Version 28.12.2018

 

 

Pennsylvania:

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (15th Reserves):

s. s. Col James K. *Scott; Captain Andrew J. *Greenfield; Captain John *Keys; Pvt Aaron E. *Bachman (Co.I); Pvt (Saddler) William *Ely (Co. G)

 

Overview:

Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E," "F" and "G" organized at Camp Curtin, Pa., and mustered into State service July and August, 1861. Moved to Camp Jones, near Washington, D. C., August. Companies "H," "I" and "K" organized at Camp Wilkins, Pittsburg, August, 1861. Joined Regiment at Washington. Company "L" organized as an Independent Company July 30, 1861. On duty at Balti­more till January, 1862; then joined Regiment. Company "M" organized as an Independent Company August 5, 1861. At Baltimore, Md., till October 3, 1861; then on eastern shore of Maryland under Lockwood picketing and scouting till January, 1862; then joined Regiment. Regiment attached to McCall's Division. Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Cavalry, McDowell's 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Bayard's Cavalry Briga­de, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Bayard's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Reconnoissance to Leesburg, Va., October 20, 1861. Reconnoissance to Hunter's Mills October 20 (Detachment). Expedition to Dra­nesville November 26-27. Action at Dranesville November 27. Expedition to Gunnell's Farm December 6. Action at Dranesville De­cember 20 (Cos. "C," "D," "E," "H" and "I"). At Camp Pierpont till March, 1862. Companies "L" and "M" join Regiment January 7. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance to Falmouth April 9-17. Reconnoissance to Falmouth April 17-19. Falmouth April 19. Rappahannock River May 13 (Cos. "F," "G," "H," "L" and "M"). Strasburg and Staunton Road June 1-2. Mount Jackson June 3. New Market June 5. Harrisonburg June 6. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. Harrisonburg June 9. Scouting on the Rappa­hannock June-July. Reconnoissance to James City July 22-24. Skirmish at Madison Court House July 23. Slaughter House August 8. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Stevensburg, Raccoon Ford and Brandy Station August 20. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Special duty at General Pope's Headquarters August 22-30. Thoroughfare Gap August 28 (Cos. "I" and "M"). Gainesville August 28. Battle of Bull Run August 29-30. Germantown August 31. Centreville and Chantilly August 31. Chantilly September 1. Fairfax Court House September 2. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Scout to Warrenton September 29. Aldie and Mountsville October 31. Salem, New Baltimore and Thoroughfare Gap Novem­ber 4. Warrenton November 6. Rappahannock Station November 7, 8 and 9. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Picket near King George Court House till January, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. (Co. "H" at Headquarters of 6th Corps February 22 to August 15.) Picket duty from Falmouth to Port Conway till April 26. Chancellorsville Campaign April 26-May 8. Oak Grove April 26. Rapidan Station May 1. (Co. "H" at Chancellorsville May 1-5.) Stoneman's Raid May 27-April -8. Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford June 9. Aldie June 17. Special duty at Corps Headquarters June 28. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Emmetts­burg, Md., July 4. Guarding Reserve Artillery July 5-10. Companies "A" and "B" advance for 6th Army Corps from Gettysburg to Hagerstown, Md., July 5-10. Old Antietam Forge, near Leitersburg, July 10. Near Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 14. Shepherdstown July 15-16. Picket near Warrenton July-August. Rixeyville and Muddy Run August 5. Wilford's Ford August 9 (Detachment). Carter's Run September 6. Scout to Middleburg September 10-11. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpe­per Court House September 13. Near Auburn October 1 (Detachment). Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Brentsville October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Bridge November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Expedi­tion to Turkey Run Station January 1-4, 1864. Scout to Piedmont February 17-18. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 4-June 12. Todd's Tavern May 5, 6, 7 and 8. Corbin's Bridge May 8. Sheridan's Raid May 9-24. New Castle and Davenport May 9. North Anna River May 9-10. Ashland May 11. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook's Church, Richmond For­tifications, May 12. Milford Station May 21. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Haw's Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor May 28-31. Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall's Station June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Hope Church June 24. Bellefield July. Warwick Swamp July 12. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Mal­vern Hill and Gaines Hill July 28. Lee's Mills July 30. Demonstration north of James River August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Malvern Hill August 16. Strawberry Plains August 16-18. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Old members mustered out September 9. Consolidated to a Battalion of five Companies September 9. Belcher's Mills September 17. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1. Charles City Cross Roads October 1. Hatcher's Run October 27-28. Reconnoissance toward Stony Creek November 7. Stony Creek Station December 1. Hicksford Raid December 7-12. Bellefield December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-A­pril 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Amelia Springs April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Washington, D. C. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 6th and 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry to form 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 87 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 104 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 201.

 

Predecessor units:

43rd REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS. - 1st RESERVES CAVALRY.

14th REGIMENT RESERVES. (43rd VOLUNTEERS.)

 

Im Sommer 1862 war Col Owen *Jones Regimentskommandeur der 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. Die 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry gehörte seit Sommer 1862 zu Pope's Army of Virginia, III. Corps McDowell, dessen Cavalry von BrigGen George D. *Bayard kommandiert wurde (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 367). Am 7.8.1862 stieß Owen Jones auf Befehl von BrigGen Bayard mit seinem Re­giment Richtung Madison Court House vor, um seine Postenlinie, die westlich des Roberton River stand und von CS-Truppen ange­griffen wurde, zu verstärken (vgl. Karte bei Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 18). Gleichzeitig stieß BrigGen Bayard mit der 1st New Jersey Cavalry unter Führung von LtCol Joseph *Karge und Major Myron *Beaumont in zwei Angriffskeilen auf Barnett's Ford am Rapidan vor. Hierbei traf die US-Cavalry auf starke CS-Kräfte der Division Ewell, deren Vorhut aus Robertson's Cavalry bestand (vgl. BrigGen Bayard's Report OR 12 [2] S. 92-93). BrigGen Bayard ordnete den Rückzug an, wobei die US-Cavalry das verzögerte Gefecht führte. Auch Jones' Truppen wurden über den Robertson River zurückgenommen. Auf Befehl Bayard's ließ Jones die Brücke über den Robertson River zerstören (vgl. Bayard's Report OR 12 [2] S. 92).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Bayard, George D., Owen Jones and John P. Taylor: History of the First Reg't Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry (Philadelphia, 1864)

- Falls, R. J.  A Letter Received from Major...by the Chairman of the First Penna. Cavalry Association, and Read at the First Reunion of the Regiment, Held at Lewistown, Pa., October 14 and 15, 1886,. NY: Polhemus, 1887.

- Lloyd, William P. History of the First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, From its Organization, August, l86l, to September, l864, With List of Names of All Officers and Enlisted Men Who Have Ever Belonged to the Regiment, and Remarks Attached to Each Name, Noting Change... Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1864. (Library of Congress)

- Scott, James K., Col. (1st Penna Cavalry): The Story of the Battles at Gettysburg (Telegraph Press, Harrisburg 1927); Maps; Photos; List of Union Officers Killed; Index. Nevins describes this as poorly organized, but an accurate story of the first day's battle

 

 

1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry:

 

Overview:

Organized at Cloud's Mills, Va., June 17, 1865, by consolidation of 2nd and 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Duty at Cloud's Mills till July. Mustered out July 13, 1865.

 

 

1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Cavalry (6 months, 1863):

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (59th Volunteers):

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa., September, 1861, to April, 1862. Seven Companies dismounted, left State for Baltimore, Md., April 1, 1862. Five Companies joined at Baltimore April 14, 1862. Moved to Washington, D. C., April 25, and camp on Capital Hill till June 27. Attached to Sturgis' Command, Military District of Washington, to August, 1862. Buford's Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Price's Cavalry Brigade, Defences of Washington, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1865. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in Defences of Washington, D. C., till July 27, 1862. Moved to Warrenton, thence to Madison Court House, Va., July 27-August 5. Action at Wolftown August 7. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Chantilly September 1. Reconnoissance to Thoroughfare Gap and Aldie September 16. Antietam September 16-17. Ashby's Gap September 22. Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till June, 1863. Reconnoissance to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville November 28-30. Berryville November 30. Frying Pan, near Chantilly, December 27-28. Occoquan December 29. Mrs. Violet's and Seleman's Ford, near Occoquan, March 22, 1863 (Detachment). Expedition from Gainesville June 7-8 (Detachment). Headquarter Guard for General Meade June 29. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Provost duty at Gettysburg July 5-7. Old Antietam Forge, South Mountain, Md., July 10. Provost Guard duty with Army of the Potomac till December. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Near Bealeton October 22. Fayatteville October 23. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Parker's Store November 29. Expedition to Luray December 21-23. Luray December 23. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June, 1864. Todd's Tavern May 5, 6, 7 and 8. Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24. North Anna River May 9-10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook's Church, Fortifications of Richmond, May 12. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Haw's Church May 28. Cold Harbor May 31-June 1. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Louisa Court House June 10. Trevillian Station June 11-12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall's Station June 21. Germantown June 22. St. Mary's Church June 24. Charles City Cross Roads June 29. Warwick Swamp and Jerusalem Plank Road July 12. Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Malvern Hill July 28. Warwick Swamp July 30. Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains August 16-18. Deep Bottom and Malvern Hill August 18. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Belcher's Mills September 17. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnoissance toward Stony Creek November 7. Stony Creek Station December 1. Expedition to Hicksford December 7-11. Bellefield December 8. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. On provost duty, Army of the Potomac, till June, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 1st Provisional Cavalry.


Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease. Total 253.


Predecessor unit:
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 59th VOLUNTEERS.

 

 

2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry:

 

Overview:

Organized at Cloud's Mills, Va., June 17, 1865, by consolidation of 1st, 6th and 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mustered out at Lebanon, Ky., August 7, 1865.

 

 

3rd Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (60th Regiment (Young's Kentucky Light Cavalry)):

s. Col William Woods *Averell; Col James Bailey *McIntosh (Col ab 15.11.1862); Col Edward S. *Jones (1863); LtCol Samuel W. *Owen; Major O. G. *Robinson; Captain William Brooke Rawle; 1st Lt John W. *Ford; 1st Lt Alexander M. *Wright; Pvt. Samuel *Seymour (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia July and August, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., August, 1861. Attached to Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Cavalry, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 5th Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, to November, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Centre Grand Division, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Provost Marshal General's Command, to May, 1865. 

 

Service:

Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Skirmish at Magruder's Ferry September 16, 1861. Springfield Station September 27. Hunter's Mills or Vienna November 26 (Co. "F"). Vienna December 3 (Cos. "F" and "M"). Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. Reconnoissance to Cedar Run March 14-16. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March 22-30. Howard's Mills April 4. Near Cockletown April 4 (Co. "A"). Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Cheese Cake Church May 4. Near Williamsburg May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Expedition to James River May 25-26 (Detachment Co. "I"). Battle of Seven Pi­nes, Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1. New Market Road June 8 (Cos. "D," "K"). Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Savage Station June 29. James River Road near Fair Oaks June 29-30 (Detachment). Jones' Bridge and Jordan's Ford June 30. White Oak Church July 1. Malvern Hill July 2. Reconnoissance toward White Oak Church July 10. Reconnoissance to Jones' Ford July 31, and to Malvern Hill August 2-8. Sycamore Church August 3. White Oak Swamp Bridge August 4. Malvern Hill August 5. Warrenton Au­gust 26. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Sharpsburg September 19. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Harper's Ferry September 27. Four Locks, Md., October 9. Reconnoissance to Smithfield October 16-17. Bloomfield November 2-3. Markham Sta­tion November 4. Manassas Gap November 5-6. Newby's Cross Roads November 9. Newby's Cross Roads near Amissville Novem­ber 10. Near Hartwood Church November 28. Reconnoissance to Grove Church December 1. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Expedition to Richard's and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-31. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7, 1863. Hartwood Church February 25. Kelly's Ford March 17.Chancellorsville Campaign, Stoneman's Raid, April 27-May 8. Near Dumfries May 17 (Detachment). Brandy Station or Fleetwood, Stevensburg and Beverly Ford June 9. Aldie June 17. Upperville June 21. Aldie June 22. Lisbon or Poplar Springs June 29. Westminster June 30. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Emmettsburg July 4. Old Antietam Forge near Leitersburg July 10. Near Harper's Ferry July 14. Shepherdstown September 15-16. Scouting and picketing Upper Rappahannock July to September, Scout to Middleburg September 10-11. Advance from the Rappa­hannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Near Catlett's Station October 6 (Detachment). Bri­stoe Campaign October 9-22. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Brentsville Octo­ber 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Vine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church No­vember 27. Ellis Ford December 3. Scout to Piedmont February 17-18, 1864. Sprigg's Ford February 28 (Co. "L"). Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21; Guinea Station May 21; North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Har­bor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Assaults on Petersburg June 16-18, 1864. Charles City Cross Roads June 29. Consolidated to a Battalion of three Companies July 27, 1864. Non-Veterans on duty in Cumberland Valley till mustered out August 24, 1864. Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Hatcher's Run December 9. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, Fe­bruary 5-7, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee to Appomattox C. H. April 3-9. Provost duty at Richmond May 4-8. Transferred to 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry May 8, 1865. 


Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 125 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 169. 


Predecessor unit:

Pennsylvania Volunteers 60th Volunteers

 

Einsatz in Gettysburg (vgl. Miller, William E. [Capt. 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry]: The Cavalry Battle near Gettysburg:; in: Battles & Leaders Vol. III, S. 397 ff.)

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol II, a.a.O., S. 313 (Camp im Winter 1864-65)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Miller, William E. [Capt. 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry]: The Cavalry Battle near Gettysburg:; in: Battles & Leaders Vol. III, S. 397 ff.

- **Rawle, William Brooke (Capt, 3rd PA Cavalry): History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun­teers in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 (Philadelphia, 1905, 1st Edition) (PDF-Datei in Archiv Ref, Dokumente ameridownload)

- **Rawle, William Brooke (3rd PA Cavalry): The Right Flank at Gettysburg (Olde Soldier Books; Reprint of 1878 Original); 27 pp. An account of the operations of Gregg's Cavalry. The author commanded the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry and gives detailed descriptions of the cavalry battle at Gettysburg. His narrative is presented from his view of the field and portions of the battle that he took part in.

- Regimental History Committee: History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry ... in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 (Philadelphia, 1905)

 

 

3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry:

s. Pvt Philip *Holland (Co. B)

 

Overview:

Organized at Cumberland, Md., June 24, 1865, by consolidation of 18th and 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry. Duty at Clarksburg, W. Va., till October, 1865. Mustered out October 31, 1865.

 

 

4th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (64th Volunteers):

s. Col James H. *Childs; LtCol William Emil Doster (Co. F&S, zuvor Captain Co. A); Captain William *Hyndman (Co. A); Pvt Michael *Holland (Co. ?); Pvt James *Zellinger (Co. B)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburg August to October, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to Defences of Washington, D. C., till May, 1862. McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. McCall's Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to November, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Center Grand Division, Army Potomac, to Februa­ry, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Provost duty at Washington, D. C., till May 10, 1862. (Cos. "A," "B" escort to Gen. Keys December 28, 1861, to February 25, 1862.) Joined McDowell at Fredericksburg May, 1862, and scouting on the Rappahannock till June 14. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula, ar­riving at White House June 24. Companies "A," "G," "H" and "K" ordered to Yorktown, Va., June 25. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Meadow Bridge near Mechanicsville June 26. Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines' Mill, Cold Harbor, June 27. Recon­noissance to Bottom's Bridge June 28. Rear guard to Army Potomac June 29. Glendale or Nelson's Farm June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Reconnoissance to Charles City C. H. July 2-3. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Reconnoissance from Harrison's Landing July 11 and July 29 (Co. "F"). Rear Guard to Yorktown August 16-18. Duty at Yorktown till August 25. Reached Washington, D. C., September 4. Maryland Campaign September-October. Battles of South Mountain September 14, and Antietam September 16-17. Sharpsburg September 19. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Kearneysville and Shepherdstown, W. Va., October 15-16 (Detach­ment). Scout to Smithfield October 16-17 (Detachment). Hedgesville October 20 and 22. Hillsboro and Levettsville Road October 21. Bloomfield, Union and Upperville November 2-3. Ashby's Gap November 3. Markham Station November 4. Manassas Gap No­vember 5-6. Jefferson November 7. Little Washington November 8. Duty near Hartwood Church till December. Gaines' Cross Roads November 10. Waterloo November 14. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Scout to Catlett's Station and Brentsville Decem­ber 21-23 (Detachment). Expedition to Richard's and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. Hartwood Church February 25. Kelly's Ford March 17 and 29. Chancellorsville Campaign, Stoneman's Raid, April 29-May 8. Passage of Kelly's Ford April 29. Raccoon Ford April 30. Ely's Ford May 2. Stevensburg, Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. Aldie June 17. Middleburg June 18-19. Upperville June 21. Hanover, Pa., June 30. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Green Oak July 5. Near Harper's Ferry July 14. Shepherdstown July 15-16. Scouting till September. Corbin's Cross Roads September 1. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Cul­peper C. H. September 13. Near Culpeper C. H. October 1. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. James City October 10-11. Near Warren­ton October 11. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Jeffersonton October 12. Auburn and Bristoe Station October 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-De­cember 2. Brentsville November 26. New Hope Church and Catlett's Station November 27. Brentsville November 29. (Cos. "A," "F" at Bull Run Bridge November, 1863, to January 20, 1864.) Scout to Middleburg January 22-24, 1864 (Detachment). Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-May 4. Beaver Dam Station February 29. Brook's Turnpike March 1 (Veterans on furlough March 25-A­pril 25. At Camp Stoneman till May 12, and joined Army Potomac May 19.) Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June, 1864. Sumner's Bridge May 3. Todd's Tavern May 5-8. Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24. North Anna River May 9-10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Glen Allen Station May 11. Brook Church or Richmond Fortifications May 12. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Haw's Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor May 31-June 1. Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Elliott's Mills June 8. Trevillian Station June 11-12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Siege of Petersburg June, 1864, to April, 1865. Charles' Cross Roads June 29. Warwick Swamp July 12. Demonstration on north side of the James July 27-29. Malvern Hill July 28. Warwick Swamp July 30. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains August 16-18. White Oak Swamp August 18. Weldon Railroad August 18-21 (Detachment). Dinwiddie Road near Ream's Station August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Reconnoissance to Poplar Springs Church September 13. Reconnoissance toward Dinwiddie C. H. September 15. Belcher's Mills September 17. Ream's Station September 29. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnoissance to Stony Creek No­vember 7. Stony Creek Station December 1. Hicksford Expedition December 7-12. Bellefield December 8. High Hill December 10. Rowanty Creek February 5, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run March 29 (Co. "C"). Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. White Oak Road March 31 (Co. "C"). Five Forks April 1. Paine's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Sur­render of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Expedition after Extra Billy Smith May 20-22. At Lynchburg till June 10. Mustered out July 1, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 89 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 257 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 358.


Predecessor unit:

64th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

 

Documents/Literature:

- Doster, William E.: A Brief History of the Fourth Pennsylvania Veteran Cavalry (Longstreet House, 1997); Reprint of 1891

- **Hyndman, William: History of a Cavalry Company: A Complete Record of Company A, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Longstreet Hou­se, 1997); Reprint of scarce 1870 title; 250 pp

 

 

5th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (65th Volunteers):

s. Chaplain (jewish) Michael M. *Allen (Co. F&S); Pvt H. J. *Allabach (Co C); Pvt Michael *Abbott (Co. F&S)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia July to September, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., August 22, 1861. Attached to Smith's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. Unattached, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to December, 1862. West's Advance Brigade, 4th Corps, Dept. Virginia, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Wistar's Brigade, Yorktown, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to August, 1863. U. S. Forces, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1863. District Currituck, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864. Heckman's Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, Army of the James, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, Kautz's Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865. Richmond, Va., District Henrico, Dept. Virginia, to August, 1865. 

 

Service:

Duty in the Dept. of Washington, D. C., till May 8, 1862. Reconnoissance to Pohick Church, Va., December 18, 1861 (Cos. "C," "F," "H"). Flint Hill and Hunter's Mill February 7, 1862. Fairfax C. H. February 6. Expedition to Vienna and Flint Hill February 22. Duty near Alexandria till May. Ordered to Yorktown, Va., May 8. Scouting about Gloucester Point May 10 (Cos. "A," "B," "E" and "L"). Scouting about Williamsburg May 12. Skirmishes at Mechanicsville May 23-24. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1 (Cos. "I," "K"). Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp Bridge June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Reconnoissance from Yorktown to Glou­cester, Matthews and King and Queen Counties July 7-9 (Cos. "B," "E," "L," "M"). Duty at Yorktown and Williamsburg till Septem­ber 8, 1863. Williamsburg and Fort Magruder September 9, 1862. Reconnoissance from Yorktown to Gloucester, Matthews, King and Queen and Middlesex Counties December 11-15. Reconnoissance to Burnt Ordinary December 17. Expedition to West Point and White House January 7-9, 1863 (Detachment). Burnt Ordinary January 19. Near Olive Creek Church February 5 (Cos. "L," "M"). Williamsburg and Olive Branch Church February 7. Williamsburg March 23 and 29. Whittaker's Mills April 11. Reconnoissance through Gates County and down Chowan River June 5-13. Nine Mile Ordinary June 14. Diascund Bridge June 20. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 8. Barnesville June 28. Baltimore Cross Roads June 29. Expedition from White House to Bottom's Bridge July 1-7. Baltimore Cross Roads July 1. Bottom's Bridge July 2. Expedition to Bottom's Bridge August 26-29. New Kent C. H. Au­gust 28. Bottom's Bridge August 29. Ordered to Norfolk, Va., September 8, and duty about Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till Decem­ber. Companies "C," "D," "F," "H" and "I" at South Mills, N. C., September 13, Companies "A," "B," "E," "G," "K," "L" and "M" at Great Bridge. Expedition to Indiantown, N. C., September 15-20 (Co. "D"). Near Kempsville September 15. Indiantown September 20. (Cos. "F" and "H" at Drummond Lake September 15.) Companies "C," "F," "H" and "I" advance to Raleigh September 22; Com­panies "A," "B," "L" and "M" to Currituck C. H. September 23. Affair on Back Bay September 30 (Detachment). Scout from Great Bridge to Indiantown, N. C., October 13 (Detachment). Bingo Landing October 16-17 (Detachment). Camden C. H. October 17. Re­giment assembled at Great Bridge October 20. Expedition from Norfolk to South Mills, Camden, etc., N. C., December 5-24. Duty at Yorktown and in District of the Currituck till May, 1864. Wistar's Expedition toward Richmond February 6-8. Bottom's Bridge Fe­bruary 4. Ballahock on Bear Quarter Road and Deep Creek February 29-March 1. Ballahock Station near Dismal Swamp Canal March 1. Deep Creek March 2. Reconnoissance from Portsmouth to the Blackwater April 13-15 (Detachment). Kautz's Raid on Pe­tersburg & Weldon Railroad May 5-11. Birch Island Bridges May 5. Stony Creek Station and Jarrett's Station May 7. White's Bridge, Nottaway Creek, May 8. Nottaway Railroad Bridge May 8. Jarrett's Station May 8-9. Kautz's Raid on Richmond & Danville Railroad May 12-17. Coalfield Station May 13. Powhatan Station May 14. Belcher's Mills May 16. Petersburg June 9. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865. Roanoke Station June 20, 1864. Wilson's Raid on South Side & Danville Railroad June 22-July 2. Staunton River Bridge or Roanoke Station June 25. Sappony Church, Stony Creek, June 28-29. Ream's Station June 29. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Malvern Hill July 30. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30. Darbytown Road October 7-13 and December 10. Charles City Cross Roads October 26. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Dinwiddie C. H. March 31. Five Forks April 1. Gravelly Ford on Hatcher's Run April 2. Near Amelia C. H. April 4-5. Burkesville and Sailor's Creek April 6. Prince Edward's C. H. April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Richmond, Va., and in Dis­trict of Henrico, Dept. of Virginia, to August. Mustered out August 7, 1865, and discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., August 16, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 76 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 210 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 293. 


Predecessor unit: 

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 65th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS. 

 

 

6th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (70th Volunteers, Rush's Lancers):

s. Col Richard H. *Rush; Major James *Starr; Chaplain Samuel L. *Gracey, Pvt Almond S. *Ames (Co. ?); Pvt Edgar B. *Strang (Co. B&M)

 

The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry served at Fair Oaks, Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Brandy Station, Gettysburg and other batt­les.

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia August to October, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., December 10 to December 16, 1861. Attached to Emory's Brigade, Cooke's Cav Brigade, Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. Cavalry Command, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. Emory's 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Pleasonton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to November, 1862. Headquarters Left Grand Division, Army Potomac, to February, 1863. Reserve Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864. 3rd (Re­serve) Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah and Army Potomac, to June, 1865. 

 

Service:

Provost duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till May, 1862. Scout to Hunter's Mills March 19. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Yorktown, Va., May 3-5. Reconnoissance to Mulberry Point, Va., May 7-8 (Detachment). Reconnoissance to New Castle and Hanovertown Ferry May 22. Reconnoissance to Hanover C. H. May 24. Charge on picket line with lances May 25 (Co. "C"). Ha­nover C. H. May 27 (Co. "A"). Operations near Hanover C. H. May 27-29. Occupation of Ashland May 30. Reconnoissance to Hano­ver C. H. June 10-12. Operations about White House against Stuart June 13-15. Garlick's Landing, Pamunkey River, June 13. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Beaver Dam Station June 26 (Cos. "B," "C," "G," "H"). Companies "A," "D," "I," "K" with Stoneman on retreat to White House and Williamsburg. Gaines' Mill June 27. Savage Station June 29 (Co. "F"). Glendale June 30. White Oak Swamp June 30. Company "F" Malvern Hill July 1. (Cos. "C" and "H" at Headquarters, 5th Corps.) Company "F" es­cort Heavy Artillery from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing. Fall's Church September 2-4 (Cos. "C," "H"). South Mountain and near Jefferson, Md., September 13. Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14 (Cos. "B," "G," "I"). Antietam September 16-17 (Cos. "B," "G," "I"). Sharpsburg September 19. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. (Co. "K" at Headquarters, 6th Corps, November, 1862, to February 24, 1863.) Bloomfield and Upperville November 2-3. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Occoquan River December 19-20 (Cos. "B," "G"). "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863 (Cos. "A," "D," "E"). Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8 (Co. "L"). Raccoon Ford April 30 (Detachment). Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. Re­connoissance to Ashby's Gap June 14 (Co. "A"). Greencastle, Pa., June 20. Upperville June 21. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Williamsport, Md., July 6. Boonsborough July 8. Funkstown July 10-13. Aldie July 11. Kelly's Ford July 31-August 1. Brandy Sta­tion August 1. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Manassas Juncti­on October 17. Bristoe Station October 18. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Custer's Raid in Albermarle County February 28-March 1. Near Charlottesville February 29. Burton's Ford, Stannardsville, March 1. Rapidan Campaign May and June. Todd's Tavern May 7-8. She­ridan's Raid to James River May 9-24. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Meadow Bridge, Richmond, May 12. Mechanicsville May 12. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Hanovertown Ferry and Hanovertown May 27. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Old Church May 30. Mattadequin Creek May 30. Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, May 31-June 1. McClellan's Bridge June 2. Ha­w's Shop June 4-5. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. Jones' Bridge June 23. Siege of Petersburg July 3-30. Demonstration north of James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Charles City Cross Roads July 27-28. Malvern Hill July 28. Shenan­doah Valley Campaign August to November. Near Stone Chapel August 10. Toll Gate near White Post August 11. Near Newtown Au­gust 11. Near Strasburg August 14. Summit Point August 21. Kearneysville August 25. Leetown and Smithfield August 28. Smith­field Crossing, Opequan, August 29. Ordered to Pleasant Valley, Md., September 8, and to Hagerstown, November. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865. Waynesboro March 2. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Gravelly Run near Five Forks March 30. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 1st and 17th Penn­sylvania Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 2nd Provisional Cavalry. 


Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 71 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 86 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 167. 


Predecessor unit: 

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 70th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS. 

 

Im Battle of South Mountain wurde das Regiment im Rahmen von Pleasonton's Cavalry Division am 13.9.1862 eingesetzt to scout toward Jefferson, a village six miles southwest from Frederic/Maryland (vgl. Priest: Battle of South Mountain, a.a.O., S. 105; vgl. Historical Magazine 5/1869: „General Pleasonton's Cavalry Division, in the Maryland Campaign, September, 1862“).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Gracey, Samuel L.: Annals of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry (Vanberg Publishing; Reprint of 1868 original); new Introduction by Eric Wittenberg; 371 pp; Index; Record of Officers.

- Smith, Thomas W. & Wittenberg, Eric J. We have it Damn Hard Out Here: The Civil War Letters of Sergeant Thomas W. Smith, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Kent State University Press. ISBN# 087338623X

- **Wittenberg, Eric J.: Rush's Lancers: The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War (Westholme Publishing 2007)

 

 

7th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (80th Volunteers):

s. LtCol William B.*Sipes; Major William H. *Jennings (zuvor Captain Co. A); Captain Heber S. *Thompson (Co. F&I); Sgt. Thomas F. *Dornblaser (Co. E); Pvt Edwin D. *Holland (Co. B); Pvt Cyrus *Lantz (Co. M)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg September to December, 1861. At Camp Cameron, Harrisburg, till December 19, 1861. Moved to Louisville, Ky., December 19, and ordered to Jeffersonville, Ind. Duty there till February, 1862. Served unattached, Army Ohio, to March, 1862. Negley's 7th Independent Brigade, Army Ohio (1st Battalion). Post of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. Ohio (2nd Battalion). 23rd Independent Brigade, Army Ohio (3rd Battalion), to September, 1862. Cavalry, 8th Division, Army Ohio (1st and 2nd Battalions), Unattached, Army Ohio (3rd Battalion), to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army Ohio, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Divi­sion, Cavalry Corps, Army Cumberland, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississip­pi, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

1st Battalion (Cos. "A," "D," "H" and "I") sent to Columbia, Tenn. Expedition to Rodgersville May 13-14. Lamb's Ferry, Ala., May 14. Advance on Chattanooga June 1. Sweeden's Cove June 4. Chattanooga June 7-8. Occupation of Manchester July 1. Paris July 19. Raid on Louisville & Nashville Railroad August 19-23. Huntsville Road, near Gallatin, August 21. Brentwood September 19-20. Near Perryville October 6-7. Chaplin Hills October 8. Expedition from Crab Orchard to Big Hill and Richmond October 21. 2nd Bat­talion (Cos. "C," "E," "F" and "K"), under Gen. Dumont, in garrison at Nashville, Tenn., and scouting in that vicinity till November. 3rd Battalion (Cos. "B," "G," "L" and "M"), in Duffield's Command, scouting in West and Middle Tennessee. Lebanon and pursuit to Carthage May 5. Readyville June 7. Murfreesboro July 13. Sparta August 4-5 and 7. Regiment reunited in November, 1862. Nash­ville November 5. Reconnoissance from Nashville to Franklin December 11-12. Wilson's Creek Pike December 11. Franklin Decem­ber 12. Near Nashville December 24. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Lavergne December 26-27. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Overall's Creek December 31. Manchester Pike and Lytle's Creek January 5, 1863. Expedition to Franklin January 31-February 18. Unionville and Rover January 31. Murfreesboro February 7. Rover February 13. Ex­pedition toward Columbia March 4-14. Unionville and Rover March 4. Chapel Hill March 5. Thompson's Station March 9. Ruther­ford Creek March 10-11. Snow Hill, Woodbury, April 3. Franklin April 10. Expedition to McMinnville April 20-30. Middletown May 21-22. Near Murfreesboro June 3. Operations on Edgeville Pike June 4. Marshall Knob June 4. Shelbyville Pike June 4. Scout on Middleton and Eagleville Pike June 10. Scout on Manchester Pike June 13. Expedition to Lebanon June 15-17. Lebanon June 16. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Guy's Gap or Fosterville and capture of Shelbyville June 27. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22. Reconnoissance to Rock Island Ferry August 4-5. Sparta August 9. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Calfkiller River, Sparta, August 17. Battle of Chicka­mauga September 19-20. Rossville, Ga., September 21. Re-enlisted at Huntsville, Ala., November 28, 1863. Atlanta Cam­paign May to September, 1864. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Tanner's Bridge and Rome May 15. Near Dallas May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Al­latoona Hills May 25-June 5. Near Big Shanty June 9. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. McAffee's Cross Roads June 11. Powder Springs June 20. Noonday Creek June 27. Line of Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Rottenwood Creek July 4. Ross­ville Ferry July 5. Line of the Chattahoochie July 6-17. Garrard's Raid on Covington July 22-24. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Garrard's Raid to South River July 27-31. Flat Rock Bridge July 28. Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta August 18-22. Flint River and Jonesborough August 19. Red Oak August 19. Lovejoy Station August 20. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-Sep­tember 2. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood September 29-November 3. Carter Creek Station October 1. Near Columbia October 2. Near Lost Mountain October 4-7. New Hope Church October 5. Dallas October 7. Rome October 10-11. Narrows October 11. Coosaville Road, near Rome, October 13. Near Summerville October 18. Little River, Ala., October 20. Lees­burg October 21. Ladiga, Terrapin Creek, October 28. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., to refit; duty there till De­cember 28. March to Nash­ville, Tenn., December 28-January 8, 1865, thence to Gravelly Springs, Ala., January 25, and duty there till March. Wilson's Raid to Selma, Ala., and Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Selma April 2. Occupation of Montgomery April 12. Oc­cupation of Macon April 20. Duty in Georgia and at Nashville, Tenn., till August. Mustered out August 13, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 94 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 185 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 292.


Predecessor unit:

80th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

 

Documents/Literature:

- Compiled Service Records (7th Pennsylvania Cavalry), National Archives, Washington CS, RG 94

- **Dornblaser, Thomas F. (Sergeant, 7th PA Cavalry): Sabre Strokes of the Pennsylvania Dragoons in the War of 1861-1865 (Philadel­phia: Lutheran Publication Society, 1884; 1st Edition); 264pp, Folding Map. Nevins says of this "Contrary to its flamboyant title, this narrative of cavalry operations in the Deep South is a factual, reliable account by an obviously fair-minded soldier."

- Sipes, William B.  The Saber Regiment:  History of the 7th Pennsylania Volunteer Cavalry.  Blue Acorn. Reprint of 1905 Original
- Sipes, William B.   The Seventh Pennsylania Veteran Volunteer Cavalry, Its Record, Reminiscences and Roster.  Pottsville, 1905.

Vale,  Joseph. Minty and the Cavalry: A History of the Cavalry Campaigns in the Western Armies,  Harrisburg, Pennyslvania. 1886

 

 

8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (89th Volunteers):

s. Col David McM *Gregg (Co. F&S); Sergeant Benjamin H. *Gault

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia August to October, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 4, 1861. Attached to Porter's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. Unattached, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. Blake's Brigade, Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Stoneman's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula April. Siege of Yorktown April 11-May 4. Baltimore Cross Roads, near New Kent Court House, May 13. Operations about Bottom's Bridge May 20-23. Reconnoissance toward Richmond and to Turkey Island Creek Bridge May 23. Savage Station May 24. Reconnoissance to Seven Pines May 24-27. Chickahominy May 24. Garnett's Farm and White Oak May 27. Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) May 31-June 1. Reconnoissance to White Oak Swamp June 22-23. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Bottom's Bridge June 28-29. Savage Station June 29. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. (Co. "A" at Headquarters of Gen. Porter; Co. "B" at Headquarters of Gen. McClellan; Co. "D" at Headquarters of Gen. P. St. G. Cooke.) Turkey Island Bridge July 20. Reconnoissance to Malvern Hill July 23. Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Alexandria. Maryland Campaign September. Falls Church September 3-4. Sugar Loaf Mountain September 10-11. Frederick September 12. Middletown September 13. Antietam September 16-17. Boteller's Ford, Sharpsburg, Md., September 19. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Amissville September 30. Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg to Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, W. Va., October 1 (3 Cos.). Philomont November 1-2. Castleman's Ferry, Upperville, Union and Bloomfield November 2-3. Aldie and Ashby's Gap November 3. Markham Station November 4. Barbee's Cross Roads November 5. Waterloo Bridge November 7. Hazel River November 8. Newby's Cross Roads, near Amissville, November 10. Philomont November 19. Leed's Ferry and King George Court House December 2. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6, 1863. Richard's Ford and Barnett's Ford April 29. Ely's Ford Road April 30. Chancellorsville May 1-2. Salem Heights and Banks' Ford May 4. Aldie June 17. Middleburg June 19. Upperville June 21. Thoroughfare Gap June 25. Westminster, Md., June 30. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Monterey Gap July 4. Smithsburg July 5. Williamsport and Hagerstown, Md., July 6. Boonsboro July 8. Jones Cross Roads, near Williamsport, July 10 and 13. Hagerstown July 10-13. St. James College July 11-12. Williamsport Road July 14. Shepherdstown July 16. Rixey's Ford September 2. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Rapidan Station September 15-16. Robertson's River September 22. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Near Warrenton October 11. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Blind Ferry December 5. Raid to Luray Valley December 21-23. Regiment re-enlisted December 31, 1863. Raid through Chester Gap January 1-4, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May-June, 1864. Todd's Tavern May 5-8. Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21 (Co. "A"). Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24. Mattapony Church May 9. North Anna River May 9-10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook Church or Fortifications of Richmond May 12. Haxall's Landing May 18. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-25. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Haw's Shop May 28. Cold Harbor May 31-June 1. Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865. Warwick Swamp July 12. Charles City Cross Roads July 15-16. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Malvern Hill July 25. Warwick Swamp July 30. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains and Deep Run August 14-18. Charles City Cross Roads August 16. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Belcher's Mills September 17. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnoissance to Stony Creek November 7. Stony Creek Station December 1. Bellefield Raid December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Paine's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5. Deatonville Road and Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Duty at Lynchburg and in the Dept. of Virginia till July. Mustered out by consolidation with 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry July 24, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 126 Enlisted men by disease. Total 188.


Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 89th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Huey, Pennock. A True History of the Charge of the Eighth Pennsylvnaia Cavalry at Chancellorsville, Philadelphia, 1885

 

 

9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (92nd Volunteers):

s. Col Thomas J. *Jordan; Assistant Surgeon James *Moore (Co. F&S)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg October and November, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., November 20, 1861, thence moved to Jeffersonville, Ind., and duty there till January 10, 1862. 1st Battalion at Grayson Springs, Ky.; 2nd Battalion at Calhoun, Ky., and 3rd Battalion at Bacon Creek, Ky., till March 5, 1862. Ordered to Tennessee, and 1st Battalion at Springfield, 2nd Battalion at Clarksville and 3rd Battalion at Gallatin till August, 1862. Served unattached, Army Ohio, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. District of Louisville, Ky., Dept. Ohio, to December, 1862. District Central Kentucky, Dept. Ohio, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Dept. Cumberland, to May, 1864. District of Kentucky, Dept. Ohio, to September, 1864. District of Middle Tennessee, Dept. Cumberland, to October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Lebanon, Ky., May 4-5, 1862 (3rd Battalion). Spring Creek May 14 (3rd Battalion). Tompkinsville June 6 (3rd Battalion). Operations against Morgan July 4-28. Tompkinsville July 9 (3rd Battalion). Glasgow July 10. Paris July 19. Regiment assembled at Lebanon, Ky., August. Crab Orchard, Ky., August 22. Frankfort September 2. Near Perryville October 6-7. Doctor's Fork October 7. Perryville October 8. Carter's Raid from Winchester, Ky., to East Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky December 20, 1862, to January 5, 1863. Passage of Moccasin Gap December 29. Watauga Bridge, Carter's Station and Union December 30. Carter's Depot December 31. Watauga River January 1, 1863. Jonesville, Va., January 2. Union January 15. Reconnoissance from Franklin February 21. Thompson's Station, Spring Hill, March 4-5 (Detachment). Expedition from Franklin to Columbia March 8-12. Thompson's Station March 9. Rutherford Creek March 10-11. Spring Hill March 19. Near Thompson's Station March 23. Little Harpeth River March 25. Near Franklin March 31. Davis Mills April 5 (Detachment). Thompson's Station May 2. Franklin June 4-5. Triune June 9 and 11. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Eaglesville and Rover June 23. Middleton June 24. Guy's Gap and Fosterville June 27. Capture of Shelbyville June 27. Bethpage Bridge, Elk River, July 2. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22. Jonesboro July 12. Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Rawlingsville September 5. Stevenson, Ala., September 7. Reconnoissance from Alpine, Ga., toward Rome September 10-11. Alpine September 12. Dirt Town, Lafayette Road, September 12. Chattooga River September 12. Reconnoissance from Lee and Gordon's Mills toward Lafayette and skirmish September 13. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20. Buck Town Tavern, near New Market, October 12. Sparta November 24-26 and December 9. On road to Coosaville, Cumberland Mountain, December 9. Operations about Dandridge and Mossy Creek December 24-28. Dandridge, Tenn., December 24. Talbot Station December 28. Mossy Creek, Talbot Station, December 29. Bend of Chucky Road, near Dandridge, January 16, 1864. Operations about Dandridge January 16-17. Dandridge January 17. Fair Garden January 27. McNutt's Bridge January 27. Veterans on furlough April-May. Operations against Morgan May 31-June 20. Defence of Frankfort June 10. Duty in District of Kentucky till September. Lawrenceburg September 6. Readyville, Tenn., September 6. Woodbury September 10. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabania September 29-November 3. Camp Creek September 30. Sweetwater and Noyes Creek, near Powder Springs, October 1-3. Lafayette, Ga., October 12. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Lovejoy Station November 16. East Macon November 20. Gordon November 21. Olinton November 21-23. Griswoldsville November 22. Sylvan Grove November 27. Waynesboro November 27-28. Near Louisville November 29. Millen or Shady Grove November 30. Waynesboro December 4. Briar Creek December 7. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Johnson's Station February 10-11. Phillips Cross Roads March 4. Rockingham March 7. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Bentonville March 19-21. Morrisville and occupation of Raleigh April 13. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Lexington, N. C., till July. Mustered out July 18, 1865.



Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 66 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 155 Enlisted men by disease. Total 229.


Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 92nd REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Moore, James (Surgeon, 9th PA Cavalry): Kilpatrick and Our Cavalry (New York 1865; First Edition)

- Rowell, John W.  Yankee Cavalrymen: Through the Civil War with the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry. University of Tennessee, 1971.

- Veil, Charles Henry. (Edited by Henman Viola) Memoirs of Charles Henry Veil: A Soldier's Recollections of the Civil War and the Arizona Territory, New York: Orion, 1993.

 

 

10th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry:

Organization not completed

 

 

11th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (108th Volunteers):

s. Pvt Henry *Holland (Co. A)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia as an independent Regiment, "Harlan's Light Cavalry," under authority of the Secretary of War, August to October, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., October 14, 1861. At Camp Palmer, near Ball's Cross Roads, October 16-November 17. Designation of Regiment changed to 11th Cavalry November 13, 1861. Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., November 17. Attached to Dept. of Virginia to July, 1862. Unattached, Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. U. S. Forces, Nor­folk and Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to October, 1863. Cavalry Brigade, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to January. 1865. 2nd Brigade, Ca­valry Division, Dept. of Virginia, to August, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., till May, 1862. Reconnoissance to Big Bethel January 3. Moved to Portsmouth May 15. (Cos. "C" and "M" at Newport News March to May.) Action at Blackwater, near Zuni, May 30, 1862. Companies "A," "E," "G," "H" and "L" orde­red. to Suffolk, Va., June, 1862, and picket and outpost duty there and toward the Blackwater till June, 1863. Company "M" to Ports­mouth, Va., and duty there till March 20, 1863. Companies "B," "C," "D," "F," "I" and "K" ordered to join Army Potomac at White House, participating in operations against Stuart June 13-15, and picket duty at White House and in rear of army till July 2. Operati­ons about New Kent C. H. June 23, and about White House June 26-July 2. Evacuation of White House July 2, and moved to Wil­liamsburg, rejoining other Companies at Suffolk August 20, 1862. Action at Franklin August 31. Reconnoissance from Franklin to Blackwater October 3. Suffolk October 15. Reconnoissance from Suffolk December 1-3. Beaver Dam Creek December 1. Near Fran­klin and Blackwater December 2. Suffolk December 12. Expedition toward Blackwater January 8-10, 1863. Action at Deserted Hou­se January 30. Norfolk February 10 (Co. "M"). Franklin and Blackwater March 17. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Somerton Road April 15. Edenton Road April 24. Reconnoissance through Gates County, N. C., and down Chowan River June 5-7. Near Suffolk June 11 (Detachment). Expedition to South Anna Bridge June 23-28 (Detachment). Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 8. South Anna Bridge June 26. Hanover C. H. June 26. Capture of Gen. W. H. F. Lee. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. South Anna Bridge July 4. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., and duty there till January, 1864. Expedition from Portsmouth to Jackson, N. C., July 25-August 3. 1864. Jackson July 28. Expedition to Camden and Currituck Counties, N. C., August 5-12. Expedition to Edenton, N. C., August 11-19 (Cos, "G," "I" and "K"). Near Pasquotank August 18. South Mills September 12. Reconnoissance to Blackwater River September 14-17. Expedition from Yorktown to Matthews County October 4-9 (Detachment). Expedition to South Mills and Camden, N. C., December 5-24. Moved to Williamsburg, Va., January 23, 1864, and duty there till April. Wistar's Expediti­on against Richmond February 6-8. Scout in Gloucester County February 28. Expedition in support of Kilpatrick March 1-4. Expedi­tion into King and Queen County March 9-12. Carlton's Store March 10. Expedition into Matthews and Middlesex Counties March 17-21. Reconnoissance to Blackwater April 13-15. Butler's operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Rich­mond May 4-28. Kautz's Raid on Petersburg & Weldon Railroad and to City Point, Va., May 5-11. Birch Island Bridges May 5. Bird Island Bridges, Blackwater River, May 6. Stony Creek Station, Weldon Railroad, May 7. White's Bridge, Nottaway Creek, May 8. Jarrett's Station and White's Bridge May 9. (Cos. "B" and "H" to Headquarters 18th Corps May 4; Co. "H" there till September 28.) Kautz's Raid on Richmond & Danville Railroad May 12-17. Flat Creek Bridge, near Chula Depot, May 14. Belcher's Mills May 16. Bermuda Hundred June 2 (Detachment). Petersburg June 9. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. (Co. "B" rejoined Regiment June 20.) Wilson's Raid on South Side & Danville Railroad June 22-30, 1864. Staunton River Bridge and Roanoke Station June 25. Sappony Church or Stony Creek June 28-29. Ream's Station June 29. Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Ream's Station August 18-21. Vaughan Road August 22. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Near Ream's Station August 24. Ream's Station Au­gust 25. Jerusalem Plank Road September 15. Sycamore Church September 16. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Fair Oaks October 27-28. Johnson's Farm October 29. Darbytown Road December 10. Expe­dition to Fearnsville and Smithfield February 11-15, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Five Forks April 1. Gra­velly Ford, Hatcher's Run, April 2. Deep Creek April 4. Amelia C. H. April 4-5. Prince Edward C. H. April 7. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Lynchburg, Va., April 12-16, thence to Richmond April 16-24. Expedition to Staunton May 5-11. Duty in the Sub-District of Albemarle till July. Mustered out at Richmond August 13. 1865. (Co. "L" detached on eastern shore of Virginia from 1863.)


Predecessor unit:

108th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

 

Documents/Literature:

- History of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, Together with a Complete Roster of the Regiment and Regimental Officers, Philadelphia: Franklin Printing Company, 1902.

- Guss, Abraham Lincoln, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The Coward's Curse and the Patriot's Duty, Carlisle, Pa.: Printed at the "Herald" office, 1861. 

 

 

12th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (113th Volunteers):

s. Col (LtCol) Joseph *Moss; Lt. John H. *Black; Pvt George T. *Seymour (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia December, 1861, to April, 1862. Ordered to Washington, D. C., April, 1862. Attached to Military District of Washington, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to October, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Command, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to November, 1862. Defences Upper Potomac, 8th Corps, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. Pierce's Brigade, Dept. of the Susquehanna, to July, 1863. McReynold's Command, Dept. Susquehanna, to August, 1863. Martinsburg, W. Va., Dept. West Virginia, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. West Virginia, to February, 1864. Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, West Virgi­nia, to August, 1864. Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia, to January, 1865. 3rd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. Cavalry, Army Shenandoah, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Washington, D. C., till June 20, 1862. Moved to Manassas Junction, Va., and guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad till Au­gust. Moved to Bristoe, thence to Alexandria, and picket north bank Potomac from Chain Bridge to Edward's Ferry till September. Maryland Campaign September-October. Frederick, Md., September 12. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Assigned to duty on line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Headquarters at Sir John's Run and Bath. Martinsburg. W. Va., November 6. Moorefield November 9. Newtown November 24. Kearneysville December 26. Bunker Hill January 1, 1863. Near Smithfield and Charlestown February 12. Millwood Road near Winchester April 8. Reconnoissance from Winchester to Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Operations in Shenandoah Valley April 22-29. Strasburg Road, Fisher's Hill, April 22. Scout to Strasburg April 25-30. Cedarville and Winchester June 12. Winchester June 13-15. McConnellsburg, Pa., June 24 Cunningham's Cross Roads July 5. Greencastle, Pa., July 5 (Detachment). Near Clear Springs, Md., July 10. Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., thence to Martinsburg August 3, and duty there till July, 1864. Jeffersonton, Va., October 10, 1863. Near Winchester February 5, 1864. Middletown February 6. Winchester April 26. Af­fair in Loudoun County June 9 (Detachment). Charlestown and Duffield Station June 29. Bolivar Heights July 2. Near Hillsboro July 15-16. Charlestown July 17. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Near Kernstown July 23. Winchester July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Cherry Run July 28. Winchester July 29. Guard and garrison duty at Charlestown co­vering railroad from Harper's Ferry to Winchester till March, 1865. Charlestown September 27, 1864. Halltown November 12. Mount Zion Church November 12. Newtown November 24. Charlestown November 29 (Detachment). Affair at Harper's Ferry Fe­bruary 3, 1865 (Detachment). Scout from Harper's Ferry into Loudoun County March 20-23. Near Hamilton March 21. Goose Creek March 23. Duty at Winchester and in the Shenandoah Valley till July. Mustered out July 20, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 107 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 142.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Black, John H.: Letter, 1864. 0.1 cu. ft. Lieutenant in the 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, writing his wife on October 21, 1864, from Bolivar Heights, Virginia (now West Virginia). Writes about the Battle of Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864) and efforts to recruit new troops to replace those lost in the battles (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide - Manus­cript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms89-089)

- Maier, Larry B.: Leather and Steel : The 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War.  White Mane.

 

 

13rd Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Volunteers):

s. Col James A. *Galligher; Major Michael *Kerwin; Pvt Robert S. *Lambie (Co. A); Pvt James *Seymour (Co. B); Pvt John *Sey­mour (Co. A)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia and Harrisburg December, 1861, to April, 1862. Ordered to Baltimore, Md., April, 1862. Attached to De­fences of Baltimore, 8th Corps, Middle Department, to September, 1862. Defences Upper Potomac, 8th Corps, to February. 1863. El­liott's Brigade, Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Corps, February. 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Poto­mac, to February, 1865. (Served attached to 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, May 3-26. 1864.) Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. North Carolina, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in the Defences of Baltimore, Md., till September 24, 1862. Moved to Point of Rocks, Md., September 24, and guard duty ou line of the Potomac between Berlin and Edward's Ferry, and scouting in Loudoun and Jefferson Counties, Va., till February, 1863. Ordered to join Milroy at Winchester, Va., February 3. Woodstock February 25. Strasburg Road and Woodstock February 26 (Cos. "G," "L"). Cedar Creek April 13. Reconnoissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley April 22-29. Fisher's Hill, Strasburg Road, April 22 and 26. Scout to Strasburg April 25-30. Strasburg April 28. Fairmont April 29. Scout in Hampshire County May 4-9. Operations about Front Royal Ford and Buck's Ford May 12-26. Piedmont Station May 16 (Detachment). Middletown and Newtown June 12. Battle of Winchester June 13-15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry June 15, and duty there till June 30. Moved to Frederick, Md., thence to Boonsboro July 8, and joined Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac. Scouting in Virginia till September. Oak Shade September 2. Hazel River September 4. Advance to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper C. H. Sep­tember 13. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. James City October 10. Near Warrenton October 11. Jeffersonton October 12. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Catlett's Station November 15. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Mine Run November 28-30. Scout from Vienna to White Plains December 28-31. Brentsville February 14, 1864. Near Sprigg's Ford February 28 (Co. "L"). Near Greenwich March 6. Scout to Brentsville March 8. Scout to Greenwich March 9. Near Greenwich March 9. Scout to Greenwich March 11. Bristoe Station March 16. Scout to Aldie and Middleburg March 28-29. Bristoe Station April 9. Near Nokesville April 13. Near Milford April 15. Near Middletown April 24. Rapi­dan Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania C. H. May 8-21; Strasburg May 12 (Detachment). North Anna River May 23-26. Rejoined Brigade May 26. Haw's Shop May 28. Old Church May 30. Cold Harbor May 31-June 1. Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2. About Cold Harbor June 2-7. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. White House and St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Charles City Cross Roads June 30. Proctor's Hill July 1. Warwick Swamp July 12. Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Malvern Hill July 28. Warwick Swamp July 30. Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. White Oak Swamp August 14-15. Charles City Cross Roads August 16. Strawberry Plains August 16-18. Dinwiddie Road near Ream's Sta­tion August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Coggin's Point and Fort Powhatan September 16. Poplar Grove Church September 29-Oc­tober 2. Wyatt's Farm September 29. Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1. Stony Creek October 11-12. Boydton Plank Road Oc­tober 27-28. Reconnaissances toward Stony Creek November 7 and November 28. Stony Creek Station December 1. Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run December 8-10. Hatcher's Run December 8-9. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Rowanty Creek February 5. Ordered to Wilmington, N. C., February 17, arriving there March 6. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Reported to Sherman at Fayetteville, N. C. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-13. Near Raleigh April 12. Occupa­tion of Raleigh April 13. Received surrender of Artillery. Surrender of Johnston and his army at Bennett's House April 26. Duty at Fa­yatteville and in Dept. of North Carolina till July. Mustered out July 14, 1865, and discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 67 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 220 Enlisted men by disease. Total 290.

 

Während der vom Col Schall befehligten US-Aufklärung vom 12.6.1863 südlich von Winchester/VA mit 5 Kompanien des 87th Re­giment Pennsylvania Infantry, a battalion of the 13rd Pennsylvania Cavalry und 2 guns of Battery L, Fifth US Artillery, mit einer Ge­samtstärke von 700 Mann (vgl. Nye: Here come the Rebels, a.a.O., S. 74), stieß die US-Aufklärung auf Captain Raisin's Co. E die zusammen mit einer Infantry Company on outpost duty bei Middleton/Shenandoah stand (vgl. Nye: Here come the Rebels, a.a.O., S. 75). Beide CS-Kompanien wurden in einen Hinterhalt gelockt; dabei wurde Raisin verwundet und geriet in Kriegsgefangenschaft (vgl. Nye: Here come the Rebels, a.a.O., S. 77; vgl. Valuska/Keller: Damn Dutch, a.a.O., S. 48; vgl. OR ser. I, vol. 27, pt. 2, S. 42, 53, 163).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Hand, Harold (Sonny), Jr. One Good Regiment. A history of the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Pennsylvania Volunteers) (Victoria, BC, Canada & Oxford, UK: Trafford Publishing, 2000)

 

 

14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (159th Volunteers):

 

Overview:

Organized at Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Erie October and November, 1862. Moved to Hagerstown, Md., November 24, 1862, thence to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., December 28. Attached to Defences Upper Potomac, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps, March, 1863. 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Dept. West Virginia, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to August, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1865. Dept. of Missouri to August, 1865.

 

Service:

Picket and outpost duty in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., till May, 1863. Scout to Leesburg March 15 and April 21-24, 1863. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May, 1863, and duty protecting Phillippi, Beverly and Webster till July. Forced march to relief of Beverly July 2-3. Huttonsville July 4. Moved to Webster, thence to Cumberland, Md., and to Williamsport, Md., July 5-14, and join Army of the Potomac. Advance to Martinsburg July 15. Martinsburg and Hedgesville July 18-19. McConnellsburg, Pa., July 30. Averill's Raid from Winchester through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties, W. Va., August 1-31. Newtown August 2. Moorefield and Cacapon Mountain August 6 (Detachment). Salt Works, near Franklin, August 10. Jackson River August 25. Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, August 26-27. Hedgesville October 15 (Detachment). Averill's Raid against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Cackletown November 4. Mill Point November 5. Droop Mountain November 6. Averill's Raid from New Creek to Salem, on Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, December 8-25. Marling's Bottom Bridge December 11. Gatewood's December 12. Descent upon Salem December 16. Scott's or Barber's Creek December 19. Jackson River, near Covington. December 19. Winchester March 22 and April 8, 1864. Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 23-May 16 (Detachment). Averill's Raid on Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 5-19. Grassy Lick, Cove Mountain, near Wytheville, May 10. New River Bridge May 10. New Market May 15 (Detachment). Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. (Detachment with Sigel rejoined Regiment at Staunton.) Lexington June 11. Scout around Lynchburg June 13-15. Near Buchanan June 13. New London June 16. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Liberty June 19. Buford's Gap June 20. Catawba Mountains and about Salem June 21. Liberty June 22. Moved to the Shenandoah Valley July. Buckton July 17. Stephenson's Depot July 20. Newtown July 22. Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Near Martinsburg July 25. Hagerstown July 29. Hancock, Md., July 31. Antietam Ford August 4. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November. Near Moorefield August 7. Williamsport, Md., August 26. Martinsburg August 31. Bunker Hill September 2-3. Winchester September 5. Darkesville September 10. Bunker Hill September 13. Near Berryville September 14. Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Mount Jackson September 23-24. Forest Hill or Timberville September 24. Brown's Gap September 26. Weyer's Cave September 26-27. Mount Jackson October 3 (Detachment). Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Dry Run October 23 (Detachment). Milford October 25-26. Cedar Creek November 8. Nineveh November 12. Rude's Hill November 23. Snicker's Gap November 30. Millwood December 17 (Detachment). Expedition from Winchester to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison C. H. December 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. At Winchester till April, 1865. Expedition into Loudoun County February 18-19 (Detachment). Expedition to Ashby's Gap February 19. Operations in the valley till April 20. Ordered to Washington, D. C., April 20, and duty there till June. Grand Review May 23-24. Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June, and duty in the District of the Plains till August. Mustered out August 24, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 97 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 296 Enlisted men by disease. Total 395.

Predecessor unit:
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 159th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

Documents/Literature:

- The 14th Pa. Volunteer Cavalry in the Civil War by Rev. Wm. Slease, 1915 (Reprint), plus muster rolls added by Ron Gancus, 1999.

 

 

15th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Volunteers):

s. Corporal Joseph L. *Seymour (Co. H); Pvt John H. *Harrison (Co. H&E); Charles H. *Kirk; Pvt John G. *Bourke (Co. D&D); Pvt Samuel *Seymour (Co. E)

 

Overview:

Organized at Carlisle, Pa., July to October, 1862. Engaged in scout and picket duty near Chambersburg, Pa., during Maryland Cam­paign, September 6-24, 1862. Attached to Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, unassigned, September, 1862. A Detachment moved to Greencastle, thence to Hagerstown, Md., September 6-15. Skirmish near Hagerstown September 12-13. Hagerstown September 15. Advance to Jones' Cross Roads September 16, and scouting during battle of Antietam, Md., September 17. Led advance of Pennsyl­vania Militia to Williamsport September 20-21. Regiment left State for Louisville, Ky., November 7, 1862, thence moved to Nash­ville, Tenn., December 8. Served unattached, Army Cumberland, to December, 1862. Reserve, Cavalry Brigade, Army Cumberland, to March, 1863. Unattached, Cavalry Corps, Army Cumberland, to June, 1863. Headquarters Army Cumberland to October, 1863. Unattached Cavalry, Dept. Cumberland, to May, 1864. Post and District of Nashville, Dept. Cumberland, to August, 1864. Unatta­ched, Dept. Cumberland, to November, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District East Tennessee, Dept. Cumberland, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Skirmish on Hillsboro Pike, near Nashville, Tenn., December 25, 1862. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Nolensville De­cember 26-27. Triune December 27. Wilkinson's Cross Roads December 29. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and Ja­nuary 1-3, 1863. Lavergne December 30, 1862. Scout to Woodbury January 4, 1863. Lytle's Creek January 5. At Murfreesboro till June. Scout to Woodbury April 4. Near Woodbury April 5-6. The Barrens April 7. (Cos. "B," "H" and "K" at Dept. Headquarters.) Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 22-July 7. Near Rover June 24. Winchester August 1. Passage of Cumberland Moun­tains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Duty in Sequatchie Valley till November. Near Dunlap October 2. Sequatchie Valley October 26. March to relief of Knoxville No­vember 28-December 3. Gatlinsburg December 10. Near Dandridge Mills December 13. Near Morristown December 14. Near Dan­dridge December 22-23. Dandridge December 24. Mossy Creek, Talbot Station, December 29. Scout from Dandridge to Clark's Ferry January 10-11, 1864. Schultz's Mill, Cosby Creek, January 14 (Detachment). Near Wilsonville January 22 (Detachment). Indian Creek January 28. Fair Garden January 28-29. Fain's Island January 28. Expedition from Marysville to Quallatown, N. C., January 31-February 7. Quallatown February 5. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., arriving February 12. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Scouting till May. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., May 4, and duty there till September. Gillem's Expedition from East Tennessee toward Southwest Virginia September 20-October 17. Jonesboro and Watauga River September 29. Kingsport October 7. Rogersville October 8. Scouting about Chattanooga till December. Dalton December 13. Pursuit of Hood's forces and trains December 20, 1864, to January 6, 1865. Near Decatur, Ala., December 28. Pond Springs December 29. Near Leighton December 30. Russellville December 31. Nauvoo, Ala., January 2. Thorn Hill January 3. Near Mt. Hope January 5. Pursuit of Lyon January 13-16. Red Hill January 14. Warrenton January 15. Paint Rock January 26. Stone­man's Raid into Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina March 21-April 25. Demonstration on Virginia & Tennessee Rail­road to near Lynchburg, Va., March 26-April 6 (Detachment under Major Wagner). Yadkin River March 29. Boone, N. C., April 1. Hillsville and Wytheville, Va., April 3. New London, Va., April 8. Martinsville April 3. Near Greensboro April 11. Capture of Sauls­bury April 12. Jamestown, N. C., April 19. Howard's Gap, Blue Ridge Mountains, April 22. Pursuit of Jeff Davis May. (A Detach­ment of Regiment was on duty at Headquarters Army Cumberland June 24, 1863, to December, 1864; participated in the Atlanta Campaign and Nashville Campaign.) Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., June 21, 1865. Company "A" retained in service till July 18, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 22 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 103 Enlisted men by disease. Total 128.

Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS: 160th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

This unit saw action at Antietam, Stone River, Nashville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and other battles and skirmishes in Alaba­ma, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Bourke, John G.: On the Border With Crook (Time Life 1980; Reprint of 1881 Original)

- **Kirk, Charles H.: History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson Cavalry in the Re­bellion of1861-1865 (Philadelphia 1906); 1st Edition; 787 pp; Rosters; Illustrations; Map in Rear Pocket; Photos. This unit saw ac­tion at Antietam, Stone River, Nashville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and other battles and skirmishes in Alabama, Georgia, Ten­nessee and North Carolina

 

 

16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (161st Volunteers):

s. 1stLt J. Edward *Carpenter (Co. D&K); Quartermaster Sergeant Benjamin H. *Gault (Co. L); 2nd Sergeant Camille *Baquet (Co. I; später Lt, Co. A, 1st Regiment New Jersey Infantry); Pvt Samuel E. *Cormany (Co. H); Pvt William *Holland (Co. E)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg September to November, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., November 23, 1862. Attached to Defences of Washington to January, 1863. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Ca­valry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1865. Dept. of Virginia to August, 1865.

 

Service:

At Camp Casey, near Bladensburg, Md., till January 3, 1863. Moved to Falmouth, Va., January 3, and duty on line of the Rappahan­nock till April, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. Hartwood Church February 25. Kelly's Ford March 17. Operations about Bealeton Station April 13-27. Elk Run April 13. Chancellorsville Campaign April 26-May 8. Stone­man's Raid April 29-May 8. Kelly's Ford April 29. Ely's Ford May 2. Brandy Station, Stevensburg and Beverly Ford June 9. Aldie June 17. Near Middleburg June 18. Middleburg June 19. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Steven's Furnace July 5. Shepherdstown, W. Va., July 14-16. Little Washington August 27. Advance to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper C. H. September 13. Crooked Run September 18. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and Bristoe Octo­ber 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14. Catlett's Station October 14. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Parker's Store November 29. Expedition to Luray December 21-23. Amissville, Gaines Cross Roads and Sper­ryville December 22. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4, 1864. Beaver Dam Station February 29. Fortifications of Richmond March 1. Rapidan Campaign May-June. Todd's Tavern, Wilderness, May 5-8. Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24. North Anna River May 10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook Church, Fortifications of Richmond, May 12. Milford Station May 21. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Haw's Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor May 31-Ju­ne 1. Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Siege operations against Petersburg and Rich­mond July, 1864, to April, 1865. Warwick Swamp July 12, 1864. Demonstration on north aide of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 28-29. Malvern Hill July 28. Warwick Swamp July 30. Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Charles City Cross Roads August 16. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Reconnoissance to Poplar Springs Church September 13. Reconnoissance toward Dinwiddie C. H. September 15. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Arthur's Swamp Sep­tember 30-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnoissance to Stony Creek November 7. Near Lee's Mills November 16 (Detachment). Stony Creek Station December 1. Hicksford Raid December 7-12. Bellefield December 8. Dispu­tantia Station January 9, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Paine's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Ap­pomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Lynchburg, Va., and duty there and in the Dept. of Virginia till August. Mustered out August 11, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 100 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 194 Enlisted men by disease. Total 302.

 

 

17th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (162nd Volunteers):

s. Col Josiah H. Kellog; Major J. O. *Anderson; Captain Theodore W. *Bean (Co. L); Captain L. B. *Kurtz (Co G); Pvt F. W. *Whitney (Co B); Bugler (Pvt) Henry P. *Moyer (Co. E); Pvt James *Zell (Co. K)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg September to November, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., November 25, 1862. Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 11th Corps, Army Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864, and Army Shenandoah to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Camp at East Capital Hill, Defences of Washington, till December, 1862. Skirmish at Occoquan, Dumfries, Va., December 19. Occo­quan December 19-20 and 27-28. Frying Pan, near Chantilly, December 29. Wiggenton's Mills February 6, 1863. Kelly's Ford April 28. Chancellorsville Campaign April 26-May 8. Rapidan River April 29. Chancellorsville April 30-May 6. Brandy Station and Bever­ly Ford June 9. Upperville June 21. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Williamsport, Md., July 6. Boonsboro July 8. Benevola or Bea­ver Creek July 9. Funkstown July 10-13. Falling Water July 14. Kelly's Ford July 30-August 1. Brandy Station August 1. Expedi­tion from Leesburg August 30-September 2. Advance to the Rapidan September 13-17. Brandy Station and Culpeper C. H. Septem­ber 13. Raccoon Ford September 14-16. Reconnoissance across the Rapidan September 21-23. Jack's Shop, Madison C. H., Septem­ber 22. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Raccoon Ford and Morton's Ford October 10. Stevensburg October 11. Near Kelly's Ford October 11. Brandy Station or Fleetwood October 12. Oak Hill October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Parker's Store November 29. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4. Fortifications of Richmond March 1. Ashland March 1. Reconnoissance to Ma­dison C. H. April 23. Rapidan Campaign May-June. Wilderness May 5-7. Brock Road and the Furnaces May 6. Todd's Tavern May 7-8. Sheridan's Raid to the James River May 9-24. North Anna River May 9-10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Meadow Bridge May 12. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Hanovertown May 26. Hanovertown Ferry and Hanovertown May 27. Crump's Creek May 28. Haw's Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30. Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, May 31-June 1. Bottom's Bridge June 1. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. Bal­timore Cross Roads June 22. Jones' Bridge June 23. Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Toll Gate, near White Post, August 11. Near Newtown August 11. Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal, August 16. Summit Point August 21. Kearneysville and Shepherdstown August 25. Leetown and Smith­field August 28. Smithfield Crossing of the Opequan August 29. Berryville September 6. Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Middletown and Strasburg September 20. Near Winchester and Smithfield Sep­tember 24. Fisher's Hill September 29 and October 1. Newtonia October 11. Winchester November 16. Expedition from Winchester into Fauquier and Loudoun Counties November 28-December 3. Expedition to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison C. H. De­cember 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Sheridan's Expedition from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Waynesboro March 2. Appomattox Campaign March 28-AprIl 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Ap­pomattox Station April 8. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 1st and 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry to form 2nd Provisional Caval­ry June 17, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 98 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 128 Enlisted men by disease. Total 232.

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte das Regiment (9 Co.’s) zur Cavalry Division John Buford, 2nd Brigade Col Tho­mas C. Devin (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, July 1, a.a.O., S. 575, 39).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Bean, Theodore: „The 17th Penna. Cavalry … in the Gettysburg Campaign.“ Philadelphia Weekly Press, 27 June 1866

- **Moyer, Henry P.: History of the Seventeenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry (Lebanon, Pa.: Sowers Printing Co., 1911)

 

 

18th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (163rd Volunteers):

s. Pvt William F. *Ely (Co. L); Pvt Philip *Holland (Co. B)

 

Overview:

Organized at Pittsburg and Harrisburg October to December, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., December 8, 1862. Attached to Wyndham's Cavalry Brigade, Defences of Washington, to February, 1863. Price's Independent Cavalry Brigade, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864, and Army Shenandoah to February, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Army Shenandoah, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Bladensburg and Germantown and in the Defences of Washington till June, 1863. Skirmishes at Chantilly, Va., February 10 and 26, 1863. Scout from Centreville to Falmouth, Va., February 27-28. Left Fairfax C. H. with Stahel's Division to join Army Poto­mac, June 25, 1863. Hanover, Pa., June 30. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Hunterstown July 2. Monterey Gap July 4. Smithburg, Md., July 5. Williamsport July 6. Hagerstown July 6. Boonsboro July 8. Hagerstown July 11-13. Falling Water July 14. Battle Moun­tain near Newby's Cross Roads July 24. Expedition to Port Conway September 1-3. Lamb's Creek September 1. Advance to the Rapi­dan September 13-17. Culpeper C. H. and Brandy Station September 13. Rapidan Station September 13-14. Reconnoissance across the Rapidan September 21-23. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. James City and Bethesda Church October 10. Near Culpeper October 11. Near Warrenton and Brandy Station October 11. Gainesville October 14. Groveton October 17-18. Gainesville, New Baltimore, Buckland's Mills and Haymarket October 19. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. (Cos. "B," "H" at Headquarters, 5th Corps, and at Rappahannock Station November 7. Rejoined Regiment November 19.) Germania Ford November 18. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Morton's Ford November 26. Near Ely's Ford January 13, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapi­dan February 6-7. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4. Fortifications of Richmond March 1. Rapidan Cam­paign May-June. Wilderness May 5-7. Craig's Meeting House May 5. Todd's Tavern May 5-6. Alsop's Farm May 8. Sheridan's Raid to Ja­mes River May 9-24. North Anna River May 9-10. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook's Church or Rich­mond fortifications May 12. Strawberry Hills May 12. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Demonstration on Little River May 27. To­topotomoy May 28-31. Hanover C. H. May 30. Mechump's Creek May 31. Cold Harbor May 31-June 1. Totopotomoy and Gaines' Mill June 2. Salem Church and Haw's Shop June 2. Haw's Shop June 3. Old Church June 10. Bethesda Church June 11. Long Bridge June 12. Smith's Store near St. Mary's Church June 15. Siege of Petersburg June to August. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. (Co. "B" at Headquarters, 6th Corps, June 25-July 16.) White Oak Swamp July 14. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-No­vember 28. Winchester August 15 and 17. Near Charlestown August 21-22. Limestone Ridge September 1. Abraham's Creek near Winchester September 13. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Near Cedarville September 20. Front Royal September 21. Milford September 22. Waynesboro September 29. Near Brock's Gap October 6. Tom's Brook October 8-9. Cedar Creek October 13. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Cedar Creek November 11. Newtown or Middletown November 12. Rude's Hill near Mt. Jackson November 22. Expedition to Lacy Springs December 19-22. Duty at and near Winchester till May, 1865. Scout to Edenburg March 17-19. At Cumberland, Md., to June. Consolidated with 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry June 24, 1865, to form 3rd Provisional Cavalry.


Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 232 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 294.


Predecessor unit:

163rd Pennsylvania Volunteers

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu 1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign zu BrigGen *Farnsworth Brigade (5th New York Cavalry, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Vermont Cavalry, 1st West Virginia Cavalry) in Kilpatrick‘s Cavalry Division (vgl. Parsons, Henry C.: "Farnsworth Charge and Death." in: B & L, vol. 3, S. 393):

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Rodenbough, Theophilus F. et. al.: History of the Eighteenth Regiment of Cavalry, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Publication Committee of the Regimental Association of the Eighteenth Regiment of Cavalry Pennsylvania Volunteers (New York 1909)

 

 

19th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (180th Volunteers):

s. Pvt Zigler (Co. M&F)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia June to October, 1863. Moved to Washington, D. C., November 5 and 8, 1863, thence to Eastport, Miss., November 13 and joined Gen. A. J. Smith at Columbus, Ky., December 3. Attached to District of Columbus, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Corps, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 7th Divi­sion, Cavalry Corps, Military Division, Mississippi, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, La., Dept. Gulf, to August, 1865. Dept. Louisiana, to Decem­ber, 1865. Dept. of Texas to May, 1866.

 

Service:

Moved to Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863. Expedition from Union City to Trenton January 22-24, 1864. Moved to Colliersville January 28-February 5. Smith's Expedition from Colliersville to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. Egypt Station February 19. West Point February 20. Ivy Farm, Okolona, February 22. Tallahatchie River February 23. Operations against Forest in West Tennessee March 16-April 14. Cypress Creek and near Raleigh April 3. Near Raleigh April 9. Sturgis' Expedition from Memphis to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Corinth June 6. Ripley June 7. Brice's or Tishamingo Creek near Guntown June 10. Waldron Bridge June 11. Davis' Mills June 12. Expedition from Memphis to Grand Gulf, Miss., July 4-24. Near Bolivar July 6. Blackwater July 10. Port Gibson July 14. Grand Gulf July 16-17. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Hurricane Creek August 9. A detachment moved to Little Rock, Ark., and on expedition against Price, Nonconah Creek, Novem­ber 20 (Co. "F"). Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 26-December 3. Owen's Cross Roads December 1. Battle of Nashville De­cember 15-16. Hollow Tree Gap, Franklin and West Harpeth River December 17. King's Hill near Pulaski December 25. Sugar Creek December 26. At Gravelly Springs, Ala., till February 8, 1865. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., thence to New Orleans, La., February 8-March 9. and to Baton Rouge, La., March 20. Duty there till August 12. Moved to Alexandria August 12. (Consolidated to 6 Compa­nies February 4, 1865, and to 4 Companies June 13.) Company "A" duty at Shreveport till December 15, then at Marshall, Texas, till April, 1866. Company "B" at Alexandria till March, 1866. Company "C" at Monroe till December 15, 1865, then at Jefferson, Texas, till April, 1866. Company "D" at Natchitoches till March, 1866. Companies "A" and "C" to New Orleans April, 1866. Companies "B" and "D" to New Orleans March, 1866. Provost duty there till May. Mustered out May 14, 1866.


Regiment lost during service 15 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 109 Enlisted men by disease. Total 124.

 

 

20th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry:

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg and Philadelphia February, 1864. Reported to Sigel at Martinsburg, W. Va., March, 1864. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Dept. West Virginia, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, to February, 1865, and Army Potomac to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Sigel's Expedition to New Market, Va., April 30-May 16, 1864. Rude's Hill and New Market May 14. Battle of New Market May 15. Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Harrisonburg June 4. Piedmont, Mt. Crawford, June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Staunton June 10. Midway June 11. Cedar Creek June 12. Piney River near Amherst C. H. June 12. Near Glasgow June 14. Lynchburg June 17-18. Retreat to Kanawha Valley, thence to Parkersburg and Martinsburg June 19-July 15. Catawba Mountains and about Salem June 21. Martinsburg July 17. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Ashby's Gap July 21. Near Kernstown July 23. Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Ordered to Harper's Ferry July 30. Duty at Halltown, Pleasant Valley and Cumberland, Md., till December. Expedition from Winchester to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison C. H. December 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Sheridan's Expedition from Winchester February 27-March 25. Swoope's Depot and Staunton March 2. Waynesboro March 2. Goochland C. H. March 11. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 20-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 1st Provisional Cavalry.


Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 22 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 100 Enlisted men by disease. Total 128.

 

 

20th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (6 months, 1863-1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg June to August, 1863, for six months. March to Greencastle July 7, 1863. Scouting into Maryland and pursuit of Lee July 8-24. Moved to Falling Water and picket shores of the Potomac till August. Ordered to Sir John's Run, W. Va., and assigned to guard duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Companies "F" and "I" at Berkeley Springs. Companies "D" and "E" at Bloomery Gap. Skirmish at Bloomery Gap September 1. Companies "A" and "H" at Great Cacapon Bridge. Skirmish at Bath September 1. Company "C" at Hancock. The five Emergency Companies on duty at Philadelphia, Reading and Pottsville, Pa. Regiment concentrated at Sir John's Run, W. Va., September, 1863. Duty there and at Springfield till December. Scout in Hampshire, Hardy, Frederick and Shenandoah Counties December 7-11 (Detachment). Regiment moved to Harrisburg, Pa., December 24 and mustered out January 7, 1864.


Predecessor unit:
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 181st REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

 

21st Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Volunteers):

s. Pvt Henry C *Mason (Co. L); Pvt James Mulholland (Co. M); Pvt John *Buehler (Co. B)

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg February, 1864. (Co. "D" detached April 1, 1864, and duty at Scranton, Pa., entire term.) Regiment moved to Washington, D. C., May 15, 1864, thence to join Army Potomac in the field, arriving at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, to October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Battles about Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12, 1864. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Sent to City Point October 5 and mounted. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Expedition to Hicksford December 7-12. Bel­lefield December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Paine's Cross Road April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Lynchburg, Va., and duty there and in Dept. of Virginia till July. Muste­red out July 8, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 116 Enlisted men by di­sease. Total 202.


Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.182nd REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

 

21st Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (6 months, 1863-1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg and Chambersburg June 28-August 1, 1863, for six months. Companies "C," "E," "H," "K," "L," "M," duty at Pottsville, Pa., and Scranton, Pa., and Company "B" at Gettysburg, Pa. Companies "A," "D," "F," "G" and "I" ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., August 23, 1863. Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. West Virginia, to February, 1864. Duty about Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Expedition from Charlestown to New Market November 15-18 (Detachment). Mount Jackson November 16. Wells' demonstration from Harper's Ferry December 10-21. Skirmish at Winchester January 3, 1864. Mustered out February 20, 1864.

Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 182nd REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

(See 21st Regiment Cavalry.)

 

 

22nd Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (185th Volunteers):

s. Pvt/Blacksmith Arthamer *Ames (Co. B); Pvt. Samuel Clarke *Farrar (Co. C);Pvt Levi S. *Shafer (Co. I)

 

Overview:

Organized at Chambersburg February, 1864, by consolidation of a Battalion of six months Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion of five Companies, Washington County Cavalry Company and LaFayette Cavalry Company, assigned February 22, 1864. Moved to Martins­burg, W. Va., March 1, 1864, thence to Cumberland, Md. Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to April. 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to August, 1864. (Dismounted men attached to Reserve Division, Pleasant Valley, Md., Dept. West Virginia, to June, 1864. Kelly's Command, West Virginia, to August, 1864.) 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenan­doah, August, 1864 (dismounted men). 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to December, 1864. Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1865.

 

SERVICE:

Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 30-May 16, 1864. Lost River Gap May 10. Lynchburg May 12.New Mar­ket May 15. Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mt. Crawford, June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Lynchburg May 17-18. Newtown June 19. Salem June 20. Catawba Mountains June 21. (Dismounted men moved to Pleasant Valley April, 1864, and duty there till May 15. At Camp Stoneman till June. Moved to Martinsburg June 16. Leetown and Darkesville July 3. Operations about Harper's Ferry July 4-7. Hagerstown, Md., July 6. Maryland Heights July 6-7. Antietam Bridge July 7. Ordered to Pleasant Valley July 22. Joined Torbert August 8.) Moved to Shenandoah Valley July 5-15. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Near Kernstown July 23. Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Near Moorefield August 7. Regiment reunite at Hagerstown August. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November. Near Opequan Creek August 19. Opequan Creek August 20. Near Berryville August 21. Summit Point August 21. Charlestown August 21-22. Williamsport August 26. Martinsburg August 31. Darkesville September 2. Bunker Hill September 2-3. Darkesville September 10. Bunker Hill September 13. Near Berryville September 14. Near Martinsburg September 18. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, Sep­tember 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Mt. Jackson September 23-24. Forest Hill or Timberville September 24. Brown's Gap Septem­ber 26. Weyer's Cave September 26-27. Port Republic September 28. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Dry Run October 23. Moved to Martinsburg, and duty there till December 20. At New Creek and duty in Hardy, Hampshire and Pendleton Counties till June, 1865. Scout to Greenland Gap and Franklin January 11-15, 1865. Scout to Moorefield March 14-17, 1865. Consolidated with 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry June 24, 1865, to form 3rd Provisional Cavalry. 


Regiment lost during service 33 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 96 Enlisted men by disease. Total 130.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Farrar, Samuel Clarke: The Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion, 1861-1865 (Pittsburgh: The New Werner Co., 1911)

 

 

22nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (6 months, 1863-1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg for six months June and July, 1863. Engaged in guarding fords of the Susquehanna above and below Harrisburg, and picketing roads into Cumberland Valley during Gettysburg Campaign and battle. Pursuit of Lee July 6-24, 1863. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., August. Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. West Virginia, and duty at Harper's Ferry and in the Shenandoah Valley till February, 1864. Action at Burlington, W. Va., October 13, 1863. Mt. Jackson and Upperville November 16. Mustered out February 5, 1864.


Predecessor unit:
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 185th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

 

Brown's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Emergency, 1863):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg June 19, 1863. Mustered out August 1, 1863.

 

 

Comly's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Emergency, 1863):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg July 19, 1863. Mustered out July 30, 1863.

 

 

Hebble's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Lancaster Troop):

 

Overview:

Organized at Lancaster July 19, 1864. Mustered out October 29, 1864.

 

 

James' Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Philadelphia City Troop):

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Jones' Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Emergency, 1863):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg June 21, 1863. Mustered out August 12, 1863.

 

 

Lafayette Cavalry, Pennsylvania:

 

Overview:

Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., November 6, 1862. Attached to Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to March, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to February, 1864.

 

Service:

Scout and guard duty in Railroad District, Middle Dept., and on Upper Potomac till February, 1864. Action near Moorefield, W. Va., April 6, 1863. Williamsport, Md., August 4. Burlington October 13. Descent upon Salem December 16. Jackson River, near Covington, December 19. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties December 31, 1863 - January 5, 1864. Medley January 29-30. Evacuation of Petersburg January 30. Burlington February 1. Consolidated with Ringgold Battalion February 9,, 1864.

 

 

Lambert's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (100 days, 1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg August 12, 1864. Mustered out November 25, 1864.

 

 

Mercereau's Unattached Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry:

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Murray's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Emergency, 1863):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg June 18, 1863. Mustered out August 11, 1863.

 

 

Myer's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Emergency, 1863):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg June 20, 1863. Mustered out July 31, 1863.

 

 

Palmer's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Anderson Troop) (Silver Greys):

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Ringgold Battalion, Pennsylvania Cavalry:

 

Overview:

Organized in the field September, 1862, by consolidation of Keys' Washington (Pa.) Cavalry Company, organized at Washington, Pa., June 29, 1861; Work's Washington County Company, organized September 6, 1862; Young's Cavalry, organized September 6, 1862; Barr's Cavalry Company, organized October 13, 1862, and Chessrown's Cavalry Company, organized October 14, 1862. Attached to Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to January, 1863. Romney, W. Va., Defences Upper Potomac, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to March, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. Campbell's Brigade, Scammon's Division, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to February, 1864.

 

Service:

Guard and scout duty in the Railroad District and on Upper Potomac, West Virginia, till February, 1864. Actions: Ridgeville Road, near Petersburg, W. Va., October 29, 1862; Moorefield, South Fork Potomac, November 9; Moorefield December 3; near Romney February 16, 1863; near Burlington April 6-7; Purgetsville and Going's Ford April 6-7; Burlington April 26; Moorefield September 4 and 11. Descent upon Salem, Va., December 16. Jackson River, near Covington, December 19. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va., December 31, 1863-January 5, 1864, and January 27-February 5. Medley, Williamsport, January 29-30. Evacuation of Petersburg January 30. Moorefield February 4. Expedition to Petersburg February 29-March 5. Petersburg March 3. Transferred to 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry February 22, 1864, which see.


Lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 22.
 

Documents/Literature:

- Elwood, John W.: Elwood's Stories of the Old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865, Coal Center, PA, 1914

- Farrar, Samuel Clarke. The Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion, 1861-1865, Akron, OH: New Werner Co., 1911.

 

Predecessor unit:

Pennsylvania Volunteers, Lafayette Company Cavalry:


Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., November 6, 1862. Attached to Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to March, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. Campbell's Brigade, Scammon's Division, West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to February, 1864.

 

Service:

Scout and guard duty in Railroad District, Middle Dept., and on Upper Potomac till February, 1864. Action near Moorefield, W. Va., April 6, 1863. Williamsport, Md., August 4. Burlington October 13. Descent upon Salem December 16. Jackson River, near Covington, December 19. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties December 31, 1863-January 5, 1864. Medley January 29-30. Evacuation of Petersburg January 30. Burlington February 1. Consolidated with Ringgold Battalion February 9, 1864.

 

Ringgold Cavalry Company:


Organized at Washington, Pa., June 29, 1861. Ordered to West Virginia and attached to Army of Occupation, West Virginia, July to October, 1861. Cheat Mountain District to January, 1862. Lander's Division to March, 1862. Hatch's Cavalry Command, Banks' 5th Corps, to April, 1862. Railroad District, Mountain Dept. to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to September, 1862.

 

Service:

Campaign in West Virginia July 6-17. Rich Mountain July 11. Carrick's Ford July 13-14. Burlington September 2. Operations on Cheat Mountain September 11-17. Petersburg September 12. Romney, Hanging Rock, September 23. Romney September 23-25. Mill Creek Mills, Romney, October 26. Near Romney November 13. At Romney till January, 1862. Expedition to Blue's Gap January 6-7. Hanging Rock Pass January 7. Bloomery Furnace February 14. Advance on Winchester March 7-15. Strasburg March 18. Kernstown March 22. Battle of Winchester March 23. Columbia Furnace April 15. Two Churches and Rood's Hill April 17. Duty in Railroad District, West Virginia, till September. North River Mills August 15. Huttonsville August 18. Transferred to Ringgold Battalion September, 1862, which see.

 

 

Sanno's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (100 days, 1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg July 15, 1864. Mustered out October 29, 1864.

 

 

Stroud's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Railroad Troops):

s. Pvt Robert M. *Buehler

 

Overview:

Railroad troops. Organized at Philadelphia July 15, 1864. Mustered out October 31, 1864.

 

 

Vancleve's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Negley's Body Guard):

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Warren's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (100 days, 1864):

 

Overview:

Organized at Harrisburg August 17, 1864. Mustered out November 30, 1864.

 

 

Washington Cavalry, Pennsylvania:

s. Pvt/Blacksmith Arthamer *Ames (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., August 19, 1861. Attached to Army of Occupation, West Virginia, to November, 1861. Railroad Dis­trict, Mountain Dept., West Virginia, to January, 1862. Lander's Division, West Virginia, to March, 1862. Hatch's Cavalry Command, Banks' 5th Corps, to April, 1862. Railroad District, Mountain Dept., to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to Ja­nuary, 1863. Romney, Defences Upper Potomac, 8th Corps, to March, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps, to June, 1863. Campbell's Brigade, Scammon's Division, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. West Virginia, to February, 1864. 

 

Service:

Greenbrier River October 3-4, 1861. Expedition to Blue's Gap January 6-7, 1862. Hanging Rock Pass, Blue's Gap, January 7. Advan­ce on Winchester March 7-15. Strasburg March 18. Battle of Winchester March 23. Columbia Furnace April 16. Two Churches and Rood's Hill April 17. Guard and scout duty in Railroad District of West Virginia and Defences of the Upper Potomac till February, 1864. Actions at North River Mills August 15, 1862. Wire Bridge August 16. Moorefield August 23. Glenville September 30. South Branch Potomac, Moorefield, November 9. Romney December 1. Green Springs Run March 7, 1863. Williamsport, Md., July 8. Fairview July 9. Hedgesville and Martinsburg July 18-19. Whitehall July 22. Burlington August 4. Descent upon Salem December 16. Jackson River, near Covington, December 19. Petersburg January 10, 1864. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties Janua­ry 27-February 7. Moorefield February 4. Consolidated with Ringgold Battalion February 9, 1864, which see.

 

Später fusioniert zur 22nd Pennsylvania Regiment

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

1st Regiment Pennsylvania Light Artillery (14th Reserves):

s. Captain Robert Bruce *Rickettes (Ricketts); Sgt David *Nichol; Sgt John C. *Shaler (Thompson’s Battery)

 

Thompson's Battery (Battery C, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery) vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, a.a.O., S. 15).

 

Battery D (Durrel's Battery): Captain G. W. *Durell; während Grant's Vicksburg Campaign 1863 (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg vol. III, S. 1145). This unit fought at Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, South Mountain, and Vicksburg

 

Battery F (s. *Hampton’s Battery)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C., August, 1861. Attached to McCall's Pennsylvania Reserve Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. Artillery, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. Artil­lery, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac, to Fe­bruary, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Corps. Dept. of Vir­ginia, to July, 1863. U. S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864. Artillery, Heck­man's Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. Defences of Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. District Eastern Virginia, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, to December, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Camp at Tennallytown, Md., till October, 1861, and at Camp Pierpont near Langley, Va., till March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6, 1861. Action at Dranesville, Va., December 20. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg till June. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. Seven days before Rich­mond, Va., June 25-July 1. Beaver Dam Creek or Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines' Mill June 27. Charles City Cross Roads and Glen­dale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 15. Movement to join Pope August 15-26. Battles of Gainesville August 23. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September. South Mountain September 14. Battle of An­tietam, Md., September 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October-November. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Newport News February 9, thence to Suffolk, March. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 26-July 8. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. Duty at Portsmouth, Va., till July, 1864. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond July, 1864, to April, 1865. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30, 1864. Fair Oaks October 27-28. Before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Engaged in demolishing defences and removing Ordnance till July. Mustered out July 25, 1865.


Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 21 Enlisted men by disease. Total 38.


 

Battery „B“, 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Volunteers):

s. Captain James H. *Cooper

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C, August, 1861. Attached to McCall's Division, Army Poto­mac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. Artillery, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to March, 1865. Artillery Reserve, Army Po­tomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

At Camp Berry, Washington, D. C., till August 14, 1861, and at Tennallytown, Md., till September. At Great Falls, Md. September to December, temporarily transferred to Banks' Division, December 25. Duty at Seneca Falls and Edward's Ferry till January 9, 1862, when rejoined McCall's Division, and at Camp Plerpont near Langley till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas March 10-15. McDo­well's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg till June. Moved to the Peninsula June 13, and joined Division at Mechanicsville June 30. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Beaver Dam Creek or Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines' Mill June 27. Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 15. Movement to join Pope August 15-26. Battles of Gainesville August 28. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Chantilly Septem­ber 1 (Reserve). Maryland Campaign September. Battles of South Mountain September 14 and Antietam September 16-17. Move­ment to Falmouth, Va., October-November. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Belle Plains till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30. Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Duty on the Rappahannock till September 10. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Near Kelly's Ford till April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilder­ness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania C. H. May 8-21; North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad August 18-21, 1864. In trenches before Petersburg till April, 1865. Fort Stedman March 25, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Ordered to City Point April 3. Moved to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 9, 1865.

 

Battery lost during service 2 Officers and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 17 Enlisted men by disease. Total 88.

 

Photo:

- Thomas: Cannons, p. 41; 3-inch Ordnance rifles of Cooper's Battery 'B', 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery before Petersburg, Va., June 1864

 


BATTERY "C," 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY (43rd VOLUNTEERS):

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and moved to Washington, D. C. Attached to W. F. Smith's Division, Army Potomac, Oc­tober, 1861, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 6th Corps, to June, 1863. Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Lockwood's Division, Dept. Susquehanna, to August, 1863. Maryland Heights Division, Dept. West Virginia, to October, 1863.

 

Service:

Duty at Camp Barry and in the Defences of Washington till March, 1862. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines May 31-June 1. Seven days before Rich­mond June 25-July 1. James River Road near Fair Oaks June 29. Savage Station June 29. Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24. Maryland Campaign September. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty in Maryland till October 29. Movement to Fal­mouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellors­ville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Ordered to Washington, D. C., June, and duty there till July. Moved to Maryland Heights July 9. Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., till October. Consolidated with Battery "D," 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, October 23, 1863 (which see).



SECOND BATTERY "C," 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY:

Organized December, 1864. Attached to 3rd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. 2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1865. Duty at Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg and in the Shenandoah Valley till June, 1865. Mustered out June 30, 1865.


Battery "C" lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 12 by disease.



BATTERY "D," 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY (43rd VOLUNTEERS):

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., August, 1861. Attached to Buell's Division, Army Potomac, October, 1861, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Camp Barry, Defences of Wa­shington, D. C., to August, 1863. Unattached, Artillery, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Vir­ginia, to January, 1864. Wheaton's Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to April, 1864. Artillery Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to January, 1865. 1st Separate Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to May, 1865. 2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. James River Road near Fair Oaks June 29. Charles City Cross Roads June 29. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till Au­gust 16. Movement to join Pope August 16-26. Sulphur Springs August 26. Maryland Campaign September. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17 (Reserve). Duty in Maryland till October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Ordered to Washington, D. C., June, and duty at Camp Barry till August. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and duty there till August, 1864. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November. Berryville September 3. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Maryland Heights and in Dept. of West Virginia till June, 1865. Mustered out June 30, 1865.


Lost during service 11 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 30.
 


BATTERY "E" 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. (43rd VOLUNTEERS.):

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Poto­mac, October-November, 1861. Buell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1862. Reserve Artillery, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to July, 1863. United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to June, 1864. Unattached, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to De­cember, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Camp Barry and in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Defence of Bottom's Bridge June 25-29. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harri­son's Landing till August 16. Retreat from the Peninsula August 16-24. Garrison duty at Yorktown and Gloucester till April, 1864. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 26-July 8, 1863. Expedition to Matthews County October 4-9, 1863, and to Gloucester Court House December 11-15, 1863. At Williamsburg, Va., April, 1864, and in Defences of Yorktown till July. Ordered to join 18th Army Corps in the field July 5. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond July, 1864, to April, 1865. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, and Fort Harrison September 28-30. Near Richmond September 30. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Duty dismantling forts and removing Ordnance till July. Mustered out July 20, 1865.


Lost 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 21 Enlisted men by disease.



BATTERY "F" 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. (43rd VOLUNTEERS.):

Captain Ezra W. *Matthews

 

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, Oc­tober, 1861, to March, 1862. 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps and 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, to May, 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in the Defences of Washington till October, 1861, and on the Upper Potomac, between Edward's Ferry and Hancock, Md., till February, 1862. Advance on Winchester March 1-12. Reconnoissance toward Strasburg and action near Winchester March 7. Ordered to join Abercrombie's Brigade March 21, and moved to Warrenton Junction. Pursuit of Jackson up the Valley March 24-April 27. Rappahannock Crossing April 18. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 1-September 2. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Chan­tilly September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., till Oc­tober 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30 November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plain till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30. Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-4. Advance to line of the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe Oc­tober 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Morton's Ford February 6-7. Camp near Stevensburg, Va., till May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Pe­tersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-22, 1864. Demonstration north of the James River at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-29. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Fall of Petersburg April 2, 1865. Moved to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out July 9, 1865.


Lost 1 Officer and 17 Enlisted men killed and 13 Enlisted men by disease. Total 31.



BATTERY "G" 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. (43rd VOLUNTEERS.):

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to McCall's Pennsylvania Reserve Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. Artillery, Mc­Call's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. Camp Barry, 22nd Corps, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps, to July, 1864. Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to January, 1865. 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Hardins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Camp Barry and Tennallytown, Md., Defences of Washington, D. C., till October, 1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., till March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advan­ce on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg till June. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. Duty at Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to join Pope August 16-26. Duty at Washington, D. C., till October 9. Rejoined Division at Sharpsburg, Md. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October-November. Battle of Fredericksburg Decem­ber 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plains till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30. Chancellorsville May 2-5. Battery attached to Battery "F" 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery May 12, 1863, to April 3, 1864. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg. Pa., July 1-3. Advance to line of the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe Oc­tober 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Morton's Ford February 6-7. At Stevensburg till April. At Camp Berry, Defences of Washington, D. C., April. At Arlington Heights, Va., as garrison of Forts Bennett, Cochran and Haggerty till July. Ordered to Frederick, Md., July 3. Infantry duty at Point of Rocks, Md., July 6 to December 12. At Maryland Heights till April 16, 1865. At Fort Lincoln, near Washing­ton, D. C., till April 27, and at Fort Foote till June. Mustered out at Camp Cadwalader June 29, 1865.


Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 14 Enlisted men by disease. Total 31.



BATTERY "H," 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY (43rd VOLUNTEERS):

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to Defences of Washington to October, 1861. Buell's Division, Army Potomac, March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. Reserve Artil­lery, 4th Army Corps, Yorktown, Va., to June, 1863. Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Ordered to the Virginia Pen­insula. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Bottom's Bridge June 28-29. Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Moved to Yorktown, Va., and duty there till June, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D. C., arriving July 1, and march to Get­tysburg July 1-4. Return to Washington, and duty at Camp Barry till May, 1864. Garrison duty at Fort Whipple till December, and at Fort Marcy till February, 1865. Outpost duty at Edward's Ferry, Md., till June. Mustered out June 27, 1865.


Lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 1 Officer and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 20.



BATTERY "I," 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. (43rd VOLUNTEERS.):

Organized March 2, 1865. Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C. Attached to DeRussy's Division, Defences south of the Poto­mac, till July. Mustered out July 1, 1865.


Lost 2 by disease.


Documents/Literature:

- Cuffel, Charles A.: Durrel's Battery in the Civil War: Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery. A Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of Berks and Bucks Counties’ Artillerists in the War of the Rebellion, from the Battery’s Organization, Sep­tember 24, 1861, to its Muster Out of Service, June 13, 1865 (Philadelphia 1900, First Edition); Photos, Illustrations, Rosters. Nevins says of this: "Good observations on camp life and army movements."

- Nichol, David: Diary and Letters (Civil War Times Illustrated Collection, US-Army Military History Research Collection, Carlisle Barracks / Pennsylvania)

 

 

1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (100 days, 1864):

 

Overview:

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers):

s. LtCol Benjamin F. Winger; 2ndLt Charles J. *Seymour (Co. L); Sergeant George S. *Seymour (Co. E); Pvt Gottlieb *Buehler (Co. A); Pvt Septimus M. *Coursey (Co. G); Pvt Lewis *Lehmann (Co. B); Pvt George S. *Seymour (Co. B); Pvt Henry H. *Seymour (Co. C); George W. *Ward;

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia January 8, 1862. (Cos. "D," "G" and "H" ordered to Fort Delaware January 9, and duty there till March 19, 1862, when rejoined Regiment in Defences of Washington.) Companies "A," "B," "C," "E," "F," "I" and "K" moved to Washington, D. C., February 25, 1862. Attached to Artillery Brigade, Military District of Washington, to August, 1862. Defences of Washington north of the Potomac to October, 1862. 1st Brigade, Haskins' Division, Defences north of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Briga­de, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. Washington, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. Provisional Brigade, Defences of Bermuda Hundred, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1865. 1st Brigade, Ferrero's Division, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1865. Sub-District of the Blackwater, Dept. of Virginia, to January, 1866.

 

Service:

Garrison duty in the Defences of Washing north of the Potomac till May 27, 1864. (2 Independent Cos. Heavy Artillery assigned as Cos. "L" and "M" November 24, 1862.) Moved to Port Royal, Va., May 27-28, 1864, thence marched to Cold Harbor May 28-June 4. Battles about Cold Harbor June 4-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. In trenches before Petersburg till August 23, 1864. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Duty on the Bermuda Hundred front till September. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fair Oaks Oc­tober 27-28 (Co. "G"). Ordered to Bermuda front December 2, and duty there till April, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Duty at Pe­tersburg till May, and in counties of lower Virginia, Sub-District of the Blackwater, District of the Nottaway, till January, 1866. Mus­tered out at City Point, Va., January 29, 1866, and discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., February 16, 1866.


Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 221 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 385 Enlisted men by disease. Total 616.


Predecessor unit:

PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 112th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

 

The Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery carried, from first to last, over 5000 names on its rolls. In fact, it comprised two regiments one in the Ninth, and one in the Eighteenth Corps. In the spring of 1864, the regiment, 1800 strong, joined the Second Division of the Eighteenth Corps, at Cold Harbor. The surplus men had been previously formed into a provisional regiment with the same designation, and assigned to the Ninth Corps. The most of the losses occurred in this provisional command. (vgl. Fox: Regimental Losses, a.a.O., S. 6).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Ward, George W.: History of the Second Pennsylvania Veteran Heavy Artillery (112th Pennsylvania Volunteers) from 1861 to 1866, including the Provisional Second Penn'a Heavy Artillery (Philadelphia 1904; 1st Edition); Issued as Revised edition, but no previous edition is listed in Dornbusch

 

 

2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery:

 

Overview:

Organized April 20, 1864, from surplus men of the 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery. Attached to Provisional Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, to August, 1864.

 

Service:

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness, Va., May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-21; North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege of Petersburg till August 20. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Regiment disbanded August 20, 1864, and rejoined original Regiment September 5, 1864.

 

 

3rd Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery:

s. Pvt William H. *'Holland (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

Organized at Philadelphia by consolidation of Robert's Battalion Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, assigned as Companies "C," "D" and "F"; Segebarth's Battalion Marine Artillery, assigned as Companies "A," "B," "G," "H," "K" and "L," and 1st Battalion Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, assigned as Company "E." Two more Companies organized at Philadelphia as Companies "I" and "M." Regiment or­ganized February 17, 1863, and ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. Attached to Camp Hamilton, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863. Fortress Monroe, Va., 7th Corps, to July, 1863. Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. Dis­trict of Eastern Virginia to June, 1865. Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to November, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in the Dept. of Virginia entire term, with Headquarters at Fortress Monroe, Va. Detachments of all Companies but "H" served at times in Graham's Naval Brigade and participated in several engagements on the James, Chickahominy and Nausemond Rivers. De­fence of Suffolk, Va., April 12-May 4, 1863 (Cos. "A," "B," "F" and "G"). A Detachment of Company "A" in action at Smithfield, N. C., February 1, 1864, and at siege of Plymouth, N. C., April 17-20, 1864, on Gunboat "Bombshell." Companies "D," "E" and "G" in Butler's operations on south side of James River against Petersburg and Richmond May, 1864, then at various redoubts and forts on the Bermuda Hundred front till May, 1865. Company "F" was in charge of Prison Camp at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, September, 1863, to end of war. Company "I" served at Headquarters Army of the James in Appomattox Campaign and was present at Appomattox C. H. April 9, 1865; surrender of Lee and his army. Company "M" served as Siege Artillery, Army James, in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond May, 1864, to May, 1865. Posted principally on the Bermuda Hundred front. Detach­ments of Companies "F" and "G" were in attack on and capture of Fort Fisher, N..C., January 15, 1865.


Company "H" served detached at Baltimore, Md., entire term; was at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-3, 1863. Companies "A" and "B" muste­red out July 11, 1865; Company "H" July 25, 1865, and Regiment November 9, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 214 Enlisted men by disease. Total 234.
Predecessor units:

- Pennsylvania Volunteers Roberts' Battalion Heavy Artillery:

Organized at Harrisburg and Philadelphia October 8 to November 14, 1862. Transferred to 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Februa­ry 17, 1863, as Companies "C," "D," "F" (which see).



- Pennsylvania Volunteers Segebarth's Battalion Marine Artillery:

Organized at Philadelphia January 5, 1862, to January 31, 1863. Companies "A" and "B" duty at Fort Delaware till December, 1862. Transferred to 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery February 17, 1863, as Companies "A," "B," "G," "H," "K" and "L" (which see).

- Pennsylvania Volunteers 152nr Regiment Volunteers

 

 

5th Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (204th Volunteers):

s. Pvt William H. *Beach (Co. L); Pvt William *Beninger (Benninger); Pvt. James T. *Lambie

 

Overview:

Organized at Pittsburg August and September, 1864. Ordered to Washington, D. C., September, 1864. Attached to District of Alexan­dria, 22nd Corps, to November, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty in Northern Defences of Washington, D. C., and along Manassas Gap Railroad, protecting supplies for Sheridan, and constantly engaged with Mosby. Action at Salem October 4, 1864. Rectortown October 7. White Plains October 11. Destruction of Manassas Gap Railroad October and November. Duty in the Northern Defences of Washington; 1st Battalion at Prospect Hill, 2nd Battalion at Vienna and 3rd Battalion at Fairfax C. H. Duty on Bull Run battlefield in spring of 1865, burying nearly 2,000 dead. Ordered to Pitts­burg for muster out. Mustered out June 30, 1865.


Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and 46 by disease. Total 49.

 

 

6th Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (212th Volunteers):

s. Pvt William *Beninger (Battery H); Pvt Henry *Hainses (Co. D)

 

Overview:

Organized at Pittsburg, Pa., September 15, 1864. Moved to Washington, D. C., September 17. Attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's. Division, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad between Alexandria and Manassas, Va., September 29-November 17, 1864. Garrison Forts Marcy, Ward, Craig, Aeno, Albany and Lyon, Defences of Washington, south of the Potomac, till June, 1865. Mustered out June 13, 1865.

Lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 44 by disease. Total 46.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Beninger, William: Correspondence, 1864-65. 0.1 cu. ft. Soldier in Battery H of the 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery writing from various forts in Virginia to his sister. Writes in November 1864 from Fairfax County that he is enjoying the point above Bulls Run and expects to move from this place to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Writes in March 1865 from Fort Bennett that he thinks the war will end soon, and that the Rebels he saw at Falls Church and at Fairfax Court House were only "a few gurrillaws and a drunk." (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide - Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Col­lections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms89-107).

 

 

Durrel's Battery:

s. Independent Battery D Pennsylvania Light Artillery

 

 

Hampton’s Battery:

Battery F Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery

 

Documents/Literature:

- Clark, William: History of Hampton Battery F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery (Pittsburgh: Werner Company, 1909)

 

 

Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Light Artillery:

wohl identisch mit „Federal Ringgold Battery“ (Photo von Matthew Brady bei Thomas: Cannons, p. 5; s. auch Fognano, Nicholas D.: „The Ringgold Light Artillery of Reading“, http://www.berkshistory.org/multimedia/articles/first-defenders-2/).

 

s. Captain George W. *Durell; 2ndLt Charles A. *Cuffel

 

Overview:

Organized at Doylestown and mustered in September 24, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., November 5, 1861. Attached to McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. King's 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. King's Division. Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to August, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1863. Army of the Ohio to June, 1863, and Army of the Tennessee to August, 1863. Covington, Ky., Dept. of the Ohio, to March, 1864. Artillery, 4th Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Duty at Kalorama Heights, Defences of Washington, D. C., till November 14, 1861. At East Capital Hill till December 18, and at Munson's Hill till March 10, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance to Falmouth April 9-19. Capture of Fredericksburg April 18. Expedition to Thoroughfare Gap and operations against Jackson May 29-June 21. At Falmouth till August. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Kelly's Ford August 21. Near Warrenton August 22-23 supporting Buford's Cavalry. Kettle Run or Bristoe Station August 27. Battle of Bull Run August 29-30. Chantilly September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14, and Antietam September 16-17. At Pleasant Valley till October 25. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 25-November 19. Warrenton or Sulphur Springs November 15. Berryville December 2. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News February 7, thence to Cynthiana, Ky., March 23-April 1. At Paris, Mt. Sterling, Richmond, Lancaster, Crab Orchard and Stanford, Ky., till June. Movement to Vicksburg, Miss., June 3-14. Siege of Vicksburg June 15-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. At Milldale till August 6. Moved to Covington, Ky., August 6-22, and duty there till March 21, 1864. Moved to Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, Ohio, November 12-16 to repel threatened raid to release prisoners. Moved to Annapolis, Md., March 21-26. Rapidan Campaign May-June. Guarding supply trains through the Wilderness and to James River May 4-June 16. Siege of Petersburg June 16-18 to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Ream's Station, Weldon Railroad, August 25. Peeble's Farm, Poplar Grove Church, September 30-October 1. Old members mustered out September 23, 1864. Fort Stedman March 25, 1865. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Moved to City Point April 20; thence to Alexandria April 25-27. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 13, 1865.


Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 21 Enlisted men by disease. Total 24.

 

Documents/Literature::

- **Cuffel, Charles A.: Durrel's Battery Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery (Philadelphia 1900, First Edition); Photos, Illustrations, Rosters. Nevins says of this " Good observations on camp life and army movements."

 

 

Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery:

s. Sergeant David *Nichol; Pvt Frederick *Stropp

 

Overview:

Organized at Point of Rocks, Md., from a Company formed for 63rd Pennsylvania and surplus men of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry September, 1861. Attached to W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1861. Banks' Division, Army of the Poto­mac, to March, 1862. Geary's Separate Brigade, Banks' 5th Army Corps, to April, 1862. Geary's Separate Brigade, Dept. of the Shen­andoah, to May, 1862. Geary's Separate Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 12th Army Corps, to December, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 12th Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 20th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Camp at East Capital Hill, Defences of Washington, till November 24, 1861. Moved to Point of Rocks November 24. Duty there and near Harper's Ferry till February 28, 1862. Action at Point of Rocks December 19. Occupation of Loudon Heights February 28. Ope­rations on line of Manassas Gap Railroad March 1-April 14. Capture of Lovettsville March 1. March to Wheetland and Leesburg March 7-8. Capture of Leesburg March 8. Advance to Snickersville March 12. Upperville March 14. Ashby's Gap March 15. Middle­burg March 27. Operations about Middleburg and White Plains March 27-28. Salem April 1. Thoroughfare Gap April 2. Piedmont April 14. Guarding Railroad at Salem till May 23. Front Royal May 23. Retreat to Manassas May 24-25. Guard Railroad and operati­ons in the Valley till August. Reconnoissance to Orange and Culpeper Court House July 12-17. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Rappahannock Bridge August 21. Sulphur Springs August 23-25. Maryland Campaign September 2-23. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Moved to Harper's Ferry September 19-23. Duty at San­dy Hook till December. Reconnoissance to Rippon November 9. Reconnoissance to Winchester December 2-6. Berryville December 2. Winchester December 4. March to Fairfax Station December 9-17, and duty there till January 20, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. At Aquia Creek till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25; Lookout Mountain November 23-24; Mission Ridge November 25; Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Re-enlisted January, 1864, and on furlough January and February. Expedition down Tennessee River to Triana April 12-16. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Dug Gap or Mill Springs May 8. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Mountain June 11-14. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station or Smyrna Camp Ground July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. Near Atlanta November 9. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Neuse River April 10. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out at Pittsburg June 14, 1865.


Battery lost during service 2 Officers and 12 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 11 Enlisted men by disease. Total 25.

 

 

Independent Battery H, Pennsylvania Light Artillery:

Captain James *DeWitt C; 1stLt Sylvester H. *Davis

 

Overview:

Organized at Pittsburg October 21, 1862. Attached to Defences of Washington, D. C., to December, 1862. Camp Barry Defences of Washington, D. C., to March, 1863. Slough's Command, Garrison of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, to January, 1865. Camp Barry, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865.

 

Service:

Garrison duty in the Defences of Washington entire term. Mustered out June, 1865.

Lost 7 by disease

 

 

Knap's Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery:

This unit fought at Manassas, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, The Atlanta Campaigns and throughout the Carolinas.

 

Knap's Battery war im Battle of Antietam am 17.9.1862 eingesetzt im Rahmen des XII Corps und fought along the Smoketown Road, between East and West Woods ( Frassanito: Antietam Photographic Legacy, a.a.O., S. 93-98).

 

Photo:

- Frassanito: Antietam Photographic Legacy, a.a.O., S. 94: Knap's Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery bei Antietam (vermutlich am 19.9.1862)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Brady, James P. Brady: Hurrah for the Artillery (Knap's Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery) (Thomas Publications, Gettysburg). Compiled from letters, journals and diaries of key battery members; well illustrated narrative allows reader to experi­ence battles, and marches; 464pp; Detailed Maps, Photos, Rosters

 

 

Thompson’s Battery:

s. Sgt John C. *Shaler Jr.

 

Battery C & F, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, a.a.O., S. 15).

 

 

 

 

 

 

e. Pennsylvania Militia:

im Frühsommer 1863 plante US-Kriegsminister Stanton, der nur geringes Vertrauen zum althergebrachten State-Militia-System hatte, die Aufstellung einer Militia, die der US-Regierung unterstehen sollte. Pennsylvania Governor hatte erhebliche Vorbehalte gegen die­sen Plan und akzeptierte ihn nur zögernd, da er befürchtete, in der Bevölkerung Pennsylvanias auf wenig Unterstützung zu stoßen. Als sich die Hinweise häuften, daß ein Angriff von Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia auf Maryland und Pennsylvania bevorstehe, wurde Stanton’s Plan am 9.10.6.1863 in die Tat umgesetzt und in Pennsylvania zwei neue Military Departments für die US-Militia geschaffen: the Department of Monongahely (unter MajGen W. T. H. Brooks mit Hauptquartier in Pittsburg) und das Department of the Susquehanna (unter MajGen Darius N. Couch mit Sitz in Harrisburg, Pa.) (vgl. Coddington: Gettysburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. 134-35).

 

 

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