5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored) in the Civil War

The 5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment (Colored) lost 7 enlisted men killed and 116 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1864
	Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville.
May 5-8,	1st and 2nd Battalions moved to Washington, D.C.
May 8-12	1st Battalion at Camp Stoneman, Giesboro Point, Md.
May 9	2nd Battalion to Camp Casey
May 8-10	3rd Battalion moved to Washington
May 11	3rd Battalion to Camp Casey
May 12	Dismounted and moved to Camp Casey, near Fort Albany
May 13-16	Regiment moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, then to City Point, Virginia, operating as Infantry. Attached to Rand’s Provisional Brigade, 18th Corps, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
May	Attached to Hinks’ Colored Division, 18th Army Corps
June	Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps
June 16-19	First Assault on Petersburg
June 16-28	Siege of Petersburg
June 30	Moved to Point Lookout, Maryland and duty there guarding prisoners
July	Assigned to Point Lookout, Maryland, District of St. Mary’s, 22nd Corps
1865
March	Attached to 25th Corps, Department of Virginia. Ordered to the field and duty near Richmond and Petersburg
April	Near City Point
May	At Camp Lincoln
June 16	Ordered to Department of Texas and duty at Clarksville
October 31	The 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored) was mustered out