West Virginia 1st Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Jul 10, 1861
- Muster Out Date:Jul 8, 1865
Other
- Aliases:
- 1st Virginia Volunteer Cavalry
- Leaders:
- Bvt MG George Armstrong Custer
- Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth
- Brigadier General James Shields
- Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
- Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy
- Colonel Henry Capehart
- Colonel Nathan Kimball
- Colonel Nathaniel P. Richmond
- Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead
- Colonel William H. Powell
- Major B. F. Chamberlain
- Major Benjamin F. Chamberlain
- Major John A. Krepps
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell | May 8, 1862 | May 8, 1862 | < 1 day | Highland County, Virginia |
| Lynchburg | Jun 17, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 1 day(s) | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| First Kernstown | Mar 23, 1862 | Mar 23, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia |
| Moorefield | Aug 7, 1864 | Aug 7, 1864 | < 1 day | Hardy County, West Virginia |
| Williamsport | Jul 6, 1863 | Jul 16, 1863 | 10 day(s) | Washington County, Maryland |
| Port Republic | Jun 9, 1862 | Jun 9, 1862 | < 1 day | Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Hanover | Jun 30, 1863 | Jun 30, 1863 | < 1 day | Hanover, Pennsylvania |
| Sailor's Creek | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Dinwiddie Court House | Mar 31, 1865 | Mar 31, 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Fisher's Hill | Sep 21, 1864 | Sep 22, 1864 | 1 day(s) | Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Third Winchester | Sep 19, 1864 | Sep 19, 1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia |
| Appomattox Station | Apr 8, 1865 | Apr 8, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox County, Virginia |
| Five Forks | Apr 1, 1865 | Apr 1, 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Second Kernstown | Jul 24, 1864 | Jul 24, 1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia |
| Cross Keys | Jun 8, 1862 | Jun 8, 1862 | < 1 day | Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Mine Run | Nov 27, 1863 | Dec 2, 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Cove Mountain | May 10, 1864 | May 10, 1864 | < 1 day | Wythe County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | Aug 28, 1862 | Aug 30, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Second Winchester | Jun 13, 1863 | Jun 15, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | Sep 14, 1862 | Sep 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Cedar Creek | Oct 19, 1864 | Oct 19, 1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia |
| Waynesboro, Virginia | Mar 2, 1865 | Mar 2, 1865 | < 1 day | Augusta County, Virginia |
| Rutherford's Farm | Jul 20, 1864 | Jul 20, 1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia |
| Warrenton Junction, Virginia | May 3, 1863 | May 3, 1863 | < 1 day | Warrenton Junction, Virginia |
| Wytheville, Virginia | May 10, 1864 | May 10, 1864 | < 1 day | Wytheville, Virginia |
| Hanover, Pennsylvania | Jun 30, 1863 | Jun 30, 1863 | < 1 day | Hanover, Pennsylvania |
| Hagerstown, Maryland | Jul 6, 1863 | Jul 6, 1863 | < 1 day | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Raccoon Ford, Virginia | Sep 19, 1863 | Sep 19, 1863 | < 1 day | Raccoon Ford, Virginia |
| Wytheville, Virginia | Jul 18, 1863 | Jul 18, 1863 | < 1 day | Wytheville, Virginia |
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