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16th New
York Cavalry
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16th New York Cavalry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 4 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Sixteenth New York Cavalry. — Cols., Henry M. Lazelle, Nelson B. Sweitzer;
Lieut. -Cols., Spencer H. Olmstead, George S. Hollister, John Nicholson; Majs., Morris
Hazzard, George B. Bosworth, Giles G. Horton, John Nicholson, Lawrence Leahy. The 16th,
known as the Sprague Light Cavalry, was organized at Plattsburg, the companies of which it
was composed being recruited in the counties of Clinton, Erie, New York, Westchester,
Monroe, Oswego, Rensselaer and St. Lawrence. The first eight companies were mustered into
the U. S. service at Plattsburg from June 19 to Aug. 1, 1863, for three years; I, K, L and
M were mustered in at Staten island from Sept. 2 to Oct. 18, 1863. On Aug. 17, 1865, the
regiment commanded by Col. Sweitzer, was consolidated with the 13th N. Y. cavalry, and the
new organization was designated the 3d provisional regiment, N. Y. volunteer cavalry. Cos.
A, B, C and D left the state on June 19, 1863, and took part in the Gettysburg campaign;
E, F, G and H, under Lieut. -Col. Olmstead left on Aug. 19, 1863; I, K and L left in
September, and M on Oct. 23. The regiment was assigned to the cavalry brigade, 22nd corps,
defenses of Washington, until the period of its consolidation with the 13th. In 1863 it
engaged with loss at Lewinsville; was active at Bristoe Station and near the Blue ridge.
In 1864 it was repeatedly in action, its principal engagements and casualties being as
follows: Centerville, loss 39; Falls Church, 23; Rapidan Station, 13; Lewinsville, 16. It
saw its last fighting in March, 1865, at Warrenton, Fairfax Court House and Vienna. The
regiment lost during service 1 officer and 20 men killed and mortally wounded; 119 men
died of disease, accidents, in prison, etc. — total deaths 140. Capt. James H.
Fleming was killed at Fairfax Station and was the only commissioned officer lost by the
regiment. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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