[Printed Form Completed in Manuscript] Report of the Recruiting Committee on the Application of Mr. (Henry J. Mansfield) New York (Aug 7th) 1866
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- SIGNED
- New York , 1866
New York, 1866. First edition. Very good, minor tears along folds, light soiling.. 1 sheet. 9 x 14.5 inches. "Report of Recruiting Committee" completed and signed July 5th, 1866 by Alex Morrison, Henry J. Mansfield, and by representatives of the Recruiting Committee on August 7th, 1866.
"The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24, 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry (N.Y.N.G.)....The 9th Regiment participated (at intervals) in the War of 1812. On May 29, 1850, the unit became known as the "9th Regiment, New York State Militia" and due to the large percentage of Irish soldiers within the regiment, it was given the nickname, "the Irish Ninth."...Between 1861 and 1864, the 9th Regiment saw combat during the Civil War and fought under the name of the "83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment."... It was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in dozens of actions from 1861 to 1864 including the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor to name some of the more famous engagements" (See New York State National Guard, 9th Regiment Collection, MS 3085, New-York Historical Society).
"The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24, 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry (N.Y.N.G.)....The 9th Regiment participated (at intervals) in the War of 1812. On May 29, 1850, the unit became known as the "9th Regiment, New York State Militia" and due to the large percentage of Irish soldiers within the regiment, it was given the nickname, "the Irish Ninth."...Between 1861 and 1864, the 9th Regiment saw combat during the Civil War and fought under the name of the "83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment."... It was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in dozens of actions from 1861 to 1864 including the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor to name some of the more famous engagements" (See New York State National Guard, 9th Regiment Collection, MS 3085, New-York Historical Society).