10th New York Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Porter Guard"

Organized at Elmira, N. Y., September 27, 1861. Moved to Gettysburg, Pa., December 24, and duty there until March, 1862. Duty at Havre de Grace and Baltimore, Md.. Middle Department and in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until August, 1862 Attached to Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Army of Virginia. August-September, 1862. Bayard's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862. Near Frying Pan August 27. Reconnaissance to Dranesville, Herndon Station and Frying Pan August 31. Near Centreville September 3. Reconnaissance to Leesburg October 16-17. Mountsville October 31.

• October 31, 1862 - Skirmish at Aldie, Virginia

Rappahannock Station November 1. New Baltimore November 4. Rappahannock Station November 7, 8 and 9. United States Ford November 16 (Co. "H"). Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Occoquan, Dumfries, December 19. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Hartwood Church February 25. Rappahannock Railroad Bridge April 14.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • Stoneman's Raid toward Richmond April 27-May 8.
  • Kelly's Ford April 30.
  • Rapidan Station May 1.
  • Louisa Court House May 2
  • May 3, 1863 - Skirmish near Ashland, Virginia
  • May 4, 1863 - Skirmish at Ashland Church, Virginia
  • Thompson's Cross Roads May 4.
• Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9.
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
• June 17, 1863 - Action at Aldie, Virginia
• Middleburg June 18, 19 and 20.
• Upperville June 21.
• Aldie June 22.
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Fairfield, Pa., July 5.
  • Hagerstown, Md., July 11.
  • Boonsboro July 11-12.
  • Near Harper's Ferry July 14.
  • Shephardstown July 14 and 16.
  • Halltown July 15.
• August 4, 1863 - Skirmish at Amissville, Virginia

Little Washington August 5. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Near Warrenton October 11. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and St. Stephen's Church October 14. Catlett's Station October 15-16. Rappahannock Station October 24. Philomont November 1. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27.

• November 29, 1863 - Action at Parker's Store, Virginia
• Expedition to Luray December 21-23.
• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • Near Chancellorsville May 4.
  • May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
    • May 5-6, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
    • May 7-8, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
    • Spottsylvania May 8.
  • May 9-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River, Virginia
    • May 10, 1864 - Engagement on the North Anna River, Virginia
    • May 11, 1864 - Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
    • May 11, 1864 - Combat at Glen Allen Station, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Brook's Church, Virginia
    • Jones Bridge May 17.
    • Haxall's Landing May 18.
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
    • May 28, 1864 - Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
    • Haw's Shop May 28.
    • Old Church Tavern May 30.
  • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Engagement at Cold Harbor, Virginia
  • Barker's and Gaines Mills June 2.
  • Bottom's Bridge June 3.
  • June 7-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Raid to Trevillian Station, Virginia
    • June 11-12, 1864 - Engagement at Trevillian Station, Virginia

Malvern Hill June 16. Kings and Queens Court House June 18. White House or St. Peter's Church and Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. Samaria Church June 24. Before Petersburg June 26, 1864, to April 2, 1865, Ream's Station June 30, 1864. Light House Point July 1. Gaines Hill July 2. Prince George Court House July 10 and 16. Lee's Mills July 12. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Malvern Hill July 28. Lee's Mills July 30. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Weldon Railroad August 19-21. Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. Ream's Station August 25. Arthur's Swamp August 29-30. Yellow Tavern September 2. Stony Creek Station September 16. Belcher's Mills September 17. Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2. Vaughan Road September 30-October 1. Duncan Road October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Near Prince George Court House November 2. Reconnaissance to Stony Creek November 7. Blackwater Creek November 18. Stony Creek December 1. Hicksford Raid December 6-12. Bellefield December 9-10. Jarrett's Station December 10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28- April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Payne's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5. Deatonville Road and Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Washington, D. C, May. Grand Review May 23. Consolidated with 24th New York Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 1st Regiment Provisional Cavalry.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 93 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 148 Enlisted men by disease. Total 251.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 827, 905, 909, 916, 917, 919, 920, 928, 932, 933, 935, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 1377-1378)