5th Pennsylvania Cavalry - October 1864 (LOC - LC-DIG-cwpb-01826)
Bring Your Own Horse
From The New-York Times July 6, 1861:
… WASHINGTON, Friday, July 5. …
MORE TROOPS COME.
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A regiment of Dragoons from Pennsylvania, under command of Col. M. FRIEDMAN, who will provide their own horses and equipments, has been to-day accepted by the War Department, to be in readiness here within ten days. …
According to The Jews of Philadelphia:…by Henry Samuel Morais, the 5th Pennsylvania Calvary fought for the length of the Civil War. Max Friedman was born in Mühlhausen, Bavaria in 1825. Friedman resigned in 1862 because of combat wounds but continued to organize and train other cavalry units. You can also read about the “Cameron Dragoons” at pa-roots.
The image below is said to be an 1861 certificate presented to Pennsylvania volunteers. (by Peter S. Duval and son LOC – LC-DIG-pga-03676)
Certificate for Pennsylvania volunteer 1861
