4th Regiment of Riflemen
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4th Regiment of Riflemen | |
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![]() Riflemen officer in gray (foreground) and troops in green smocks (background) | |
Active | 1814–1815 |
Disbanded | March 3, 1815 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Riflemen |
Role | Light infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Weapons | U.S. Model 1814 scalping knife tomahawk, |
Campaigns | War of 1812 |
Commanders | |
Commanders | James Gibson James McDonald |
The 4th Regiment of Riflemen was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. It was first activated in 1814 during the War of 1812 when the War Department created three additional rifle regiments based on the success of the Regiment of Riflemen. The regiment was deactivated in May 1815.
Organization
The regiment was activated on February 10, 1814. It was consolidated with the other regiments of riflemen on May 17, 1815.[1]
Service
Regimental depots were placed in Utica, New York and western Pennsylvania.[2] Elements of the regiment participated with the 1st Regiment of Riflemen in relieving the Siege of Fort Erie[3]
Notes
References
- Fredriksen, John C. (November 2000). Green Coats and Glory: The United States Regiment of Riflemen, 1808–1821 (1st ed.). Youngstown, New York: Old Fort Niagara Association, Inc. ISBN 0-941967-22-0.
- Heitman, Francis B. (1903). "Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army". War Department. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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