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New York 1st Veteran Cavalry (Union)

1863-09-17

Organized - New York 1st Veteran Cavalry - New York

1864-02-20

Battle - Upperville, Virginia

1864-03-06

Battle - Snickersville, Virginia

1864-05-15

Battle - New Market - Shenandoah County, Virginia

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New Market

In conjunction with other spring 1864 offensives against strategic points in the Confederacy, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel to move up the Shenandoah Valley along the Valley Turnpike to destroy the railroad and canal complex at Lynchburg. Union control of the strategic and agriculturally rich valley was a crucial part of Grant's plans. Receiving word that the Union Army had entered the valley, Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge pulled together all available troops to repulse the invad…READ MORE

1864-06-05

Battle - Piedmont - Augusta County, Virginia

1864-06-06

Battle - Harrisonburg, Virginia

1864-06-10

Battle - Staunton, Virginia

1864-07-03

Battle - MARtinsburg, West Virginia

1864-07-06

Battle - MARyland Heights, Maryland

1864-07-25

Battle - MARtinsburg, West Virginia

1864-08-13

Battle - Strasburg, Virginia

1865-07-20

Mustered Out - New York 1st Veteran Cavalry - New York

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