United States Army > Army of the Shenandoah
August 1864 • to September >
Commanded by Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert
On August 6. 1864 the FIrst and Third Cavalry Divisions of the Army of the Potomac were transferred to the Middle Military Division, Army of the Shenandoah.The Second Cavalry Division was transferred from the Army of West Virginia. These three divisions became the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah under the command of Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert.
First Cavalry Division |
Brigadier General Wesley Merritt | from Army of the Potomac 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 | |
| Third Brigade | Colonel Charles R. Lowe, Jr. | Organized 8/9 |
| 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry | from Div. West Virginia, 1 Cavalry Div. | |
| 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Caspar Crowninshield | from Defenses Washington, 22 Corps |
| 25th New York Cavalry Regiment | Major Charles J. Seymour | from Defenses Washington, 22 Corps |
| 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | from Div. West Virginia, 1 Cavalry Div. | |
| 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | from Div. West Virginia, 2 Cavalry Div. | |
| 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 Cavalry Division |
Brigadier General William W. Averill | |
| First Brigade | Colonel J.M. Schoonmaker |
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| 8th Ohio Cavalry Regiment | ||
| 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment | ||
| Second Brigade | Colonel W. H. Powell | |
| 1st New York Lincoln Cavalry Regiment | from 1 Cav. Div. 1 Brig. (above) | |
| 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment | ||
| 2nd West Virginia Cavalry | ||
| Artillery | ||
| 5th United States Artillery, Battery L | to Horse Art. (below) | |
Third Cavalry Division |
Brigadier General James H. Wilson | from Army of the Potomac 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 | |
Horse Artillery |
Captain James M. Robertson | |
| 1st United States Artillery, Battery K | Captain William M. Graham | |
| 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 | |
| 3rd United States Artillery, Batteries CF&K | Captain Dunbar R. Ransom | |
| 4th United States Artillery, Batteries C&E | Lieutenant Samuel S. Elder | |
| 5th United States Artillery, Battery L | from 2 Cav. Div., Army WV | |