ANDREW KEEFE -- 16th and 3rd VETERANCAVALRYIN TWO CAVALRY REGIMENTS - From June to October of 1863, the new 16thCavalry regiment sent detachments of troops to Washington as theyformed. Andrew Keefe was one of the first to enlist. He enlisted inChamplain on June 5, 1863, and was mustered into Company A two weekslater.For the next two years the 16th, known as the Sprague Light Cavalry, waswith the Department of Washington DC in the Defenses Washington andpatrolling northern Virginia. They had three engagements in 1863, beforegoing into winter quarters and were in the field from February toDecember 1864 having almost 200 men captured by the enemy and takensouth.In March 1865, they had three more engagements before ending their waron March 8th at Vienna, VA. They remained in the Washington area afterthe close of the war and were transferred to the 3rd Veteran Cavalryon August 17th. A month later, the regiment was mustered out at CampBarry in the northeast of the district.Andrew returned to Plattsburgh and died there in 1908.
