The Civil War in the East

1st Maryland Infantry Regiment

The 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 110 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 148 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1861

 

Organized at Baltimore, Md.

May 10

Company A mustered in

May 11

Companies B and C mustered in

May 16

Company D mustered in

May 24

Moved to Relay House, Md.

May 25

Company E mustered in

May 27

Companies F, G, H, I and K mustered in at Relay House

June 6

Moved to Camp Carroll, near Baltimore

June 7

To Frederick. Attached to Defenses Upper Potomac, Dept. of the Shenandoah

July 7-10

March to Middletown and Downsville

July 23

To Williamsport

August

Duty guarding fords and ferries of Upper Potomac, from Williamsport to mouth of Antietam. Attached to Gordon's Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac

September 3

Action at Shepherdstown, Md. (Cos. E, G)

October 16-19

March to Darnestown

October 21-26

Operations at Conrad's and Edwards' Ferries

November

At Darnestown

December 2

March to Frederick City

December 18

To Williamsport, Md. and guard crossing Upper Potomac.

Company A at Cherry Run

Companies B, C, E and G at Four Locks

Company F at Dam No. 5; then at Four Locks

Company H at Old Fort Frederick

Companies I and K near Fogal's Ferry

December 17-20

Operations about Dams Nos. 4 and 5

December 25

Skirmishes at Old Fort Frederick (Co. H), Cherry Run (Co. A) and Dam No. 5 (Co. F)

1862

January 7

Forced march to Hancock, Md.

January -
February

Duty on Upper Potomac

Companies A, B, E and G at Millstone Point

Company C at Baer's School House

Company D at Old Fort Frederick

Company F at Four Locks,

Company H at Cherry Run

Company I at Bevan's Hill

Company K at Licking Creek Bridge

 

February 28-
March 1

March to Williamsport

March 2-12

Advance on Winchester. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps

March 5

Skirmish at Bunker Hill

March 8 and 11

Near Winchester

March 12

Occupation of Winchester

March 22-23

March to Castleman's Ferry and return. (Co. "B" detached at Winchester and in battle of March 23.)

March 23-25

Pursuit of Jackson to Strasburg

April 4

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah

April 9

Reconnaissance toward Columbia Furnace

April 17-25

Pursuit of Jackson

April 22

Harrisonburg

May 1-9

March to Strasburg

May 16

Moved to Front Royal

May 16-June 17

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley

May 23

Action at Front Royal; mostly captured.

May 23-28

Retreat to Manassas Junction then moved to Baltimore, Md.

May 24

Middletown (Detachment)

May 25

Winchester (Detachment) Company E at Linden Station.

June

Attached to Baltimore, Md., Middle Dept.

August

Prisoners exchanged. Regiment reorganized at Baltimore and duty there

September 18

Moved to the Antietam and attached to Maryland Brigade, Defenses Upper Potomac. Middle Dept.

September 20-21

Defense of Williamsport

September

Duty between Williamsport and Hagerstown

December 11-12

Moved to Maryland Heights

1863

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps

April 9

At Bolivar Heights

April 30-May 1

Moved to Grafton and Clarksburg, W. Va., to repel Rebel invasion

May 1-26

Operations against Jones and Imboden

May 26

Return to Maryland Heights

June 30

Retreat to Frederick, Md., and guard bridges over the Monocacy. Attached to Maryland Brigade, French's Division, 8th Army Corps

July 7

Recapture of Maryland Heights

July 10

Joined 1st Army Corps near Boonsboro, attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

July 10-24

Pursuit of Lee to Warrenton, Va.

July 12-13

Funkstown, Md.

July 25-27

At Warrenton Junction

August 4 to September 16

Duty near Rappahannock Station

September 16-18

Advance to the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 14

Bristoe Station

October 19

Haymarket

October 24-November 23

Guard Orange and Alexandria R. R.

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

December

Near Culpeper. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps

April and May

Veterans on furlough

May 4-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spotsylvania

May 12-21

Spotsylvania Court House

May 12

"Bloody Angle"

May 19

Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road. Non-Veterans left front for muster out

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 23

Jericho Ford

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28

Non-Veterans mustered out

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

June 16

Siege of Petersburg begins

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church

October 2-5

Yellow House

October 27-28

Hatcher's Run

November 7-8

Peeble's Farm

December 7-12

Warren's Raid on Weldon R. R.

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29

Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run

March 31

White Oak Road

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 2-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 1-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June

Camp at Arlington Heights, Va.

July 2

Mustered out