1ST NEW YORK MOUNTED RIFLES MEMBERS BADGE ~ 7TH CAVALRY
Item #: CWB13888
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SCARCE BADGE ~ 6" IN HEIGHT AND IN NICE CONDITION
First Mounted Rifles. This regiment was also designated
at times, and especially by the War Department, as the 7th N.
Y. Volunteer Cavalry; the sketch of the regiment will, however,
be found under its correct appellation, namely, 1st Regiment
Mounted Rifles.
Northern Black Horse Cavalry. This regiment was organized
at Troy to serve three years. November 18, 1861, it was
designated by the State authorities as the 2d Regiment of
Cavalry; by the War Department it was designated 7th N. Y.
Volunteer Cavalry, under which designation it was mustered out
of service, and is, therefore, here so recorded. The companies
were mustered in the service of the United States, A at Salem,
November 6; B at Sandy Creek, November 6; C, D, E, F and H at
Troy, November 6; and G at Elmira, November 8, 1861.
There were only eight companies organized and these were
recruited principally: A at Salem; B at Sandy Creek; C at Troy,
Hoosick Falls, Schenectady, Berlin, Petersburgh and Grafton; D
at Troy, Ogdensburgh, Newburgh, Saugerties and Goshen; E at
Troy, Lowville, Albany and Carthage; F at Troy, Ballston,
Broadalbin, Gloversville and Mayfield; G at Elmira, Lockport
and Troy; H at Troy, Boonville, Ballston, Schuylerville, Nassau
and Pittstown.
The regiment, commanded by Col. Andrew J. Morrison, left
the State November 23, 1861, and served near Washington, D. C.,
until March 31, 1862, when, not having been mounted, it was
honorably discharged and mustered out.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Item # CWB13888
Price: $150.00 USD (Sale Pending)