4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment

December 26, 1863 - February 8, 1864

Organized at Readville. 1st Battalion formerly Independent Battalion, Massachusetts Cavalry, was assigned as Companies I, K, L and M.

February 12, 1864

Attached to Light Brigade, District of Florida, 10th Corps, Dept. of the South

February 7-22

Expedition from Jacksonville, Fla., to Lake City, Fla.,

February 20

Battle of Olustee, Fla.

March 1

McGrath's Creek, Cedar Run

April 2

Cedar Run

May 8

Ordered to Bermuda Hundred, Va. and assigned to Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, 10th, 18th and 24th Army Corps, and 25th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

April 12-16

Operations against Fort Darling

May 20-30

Bermuda Hundred

June 9

Jordan's Crossing and Petersburg

June 16, 1864

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond begin

June 21

At Headquarters, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

August 13-20

Demonstration on north side of the James

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains

August 18-19

Flusser's Mills. At Headquarters, 10th Army Corps

August 23 -
March 1865

Company M detached at Harrison's Landing on outpost duty

August 24 - September 28

Before Petersburg

September 28-30

Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

October 13

Harrison's Landing (Company M)

October 27-28

Fair Oaks

November 1-5

Expedition into Charles City and Henrico Counties

November 6 - March 1865

Duty before Richmond

December 1864 - April, 1865

Companies I, L and M at Headquarters, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

December 1864

Company K at Headquarters, 24th Army Corps

March 28, 1865

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 6-7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April - November

Duty at Richmond

August

Dept. of Virginia

November 14, 1865

Regiment mustered out

November 26, 1865

Discharged at Boston

March 20, 1864

Sailed from Boston for Hilton Head, S. C, on Steamer "Western Metropolis"

April 1

Arrived Hilton Head and assigned to picket and outpost duty

May 22-26

Expedition to Ashepoo River (2 Companies)

June 6-8

2 Companies moved to Jacksonville, Fla. and duty there

June to November

2 Companies on duty at Hilton Head, S.C.

July 2-10

Expedition to John's Island, S.C.

July 4-9

Operations against Battery Pringle

July 15

2 Companies participate in skirmish at Front Creek

July 23-28

Raid from Jacksonville upon Baldwin

July 24

Skirmish at South Fork, Black Creek

July 26

St. Mary's Trestle

August 15-19

Raid on Florida Railroad

August 17

Gainesville

October 24

Magnolia

October 24

Gum Swamp

November 29-30

Expedition to Boyd's Neck

November 30

Battle of Honey Hill

December 1-6

Expedition to Deveaux's Neck

January, 1865

2 Companies return from duty at Jacksonville, Fla.

January 15-February 23

March to Charleston

April 5-25

Potter's Expedition to Camden, S. C.

April 15

Statesburg

April 17

Occupation of Camden

April 18

Boykin's Mills

April 19

Denkin's Mills

April 19

Beech Creek, near Statesburg

April-November

Duty in the Dept. of the South

November 14, 1865

Regiment mustered out

November 26, 1865

Discharged at Boston

Timeline of the 3rd Batttalion, Companies E, F, G ad H

April 23-27, 1864

Sailed from Boston for Hilton Head, S.C., on Steamer "Western Metropolis"

May 1-3

Moved to Newport News, Va.

May 23

To City Point and duty there scouting, picketing and on the fortifications

June 16

Duty at Bermuda Hundred

June 16-December 4

Companies E and H at Headquarters of 18th Army Corps

August 23 -
April, 1865

Company G detached at Yorktown and Williamsburg, Va.,

December -
April, 1865

Companies E and H a t Headquarters of 25th Army CorpsCompany F at Headquarters of 24th Army Corps

March 28-April 9

Company F on Appomattox Campaign

April 3

Occupation of Richmond (Companies E and H)

April 6-7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

November 14, 1865

Regiment mustered out

November 26, 1865

Discharged at Boston