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< to July • August 1864
Commanded by Major General Philip H. Sheridan
The FIrst and Third Cavalry Divisions and one birgade of horse artillery were transferred to the Middle Military Division, Army of the Shenandoah, on August 6. 1864. The Second Cavalry Division and two batteries of horse artillery remained with the Army of the Potomac under the direct command of General Meade.
First Division |
Brigadier General A. T. A. Torbert | to Army of the Shenandoah 8/6 |
| First Brigade | Brigadier General George A. Custer |
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| 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Charles H. Town | |
| 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Russell A. Alger | |
| 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Henry E. Thompson | |
| 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William D’Anton Mann | |
| Second Brigade | Colonel Thomas C. Devin |
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| 4th New York Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Pruyn | |
| 6th New York Cavalry Regiment | Major William E. Beardsley | |
| 9th New York Cavalry Regiment | Colonel William A. Sackett | |
| 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Josiah H. Kellogg | |
| Reserve Brigade | Brigadier General Wesley Merritt |
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| 1st United States Cavalry Regiment | Captain Richard S. C. Lord | |
| 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment | Captain Theo. F. Rodenbaugh | |
| 5th United States Cavalry Regiment | Captain Julis W. Mason | |
| 6th United States Cavalry Regiment | 2nd Lieutenant Nicholas Nolan | |
| 19th New York Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Thorp | |
| 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Major Henry C. Whelan | |
Second Division |
Brigadier General David McM. Gregg (to 8/2) Colonel John I. Gregg |
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| First Brigade | Colonel William Stedman | |
| 1st Maryland Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Andrew W. Evans | |
| 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Horace B. Sargent | |
| 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment | Colonel John W. Kester | |
| 10th New York Cavalry Regiment | Major Matthew H. Avery | |
| 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Stedman | |
| 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Colonel John P. Taylor | |
| Second Brigade | Colonel John I. Gregg (^ 8/2) Colonel Michael Kerwin (to 8/6) Colonel John I. Gregg (to 8/16) Colonel Michael Kerwin (to 8/27) Colonel Charles H. Smith |
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| 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Charles H. Smith (^ 8/27) | |
| 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Richard Butler Price | |
| 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Samuel B.M. Young | |
| 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Michael Kerwin | |
| 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John K. Robison | |
| Horse Artillery | ||
| 1st United States Artillery, Battery I | from 2nd Brig. Horse Artillery | |
| 2nd United States Artillery, Battery A | from 2nd Brig. Horse Artillery | |
Third Division |
Brigadier General James H. Wilson | to Army of the Shenandoah 8/6 |
| First Brigade | Colonel John B. McIntosh |
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| 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment | Lietenant Colonel Erastus Blakeslee | |
| 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Otto Harhaus | |
| 5th New York Cavalry Regiment | Major John Hammond | |
| 3rd New Jersey Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Andrew J. Morrison (res. 8/29) Major Abram H. Krom |
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| 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment | ||
| 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | Major Harvey B. VanVorhis | |
| Second Brigade | Colonel George Champman |
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| 1st New Hampshire Cavalry | ||
| 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment | Major John L. Beverage | |
| 3rd Indiana Cavalry, Cos. A-F | Major William S. McClure | |
| 8th New York Cavalry Regiment | Major William H. Benjamin | |
| 22nd New York Cavalry Regiment | ||
| 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment | Colonel William Wells | |
1st Brigade Horse Artillery |
Captain James M. Robertson | to Army of the Shenandoah 8/6 |
| 2nd United States Artillery, Batteries B&L | Lieutenant Albert O. Vincent | |
| 2nd United States Artillery, Batteries D | Lieutenant Edward B. Wiliston | |
| 2nd United States Artillery, Battery M | Lieutenant Alexander C. M. Pennington | |
| 4th United States Artillery, Battery E | Lieutenant Samuel S. Elder | |
2nd Brigade Horse Artillery |
Captain John Caldwell Tidball | |
| 1st United States Artillery, Battery I | Lieutenant Frank S. French | to Cavalry Corps, 2nd Div. (above) |
| 2nd United States Artillery, Battery A | Lieutenant Robert Clark | to Cavalry Corps, 2nd Div. (above) |
| 3rd United States Artillery, Batteries CF&K | Captain Dunbar R. Ransom | to Army of the Shenandoah |