United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment lost 8 officers and 82 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 138 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862
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December 10 | Company A organized 101 enlisted men at San Francisco, California under the command of Captain James Reed. The company provided its own equipment, uniforms and transportation to the east coast. |
1863
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January 4 | Company A arrived at Readville, Mass. Companies B, C, D, G, H, I and K organized at Camp Meigs, Readville. |
February – March | Companies E, F, L and M organized at San Francisco, California |
February 12-18 | Companies A – D and K left Massachusetts for Baltimore, Maryland, then moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia. |
February 19 | Companies A – D and K moved to Gloucester Point, Virginia and were attached to Cavalry Command, 4th Corps, Department of Virginia |
March 21 | Companies E, F, L and M left San Francisco for Readville, Massachusetts. |
April 16 | Companies E, F, L and M joined the Regiment at Readville, Massachusetts, as the California Battalion |
March 30 |
Reconnaissance from Gloucester |
April 7 |
Expedition to Gloucester Court House |
April 27-May 14 | Companies A and B moved to Williamsburg, Virginia, and reconnaissance to White House, VA. |
May 6 | Expedition to King and Queen County |
May 10 | Charles R. Lowell was appointed colonel. |
May 11-16 | Companies E, F, G, H, I, L & M moved from Readville, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. Attached to Casey’s Provisional Troops, 22nd Corps |
May 15 | Companies C, D and K moved to West Point, Virginia and duty there |
May 30 | Engaged in picket and outpost duty and scouting and duty at East Capital Hill, Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
June 1-11 | At Camp Brightwood |
June 23-July 3 |
Dix’s Peninsula Campaign.Companies C, D and K moved to Poolesville, Maryland and patrol duty in rear of the Army of the Potomac. |
June 23-28 | Companies C, D and K – Expedition to South Anna Bridge. |
June 26 | Companies C, D and K – Action at Hanovertown and South Anna Bridge |
July 1-7 | Companies C, D and K – Expedition from White House to South Anna River |
July 1 | Brockville |
July 3-9 | Scout near Dawsonville |
July 11-14 | Reconnaissance to Ashby’s Gap |
July 12 |
Action at Ashby’s Gap |
July 13 | Rockville, Md. |
July 20-21 | Reconnaissance to Warrenton |
July 21 and 31 |
Skirmishes at Warrenton |
July 25 | Companies C, D and K – Expedition to Gloucester Court House |
July 27-29 | Companies C, D and K moved to Washington, D.C. |
July 28-August 3 | Operations about Fairfax Court House |
August 6 | Companies C, D and K joined Regiment at Centreville, Va. |
July 30 | Near Aldie |
August-September | Duty at Centreville, Va., operating against Moseby. Attached to King’s Division, 22nd Corps |
September | Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 22nd Corps |
September 15-March 8 | Companies C, F, G and I detached at Muddy Branch |
August 17 | Warrenton Pike |
August 24 | Coyle’s Tavern, near Fairfax Court House |
August 15-19 |
Expedition from Centreville |
September 18-20 |
Second expedition from Centreville |
October 2-5 |
Third expedition from Centreville |
October 6 | Ordered to Fairfax Court House |
October 9 | To Vienna |
October 12-13 | Scout to Gum Springs |
October 22 | Near Annandale |
November 14 | Tyson’s Cross Roads |
November 18-26 | Reconnaissance to Blue Ridge Mountains |
December 12-23 |
Picket attacks |
December 13 |
Affair at Germantown (Detachment) |
December 18-20 | Scout from Vienna to Middleburg |
December 29 |
Skirmish with Moseby |
1864
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January 17 | Near Ellis and Ely’s Fords |
January 26 | Ellis Ford |
February 4-6 | Scout to Aldie |
February 5 | Aldie |
February 21 | Near Circlesville |
February 22 | Dranesville |
February 25-26 | Scout to Farmwell |
March 8 | Companies B, D, E and M relieve Companies C, F, G & I at Muddy Branch |
April | Expedition to Faquier and Loudoun Counties |
April 19 |
Affair Leesburg (Detachment) |
April 28 |
Action with Moseby near Leesburg |
April 28-May 1 | Scout to Upperville |
May | Patrol duty on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
May 24 | Moved to Fall’s Church |
June 8-14 | Escort wounded from the Wilderness |
July 5 | Point of Rocks |
July 6 |
Action with Moseby at Mr. Zion Church, near Aldie |
July 7-8 | Frederick Pike |
July 10 | Tennallytown |
July 11 | Fort Reno and near Fort Stevens |
July 11-12 |
Fort Stevens and Northern Defenses of Washington |
July 13 | Rockville, Maryland. |
July 14 | Poolesville, Maryland. |
July 14-28 | Pursuit of Early to Snicker’s Gap |
July 17-18 |
Snicker’s Gap |
July 26-August 9 | At Rockville |
August to November |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign.Attached to Reserve Cavalry Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
August 10 | Shepherdstown |
August 12 | White Post |
August 15 | Strasburg |
August 17 and 18 |
Winchester |
August 18 | Opequan Creek |
August 19 | Near Opequan Creek |
August 20 | Berryville Pike |
August 21 | Summit Point |
August 21-22 |
Charleston |
August 22-24 | Halltown |
August 25-27 | Summit Point |
August 29 | Smithfield |
September | Attached to 3rd (Reserve) Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Shenandoah. Colonel Lowell took command of the brigade as senior colonel. |
September 3-4 | Berryville |
September 4 | Berryville Pike |
September 7 | Opequan Creek |
September 13 | Locke’s Ford, Opequan Creek |
September 15 | Sevier’s Ford, Opequan Creek |
September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan)The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment took part in the cavalry charge that broke the Confederate flank. |
September 20 | Front Royal and Snake Mountain |
September 21 |
Fisher’s Hill |
September 22 | Milford |
September 23 | Mill’s Ford |
September 23 |
Toll Gate, near Front Royal |
September 24 | Luray Valley |
September 26-27 | Port Republic |
September 28 | Rockfish Gap |
September 28, 29 and 30 | Waynesboro |
October 2 | Waynesboro and Mt. Crawford |
October 8-9 |
Battle of Tom’s Brook, “Woodstock Races” |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar CreekCaptain Henry H. Crocker was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a charge during the afternoon counterattack. Colonel Charles Lowell, commanding the brigade, was mortally wounded. Major General Sheridan posthumously promoted Lowell to brigadier general. |
November 3-28 | Guarded Winchester & Potomac Railroad |
November 11 | Near Kernstown |
November 28- December 3 |
Expedition to Loudoun and Faquier Countiesin retaliation for Mosby’s hanging of 7 Federal prisoners. |
December 19-28 |
Expedition to Gordonsville |
December 20 | Madison Court House |
December 23 | Gordonsville |
December 24 | Charlottesville |
1865
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January 1 – February 27 |
At Camp Russell, near Winchester |
February 27- May 25 |
Sheridan’s Raid to White House Landing |
March 2 | Occupation of Staunton and Waynesborough |
March 8 | Duguidsville |
March 14 | South Anna Bridge. Destruction of Virginia Central Railroad and James River Canal. |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 30 |
White Oak Road, near Five Forks |
March 30-31 |
Dinwiddie Court House |
April 1 |
Battle of Five Forks |
April 2 | Scott’s Cross Roads |
April 4 | Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek |
April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
April 8 |
Appomattox Station |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
April 10-19 | At Nottawny Station |
April 23 | Expedition to Danville |
April 29 | Near Petersburg |
May 10-16 | March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 | Grand Review |
May 29-June 26 | Near Cloud’s Mills |
July | At Fairfax Court House |
July 20 | The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment was mustered out |