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26th New York Cavalry (USA), US Civil War

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  • 1st Sergeant William Myers, (USA) (1832 - 1912)
    1st Sgt William Myers served in the United States Civil War. Enlisted: 4 May 1855, 10th US Infantry Regiment (Regular Army), Mustered out: 22 Nov 1862 Enlisted: Jan 28, 1865, 26th New York Cavalry "Fro...

This regiment was formed to guard the northern boarder with Canada in 1865 after the St. Albans Raid and never saw combat. It had the nickname "Frontier Cavalry".