| 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles | |
|---|---|
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| Active | July 30, 1861 to September 6, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Hampton Roads Siege of Suffolk Battle of Swift Creek Fort Darling Battle of Petersburg Battle of Chaffin's Farm Battle of Darbytown Road Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road |
| Insignia | |
| VII Corps |
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| IV Corps |
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| XVIII Corps |
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| X Corps |
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The 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles, sometimes designated 7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, was a cavalry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
Recruiting poster of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles.
Companies organized and mustered in between July 1861 and September 1862, and served in the Department of Virginia (7th and 4th Corps) and Department of Virginia and North Carolina, principally at Fort Monroe, Norfolk and Suffolk, Portsmouth, Williamsburg and Yorktown, Virginia; in Wistar's Division, 18th Corps, from January, 1864; in the Cavalry, Army of the James, with the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, from March, 1864; a detachment as escort, headquarters Army of the James, from July, 1864; unattached from August, 1864; in the 3d Brigade of the Cavalry Division, Army of the James, until March, 1865; again unattached to the close of the war; and at Fredericksburg, Virginia, from April, 1865. Companies H and D served with the 10th Corps from June 1864; with the 18th Corps from August, 1864.
July 17, 1864, 270 men of the 16th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, who had volunteered to serve with the regiment, were transferred to it.
September 6, 1865, the regiment received the designation, 4th Regiment New York Provisional Cavalry, and its final record will be found under that head. [1]
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 18 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 12 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 4 officers, 125 enlisted men; total, 6 officers, 155 enlisted men; aggregate, 161; of whom 8 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy[2]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Charles C. Dodge
- Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F. Onderdonk
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
External links[]
- Civil War Museum Unit History Project New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - Civil War - 1st Mounted Rifles Regiment History, photographs, table of battles and casualties, and historical sketch for the 1st Regiment Mounted New York Rifles.
- National Parks Service The Civil War Regiment Details Union New York Volunteers
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