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44th, 140th and 146th New York – plate K : 1864
source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing
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‘into the wilderness’ by Keith Rocco
‘excelsior’ by Don Troiani
the bloody wilderness
source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing
During 1863 and 1864 three Union regiments who had previously been clad in regulation army dress were issued zouave uniforms as a reward for their proficiency at drill and to maintain the proud zouave legacy. Continue reading “the bloody wilderness”
140th New York (Monroe county regiment) 1864 by Mark Maritato
140th regiment of infantry
source : ‘New York in the war of the rebellion’ 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer, Albany – J.B. Lyon company, 1912
August 8, 1862, captain Hiram Smith received authority to recruit this regiment; it was organized at Rochester with Patrick H. O’Rorke as colonel, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years september 13, 1862. Continue reading “140th regiment of infantry”
140th infantry regiment
source : ‘the Union army: a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 – records of the regiments in the Union army – cyclopedia of battles – memoirs of commanders and soldiers’ Madison, WI – federal pub. co., 1908
One hundred and fortieth infantry – colonels, Patrick H. O’Rorke, George Ryan, Elwell S. Otis, William S. Grantsyne; lieutenat-colonels., Louis Ernest, Isaiah F. Force, Elwell S. Otis, William S. Grantsyne, W. James Clark; majors., Milo L. Starks, Benjamin F. Harman, William J. Clark, Willard Abbott, Isaiah F. Force. Continue reading “140th infantry regiment”
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