United States Regiments & Batteries * West Virginia
The Second West Virginia Cavalry Regiment lost 4 officers and 77 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 115 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
| 1861 | |
| September – November | Organized at Parkersburg, W. Va. |
| November | Attached to District of the Kanawha, W. Va. |
| December 15 | Ordered to Guyandotte, W. Va. |
| 1862 | |
| January 7-8 | Cooperate with Garfield against Humphrey Marshall |
| February 8 | Dry Fork, Cheat River |
| March | Attached to Kanawha Division, Mountain Department, West Virginia |
| April | 1st Battalion (Companies B, C, F, H & I) moved to Meadow Bluff2nd Battalion (Companies A, D, E, G & K) moved to Raleigh with General Cox, engaged in scouting and operating against bushwhackers in Raleigh, Fayette and Wyoming Counties until August, then rejoined Regiment. |
| May 10-18 | Demonstration on Virginia & Tennessee Railroad |
| May 12 | Lewisburg |
| May 15-17 | Princeton |
| May 18 | Retreat to Flat Top Mountain |
| May 20 | Jackson River Depot |
| May 23 | Lewisburg |
| May 30 | Raid to Shaver River; Lewisburg |
| June 8 | Middle Creek |
| June 9 | Alderson’s Ferry |
| July 10 | Wolf Creek |
| July 15 | Lamb’s Mill |
| July 20 | Blue Sulphur Springs |
| July 23 | Alderson’s Ferry |
| July 28 | Williamsport |
| July 29 | At Meadow Bluff |
| August 14 | Ordered to Kanawha Falls |
| August 28 | Shady Springs (Detachment) |
| September 6-16 | Campaign in Kanawha Valley. Attached to District of the Kanawha. Dept. of the Ohio |
| September 8 | Barboursville |
| September 10 | Fayetteville |
| September 11 | Cotton Hill and Loop Creek |
| September 12 | Hurricane Bridge |
| September 13 | Charlestown |
| September – October | At Point Pleasant |
| October 20 | Moved to Charlestown |
| November 24-30 | To Camp Piatt. Expedition from Summerville to Cold Knob Mountain |
| November 26 | Lewis Mill on Sinking Creek |
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1863 |
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| January | Attached to 3rd Division, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
| January 5-20 | Peters Mountain Raid |
| February 5-8 | Scout into Wyoming County |
| February 10-12 | Expedition into Pocahontas County |
| March 12-16 | Scout through Boone, Wyoming and Logan Counties |
| April 3-6 | Expedition through Logan and Cabell Counties |
| April 5 | Mud River |
| May 2 | Lewisburg |
| May 6 | West Union |
| May 12 | Summerville |
| May 18-20 | Fayetteville |
| June | Attached to Scammon’s Division, W. Va. |
| June 18-19 | Scout on Big and Little Coal Rivers |
| June 26 | Loup Creek (Companies B & I) |
| July 4 | Raleigh |
| July 13-25 | Expedition from Fayetteville to Wytheville |
| July 14 | Shady Springs |
| July 18-19 |
WythevilleThe small brigade consisting of the 34th Ohio Infantry and the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry attacked the West Virginia town of Wytheville, important for its lead mines and its location of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. The attack was very costly, with the mounted Union force taking fire from the houses as it advanced into town. Colonel John T. Tolland of the 34th Ohio was killed, and Colonel William H. Powell of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry was badly wounded and captured. Lieutenant Colonel Freeman E. Franklin of the 34th Ohio took command of the brigade, which successfully eluded Confederate pursuit and made its way back to Union lines. Although a number of houses in the town were burned, little military damage was done. While Colonel Powell was thought to be morally wounded, he survived. He was moved to Richmond’s Libby Prison, where for a time he lived on bread and water. |
| July 28 | Fayetteville |
| August 5 | Cold Springs Gap (Detachment) |
| September 11-13 | Scouts from Camp Piatt |
| September 14 | Smythe County |
| October 21-22 | Scout to Boone Court House |
| November 3-13 | Expedition from Charlestown to Lewisburg |
| November 6 | Little Sewell Mountain |
| November 7 | Capture of Lewisburg or Muddy Creek |
| November 8 | Near Union |
| December 8-25 | Scammon’s Demonstration from the Kanawha Valley. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of West Virginia. |
| December 11 | Meadow Bluff |
| December 12 | Lewisburg and Greenbrier River |
| 1864 | |
| March | Colonel William H. Powell returned to the regiment from Libby Priso after being exchanged for Confederate Colonel Richard H. Lee in February, |
| March 16-18 | Scout in Cabell and Wayne Counties |
| April | Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia |
| May 5-19 | Averill’s Raid on Virginia & Tennessee Railroad |
| May 10 | Princeton, Grassy Lick Cove, near Wytheville, Wytheville, Ingle and Cove Gap |
| May 13 | Salt Pond and Pond Mountain Gap |
| May 26-July 1 | Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg, Va. |
| June | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia |
| June 8 | Staunton |
| June 10 | Newport |
| June 11 | Lexington |
| June 13 | Near Buchanan |
| June 16 | New London and Otter Creek |
| June 17 | Diamond Hill |
| June 17-18 | Lynchburg |
| June 19 | Liberty |
| June 20 | Buford’s Gap |
| June 21 | Catawba Mountains and near Salem |
| June 23 | Cove Gap |
| July | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, W. Va. |
| July 17-18 | Snicker’s Ferry |
| July 20 | Carter’s Farm |
| July 22 | Newtown |
| July 24 | Kernstown, Winchester |
| July 25 | Martinsburg |
| July 29 | Hagerstown |
| July 30 | McConnellsburg, Pa. |
| July 31 | Hancock, Md. |
| August 7 | Near Moorefield |
| August 26 | Williamsport |
| August 31 | Martinsburg |
| September 2-3 | Bunker Hill |
| September 5 | Near Bunker Hill and Near Stephenson’s Depot |
| September 10 | Darkesville |
| September 13 | Bunker Hill |
| September 14 | Near Berryville |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester |
| September 22 |
Fisher’s Hill |
| September 23-24 | Mt. Jackson |
| September 24 | Forest Hill or Timberville |
| September 25 | Piedmont |
| September 26 | Brown’s Gap |
| September 26-27 | Weyer’s Cave |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October 23 | Dry Run |
| November | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Middle Military Division |
| November 12 | Nineveh |
| November 22 | Rude’s Hill, Front Royal |
| December 19-28 | Expedition to Gordonsville |
| December 22 | Liberty Mills |
| December 23 | Jack’s Shop, near Gordonsville |
| December 27 | Near Ashby’s Gap |
| 1865 | |
| February 25- March 25 |
Sheridan’s Raid from Winchester. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| February 28 | Mt. Crawford |
| March 2 | Waynesboro |
| March 3 | Charlottesville |
| March 10 | Augusta Court House |
| March 12 | Haydensville |
| March 15 | Beaver Dam Station |
| March 26 | White House |
| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29-31 |
Dinwiddie Court House |
| April 1 |
Five Forks |
| April 2 | Namozine Church and Scott’s Corners |
| April 4 | Jettersville |
| April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
| April 7 | Stony Point |
| April 8 |
Appomattox Station |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-29 | Expedition to North Carolina |
| May | March to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June 30 | Mustered out |