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New York 8th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:23/11/1861
  • Muster Out Date:27/06/1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Rochester Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt BG William Wells
    • Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Colonel Benjamin F. Davis
    • Colonel William Gamble
    • Colonel William Wells
    • Lieutenant Colonel William H. Benjamin
    • Lieutenant Colonel William L. Markell
    • Major James Bliss
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Tom's Brook9/10/18649/10/1864< 1 dayShenandoah County, Virginia
Namozine Church3/04/18653/04/1865< 1 dayNamozine, Virginia
Williamsport6/07/186316/07/186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Brandy Station9/06/18639/06/1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Aldie17/06/186317/06/1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Gettysburg1/07/18633/07/18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Third Winchester19/09/186419/09/1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks1/04/18651/04/1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Boonsboro8/07/18638/07/1863< 1 dayWashington County, Maryland
Spotsylvania Court House8/05/186421/05/186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9/04/18659/04/1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27/11/18632/12/18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
First Winchester25/05/186225/05/1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Third Petersburg2/04/18652/04/1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, 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
Columbia Furnace, Virginia7/10/18647/10/1864< 1 dayColumbia Furnace, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia17/09/186317/09/1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
First Rappahannock Station23/08/186223/08/1862< 1 dayFauquier White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Broad Run, Virginia15/10/186315/10/1863< 1 dayBroad Run, Virginia
Mine Run, Virginia28/11/186328/11/1863< 1 dayMine Run, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia11/10/186311/10/1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia12/10/186312/10/1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia21/09/186421/09/1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Namozine Church, Virginia3/04/18653/04/1865< 1 dayNamozine Church, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland19/09/186219/09/1862< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Malvern Hill, Virginia16/06/186416/06/1864< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland6/07/18636/07/1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Funkstown8/07/18638/07/1863< 1 dayFunkstown, Maryland, Maryland
Nottoway Court House, Virginia23/06/186423/06/1864< 1 dayNottoway Court House, Virginia
Locust Grove3/07/18623/07/1862< 1 dayLocust Grove, Oklahoma
Berryville, Virginia24/05/186224/05/1862< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia

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