The 161st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment participated in a war that began shortly after which presidents inaguration?
161st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 161st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
William S. Tilton William Stowell Tilton (February 1, 1828 – March 23, 1889) was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. He and his men were heavily engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, where Tilton's performance created controversy.