Georgia 62nd Cavalry (Confederate)
1/8/62
Organized - Georgia 62nd Cavalry - Georgia
31/10/62
Battle - Franklin, Virginia
31/5/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
9/6/64
Battle - First Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
11/7/64
Mustered Out - Georgia 62nd Cavalry - Georgia
30/9/64
Battle - Fort Harrison, Virginia
12/4/65
Battle - Raleigh, North Carolina
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