New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, 71st
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American Guard
Vosburgh Chasseurs
New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, Seventy-first
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 71st
Seventy-first Regiment N.G.S.N.Y.
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
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Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: NUCMC data from Rutgers Univ. Libr. for Demarest, A.G. Civil War papers, 1853-1893(name not given; 71st regt. N.Y. State Militia)
found: Whittmore, H. History of the seventy-first regiment N.G.S.N.Y., c1886:p. 1 (71st Regiment, New York State Militia, in 1862 71st Regiment, National Guard State of New York)
found: Union army, c1908(Seventy-first regiment; also known as American Guard and Vosburgh Chasseurs, was a N.Y.C. organ. and was one of eleven uniformed militia regts. sent to the relief of Washington upon the outbreak of the war; mustered into U.S. service May 3, 1861 for term of 3 mos.; mustered out July 30, 1861; again mustered in May 28, 1862 for 3 mos.; mustered out N.Y.C., Sept. 2; mustered in for 3rd time June 17, 1863; returned to N.Y.C. for active duty during draft riots in July; mustered out July 22, 1863)
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Change Notes
1988-03-22: new
2008-03-12: revised
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