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21st New York Cavalry
Last modified:
2011-08-15
Category:
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cavalry
Beginning date (not before):
1863-09-01
Beginning date (not after):
1863-09-01
Ending date (not before):
1866-08-31
Ending date (not after):
1866-08-31
Additional Information:
The 21st New York Cavalry organized at Troy, New York on September 1, 1863, and was mustered out on August 31, 1866.
Sources:
"21st New York Cavalry Regiment (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], Alexander Street Press, 2011. 15 August 2011.
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Rigney, William
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Relationship Additional Information:
Rigney enlisted into H Company of the 21st New York Cavalry as Private. He was discharged due to disability resulting from wounds sustained while serving this regiment. The precise date of Rigney's discharge is uncertain.
The American Civil War Research Database
indicates that he was discharged on 22 June, while
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
lists his date of discharge as 26 June.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-20
Relationship Beginning Date:
Oct 14, 1863
Relationship Ending Date:
June 22, 1866-June 26, 1866
