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991 Series III Volume III- Serial 124 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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A.

List of cavalry regiments by States.

Strength.

States. Number of Date. Aggregate. Effective.

regiment.

Arkansas 2 Aug. 6, 1,194 1,062

1863

Alabama 1 .....do.... 592 431

Connecticu 1 .....do.... 390 328

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California 2 .....do.... 1,661 1,560

Colorado 1 .....do.... 953 824

Territory

Delaware 1 .....do.... 270 254

District 1 .....do.... 306 293

of

Columbia

Indiana 6 .....do.... 5,543 4,381

Illinois 16 .....do.... 11,759 9,637

Iowa 8 .....do.... 7,919 6,820

Kentucky 14 .....do.... 10,162 7,974

Kansas 5 .....do.... 4,064 3,300

Louisiana 1 .....do.... 655 483

Maine 1 .....do.... 901 613

Massachuse 2 .....do.... 1,912 1,434

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Maryland 2 .....do.... 1,457 1,168

Michigan 9 .....do.... 7,854 6,138

Missouri 9 .....do.... 7,508 5,676

Volunteers

Missouri 9 .....do.... 8,633 7,368

State

Militia

Minnesota 1 .....do.... 1, 913

189

New Mexico 1 .....do.... 1,026 918

New York 22 .....do.... 15,319 12,378

New Jersey 2 .....do.... 1,953 1,828

Nevada 1 .....do.... 199 191

Territory

Nebraska 1 .....do.... 1,169 1,107

North (a) .....do.... 49 49

Carolina

Oregon 1 .....do.... 572 525

Ohio 10 .....do.... 8,678 7,

180

Pennsylvan 19 .....do.... 14,630 11,090

ia

Pennsylvan 3 .....do.... 3,153 3,072

ia (six-

months)

Rhode 2 .....do.... 1,069 602

Island

Tennessee 9 .....do.... 5,150 4,045

Texas 1 .....do.... 340 291

Vermont 1 .....do.... 821 560

Virginia 4 .....do.... 2,684 2,268

Wisconsin 4 .....do.... 3,149 2,307

Total 174 ........... 134,883 109,126

a One company.

A. J. ALEXANDER,

First Lieutenant, Third Cavalry, Assistant Chief of Cavalry.

B.

List of cavalry regiments now organizing for the service of the United States.

State. Designation. Being raised Location.

by.

New York.... 12th......... James W. New Dorp.

Savage......

Do.......... 13th......... Henry S. Do.

Gansevoort....

Do.......... 15th......... R. M. Syracuse.

Richardson....

Do.......... 16th......... S. H. New Dorp.

Olmstead...

Do.......... 17th......... Henry D. Elmira.

Townsend...

Do.......... 18th......... James J. New Dorp.

Byrne...

Do.......... Griswold Wm. B. Troy.

Light... Tibbits...

Do.......... 1st Veteran... R. F. Elmira.

Taylor...

Do.......... 2nd Veteran... M. H. Saratogaa

Chrysler... Springs.

Do.......... McClellan... N. B. Lord... Sackett's

Harbor.

Do.......... Washington... W. A. New Dorp.

Hammell...

Do.......... Governor's John Fiske... Lockport.

Guard.....

Massachusetts 2nd a...... Lieutenant- Seat of war.

Colonel

Russell...

Do......... 1st and 3rd Captain Hilton Head.

Battalions Tewksbury...

b...

Do......... 1st Battalion Captain

Veteran b... Keith...

a Whole number mustered in about 1,000.

b Have begun recruiting.


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