Pennsylvania 2nd Cavalry (Union)
1861-09-01
Organized - Pennsylvania 2nd Cavalry - Pennsylvania
1864-05-08
Battle - Spotsylvania Court House - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Following the Battle of the Wilderness, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched the Union army south with the hope of capturing Spotsylvania Court House and preventing Robert E. Lee's army from retreating further. Lee's Confederates, however, managed to get ahead of the Federals and block the road. Fighting began on May 8th, when the Union Fifth Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and the Sixth Corps under Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick engaged Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson's First Corps at Laurel Hi…READ MORE
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
1864-06-24
Battle - Saint Mary's Church - Charles City, Virginia
1864-10-27
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Michael Kerwin
ColonelMichael Kerwin
1864-10-27
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David M. Gregg
Brigadier GeneralDavid M. Gregg
1864-10-27
Battle - Boydton Plank Road - Dinwiddie County, Virginia
1865-06-17
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 2nd Cavalry - Pennsylvania
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