://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/new-york/new-york-infantry/84th-new-york/

 

[Copperhead-mi]

1. 14th New York State Militia (NYSM)
2. Red Legged Devils

 

[Copperhead-mi]

1. 14th New York State Militia (NYSM)
2. Red Legged Devils

Cannot find online, a second Union Regiment that fought all 3 days.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Cannot find online, a second Union Regiment that fought all 3 days.

Found the following online site where a soldier, John Johnson, of the 7th Wisconsin claimed the regiment fought all three days at Gettysburg.
Source - http://johnjohnsonfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/02/gettysburg.html

 

[Big Sarge]

14th New York preferred to be called the 14th Brooklyn
147th New York

source: The Stand of the US Army at Gettysburg, page 175

 

[hughes]

CORRECTION: 143rd Pa not the 45th New York

 

[Wallyfish]

143rd Pa Infantry saw action on all three days. Daily action description can be found in the link below.
https://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/143rd/143rdorg.html

150th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

From its wiki page.

Going into Gettysburg with 397 men present it saw action on all three days. Colonel Wister assumed brigade command and every field officer was wounded. The regiment lost 53 killed & mortally wounded, 134 wounded and 77 missing. Two soldiers later received the Medal of Honor, Lt. Col. Henry S. Huidekoper and Corporal J. Monroe Reisinger.

The 150th liked to be called Second Regiment, Bucktail Brigade.

 

[Wallyfish]

I am changing my answer to the 143rd Pa (same as in original post) and my new second answer is the 147th New York.

The 147th NY was known as the "Oswego Regiment" or "Ploughboys".

My original answer included the 150th Pa Regiment. Wikipedia clearly says that they saw action on all three days, however reading regimental history, it looks like they just saw some very limited action on July 2. The 147th definately seen action on all three days.

I can't want to see people's answers on this one. I recall on a battlewalk that someone asked the Ranger this question and the Ranger said more than two union regiments saw action on each day, however I can't recall who which ones were mentioned.

The link below clearly states the 147th NY action on all three days.
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/military/147thnypt1.html