1913 GETTYSBURG 50TH ANNIVERSARY BADGE ~ 6TH NEW YORK CAVALRY
Item #: CWB13005
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6.75" IN HEIGHT AND IN NICE CONDITION ~ CELLULOID IS 1.75" IN DIAMETER
The monument to the Sixth New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment is west of Gettysburg on Buford Avenue. It was erected by the State of New York and dedicated on July 11, 1889 by Colonel W. L. Heermance.
The 6th New York Cavalry was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Major William Elliott Beardsley while Colonel Thomas Devin commanded the brigade, the 2d Brigade, 1st Division Cavalry Corps. Half the regiment was detached on various assignments: Company A was assigned to 3rd Corps HQ, Companies D & K to 2nd Corps HQ, Company L to the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade Provost Guard, and Companies F & H were at Yorktown, Virginia. The regiment brought 407 men to the field, picketing the west side of Gettysburg on June 30 and holding back Confederate infantry until relieved by the Union First Army Corps on July 1st. It then shifted east to cover the York Road, eventually retiring to south of town near the Peach Orchard on Emmitsburg Road. The 6th New York Cavalry lost one killed, three wounded and eight missing.
The monument to the Sixth New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment is west of Gettysburg on Buford Avenue. It was erected by the State of New York and dedicated on July 11, 1889 by Colonel W. L. Heermance.
The 6th New York Cavalry was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Major William Elliott Beardsley while Colonel Thomas Devin commanded the brigade, the 2d Brigade, 1st Division Cavalry Corps. Half the regiment was detached on various assignments: Company A was assigned to 3rd Corps HQ, Companies D & K to 2nd Corps HQ, Company L to the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade Provost Guard, and Companies F & H were at Yorktown, Virginia. The regiment brought 407 men to the field, picketing the west side of Gettysburg on June 30 and holding back Confederate infantry until relieved by the Union First Army Corps on July 1st. It then shifted east to cover the York Road, eventually retiring to south of town near the Peach Orchard on Emmitsburg Road. The 6th New York Cavalry lost one killed, three wounded and eight missing.
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2 lbs
Item # CWB13005
$400.00 USD