Civil War Veteran - Enlisted on August 6, 1862, at Ward, New York, and mustered on August 16, 1862, into Company H, 130th Regiment, New York Infantry (Union). Enlistment Rank: Private. Appointed Corporal, September 3, 1862.
The regiment left New York on August 6, 1862, and arrived in Suffolk, Virginia, on August 13 where it was assigned to the 1st Division, VII Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Deserted House, Suffolk, Virginia (January 30, 1863); Siege of Suffolk (April 11 to May 4, 1863).
The regiment was converted to cavalry on July 28, 1863, and designated as the 19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. The 19th Cavalry was officially re-designated as the 1st Regiment New York Dragoons on September 10, 1863. The 130th New York had the distinction of being the only Union Army volunteer regiment that was converted entirely from infantry to cavalry during the Civil War.
Appointed Sergeant, January 1, 1864, in Company H, 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons Cavalry (Union).
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Manassas Junction, Todd's Tavern, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevilian Station, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Appomattox Court House.
Surrender of Lee and his army. Marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Participated in the Grand Review of the Armies of the Union on May 23, 1865.
Mustered out with company on June 30, 1865, at Cloud Mills, Virginia, and honorably discharged from service.
* Information from 1st New York Dragoons Regimental History.
Filed for Invalid Pension on January 18, 1884 (Application No. 504091, Certificate No. 273024).
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com)
Name: Vernon Marion Babbitt
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1841
Birth Place: Amity, Allegany, New York
Father: David Babbitt
Mother: Emily Marsh
Residence Place: Ward, Allegany, New York
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Ward, Allegany, New York
Regiment: 130th Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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The regiment left New York on August 6, 1862, and arrived in Suffolk, Virginia, on August 13 where it was assigned to the 1st Division, VII Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Deserted House, Suffolk, Virginia (January 30, 1863); Siege of Suffolk (April 11 to May 4, 1863).
The regiment was converted to cavalry on July 28, 1863, and designated as the 19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. The 19th Cavalry was officially re-designated as the 1st Regiment New York Dragoons on September 10, 1863. The 130th New York had the distinction of being the only Union Army volunteer regiment that was converted entirely from infantry to cavalry during the Civil War.
Appointed Sergeant, January 1, 1864, in Company H, 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons Cavalry (Union).
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Manassas Junction, Todd's Tavern, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevilian Station, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Appomattox Court House.
Surrender of Lee and his army. Marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Participated in the Grand Review of the Armies of the Union on May 23, 1865.
Mustered out with company on June 30, 1865, at Cloud Mills, Virginia, and honorably discharged from service.
* Information from 1st New York Dragoons Regimental History.
Filed for Invalid Pension on January 18, 1884 (Application No. 504091, Certificate No. 273024).
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com)
Name: Vernon Marion Babbitt
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1841
Birth Place: Amity, Allegany, New York
Father: David Babbitt
Mother: Emily Marsh
Residence Place: Ward, Allegany, New York
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Ward, Allegany, New York
Regiment: 130th Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Provided by contributor Travelin ❧ Ancestors
Civil War Veteran - Enlisted on August 6, 1862, at Ward, New York, and mustered on August 16, 1862, into Company H, 130th Regiment, New York Infantry (Union). Enlistment Rank: Private. Appointed Corporal, September 3, 1862.
The regiment left New York on August 6, 1862, and arrived in Suffolk, Virginia, on August 13 where it was assigned to the 1st Division, VII Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Deserted House, Suffolk, Virginia (January 30, 1863); Siege of Suffolk (April 11 to May 4, 1863).
The regiment was converted to cavalry on July 28, 1863, and designated as the 19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. The 19th Cavalry was officially re-designated as the 1st Regiment New York Dragoons on September 10, 1863. The 130th New York had the distinction of being the only Union Army volunteer regiment that was converted entirely from infantry to cavalry during the Civil War.
Appointed Sergeant, January 1, 1864, in Company H, 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons Cavalry (Union).
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Manassas Junction, Todd's Tavern, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevilian Station, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Appomattox Court House.
Surrender of Lee and his army. Marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Participated in the Grand Review of the Armies of the Union on May 23, 1865.
Mustered out with company on June 30, 1865, at Cloud Mills, Virginia, and honorably discharged from service.
* Information from 1st New York Dragoons Regimental History.
Filed for Invalid Pension on January 18, 1884 (Application No. 504091, Certificate No. 273024).
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com)
Name: Vernon Marion Babbitt
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1841
Birth Place: Amity, Allegany, New York
Father: David Babbitt
Mother: Emily Marsh
Residence Place: Ward, Allegany, New York
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Ward, Allegany, New York
Regiment: 130th Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Provided by contributor Travelin ❧ Ancestors
The regiment left New York on August 6, 1862, and arrived in Suffolk, Virginia, on August 13 where it was assigned to the 1st Division, VII Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Deserted House, Suffolk, Virginia (January 30, 1863); Siege of Suffolk (April 11 to May 4, 1863).
The regiment was converted to cavalry on July 28, 1863, and designated as the 19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. The 19th Cavalry was officially re-designated as the 1st Regiment New York Dragoons on September 10, 1863. The 130th New York had the distinction of being the only Union Army volunteer regiment that was converted entirely from infantry to cavalry during the Civil War.
Appointed Sergeant, January 1, 1864, in Company H, 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons Cavalry (Union).
Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Manassas Junction, Todd's Tavern, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevilian Station, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Appomattox Court House.
Surrender of Lee and his army. Marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Participated in the Grand Review of the Armies of the Union on May 23, 1865.
Mustered out with company on June 30, 1865, at Cloud Mills, Virginia, and honorably discharged from service.
* Information from 1st New York Dragoons Regimental History.
Filed for Invalid Pension on January 18, 1884 (Application No. 504091, Certificate No. 273024).
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com)
Name: Vernon Marion Babbitt
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1841
Birth Place: Amity, Allegany, New York
Father: David Babbitt
Mother: Emily Marsh
Residence Place: Ward, Allegany, New York
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Ward, Allegany, New York
Regiment: 130th Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Provided by contributor Travelin ❧ Ancestors
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