United States Regiments & Batteries > U.S. Regulars
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1861
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| April 15 | Company A was at Fort Kearney, Nebraska Territory Companies B, E & H were at Fort Crittenden, Utah Territory Companies C & K were at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Companies D & F were at Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory Company G was with McRae’s Battery Artillery at Fort Craig, New Mexico Company I was at Fort Union, New Mexico Companies C, G & I would remain in the Western Theater. |
| May 22 | Captain H.H. Sibley of the 2nd United States Dragoons was appointed Major of the 1st United States Dragoons |
| May 24 | Occupation of Arlington Heights, Va. (Detachment) |
| June 1 | Fairfax Court House (Company B) |
| June 11 | Company K moved to Kansas City, Missouri |
| July 2-9 | Company K, commanded by Captain F.C. Armstrong moved to Washington, arriving by rail from Philadelphia and Baltimore. |
| July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Virginia by Company K attached to Captain Innes Palmer’s Battalion of United States Cavalry |
| July 18 | Blackburn’s Ford |
| July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run |
| August | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Regiment assigned to 1st Brigade, Banks’ Division, Shenandoah |
| August 3 | Designation changed to Second Cavalry Regiment. The original Second Cavalry Regiment became the Fifth Cavalry Regiment |