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The regiment included some men from the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. [ 2 ] The some companies of the regiment were attached to the 52nd New York Volunteer Infantry until July 22, 1864, and upon completing recruitment it was assigned to the 1st Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, serving in both the 3rd Brigade and the ...
The regiment was organized in New York City and was mustered in for a two-year enlistment on April 23, 1861. [7] It was nicknamed "The Steuben Rangers". Early in its training, it was so poorly equipped that a civilian who visited the troops wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times (published May 16, 1861) complaining that tailors within the regiment had to resew the uniforms and put ...
The 7th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. In its 200-year history it has participated in 12 wars, been awarded 78 campaign streamers, and 14 unit decorations. [ 3 ] The regiment has served in more campaigns than any other infantry unit in the United States Army.
Veterans Day is coming this Saturday, and it's a great time to show veterans or active duty personnel how much you appreciate what they do. Letters, donations, events, visits: 9 ways to honor ...
Letters to the Press & Sun-Bulletin this week include information for veterans' families, a thought on NY fracking and a question for readers.
That June, Clark ordered Veterans of the 7th Regiment to vacate the armory, believing that their presence ran counter to the terms of the regiment's lease agreement with the city. [ 202 ] [ 203 ] Though the veterans' group refused to move, [ 204 ] the regiment began allowing outside groups to use the Veterans Room. [ 42 ]
Seventh Regiment Memorial is an outdoor bronze sculpture atop a granite base honoring those members of the regiment who died during the Civil War. The sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward created the statue and the architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the base. Although the statue is dated 1869 the monument was not unveiled until June 22, 1874.
The 7th Missouri Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Irish Seventh", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.In 1864 a battalion of veteran volunteers of the "Irish Seventh was consolidated with a sister Irish regiment, the 30th Missouri Volunteer Infantry (the "Shamrock Regiment") and operated as a "demi-brigade" known popularly as the ...