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On the sign:
1862 2nd DIV 1st CORPS 1863 1863 2nd DIV 5th CORPS
RATIONE AUT VI
"IF ANYONE ATTEMPTS TO HAUL DOWN THE AMERICAN FLAG, SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT!"
1799 : NINTH REGIMENT N.Y.S.M. : 1908 83RD NY VOLUNTEERS
THE HEADQUARTERS WERE LOCATED HERE AND THE ORGANIZATION MARCHED AWAY IN DEFENCE OF THE UNION-850 STRONG MAY 27, 1861-AFTER A SERVICE OF 3 YEARS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. THE RETURN "HOME FROM THE WAR" WAS WITH 17 OFFICERS AND 78 ENLISTED MEN ON JUNE 11, 1864. IT HAD TAKEN PART IN 28 BATTLES. VIZ: BULL RUN (1862), SOUTH MOUNTAIN, ANTIETAM, FREDERICKSBURG, CHANCELLORSVILLE, GETTYSBURG, THE WILDERNESS, SPOTSYLVANIA, COLD HARBOR, ETC., ETC.
THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND VETERANS OF THE REGIMENT MAY 30 1908
The plaque commemorates the 9th Regiment, a regiment that participated in many battles, including in the American Civil War.
The building on which the sign is located, where the battalion headquarters was, was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image