2nd Pennsylvania Regiment Cavalry.--(59th Volunteers.)
Organized at
Philadelphia and
Harrisburg, Pa., September, 1861, to April, 1862.
Seven Companies dismounted, left State for
Baltimore, Md., April 1, 1862.
Five Companies joined at
Baltimore April 14, 1862.
Moved to
Washington, D. C., April 25, and camp on
Capital Hill till June 27.
Attached to
Samuel D. Sturgis' Command, Military District of Washington, to August, 1862.
Buford's Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
Price's Cavalry Brigade, Defenses of Washington, to March, 1863.
2nd Brigade,
Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863.
Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1865.
Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
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Service.
Duty in Defenses of Washington, D. C., till July 27, 1862.
Moved to
Warrenton, thence to Madison Court House,
Va., July 27-August 5.
Action at
Wolftown August 7.
Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
Pope's Campaign in
Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
Chantilly September 1.
Reconnoissance to Thoroughfare Gap and
Aldie September 16.
Antietam September 16-17.
Ashby's Gap September 22.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till June, 1863.
Reconnoissance to Snicker's Ferry and
Berryville November 28-30.
Berryville November 30.
Frying Pan, near
Chantilly, December 27-28.
Occoquan December 29.
Mrs. Violet's and Seleman's Ford, near
Occoquan, March 22, 1863 (Detachment).
Expedition from
Gainesville June 7-8 (Detachment).
Headquarter Guard for
General Meade June 29.
Battle of Gettysburg,
Pa., July 1-3.
Provost duty at
Gettysburg July 5-7.
Old Antietam Forge,
South Mountain, Md., July 10.
Provost Guard duty with Army of the Potomac till December.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Near
Bealeton October 22.
Fayetteville October 23.
Advance to line of the
Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
New Hope Church November 27.
Parker's Store November 29.
Expedition to
Luray December 21-23.
Luray December 23.
Campaign from the
Rapidan to the
James May-June, 1864.
Todd's Tavern May 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Sheridan's Raid to
James River May 9-24.
North Anna River May 9-10.
Ground Squirrel Church and
Yellow Tavern May 11.
Brook's Church, Fortifications of
Richmond, May 12.
Line of the
Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Haw's Church May 28.
Cold Harbor May 31-June 1.
Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24.
Louisa Court House June 10.
Trevillian Station June 11-12.
White House or St. Peter's Church June 21.
Black Creek or
Tunstall's Station June 21.
Germantown June 22.
St. Mary's Church June 24.
Charles City Cross Roads June 29.
Warwick Swamp and Jerusalem Plank Road July 12.
Demonstration on north side of the
James at
Deep Bottom July 27-29.
Malvern Hill July 28.
Warwick Swamp July 30.
Demonstration north of
James River at
Deep Bottom August 13-20.
Gravel Hill August 14.
Strawberry Plains August 16-18.
Deep Bottom and
Malvern Hill August 18.
Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23.
Ream's Station August 25.
Belcher's Mills September 17.
Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1.
Boydton Plank Road,
Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Reconnoissance toward
Stony Creek November 7.
Stony Creek Station December 1.
Expedition to Hicksford December 7-11.
Bellefield December 8.
Dabney's Mills,
Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
On provost duty, Army of the Potomac, till June, 1865.
Fall of
Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of
Lee April 3-9.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of
Lee and his army.
March to
Washington, D. C., May.
Grand Review May 23.
Consolidated with 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 1st Provisional Cavalry.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 253.
