50th New York Volunteer Engineers

01/26/2021

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In late October, 1864, following the fighting at Peebles and Pegrams Farms, two companies of the 50th New York Engineers (L & M) made a semi-permanent camp in a 5-acre field on the Flowers Farm near...

05/25/2020

How Civil War Veterans created Memorial Day- Memorial Day in the US began as Decoration Day, a holiday commemorated by the Grand Army of the Republic, the fr...

08/16/2016

Getting ready for HB Civil War - pioneers will be falling in with the infantry. Corporal Cheval will defend the field.

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09/29/2014

Replication of japanned soldier's cup from the 8th Massachusetts Cavalry - 50th NY Engineers Version

04/17/2014

Pioneer Colin Melott on the set of The Daughters of Eve, an AFI Thesis film. Bolstering representation for Federal engineers and their story.

09/07/2013

Engineer Officer's Insignia featured laurel on one side and a palm frawn on the other.

Current compliment of our living history impression

1st Battalion:
Lt. Colonel D. R. Rivers, Commanding
1SGT Patrick Ryan Kreeger. Staff ADC
Corporal Pioneer Tyler Morgen Burns-Briscoe , Staff
Private Pioneer Nick Johnsen, Staff
Private Pioneer Colin Melott, Staff
Private Tyler De La Houssaye, Staff
Recruit Eric Edborg

09/03/2013

Hurrah for the Corporal Pioneer!

09/03/2013

Congratulations are in order! Tyler Morgen Burns-Briscoe has received a promotion to the rank of Corporal Pioneer for his exceptional service on battalion staff as our field works and construction expert. He is a vital part of our living history impression and continues to volunteer himself for infantry detachments despite repeated wounds. Hurrah for the Corporal Pioneer!

09/02/2013

The 50th detached Coporal Pioneer Briscoe and Pioneer Melott to the 69th PA volunteers to fight at Talbert Lake for this year's HB Civil War Days!

08/15/2013

08/15/2013

Registration forms are coming in! The first three registered reenactors are all Confederate, two of which come from the 3rd Engineers. They have won a free lunch and an extra raffle ticket. Congratulations to Elizabeth McCash, Norm Braly, and Daniel Devorkin.

06/25/2013

The 50th had a few cameos in Family Tree including on the map in the Scenario Meeting

Colonel Rivers and 1st Sgt. Kreeger were in infantry gear, while Pioneer Briscoe proudly displayed his hatchets while detached to the 69th PA.

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