2nd New York Cavalry Regiment
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This article is about the regiment nicknamed the Harris Light. For the unit nicknamed the Northern Black Horse also designated by New York state authority as the 2nd Cavalry, see 7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry.
The 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment, officially known as the 2nd Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry, was a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served with the Army of the Potomac and fought in Stoneman's 1863 raid, the Wilson–Kautz Raid, and the Battle of Appomattox Station.
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2nd New York Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | October 8, 1861–June 5, 1865 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | 2,528 |
Nickname(s) | Harris Light Cavalry |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Judson Kilpatrick Col. Henry Eugene Davies Col. Alanson M. Randol |
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A soldier from the Second New York Cavalry is featured in Chapter XIII of MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Andersonville" (1955).