26th Cavalry Regiment
Civil War
Frontier Cavalry

History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

Mustered in: February, 1865
Mustered out by companies: June 29 to July 7,1865

This regiment, Col. Burr Porter, was organized in the States of New York, Massachusetts and Vermont, under special authority from the War Department, for services on he northern frontiers for one year. The New York battalion consisted of five companies, a, H, I, K and L, and under the rulings of the War Department, the field officers of the regiment were appointed by the Governor of this State.

The first company, L, Capt. David A. Piercy, was recruited, and February 24, 1865, mistered in the United States service at Malone; the second, Company H, Capt. Henry E. Turner, was recruited, and February 22, 1865, mustered in the United States service at Watertown; the third, Company K, Capt. Edgar Hinkley, was recruited, and February 24, 1865, mustered in the United States service at Buffalo; the fourth, Company G, Capt. Pliny Moore, was recruited, and February 11, 1865, mustered in the United States service at Plattsburg; and the fifth, Company I, Capt. Newton H. Davis, was recruited, and February 22, 1865, mustered in the United States service at Malone.

These companies were mustered out and honorably discharged under Col. Ferris Jacobs, Jr.; L and I at Ogdensburg, July 1 and 3, 1865, respectively; H at Madison Barracks, Sackett's Harbor, July 7; K at Fort Porter, Buffalo, June 29; and G at Plattsburg, July 6, 1865; having lost by death of disease, three enlisted men.

Unit Roster

Further Reading
This is meant to be a comprehensive list. If, however, you know of a resource that is not listed below, please send an email to int-historians@ng.army.mil with the name of the resource and where it is located. This can include photographs, letters, articles and other non-book materials. Also, if you have any materials in your possession that you would like to donate, the museum is always looking for items specific to New York's military heritage. Thank you.

Glazier, Willard Worcester. Three years in the Federal cavalry, by Willard Glazier. New York: R. H. Ferguson & co., 1870. 339 p., illus.

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