uniform study : 5th New York by SP Smith

uniform 146th New York by Mark Maritato

uniform 44th New York by Mark Maritato

uniform 69th New York by Mark Maritato

‘1862 Bull Run – irish brigade’ by Rick Reeves

69th New York infantry : flag

‘into the wilderness’ by Dan Nance

‘let us try’ by Mark Churms

‘the fighting 69th’ by Mort Kunstler

14th regiment New York state militia 1861-64 – plate

source : ‘military uniforms in America (3) long endure – the civil war period 1852-67’, company of military historians

coat of arms of the state of New York

New York state flag : design and features

source : worldatlas.com

Though the flag designers are not documented, the coat of arms that features on the flag was designed by John Jay, John Sloss Hobart, and Gouverneur Morris.

44th, 140th and 146th New York – plate K : 1864

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

‘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.

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.

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.

New York’s finest : the fighting 69th

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

Formed in the 1850s, the 69th regiment New York state militia was irish-american to a man.

the Union irish : New York, 1861-65

source : ‘irish-american units in the civil war’ men at arms 448, Osprey publishing

When the civil war broke out in april 1861, the 69th New York, led by colonel Micheal Corcoran, became the second regiment to leave the city for Washington; it fought with distinction at first Bull Run on july 21, when Corcoran was taken prisoner by confederates.

the Union irish : New York, before 1861

source : ‘irish-american units in the civil war’ men at arms 448, Osprey publishing

New York city’s large community of irish immigrants organized volunteer militia companies such as Brooklyn’s Napper Tandy light artillery, described in the ‘New York times’ of march 18, 1854, in their shakos, green jackets trimmed with yellow braid, and sky-blue pants with scarlet stripes.

9th, 10th and 69th New York – plate F : 1861-2

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

New York’s finest : always ready

source : ‘american civil war zouaves’ elite 062, Osprey publishing

Elmer E. Ellsworth had wanted his fire zouaves to be the first zouave regiment mustered in for the war, but instead the honour went to the 9th New York volunteer infantry, Hawkins’ zouaves, who were mustered into federal service on 23 april 1861.

9th New York volunteer infantry Hawkins zouaves 1862 by Don Troiani