US Army National Guard - 1st Battalion 201st FA 285th Anniversary

  • 4 years ago
On Feb. 17th, the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) will observe the 285th anniversary of the establishment of the first militia company in what is now West Virginia.

On Feb. 17, 1735, Morgan Morgan was commissioned to the rank of captain to lead a new company of riflemen, known as the First Virginia Regiment, in what is now present day Berkeley County. This company is better known today as the 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment.


Credit to : Sgt. Davis Rohrer - West Virginia National Guard

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