United States 2nd Cavalry (Union)
1861-07-02
Battle - Hoke's Run - Berkeley County, West Virginia
1861-08-10
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Charles E. Farrand
LieutenantCharles E. Farrand
1861-08-10
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Franz Sigel
ColonelFranz Sigel
1861-08-10
Battle - Wilson's Creek - Green County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri
In the summer of 1861, the Union and the Confederacy struggled for control of Missouri. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon Army of the West was camped at Springfield, Missouri, with Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approaching.READ MORE
1862-02-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant James Powell
LieutenantJames Powell
1862-02-11
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Richard J. Oglesby
ColonelRichard J. Oglesby
1862-02-11
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John A. McClernand
Brigadier GeneralJohn A. McClernand
1862-02-11
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace, and Colonel James M. Tuttle
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
ColonelJames M. Tuttle
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-05-31
Leadership Change - Division - Major Granville O. Haller
MajorGranville O. Haller
1862-05-31
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Charles J. Whiting
MajorCharles J. Whiting
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
1863-04-30
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
1863-06-09
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Wesley Merritt
CaptainWesley Merritt
1863-06-09
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Charles J. Whiting
MajorCharles J. Whiting
1863-06-09
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough
CaptainTheophilus F. Rodenbough
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
Brigadier GeneralWesley Merritt
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
1863-07-01
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
1864-06-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles McJ. Loeser Cpt Daniel S. Gordon, and Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough
1864-06-11
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert
Brigadier GeneralAlfred T. A. Torbert
1864-06-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough
CaptainTheophilus F. Rodenbough
1864-06-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles McJ. Loeser Cpt Daniel S. Gordon
1864-06-11
Battle - Trevilian Station - Louisa County, Virginia
In June of 1864, hoping to draw attention away from Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement south, destroy supply lines, and join up with Brig. Gen. David Hunter in Charlottesville, Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan embarked on a cavalry raid. Near Trevilian Station, Virginia, he clashed with Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee. On June 11th, while Hampton's men struggled against Union forces on one road, Lee's men advancing on a parallel road fell back, allow…READ MORE
1864-09-19
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Robert S. Smith, and Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough
CaptainRobert S. Smith
CaptainTheophilus F. Rodenbough
1864-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
ColonelCharles Russell Lowell
1864-09-19
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
Brigadier GeneralWesley Merritt
1864-09-19
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough
CaptainTheophilus F. Rodenbough
1864-09-19
Battle - Third Winchester - Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
To clear the Shenandoah River valley of Confederates, Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan moved on Winchester in mid-September 1864. Sheridan's force of over 39,000 men was more than twice the size of Maj. Gen. Jubal Early's Confederate army defending the valley. After Brig. Gen. Joseph Kershaw's division left Winchester to rejoin Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Early renewed his raids on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg in the lower valley, dispersing his four remaining infantry divisions. On Septem…READ MORE
1864-10-19
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Robert S. Smith
CaptainRobert S. Smith
1864-10-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, and Lieutenant Colonel Caspar Crowninshield
ColonelCharles Russell Lowell
Lieutenant ColonelCaspar Crowninshield
1864-10-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles Russell Lowell
ColonelCharles Russell Lowell
1864-10-19
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
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