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United States 1st Cavalry (Union)

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  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Captain Eugene M. Baker
    • Captain Nelson B. Sweitzer
    • Captain Richard S. C. Lord
    • Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
    • Colonel George A.H. Blake
    • Lieutenant Charles W. Canfield
    • Lieutenant Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
    • Major Charles J. Whiting
    • Major Samuel D. Sturgis
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Wilson's Creek10/08/186110/08/1861< 1 dayGreen County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri
Trevilian Station11/06/186412/06/18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station9/06/18639/06/1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1/07/18633/07/18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17/09/186217/09/1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg13/12/186213/12/1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31/05/18621/06/18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Third Winchester19/09/186419/09/1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks1/04/18651/04/1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9/04/18659/04/1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27/11/18632/12/18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30/04/18636/05/18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19/10/186419/10/1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia

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