102nd New York Volunteer Infantry

102nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Active	November 1, 1861 - July 21, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Ringgold Gap Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Dallas Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Gilgal Church Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Peachtree Creek Siege of Atlanta Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville

The 102nd New York Volunteer Infantry ("Van Buren Light Infantry") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment played a prominent part in numerous key battles in both the Eastern and Western theaters of the war, most notably the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Lookout Mountain, and the Atlanta Campaign.

The 102nd New York Infantry was organized at New York City, New York beginning November 1, 1861 and mustered in for a three-year enlistment March 5, 1862 under the command of Colonel Thomas B. Van Buren.

The regiment was attached to Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington, to May 1862. Cooper's 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Department of the Shenandoah, to June 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to August 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of Virginia, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 1st Brigade, Bartlett's Division, XXII Corps, Department of Washington, to July 1865.

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