9th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Brief History
The 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry was organized at Westfield and Albany, New York, September 9 to November 19, 1861. It mustered out July 17, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 9th Regiment "Stoneman" Cavalry, (accessed 27 July 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, (accessed 27 July 2012).

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 Dutchess County, Genesee County, and Wyoming County.

Company B – Principally recruited in Cattaraugus County and Chautauqua County.

Company C – Principally recruited in Chautauqua County.

Company D – Principally recruited in Chautauqua County.

Company E – Principally recruited in Cattaraugus County and Chautauqua County.

Company F – Principally recruited in Albany County, Chautauqua County, andOntario County.

Company G – Principally recruited in Wyoming County and Chautauqua County.

Company H – Principally recruited in Wyoming County, Chautauqua County, and Dutchess County.

Company I – Principally recruited in Chautauqua County and northeast Pennsylvania.

Company K – Principally recruited in Chautauqua County.

Company L – Principally recruited in St. Lawrence County.

Company M – Principally recruited in Clinton County, Rensselaer County, and Ontario County and New York City.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘New York in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * New York in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for New York, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Bentley, W. G. Address delivered at the dedication of monument of the Ninth New York Cavalry Regiment. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)


 * Cheney, Newel. History of the Ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry : war of 1861 to 1865; compiled from letters, diaries, recollections and official records. (Ashville, New York : Berrybook Press, c1998),


 * 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 https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm


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


 * 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).


 * 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,


 * 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,