2nd NEW YORK LIGHT CAVALRY RECRUITING BROADSIDE

2nd NEW YORK LIGHT CAVALRY RECRUITING BROADSIDE

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July 25, 1861, Colonel J. Mansfield Davies received authority from the War Department to recruit a regiment of cavalry. He recruited this regiment and organized it at Scarsdale; it was mustered in the service of the United States for three years, between August 9 and October 8, 1861. It was originally known as the Harris Light Cavalry; the War Department designated it, October 26, 1861, the 7th Regiment of Cavalry in the service of the United States, but when the regiment was turned over to the State as one of the State organizations, it was numbered the 2nd Regiment of N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry. At the expiration of its term' of service those entitled thereto were discharged and August 29, 1864, the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies, A, B, C and D, and, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the service. In September and October, 1864, eight new companies joined, raising the battalion to a regimental organization again; these companies had been recruited for a service of one year.  The regiment served with the Army of the Potomac and fought in Stoneman's 1863 raid, the Wilson–Kautz Raid, and the Battle of Appomattox Station.

This recruiting broadside is undated, but certainly provides a mention of J.M. Davies. An attractive patriot motif includes an eagle perched over a federal shield with a banner that reads “THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION FOREVER”.  While the regiment was quartered at Washington, D.C. at the time of printing, the raising of an additional company was authorized and advertised via broadside in Plattsburgh, New York.  Referencing the broadside text, volunteers were instructed to apply to Captain W. B. Weed at the office on the corner of Bridge and River Streets, under the furniture store of G. W. Hornick. The poster/broadside was printed by J. W. TUTTLE BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, of PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK.

The piece is mounted in a plain, wood frame of a newer variety.  The glass front is a matte finish, free of scratching. The frame itself is backed by stretched paper and sealed, with a wire and two eye hooks for hanging.  The condition is good with only minor wear to the right edge of the paper from its original rough cutting, which observable just under the very edge of the glass with careful and close observation (and the loss of “t” in the continuation of the word “Quartermaster”).  Minor spots of discoloration are noted at upper left and low right.  All text is clear and bold with virtually no fading and only a few spots of original, uneven ink transfer across some of the largest text characters. Overall measurements of the frame are 15.6” x 22.3”, while the glass section measures 12.5” x 19.4”.

A very handsome broadside, linked to one of the hard-fought Cavalry units of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater.  Ideal for the discerning collector.  [cm][ph:L]

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