5th United States Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized by direction of the President from 2nd Cavalry August 3, 1861. Attached to Cooke's Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cooke's Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to November, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Army Potomac, to February, 1863. Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864. 3rd (Reserve) Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Lewinsville, Va., September 11, 1861 (Co. "H"). Reconnaissance to Lewinsville September 25. Duty in Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Reconnaissance to Cedar Run March 14-16.

• March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • May 27-29, 1862 - Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia
    • May 27, 1862 - Engagement at Hanover Court House, Virginia
    • May 28, 1862 - Skirmish near Ashland, Virginia
  • Operations against Stuart June 13-15.
  • Old Church and Haw's Shop, June 13.
  • June 13, 1862 - Skirmish at Hanover Court House
  • Haw's Shop June 15.
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • Operations at White House June 26-July 2.
• Sycamore Church and White Oak Swamp Bridge July 3.
• White Oak Swamp Bridge July 4.
• Malvern Hill July 5.
• Reconnaissance from Westover July 16.
• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 10-11, 1862 - Skirmishes at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
  • September 19, 1862 - Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
  • Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20.
• Charlestown October 6 and 16.
• Kearneysville and Shepherdstown October 16-17 (Detachment).
• October 16-17, 1862 - Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg, Maryland to Smithfield, West Virginia (detachment)

Bloomfield and Upperville November 2-3. Manassas Gap and Markham Station November 4. Manassas Gap, Barbee's Cross Roads, Chester Gap and Markham November 5-6. Waterloo Bridge November 7. Little Washington November 8. Reconnaissance from Sharpsburg to Smithfield, W. Va., November 24-25. Battle of Fredericksburg December 11-15. Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. Reconnaissance to Catlett's and Rappahannock Stations January 8-10, 1863 (Detachment). Near Grove Church January 9 (Detachment). Kelly's Ford March 17.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8.
  • Brandy Station April 29.
  • Raccoon Ford April 30 (Detachment).
• Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9.

• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
• Middleburg June 19.
• Upperville June 21.
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • July 6, 1863 - Action at Williamsport, Maryland
  • July 8, 1863 - Action at Boonsboro, Maryland
  • July 9, 1863 - Skirmish at Benevola, Maryland
  • July 10-13, 1863 - Skirmishes near Funkstown, Maryland
  • July 14, 1863 - Engagement at Falling Waters, Maryland

Manassas Gap, Va.. July 21-22. Wapping Heights July 23. Kelly's Ford July 31-August 1. Brandy Station August 1-4. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Manassas Junction October 17. Bristoe Station October 18. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Barnett's Ford February 6-7. Custer's Raid in Albemarle County February 28-March 1. Charlottesville February 29. Stannardsville near Taylortown February 29. Stannardsville March 1.

• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • 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
  • May 9-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River, Virginia
    • May 10, 1864 - Action at Davenport Ford, Virginia
    • May 11, 1864 - Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Combat at Mechanicsville, Virginia
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
    • May 27, 1864 - Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
    • May 27, 1864 - Skirmish near Hanover Junction, Virginia
    • Haw's Shop May 28.
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
  • Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30.
  • May 31-June 12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Companies B/F/K)
    • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Engagement at Cold Harbor, Virginia
  • June 7-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Raid to Trevillian Station, Virginia
    • June 11-12, 1864 - Engagement at Trevillian Station, Virginia
  • Mallory's Cross Roads June 12.
• Black Creek or Tunstall Station and White House or St. Peter's Church June 21.
• Jones' Bridge June 23.
• June 11-21, 1864 - Expedition from Point Lookout, Maryland to Pope's Creek, Virginia (Detachment)

Siege of Petersburg until August. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Malvern Hill July 28. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Near Newtown August 11. Near Strasburg August 14.

• August 11-21, 1864 - Expedition from Point Lookout, Maryland to Pope's Creek, Virginia (Detachment)

Near Kearneysville August 25. Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19 Fisher's Hill September 21.

• September 22, 1864 - Skirmish near Milford, Virginia

Front Royal September 23. Luray Valley September 24. Port Republic September 26-27. Rockfish Gap September 28. Mt. Crawford October 2. Tom's Brook, Woodstock Races, October 8-9. Expedition into Surrey County October 16-18. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Near Kernstown November 11. Expedition into Loudoun and Fauquier Counties November 28-December 3. Expedition from Winchester to near Gordonsville December 19-28. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Action at Waynesboro March 2. Duguidsville March 8, Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Amelia Springs April 4-5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 60 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 90 Enlisted men by disease. Total 159.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 828, 897, 899, 900, 901, 902, 905, 932, 933, 935, 936, 939, 940, 941, 942, 953, 1691-1692)