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Massachusetts 2nd Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:10 Dec 1862
  • Muster Out Date:20 July 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Maj. Charles C. Meservey
    • Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
    • Brigadier General Gustavus A. DeRussy
    • Brigadier General Thomas Devin
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Captain Archibald McKendry
    • Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson
    • Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
    • Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
    • Lieutenant Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
    • Major James Magee
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Tom's Brook9 Oct 18649 Oct 1864< 1 dayShenandoah County, Virginia
Port Hudson21 May 18639 July 186349 day(s)East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Dinwiddie Court House31 Mar 186531 Mar 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 July 186412 July 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
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
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Newtown, Virginia28 Oct 186428 Oct 1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia12 July 186412 July 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Winchester, Virginia17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
South Anna Bridge, Virginia26 June 186326 June 1863< 1 daySouth Anna Bridge, Virginia
Aldie, Virginia31 July 186331 July 1863< 1 dayAldie, Virginia
Aldie, Virginia6 July 18646 July 1864< 1 dayAldie, Virginia

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