Early History and Lineage
Late in the 20th century, the U.S. Army changed the lineage and the founding date of the 69th Regiment from 1851 to December 21, 1849 with Company A, 1st Battalion descending from the 8th Company of the 1st New York Regiment of the American Revolutionary War.
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