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  2. Halifax Rifles (RCAC) - Wikipedia

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    Independent rifle coys: 1860: Halifax Volunteer Bn: 1869: Halifax Volunteer Bn of Rifles: 1869: 63rd The Halifax Volunteer Bn of Rifles: 1870: 63rd The Halifax Bn of Rifles: 1885: Halifax Provisional Bn: 1885: Disbanded: 1900: 63rd Regt "Halifax Rifles" 1914: 40th Bn, CEF: 1917: Absorbed by 26th Reserve Bn, CEF: 1920: 1st Bn (40th Bn, CEF), The ...

  3. Halifax Volunteer Battalion - Wikipedia

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    The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality. The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays , Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Dartmouth Rifles which were all raised in the fall of 1859. [ 1 ]

  4. List of airports in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of airports in Virginia (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.

  5. Bankfield Museum - Wikipedia

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    The regiment's headquarters (now an area headquarters of the Yorkshire Regiment) and archives are at Wellesley Park in Halifax. In 1860 Edward Akroyd paid for and recruited the 4th Yorkshire West Riding (Halifax) Rifle Volunteers, absorbing the 7th battalion formed in 1959. In 1883 the title of the regiment changed to the First Volunteer ...

  6. Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia) - Wikipedia

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    On May 15, 1860, the volunteer companies met at Lieutenant Haliburton's residence to form the Halifax Volunteer Battalion, and a representative of the Victoria Rifles was present. [6] Six companies were chosen for the distinction and five were rejected. The Victoria Rifles company was prevented from becoming part of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion.

  7. Battle of Staunton River Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Staunton River Bridge was an engagement on June 25, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War.The battle took place around the Staunton River Bridge, over the Staunton River, in Halifax and Charlotte counties, Virginia.

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax ...

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    Location of Halifax County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...

  9. Edward Akroyd - Wikipedia

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    Edward Akroyd became a Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Yorkshire West Riding (Halifax) Rifle Volunteers in 1861, and served as a member of Parliament. Akroyd's kindness was well known, and many had cause to be grateful to him. They felt his problems as keenly as their own when some of his overseas investments failed and he suffered great ...