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The 8th New York Cavalry Regiment, also known as the "Rochester Regiment," was a regiment of the 8th Cavalry Regiment
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''Deeds of daring; or, history of the Eighth N.Y. volunteer cavalry, containing a complete record of the battles, skirmishes, marches, etc., that the gallant Eighth New York cavalry participated in, from its organization in November, 1861, to the close of the rebellion in 1865''
Compiled and edited by Henry Norton. Norwich, NY: Chenango Telegraph printhouse, 1889.
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The 8th New York Cavalry Regiment, also known as the "Rochester Regiment," was a regiment of the Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
that fought during the American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. It was a volunteer unit organized in Rochester
Rochester may refer to:
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*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
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on November 14, 1861, and left the state on November 29. It was mustered out on June 27, 1865./ref>
Service
The regiment served at various times in the defense of Washington D.C., in theDepartment of the Shenandoah
The Army of the Shenandoah was a Union army during the American Civil War. First organized as the ''Department of the Shenandoah'' in 1861 and then disbanded in early 1862, it became most effective after its recreation on August 1, 1864, under Phi ...
, in the Middle Department The Middle Department was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Middle Atlantic states.
The department was created on March 22, 1862 by the Ad ...
and in the Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the surrender of the Confedera ...
.
When the regiment was mustered out, June 27, 1865, it was commanded by Colonel Edmund Mann Pope Edmund Mann Pope (February 21, 1837 – June 5, 1906) was an American businessman, soldier and politician.
Pope was born in Penfield, New York, Penfield, Monroe County, New York and went to the public schools. Pope served in Union Army during t ...
. In total, the regiment lost 324 men, including 19 officers and 305 enlisted men.
Major Hartwell B. Compson, Second Lieutenant Andrew Kuder, Second Lieutenant Robert Niven (soldier), Sergeant James Congdon, Sergeant Charles A. Goheen
Charles A. Goheen (August 5, 1843 - May 8, 1899) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Goheen received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Goheen's medal was won for capturing the flag ...
, and Corporal Henry H. Bickford all received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
The Battle of Waynesboro was fought on March 2, 1865, at Waynesboro in Augusta County, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It was the final battle for Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early, whose force was destroyed.
Background
On Februar ...
on March 2, 1865.
First Lieutenant Morton A. Read received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Appomattox Station
The Battle of Appomattox Station was fought between a Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James, Army of the Shenandoah) cavalry division under the command of Brigadier General (Brevet Major General) George Armstrong Custer and Confe ...
on April 8, 1865.
See also
*List of New York Civil War regiments
The following units served the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Infantry
Militia infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
1st New York Light Artillery
*Battery A, 1st New York Light Artillery
*Battery B, 1st New York Light ...
References
Further reading
*Norton, Henry''Deeds of daring; or, history of the Eighth N.Y. volunteer cavalry, containing a complete record of the battles, skirmishes, marches, etc., that the gallant Eighth New York cavalry participated in, from its organization in November, 1861, to the close of the rebellion in 1865''
Compiled and edited by Henry Norton. Norwich, NY: Chenango Telegraph printhouse, 1889.
External links
''New York State Military Museum'' Cavalry 008 Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 1861 establishments in New York (state) {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub