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Following the success of the model 1870, the Governor of New York ordered 15,000 Remington rolling block rifles and bayonets for his state's militia. These model 1871 rifles were very similar to the model 1870 rifles, but differed in some details. Field experience with the model 1870 showed that the mechanism jammed too easily in dusty conditions.
The 265th New York State Militia was a small unit of the New York line and could trace its lineage to the War of 1812.The new regiment was given the designation, 14th regiment, which is one of the oldest military organizations in the United States because of its direct lineage through various separate companies, to the militia companies of the Dutch burghers of New Amsterdam.
The Rolling Block was also one of two makers rifles used by the American team to win the International Long Range matches held at Creedmoor Rifle Range on Long Island, New York, in 1874. Team members shot against the Irish team with half the shooters using Rolling Block Creedmoor models, and the other half using Sharps Model 1874 Long Range rifles.
Van Rensselaer's 4th Regiment of Militia was a regiment of militia raised in Albany County, New York, during the American Revolutionary War.Raised by Colonel Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1775, [1] and drawing men from the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, [2] the regiment was also known as the 2nd Rensselaerwyck Battalion and consisted of seven companies.
7th Regiment New York State Militia; 10th Mountain Division; 11th Coast Artillery (United States) 14th Regiment (New York State Militia) 24th Air Division; 27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1873) 42nd Infantry Division (United States) 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade; 53rd Troop Command; 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) 71st New York ...
Washington Grays is an American march composed by Claudio S. Grafulla in 1861. It is a mainstay of both the parade and concert band march repertoire. Grafulla's most popular piece was composed for the 8th Regiment, a New York state militia based at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.
The 14th Regiment of the New York State Militia, organized in the 1840s, [3] [4] was the United States' most active state militia by the late 19th century. [5] Nicknamed the "Fighting Fourteenth" and the "Red-Legged Devils", [4] [6] the 14th Regiment participated in numerous battles during the American Civil War. [7]
A unit with the lineage of the 13th New York State Militia, also designated the 22nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served in the Spanish–American War. [2] It mustered out on November 23, 1898. [3] On February 19, 1902, the regiment was converted into a regiment of engineers retaining its number. [3]