Historic records of the Fifth New York cavalry

By Louis N. Boudrye

Ride with the Union cavalry where history is kept not in legend, but in ink. Names. Dates. Lives on campaign. Louis N. Boudrye assembles the documentary backbone of the Fifth New York Cavalry into a single regimental history reference, grounded in civil war unit records that follow men from enlistment to discharge. Part narrative, part ledger, these pages read as a primary source military archive: muster and service records, officer details, notes on movement and duty, and the soldier roster and rolls that let individual lives emerge from the wider Union war effort. For readers tracing American Civil War New York, it offers a clear window onto union cavalry service history in the field and at the depot. Casual readers can dip anywhere, following the 5th new york cavalry through skirmishes, marches, and return dates across war years. For researchers, it is an indispensable genealogy military research guide, helping confirm service, rank, transfers, wounds, and the quiet facts that family stories often blur. For shelves devoted to union army cavalry books and civil war regimental histories, it stands as a pragmatic, citation-ready companion rather than a polished memoir. Historic records of the Fifth New York cavalry preserves evidence that later histories depend on, making it especially valuable to civil war history collectors who prize original documentation. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389169623
• ISBN13: 9789389169621
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"