http://www.fold3.com/page/286363465_edward_e_potter/ SOLDIER’S NAME Potter , Edward E. LAST RANK Lieutenant Colonel DATE ENLISTED Oct. 1, 1862 WHERE ENLISTED No Location AGE AT ENLISTMENT 37 COUNTY BORN No County REMARKS Promoted to Brigadier General on Nov. 29, 1863. Courtesy U.S. Army Military History Institute
Units Involved in Potters Raid July 19-23, 1863 Union Army Cavalry Expedition under Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter 3rd New York Cavalry (all companies, plus a howitzer section) 12th New York Cavalry, Companies A, B, and F 23rd New York Calvary, Companies A and B 3rd New York Artillery, Battery H, one section 1st North […]
Company L, 1st North Carolina Union Volunteers Company L was commanded by a New Yorker, Lt. George W. Graham. He was the same officer who made a name for himself by setting fire to the railroad bridge at the Battle of Goldsboro on December 17, 1862. Graham was transferred to the 3rd New York Calvary, […]
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