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West Virginia 2nd Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Nov 1861
  • Muster Out Date:30 Jun 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
    • Colonel Henry Capehart
    • Colonel William H. Powell
    • Lieutenant Colonel James Allen
    • Lieutenant Colonel John J. Hoffman
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Lynchburg17 Jun 186418 Jun 18641 day(s)Lynchburg, Virginia
Monocacy9 Jul 18649 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Dinwiddie Court House31 Mar 186531 Mar 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Appomattox Station8 Apr 18658 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox County, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Second Kernstown24 Jul 186424 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Cove Mountain10 May 186410 May 1864< 1 dayWythe County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia2 Mar 18652 Mar 1865< 1 dayAugusta County, Virginia
Rutherford's Farm20 Jul 186420 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia
Princeton, West Virginia10 May 186410 May 1864< 1 dayPrinceton, West Virginia
Winchester, Virginia5 Sept 18645 Sept 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Salem, Virginia22 Jun 186422 Jun 1864< 1 daySalem, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia10 May 186410 May 1864< 1 dayWytheville, Virginia
Fayetteville, West Virginia4 Jul 18634 Jul 1863< 1 dayFayetteville, West Virginia
Lewisburg, West Virginia2 May 18632 May 1863< 1 dayLewisburg, West Virginia
Newtown, Virginia22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Cove Gap, West Virginia23 Jun 186423 Jun 1864< 1 dayCove Gap, West Virginia
Fayetteville, West Virginia10 Sept 186210 Sept 1862< 1 dayFayetteville, West Virginia

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