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Pennsylvania 8th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:17 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:24 Jul 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 89th Volunteer Infantry, Pennsylvania
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General David M. Gregg
    • Brigadier General David McM. Gregg
    • Captain Peter Keenan
    • Colonel David M. Gregg
    • Colonel John F. Farnsworth
    • Colonel John Irvin Gregg
    • Colonel Michael Kerwin
    • Colonel Pennock Huey
    • Colonel Thomas Devin
    • Major Pennock Huey
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Trevilian Station11 Jun 186412 Jun 18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Amelia Springs5 Apr 18655 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, 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
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Saint Mary's Church24 Jun 186424 Jun 1864< 1 dayCharles City, Virginia
Boydton Plank Road27 Oct 186428 Oct 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Amissville, Virginia10 Nov 186210 Nov 1862< 1 dayAmissville, Virginia
Sulphur Springs, Virginia12 Oct 186312 Oct 1863< 1 daySulphur Springs, Virginia

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