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Organized at grand rapids, michigan, may 28 to october 13, 1862. Mustered in october 13, 1862. Duty at grand rapids, michigan, till december 10. Left state for washington, d.C., december 10, 1862. Attached to provisional cavalry brigade, casey’s division, military district of washington, to february, 1863. Provisional cavalry brigade, casey’s division, 22nd army corps, dept. Of washington, to march, 1863. 1st brigade, stahel’s cavalry division, 22nd army corps, 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. Mustered out november 24, 1865. District of dakota, dept. Of missouri, to november, 1865.Battles: duty in the defenses of washington, d. C., till june, 1863. Scout from centreville, va., to falmouth, virginia., february 27-28, 1863. Marstellar’s place, near warrenton junction, may 14. Reconnaissance up the catoctin valley june 27-28. Occupation of gettysburg, pa., june 28. Action at hanover, pa., june 30. Battle of gettysburg, pa., july 1-3. Hunterstown, pa., july 2. Monterey july 4. Smithburg july 5. Williamsburg and hagerstown july 6. Boonsboro july 8. Hagerstown july 11-13. Falling waters july 14. Ashby’s gap july 17, 18 and 20. Berry’s ford july 20. Battle mountain, near newby’s cross roads, july 24. 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. Somerville ford september 14. Raccoon ford september 14-16. Somerville ford september 15. Reconnaissance across the rapidan september 21-23. Madison court house september 21. White’s ford september 21-22. Robertson’s ford september 23. Bristoe campaign october 8-22. James city october 8-10. Bethesda church october 10. Near culpeper and brandy station october 11. Gainesville october 14. Manassas junction october 15. Groveton october 17-18. Gainesville, catlett’s station and buckland’s mills october 19. 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. Kilpatricks raid on richmond february 28-march 4. Fortifications of richmond 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; brock road and the furnaces may 6; todd’s tavern may 7-8. Sheridan’s raid to james river