Re: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown

Thomas Barclay wrote:

> It might make sense for the US (under NAC military leadership) to
> revive the civil war style of naming units (in addition to unit
> designators) so that they were 'The 1st Pennsylvania RIfles' and
> such. Preserve even older US tradition. And fits well with things
> like The King's Own Hussars, and The Royal Scots Borderers, etc.

The "Civil War" styles (State names, usually in the format "XYZth
Statename Infantry") above were for the Volunteer and Militia regiments,
both anscestors of today's National Guard regiments.  Regular Army units
do not trace their anscestry to state-affiliated regiments.  

John M. Atkinson