Reserves Regiment (42nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment) were said to be superior marksmen, and during the first year of the Civil War, they distinguished themselves as fighters and sharpshooters. They were organized into the 149th and 150th Regiments of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Their most important contribution to the Battle of Gettysburg occurred on McPherson's Ridge on July 1, 1863, where they fought one of the most desperate actions of the battle. During the battle, the regiment drew heavy
The 11th Armored Calvary Regiment "The best damn Regiment that you will ever see." As you rank up in the enlisted side here in the 11th ACR you realize that we really are the best Regiment, but as a young private it can seem unreal and your mindset is different. I just completed the three week course of Basic Leadership in Camp Parks CA, and as I learned about all the different units and patches the soldiers wear in their shoulder, I realized that we really are the best, so I wore the black horse
BLACKHEARTS REPORT Blackhearts is a novel describing the deployment of the 502nd Regiment, known as the “Blackheart Brigade”. The deployment was to the central region of Iraq to occupy and secure the area known as the “Triangle of Death”. This region was deemed so because of the escalating and unrelenting violence that occurred there during Saddam Hussein’s decline from power. The novel primarily tracks the movements of Bravo Company during the occupancy. The book itself is centralized around a
Engineer Battalion. Covering from its beginning as the 20th Engineer Regiment prior to the start of World War I to the resignation as the 20the Engineer Battalion and ending with the conclusion of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. Thru out the Battalions history, I hope to show some of the most notable events and accomplishments of the Lumberjacks. Condite et Pugnate (Build and Fight) Keywords: Engineer Battalion, Engineer Regiment, Lumberjacks History of the 20th Engineer Battalion The 20th Engineer
1. Commander’s Priorities: a. Readiness: This is our number one priority. As leaders and trainers for the KSARNG it is imperative we build and sustain a ready force. The Regiment must continue to grow internally by recruiting highly qualified NCOs and officers to serve as trainers and support personnel. All Regimental Soldiers will be trained, ready, and qualified in their duty MOS or Area of Concentration (AOC). (1) Individual Readiness: Readiness begins at the individual level and builds
rest of his 2nd Regiment. This is their usual practice in the morning. They drill for two hours under the watchful eye of their commander, a five-year veteran of the Austrian army, Colonel Henry Boernstein. Learning to drill in such a brief period is no easy matter for Johann. (L174) (L175) (L272) Suddenly a messenger comes rushing in with an order
The 369th Infantry Regiment served 191 days under enemy fire in Europe. They returned home one of the most decorated American units of World War I. The syncopated stylings of their regimental band, led by James Reese Europe, introduced French listeners to American jazz. As soldiers, the Harlem Hellfighters left their mark in the trenches of France. "We did not give ourselves our name [the 'Harlem Hellfighters']," says Col. Reginald Sanders, a former commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, which
The 15th Regiment Evan nesbitt The 15th Regiment was one of the most decorated units in World War 2. The unit was first developed in mid july of 1798 for the “Quasi-War” and has been in and out of use since then, having the most recent use being “The War On Terrorism.” The 15th Regiment is a combat unit in the army based on exiling all of the possible enemies and protecting the allies the unit also worked aside the 3rd Regiment. In World War 2 the 15th Regiment was not a very hard unit to join
Joshua Lachowicz English 4A Pd.2 Ms.Mastrokyriakos 20, November, 2014 Literary Analysis Wc: 1680 “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. (Christopher Reeve)” In The Red Badge Of Courage, the author Stephen Crane, analyzes the terms “hero” and “being heroic” through the main character’s actions during WWI. Stephen Crane was intrigued with the art of war and battles and to write the novel as accurately as possible spoke to
northern counties, enlisted in the Union Army. There were six white Union regiments raised in Alabama: 1st Alabama Cavalry, 1st Heavy Artillery Battery, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Regiments. Many others left the state to join Union units, or they joined Union units as they passed through the state. Many former Lauderdale County slaves left their owner’s plantation and joined U.S. regiments (i.e., the U.S. 111th Regiment of Colored