New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

Ambulance Marker | c.1900

In 1882 the United States ratified the treaty from the 1863 Geneva Conference entitled "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field." After the United States ratified the compact, the Army used the international …

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Excelsior Brigade | National Color | Civil War

The national color seen here, carried by the Excelsior Brigade during the 1862 Virginia campaigns and reportedly made by Evans & Hassall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, includes 34 gold-painted stars arranged in concentric ovals, a pattern typically found …

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Fort Albany Flag | Civil War

Reportedly this flag, obtained from a local sutler, was the first flag raised over Fort Albany, Arlington, Virginia, on July 4, 1861. The 25th New York State Militia constructed Fort Albany beginning in May 1861. The fort once stood near the modern-day Pe…

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Lincoln Bier Flag | Civil War

Emily Weed Barnes—daughter of Thurlow Weed, the influential Albany, New York, newspaper publisher, political boss, and confidant of Abraham Lincoln—draped this large silk United States national flag around the Lincoln bier, while the martyred President la…

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Loyal Ladies of Tennessee Flag | Civil War

In January 1864, Major General David Stanley’s division arrived in Cleveland, Tennessee, approximately 20 miles east of Chattanooga, and issued rations to the local civilians. Soon thereafter, a grateful young woman presented New Yorker Captain Angelo Cra…

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New Windsor Cantonment

New Windsor Cantonment: 1782-83, Vails Gate, Orange County. During much of the Revolutionary War, New Windsor served as the major depot for the Continental Army and Army Medical Dept. In October 1782, the troops began to arrive and set up tents, while the…

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New York State Arsenal

New York State Arsenal: Designed by Philip Hooker. Built in Albany in 1799. Altered in 1857 and demolished in 1960. At the intersection of Lawrence Street and Broadway. This information taken from A Neat plain modern stile : Philip Hooker and his conte…

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Niagara Falls Air National Guard Base

Niagara Falls Air National Guard Base: Niagara Falls. In 1969 the BOMARC site was totally removed for construction of the Air Base.

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Niagara Falls BOMARC Base

Niagara Falls BOMARC Base: 1961, Niagara County, Niagara Falls. BOMARC Missile Site operational here 1961-1969. The BOMARC B was a Surface-to-Air Cruise Missile with a length of 43 feet, 9 inches and a wingspan of 18 feet, 2 inches. Its range was 440 mile…

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Niagara, Fort

Fort Niagara (Old): 1726, Niagara County, Youngstown. After three previous short term forts (Fort LsSalle) 1669, in ( Fort Conti) 1679 and (Fort Denonville) 1687, the French established a permanent presence in 1726. Starting in June a palisaded two story …

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