18th Regiment, New York Cavalry

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Brief History
The 18th Regiment, New York Cavalry was organized at New York and mustered in by Companies as follows: "A" July 18, "B" July 19, "C" August 12, "D" August 25, "E" August 15, "F" August 31, "G" October 13, "H" October 31, "I" December 2, 1863; "K," "L" and "M" January, 1864. Companies "A" to "F" left State for Washington, D. C., September 26, 1863; Companies "G" and "H" October 23; "I" and "K" December 13, 1863, and "L" and "M" January, 1864. The regiment mustered out at Victoria, Texas, May 31, 1866. .

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company B – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company C – Principally recruited in New York City and in Albany County.

Company D – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company E – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company F – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company G – Principally recruited in New York City, and in Albany, Dutchess, and Rensselaer Counties.

Company H – Principally recruited in New York City, and Madison and Jefferson Counties. Company I – Principally recruited in New York City, and Albany, Jefferson and Erie Counties.

Company K – Principally recruited in New York City, and Jefferson County.

Company L –Principally recruited in Jefferson, Albany, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence Counties. Company M - Principally recruited in Jefferson, Albany, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence Counties.

Other Sources
1. 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/

2. 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).

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

4. 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,

5. 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,