Regiment name: 3rd United States Regular Infantry "The Old Guard"
Regiment pictures (references of the uniform and flag): All uniform was basically the same are the other Regular Infantry regiments to my knowledge:
Why would you like to see your regiment in Gettysburg? Spoiler
The 3rd is the oldest regiment in the US Army, and today serves as the Presidential Honor Guard as well as guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
In July of 1861 the Union advance into Virginia was stopped at Bull Run as the two armies groped and blundered into each other. When the Federal line broke in the afternoon and the routed army began to flee toward Washington, a movement by the Southerners threatened to cut off the retreat. For the only time in the war, the battalion formed a square and successfully defended the ridge and road against infantry, artillery, and cavalry until all units of the fleeing army had crossed the bridge. The battalion then retired in good order to Washington. Fewer than five hundred men had saved the Army and perhaps the Union. When the President came to review the troops at the end of the month, the army commander pointed out the little battalion and said to Lincoln, "These are the men who saved your army!" Lincoln replied, "Yes, I have heard of them."
The final combat of the war for the Third Infantry would be at Gettysburg. The Regular Division, Third Infantry included, reached Gettysburg at 12:30 am on July 2, the second day of the battle, having marched from Falmouth Heights, facing Fredericksburg, in 30 days (including detours to attempt to capture Confederate Colonel John Mosby). In the previous week there had been but one cooked meal. Reveille was at 3:00 am. There was no breakfast. During the day, the Third Corps had moved forward of the Cemetery Ridge line to gain and hold a road. The movement had not been coordinated, and by mid-afternoon the Corps formed a salient in the line. The attack of Confederate General Longstreet's Corps, beginning at 4:00 pm, was intended to take control of the Round Tops, smash into the exposed Third Corps line on the Wheatfield Road, and begin to roll up the Federal line along Cemetery Ridge. The attack was stopped by a handful of infantry regiments and artillery batteries on Little Round Top and the Regular Division in Plum Run Valley and at the Rose Farm. An eyewitness described the end of the Regular Division:
"The Regulars fought with determined skill and bravery for nearly an hour, then reluctantly fell back as if on drill, but sharply and bravely contesting every foot of ground. These things I saw, and I am glad, as a volunteer, to bear tribute to the United States Regulars."
Please describe your North and South experiences: The guys and I have played in the North & South community for a long time now and have made a very good reputation for ourselves in both combat (melee especially) and discipline. We have all fully enjoyed the experience so far and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Gettysburg! We only wish it would come sooner ;P