The 6th Regiment Artillery, New York Volunteers,
mustered into service for three years as the 135th New York Volunteer Infantry
on September 2, 1862. Converted into an artillery regiment and designated
the
6th Artillery on October 6, 1862, the regiment recruited and mustered (for
three years) two more companies on December 4, 1862. When their three year
term
expired,
those entitled were discharged
and the
regiment
continued
in
service
as "Veteran Volunteers," as indicated by the "N.Y.S.V.V." along
the top of these blue silk flank markers. Both flags feature painted inscriptions
in gold, shadowed in red, along the top and bottom. Also, each features a
red painted shield in the center framed with a gold painted ornamental border
and the regiment's numeric designation painted in gold and shadowed
in crimson. "N.Y.S.V.V." and "ARTILLERY." are
in mirror image on the reverse while the numeric designation reads correctly
(l to
rt). |
