The 7th Regiment of the New York Militia, aka the "Silk Stocking" regiment, was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also known as the "Blue-Bloods" due to the disprop
The artist depicted a patriotic, flag–festooned scene as the regiment passed in review on Broadway before Major Robert Anderson.
The New York Seventh in Washington, D.C., 1861.
New York 7th Regiment soldiers about 1861
New York 7th Regiment soldiers about 1861
Park Avenue Armory
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The Park Avenue Armory, also known as the 7th Regiment Armory, is a historic armory for the U.S. Army National Guard at 643 Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York,
7th New York Militia Regiment
…21, 1863. The Headquarters of the 7th during the Civil War was at the Tompkins Market on Third Avenue. In 1879, it was moved uptown to the newly built Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue. One noteworthy member of the regiment, who left a body of paintings of the regiment's service, was Sanford Robinson Gifford; another…
The armory's Park Avenue facade in 2019
The armory's administration building as seen from its southwestern corner, at Park Avenue and 66th Street
Main staircase in the Park Avenue Armory
7th Reg. Armory 1st Floor Veterans Room HABS NY,31 NEYO,121 21