Re: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown
From: "John M. Atkinson" <john.m.atkinson@e...>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 14:24:32 -0700
Subject: Re: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown
John and Roxanne Leary wrote:
> > both anscestors of today's National Guard regiments. Regular Army
units
> > do not trace their anscestry to state-affiliated regiments.
> In many cases you are correct. However, the 7th Volunteer
> Michigan Cavelry (Custers Regiment) was turned into a regular
> unit, the 7th U.S. Cavelry Regiment after the Civil War.
Teach me to generalize about unit histories in the United States Army.
Strike and revise to "do not usually trace".
John M. Atkinson