197th Fires Brigade ( United States ) The 197th Fires Brigade ( " Concord Volunteers " ) is a field artillery brigade of the New Hampshire Army National Guard . Its current components are : A tactical unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) battery will be added to the Brigade in the future . Lineage . Organized in 1861 at Concord as the Concord Volunteers Mustered into Federal service 3 June 1861 at Portsmouth as Company E , 2d New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry ; mustered out of Federal service 19 December 1865 at Cabin Point , Virginia Reorganized 31 October 1865 in the New Hampshire Volunteer Militia at Concord as the State Capitol Guards Redesignated 24 September 1866 as Company F ( State Capitol Guards ) , 1st Regiment Disbanded in 1869 at Concord Reorganized 15 March 1877 in the New Hampshire Volunteer Militia at Concord as Company K ( State Capitol Guards ) , 2d Regiment Redesignated 18 April 1878 as Company C ( State Capitol Guards ) , 3d Regiment Mustered into Federal service 8 May 1898 at Concord as Company C , 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry ; mustered out of Federal service 31 October 1898 at Concord and reorganized as Company C , 3d Regiment Redesignated 23 January 1900 as Company C , 2d Regiment Redesignated 15 April 1909 as Company C , 1st Infantry Mustered into Federal service 30 June 1916 at Concord ; mustered out of Federal service 20 February 1917 at Concord Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Concord ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 11 February 1918 as Company C , First Army Headquarters Regiment Demobilized 26 January 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey Reorganized and Federally recognized 24 April 1922 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Concord as Headquarters Battery , 197th Artillery ( Coast Artillery Corps ) Redesignated 23 April 1924 as Headquarters Battery , 197th Coast Artillery ( United States ) Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Concord Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Antiaircraft Artillery Group Inactivated 28 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman , California Reorganized and Federally recognized 15 April 1947 at Concord Ordered into active Federal service 14 August 1950 at Concord ; released 13 August 1952 from active Federal service and reverted to state control Consolidated 1 February 1959 with Battery A , 744th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion see ANNEX 1 ) , and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Artillery Group Consolidated 1 December 1967 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , II Corps Artillery ( see ANNEX 2 ) , and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Artillery Group ; location concurrently changed to Manchester Redesignated 1 November 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Field Artillery Group Redesignated 1 September 1978 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Field Artillery Brigade Consolidated 30 June 1993 with Battery A , 197th Field Artillery ( see ANNEX 3 ) , and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 197th Field Artillery Brigade ANNEX 1 . Organized 1 March 1877 in the New Hampshire Volunteer Militia at Concord as Company E ( Pillsbury Light Guard ) , 2d Regiment Redesignated 18 April 1878 as Company E ( Pillsbury Light Guard ) , 3d Regiment Disbanded 3 April 1885 at Concord Reorganized 14 April 1891 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Concord as Company E , 3d Regiment Mustered into Federal service 9 May 1898 at Concord as Company E , 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry ; mustered out of Federal service 31 October 1898 at Concord and reorganized as Company E , 3d Regiment Redesignated 23 January 1900 as Company E , 2d Regiment Redesignated 15 April 1909 as Company E , 1st Infantry Mustered into Federal service 20 June 1916 at Concord ; mustered out of Federal service 20 February 1917 at Concord Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Concord ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 11 February 1918 as Company E , First Army Headquarters Regiment Demobilized 26 January 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey Reorganized and Federally recognized 22 December 1921 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Concord as Battery D , 197th Artillery ( Coast Artillery Corps ) Redesignated 12 February 1923 as Battery A , 197th Artillery ( Coast Artillery Corps ) Redesignated 23 April 1924 as Battery A , 197th Coast Artillery Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Concord Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1943 as Battery A , 744th Coast Artillery Battalion Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1944 as Battery A , 744th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Inactivated 29 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman , California Reorganized and Federally recognized 3 December 1947 at Concord Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery A , 744th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion ANNEX 2 . Organized 17 March 1873 in the New Hampshire Volunteer Militia at Manchester as Company F ( Governor Straw Rifles ) , 1st Regiment Expanded , reorganized , and redesignated 5 March 1896 as Companies F and L , 1st Regiment Companies F and L consolidated 15 April 1909 and consolidated unit designated as Company F , 1st Infantry Mustered into Federal service 20 June 1916 at Concord ; mustered out of Federal service 20 February 1917 at Concord Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Manchester ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 11 February 1918 as Company F , First Army Headquarters Regiment Demobilized 26 January 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey Consolidated 29 June 1921 with the Supply Company , First Army Headquarters Regiment ( see ANNEX 4 ) , and consolidated unit reorganized and Federally recognized in the New Hampshire National Guard at Manchester as the Service Battery , 172d Field Artillery Consolidated 1 July 1940 with Headquarters Battery , 172d Field Artillery ( organized and Federally recognized 15 May 1936 at Manchester ) , and consolidated unit as Headquarters Battery , 172d Field Artillery Inducted into Federal service 24 February 1941 at Manchester Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1943 as Headquarters Battery , 172d Field Artillery Group Reorganized and redesignated 10 December 1943 as Headquarters Battery , XVI Corps Artillery Inactivated 7 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey Converted and redesignated 23 May 1946 as Headquarters Company , 195th Infantry Reorganized and Federally recognized 31 March 1948 at Manchester Converted and redesignated 1 December 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 172d Field Artillery Group Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , II Corps Artillery ANNEX 3 . Organized 24 June 1916 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Manchester as Field Hospital Company Number 1 Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Manchester ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 25 August 1917 as Field Hospital Company Number 4 , an element of the 26th Division Redesignated 12 December 1917 as Field Hospital Company 104 , an element of the 26th Division Demobilized 29 April 1919 at Camp Devens , Massachusetts Consolidated 12 April 1922 with the Sanitary Detachment , First Army Headquarters Regiment ( see ANNEX 5 ) , and consolidated unit reorganized and Federally recognized in the New Hampshire National Guard at Manchester as the Medical Department Detachment , 172d Field Artillery Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1941 as the Medical Detachment , 172d Field Artillery Inducted into Federal service 24 February 1941 at Manchester Expanded , reorganized , and redesignated 1 March 1943 as the Medical Detachments , 172d and 941st Field Artillery Battalions Medical Detachment , 172d Field Artillery Battalion , inactivated 19 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry , Virginia ; Medical Detachment , 941st Field Artillery Battalion , inactivated 23 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish , Massachusetts Medical Detachments , 172d and 941st Field Artillery Battalions , consolidated , reorganized , and Federally recognized 10 November 1947 at Manchester as the Medical Detachment , 172d Field Artillery Battalion Converted and redesignated 1 June 1950 as the Medical Company , 195th Infantry Converted and redesignated 1 December 1954 as Battery C , 172d Field Artillery Battalion Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1959 as Battery C , 1st Howitzer Battalion , 172d Artillery Ordered into active Federal service 15 October 1961 at Manchester ; released 13 August 1962 from active Federal service and reverted to state control Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1965 as Battery C , 1st Battalion , 172d Artillery Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1967 as Battery A , 197th Artillery Redesignated 1 May 1972 as Battery A , 197th Field Artillery Assigned 1 September 1978 to the 50th Armored Division ANNEX 4 . Organized 8 October 1915 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Manchester as the Supply Company , 1st Infantry Mustered into Federal service 20 June 1916 at Concord ; mustered out of Federal service 20 February 1917 at Concord Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Manchester ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 11 February 1918 as the Supply Company , First Army Headquarters Regiment Demobilized 26 January 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey ANNEX 5 . Organized 5 March 1917 in the New Hampshire National Guard at Manchester as the Sanitary Detachment , 1st Infantry Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Manchester ; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 Reorganized and redesignated 11 February 1918 as the Sanitary Detachment , First Army Headquarters Regiment Demobilized 26 January 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey HOME STATION : Manchester