United States Regiments & Batteries > Maryland
The 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 110 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 148 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| Organized at Baltimore, Md. under Colonel John R. Kenly and Lieutenant Colonel Nathan T. Dushane. | |
| May 10 | Company A mustered in |
| May 11 | Companies B and C mustered in |
| May 16 | Company D mustered in |
| May 24 | Moved to Relay House, Md. |
| May 25 | Company E mustered in |
| May 27 | Companies F, G, H, I and K mustered in at Relay House |
| June 6 | Moved to Camp Carroll, near Baltimore |
| June 7 | To Frederick. Attached to Defenses Upper Potomac, Dept. of the Shenandoah |
| July 7-10 | March to Middletown and Downsville |
| July 23 | To Williamsport |
| August | Duty guarding fords and ferries of Upper Potomac, from Williamsport to mouth of Antietam. Attached to Gordon’s Brigade, Banks’ Division, Army of the Potomac |
| September 3 | Action at Shepherdstown, Md. (Cos. E, G) |
| October 16-19 | March to Darnestown |
| October 21-26 | Operations at Conrad’s and Edwards’ Ferries |
| November | At Darnestown |
| December 2 | March to Frederick City |
| December 18 | To Williamsport, Md. and guard crossing Upper Potomac: Company A at Cherry Run Companies B, C, E and G at Four Locks Company F at Dam No. 5; then at Four Locks Company H at Old Fort Frederick Companies I and K near Fogal’s Ferry |
| December 17-20 | Operations about Dams Nos. 4 and 5 |
| December 25 | Skirmishes at Old Fort Frederick (Co. H), Cherry Run (Co. A) and Dam No. 5 (Co. F) |
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1862
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| January 7 | Forced march to Hancock, Md. |
| January – February |
Duty on Upper Potomac: Companies A, B, E and G at Millstone Point Company C at Baer’s School House Company D at Old Fort Frederick Company F at Four Locks, Company H at Cherry Run Company I at Bevan’s Hill Company K at Licking Creek Bridge |
| February 1 | Captain John W. Wilson of Company G was promoted to major |
| February 28- March 1 |
March to Williamsport |
| March 2-12 | Advance on Winchester. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Banks’ 5th Army Corps |
| March 5 | Skirmish at Bunker Hill |
| March 8 and 11 | Near Winchester |
| March 12 | Occupation of Winchester |
| March 22-23 | March to Castleman’s Ferry and return. (Company B detached at Winchester and in battle of March 23.) |
| March 23-25 | Pursuit of Jackson to Strasburg |
| April 4 | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah |
| April 9 | Reconnaissance toward Columbia Furnace |
| April 17-25 | Pursuit of Jackson |
| April 22 | Harrisonburg |
| May 1-9 | March to Strasburg |
| May 16 | Moved to Front Royal |
| May 16-June 17 | Operations in the Shenandoah Valley |
| May 23 |
Battle of Front RoyalJackson’s Confederate Army of the Valley launched a surprise attack which overwhelmed the greatly outnumbered garrison of the town. Despite their stout resistance most of the 1st Maryland was captured. Colonel Kenly was wounded and captured and Lieutenant Colonel Dushane was captured. Major Wilson was captured but escaped. |
| May 23-28 | Retreat to Manassas Junction then moved to Baltimore, Md. |
| May 24 | Middletown (Detachment) |
| May 25 | Winchester (Detachment) Company E at Linden Station. |
| June | Attached to Baltimore, Md., Middle Dept. |
| August 15 | Prisoners who were captured at Front Royal were exchanged. The regiment was reorganized at Baltimore for duty there under the command of Colonel Kenly and Lieutenant Colonel Dushane. |
| August 22 | Colonel Kenley was promoted to brigadier general. Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Dushane was promoted to colonel and Major Wilson to lieutenant colonel. |
| September 18 | Moved to the Antietam and attached to Maryland Brigade, Defenses Upper Potomac. Middle Dept. |
| September 20-21 | Defense of Williamsport |
| September | Duty between Williamsport and Hagerstown |
| December 11-12 | Moved to Maryland Heights |
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1863
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| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps |
| April 9 | At Bolivar Heights |
| April 30-May 1 | Moved to Grafton and Clarksburg, W. Va., to repel Rebel invasion |
| May 1-26 | Operations against Jones and Imboden |
| May 26 | Return to Maryland Heights |
| June 30 | Retreat to Frederick, Md., and guard bridges over the Monocacy. Attached to Maryland Brigade, French’s Division, 8th Army Corps |
| July 7 | Recapture of Maryland Heights |
| July 10 | Joined 1st Army Corps near Boonsboro, attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| July 10-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Warrenton, Va. Colonel Dushane took command of the brigade as senior colonel. |
| July 12-13 | Funkstown, Md. |
| July 25-27 | At Warrenton Junction |
| August 4 to September 16 | Duty near Rappahannock Station |
| September 16-18 | Advance to the Rapidan |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| October 14 | Bristoe Station |
| October 19 | Haymarket |
| October 24-November 23 | Guard Orange and Alexandria R. R. |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| December | Near Culpeper. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| March | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| April and May | Veterans on furlough |
| May 4-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8 |
Laurel HillThe Maryland Brigade lost 189 men in the attack on Laurel Hill. It is honored there by the Maryland Brigade monument. |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 12 | “Bloody Angle” |
| May 19 |
Harris Farm, Fredericksburg RoadNon-Veterans left front for muster out |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 23 | Jericho Ford |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28 | Non-Veterans mustered out |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 | Cold Harbor |
| June 1-3 | Bethesda Church |
| June | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16 | Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 18-21 |
Weldon RailroadColonel Dushane was mortally wounded by a shell fragment. |
| September 6 | John W. Wilson was promoted to colonel. |
| September 29-October 2 | Poplar Springs Church |
| October 2-5 | Yellow House |
| October 27-28 | Hatcher’s Run |
| November 7-8 | Peeble’s Farm |
| December 7-12 | Warren’s Raid on Weldon R. R. |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mill, Hatcher’s RunColonel Wilson was shot in the head and killed at Dabney’s Mill |
| March 20 | David L. Stanton was promoted to colonel. |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign. |
| March 29 | Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run |
| March 31 | White Oak Road |
| April 1 |
Five Forks |
| April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
| April 2-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| May 1-12 | March to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June | Camp at Arlington Heights, Va. |
| July 2 | Mustered out |