Samuel Haines (First_Last)
Regiment Name 2 N.Y. Cavalry
Side Union
Company F,D
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Lemuel/Haines
HAINES , LEMUEL , see Samuel Haines.
HAINES , SAMUEL.—Age , 19 years. Enlisted August 29, 1862,
at Peekskill, N . Y. : mustered in as private, 2nd NY Cav Company F,
August 29,1862, to serve three years; transferred to Company
D August 29, 1864; mustered out Jul y 27, 1865, at Washington,
D. C ; also borne as Lemuel Haines.
--------------------------------------------------
Enlisted August 29,1862
Discharged July27-Aug 8,1865
Co F 2nd NY Cavalry (Harris Light)
Took part in 100 engagements and raids
Source: Westchester County WPA veterans burial card
--------------------------
Lemuel Haines, the well known florist and veteran of the Civil War. died at hls home. 947 Orchard street, at 6 pm. Sunday.
Though not enjoying very good health for the last few years, yet he was about and attended to his business
every day until Friday morning of last week, when he fell stricken with paralysis at his place of bualnss. He
was removed to hls home and lingered until Sunday without regaining consciousness
Lemuel Haines was born in Phillipstown Putnam County May 3, 1844, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Powell Haines. His father died when the son was nine years old and he moved to Norwalk. Conn.
Mr. Haines attended school there for three years
and then came to Peekskill. He was employed in D.J. Haight's store for four years. Then he became an employee
oi J. R. Decatur in his dry goods and grocery store on Main
street. He became fired with the patriotic spirit of the times when the Civil War broke out and enlisted on
Sept. 29, In Co. K.. Second New York Harris Light Cavalry, with Charles McCutchen who was recruiting officer.
On August 29, 1864. he was transferred to Co.D, and was mustered out of the service at Washington. July 27, 1865.
Mr. Haines was with his regiment in many of the two hundred battles in which the Harris Light was engaged under Col. Davis. Kilpatrlck, Custer and Sheridan.
The deceased had a wonderful memory and his stories of various battles and skirmishes always carried with
them the day and dates and some anecdotes of the time which few men carried in their memory. He was the last member of the Harris Light who resided in Peekskill or the town of
Cortlandt.
Of the sixty-seven boys in Co, P, from Cortlandt town there are only five living, Joseph Flood of Mt Klsco,
James A. Hunt of Washington, D. C , George H Hull of North Yakima Minn., and Edward S.Yocom of Tarrytown N. Y.
When he was mustered out Mr. Haines was laid up with fever and did not return at once to Peekskill. When he did return he entered the employ of Stephen Height & Son, dry goods
and groceries, on Main street, and remained there fifteen years.
In 1884, he built a large green house on Main street near Hadden and began the growing and selling of flowers,
which business he followed until his death. In 1900 he moved to his present location, 914 Main street. When he went to the front. Mr. Haines was a member of Cortlandt Hook and ladder Company, No. 1, but when he returned he did not continue the membership. He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church.
He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church many years and an active worker there. He was also a member of Abraham
Vosberg Post No. 95, G. A. R., but not of any fraternal order. On January 21, 1884. Mr. Haines married Miss Belle Bennett. She survives him with one son. Lt. Com.
Preston B. Haines, U. S. N.
Funeral services were held from his late residence on Wednesday a t 2 p. m„ th e Rev J. Wilbur Tetley officiating.
The Grand Army were in charge and he was laid to rest in
Hillside with the soldiers honors
Highland Democrat
December 24,1921
Pvt Lemuel Haines served in the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Sheridan.
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 2d Regiment of N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry.
At the expiration of its term' of service those entitled thereto were discharged on 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 companies were recruited principally: A at New York city, Hartford, Conn., and Newton, N. J.;
B at Newton and Deckertown, N. J., and at Newburgh, Troy, Watertown and Port Jervis;
C and D Connecticut Squadron at Hartford, Conn.;
The regiment was in the Army of the Potomac during its entire service, except while with General Sheridan in the" Valley," the fall and winter of 1864, returning to Fredericksburg in March, 1865, and taking part in the various battles leading up to Appomattox.
~~~~~~~Distinguished Action
This regiment has the honor of being the only Union regiment that passed the outer line of defenses surrounding Richmond during its occupation by Confederate forces. This was on the Kilpatrick raid, in the spring of 1864, when General Kilpatrick, at the head of his first command, the old" Harris Light," accompanied by a section of Ransom's Battery, boldly pushed down the Brook Pike through the outer line of defenses and threw forty odd shells from his three-inch guns into the outskirts of the Confederate Capital.
Again, this regiment is entitled to the credit of opening up the" ball" in the immediate vicinity of Appomattox; for it was the" Harris Light," led by Lieut. Col. M. B. Birdseye, that charged into Appomattox Station (three miles from where Lee's main army was camped) about sunset, April 8th, and captured three railroad trains, loaded with supplies for Lee's almost famished army. The road leading from the Station to Appomattox Court House was at this time filled with the Confederate wagon trains, under escort, coming for the much-needed supplies.
The regiment finally succeeded in driving the enemy back along this road and capturing about a half mile of their wagon train, when General Custer came dashing on to the scene with the balance of the Third Cavalry Division.
By this time General Lee had sent forward a large force of cavalry and infantry, supported by a couple of horse batteries. It was now about dark, and a struggle commenced for the possession of that wagon train.
Later, General Merritt came up with his cavalry division and became hotly engaged. The enemy stubbornly contested every rod of their train until 2 o'clock in the morning, when they retired to and beyond Appomattox Court House, leaving us in possession of three miles of their train. Again, soon after daylight on the morning of the 9th, the regiment was engaged with the enemy, and continued under fire until Lee's final surrender.
The regiment was depleted during service by 9 officers and 112 men killed on various battlefields; 2 officers and 234 men who died of disease or other causes; 20 officers and 226 men wounded; and 14 officers and 545 men captured or missing. Record shows that the regiment was engaged in 177 different battles and skirmishes during its service.
Regiment Name 2 N.Y. Cavalry
Side Union
Company F,D
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Lemuel/Haines
HAINES , LEMUEL , see Samuel Haines.
HAINES , SAMUEL.—Age , 19 years. Enlisted August 29, 1862,
at Peekskill, N . Y. : mustered in as private, 2nd NY Cav Company F,
August 29,1862, to serve three years; transferred to Company
D August 29, 1864; mustered out Jul y 27, 1865, at Washington,
D. C ; also borne as Lemuel Haines.
--------------------------------------------------
Enlisted August 29,1862
Discharged July27-Aug 8,1865
Co F 2nd NY Cavalry (Harris Light)
Took part in 100 engagements and raids
Source: Westchester County WPA veterans burial card
--------------------------
Lemuel Haines, the well known florist and veteran of the Civil War. died at hls home. 947 Orchard street, at 6 pm. Sunday.
Though not enjoying very good health for the last few years, yet he was about and attended to his business
every day until Friday morning of last week, when he fell stricken with paralysis at his place of bualnss. He
was removed to hls home and lingered until Sunday without regaining consciousness
Lemuel Haines was born in Phillipstown Putnam County May 3, 1844, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Powell Haines. His father died when the son was nine years old and he moved to Norwalk. Conn.
Mr. Haines attended school there for three years
and then came to Peekskill. He was employed in D.J. Haight's store for four years. Then he became an employee
oi J. R. Decatur in his dry goods and grocery store on Main
street. He became fired with the patriotic spirit of the times when the Civil War broke out and enlisted on
Sept. 29, In Co. K.. Second New York Harris Light Cavalry, with Charles McCutchen who was recruiting officer.
On August 29, 1864. he was transferred to Co.D, and was mustered out of the service at Washington. July 27, 1865.
Mr. Haines was with his regiment in many of the two hundred battles in which the Harris Light was engaged under Col. Davis. Kilpatrlck, Custer and Sheridan.
The deceased had a wonderful memory and his stories of various battles and skirmishes always carried with
them the day and dates and some anecdotes of the time which few men carried in their memory. He was the last member of the Harris Light who resided in Peekskill or the town of
Cortlandt.
Of the sixty-seven boys in Co, P, from Cortlandt town there are only five living, Joseph Flood of Mt Klsco,
James A. Hunt of Washington, D. C , George H Hull of North Yakima Minn., and Edward S.Yocom of Tarrytown N. Y.
When he was mustered out Mr. Haines was laid up with fever and did not return at once to Peekskill. When he did return he entered the employ of Stephen Height & Son, dry goods
and groceries, on Main street, and remained there fifteen years.
In 1884, he built a large green house on Main street near Hadden and began the growing and selling of flowers,
which business he followed until his death. In 1900 he moved to his present location, 914 Main street. When he went to the front. Mr. Haines was a member of Cortlandt Hook and ladder Company, No. 1, but when he returned he did not continue the membership. He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church.
He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church many years and an active worker there. He was also a member of Abraham
Vosberg Post No. 95, G. A. R., but not of any fraternal order. On January 21, 1884. Mr. Haines married Miss Belle Bennett. She survives him with one son. Lt. Com.
Preston B. Haines, U. S. N.
Funeral services were held from his late residence on Wednesday a t 2 p. m„ th e Rev J. Wilbur Tetley officiating.
The Grand Army were in charge and he was laid to rest in
Hillside with the soldiers honors
Highland Democrat
December 24,1921
Pvt Lemuel Haines served in the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Sheridan.
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 2d Regiment of N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry.
At the expiration of its term' of service those entitled thereto were discharged on 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 companies were recruited principally: A at New York city, Hartford, Conn., and Newton, N. J.;
B at Newton and Deckertown, N. J., and at Newburgh, Troy, Watertown and Port Jervis;
C and D Connecticut Squadron at Hartford, Conn.;
The regiment was in the Army of the Potomac during its entire service, except while with General Sheridan in the" Valley," the fall and winter of 1864, returning to Fredericksburg in March, 1865, and taking part in the various battles leading up to Appomattox.
~~~~~~~Distinguished Action
This regiment has the honor of being the only Union regiment that passed the outer line of defenses surrounding Richmond during its occupation by Confederate forces. This was on the Kilpatrick raid, in the spring of 1864, when General Kilpatrick, at the head of his first command, the old" Harris Light," accompanied by a section of Ransom's Battery, boldly pushed down the Brook Pike through the outer line of defenses and threw forty odd shells from his three-inch guns into the outskirts of the Confederate Capital.
Again, this regiment is entitled to the credit of opening up the" ball" in the immediate vicinity of Appomattox; for it was the" Harris Light," led by Lieut. Col. M. B. Birdseye, that charged into Appomattox Station (three miles from where Lee's main army was camped) about sunset, April 8th, and captured three railroad trains, loaded with supplies for Lee's almost famished army. The road leading from the Station to Appomattox Court House was at this time filled with the Confederate wagon trains, under escort, coming for the much-needed supplies.
The regiment finally succeeded in driving the enemy back along this road and capturing about a half mile of their wagon train, when General Custer came dashing on to the scene with the balance of the Third Cavalry Division.
By this time General Lee had sent forward a large force of cavalry and infantry, supported by a couple of horse batteries. It was now about dark, and a struggle commenced for the possession of that wagon train.
Later, General Merritt came up with his cavalry division and became hotly engaged. The enemy stubbornly contested every rod of their train until 2 o'clock in the morning, when they retired to and beyond Appomattox Court House, leaving us in possession of three miles of their train. Again, soon after daylight on the morning of the 9th, the regiment was engaged with the enemy, and continued under fire until Lee's final surrender.
The regiment was depleted during service by 9 officers and 112 men killed on various battlefields; 2 officers and 234 men who died of disease or other causes; 20 officers and 226 men wounded; and 14 officers and 545 men captured or missing. Record shows that the regiment was engaged in 177 different battles and skirmishes during its service.
Samuel Haines (First_Last)
Regiment Name 2 N.Y. Cavalry
Side Union
Company F,D
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Lemuel/Haines
HAINES , LEMUEL , see Samuel Haines.
HAINES , SAMUEL.—Age , 19 years. Enlisted August 29, 1862,
at Peekskill, N . Y. : mustered in as private, 2nd NY Cav Company F,
August 29,1862, to serve three years; transferred to Company
D August 29, 1864; mustered out Jul y 27, 1865, at Washington,
D. C ; also borne as Lemuel Haines.
--------------------------------------------------
Enlisted August 29,1862
Discharged July27-Aug 8,1865
Co F 2nd NY Cavalry (Harris Light)
Took part in 100 engagements and raids
Source: Westchester County WPA veterans burial card
--------------------------
Lemuel Haines, the well known florist and veteran of the Civil War. died at hls home. 947 Orchard street, at 6 pm. Sunday.
Though not enjoying very good health for the last few years, yet he was about and attended to his business
every day until Friday morning of last week, when he fell stricken with paralysis at his place of bualnss. He
was removed to hls home and lingered until Sunday without regaining consciousness
Lemuel Haines was born in Phillipstown Putnam County May 3, 1844, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Powell Haines. His father died when the son was nine years old and he moved to Norwalk. Conn.
Mr. Haines attended school there for three years
and then came to Peekskill. He was employed in D.J. Haight's store for four years. Then he became an employee
oi J. R. Decatur in his dry goods and grocery store on Main
street. He became fired with the patriotic spirit of the times when the Civil War broke out and enlisted on
Sept. 29, In Co. K.. Second New York Harris Light Cavalry, with Charles McCutchen who was recruiting officer.
On August 29, 1864. he was transferred to Co.D, and was mustered out of the service at Washington. July 27, 1865.
Mr. Haines was with his regiment in many of the two hundred battles in which the Harris Light was engaged under Col. Davis. Kilpatrlck, Custer and Sheridan.
The deceased had a wonderful memory and his stories of various battles and skirmishes always carried with
them the day and dates and some anecdotes of the time which few men carried in their memory. He was the last member of the Harris Light who resided in Peekskill or the town of
Cortlandt.
Of the sixty-seven boys in Co, P, from Cortlandt town there are only five living, Joseph Flood of Mt Klsco,
James A. Hunt of Washington, D. C , George H Hull of North Yakima Minn., and Edward S.Yocom of Tarrytown N. Y.
When he was mustered out Mr. Haines was laid up with fever and did not return at once to Peekskill. When he did return he entered the employ of Stephen Height & Son, dry goods
and groceries, on Main street, and remained there fifteen years.
In 1884, he built a large green house on Main street near Hadden and began the growing and selling of flowers,
which business he followed until his death. In 1900 he moved to his present location, 914 Main street. When he went to the front. Mr. Haines was a member of Cortlandt Hook and ladder Company, No. 1, but when he returned he did not continue the membership. He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church.
He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church many years and an active worker there. He was also a member of Abraham
Vosberg Post No. 95, G. A. R., but not of any fraternal order. On January 21, 1884. Mr. Haines married Miss Belle Bennett. She survives him with one son. Lt. Com.
Preston B. Haines, U. S. N.
Funeral services were held from his late residence on Wednesday a t 2 p. m„ th e Rev J. Wilbur Tetley officiating.
The Grand Army were in charge and he was laid to rest in
Hillside with the soldiers honors
Highland Democrat
December 24,1921
Pvt Lemuel Haines served in the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Sheridan.
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 2d Regiment of N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry.
At the expiration of its term' of service those entitled thereto were discharged on 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 companies were recruited principally: A at New York city, Hartford, Conn., and Newton, N. J.;
B at Newton and Deckertown, N. J., and at Newburgh, Troy, Watertown and Port Jervis;
C and D Connecticut Squadron at Hartford, Conn.;
The regiment was in the Army of the Potomac during its entire service, except while with General Sheridan in the" Valley," the fall and winter of 1864, returning to Fredericksburg in March, 1865, and taking part in the various battles leading up to Appomattox.
~~~~~~~Distinguished Action
This regiment has the honor of being the only Union regiment that passed the outer line of defenses surrounding Richmond during its occupation by Confederate forces. This was on the Kilpatrick raid, in the spring of 1864, when General Kilpatrick, at the head of his first command, the old" Harris Light," accompanied by a section of Ransom's Battery, boldly pushed down the Brook Pike through the outer line of defenses and threw forty odd shells from his three-inch guns into the outskirts of the Confederate Capital.
Again, this regiment is entitled to the credit of opening up the" ball" in the immediate vicinity of Appomattox; for it was the" Harris Light," led by Lieut. Col. M. B. Birdseye, that charged into Appomattox Station (three miles from where Lee's main army was camped) about sunset, April 8th, and captured three railroad trains, loaded with supplies for Lee's almost famished army. The road leading from the Station to Appomattox Court House was at this time filled with the Confederate wagon trains, under escort, coming for the much-needed supplies.
The regiment finally succeeded in driving the enemy back along this road and capturing about a half mile of their wagon train, when General Custer came dashing on to the scene with the balance of the Third Cavalry Division.
By this time General Lee had sent forward a large force of cavalry and infantry, supported by a couple of horse batteries. It was now about dark, and a struggle commenced for the possession of that wagon train.
Later, General Merritt came up with his cavalry division and became hotly engaged. The enemy stubbornly contested every rod of their train until 2 o'clock in the morning, when they retired to and beyond Appomattox Court House, leaving us in possession of three miles of their train. Again, soon after daylight on the morning of the 9th, the regiment was engaged with the enemy, and continued under fire until Lee's final surrender.
The regiment was depleted during service by 9 officers and 112 men killed on various battlefields; 2 officers and 234 men who died of disease or other causes; 20 officers and 226 men wounded; and 14 officers and 545 men captured or missing. Record shows that the regiment was engaged in 177 different battles and skirmishes during its service.
Regiment Name 2 N.Y. Cavalry
Side Union
Company F,D
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Lemuel/Haines
HAINES , LEMUEL , see Samuel Haines.
HAINES , SAMUEL.—Age , 19 years. Enlisted August 29, 1862,
at Peekskill, N . Y. : mustered in as private, 2nd NY Cav Company F,
August 29,1862, to serve three years; transferred to Company
D August 29, 1864; mustered out Jul y 27, 1865, at Washington,
D. C ; also borne as Lemuel Haines.
--------------------------------------------------
Enlisted August 29,1862
Discharged July27-Aug 8,1865
Co F 2nd NY Cavalry (Harris Light)
Took part in 100 engagements and raids
Source: Westchester County WPA veterans burial card
--------------------------
Lemuel Haines, the well known florist and veteran of the Civil War. died at hls home. 947 Orchard street, at 6 pm. Sunday.
Though not enjoying very good health for the last few years, yet he was about and attended to his business
every day until Friday morning of last week, when he fell stricken with paralysis at his place of bualnss. He
was removed to hls home and lingered until Sunday without regaining consciousness
Lemuel Haines was born in Phillipstown Putnam County May 3, 1844, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Powell Haines. His father died when the son was nine years old and he moved to Norwalk. Conn.
Mr. Haines attended school there for three years
and then came to Peekskill. He was employed in D.J. Haight's store for four years. Then he became an employee
oi J. R. Decatur in his dry goods and grocery store on Main
street. He became fired with the patriotic spirit of the times when the Civil War broke out and enlisted on
Sept. 29, In Co. K.. Second New York Harris Light Cavalry, with Charles McCutchen who was recruiting officer.
On August 29, 1864. he was transferred to Co.D, and was mustered out of the service at Washington. July 27, 1865.
Mr. Haines was with his regiment in many of the two hundred battles in which the Harris Light was engaged under Col. Davis. Kilpatrlck, Custer and Sheridan.
The deceased had a wonderful memory and his stories of various battles and skirmishes always carried with
them the day and dates and some anecdotes of the time which few men carried in their memory. He was the last member of the Harris Light who resided in Peekskill or the town of
Cortlandt.
Of the sixty-seven boys in Co, P, from Cortlandt town there are only five living, Joseph Flood of Mt Klsco,
James A. Hunt of Washington, D. C , George H Hull of North Yakima Minn., and Edward S.Yocom of Tarrytown N. Y.
When he was mustered out Mr. Haines was laid up with fever and did not return at once to Peekskill. When he did return he entered the employ of Stephen Height & Son, dry goods
and groceries, on Main street, and remained there fifteen years.
In 1884, he built a large green house on Main street near Hadden and began the growing and selling of flowers,
which business he followed until his death. In 1900 he moved to his present location, 914 Main street. When he went to the front. Mr. Haines was a member of Cortlandt Hook and ladder Company, No. 1, but when he returned he did not continue the membership. He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church.
He was a member of St. Pauls M. E. Church many years and an active worker there. He was also a member of Abraham
Vosberg Post No. 95, G. A. R., but not of any fraternal order. On January 21, 1884. Mr. Haines married Miss Belle Bennett. She survives him with one son. Lt. Com.
Preston B. Haines, U. S. N.
Funeral services were held from his late residence on Wednesday a t 2 p. m„ th e Rev J. Wilbur Tetley officiating.
The Grand Army were in charge and he was laid to rest in
Hillside with the soldiers honors
Highland Democrat
December 24,1921
Pvt Lemuel Haines served in the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Sheridan.
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 2d Regiment of N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry.
At the expiration of its term' of service those entitled thereto were discharged on 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 companies were recruited principally: A at New York city, Hartford, Conn., and Newton, N. J.;
B at Newton and Deckertown, N. J., and at Newburgh, Troy, Watertown and Port Jervis;
C and D Connecticut Squadron at Hartford, Conn.;
The regiment was in the Army of the Potomac during its entire service, except while with General Sheridan in the" Valley," the fall and winter of 1864, returning to Fredericksburg in March, 1865, and taking part in the various battles leading up to Appomattox.
~~~~~~~Distinguished Action
This regiment has the honor of being the only Union regiment that passed the outer line of defenses surrounding Richmond during its occupation by Confederate forces. This was on the Kilpatrick raid, in the spring of 1864, when General Kilpatrick, at the head of his first command, the old" Harris Light," accompanied by a section of Ransom's Battery, boldly pushed down the Brook Pike through the outer line of defenses and threw forty odd shells from his three-inch guns into the outskirts of the Confederate Capital.
Again, this regiment is entitled to the credit of opening up the" ball" in the immediate vicinity of Appomattox; for it was the" Harris Light," led by Lieut. Col. M. B. Birdseye, that charged into Appomattox Station (three miles from where Lee's main army was camped) about sunset, April 8th, and captured three railroad trains, loaded with supplies for Lee's almost famished army. The road leading from the Station to Appomattox Court House was at this time filled with the Confederate wagon trains, under escort, coming for the much-needed supplies.
The regiment finally succeeded in driving the enemy back along this road and capturing about a half mile of their wagon train, when General Custer came dashing on to the scene with the balance of the Third Cavalry Division.
By this time General Lee had sent forward a large force of cavalry and infantry, supported by a couple of horse batteries. It was now about dark, and a struggle commenced for the possession of that wagon train.
Later, General Merritt came up with his cavalry division and became hotly engaged. The enemy stubbornly contested every rod of their train until 2 o'clock in the morning, when they retired to and beyond Appomattox Court House, leaving us in possession of three miles of their train. Again, soon after daylight on the morning of the 9th, the regiment was engaged with the enemy, and continued under fire until Lee's final surrender.
The regiment was depleted during service by 9 officers and 112 men killed on various battlefields; 2 officers and 234 men who died of disease or other causes; 20 officers and 226 men wounded; and 14 officers and 545 men captured or missing. Record shows that the regiment was engaged in 177 different battles and skirmishes during its service.
Inscription
Co. D 2nd NY H.L. Cavalry
Gravesite Details
Harris Light Cavalry,Lemuel is buried with Helen A. Bennett, Theodore Bennett, Belle B. Haines, Maria E. Bennett and Radford E. Haines.
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