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Michigan 9th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

1/8/63

Organized - Michigan 9th Volunteer Cavalry - Michigan

7/19/63

Battle - Buffington Island - Portland, Ohio; Buffington Island, West Virginia

7/26/63

Battle - Salineville - Carroll County, Ohio

7/26/63

Battle - Salineville, Ohio

10/10/63

Battle - Blue Springs - Greene County, Tennessee

10/10/63

Battle - Blue Springs, Tennessee

12/16/63

Battle - Rutledge, Tennessee

6/11/64

Battle - Cynthiana - Cynthiana, Kentucky

6/12/64

Battle - Cynthiana, Kentucky

12/7/64

Battle - Cypress Swamp, Georgia

3/11/65

Battle - Fayetteville, North Carolina

3/19/65

Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina

Bentonville
Bentonville

After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE

7/21/65

Mustered Out - Michigan 9th Volunteer Cavalry - Michigan

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