91st New York Infantry Regiment
military unit
The 91st New York Infantry Regiment was a state infantry regiment formed during the American Civil War from counties around Albany, New York.
Service
The unit was first sent to Key West, Florida, then to Fort Pickens, Florida, near Pensacola, Florida. Soldiers from the 91st New York took part in the raid on Bagdad, Florida August 7–10, 1862.
Later they were part of a raid into southern Alabama. They captured the steamboat Bloomer from the Town of Geneva, in what was then Coffee County, in the latter part of 1862, and early 1863. Lt. James H. Stewart led the raid, and was accompanied by a naval unit commanded by acting master Elias Bruner of the USS Charlotte. Although no shots were fired, due to the raid, Alabama raised defensive Confederate troops in the area which were stationed in southern Alabama until needed elsewhere.
The regiment participated in the occupation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from December 1862 to March 1863. Then they took part in operations in western Louisiana.
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