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The 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery was approved for formation by the United States War Department in July 1861. The unit's companies were raised in New York between August and September 1861 for three-year enlistments and were initially under the command of German-born Lieutenant Colonel Andreas "Andrew" Brickel, a native of Baden in the German Confederation and a former artillery ...
(2nd) Second Battalion Naval Militia / First Avenue Armory (1902–1903) – 1st Avenue (between 51st Street and 52nd Street), Sunset Park / Bush Terminal Johnson Street Armory (year unknown) – Johnson Street, Downtown Brooklyn
During the American Revolution, New York City was occupied by the British 1775-1783; many of the Military companies existing prior to the war were broken up and enlisting in the Continental service. In 1786 the Militia was reestablished; the regiments in New York City were: [1] Isaac Stoundenberg's 1st Regiment. Morris Lewis's 2nd Regiment.
The building is a New York City designated landmark [5] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. [6] [4] The 69th Regiment Armory was the first armory built in New York City not modeled on a medieval fortress. The building is divided into two parts.
Gallaudet Tractor biplane rented by Aviation Detachment, 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, New York National Guard, 1915. The New York National Guard played an active role in Army aviation from the early 1900s through the end of World War II .
The regiment conducted summer training at [[[Fort Ethan Allen]], Vermont, from 1921–25 (less 1923), Camp Dix, New Jersey, in 1923, and Pine Camp, New York, from 1926–39, and conducted additional week-long winter training directed by the War Department at Plattsburg Barracks, New York, in December 1939. The regiment was reorganized and ...
During its varied and illustrious history, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines has undergone some re-designations, from its beginning as the 301st Company, the battalion has been variously re-designated as an artillery company (December 29, 1928); the 301st Infantry Company (December 1, 1929); Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Reserve Marines ...
The New York Provincial Company of Artillery is considered the ancestor of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, making it the oldest active unit in the U.S. Regular Army and the only one with credit for the Revolutionary War. It is also one of the few with credit for the War of 1812. [3] [4]