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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 1861
THE UNION ARMY
THE 14[SUP]th[/SUP] REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1864
The 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Regiment New York State Militia, which was also called the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn Chasseurs, was a volunteer militia regiment from the city of Brooklyn, New York.
During the civil war the men of the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn became well known by both armies and throughout the country for their hard drill, hard fighting, and constant refusal to stand down from a fight.
There were two things the men of the Fourteenth jealously guarded. Their regimental numeral, and their red trousers.
At their time of their muster into Federal service, the men were promised by no less a figure then General Irvin McDowell, that they could use the number “14”. Officially, however the regiment bore the number “84” on the roster of New York volunteer regiments, and there was in fact another regiment called the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] New York Volunteers.
This situation always annoyed the officers and men of the Fourteenth, and throughout the unit’s civil war career, use of the number “84” was scrupulously avoided. All correspondence, payrolls, and reports were headed “14[SUP]th[/SUP] New York State Militia”, while the regiment commonly referred to itself, and was commonly known throughout the army, as the “14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn”.
14BRK-04
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 1861
THE 14[SUP]th[/SUP] REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1864
2 WOUNDED LINE INFANTRY.
(2 pcs)
The Chasseur uniform was adopted in 1860, and the regiment first paraded in it on 18[SUP]th[/SUP] April 1861. These uniforms had been furnished by the city of Brooklyn. From this date until its men were mustered out in 1864, the Chasseur uniform was worn on virtually all occasions except fatigue.
They received their nickname, the “Red legged Devils”, during the First Battle of Bull Run.
Referring to the regiment’s colourful red trousers, as the regiment repeatedly charged up Henry House Hill, Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson yelled to his men, “Hold on Boys! Here come those red legged devils again!”
After the Battle of First Bull Run, there was a short period when it seemed that the Fourteenth would be obliged to go into the regulation blue uniform.According to its Colonel,
“… the red pants being worn out…. The army blue had to be substituted until others could be supplied by contract and, although the blue looked neat and comfortable, the men were not pleased with them as they would not be found dead without red pants on. The government soon supplied the distinctive uniform of the regiment and continued to furnish it during its term of service.”
THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861
THE ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH
BRIGADIER GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE Jr.
CSBEE
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861
THE ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH, THIRD BRIGADE,
BRIGADIER GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE Jr.
(2 pcs)
Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (February 8[SUP]th[/SUP] 1824 – July 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] 1861) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Manassas, one of the first general officers to be a casualty of the war.
During this battle he was responsible for inspiring the famous nickname for Brig. Gen. Thomas J.”Stonewall” Jackson.
Upon the start of the civil War, Bee, like many army officers from the South, was torn between loyalty to his home state or to the United States. He struggled with the decision but opted to stay with the South.
On March 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] 1861, Bee resigned from the United States Army and returned to Charleston where he was elected lieutenant Colonel of the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] South Carolina Regulars.
On June 17[SUP]th[/SUP] 1861, Bee was appointed Brigadier General of a brigade mobilized at Manassas Junction, although he was confirmed by the Confederate senate posthumously.
He was given command of the third brigade of the Army Of The Shenandoah, under Brigadier general Joseph E. Johnston.
During the subsequent battle, on July 21[SUP]st[/SUP] 1861, Bee said,
“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Rally behind the Virginians!”
This was in reference to brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson and his men, giving rise to the name “Stonewall Jackson” and his “Stonewall Brigade”.
No one really knows if this was meant to be complimentary or an insult regarding jackson’s men not advancing. Bee was wounded in the stomach by an Union artillery shell and after considerable suffering, died the next day. As a result, it could not be determined whether his naming of Stonewall Jackson was intended as praise, a condemnation, or whether it was simply a misattributed quote.
Bee is buried at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetry in Pendleton, South Carolina.
Bee was the younger brother of Hamilton P. Bee, who was also a Confederate Army Brigadier General, and the brother in law of Confederate Brigadier General Clement H. Stevens.
**PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 1861
THE UNION ARMY
THE 14[SUP]th[/SUP] REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1864
The 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Regiment New York State Militia, which was also called the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn Chasseurs, was a volunteer militia regiment from the city of Brooklyn, New York.
During the civil war the men of the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn became well known by both armies and throughout the country for their hard drill, hard fighting, and constant refusal to stand down from a fight.
There were two things the men of the Fourteenth jealously guarded. Their regimental numeral, and their red trousers.
At their time of their muster into Federal service, the men were promised by no less a figure then General Irvin McDowell, that they could use the number “14”. Officially, however the regiment bore the number “84” on the roster of New York volunteer regiments, and there was in fact another regiment called the 14[SUP]th[/SUP] New York Volunteers.
This situation always annoyed the officers and men of the Fourteenth, and throughout the unit’s civil war career, use of the number “84” was scrupulously avoided. All correspondence, payrolls, and reports were headed “14[SUP]th[/SUP] New York State Militia”, while the regiment commonly referred to itself, and was commonly known throughout the army, as the “14[SUP]th[/SUP] Brooklyn”.
14BRK-04
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 1861
THE 14[SUP]th[/SUP] REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1864
2 WOUNDED LINE INFANTRY.
(2 pcs)
The Chasseur uniform was adopted in 1860, and the regiment first paraded in it on 18[SUP]th[/SUP] April 1861. These uniforms had been furnished by the city of Brooklyn. From this date until its men were mustered out in 1864, the Chasseur uniform was worn on virtually all occasions except fatigue.
They received their nickname, the “Red legged Devils”, during the First Battle of Bull Run.
Referring to the regiment’s colourful red trousers, as the regiment repeatedly charged up Henry House Hill, Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson yelled to his men, “Hold on Boys! Here come those red legged devils again!”
After the Battle of First Bull Run, there was a short period when it seemed that the Fourteenth would be obliged to go into the regulation blue uniform.According to its Colonel,
“… the red pants being worn out…. The army blue had to be substituted until others could be supplied by contract and, although the blue looked neat and comfortable, the men were not pleased with them as they would not be found dead without red pants on. The government soon supplied the distinctive uniform of the regiment and continued to furnish it during its term of service.”
THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861
THE ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH
BRIGADIER GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE Jr.
CSBEE
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861
THE ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH, THIRD BRIGADE,
BRIGADIER GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE Jr.
(2 pcs)
Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (February 8[SUP]th[/SUP] 1824 – July 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] 1861) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Manassas, one of the first general officers to be a casualty of the war.
During this battle he was responsible for inspiring the famous nickname for Brig. Gen. Thomas J.”Stonewall” Jackson.
Upon the start of the civil War, Bee, like many army officers from the South, was torn between loyalty to his home state or to the United States. He struggled with the decision but opted to stay with the South.
On March 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] 1861, Bee resigned from the United States Army and returned to Charleston where he was elected lieutenant Colonel of the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] South Carolina Regulars.
On June 17[SUP]th[/SUP] 1861, Bee was appointed Brigadier General of a brigade mobilized at Manassas Junction, although he was confirmed by the Confederate senate posthumously.
He was given command of the third brigade of the Army Of The Shenandoah, under Brigadier general Joseph E. Johnston.
During the subsequent battle, on July 21[SUP]st[/SUP] 1861, Bee said,
“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Rally behind the Virginians!”
This was in reference to brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson and his men, giving rise to the name “Stonewall Jackson” and his “Stonewall Brigade”.
No one really knows if this was meant to be complimentary or an insult regarding jackson’s men not advancing. Bee was wounded in the stomach by an Union artillery shell and after considerable suffering, died the next day. As a result, it could not be determined whether his naming of Stonewall Jackson was intended as praise, a condemnation, or whether it was simply a misattributed quote.
Bee is buried at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetry in Pendleton, South Carolina.
Bee was the younger brother of Hamilton P. Bee, who was also a Confederate Army Brigadier General, and the brother in law of Confederate Brigadier General Clement H. Stevens.
**PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
