3rd Regiment, New York Cavalry

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3rd Regiment, New York Cavalry

Brief History

The 3rd Regiment, New York Cavalry was organized by Companies at Rochester July 17, 1861. Consolidated with 1st New York Mounted Rifles July 21, 1865 to form 4th Regiment Provisional Cavalry.

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

• 3rd Cavalry Regiment at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
• 3rd Regiment "Van Allen" Cavalry at The Civil War Archive

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Regimental History and Roster

• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,693 men on its roster for this unit.

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.
  

• Timeline for the 3rd New York Cavalry at The Civil War in the East

• 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, FS Library Book 974.7 M2p; FS Digital Library, Vols. 1-6

• Stahler, Enoch. Enoch Stahler, miller and soldier : first lieutenant Third New York Cavalry, member of the Loyal Legion. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992. FS Library Fiche 6083617

• 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, FS Library Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9