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New York SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT. American Guard. The regiment, located in New York city and still in the service, was organized originally as a battalion of four companies, A, B, C and D in June, 1850; it was made a regiment August 2, 1852. The American Rifles, a battalion of four companies, formed the nucleus of the regiment. September 21, 1870, the 37th Regiment was consolidated with the 71st Regiment, Companies E, D, H, A, G, K and B of the 37th Regiment being consolidated with Companies A, C, D, E, F, G and K of the 71st Regiment, respectively. April 28, 1898, it received authority to organize as a twelve-company regiment, preparatory to its entry into the United States service, in which it was mustered May 10, 1898, as the 71st Regiment, N.Y. Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out November 15, 1898. December 8, 1898, it was reorganized as a National Guard regiment, composed of ten companies, Companies L and M being disbanded. The regiment has received authority to place silver rings on the lances of its colors' engraved as follows: On the National Color.-Alexander, Va., May 24, 1861; Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, 1861; Matthias Point, Va., June 27, 1861; Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861; Tenallytown, D.C., 1862; Washington, D.C., 1862; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863; near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863; Spanish-American war, 1898; Cuba, June, July and August, 1898 ; San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898; siege of Santiago de Cuba, July 2 to 17, 1898. On the State Color.-Dead Rabbit riot, 1857; Quarantine riots, 1858; Draft riots, 1863; Orange riots 1871; Railroad riots, 1877; Buffalo, 1892; Brooklyn, 1896. Service in the War of the Rebellion. The regiment left the State (nine companies), under orders, April 21, 1861, en route for Washington, D.C., commanded by Col. A. S. Vosburg; was mustered in the United States service for three months, on the 3d of May; served at and near Washington and in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Army of North-Eastern Virginia; its Company I, armed with two howitzers, was originally Company L, 19 h Militia, Parmenter's Riflemen. The regiment was mustered out under Col. H. P. Martin, July 31, 1861, at New York city. May 28, 1862, the regiment (ten companies) was again mustered in the United States service for three months; it left the State the same day, commanded by Colonel Martin; it served in the defenses of Washington in Sturgis' Brigade and was mustered out in New York city, September 2, 1862. On the return of the regiment from this last service a number of its members joined the 124th Volunteers, then being recruited and organized. June 17, 1863, the regiment (ten companies), commanded by Col. Benjamin L. Trafford, left the State en route to Harrisburg, Pa., for a service of thirty days; it served with the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department Susquehanna; and was mustered out of the United States service at New York city, July 22, 1863. The regiment lost in its service in 1861, killed in action, ten enlisted men; died of wounds received in action, one officer, two enlisted men; died of disease, etc., one officer, four enlisted men; total, two officers, sixteen enlisted men; aggregate, eighteen; and it, or portions of it, took part in the occupation of Alexandria, Va., May 24, 1861; the attack on batteries, at Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, and June 1, 1861; the attack on Matthias Point on June 27, 1861; the battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861, where it suffered a loss of ten enlisted men killed, three officers and thirtyseven enlisted men wounded; one officer, eleven enlisted men captured; aggregate, sixty-two; a skirmish at Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863, and at Oyster Point near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863, in which it had one enlisted man wounded.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

New York SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT. American Guard. The regiment, located in New York city and still in the service, was organized originally as a battalion of four companies, A, B, C and D in June, 1850; it was made a regiment August 2, 1852. The American Rifles, a battalion of four companies, formed the nucleus of the regiment. September 21, 1870, the 37th Regiment was consolidated with the 71st Regiment, Companies E, D, H, A, G, K and B of the 37th Regiment being consolidated with Companies A, C, D, E, F, G and K of the 71st Regiment, respectively. April 28, 1898, it received authority to organize as a twelve-company regiment, preparatory to its entry into the United States service, in which it was mustered May 10, 1898, as the 71st Regiment, N.Y. Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out November 15, 1898. December 8, 1898, it was reorganized as a National Guard regiment, composed of ten companies, Companies L and M being disbanded. The regiment has received authority to place silver rings on the lances of its colors' engraved as follows: On the National Color.-Alexander, Va., May 24, 1861; Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, 1861; Matthias Point, Va., June 27, 1861; Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861; Tenallytown, D.C., 1862; Washington, D.C., 1862; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863; near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863; Spanish-American war, 1898; Cuba, June, July and August, 1898 ; San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898; siege of Santiago de Cuba, July 2 to 17, 1898. On the State Color.-Dead Rabbit riot, 1857; Quarantine riots, 1858; Draft riots, 1863; Orange riots 1871; Railroad riots, 1877; Buffalo, 1892; Brooklyn, 1896. Service in the War of the Rebellion. The regiment left the State (nine companies), under orders, April 21, 1861, en route for Washington, D.C., commanded by Col. A. S. Vosburg; was mustered in the United States service for three months, on the 3d of May; served at and near Washington and in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Army of North-Eastern Virginia; its Company I, armed with two howitzers, was originally Company L, 19 h Militia, Parmenter's Riflemen. The regiment was mustered out under Col. H. P. Martin, July 31, 1861, at New York city. May 28, 1862, the regiment (ten companies) was again mustered in the United States service for three months; it left the State the same day, commanded by Colonel Martin; it served in the defenses of Washington in Sturgis' Brigade and was mustered out in New York city, September 2, 1862. On the return of the regiment from this last service a number of its members joined the 124th Volunteers, then being recruited and organized. June 17, 1863, the regiment (ten companies), commanded by Col. Benjamin L. Trafford, left the State en route to Harrisburg, Pa., for a service of thirty days; it served with the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department Susquehanna; and was mustered out of the United States service at New York city, July 22, 1863. The regiment lost in its service in 1861, killed in action, ten enlisted men; died of wounds received in action, one officer, two enlisted men; died of disease, etc., one officer, four enlisted men; total, two officers, sixteen enlisted men; aggregate, eighteen; and it, or portions of it, took part in the occupation of Alexandria, Va., May 24, 1861; the attack on batteries, at Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, and June 1, 1861; the attack on Matthias Point on June 27, 1861; the battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861, where it suffered a loss of ten enlisted men killed, three officers and thirtyseven enlisted men wounded; one officer, eleven enlisted men captured; aggregate, sixty-two; a skirmish at Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863, and at Oyster Point near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863, in which it had one enlisted man wounded.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

New York SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, American Guard. The regiment, located in New York city and still in the service, was organized originally as a battalion of four companies, A, B, C and D in June, 1850; it was made a regiment August 2, 1852. The American Rifles, a battalion of four companies, formed the nucleus of the regiment. September 21, 1870, the 37th Regiment was consolidated with the 71st Regiment, Companies E, D, H, A, G, K and B of the 37th Regiment being consolidated with Companies A, C, D, E, F, G and K of the 71st Regiment, respectively. April 28, 1898, it received authority to organize as a twelve-company regiment, preparatory to its entry into the United States service, in which it was mustered May 10, 1898, as the 71st Regiment, N.Y. Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out November 15, 1898. December 8, 1898, it was reorganized as a National Guard regiment, composed of ten companies, Companies L and M being disbanded. The regiment has received authority to place silver rings on the lances of its colors' engraved as follows: On the National Color.-Alexander, Va., May 24, 1861; Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, 1861; Matthias Point, Va., June 27, 1861; Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861; Tenallytown, D.C., 1862; Washington, D.C., 1862; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863; near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863; Spanish-American war, 1898; Cuba, June, July and August, 1898; San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898; siege of Santiago de Cuba, July 2 to 17, 1898. On the State Color.-Dead Rabbit riot, 1857; Quarantine riots, 1858; Draft riots, 1863; Orange riots 1871; Railroad riots, 1877; Buffalo, 1892; Brooklyn, 1896. Service in the War of the Rebellion. The regiment left the State (nine companies), under orders, April 21, 1861, en route for Washington, D.C., commanded by Col. A. S. Vosburg; was mustered in the United States service for three months, on the 3d of May; served at and near Washington and in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Army of North-Eastern Virginia; its Company I, armed with two howitzers, was originally Company L, 19th Militia, Parmenter's Riflemen. The regiment was mustered out under Col. H.P. Martin, July 31, 1861, at New York city. May 28, 1862, the regiment (ten companies) was again mustered in the United States service for three months; it left the State the same day, commanded by Colonel Martin; it served in the defenses of Washington in Sturgis' Brigade and was mustered out in New York city, September 2, 1862. On the return of the regiment from this last service a number of its members joined the 124th Volunteers, then being recruited and organized. June 17, 1863, the regiment (ten companies), commanded by Col. Benjamin L. Trafford, left the State en route to Harrisburg, Pa., for a service of thirty days; it served with the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department Susquehanna; and was mustered out of the United States service at New York city, July 22, 1863. The regiment lost in its service in 1861, killed in action, ten enlisted men; died of wounds received in action, one officer, two enlisted men; died of disease, etc., one officer, four enlisted men; total, two officers, sixteen enlisted men; aggregate, eighteen; and it, or portions of it, took part in the occupation of Alexandria, Va., May 24, 1861; the attack on batteries, at Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, and June 1, 1861; the attack on Matthias Point on June 27, 1861; the battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861, where it suffered a loss of ten enlisted men killed, three officers and thirtyseven enlisted men wounded; one officer, eleven enlisted men captured; aggregate, sixty-two; a skirmish at Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863, and at Oyster Point near Harrisburg, Pa., June 29, 1863, in which it had one enlisted man wounded.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

New York 71st Infantry National Guard Militia (Union)

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