Harris' Light Cavalry, New York, Outstanding Illustrated Recruitment Broadside

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Lot Description

Printed broadside, 13.75 x 20 in. Harris' Light Cavalry. Plattsburgh, NY: J.W. Tuttle, October 23 [1861]. Boldly headed, "$14 Cash! In Advance," with a large and attractive illustration of a horse below. The broadside states that Captain W.B. Weed will pay $14 in advance to all recruits accepted after October 23 in the Harris' Light Cavalry. Signed in type by Captain Weed, who enlisted with the 2nd New York Cavalry in September 1861, only to be discharged less than a year later, on June 24, 1862.

Named in honor of Senator Ira Harris of Albany, Harris’ Light Cavalry, the 2nd New York Cavalry, was organized at Scarsdale, NY during the summer of 1861 and over the course of four years’ service, earned one of the most illustrious records in the Army of the Potomac. The 2nd Cavalry lost heavily during Pope’s Campaign in the late summer of 1862 and again before and after Gettysburg, losing almost 50 at Aldie alone, with equal losses later in the year at Liberty Mills and Buckland Mills. During the summer of 1864, the regiment took part in Wilson’s raid on the South Side and Danville Railroads and it fought in the Shenandoah Campaign when the tide was finally turned against the Confederates. The 2nd NY Cavalry is one of the 300 fighting regiments mentioned by Colonel Fox, and ranks eighth in the list of mounted regiments which lost the most men killed and fatally wounded in action during the Civil War.

Condition

Ghosting of text, likely a result of being previously folded. Left margin has undergone restoration. Light folds. An attractive broadside, perfect for display! Slight toning along margins.
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