Organized 1783.
Daniel Divver, 2nd Lieutenant of Company G, 11th New York.
Divver was mortally wounded in the charge at Bull Run. His body was never recovered.
Engine 13 had a target shooting organization, the Donovan Guards.
Among the company's members was James J. Ferris, who had commanded a local militia organization called the Continental Blues. Despite his experience, he insisted on entering the 11th New York as an enlisted man. Rising to the rank of Sergeant, he received a battlefield promotion at Bull Run from Colonel Farnham, but he never received his commission, and was discharged with a serious wound.
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