Genesee Falls in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First New York Dragoons. Volunteers. 1862-1865.

Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming Counties

— Erected in 1903 by the survivors and friends of the regiment. —

First New York Dragoons. Volunteers. 1862-1865. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

1. First New York Dragoons. Volunteers. 1862-1865. Marker

Inscription. North side of monument:
Participated in 65 battles, engagements and skirmishes. Captured 1533 prisoners,19 pieces of artillery and 4 battle flags. As infantry, in 7th Army Corps. As cavalry, with Sheridan.

South side of monument:
Enrolled membership 1414. 461 killed & wounded. 131 died of disease. 33 died in Confederate prisons. 130 killed or died of wounds sustained at Todd's Tavern, the heaviest loss of any cavalry regiment in any one action during the war.

East side of monument:
Organized July 25,1862, as 30th Senatorial Dist. Regt. N.Y. Vol’s. Mustered Sept. 2 1862, as 130th New York Vol. Infantry. Converted into cavalry July 28, 1863. Designated August 11,1863, 19th New York Cavalry. Designation changed Sept. 10, 1863, to First New York Dragoons. Mustered out June 30, 1865.

Erected 1903.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 35.275′ N, 78° 2.29′ W. Memorial is in Genesee Falls, New York, in Wyoming County. It is at the intersection of Park Rd and Maintenance Rd, on the right when traveling west on Park Rd. This is in Letchworth State Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Castile NY 14427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Genesee Valley Canal (about 700 feet away); District #2 Schoolhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seh-Ga-Hun-Da (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hornby Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pages of Geologic Time (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Pryor Letchworth 1823 - 1910 (approx. ¼ mile away); Glacial History (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Genesee Falls.

Also see . . . AlfredGibbs.com - Researched information on the 1st NY Dragoons & Commander Gibbs. This link tested and works fine contrary to comments to editor. (Submitted on November 21, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

North side of monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

2. North side of monument

South side of monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

3. South side of monument

East side of monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

4. East side of monument

First New York Dragoons. Volunteers. 1862-1865. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

5. First New York Dragoons. Volunteers. 1862-1865.

Looking northeast, on the right is Park Road, the intersection to the left is Maintenance Road

First New York Dragoons monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 19, 2021

6. First New York Dragoons monument

Looking southwest on Park Road, to the right is Maintenance Road

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on March 21, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 20, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.