1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion
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- November 25, 1862 - Organized with four companies at Winchester, Virginia
- ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
- Company A consisted of the Maryland members of the 1st Virginia Cavalry / Company K
- January 2-5, 1863 - Expedition to Moorefield and Petersburg
- April 1863 - Jones' and Imboden's West Virginia Raid
- April 25, 1863 - Greenland Gap
- April 29, 1863 - Fairmont
- April 30, 1863 - Bridgeport
- June 19, 1863 - Middleburg
- June 25, 1863 - skirmish near Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 4, 1863 - Monterey Gap [detachment]
- July 6-13, 1863 - Hagerstown
- August 1863 - Companies E/F assigned
- February-March 1864 - Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid
- May 15, 1864 - New Market
- May 27, 1864 - Pollard's Farm
- June 1, 1864 - South Anna River
- June 11-12, 1864 - Trevilian Station
- July 1864 - 1st Virginia Cavalry / Company K assigned to this battalion as Company K
- August 7, 1864 - Moorefield
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- March 2, 1865 - Waynesborough
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- April 28, 1865 - Disbanded at Cloverdale, Botetourt County, Virginia
DESIGNATIONS
- Maryland Line (December 1862-February 1863)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Division / Jones' Brigade (February-June 1863)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Division / F. Lee's Brigade (June-September 1863)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / F. Lee's Division / Lomax's Brigade (September-November 1863)
- Department of Richmond / Maryland Line (November 1863-June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ransom's/Lomax's Cavalry Division / Jones'/Johnson's Brigade (June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Lomax's Cavalry Division / Jackson's/Davidson's Brigade (July 1864-March 1865)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / F. Lee's/Munford's Division / Payne's Brigade (April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Ridgely Brown (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Gustavus W. Dorsey (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert C. Smith (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Goldsborough, William Worthington. The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Middle Atlantic States Historical Publications Series, no. 19.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 58-59)