NYS impression

[Kevin O'Beirne]

Re: NYS impression

As far as SNY belt plates go, for a considerable period during the war the State of New York was responsible for providing the initial outfit for troops going to the front. Therefore, a good many units wore the distinctive SNY belt plate. These include the 5th, 10th, 13th,16th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, 33rd, 44th, 85th,93rd, 100th, and 149th New York to name a few. (I have been documenting these since the 1960s) . Cartridge box plates are a different animal as an earlier poster pointed out, and were generally limited to militia units. I am only aware of one SNY box plate that is a battlefield recovery and that came from the Wilderness from the position of Shaler's brigade.

Thanks for that post: I learned a lot from it. :)