The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (AHAC)
Records: 5,085 · Complete: 33%
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Governor John Winthrop as a volunteer militia company to train officers enrolled in the local militia companies across Massachusetts.
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"The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (AHAC)" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/1018/the-ancient-and-honorable-artillery-company-of-massachusetts-ahac: accessed May 26, 2022)
- Publication Title
- The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (AHAC)
- Total Records
- 5,085 · Complete: 33%
- Content Source
- Published on Fold3
- 30 Aug 2018
- Last Updated
- 30 Aug 2018
- Description
- The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world.