The National tribune., 1897-04-08
THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Commands.
The ed N. Y. Cav.

The Cd n. Y. Cav.
This regiment was recruited by Col. j.
Mansfield Davies and was organized at New
York City and Washington, ID. c., from Aug.
8, to Oct. 8, 1881, to serve three years First
it was known as the Harris Light Cavalry;
then as the 7th Regiment of Cavalry in the
service of the United States, but when it
was turned over to New York as State Or
ganization it was designated the I'd y. Y.
Cav On the expiration of its term of ser
vice large number of the original men re-
enlisted, and these with the recruits were
formed into four companies. During Sep
tember and October, 1864, eight new COM
panies were recruited to serve one year. Inc
regiment was mustered out June 5, 1865.
This command was one of the 800 fighting
regiments given by Col. Fox. 1t left the
State in detachments in September and Octo-
Der, 1861, and served in McDowelPs Division,
Army of the Potomac, from October, 1861; IN
the Third Division, First Corps, Army of the
Potomac, from March, 1862; in Kings Di-
vision, Army of the Rappahannock, from
May, 1862; in the Cavalry Brigade, Second
Division, Third Corps, Army of Virginia,
from June, 1862; in Bayard's Cavalry Bri-
gade, Army of the Potomac, from September,
1862; Companies A, B, 1 and K in the
Third Division, First Corps, Army of the
Potomac, during the months of September
and October, 1862 in Gregg's Cavalry Bri-
gade Army of the Potomac, from Dec. 10,
1862; in First Brigade, Third Division, Cav
airy Corps, Army of the Potomac, from Feb.
II, 1858; in the Second Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac,
from June, 1868; in First Brigade, Third
Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Poto-
mac, from August 1863. From October.
1864, to March, 1865, it was with the cavalry
in the Army of the Shenandoah. Its last
service was in the Army of the Potomac.
Col ]. Mansfield Davies was discharged,
Dec 6, 1862 Col. Judson Fitzpatrick, a
graduate of West Point and an officer of the
Regular Army, succeeded Col Davies. He
was promoted to Brigadier-General, June 13,
1863. His distinguished services earned for
him the brevet of Maior-General. The third
Colonel of the regiment was Henry E.
Davies. He was promoted Brigadier-Gen-
eral, Sept Is, 1863, and afterwards Major
General of Volunteers Col. Otto Harhaus
was mustered ont Sept 10, 1864. Col.
Creek, Nov II, 1864. When mustered out
the regiment was commanded by Col Alex
ander NJ. Randol, graduate Of West Point
and an officer of the Regular Army. Col.
Randol received the brevet of Brigadier-
General of Volunteers Col. Fox says OF
the command: 'sThe I'd N. Y. Cav. was ably
officered and was one of the most famous OF
New York cavalry regiments" 1t stood
eighth in point of loss in action among the
mounted regiments, having lost total oi
nine officers and 112 men killed. Besides
| these it lost two officers and 234 men by dis
ease, accidents, in prison, etc Its heaviest
loss in any single engagement was at Aldie,
June II, 1868, while in Gregg's Division
Cavalry Corps, where Is men were killed, 1s
wounded and Is missing. 1t was also en-
gagged with loss at Falmouth, Rapidan Station
Rappahannock, Thoroughfare Gap, Manassas
Leesburg, Salem, Brandy Station, Middle