71st New York Infantry Regiment

71st New York Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active1850–present
Country United States
BranchNew York Army National Guard
TypeInfantry
SizeBattalion
Garrison/HQNew York City
Nickname(s)"The American Guard"
Motto(s)"Pro aris et pro focis"
MarchThe Gallant Seventy-First
Engagements
In Washington during the Civil War
NCO and enlisted men of the 71st

The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917 to 1919,[1] and never received a numerical designation corresponding to that of a National Guard regiment.

  1. ^ Sutliffe, pp. 1-4, 34-39