United States Regiments & Batteries > Maryland > 2nd Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
The Second Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade lost 1 officer and 9 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 84 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| August 27- October 31 |
Organized at Cumberland, Maryland under the command of Colonel Thomas Johns (West Point Class of 1833) and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bruce for duty on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Patterson Creek and Romney, Virginia. All of the regiment was recruited from Allegheny County except Company F from Hancock County and Company D from Piedmont, Virginia. It was attached to the Railroad District, West Virginia. |
| August 23 | Skirmish at Springfield, W. Va. |
| August 26 | Skirmish at Blue House |
| October 26 | Skirmishes at South Branch Bridge, Mill Creek Mills, Romney and Springfield |
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1862
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| January 1 | Colonel Thomas Johns resigned due to “inflammation of the spinal column… attended with severe pain and the inability to move without great pain.” Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bruce was promoted to colonel and took command of the regiment. |
| January 4 | Skirmish at Great Cacapon Bridge |
| February | Attached to District of Cumberland, Mountain Department. Duty at Charlestown, New Creek and Cumberland guarding Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to the Ohio River |
| March | Duty from Monocacy Bridge to the Ohio River |
| April | Attached to Railroad District, Department of the Mountains |
| July | Attached to Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
| September 17 | Action at Vance’s Ford, near Romney. |
| September | Attached to Railroad Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio |
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1863
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| January | Attached to Cumberland, Maryland, Defenses Upper Potomac. 8th Corps, Middle Department. Company F under the command of Captain George D. Summers was mounted as cavalry and attached to Cavalry, Martinsburg, W. Va.; 8th Corps. It would operate independently from the infantry until the end of the war. |
| March | Attached to 5th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Corps. Company F was attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. 8th Corps. |
| May 15 | Charlestown. West Virginia. |
| June | Attached to Mulligan’s Brigade, Scammon’s Division, Army of West Virginia. Company F attached to 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division West Virginia |
| June 14 |
BerryvilleCompany F skirmished with part of Rodes’ Confederate Division |
| June 17 | Point of Rocks (Company F) |
| October 7 |
Summit PointCompany F skirmished with Gilmor’s Battalion of Confederate Cavalry. Captain George D. Summer was killed leading a cavalry charge. |
| October 18 | Charlestown, W. Va. |
| November 16 | Burlington |
| December | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division West Virginia. Company F was attached to Cavalry, 1st Division West Virginia |
| December 16 | Salem |
| December 19 | Jackson River, near Covington |
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1864
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| January 4 | Ridgeville, Va. |
| January 8 | Moorefield Junction |
| January 30 | Medley |
| April | Company F was attached to Reserve Division, Kelly’s Command, West Virginia |
| May 26-July 1 | Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg |
| June 17-18 | Lynchburg |
| June 21 | Salem |
| July 4 | Salem Branch Bridge |
| July 6 | Saint John’s Run |
| July 18 | Snicker’s Gap |
| July 24 | Kernstown, Winchester |
| July 25 | Martinsburg |
| July 27 | Back Creek Bridge |
| July 31 | Hancock, Md. |
| August 2 | Green Springs Run |
| August | Guard duty in West Virginia |
| October | Original members mustered out. Recruits and Veterans reorganized into a battalion of three companies. |
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1865
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| March | A new Company D was recruited for one years service |
| April | Company F attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division West Virginia |
| May 29 | The 2nd Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade mustered out |