United States Regiments & Batteries > New York
“Third Ida Harris Guard”
The 12th New York Cavalry Regiment lost 2 officers and 20 enlisted men killed in action; I officer and 16 enlisted men died of wounds received in action; and 5 officers and 178 enlisted men died of disease and other causes, of whom 1 officer and 84 enlisted men died in Confederate prisons.
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1862
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| November-September |
Organized in New York City over a period of months for three years service under the command of Colonel James W. Savage, Lieutenant Colonel Philip G. Vought, and Majors. J. Ward Caspar, Rowland R. West, Floyd Clarkson, and Rodney M. Taylor. Company A – November 19, 1862 |
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1863
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| May-December | Left the state by detatchments for the Department of North Carolina. |
| May-October | Assigned to the Cavalry Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina and posted to Defences of New Berne, North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. |
| June 20 | Near Kinston |
| June 22 | Succade Ferry |
| June 28 | Reconnoissance from Plymouth to Nichol’s Mills (Detachment) |
| July 6 | Free Bridge |
| July 13-16 | Expedition from Newport Barracks to Cedar Point and White Oak River (1 Company) |
| July 15 | Smith’s Mill Bridge |
| July 18 | Swift Creek |
| July 18-24 |
Raid to TarboroThe regiment lost 4 men killed, 14 wounded and 28 missing. |
| July 20 | Tarboro |
| July 21 | Hookerstown |
| July 22 | Swift Creek, Street’s Ferry and Scupperton |
| July 26-29 | Expedition from Plymouth to Foster’s Mills (Detachment) |
| July 27 | Williamston and Foster’s Mills |
| July 28 | Sparta and Chowan |
| August 14 | Near Washington |
| October | Assigned to Heckman’s Command, Newport News, Virginia, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. |
| November 4 | Near Rocky Run |
| November 20 | Near Janesville |
| November 25 | Near Greenville |
| November 30 | Greenville |
| December 5 | Near Kinston |
| December 16 | Free Bridge, Chincapin Creek (Companies A, B and E) |
| December 21-24 | Scout from Rocky Run toward Trenton (Detachment) |
| December 21 | Near Washington |
| December 27-29 | Expedition from Newport Barracks to Young’s Cross Roads, Swansboro and Jackson |
| December 28 | Swansboro Road |
| December 30 | Greenville |
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1864
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| January | Assigned to the District of the Albemarle, North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| January 18-February 16 | Operations about New Berne against Whiting. |
| January 27 | Expedition to Onslow County |
| February | Palmer’s Brigade, Peck’s Division, District of North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| February 1-4 | New Berne |
| February 1 | Batchelor’s Creek |
| February 1-2 | Brice’s Creek |
| February 1-3 | Beach Grove |
| February 12 | Near Plymouth |
| February 18-19 | Greenville |
| April 2 | Near Plymouth |
| April 17 | Beaver Creek |
| April 17-20 |
Plymouth (Companies A & F)The two companies of the regiment that were engaged lost 8 kmen illed or mortally wounded, 11 men wounded and 102 men captured, most of whom would die in Anderson Prison. |
| April 21 | Tom Mack’s Fork |
| May 4-6 | Before New Berne |
| June 20-23 | Expedition from Batchelor’s Creek to near Kinston (Companies B & D) |
| June 20-25 | Expedition against Wilmington and Weldon Railroad (Company E) |
| June 20 | Onslow County |
| June 20-21 | North East |
| June 22 | Southwest Creek, Sneed’s Ferry and Jackson’s Mills |
| June 23 | Swansboro |
| June 28 | Near Kinston |
| September 19 | Deep Gully |
| October 11-13 | Scout to Gum Swamp |
| December 4 and 9 | Gardiner’s Bridge |
| December 10-25 | Scout to Southwest Creek |
| December 10 | Foster’s Mills and Mosely Ford |
| December 11-12 | Southwest Creek Bridge |
| December 29. | Jamestown |
| December 30 | Greenwich |
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1865
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| February | Assigned to Cavalry, District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
| February 2 | Plymouth and Colerain |
| February 12 | Plymouth |
| February 18-19 | Greenville |
| March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the CarolinasTotal loses for the regiment in the campign were 134 men killed, wounded and missing. This includes the casualties from Wise’s Fork. |
| March 6-7 | Southwest Creek |
| March 7-10 |
Wise’s ForkThe regiment lost 62 men killed, wounded and missing. |
| March 11 | Cove Creek, Trent Road |
| March 14 | Kinston |
| March 19 | Best’s Station |
| March 20 | Mosely Hall |
| March 21-22 | Near Goldsboro |
| March 31 | Hookerstown (Company L) |
| April 4 | Near Faisson’s Station |
| April 11 | Faisson’s Station |
| April 12-13 | Best’s Station |
| April 26 |
Bennett’s HouseSurrender of Johnston and his army. |
| April | Assigned to Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
| April-July | Duty in the Department of North Carolina |
| July 19 | The 12th New York Cavalry Regiment mustered out at Raleigh, North Carolina under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Philip G. Vought. |