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West Virginia 1st Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:10 Jul 1861
  • Muster Out Date:8 Jul 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 1st Virginia Volunteer Cavalry
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth
    • Brigadier General James Shields
    • Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
    • Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy
    • Colonel Henry Capehart
    • Colonel Nathan Kimball
    • Colonel Nathaniel P. Richmond
    • Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead
    • Colonel William H. Powell
    • Major B. F. Chamberlain
    • Major Benjamin F. Chamberlain
    • Major John A. Krepps
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
McDowell8 May 18628 May 1862< 1 dayHighland County, Virginia
Lynchburg17 Jun 186418 Jun 18641 day(s)Lynchburg, Virginia
First Kernstown23 Mar 186223 Mar 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
Moorefield7 Aug 18647 Aug 1864< 1 dayHardy County, West Virginia
Williamsport6 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Port Republic9 Jun 18629 Jun 1862< 1 dayRockingham County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Hanover30 Jun 186330 Jun 1863< 1 dayHanover, Pennsylvania
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
Cross Keys8 Jun 18628 Jun 1862< 1 dayRockingham 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
Cove Mountain10 May 186410 May 1864< 1 dayWythe County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Second Winchester13 Jun 186315 Jun 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
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
Warrenton Junction, Virginia3 May 18633 May 1863< 1 dayWarrenton Junction, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia10 May 186410 May 1864< 1 dayWytheville, Virginia
Hanover, Pennsylvania30 Jun 186330 Jun 1863< 1 dayHanover, Pennsylvania
Hagerstown, Maryland6 Jul 18636 Jul 1863< 1 dayHagerstown, Maryland
Raccoon Ford, Virginia19 Sept 186319 Sept 1863< 1 dayRaccoon Ford, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia18 Jul 186318 Jul 1863< 1 dayWytheville, Virginia

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