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15th New
York Cavalry
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15th New York Cavalry Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 4 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Fifteenth New York Cavalry. — Cols., Robert M. Richardson, John P. Coppinger;
Lieut. -Cols., Augustus J. Root, Henry Roessle; Majs., Joseph H. Wood, Henry Roessle,
Jefferson C. Bigelow, Robert H. S. Hyde, Michael Auer, George M. Elicot. In the spring of
1863 Col. Richardson was authorized to reorganize the 12th N. Y. infantry, discharged on
account of the expiration of its term of service, as a regiment of cavalry. The regiment
was organized at Syracuse, for three years' service, and was there mustered in between
Aug. 8, 1863, and Jan. 24, 1864, Cos. L and M being mustered in at Elmira, and Co. I at
the cavalry depot, D. C. A large proportion of the men were from Syracuse, and the others
were recruited in Onondaga, Ontario, Oneida, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Tompkins
and Erie counties. The regiment was consolidated with the 6th N. Y. cavalry on June 17,
1865, the new organization being designated the 2nd provisional regiment, N. Y. volunteer
cavalry. The regiment left the state by detachments from Sept. 2, 1863, to Jan., 1864, and
was assigned to the 22nd corps, Department of Washington, until Jan., 1864, when it was
assigned to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, cavalry of West Virginia, with which it was
engaged at Hillsboro, Strasburg, Upperville, Franklin, Romney, Moorefield, Luray gap, Mt.
Jackson, New Market, Front Royal, Newtown, Woodstock, Piedmont, Staunton, Waynesboro,
Lexington, New London, Diamond hill, Lynchburg (where its losses aggregated 32 men),
Salem, Bunker Hill, Bolivar heights, Leetown, Martinsburg, Snicker's gap, Ashby's gap,
Kernstown, Winchester and Charlestown. It was then ordered to the remount camp,
Cumberland, Md., remaining there from Aug. 25 to Oct., 1864. While there it was assigned
to the 2nd brigade, 3d cavalry division, Army of the Potomac, but soon after joined the
Army of the Shenandoah and was engaged at Green Springs, Va., with a loss of 46 killed,
wounded and missing; at Lacy Springs, with a loss of 29; and near Harrisonburg on the same
day, without loss. As a part of the Army of the Potomac it took part in the Appomattox
campaign, being engaged at Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Petersburg, Deep creek,
Jetersville, Sailor's creek and Appomattox Station. In this closing campaign its losses
aggregated 51 killed, wounded and missing. The brave Lieut. -Col. Root was among the
killed, losing his life at Appomattox Court House, April 8, 1865, just as the final scenes
of the war were being enacted. The only other officers lost in action by the regiment were
1st Lieut. William P. Shearer, killed in a skirmish with guerrillas; and 2nd Lieut.
Lorenzo W. Hatch, killed at Green Springs. The regiment lost during service 3 officers and
37 men killed or mortally wounded; 4 officers and 126 men died of disease, accidents, in
prison, etc., a total of 7 officers and 163 enlisted men, of whom 44 died as prisoners. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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