Pennsylvania 9th Cavalry (Union)
1861-10-01
Organized - Pennsylvania 9th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
1862-07-09
Battle - Tompkinsville, Kentucky
1862-07-10
Battle - Glasgow, Kentucky
1862-08-30
Battle - Richmond, Kentucky - Madison County, Kentucky
In Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, encountered Union troopers on August 29th and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area…READ MORE
1862-10-08
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Chalkley James
Lieutenant ColonelThomas Chalkley James
1862-10-08
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Ebenezer Gay, and undefined k-4 w-14 m-1 = 19
1862-10-08
Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky
On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE
1863-04-10
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Thomas J. Jordan
ColonelThomas J. Jordan
1863-04-10
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Green Clay Smith
Brigadier GeneralGreen Clay Smith
1863-04-10
Battle - Franklin (1863) - Williamson County, Tennessee
The Battle of Franklin fought on April 10 1863, was a mere skirmish fought at the same location that the major Battle of Franklin would be fought in 1864.READ MORE
1863-06-11
Battle - Triune, Tennessee
1863-06-23
Battle - Rover, Tennessee
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Roswell M. Russell
Lieutenant ColonelRoswell M. Russell
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Archibald P. Campbell
ColonelArchibald P. Campbell
1863-09-19
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
1863-12-29
Battle - Mossy Creek - Jefferson County, Tennessee
1864-09-06
Battle - Readyville, Tennessee
1864-11-22
Battle - Griswoldville - Griswoldville, Georgia
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman departed from Atlanta, Georgia November 15, 1864, on a march towards the Atlantic coast at Savannah. The right wing of Sherman's 60-mile wide column was the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard. On November 21st, a screening column of Union cavalry captured a train full of military supplies near the industrial community of Griswoldville and, in accordance with Sherman's desire to "make Georgia howl," burned some factories there as well. The next day, a…READ MORE
1865-03-07
Battle - Rockingham, North Carolina
1865-03-11
Battle - Fayetteville, North Carolina
1865-03-19
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
1865-04-12
Battle - Raleigh, North Carolina
1865-04-14
Battle - Morrisville, North Carolina
1865-07-18
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 9th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
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