127th New York Infantry

“The Monitors”

Welcome to the homepage of the 127th New York Infantry.  Also known as “The Monitors” a Civil War Regiment raised in New York City and Long Island.  Six companies A,B,C,D,F and E were recruited in New York City, and four companies E,H,I and K were recruited from Long Island.  Company E was raised in Huntington and its vicinity, Company I from Babylon and Canarsie, Company H from Orient, Greenport, Southold, Cutchogue, and Mattituck, and Company K from Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Amagansett, Riverhead, and  Bridgehampton.  The regiment was in service from September 1862 through June 1865. This website is dedicated to preserving the history and memory of those who served in the 127th regiment.

 

Anthony P. DellaRocca

Historian and Web Master

Lindenhurst, Long Island, NY

Officers of the 127th