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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 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]
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.
14th Brooklyn Militia, Company G, in Virginia in 1862 Colors of the 14th Brooklyn Reproduction Guidon Flag of the 14th Brooklyn. The 14th Regiment New York State Militia (also called the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs and officially known during the American Civil War as 84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment) was a volunteer militia regiment from the City of Brooklyn, New York.
The structure was originally built for the 23rd Regiment of the New York State Militia. Since the 1980s, it has been in use as a men's homeless shelter, though in the 2010s, there were plans to redevelop the armory. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1977, [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
The total enrollment of the regiment was 1,413 members; during its service the regiment lost by death; killed in action, 8 officers, 103 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 52 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 2 officers, 89 enlisted men; total, 11 officers, 244 enlisted men; aggregate, 255; of whom 16 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
Formed from the 20th New York State Militia Regiment. 81st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment "2nd Oswego Regiment" or "Mohawk Rangers" 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment "State Guards", "2nd New York Light Infantry" Formed from the 2nd Regiment New York State Militia. 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Formed from the 9th New ...