26th New York Cavalry Regiment

The 26th New York Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized under special authority of the War Department, to serve on the northern frontier of New England and New York for one year. It was created in response to the St. Albans raid, which occurred on October 19, 1864. The regiment never saw any combat before it was mustered out on July 7, 1865.

26th New York Cavalry Regiment
ActiveFebruary 24, 1865 –July 7, 1865
Country United States of America
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnion Army
TypeCavalry
Nickname(s)Frontier Cavalry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Burr Porter
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