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New York 5th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:15 Aug 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:19 July 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 1st Ira Harris Guard, New York
    • Ira Harris Cavalry, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth
    • Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
    • Colonel Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington Jr.
    • Colonel Nathaniel P. Richmond
    • Major John Hammond
    • Major Theodore A. Boice
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Williamsport6 July 186316 July 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Front Royal23 May 186223 May 1862< 1 dayWarren County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Hanover30 June 186330 June 1863< 1 dayHanover, Pennsylvania
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Boonsboro8 July 18638 July 1863< 1 dayWashington County, Maryland
First Rappahannock Station22 Aug 186225 Aug 18623 day(s)Culpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia
Cedar Mountain9 Aug 18629 Aug 1862< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
First Winchester25 May 186225 May 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Gainesville17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayGainesville, Florida
Columbia Furnace, Virginia7 Oct 18647 Oct 1864< 1 dayColumbia Furnace, Virginia
White Post, Virginia3 Sept 18643 Sept 1864< 1 dayWhite Post, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia24 May 186224 May 1862< 1 dayMiddletown, Virginia
Hanover, Pennsylvania30 June 186330 June 1863< 1 dayHanover, Pennsylvania
Chantilly, Virginia23 Mar 186323 Mar 1863< 1 dayChantilly, Virginia
Hagerstown, Maryland6 July 18636 July 1863< 1 dayHagerstown, Maryland
James City, Virginia10 Oct 186310 Oct 1863< 1 dayJames City, Virginia
Fairfax Court House (1861)1 June 18611 June 1861< 1 dayFairfax Court House, Virginia
Greenwich, Virginia30 May 186330 May 1863< 1 dayGreenwich, Virginia
Orange Court House, Virginia2 Aug 18622 Aug 1862< 1 dayOrange Court House, Virginia
Good's Farm6 June 18626 June 1862< 1 dayHarrisonburg, Virginia
Bowling Green, Virginia21 May 186421 May 1864< 1 dayBowling Green, Virginia
Cedar Creek, Virginia12 Nov 186412 Nov 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia

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