United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
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
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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
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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
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March 28 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 6-7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender 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
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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
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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
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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
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March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox CampaignCompany 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 |