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5th United States Regiment Cavalry

Organized by direction of the President from 2nd Cavalry August 3, 1861.

Attached to Cooke's Cavalry Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.

1st Brigade, Cooke's Cavalry Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1862.

1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862.

1st Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862.

Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863.

Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864.

3rd (Reserve) Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March, 1865.

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.


Service.

Lewinsville, Va., September 11, 1861 (Co. “H” ).

Reconnoissance to Lewinsville September 25.

Duty in Defenses of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862.

Reconnoissance to Cedar Run March 14-16.

Siege of [1692] Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4.

Battle of Williamsburg May 5.

Hanover Court House May 27.

Operations about Hanover Court House May 27-29.

Ashland May 28.

Operations against Stuart June 13-15.

Old Church, Hanover Court House, and Haw's Shop, June 13.

Haw's Shop June 15.

Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.

Operations at White House June 26-July 2.

Sycamore Church and White Oak Swamp Bridge July 3.

White Oak Swamp Bridge July 4.

Malvern Hill July 5.

Reconnoissance from Westover July 16.

Maryland Campaign September 6-22.

Sugar Loaf Mountain near Frederick September 10-11.

Antietam September 16-17.

Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20.

Charlestown October 6 and 16.

Kearneysville and Shepherdstown October 16-17 (Detachment).

Bloomfield and Upperville November 2-3.

Manassas Gap and Markham Station November 4.

Manassas Gap, Barbee's Cross Roads, Chester Gap and Markham November 5-6.

Waterloo Bridge November 7.

Little Washington November 8.

Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg to Smithfield, W. Va., November 24-25.

Battle of Fredericksburg December 11-15.

Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30.

Reconnoissance to Catlett's and Rappahannock Stations January 8-10, 1863 (Detachment).

Near Grove Church January 9 (Detachment).

Kelly's Ford March 17.

Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 8.

Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8.

Brandy Station April 29.

Raccoon Ford April 30 (Detachment).

Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9.

Expedition from Point Lookout, Md., to Pope's Creek June 11-21 (Detachment).

Middleburg June 19.

Upperville June 21.

Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.

Williamsport, Md., July 6.

Boonesboro July 8.

Benevola or Beaver Creek July 9.

At and near Funkstown July 10-13.

Falling Waters July 14.

Manassas Gap, Va., July 21-22.

Wapping Heights July 23.

Kelly's Ford July 31-August 1.

Brandy Station August 1-4.

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 Februdan February 6-7, 1864.

Barnett's Ford February 6-7.

Custer's Raid in Albemarle County February 28-March 1.

Charlottesville February 29.

Stannardsville near Taylortown February 29.

Stannardsville March 1.

Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12.

Wilderness May 5-7.

Todd's Tavern May 7-8.

Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24.

Davenport Bridge, North Anna River, May 10.

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11.

Mechanicsville May 12.

Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.

Hanovertown Ferry and Hanovertown May 27.

Haw's Shop May 28.

Totopotomoy May 28-31.

Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30.

Cold Harbor May 31-June 1.

Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24.

Trevillian Station June 11-12.

Mallory's Cross Roads June 12.

Black Creek or Tunstall Station and White House or St. Peter's Church June 21.

Jones' Bridge June 23.

(Expedition from Point Lookout to Pope's Creek June 11-21, Detachment.) Siege of Petersburg till August.

Deep Bottom July 27-28.

Malvern Hill July 28.

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28.

Near Newtown August 11.

Near Strasburg August 14.

Near Kearneysville August 25.

Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13.

Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15.

Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19 Fisher's Hill September 21.

Milford September 22.

Front Royal September 23.

Luray Valley September 24.

Port Republic September 26-27.

Rockfish Gap September 28.

Mount Crawford October 2.

Tom's Brook, Woodstock Races, October 8-9.

Expedition into Surrey County October 16-18.

Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.

Near Kernstown November 11.

Expedition into Loudoun and Fauquier Counties November 28-December 3.

Expedition from Winchester to near Gordonsville December 19-28.

Liberty Mills December 22.

Near Gordonsville December 23.

Sheridan's Raid from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865.

Occupation of Staunton March 2.

Action at Waynesboro March 2.

Duguidsville March 8.

Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.

Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31.

Five Forks April 1.

Scott's Cross Roads April 2.

Tabernacle Church or beaver Pond Creek April 4.

Amelia Springs April 4-5.

Sailor's Creek April 6.

Appomattox Station April 8.

Appomattox Court House April 9.

Surrender of Lee and his army.

Expedition to Danville April 23-29.

March to Washington, D. C., May.

Grand Review May 23.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 60 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 90 Enlisted men by disease. Total 159.

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