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New York 2nd Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:8 Oct 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Scarsdale, New York
  • Muster Out Date:5 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Harris Light Cavalry, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General August V. Kautz
    • Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
    • Captain Andrew S. Glover
    • Colonel Alanson Merwin Randol
    • Colonel Alexander C. M. Pennington
    • Colonel Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington Jr.
    • Colonel Robert M. West
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Upperville21 Jun 186321 Jun 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Williamsport6 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Aldie17 Jun 186317 Jun 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sept 186430 Sept 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Berryville3 Sept 18644 Sept 18641 day(s)Clarke County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Thoroughfare Gap28 Aug 186228 Aug 1862< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Middleburg17 Jun 186319 Jun 18632 day(s)Loudoun 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
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
First Rappahannock Station22 Aug 186225 Aug 18623 day(s)Culpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Cedar Mountain9 Aug 18629 Aug 1862< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Ashland, Virginia1 Mar 18641 Mar 1864< 1 dayAshland, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia4 Sept 18644 Sept 1864< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia
Gainesville17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayGainesville, Florida
Carmel Church, Virginia23 Jul 186223 Jul 1862< 1 dayCarmel Church, Virginia
Cedar Creek, Virginia12 Jun 186412 Jun 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia
Louisa Court House, Virginia2 May 18632 May 1863< 1 dayLouisa Court House, Virginia
Raccoon Ford, Virginia5 Dec 18635 Dec 1863< 1 dayRaccoon Ford, Virginia
Ashland, Virginia15 Mar 186515 Mar 1865< 1 dayAshland, Virginia
Mount Jackson, Virginia22 Nov 186422 Nov 1864< 1 dayMount Jackson, Virginia
Campti, Louisiana4 Apr 18644 Apr 1864< 1 dayCampti, Louisiana
Middleburg, Virginia19 Jun 186319 Jun 1863< 1 dayMiddleburg, Virginia
Aldie, Virginia18 Jun 186318 Jun 1863< 1 dayAldie, Virginia
Old Church, Virginia2 Mar 18642 Mar 1864< 1 dayOld Church, Virginia
Rockville, Maryland28 Jun 186328 Jun 1863< 1 dayRockville, Maryland
Monocacy, Maryland10 Jul 186410 Jul 1864< 1 dayMonocacy, Maryland
New Baltimore, Virginia19 Oct 186319 Oct 1863< 1 dayNew Baltimore, Virginia
Mount Jackson, Virginia21 Dec 186421 Dec 1864< 1 dayMount Jackson, Virginia
Aldie, Virginia17 Jun 186317 Jun 1863< 1 dayAldie, Virginia
Todd's Tavern7 May 18647 May 1864< 1 dayTodd's Tavern, Virginia
Liberty Mills, Virginia23 Sept 186323 Sept 1863< 1 dayLiberty Mills, Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia25 Aug 186425 Aug 1864< 1 dayShepherdstown, West Virginia
Louisa Court House, Virginia1 May 18631 May 1863< 1 dayLouisa Court House, Virginia
Morrisville13 Apr 186513 Apr 1865< 1 dayMorrisville, North Carolina
Cedar Creek, Virginia12 Nov 186412 Nov 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia

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