Description
Organized at grand rapids, mich., october, 1862, to june, 1863. 1st battalion left state for washington, d.C., february 20, 1863. Balance of regiment may, 1863. Attached to provisional cavalry brigade, casey’s division, defences of washington, 22nd army corps, to april, 1863. 1st brigade, stahel’s cavalry division, 22nd army corps, dept. Of washington, to june, 1863. 2nd brigade, 3rd division, cavalry corps, army of the potomac, to march, 1864. 1st brigade, 1st division, cavalry corps, army of the potomac and middle military division, to june, 1865. District of the plains, dept. Of missouri, to september, 1865. District of dakota to december, 1865.Service.–duty in the defences of washington, d.C., till june, 1863. Action at thoroughfare gap, va., may 21, 1863. Greenwich may 30. Expedition up the catoctin valley june 27-28. Occupation of gettysburg, pa., june 28. Hanover, pa., june 30. Battle of gettysburg, pa., july 1-3. Hunterstown july 2. Monterey july 4. Smithburg july 5. Williamsport and hagerstown july 6. Boonsboro july 8. Hagerstown july 11-13. Falling waters july 14. Snicker’s gap july 19. Expedition from warrenton junction, between bull run and blue ridge mountains, august 1-8. Hartwood church august 15. King george court house august 24. Expedition to port conway september 1-3. Advance from the rappahannock to the rapidan september 13-17. Culpeper court house september 13. Raccoon ford september 14-16. Raccoon ford september 17. Reconnoissance across the rapidan september 21-23. White’s ford september 21-22. Orange court house september 22. Bristoe campaign october 8-22. Robertson’s river october 8. Jams city october 8-10. Bethesda church october 10. Near culpeper and brandy station october 11. Gainesville october 14. Groveton october 17-18. Gainesville, catlett’s station and buckland’s mills october 19. Near falmouth november 6. Advance to line of the rappahannock november 7-8. Stevensburg november 8. Mine run campaign november 26-december 2. Morton’s ford november 26. Raccoon ford november 26-27. Demonstration on the rapidan february 6-7, 1864. Kilpatrick’s raid on richmond february 28-march 4. Fortifications of richmond and atlee’s march 1.- campaign from the rapidan to the james river may 3-june 24. Battles of the wilderness may 5-7. Todd’s tavern may 5-6. Brook road and the furnaces may 6. Todd’s tavern may 7-8. Sheridan’s raid to the james river may 9-24. Beaver dam station may 9. Ground squirrel church and yellow tavern may 11. Meadow bridge and fortifications of richmond may 12 malvern hill may 16. Hanover court house may 21. On line of the pamunkey may 26-28. Hanovertown ferry, hanovertown and crump’s creek may 27. On line of the totopotomoy may 28-31. Haw’s shop and aenon church may 28. Old church and mattadequin creek may 30. Bethesda church, cold harbor, may 21-june 1. Bottom’s bridge june 1. Sheridan’s trevillian raid june 7-24. Trevillian station june 11-12. Newark, or mallory’s cross roads, june 12. Black creek, or tunstall’s station, and white house, or st. Peter’s church, june 21. Jones’ bridge june 23. Fort stevens and along northern defences of washington july 11-12 (detachment). Demonstration north of the james river july 27-29. Deep bottom july 27-29. Ordered to washington, d.C., august. Sheridan’s shenandoah valley campaign august 7-november 28. Tell gate, near white post, and near winchester august 11. Cedarville, or front royal, august 16. Kearneysville august 23. Kearneysville and shephardstown august 25. Leetown and smithfield
