201st Field Artillery Regiment
The 201st Field Artillery Regiment ("First West Virginia") is a West Virginia Army National Guard regiment. It currently perpetuates the Virginia elements of the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment, which fought in the American Revolution. Organized by Colonel Morgan Morgan in Bunker Hill, West Virginia in 1735, it is the oldest continually-active regiment in the U.S. Army and the oldest in the West Virginia Army National Guard. Units also saw action on both sides of the American Civil War, with many companies of the regiment combined to form the Union Army's 1st West Virginia Infantry.
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| Active | 1735–present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | West Virginia |
| Branch | West Virginia Army National Guard |
| Type | Field artillery regiment |
| Size | 1 active battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Fairmont, West Virginia |
| Nickname(s) | First West Virginia (Special Designation) |
| Motto(s) | Yes Sir |
| Equipment | M109A6 Paladin, HEMTT, HMMWV |
| Engagements | French and Indian War American Revolutionary War War of 1812 Mexican–American War American Civil War Spanish–American War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
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Headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia, the 201st Field Artillery employs the M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, and is part of the 197th Field Artillery Brigade, which is part of the New Hampshire Army National Guard.