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New York State National Guard, 23rd Infantry Regiment records

Call Number

ARC.216

Date

1863-1957, inclusive

Creator

New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 23rd. Company A. Veteran Association
New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 106th
New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 23rd

Extent

0.32 Linear Feet in four folders and one oversize scrapbook.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection includes materials dating from 1863 to 1957 documenting the peacetime activities of the NGSNY 23rd (later 106th) Infantry Regiment, as well as the Regiment's service in the Civil War and World War I.

Biographical / Historical

The Brooklyn-based 23rd Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard (NYSNG) was formed on January 20th, 1862, when its first company, Company A, was mustered into State service. Nine more companies were organized by July of that year. The Regiment was mustered into United States service for the Civil War on June 16, 1863, and participated in engagements at Oyster Point and Carlisle, PA before being mustered out on July 22, 1863. The Regiment was later renamed the NYSNG 106th Infantry Regiment for service in World War I, for which it shipped to Europe in May of 1918 and participated in the Ypres-Lys and Somme Offensives, which were both successful in removing or breaking German defensive lines. The Regiment later went on to supply officers and soldiers throughout the world during World War II.

Sources:

  1. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. "23rd Regiment, New York State Militia, New York National Guard, Civil War." Accessed June 3, 2011. http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/23rdInfNYSM/23rdnfNYSMMain.htm
  2. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. "106th Infantry Regiment, World War One." Accessed June 3, 2011. http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/wwi/infantry/106thInf/106thInfMain.htm

Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials dating from 1863 to 1957 documenting the peacetime activities of the NGSNY 23rd (later 106th) Infantry Regiment, as well as the Regiment's service in the Civil War and World War I. Items include muster rolls and member lists, dinner and event programs and invitations, regimental histories, news clippings, photographs, and issues of the Regiment's journals, The Guardsman and Vigilantia. Also included are two scrapbooks of decorations, notes and correspondence, photographs, clippings, and ephemera. One scrapbook commemorates a rifle match between the NGSNY 23rd Regiment and the 13th Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard at Gettysburg in 1893, while the other relates to the 23rd Regiment's visit to Gettysburg in 1904. The latter scrapbook is oversized and is housed separately from the rest of the collection. Finally, the collection contains a small number of items documenting the Veteran Association of the 23rd Regiment's Company A, including a dinner and meeting announcement and a single volume containing the Association's constitution, amendments, and membership lists with autograph signatures and addresses for each member.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); New York State National Guard, 23rd Infantry Regiment records, ARC.216, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession 1973.201 was the gift of Henry M. Nicholson, date unknown. Accessions 1977.194 and V1998.047 were the gift of Henry M. Nicholson, 1941 and 1957. Accession 1978.120 was the gift of Abner S. Rosenberg, 1974.

Related Materials

Related archival collections at the Brooklyn Historical Society:

Missing Title

  1. 1974.176, George L. Simonson application, 1879
  2. 1977.616, New York State National Guard, 32nd Infantry Regiment vouchers, 1877
  3. ARC.201, New York National Guard, 13th Regiment records, 1832-1892

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:10:40 +0000.
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Language: English

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level.

The collection combines the accessions 1973.201, 1977.194, 1978.120, and V1998.047.

Note Statement

change to complete_collection_level

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Oversize: Scrapbook 1978.120 (Material Type: Text)
Box: A0048 (Material Type: Text)

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