Plate from the officers ' Assembly of the 145th infantry Novocherkassk of Alexander III regiment

26 may 1869, the son of Emperor Alexander II, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich was appointed chief of one of the newly formed army regiments – the 145th infantry Novocherkassk. In this respect, the regiment was transferred from Saratov province to Petersburg; the other regiments of the 37th infantry division, in which he was located in the vicinity of the capital (in Krasnoye Selo and in the New Peterhof). This event was part of strengthening the St. Petersburg garrison, the strength provides reached 40 thousand. In the 1870s in Malaya Okhta for the regiment were constructed a barracks complex, extant, and which gave the name of the Novocherkassk Avenue (now the building of the former barracks have numbering from 4-A to 4-D). Until the end of the old army regiment quartered in St. Petersburg place only at the time of the campaign of 1904-1905, for which he was awarded the silver St. George pipes.

From its predecessor, the Tomsk infantry regiment, Novocherkassk regiment inherited the St. George banner and signs for the difference in headwear. Although the regiment was an army, but its officers Willy-nilly were forced to "stretch" in order not to lose face in front of their neighbors in the garrison guards. This was also reflected in the interiors of the regimental officers ' meetings, and in the regimental service, decorated modestly, but with a Metropolitan elegance. Plate is made for Dulevo factory of the Association of the heirs of M. S. Kuznetsova not before 1883 when the monogram of Alexander III became accustomed to "old Russian" style. Perhaps it was commissioned for the 100th anniversary, celebrated by the regiment in 1896, the color of the finish applied matches the colors of the band and the shoulder straps (red, as was supposed to the first regiment in the division).