11th Regiment, New York Cavalry

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Brief History
The 11th Regiment, New York Cavalry and organized at New York City December, 1861, to May, 1862 and mustered out at Memphis, Tenn., September 30, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

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

Company A – Principally recruited in New York City and Westchester County.

Company B – Principally recruited in New York City.

Company C – Principally recruited in New York City, Oneida County and Broome County, and Blairstown and Warren County, N.J.

Company D – Principally recruited in St. Lawrence County.

Company E – Principally recruited in New York City, and Suffolk County.

Company F – Principally recruited in New York City, Oswego and Broome Counties.

Company G – Principally recruited in New York City, Rensselaer, Broome Counties and Newark, N.J.

Company H – Principally recruited in New York City, Clinton and Jefferson Counties. Company I – Principally recruited in New York City, Essex and St. Lawrence Counties. Company K – Principally recruited in New York City, Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, and Seneca Counties.

Company L – Principally recruited in New York City, Erie, St. Lawrence and Essex Counties.

Company M – Principally recruited in Erie and St. Lawrence Counties.

Other Sources
1. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (database on-line) at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

2. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center at http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/civil_index.htm citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).

3. Hawks, Steve.The Civil War in the East. Database. http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php

4. 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,

5. 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,