NEW YORK, FIRST UNITED STATES VOLUNTEER CALVARY REGIMENT, SHAKO PLATE

Includes associated New York State Militia buttons.

Civil War. The 1st New York Cavalry Regiment was a regiment in the Union Army in the American Civil War . It was also known as the Lincoln Cavalry, Carbine Rangers, Sabre Regiment, and 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. It was mustered in from July 16 to August 31, 1861. It was mustered out June 27, 1865.