The Civil War in the East

2nd United States Cavalry Regiment

 

The Second United States Cavalry Regiment lost 5 officers and 73 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 92 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the Second United States Cavalry at Gettysburg

1861

April

Company C at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Company I at Taos, N.M.

Company G assigned to duty with McRae's Battery Artillery in New Mexico

May 24

Occupation of Arlington Heights, Va. (Detachment)

June 1

Fairfax Court House (Company B)

June

Regiment (except Companies C, G & I) attached to Thomas' Command, Patterson's Army

June 11

Company C left Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

July 16-21

Advance on Manassas, Va. (4 Cos.)

July 18

Blackburn's Ford

July 21

Battle of Bull Run

August

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Regiment assigned to 1st Brigade, Banks' Division, Shenandoah

August 6

Company C at Springfield, Mo.

August 10

Company C at Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo.

August 17

Regiment assigned to Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac

August 11-30

Company C moved to St. Louis, Mo., then to Paducah, Ky. Attached to District of Paducah, Ky.

October 1-9

Company I Moved to Fort Garland and duty there

December

All Companies in Washington. D.C. except C, G & L

1862

January 15

Reached Memphis, Tenn., and duty there as escort to Gen. Grant's Headquarters, Army Tennessee

February

Company C attached to 2nd Division, District of West Tennessee, and Army Tennessee

February 2-6

Company C - Operations against Fort Henry, Tenn.

February 12-16

Company C - Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn.

February 19-25

Company C - Expedition to Nashville, Tenn.

February 21

Company G - Battle of Valverde

March 2-4

Company G - Evacuation of Albuquerque and Santa Fe

March

Regiment assigned to Provost Guard, Army Potomac

April - August

Peninsula Campaign

March 1-16

Company C - Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown, Va.

April 6-7

Company C - Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.

April 29-May 30

Company C - Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss.

May 23

Ellison's Mill near Mechanicsville (Detachment)

May 24

New Bridge (Detachment)

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

July

Company C - Duty at and about Corinth, Miss. Assigned to 2nd Division, District of Corinth. Miss.

September-October

Companies G & I moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

October 3-4

Company C - Battle of Corinth

October 16-17

Reconnaissance to Charlestown, W. Va.

October 16

Charlestown

October 27

Companies G & I arrived Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

November

Company C - Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Assigned to District of Corinth, Miss., 13th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee

November 23

Companies G & I arrived Washington, D.C.

December

Company C - Assigned to 2nd Division, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps

December 29-30

Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River

1863

January 13

Companies G & I joined Regiment at Falmouth, Va.

February

Attached to Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac

April 27-May 8

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29-May 8

Stoneman's Raid

May

Company C joined Regiment at Falmouth, Va.

June 9

Brandy Station and Beverly Ford

June 11-21

Expedition from Point Lookout, Md., to Pope's Creek (Detachment)

June 19

Middleburg

June 21

Upperville

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Captain Theo. F. Rodenbough.

 

From the monument at Gettysburg:

July 3. Moved with the Brigade at 12 m. under Brig. General W. Merritt from Emmitsburg and attacked the Confederate right and rear and was engaged for four hours until the action was brought to a close by a heavy rain.


Casualties: killed 3 men wounded 1 officer and 6 men missing 1 officer and 8 men.

July 6

Williamsport, Md.

July 10-13

Boonesboro

July 14

Falling Waters

July 21-22

Manassas Gap

July 23

Wapping Heights

July 31-August 1

Kelly's Ford

August 1-4

Brandy Station

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 17

Manassas Junction

October 18

Bristoe Station

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan, Barnett's Ford

February 28-March 1

Custer's Raid in Albemarle County

February 29

Near Charlottesville

March 1

Stannardsville

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Wilderness

May 7-8

Todd's Tavern

May 9-24

Sheridan's Raid to the James River

May 11

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern

May 12

Mechanicsville

May 26-28

Line of the Pamunkey

May 27

Hanovertown Ferry and Hanovertown

May 28

Haw's Shop

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 30

Old Church and Mattadequin Creek

May 31-June 1

Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor

June 7-24

Sheridan's Trevillian Raid

June 11-12

Trevillian Station

June 12

Mallory's Cross Roads

June 21

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

June 23

Jones' Bridge

July

Siege of Petersburg

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 28

Malvern Hill

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to 3rd (Reserve) Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

August 11

Tell Gate near White Post and near Newtown

August 14

Near Strasburg

August 25

Halltown and near Kearneysville

August 28

Leetown and Smithville, Smithfield Crossing, Opequan

September 13

Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek

September 15

Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 21

Fisher's Hill

September 22

Milford

September 23

Front Royal

September 24

Luray Valley

September 25

Front Royal

September 26-27

Port Republic

September 28

Rockfish Gap

October 2

Mt. Crawford

October 8-9

Tom's Brook, Woodstock Races

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

November 11

Near Kernstown

November 28-December 3

Expedition into Loudoun and Faquier Counties

December 19-28

Expedition from Winchester to near Gordonsville

December 22

Liberty Mills

December 23

Near Gordonsville

December

Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until July, 1865.

1865

March

Assigned to Cavalry Brigade, Army Shenandoah