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The 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment lost 4 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 128 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

History of the 1st Batttalion, Companies I, K, L and M
1863
December 26 Organized at Readville. 1st Battalion was formerly known as the Independent Battalion, Massachusetts Cavalry was assigned as Companies I, K, L and M.
1864
February 12, 1864 Attached to Light Brigade, District of Florida, 10th Corps, Department of the South
February 7-22 Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake City, Florida.
February 20

Battle of Olustee, Florida.

March 1 McGrath’s Creek, Cedar Run
April 2 Cedar Run
May 8 Ordered to Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. Assigned to Departmentof Virginia and North Carolina, 10th, 18th and 24th Army Corps, and 25th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina
April 12-16
Operations against Fort Darling
May 20-30
Bermuda Hundred
June 9 Jordan’s Crossing and Petersburg
June 16, 1864

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond

June 21 At Headquarters, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
August 13-20 Demonstration on north side of the James
August 14-18 Strawberry Plains
August 18-19 Flusser’s Mills. At Headquarters, 10th Army Corps
August 23 –
March 1865
Company M detached at Harrison’s Landing on outpost duty
August 24 –
September 28

Before Petersburg

September 28-30 Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights
October 13 Harrison’s Landing (Company M)
October 27-28 Fair Oaks
November 1-5 Expedition into Charles City and Henrico Counties
November 6 – March 1865 Duty before Richmond
December 1864 Companies I, L and M at Headquarters, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
December Company K at Headquarters, 24th Army Corps
1865
March 28

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 6-7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.

April – November Duty at Richmond
August Dept. of Virginia
November 14 Regiment mustered out
November 26 Discharged at Boston
History of the 2nd Batttalion, Companies A, B, C and D
1864
March 20, Sailed from Boston for Hilton Head, South Carolina on Steamer Western Metropolis.
April 1 Arrived Hilton Head and assigned to picket and outpost duty
May 22-26
Expedition to Ashepoo River (2 Companies)
June 6-8 2 Companies moved to Jacksonville, Fla. and duty there
June to November 2 Companies on duty at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
July 2-10 Expedition to John’s Island, South Carolina.
July 4-9 Operations against Battery Pringle
July 15 2 Companies participate in skirmish at Front Creek
July 23-28 Raid from Jacksonville upon Baldwin
July 24 Skirmish at South Fork, Black Creek
July 26 St. Mary’s Trestle
August 15-19 Raid on Florida Railroad
August 17 Gainesville
October 24 Magnolia
October 24 Gum Swamp
November 29-30 Expedition to Boyd’s Neck
November 30

Battle of Honey Hill

December 1-6 Expedition to Deveaux’s Neck
1865
January 2 Companies return from duty at Jacksonville, Florida.
January 15
-February 23
March to Charleston
April 5-25 Potter’s Expedition to Camden, South Carolina.
April 15 Statesburg
April 17 Occupation of Camden
April 18 Boykin’s Mills
April 19 Denkin’s Mills
April 19 Beech Creek, near Statesburg
April-November Duty in the Dept. of the South
November 14 Regiment mustered out
November 26 Discharged at Boston
History of the 3rd Batttalion, Companies E, F, G and H
1864
April 23-27 Sailed from Boston for Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Steamer Western Metropolis
May 1-3 Moved to Newport News, Va.
May 23 To City Point and duty there scouting, picketing and on the fortifications
June 16 Duty at Bermuda Hundred
June 16-
December 4
Companies E and H at Headquarters of 18th Army Corps
August 23 Company G detached at Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia.
December Companies E and H at Headquarters of 25th Army Corps. Company F at Headquarters of 24th Army Corps
1865
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

Company F

April 3 Occupation of Richmond (Companies E and H)
April 6-7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House.

Surrender of Lee and his army.

November 14 Regiment mustered out
November 26 Discharged at Boston