The Civil War in the East

9th New York Cavalry Regiment "Stoneman" Cavalry

 

The 9th New York Cavalry Regiment lost 6 officers and 84 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 7 officers and 126 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 9th New York Cavalry Regiment at Gettysburg

1861

September 9 - November 19

Organized at Westfield and Albany, N.Y.

November 26

Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. Companies C, F and K detached for duty with Artillery Reserve. Other Companies on duty as train guard, Army of the Potomac.

1862

March

Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

May 4-5

Before WilIiamsburg

May 7

West Point

May 9

Near Slatersville

May 22

Ordered to Washington, D. C. Attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C.

June

Regiment mounter and attched to Cavalry Brigade, 1st Corps, Army of Virginia

August 12

Action near Cedar Mountain

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 22

Freeman's Ford

August 23

Fants Ford and Great Run

August 24

Sulphur Springs and Jones Ford

August 25

Deep Creek

August 27

Salem and White Plains

August 29

Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

August 31

Near Centreville

September

Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 2

Fairfax Court House

September 29

Berryville

October 1

Aldie

October

Attached to 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac

October 13

Snickersville and Middleburg

October 17

Paris and Salem, Thoroughfare Gap

October 18

Haymarket

October 19

Warrenton

November 28-30

Reconnaissance to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville

November 28

Upperville

November 29

Berryville

November 30

Snicker's Ferry, Berryville

December 21-23

Reconnaissance to Kelleysville

1863

January

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

January 21

Alcock's

January 26

Grove Church, near Morrisville

February 2

Rappahannock Fords and Station

February 5

Morrisville

February 9

Summerville

April 15

Freeman's Ford

April 28

Near Warrenton

April 29-May 8

Stoneman's Raid

April 29

Kelley's Ford

April 30

Culpeper

May 1

Rapidan Station

May 20-26

Operations on Northern Neck

June

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 9

Brandy Station and Beverly Ford

June 20

Ashby's Gap

June 21

Upperville and Middleburg

June 22

Philomont

June 24-25

Haymarket and Thoroughfare Gap

June 30

Hunterstown. Pa.

July 1-3

Gettysburg, Pa.

July 6

Williamsport

July 7

Downsville

July 8

Boonsboro

July 9

Benevola or Beaver Creek

July 10

Falling Waters

July 10-18

Funkstown

July 14

Falling Waters

July 18

Emmittsburg

July 21-22

Manassas Gap

July 23

Wapping Heights

July 25

Barbee's Cross Roads

July 29

Rixey's Ford

July 31-August 1

Kelly's Ford

August 1-3

Brandy Station

August 22

Stafford Court House

August 30-September 2

Expedition from Leesburg

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

September 13

Culpeper Court House

September 14-15

Rapidan Station

September 21-23

Reconnaissance across the Rapidan

September 22

Jack's Shop, Madison Court House

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 10

Raccoon and Morton's Fords

October 11

Stevensburg and near Kelly's Ford

October 12

Brandy Station

October 15

Broad Run

October 16

Oak Hill

October 17-18

Hunter's Ford, Rapidan River

October 24

Bealeton Station

October 26

Rappahannock Station

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 8

Muddy Run

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 29

Parker's Store

December 6

Reconnaissance to Woodville

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan; Barnett's Ford

May 5-7

Rapidan Campaign. Battles of the Wilderness

May 7-8

Todd's Tavern

May 8

Spottsylvania

May 9-24

Sheridan's Raid to James River

May 9-10

North Anna

May 11

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern

May 12

Fortifications of Richmond and Meadow Bridge

May 17

Jones Bridge

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 27

Hanovertown and Crump's Creek

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 28

Haw's Shop

May 30

Old Church and Mettadequin Creek

May 31-June 1

Bethesda Church

May 31-June 6

Cold Harbor

June 7-24

Sheridan's Trevillian Raid

June 11-12

Trevillian Station

June 12

Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads

June 21

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

June 23

Jones Bridge

June 29-July 31

Before Petersburg

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James

July 28-29

Deep Bottom

August 7-November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

August 11

Tell Gate, near White Post and Newtown

August 12

Berryville

August 13

Crooked Run

August 14

Near Strasburg

August 16

Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal

August 18

Front Royal

August 19

Kearneysville

August 21-22

Near Charlestown

August 25

Near Kearneysville

August 26

Near Shephardstown

August 28

Leetown and Smithfield

August 29

Smithfield Crossing, Opequan

September 3-4

Berryville

September 6

Port Republic

September 13

Bunker Hill and Opequan

September 15

Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek

September 19

Battle of Winchester

September 20

Strasburg and Middletown

September 21-22

Fisher's Hill

September 23

Near Edenburg

September 23-24

Mr. Jackson

September 24

New Market

September 26

Brown's Gap

September 26-27

Port Republic

September 28

New Market

September 29
and October 2

Waynesboro

October 8

Columbia Furnace

October 8-9

Tom's Brook, "Woodstock Races"

October 14

Hupp's Hill, near Strasburg

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October 20

Fisher's Hill

November 11

Near Kernstown

November 15

Near Winchester

November 22

Rude's Hill

November 28-December 3

Expedition from Winchester into Fauquier and Loudoun Counties

December 19-28

Expedition to Gordonsville

December 23

Near Gordonsville

1865

February 27-March 25

Sheridan's Raid from Winchester

March 2

Waynesboro

March 3

Charlottesville.

 

March 3-8

Detachment guarded prisoners from Waynesboro to Winchester

March 7

Near Rude's Hill and Mt. Jackson

March 11

Goochland Court House

March 14

Woodstock

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 30-31

Dinwiddie Court House

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Scott's Cross Roads

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 8

Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond station

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 23-29

Expedition to Danville

May

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

July 17

Mustered out and honorably discharged from service.