A Brief History of the 11th PA Cavalry Regiment |
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| Source: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion;
Frederick H. Dyer
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| Organization: | |
| August to October, 1861 | Organized at Philadelphia as an independent Regiment, "Harlan's Light Cavalry", under authority of the Secretary of War. |
| October 14, 1861 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| October 16-November 17 | At Camp Palmer, near Ball's Cross Roads. |
| November 13, 1861 | Designation of Regiment changed to 11th Cavalry . |
| November 17, 1861 | Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. July, 1862--Attached to Dept. of Virginia. |
| to July, 1863 | Unattached, Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia. |
| to October, 1863 | U.S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va.. Dept. Virginia and North Carolina. |
| to April, 1864 | Cavalry Brigade, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina. |
| to January, 1865 | 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina. |
| to August, 1865 | 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of Virginia . |
| Service: | |
| Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., till May, 1862. | |
| Reconnaissance to Big Bethel January 3. | |
| Moved to Portsmouth May 15. (Cos. "C" and "M" at Newport News March to May.) | |
| Action at Blackwater, near Zuni, May 30, 1862. | |
| Companies "A", "E", "G", "H" and "L" ordered to Suffolk, Va., June, 1862,and picket and outpost duty there and toward the Blackwater till June, 1863. | |
| Company "M" to Portsmouth, Va., and duty there till March 20, 1863. | |
| Companies "B", "C", "D", "F", "I" and "K" ordered to join Army Potomac at White House, participating in operations against Stuart June 13-15, and picket duty at White House and in rear of army till July 2. | |
| Operations about New Kent C. H. June 23, and about White House June26-July 2. | |
| Evacuation of White House July 2, and moved to Williamsburg, rejoining other Companies at Suffolk August 20, 1862. | |
| Action at Franklin August 31. | |
| Reconnaissance from Franklin to Blackwater October 3. | |
| Suffolk October 15. | |
| Reconnaissance from Suffolk December 1-3. | |
| Beaver Dam Creek December 1. | |
| Near Franklin and Blackwater December 2. | |
| Suffolk December 12. | |
| Expedition toward Blackwater January 8-10, 1863. | |
| Action at Deserted House January 30. | |
| Norfolk February 10 (Co. "M"). | |
| Franklin and Blackwater March 17. | |
| Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. | |
| Somerton Road April 15. | |
| Edenton Road April 24. | |
Reconnaissance through Gates County, N. C., and down Chowan River June 5-7. |
Near Suffolk June 11 (Detachment). |
Expedition to South Anna Bridge June 23-28 (Detachment). |
Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 8. |
South Anna Bridge June 26. Hanover C. H. |
June 26. Capture of Gen. W. H. F. Lee. |
Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. South Anna Bridge July 4. |
Moved to Portsmouth, Va., and duty there till January, 1864. |
Expedition from Portsmouth to Jackson, N. C., July 25-August 3. 1864. |
Jackson July 28. |
Expedition to Camden and Currituck Counties, N. C., August 5-12. |
Expedition to Edenton, N. C., August 11-19 (Cos. "G," "I" and "K"). |
Near Pasquotank August 18. |
South Mills September 12. |
Reconnaissance to Blackwater River September 14-17. |
Expedition from Yorktown to Matthews County October 4-9 (Detachment). |
Expedition to South Mills and Camden, N. C., December 5-24. |
Moved to Williamsburg, Va., January 23, 1864, and duty there till April. |
Wistar's Expedition against Richmond February 6-8. |
Scout in Gloucester County February 28. |
Expedition in support of Kilpatrick March 1-4. |
Expedition into King and Queen County March 9-12. |
Carlton's Store March 10. |
Expedition into Matthews and Middlesex Counties March 17-21. |
Reconnaissance to Blackwater April 13-15. |
Butler's operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. |
Kautz's Raid on Petersburg & Weldon Railroad and to City Point, Va., May 5-11. |
Birch Island Bridges May 5. |
Bird Island Bridges, Blackwater River, May 6. |
Stony Creek Station, Weldon Railroad, May 7. |
White's Bridge, Nottaway Creek, May 8. |
Jarrett's Station and White's Bridge May 9. (Cos. "B" and "H" to Headquarters 18th Corps May 4; Co. "H" there till September 28.) |
Kautz's Raid on Richmond & Danville Railroad May 12-17. |
Flat Creek Bridge, near Chula Depot, May 14. |
Belcher's Mills May 16. |
Bermuda Hundred June 2 (Detachment). |
Petersburg June 9. |
Before Petersburg June 15-18. |
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. (Co. "B" rejoined Regiment June 20.) |
Wilson's Raid on South Side & Danville Railroad June 22-30, 1864. |
Staunton River Bridge and Roanoke Station June 25. |
Sappony Church or Stony Creek June 28-29. |
Ream's Station June 29. |
Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. |
Deep Bottom July 27-28. Ream's Station August 18-21. |
Vaughan Road August 22. |
Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23. |
Near Ream's Station August 24. Ream's Station August 25. |
Jerusalem Plank Road September 15. |
Sycamore Church September 16. |
Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. |
Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. |
Fair Oaks October 27-28. |
Johnson's Farm October 29. |
Darbytown Road December 10. |
Expedition to Fearnsville and Smithfield February 11-15, 1865. |
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. |
Five Forks April 1. |
Gravelly Ford, Hatcher's Run, April 2. |
Deep Creek April 4. |
Amelia C. H. April 4-5. |
Prince Edward C. H. April 7. |
Appomattox Station April 8. |
Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
March to Lynchburg, Va., April 12-16, thence to Richmond April 16-24. |
Expedition to Staunton May 5-11. Duty in the Sub-District of Albemarle till July. |
Mustered out at Richmond August 13, 1865. (Co. "L" detached on eastern shore of Virginia from 1863.) |
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