Vermont 1st Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
11/19/61
Organized - Vermont 1st Volunteer Cavalry - Vermont
6/13/63
Battle - Second Winchester - Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth
Brigadier GeneralElon J. Farnsworth
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John W. Bennett
Lieutenant ColonelJohn W. Bennett
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William Wells
ColonelWilliam Wells
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Armstrong Custer
10/19/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Hall
Lieutenant ColonelJosiah Hall
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG William Wells
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Division - undefined Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
4/1/65
Battle - Five Forks - Five Forks, Virginia
The Union victory along the White Oak Road on March 31st threatened to destabilize the entire Confederate line west of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. George Pickett with his infantry division and the cavalry divisions of Col. Thomas Munford, Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and Maj. Gen Thomas Rosser to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks, along the White Oak Road five miles west of the previous fighting there. Pickett's defensive line was not well constructed, and much of his cavalry force w…READ MORE
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
8/9/65
Mustered Out - Vermont 1st Volunteer Cavalry - Vermont
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