1st New York Company A

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We are part of the Christ Bergaide as the 1st New York Guard Company A Cav. (1NYCCA)
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Lincoln Cavalry Carbine Rangers Sabre Regiment First United States Volunteer Cavalry

History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

Mustered in: July 16 to August 31,1861
Mustered out: June 27,1865

This regiment was organized in New York city by Col. Carl Schurz, succeeded by Col. Andrew T. McReynolds (June 15, 1861), under special authority from the President, dated May 1, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service between July 16 and August 31, 1861, for a service of three years.

Companies A, B, D, E, G, H, I, L and M, were recruited principally in New York city, four of them being composed of Germans, Hungarians and Poles Company C, Boyd's Company C, Cavalry, Pa. Vols., at Philadelphia F, at Syracuse and K, Michigan Company, at Grand Rapids, Mich.

The regiment left the State by detachments Company C, the first in the field, leaving July 22, 1861 by September 10, 1861, the regiment was all in the field it served at and near Washington, D. C., from July, 1861 in Franklin's and Heintzelman's Divisions, Army of Potomac, from October 4, 1861 in 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of Potomac, from March 24, 1862 with the 6th Corps, Army of Potomac, from May, 1862 in 1st Cavalry Brigade, Army of Potomac, from July 8, 1862 in 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Potomac, from September, 1862 in Averill's Cavalry Division, 8th Corps, Middle Department, from October, 1862 with the forces for the defense of the Upper Potomac, 8th Corps, Middle Department, from November, 1862 in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 8th Corps, from March, 1863 in the Department of the Susquehanna, from June, 1863 in the Department of W. Va., from August, 1863 in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry, Army of W. Va., from November, 1863 in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Army of W. Va., from August 27, 1864 in the Army of the Shenandoah, from October, 1864, and in the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, Cavalry, Army of the Shenandoah, from December, 1864, and with the Army of the Potomac, from March, 1865.

At the expiration of its term of service, those entitled thereto were discharged, and the regiment, composed of veterans and recruits, continued in the service until June 27, 1865, when, commanded by Col. Alonzo W. Adams, it was mustered out at Alexandria, Va.

During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 3 officers, 22 enlisted men died of wounds received in action, 2 officers, 21 enlisted men died of disease and other causes, 2 officers, 118 enlisted men total, 7 officers, and 161 enlisted men aggregate, 168 of whom 44 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
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[ROMANOW]

Good luck from 59th New York

[[NY3B]7USCAV_Col_George_C]

Thank you sir

[Grant97]

Good luck!

[yoyo8346]

Did you make the poll results visible so you know who to dislike? :P

[[NY3B]7USCAV_Col_George_C]

did not know that i could make the results invisible

[[NY3B]7USCAV_Col_George_C]

Hello all who enter this here camp

[VOLCUSGAMING]

Good luck! From a fellow artillery soldier!

[Colum O'Brien]

Good luck!

[Relativ]

Best of luck from the 18th NY , fellow New Yorker Soldiers!