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Alexander Greene
03-19-2017, 02:17 AM
WELCOME TO THE 17TH REGULARS CO. F!!!
The 17th United States Regular Infantry regiment was one of the regular military regiments that fought in the American Civil War. These units were made up of professionals, veterans and West Pointers, who were stationed on the Western Frontier at the time of the Civil War. Despite the units having regular infantry training, the Regulars haven't fought a European-style war since the Mexican-American War in 1848! The Regulars were also broken up into their companies and manning the various forts across the West, fighting fearsome Native American tribes like the Apache, Sioux, Shoshone, and Navajo. They were more attuned to the guerrilla warfare style of the Native Americans than mainstream warfare and were armed with antique smooth bore muskets. Fortunately for the 17th Regulars, an odd fighting style and outdated weapons wouldn't be a problem because they were created immediately after the opening shots of the Civil War on June 29th, 1861. The entire regiment was moved to Fort Preble in Maine to train and recruit and was moved to Washington D.C. to join the gathering Army of the Potomac. In Washington, they were attached to Sykes 5th Corps.


Battles
The 17th US Regulars would be a battle-hardened unit by their drumming out in 1865. They would serve on some of the Western Hemisphere's deadliest battlefields and sustain heavy casualties. By the end, the 17th Regulars would sustain 203 deaths: 9 officers and 93 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 100 men to disease. Here are a list of battles that they fought in or were present at. Click the bolded battles to bring up a short history of the battle and battle maps, courtesy of the Civil War Trust! :)

Seige of Yorktown (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/yorktown.html)
Battle of Mechanicsville
Battle of Gaine's Mill (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gaines-mill.html)
Battle of Malvern Hill (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/malvern-hill.html)
Battle of Groveton
Battle of Bull Run (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html)
Battle of Antietam (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html)
Battle of Fredericksburg (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg.html)
Battle of Chancellorsville
(http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chancellorsville.html)Battle of Gettysburg (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html)
Battle of Mine Run
(http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/mine-run.html)Battle of the Wilderness (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/the-wilderness.html)
Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/spotsylvania-court-house.html)
Battle of North Anna (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/north-anna.html)
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/totopotomoy-creek.html)
Battle of Cold Harbor (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/cold-harbor.html)
Seige of Petersburg (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/petersburg.html)
Battle of the Crater (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/the-crater.html) (in reserve)
Battle of Weldon Railroad
Battle of Peebles Farm


Application

To apply to the 17th United States Regulars, Co. F, follow this application format and post it to this thread. After that, find our page in the company tool and apply for enlistment there as well! We are a North America only group to make sure more people show up for training. I cannot guarantee enlistment but don't let this stop you from applying. :)

Company Tool Username:
Do you have Steam? If so, put your Steam username here:
Do you have Discord?:
Mic?:
Do you have War of Rights now (Doesn't affect enlistment)?:
What interests you most about the Civil War?:

Example

Company Tool username: 17thUSR_Recruit_01
Do you have Steam? If so, put your Steam username here: Yes. It's 17thUSR_Recruit_01.
Do you have Discord?: Yes
Mic?: Yes.
Do you have War of Rights right now (Doesn't affect enlistment)?: Yes
What interests you most about the Civil War (Doesn't affect enlistment)?: I like the guns!


Rosters

I will approach ranks differently from other people while organizing my company. I start from the ground up, organizing those I feel best suited to the job into their ranks. Everyone starts as a Private. Those that stick around long enough and show good leadership skills, are disciplined, and promote the well being of all members will be rewarded accordingly. :)

Commissioned Officers

5622 Captain: Alexander Greene
5623 1st. Lieutenant (1): [Available]
5624 2nd. Lieutenant (1): [Available]

Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO's)

5625 Sergeant Major (Maximum 1): [Available]
5626 First Sergeant (Maximum 2): [Available]
5627 Sergeant: [None]
5628 Corporal: [None]

The Grunts
Privates: [None]

Other (You will have one of the above ranks with one of these positions)

Bugler (Maximum: 1): [Available]
Chaplin (Maximum: 1): [Available]
Color Guards (Maximum: 5): [Available]
Recruitment Sergeant (Maximum: 2): [Available]
Company Journalists (Maximum: 2): [Available]

*This page will be subject to frequent updates so stick around and watch us grow! :)

Dman979
03-19-2017, 03:29 AM
Good luck!
Best,
Dman979

Alexander Greene
03-19-2017, 04:01 AM
Good luck!
Best,
Dman979

Thanks Dman! This will be my second go at this whole company thing. Hopefully I get it down right this time! :)

Dman979
03-19-2017, 04:44 AM
Thanks Dman! This will be my second go at this whole company thing. Hopefully I get it down right this time! :)

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!
Best,
Dman979

Jordon Brooker
03-19-2017, 11:31 AM
Fighting the good fight boys.

FrisDrim
03-19-2017, 12:41 PM
Best of luck !

JaegerCoyote
03-19-2017, 03:02 PM
Why you have a sergant major and two first sergant positions?

Alexander Greene
03-19-2017, 06:14 PM
Why you have a sergant major and two first sergant positions?

First Sergeants are responsible for commanding the platoons and the Sergeant Major is in charge of training.

Bravescot
03-19-2017, 09:25 PM
First Sergeants are responsible for commanding the platoons and the Sergeant Major is in charge of training.

Oh boy, god save you from the wrath of some people for the inaccuracy.

Dman979
03-19-2017, 09:47 PM
Oh boy, god save you from the wrath of some people for the inaccuracy.

Well, you've gotta get a baptism of fire sometime!

Best,
Dman979

Alexander Greene
03-19-2017, 10:05 PM
Oh boy, god save you from the wrath of some people for the inaccuracy.

Hehehe. If they want to fry me up in a pan for it, they can try. This is how I want my company and it's going to stay that way. :P. Besides, it's only one inaccuracy.

Lance Rawlings
03-19-2017, 11:49 PM
Best of luck! I won't grill ya, it's your company ;)

Jfuzz2000
03-20-2017, 11:31 PM
Good luck

Alexander Greene
03-20-2017, 11:38 PM
Good luck


Best of luck! I won't grill ya, it's your company ;)

Thanks guys!

Saris
03-21-2017, 12:35 AM
Good luck, I hope we will meet on the battlefield some day!

Alexander Greene
03-21-2017, 02:09 AM
Good luck, I hope we will meet on the battlefield some day!

Thanks Saris. Hopefully I'll see you on the battlefield too!

Alexander Greene
04-05-2017, 09:55 PM
Recruitment is still open! Come on, don't be shy! :)

twins1215
04-10-2017, 08:04 PM
I have created a group for the U.S. Regulars on the forum. Please consider joining up!

http://www.warofrightsforum.com/group.php?groupid=150

Alexander Greene
04-17-2017, 09:49 PM
We are still recruiting!

Alexander Greene
06-08-2017, 02:51 AM
We are still recruiting! Come and join The Fighting Blue Devils!

BeefWinkletin
06-10-2017, 02:04 AM
Where and how do i make threads on the companies tab

Saris
06-10-2017, 02:08 AM
Where and how do i make threads on the companies tab

go to companies and see in the middle of the screen "make new thread"

Alexander Greene
06-11-2017, 12:23 AM
Gentlemen, this is a recruiting thread. Let's not turn this into the help desk. :)