United States Regiments & Batteries > New Hampshire
The First New Hampshire Cavalry lost 5 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 112 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| October 24 to December 21 | The First New Hampshire Cavalry Regiment was originally organized at Concord, N.H., as a Battalion of four Companies attached to 1st New England Cavalry. Later designated 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, Companies I, K, L & M. (see history for 1861 – 1864) |
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1864
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| January 7 | The battalion was detached from 1st Rhode Island Cavalry to form 1st New Hampshire Cavalry. |
| February to April | Moved to New Hampshire on Veteran furlough and organizing Regiment |
| April 23 | 7 Companies were organized and ordered to Washington, D.C. |
| At Camp Stoneman, D.C. | |
| May 17 | Moved to Belle Plains, Virginia. Guarded Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg S. R., and at Belle Plains. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| June 1-12 | Part of the Regiment waa at Hanover Court House and Cold Harbor |
| June 6 | Moved to White House |
| June 12 | Long Bridge |
| June 13 | Riddle’s Shop and White Oak Swamp |
| June 15 | Smith’s Store |
| June 22-30 | Wilson’s Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad |
| June 22 |
Ream’s Station |
| June 23 | Nottaway Court House and Black and White Station |
| June 25 | Staunton Bridge (or Roanoke Station) |
| June 28-29 | Sappony Church (or Stony Creek) |
| June 29 |
Ream’s Station |
| June 30-August 8 | On picket duty at Light House Point and City Point |
| July | Five Companies completed organization and were ordered to Washington, D.C. for guard and patrol duty and operations against Mosby’s guerrillas in the Defenses of Washington independently of the regiment. |
| August to December |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley CampaignAttached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
| August 17 | Winchester |
| August 20-21 | Summit Station |
| August 21 | Berryville |
| August 25 | Kearneysville |
| September 3 | Darkesville |
| September 7 | Near Brucetown and Winchester |
| September 13 | Abram’s Creek |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Battle of Opequan) |
| September 20 | Near Cedarville |
| September 21 | Front Royal |
| September 22 |
Fisher’s Hill and Milford |
| September 29 and October 2 | Waynesboro |
| October 2 | Mt. Crawford |
| October 7 | Near Columbia Furnace |
| October 8-9 |
Tom’s Brook (“Woodstock Races”) |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| November 10 | Near Kernstown |
| November 12 | Newtown and Cedar Creek |
| November 22 | Rude’s Hill, near Mr. Jackson |
| December 19-22 | Expedition from Kernstown to Lacy Springs |
| December 20-21 | Lacy Springs |
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1865
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| January-February | Duty at Winchester |
| February 27-March 3 |
Sheridan’s Raid into Virginia |
| March 2 |
Battle of WaynesboroThe regiment led a sabre charge on the enemy’s works, capturing 1,500 prisoners, all of the Confederate artillery and the flag of every Confederate regiment engaged. |
| March 4 | Detached from Division to guard prisoners back to Winchester, Mt. Jackson |
| March 5 | Mt. Sidney and Lacy Springs |
| March 6 | New Market |
| March | Duty at and in the vicinity of Winchester, in the Department of the Shenandoah, and at Poolesville, Maryland. Main regiment joined by 5 companies in Washington |
| July | The First New Hampshire Cavalry Regiment mustered out |