Georgia 62nd Cavalry (Confederate)
01/08/1862
Organized - Georgia 62nd Cavalry - Georgia
31/10/1862
Battle - Franklin, Virginia
31/05/1864
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
09/06/1864
Battle - First Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
11/07/1864
Mustered Out - Georgia 62nd Cavalry - Georgia
30/09/1864
Battle - Fort Harrison, Virginia
12/04/1865
Battle - Raleigh, North Carolina
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