. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . 1 \ £ ///* . w 4/ £ <# ■■/y ^. THE FAMOUS NEW YORK SEVENTH, JUST AFTER REACHINGWASHINGTON IN APRIL, 1861 The first New York State militia regiment to reach Washington after President Lincolnscall for troops, April , 1861, was the Seventh Infantry. The best blood and mosthonored names in New York City were prominent in its ranks. It eventually supplied noless than 606 officers to the Union army. Veterans now hail it as the highest type of thecitizen soldiers who
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . 1 \ £ ///* . w 4/ £ <# ■■/y ^. THE FAMOUS NEW YORK SEVENTH, JUST AFTER REACHINGWASHINGTON IN APRIL, 1861 The first New York State militia regiment to reach Washington after President Lincolnscall for troops, April , 1861, was the Seventh Infantry. The best blood and mosthonored names in New York City were prominent in its ranks. It eventually supplied noless than 606 officers to the Union army. Veterans now hail it as the highest type of thecitizen soldiers who went to the front. The old armory at the foot of Third Avenue couldnot contain the crowds that gathered. At this writing (1911) it is just being Seventh left for Washington April 19, 1861, and as it marched down Broadwaypassed such a multitude of cheering citizens that its splendid band was almost unheardthrough the volume of applause. On April24th the regiment reached Annapolis Junction,Maryland. Oi> that and the day following, with the Eighth Massachusetts for company,it had to patch the railway and open communications with Washington.
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