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United States 5th Cavalry (Union)

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  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert
    • Brigadier General George Sykes
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General Philip St. George Cooke
    • Brigadier General Thomas Devin
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Brigadier General William H. Emory
    • Captain James E. Harrison
    • Captain Joseph H. McArthur
    • Captain Julius W. Mason
    • Captain Thomas Drummond
    • Captain William K. Arnold
    • Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
    • Lieutenant Gustavus Urban
    • Lieutenant Gustuvus Urban
    • Lieutenant Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
    • Major Charles J. Whiting
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Hanover Court House27 May 186227 May 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Trevilian Station11 Jun 186412 Jun 18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station9 Jun 18639 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, 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

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