Organized at Warren, Ohio, October 7, 1861. Duty at Warren
till January, 1862, and at Camps Chase and Dennison, Ohio, to May, 1862. Moved
to Wheeling, W. Va., May 13, thence to Strasburg, Va., and Join Fremont's army.
Attached to Mountain Department to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st
Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to July, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, 1st Corps, Army
of Virginia, to September, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, 11th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army
Potomac, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac,
to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to
October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to May,
1865. Dept. of Virginia to August, 1865.
SERVICE. – Strasburg, Va., June 1, 1862. Woodstock June 2, Mr.
Jackson June 4. New Market June 5. Harrisonburg June 6. Battle of Cross Keys
June 8. Near Mt. Jackson June 16. Rapidan River August 3-4 and 12. Pope's
Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock
August 16-23. Kelly's Ford August 21. Catlett's Station August 21-22. Fant's
Ford, Great Run, August 23. Thoroughfare Gap and Haymarket August 28. Battle of
Bull Run August 29-30. Expedition from Centreville to Bristoe and Warrenton
Stations September 25-28. Reconnoissance to near Warrenton October 12.
Thoroughfare Gap October 17-18. Haymarket October 19 (Detachment). Operations
on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Reconnoissance from
Chantilly to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville November 28-30. Berryville November
30. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15 (Detachment). Scout to Luray
Valley December 22. Kelly's Ford March 17, 1863. Stoneman's Raid April 27-May
8. Brandy Station, Stevensburg, Beverly Ford, June 9. Aldie June 17. Middleburg
June 19. Upperville June 21. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Monterey July
4. Smithburg July 6. Williamsport and Hagerstown July 6-7. Boonsboro July 8.
Jones' Cross Roads near Williamsport July 10 and 13. Hagerstown July 11-13.
Falling Waters July 14. Jones' Cross Roads July 15. Barber's Cross Roads
September 1. Scout to Middleburg September 10-11. Advance from the Rapidan to
the Rappahannock September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Rapidan
Station September 15. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Warrenton or White Sulphur
Springs October 12-13. Auburn Bristoe and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line
of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New
Hope Church November 27. Reconnoissance to Front Royal January 1-4, 1864.
Custer's Raid into Albemarle County February 28-March 1. Near Charlottesville
February 29. Stannardsville March 1. Burton's Ford, Rapidan River, March 1
(Detachment). Rapidan Campaign May 3-June 15. Todd's Tavern May 5-6. Wilderness
May 6-7. Todd's Tavern May 7-8. Corbin's Bridge May 8. Sheridan's Raid to the
James River May 9-24. Childsburg and Davenport May 9. North Anna May 9-10.
Ashland, Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook's Church or
fortifications of Richmond May 12. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Haw's
Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor May 31-June 7. Sumner's Upper
Bridge June 2. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June
11-12. Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. Black Creek or Tunstall Station and St.
Peter's Church, White House, June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Siege
operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 24, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Warwick Swamp July 12, 1864. (Poolesville, Md., July 12, Detachment.)
Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom and Malvern Hill July
27-28. Lee's Mills July 30. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Six Mile House, Weldon Railroad,
August 20-21. Dinwiddie Road near Ream's Station August 23. Ream's Station August
25. Arthur's Swamp and Poplar Grove Church September 29-October 2. Expedition
into Surrey County October 16-19. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October
27-28. Stony Creek Station December 1. Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run and
skirmishes December 8-10. 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 and Jettersville 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. Duty in Sub-District of the
Appomattox, Dept. of Virginia, till August. Mustered out August 7, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 52 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 177 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 238.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1476-7
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