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The 56th New York Infantry was organized at Newburgh, New York October 15, 1861 and mustered in October 28, 1861 under the command of Colonel Charles Henry Van Wyck.The regiment initially consisted of eleven companies of infantry, two light batteries, and two troops of cavalry, the whole being known as the "10th Legion".
56th Guards Air Assault Regiment, a unit of the Russian Airborne Troops; American Civil War Union (Northern) Army. 56th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; 56th New York Volunteer Infantry; 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; 56th Ohio Infantry; 56th Regiment Indiana Infantry; 56th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 56th Pennsylvania ...
166th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 176th New York Volunteer Infantry on November 13, 1862. 167th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 159th New York Volunteer Infantry on October 12, 1862.
Doughboys of the 56th Infantry during bayonet practice at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, July 17, 1918.. The 56th Armored Infantry Regiment traced its origin back to the 17th Infantry Regiment of Maj. Gen. George Sykes' 2nd Division of the 5th Army Corps, of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
165th Infantry (New York Army National Guard) – Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1963 as the 69th Infantry [174] to conform to New York state designation 1st Battle Group, 165th Infantry (1959–1963) – Part of the 42nd Infantry Division. [18] 166th Infantry (Ohio Army National Guard) – Consolidated into 148th Infantry 1992. [128]
The battalions, as well as the brigade, carry battle streamers from nearly every conflict throughout American history. [1] The current 56th Brigade Combat team derives its numerical designation, although not its lineage, from the historical 56th Infantry Brigade. The 56th Infantry Brigade was formed in September 1917 as part of the 28th Division.
During the American Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army, more than any other Northern state except New York and Pennsylvania. [1] Of these, 5,092 were free blacks. Ohio had the highest percentage of population enlisted in the military of any state.
Bibliography of New York Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History; The Civil War Archive; New York Army National Guard, accessed 22 Dec 2016; GlobalSecurity.org, New York Army National Guard, accessed 26 Nov 2006; Unit Designations in the Army Modular Force, accessed 23 Nov 2006