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New York 8th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:23 Nov 1861
  • Muster Out Date:27 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Rochester Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt BG William Wells
    • Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Colonel Benjamin F. Davis
    • Colonel William Gamble
    • Colonel William Wells
    • Lieutenant Colonel William H. Benjamin
    • Lieutenant Colonel William L. Markell
    • Major James Bliss
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Tom's Brook09 Oct 186409 Oct 1864< 1 dayShenandoah County, Virginia
Namozine Church03 Apr 186503 Apr 1865< 1 dayNamozine, Virginia
Williamsport06 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Brandy Station09 Jun 186309 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Aldie17 Jun 186317 Jun 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Third Winchester19 Sep 186419 Sep 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks01 Apr 186501 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Boonsboro08 Jul 186308 Jul 1863< 1 dayWashington County, Maryland
Spotsylvania Court House08 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House09 Apr 186509 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27 Nov 186302 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
First Winchester25 May 186225 May 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Third Petersburg02 Apr 186502 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Columbia Furnace, Virginia07 Oct 186407 Oct 1864< 1 dayColumbia Furnace, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia17 Sep 186317 Sep 1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
First Rappahannock Station23 Aug 186223 Aug 1862< 1 dayFauquier White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Broad Run, Virginia15 Oct 186315 Oct 1863< 1 dayBroad Run, Virginia
Mine Run, Virginia28 Nov 186328 Nov 1863< 1 dayMine Run, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia11 Oct 186311 Oct 1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia12 Oct 186312 Oct 1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia21 Sep 186421 Sep 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Namozine Church, Virginia03 Apr 186503 Apr 1865< 1 dayNamozine Church, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland19 Sep 186219 Sep 1862< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Malvern Hill, Virginia16 Jun 186416 Jun 1864< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland06 Jul 186306 Jul 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Funkstown08 Jul 186308 Jul 1863< 1 dayFunkstown, Maryland, Maryland
Nottoway Court House, Virginia23 Jun 186423 Jun 1864< 1 dayNottoway Court House, Virginia
Locust Grove03 Jul 186203 Jul 1862< 1 dayLocust Grove, Oklahoma
Berryville, Virginia24 May 186224 May 1862< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia

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