Independent Companies, New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry

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Independent Companies, New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry were volunteer cavalry companies in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. Also known as the Federal Army, it proved essential to the preservation of the United States of America as a working, viable republic.

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Among these Volunteer Companies were:

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References

  1. ↑ Union Regimental Histories from "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) Regimental Histories, New Mexico Volunteers, pp.1366-1367 at civilwararchive.com accessed February 2, 2017]
  2. ↑ Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, The Dyer Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1908; (Part 3) Regimental Histories, New Mexico Volunteers, pp.1366-1367
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