Pennsylvania 5th Cavalry (Union)
01/09/1861
Organized - Pennsylvania 5th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
09/09/1862
Battle - Williamsburg, Virginia
29/03/1863
Battle - Williamsburg, Virginia
11/04/1863
Battle - Williamsburg, Virginia
17/10/1863
Battle - Camden Court House, North Carolina
09/06/1864
Battle - First Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
15/06/1864
Battle - Second Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
As the Overland Campaign concluded, the strategic goals of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shifted from the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army in the field to eliminating the supply and communication routes to the Confederate capital at Richmond. The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Grant knew Petersburg was the key to the capture of Richmond and that Lee would be forced to defend it. Marching south from Co…READ MORE
20/09/1864
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
13/10/1864
Battle - Darbytown Road - Sandston, Virginia
10/12/1864
Battle - Darbytown Road, Virginia
01/04/1865
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Kleinz
Lieutenant ColonelChristopher Kleinz
01/04/1865
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Ranald S. Mackenzie
Brigadier GeneralRanald S. Mackenzie
01/04/1865
Battle - Five Forks - Five Forks, Virginia
The Union victory along the White Oak Road on March 31st threatened to destabilize the entire Confederate line west of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. George Pickett with his infantry division and the cavalry divisions of Col. Thomas Munford, Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and Maj. Gen Thomas Rosser to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks, along the White Oak Road five miles west of the previous fighting there. Pickett's defensive line was not well constructed, and much of his cavalry force w…READ MORE
09/04/1865
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
07/08/1865
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 5th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
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