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United States 1st Cavalry (Union)

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  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Captain Eugene M. Baker
    • Captain Nelson B. Sweitzer
    • Captain Richard S. C. Lord
    • Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
    • Colonel George A.H. Blake
    • Lieutenant Charles W. Canfield
    • Lieutenant Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
    • Major Charles J. Whiting
    • Major Samuel D. Sturgis
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Wilson's Creek10 Aug 186110 Aug 1861< 1 dayGreen County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri
Trevilian Station11 June 186412 June 18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station9 June 18639 June 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 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
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, 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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