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The Oneida Cavalry Company lost 10 men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
The Oneida Cavalry is unique in that it is the only unit to serve at the headquarters of every general of the Army of the Potomac throughout the war, and is the only independent company-sized unit to serve through the war.
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1861
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| Organized in Oneida, N. Y. | |
| September 4 | Mustered in under the command of Captain Daniel P. Mann, First Lieutenant James E. Jenkins and Second Lieutenant Frank Vane |
| September 6 | Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to Stoneman’s Cavalry Command, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| April | At Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, as escort, performing escort and guard duty and providing couriers |
| September 17 |
Battle of Antietam |
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1863
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| May 1-3 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe company was commanded at Gettysburg by Captain Daniel P. Mann. It brought 49 men to the field and suffered no casualties. |
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1864
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| May 17 | Privates Anson Harrington and Peter Nevin captured carrying despatches at Belle Plain, Virginia. Private Nevin escaped in June and returned to the company. Private Harrington was paroled in December. |
| September | Three years service men mustered out |
| December 10 | Captain Mann mustered out. Lieutenant Jenkins took command of the company |
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1865
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| January 18 | Lieutenant Jenkins was promoted to captain |
| June 13 | Mustered out and honorably discharged from service under Captain Jenkins |