Independent Companies, New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry
Independent Companies, New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry were volunteer cavalry companies in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Among these Volunteer Companies, named for there captains, were: *Mink's Independent Cavalry Company (1861) * Graydon's Independent Cavalry Company (1862) * Graydon's Independent Cavalry Company - Reorganized (1862) * Haspell's Independent Cavalry Company (1861) * Vidal's Independent Cavalry Company (1861) See also * List of New Mexico Territory Civil War units The New Mexico Territory provided the following units for the Union army during the American Civil War. Not yet a state of the Union, it did not have a required quota of soldiers to raise. However, 6,561 men volunteered their services.Phisterer, p. ... References {{reflist Units and formations of the Union Army from New Mexico Territory 1861 establishments in New Mexico Territory 1862 establishments in New Mexico Territory ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

United States Volunteers
United States Volunteers also known as U.S. Volunteers, U.S. Volunteer Army, or other variations of these, were military volunteers called upon during wartime to assist the United States Army but who were separate from both the Regular Army and the militia. Prior to the enactment of the Militia Act of 1903, the land forces of the United States were divided into three separate and distinctive organizations. * The Regular Army, which was the permanent military establishment of the United States in peace and war. * The Militia of the several states and territories when called into the service of the United States. * Such volunteer forces that the Congress of the United States authorized to be organized for a limited time period as an adjunct to the Regular Army in time of emergencies. Early legislation The term ''Volunteers'' was first used in the ''Act of May 28, 1789'', during the Northwest Indian War, which authorized the President of the United States to accept companies of volun ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]