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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. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>. | 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. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>. | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin<br> === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin<br> === | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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Company A – Principally recruited in New York City. | Company A – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]]. | ||
Company B – Principally recruited in New York City. | Company B – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]]. | ||
Company C – Principally recruited in New York City and | Company C – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]] and [[Albany_County,_New_York|Albany County]]. | ||
Company D – Principally recruited in New York City. | Company D – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]]. | ||
Company E – Principally recruited in New York City. | Company E – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]]. | ||
Company F – Principally recruited in New York City. | Company F – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]]. | ||
Company G – Principally recruited in New York City, and in Albany, Dutchess, and Rensselaer | Company G – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]], and in [[Albany_County,_New_York|Albany County]], [[Dutchess County|Dutchess County]], and [[Rensselaer_County,_New_York|Rensselaer County]]. | ||
Company H – Principally recruited in New York City, | Company H – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]], [[Madison_County,_New_York|Madison County]] and [[Jefferson_County,_New_York|Jefferson County]]. | ||
Company | Company I – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]], and [[Albany_County,_New_York|Albany County]], [[Jefferson_County,_New_York|Jefferson County]] and [[Erie_County,_New_York|Erie County]]. | ||
Company L –Principally recruited in Jefferson, Albany, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence | Company K – Principally recruited in [[New_York_City,_New_York|New York City]], and [[Jefferson_County,_New_York|Jefferson County]]. | ||
Company M - Principally recruited in Jefferson, Albany, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence | Company L –Principally recruited in [[Jefferson_County,_New_York|Jefferson County]], [[Albany_County,_New_York|Albany County]], [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]], and [[St._Lawrence_County,_New_York|St. Lawrence County]]. | ||
Company M - Principally recruited in [[Jefferson_County,_New_York|Jefferson County]], [[Albany County|Albany County]], [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]], and [[St._Lawrence_County,_New_York|St. Lawrence County]]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||