United States Regiments & Batteries > Delaware
The 1st Delaware Cavalry Regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed and 2 officers and 47 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1863
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| January 20 | Organized at Wilmington, Del. and attached to attached to 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Corps, Middle Dept. for duty at Wilmington, Del. |
| June | Duty in the Defences of Baltimore, Md. engaged in provost duty at Baltimore City and in the surrounding country. Attached to Cavalry Reserve, Defences of Baltimore, 8th Corps. Companies A, D and E remained on detached duty in Delaware. |
| June 29 |
Action at WestminsterTwo companies of the regiment under the command of Major Napoleon B. Knight were attacked and overwhelmed by Stuart’s column on its ride around Hooker’s army. The survivors escaped down the road to Baltimore. |
| October | Assigned to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Corps |
| December | Assigned to Cavalry Reserve, Defences of Baltimore, 8th Corps. Companies A and D joined regiment from detached duty in Delaware |
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1864
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| March | Assigned to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Corps |
| April | Company E joined regiment from detached duty at Havre de Grace |
| May 15 | Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field |
| June 5 | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. Operating dismounted, as infantry. |
| June 5-12 | Operations about Cold Harbor |
| June 17-July 10 | Before Petersburg assigned to 1st Separate Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| June 29 |
Ream’s Station |
| July 10-12 | Assigned as guard to Artillery Brigade, 6th Corps, in movement to Baltimore and Washington |
| July 14 | Ordered to Baltimore. Company A remained with Amy of the Potomac as guard to Reserve Artillery, 6th Corps |
| July-November | Duty on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Picket and outpost duty and guarding fords of the Potomac from Georgetown to Point of Rocks |
| September | Company A returned from detached duty and rejoined regiment near Baltimore |
| October 7-1 | Operations in Montgomery County |
| November | In Delaware during election |
| November – June | Duty on Upper Potomac and on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. |
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1865
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| June 30 | The 1st Delaware Cavalry Regiment mustered out. |