On Saturday, 1 June 2013, the Saratoga National Historical Park assumed control of a historical hill, marking the sword surrender site of the British army on 17 Oct 1777. The hill located along Route 4, one mile south of Schuylerville (Old Saratoga) is the site where British General John Burgoyne relinquished his sword to American [...]
This month’s edition of “Meet Our Docents” features a docent who comes from a Marine Corps family and himself is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in VietNam in ’67 and ’68. Jim Brown was born in Stillwater, attended public schools in Fort Ann, and now resides in South Glens Falls. Jim and his [...]
THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY) PART 1 By 1863 the Federal cavalry accomplished the task of riding and shooting, they had become a different force from the clumsy, lumbering group of riders earlier in the war. The Federal cavalry had at last stood up to the Confederate cavalry in open combat. The battle at [...]
Civil War armies consisted of three major components: infantry, artillery and cavalry. Cavalry’s primary role was to support the infantry, by gathering intelligence, scouting, screening the movements of the army, and serving as the “eyes and ears of the army”. As the war dragged on, the Federal cavalry’s role changed to that of being an [...]
This month’s edition of “Meet Our Docents” features a student at Saratoga Springs High School, who also has a keen interest in history. Drew Bremer has been a docent at the New York State Military Museum for over three years, volunteering mostly on Saturdays and school vacations. He’s now completing his junior year at Saratoga [...]
You’re invited to join us in this blast from the past, our second annual USO Show! This year’s theme is “Good Afternoon, Vietnam.” To purchase tickets, click here. Guests will be taken on a journey back to the Vietnam era as we turn the New York State Military Museum into a real USO Armed Forces [...]
Save the date for this year’s USO Show “Good Afternoon, Vietnam”. The theme for this year’s event is the Vietnam era and we will take guests back in time to a real USO show, just like the kind Bob Hope used to perform at. Gary Ferris will be the radio host for the evening, there [...]
The team that produced the first “Brewseum” a year ago has done it again – only with an even greater public turn out and rave reviews on Friday, March 22. The Friends of the New York State Military Museum raised more than $4,000 at this second annual event. The Saratoga Springs Lions Club and The [...]
It is an established fact that the New York National Guard’s “Fighting 69th” – officially known in modern times as the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment — ranks among the most historically significant military organizations of all times. This is not simply due to its battlefield performance in the Civil War, in the World Wars, [...]
The New York State Military Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of the historic mural, Benedict Arnold, Triumphant at Saratoga, by noted muralist and military artist, George Gray (b. 1907 – d. 2004.) The painting comes to the museum through the generosity of the H. Lee White Marine Museum in Oswego, NY and the [...]
