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The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard.It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", [1] a name said to have been given by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.
"New York" Division. 28th Infantry Division "Keystone" [6] 29th Infantry Division "Blue and Gray" [6] ... 69th Infantry Division "Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division.
The 69th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "fighting 69th," [1] [2] was a Division of the United States Army formed during World War II. It is distinct from the 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) (the "Fighting 69th").
The 69th New York Volunteers, was largely made up of the pre-war 69th New York Militia, a unit which first gained notoriety prior to the Civil War, when Colonel Michael Corcoran refused an order to parade the regiment for the Prince of Wales during the latter's visit to New York City. [2] The 63rd New York Volunteers, known as the "Third Irish ...
Officers of the 69th New York Volunteer Regiment pose with a cannon at Fort Corcoran in 1861. Michael Corcoran at left. With the outbreak of war, the court martial was dropped and Corcoran was restored to his command because he had been instrumental in bringing other Irish immigrants to the Union cause.
69th Regiment, New York National Guard, marching past armory entrance. The 69th Regiment moved into the armory on October 13, 1906, escorted by the 7th New York Militia Regiment and the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment. [83] [84] That December, Duffy ordered that the 69th Regiment begin allowing tennis players to use the drill hall ...
U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment may refer to: 69th New York Infantry Regiment, 1849-present, the "Fighting 69th" 69th Infantry Regiment (United States), 1918-19 and 1933-44
69th Regiment may refer to: 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment of the British Army; 69th Armor Regiment, an armoured unit of the US Army; 69th Infantry Regiment (United States), an infantry unit of the US Army; 69th Infantry Regiment (New York), an infantry unit of the US Army; American Civil war. 69th Illinois ...