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23rd New York Cavalry

Online Books:
23rd New York Cavalry Soldier Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year 1893, Volume 5     View the Entire Book

Regimental History
Twenty-third New York Cavalry. — This organization was never completed. Two companies were recruited from New York city, Lancaster, Tonawanda, Aurora, Leroy, Colden, Pavilion, Bethany, Newstead, and Chicktawauga. Under command of Capts. Emory Cummings and Alfred Spann respectively, they were mustered into the U. S. service between January and May, 1863, for three years, and left for the Department of North Carolina, 22nd corps, where they were attached to the 12th N. Y. cavalry, and were mustered out at Raleigh, N. C, July 22, 1865. They lost 14 enlisted by disease, accident and other causes. The organization was known as the "Mix Cavalry."

Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2

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