123rd New York Volunteer Infantry

1862 - 1865

123rd New York Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park
Sitting on top of the monument is the Greek goddess Clio, the Muse of History, writing down the names of the regiment and their deeds onto her tablet. Staff photo.

Dedicated to the men of the 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry who left their homes in 1862 to answer the call of duty and embarked on a three year journey that would take them from the farmlands of Washington County, New York, to the battlefields of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Let us never forget.

From the members of
The 28th Georgia / 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry Reenactors

Background Music

"The Battle Cry of Freedom"

Words and music by George F. Root

The war was a little more than a year old when George F. Root wrote the song, which was first introduced at a war rally in Chicago on July 24, 1862, by the Lumbard Brothers, a popular singing team of the time. Due to the songs widespread popularity, a Southern version was adapted by the Confederate composer Herman L. Schreiner, with words by William H. Barnes.

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