1st Maine Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Augusta and mustered in November 5, 1861. Companies "A," "D," "E" and "F" moved to Washington, D.C., March 14-19, 1862; Companies "B," "I," "H" and "M" March 19-24, and Companies "C," "G," "K" and "L" to Washington March 19-28, 1862. Attached to Miles' Railroad Brigade, Army of Potomac, to May, 1862 (Cos. "A," "B," "E," "H" and "M"). Hatch's Cavalry Brigade, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah, to July, 1862 (Cos. "A," "B," "E," "H" and "M"). Abercrombie's Brigade, Williams' Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah, March to May, 1862 (Cos. "C," "D," "F," "G," "I," "K" and "L"). Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to July, 1862 (Cos. "C," "D," "F," "G," "I," "K" and "L"). Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Bayard's Cavalry 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 October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Companies "A," "B," "E," "H" and "M" ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., March, 1862, and guard duty along Baltimore & Ohio Railroad replace May 19. Moved to Strasburg and operations in the Shenandoah Valley May 15-June 17. Action at Woodstock May 21, Strasburg May 22 (Cos. "H" and "M")

• May 24, 1862 - Action at Middletown, Virginia
• May 25, 1862 - Battle of Winchester, Virginia (Companies A/B/E/H/M)
• Retreat to Williamsport May 25-26.
• June 3, 1862 - Skirmish near Winchester, Virginia
  • June 24, 1862 - Skirmish near Milford, Virginia (detachment)

Reconnaissance to Front Royal June 29-30. Luray June 30. Rejoin Regiment at Warrenton July 10. Companies "C," "D," "F," "G," "I," "K" and "L" moved to Warrenton March, 1862. Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock April 16 (Co. "C"). Reconnaissance to Liberty Church April 16 (Detachment). Reconnaissance to Culpeper Court House May 4-5. Brandy Station May 5. Join McDowell at Manassas Junction May 25.

• July 2, 1862 - Skirmish near Milford, Virginia

Winchester July 3. Sperryville July 5. Regiment scouting on the Rappahannock during July. Reconnaissance to James City July 22-24. Slaughter House August 7. Robinson River August 8. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Stevensburg, Raccoon Ford and Brandy Station August 20. Beverly Ford August 20. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Rappahannock Station August 24-25. Sulphur Springs August 27. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Mountsville, Centerville, Chantilly and Germantown August 31. Chantilly September 1.

• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • Frederick, Md., September 7 and 12.
  • September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• At Frederick, Md., replace November 2.
• Manassas Junction October 24.
• Middleburg October 30.
• October 31, 1862 - Skirmish at Aldie, Virginia
• Salem, New Baltimore and near Warrenton November 4.
• Rappahannock Station November 7-9.
• November 24-25, 1862 - Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg, Maryland to Shepherdstown, West Virginia (detachmentS)
• Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
• Dumfries December 28.
• "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863,
• Rappahannock Bridge April 14.
• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8.
  • Kelly's Ford April 29.
  • Louisa Court House May 1-2.
  • May 3, 1863 - Skirmish near Ashland, Virginia
• Bealton May 10.
• Operations on Northern Neck May 20-26 (Detachment).
• 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.
  • Upperville June 21.
  • June 30, 1863 - Action at Hanover, Pennsylvania
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • July 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Caledonia Iron Works, Pennsylvania
  • Hagerstown July 11.
  • Funkstown, Md., July 12.

Shephardstown and near Harper's Ferry July 14. Halltown and Charlestown July 15. Shephardstown July 16. Little Washington August 5. Beverly Ford August 15. Brandy Station September 6. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Hazel River September 13. Raccoon Ford September 14. Culpeper September 20. White's Ford September 21-22. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Gaines' Cross Roads October 12. Warrenton Or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14. Blackburn's Ford October 15. Culpeper October 20. Near Bealton October 22. Rappahannock Crossing October 22. Rappahannock Station October 23. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Morton's Ford November 26. New Hope Church November 27.

• November 29, 1863 - Action at Parker's Store, Virginia

Expedition to Luray December 21-23. Reconnaissance to Front Royal January 1-4, 1864. Near Salem January 3 (Detachment). Kilpatrick's Raid to Richmond February 28-March 4. Beaver Dam Station February 29. Fortifications of Richmond March 1. Brook's Turnpike March 1. Old Church March 2. Near Tunstall Station March 2.

• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • May 6-7, 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
  • 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 - Action at Diamond Hill, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Brook's Church, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Meadow Bridge, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
    • Jones' Bridge May 17.
    • Haxall's Landing May 18.
    • Milford May 20.
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
    • Haw's Shop May 28.
    • Old Church May 29-30.
  • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Engagement at Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • About Cold Harbor June 1-7.
  • Sumner's Upper Bridge and McGee's Mills June 2.
  • June 7-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Raid to Trevillian Station, Virginia
  • Elliott's Mills June 8.
    • June 11-12, 1864 - Engagement at Trevillian Station, Virginia

Black Creek, Tunstall Station, June 21. White House, St. Peter's Church, June 21. St. Mary's Church June 24. Second Swamp June 28. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865. Warwick Swamp and Lee's Mill July 12. Deep Bottom July 27-28. New Market July 28. Malvern Hill July 29. Lee's Mills July 30. Near Sycamore Church August 9. Gravel Hill August 14, Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Deep Run August 16. Nelson's Farm August 18. Ream's Station August 23-25. Dinwiddie Road near Ream's Station August 23. Yellow Tavern September 2. Stony Creek Station September 15. Belcher's Mills September 17. Lee's Mills September 18. Vaughan Road September 26. Wyatt's Farm September 29. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 1. Vaughan and Duncan Road October 1. Boydton Plank Road or Hatcher's Run October 27-28. Old members mustered out November 4, 1864. Stony Creek Station December 1. Bellefield Raid December 7-11. Bellefield December 9-10. 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. Namozine Church and Jettersville April 3. Fame's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5. Sailor's Creek and Deatonville Road April 6. Briery Creek and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Petersburg and in the Dept. of Virginia replace August. Mustered out August 1, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	15 Officers and 159 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 3 Officers and 341 enlisted men by disease Total 518	"This Regiment lost greatest number killed in action of any Cavalry Regiment in the entire army"
Fox	15 Officers and 159 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded Total 174 (Combat Losses) Fox lists this unit as 1st on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Cavalry units with over 200 casualties)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 761, 827, 900, 901, 902, 905, 909, 916, 919, 928, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 942, 1215-1216)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 6)