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From: "akeegan" <>
Subject: Fw: [MI-CW] Re: 1st New York Cavalry Company K formed in Grand Rapids, MI
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:49:19 -0600


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From: "akeegan" <>
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Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [MI-CW] Re: 1st New York Cavalry Company K formed in Grand
Rapids, MI


> Jonathan Gordon 25 years old
> Enlisted on 9/3/1864 at Rector, NY as a Private
> On 9/3/1864 he was mustered inot "K" Co NY 1st Veteran Cavalry
> He was mustered out on 6/8/1865 at Camp Platt, WV
> Source Report of the Adjutant-General
> http://www.civilwardata.com
>
> On Ancestry C-D ROM I found this
> Jonathan Gordon
> Co "K" N. Y. Veteran Cavalry
> Roll-Box 000551 Roll-Exct 0054 Roll-Rec 00001139
> Also at Ancestry.com I found a Pension Record
>
> Jonathan Gordon
> For K Co 1st NY Vet. Cavalry
> Filed 1887 Invalid in the State of Michigan Application No 594216 or
> 594211 Cert. No 477?85
> in Mar. 16 1917 Widow filed Mary H Gordon in Michigan
> Application No 1096340
> If you want I have the History of the New York Veteran First Cavalry
> I can scan it and send it to you or Mail it to you if so
> I will need a address Ann
> Hope this a Help.
>
>
> Application # 109340
>
>
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> Subject: [MI-CW] Re: 1st New York Cavalry Company K formed in Grand
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> > I searched the 1st New York Cavalry's regimental history and did not
find
> a Jonathan Gordon listed as serving with the regiment. The first Colonel
of
> the regiment was from Michigan and I believe that many of the componies
were
> raised in states other then New York. The 1st New York (Lincoln Cavalry)
> was the first volunteer cavalry regiment of cavalry raised during the war.
> I believe that is in part why they raised companies from other states. I
> hope this helps, do you have a middle initial for your Jonathan Gordon.
> There were about 8 John Gordans that served from Michigan in the Civil
War.
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