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Richmond, Fort

Fort Richmond (1): 1776, Staten Island, Richmondtown. British constructed 3 redoubts from July 1776 to October 1779, on the sides of a hill with a garrison in the middle. Each redoubt was about 50 feet square with ditching. Renovated in 1781, evacuated 17…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/richmond

7th Confederate (Claiborne) Cavalry | ANV Battle Flag | Civil War

On April 18, 1863, near Little Washington, North Carolina, detachments from Companies A and E, 3rd Regiment Cavalry, New York Volunteers captured a battle flag carried by the 7th Confederate Cavalry. Major General John Foster commended the men from the 3r…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/other/confederate/7th-confederate-claiborne-cavalry-anv-battle-flag-civil-war

BG Bradley T. Johnson's Brigade | Headquarters Guidon | Civil War

On August 7, 1864, at Moorefield, West Virginia, Brigadier General William Averell's Second Cavalry Division, Department of West Virginia, captured Confederate Brigadier General Bradley T. Johnson's headquarters guidon. Averell's command included the 1st …

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14th Alabama Infantry (probable) | ANV Battle Flag | Civil War

On July 24, 1866, Lieutenant G.N.P. Gale, 11th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers, donated a Confederate battle flag reportedly taken near Clover Hill, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. The Army of Northern Virginia battle flag seen here, identified in museum r…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/other/confederate/14th-alabama-infantry-probable-anv-battle-flag-civil

CSS Beaufort | Jack | Civil War

On April 5, 1865, Rear Admiral David Porter reported to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, that the Confederate screw tug Beaufort had been found in Richmond, Virginia. This flag, identified in museum records as the jack captured from the Beaufort, is …

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Hess, Fort

Fort Hess was built in 1776, in Montgomery County, New York. It was a small, fortified stone dwelling belonging to John Hess located between Palatine Church and St. Johnsville, around one mile west of Fort Fox and three quarters of a mile south of Fort K…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/hess

Hickory, Fort

Fort Hickory was built in 1812, in Franklin County, New York, specifically in the town of Chateaugay. The construction is a blockhouse, located one mile South of Larkville. The blockhouse was occupied during the War of 1812 by Samuel Hollenback.

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/hickory

Hicksville Nike Base

Hicksville Nike Base was founded in 1955 on Long Island and served as a launch area for missiles. The base may have also been known as Brookville. The base boasted thirty Nike Ajax missile launchers, three magazines, one type "B" and the other two being…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/hicksville

Hill, Fort

Fort Hill (1) was a fortified house that saw combat in both the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. It was located on a hill in the western reaches of St. Johnsville near East Canada Creek. It is speculated that it and Fort House are one and t…

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Hoffman Island

Hoffman Island Maritime Service Training Station was opened on September 7th, 1938, on Staten Island. It was operated by the USCG to train merchant marine officers and seamen. It was the oldest station of the United States Maritime Service. Today, the …

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