1st Regiment, New York Veteran Cavalry

Brief History
The 1st New York Cavalry Reigment also know as Lincoln Cavalry; Carbine Rangers; Sabre Regiment; First United States Volunteer Cavalry, mustered in by companies and mustered out July 20, 1865.

On July 31 thru September 7 they left the State by Detachments for Washington, D.C. under Colonel Andrew T. McReynolds, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Von Schickfuss and Majors Charles Ogle, Alonzo Adams and August Haurand

Companies in this Regiment
Organized at New York City by Carl Schurz. Nine companies were recruited in New York City, 4 of these being composed of Germans, Hungarians and Poles.

Company "A" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "B" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "C" "Boyd's Company" was principally recruited in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Company "D" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "E" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "F" was principally recruited in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York

Company "G" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "H" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "I" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "K" was principally recruited in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Company "L" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Company "M" was principally recruited in New York City, New York county

Source Material
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1. Phisterer, Frederick. ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. ''Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. Google Books, other libraries with this book,

2. The Union Army : a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers, Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. Other libraries with this book,

3. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (database on-line) at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

4. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center at http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/civil_index.htm citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).

5. Hawks, Steve.The Civil War in the East. Database. http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php