MYSTERY MENThe 2nd Veteran Cavalry was organized in Saratoga Springs betweenOctober and December 1863. During the 2-year life of the regiment 1,894men were enlisted to serve for three years. Over 165 men enlisted andthen the Muster Roll shows, "No further record."Three such men enlisted in Keeseville between September 1863 andFebruary 1864, and there were many more who enlisted in Clinton Countywho also disappeared after enlistment.The three who enlisted in Keeseville were Edward Barnard (19), EnosFilio (20) and Israel Lamiege (48) and all were enlisted as privates butwere unassigned to any company. All received a \$300 town bounty whenthey joined the regiment.The only one we know about after his enlistment is Israel, who,according to the 1865 Town of Ausable Clerk's Record, deserted to Canadain 1863 and died before he wrote the record.The 2nd Veteran Cavalry Regiment left these men in New York and wentto Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. They were in 42 recodedbattles, skirmishes and engagements, and it is estimated they marchedover 7,000 miles until they were mustered out in November 1865.
