The First New Hampshire Cavalry Regiment lost 5 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 112 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861 |
October 24 to December 21 |
First organized at Concord, N.H., as a Battalion of four Companies attached to 1st New England Cavalry. Later designated 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, Companies I, K, L & M. |
December 22 |
New Hampshire companies moved from Concord, N.H., to Pawtucket, R. I. |
1864 |
January 7 |
Battalion detached from 1st Rhode Island Cavalry to form 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry. |
February to April |
Moved to New Hampshire and on Veteran furlough and organizing Regiment |
April 23 |
7 Companies organized and ordered to Washington, D.C. |
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At Camp Stoneman, D.C. |
May 17 |
Moved to Belle Plains, Va. Guard Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg S. R., and at Belle Plains. Atached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
June 1-12 |
Part of Regiment at Hanover Court House and Cold Harbor |
June 6 |
Moved to White House |
June 12 |
Long Bridge |
June 13 |
Riddle's Shop and White Oak Swamp |
June 15 |
Smith's Store |
June 22-30 |
Wilson's Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad |
June 22 |
Ream's Station |
June 23 |
Nottaway Court House and Black and White Station |
June 25 |
Staunton Bridge (or Roanoke Station) |
June 28-29 |
Sappony Church (or Stony Creek) |
June 29 |
Ream's Station |
June 30-August 8 |
On picket duty at Light House Point and City Point |
July |
Five Companies complete organization and ordered to Washington, D.C. for guard and patrol duty and operations against Mosby's guerrillas in the Defenses of Washington independent of regiment |
August to December |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
August 17 |
Winchester |
August 20-21 |
Summit Station |
August 21 |
Berryville |
August 25 |
Kearneysville |
September 3 |
Darkesville |
September 7 |
Near Brucetown and Winchester |
September 13 |
Abram's Creek |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 20 |
Near Cedarville |
September 21 |
Front Royal |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill and Milford |
September 29 and October 2 |
Waynesboro |
October 2 |
Mt. Crawford |
October 7 |
Near Columbia Furnace |
October 8-9 |
Tom's Brook ("Woodstock Races") |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
November 10 |
Near Kernstown |
November 12 |
Newtown and Cedar Creek |
November 22 |
Rude's Hill, near Mr. Jackson |
December 19-22 |
Expedition from Kernstown to Lacy Springs |
December 20-21 |
Lacy Springs |
1865 |
January-February |
Duty at Winchester |
February 27-March 3 |
Sheridan's Raid into Virginia |
March 2 |
Waynesboro. Regiment led charge on enemy's works, capturing with the sabre 1,500 prisoners, all their artillery and the flag of every regiment engaged. |
March 4 |
Detached from Division, to guard prisoners back to Winchester, Mt. Jackson |
March 5 |
Mt. Sidney and Lacy Springs |
March 6 |
New Market |
March |
Duty at and in the vicinity of Winchester, in the Dept. of the Shenandoah, and at Poolesville, Md. Main regiment joined by 5 companies in Washington |
July |
Mustered out |
