The Civil War in the East

10th New York Cavalry Regiment "Porter Guard"

 

The 10th New York Cavalry Regiment lost 9 officers and 93 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 148 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument east of Gettysburg on Hanover Road.

Monument to the 10th New York Cavalry Regiment at Gettysburg.

1861

September 27

Organized at Elmira, N. Y

December 24

Moved to Gettysburg, Pa. and duty there

1862

March

Duty at Havre de Grace and Baltimore, Md., in the Middle Department and in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.

August 27

Sulphur Springs, Va. and Near Frying Pan attached to Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Army of Virginia.

August 31

Reconnaissance to Dranesville, Herndon Station and Frying Pan assigned to Bayard's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac

September 3

Near Centreville

October 16-17

Reconnaissance to Leesburg

October 31

Aldie and Mountsville

November 1

Rappahannock Station

November 4

New Baltimore

November 7, 8 & 9

Rappahannock Station

November 16

United States Ford (Company H)

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

December 19

Occoquan, Dumfries

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

February 25

Hartwood Church

April 14

Rappahannock Railroad Bridge

April 27-May 8

Stoneman's Raid toward Richmond

April 30

Kelly's Ford

May 1

Rapidan Station

May 2

Louisa Court House

May 3

South Anna Bridge

May 4

Ashland Church and Thompson's Cross Roads

June

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, then 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps

June 9

Brandy Station and Beverly Ford

June 17

Aldie

June 18, 19 and 20

Middleburg

June 21

Upperville

June 22

Aldie

July 1-3

Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Major Mathew Henry Avery. It brought 392 men to the field and lost 2 killed 4 wounded and 3 missing.

July 5

Fairfield, Pa.

July 11

Hagerstown, Md.

July 11-12

Boonsboro

July 14

Near Harper's Ferry

July 14 and 16

Shephardstown

July 15

Halltown

August 4

Near Amissville

August 5

Little Washington

August

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

September 13

Culpeper Court House

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 11

Near Warrenton

October 12-13

Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs

October 14

Auburn and St. Stephen's Church

October 15-16

Catlett's Station

October 24

Rappahannock Station

November 1

Philomont

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

New Hope Church

November 29

Parker's Store

December 21-23

Expedition to Luray

1864

May-June

Rapidan Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps

May 4

Near Chancellorsville

May 5-6

Todd's Tavern

May 6-7

Wilderness

May 7-8

Todd's Tavern

May 8

Spottsylvania

May 9-24

Sheridan's Raid to the James River

May 9-10

North Anna River

May 11

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern and Glen Allen

May 12

Fortifications of Richmond

May 17

Jones Bridge

May 18

Haxall's Landing

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 28

Hanovertown and Haw's Shop

May 30

Old Church Tavern

May 31-June 1

Cold Harbor

June 2

Barker's and Gaines Mills

June 3

Bottom's Bridge

June 7-24

Sheridan's Trevillian Raid

June 11-12

Trevillian Station

June 16

Malvern Hill

June 18

Kings and Queens Court House

June 21

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

June 24

Samaria Church

June 26 to April 2

Before Petersburg

June 30

Ream's Station

July 1

Light House Point

July 2

Gaines Hill

July 10 and 16

Prince George Court House

July 12

Lee's Mills

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 28

Malvern Hill

July 30

Lee's Mills

August 13-20

Demonstration north of the James

August 14

Gravel Hill

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains

August 19-21

Weldon Railroad

August 23

Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station

August 25

Ream's Station

August 29-30

Arthur's Swamp

September 2

Yellow Tavern

September 16

Stony Creek Station

September 17

Belcher's Mills

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm

September 30-October 1

Vaughan Road

October 1

Duncan Road

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

November 2

Near Prince George Court House

November 7

Reconnaissance to Stony Creek

November 18

Blackwater Creek

December 1

Stony Creek

December 6-12

Hicksford Raid

December 9-10

Bellefield

December 10

Jarrett's Station

1864

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 28- April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 30-31

Dinwiddie Court House

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 5

Payne's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs

April 6

Deatonville Road and Sailor's Creek

April 7

Farmville

April 8

Appomattox Station

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 23-29

Expedition to Danville

May

Moved to Washington, D. C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 17

Consolidated with 24th New York Cavalry to form 1st Regiment Provisional Cavalry.

July 19

1st Regiment Provisional Cavalry mustered out