Organized at Geneva, N.Y., and mustered in:
Company "A" July 31, 1863;
Company "B" September 8, 1863;
Companies "C" to "K" at Elmira, N.Y., October 10, 1863;
Company "L" November 7, 1863, and
Company "M" November 19, 1863.
Moved to Washington, D.C., as fast as mustered, and duty in the defenses of that city to February, 1864.
Attached to Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to February, 1864.
Cavalry Brigade, 1st Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia, to July, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia, to August, 1864.
Remount Camp at Cumberland, Md., to October, 1864.
1st Separate Brigade, District of the Kanawha, Dept. of West Virginia, to March, 1865.
Cavalry, Dept. of West Virginia, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--
Action no date, no place, 2 taken POW.
Action Newtown, VA., February 20,1864, 1 POW
Action near Upperville, Va., February 20. 1864, 3 killed, 3 wounded, 5 POW.
Snicker's Ford, VA., 3/6/64, 1 POW
Snicker's Gap, VA., 3/6/64, 2 POW
Snickersville March 6. 4 killed, 2 wounded, 8 POW
Cablestown, WV March 10, 3 killed, 5 W, 10 POW
Halltown Depot, WV.,March 10, 8 POW
Peidmont, VA., May 5, 1 W.
Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 30-May 16.
Near Paris and Salem May 10.
Winchester, VA., May 12, 1 POW
Mt. Jackson May 13.
New Market May 15. 9 killed, 18 W, 15 POW, 1 Missing. Read about the VMI Cadets that fought for The Confederacy.This one is by the Commander of the CadetsGeneral Imboden's of the C.S.A. version of the New Market Battle.A link to a UNIONversion of New Market.
New Market May 18, 1 POW
Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg May 26-July 1.
Woodstock May 28. 1 POW
Martinsburg, WV., May 28, 1 POW
New Market, VA.,May 28, 1 POW
Newtown May 29-30. 1 killed
Woodstock May 31.
New Market June 1. 3 POW
Mount Jackson, VA., June 1, 1 POW
New Market, VA., June 1, 10 POW
Harrisonburg June 3-4.
Piedmont June 5. 9 killed, 9 W, 9 POW
Occupation of Staunton June 6. 1 POW
Harrisonburg, VA., June 6, 1 POW
Snicker's Gap, June 6, 2 POW
Staunton, VA., June 6, 1 W.
Staunton, VA., June 9, 2 W, 2 POW
Waynesboro June 10.
Piedmont, VA., June 10, 1 killed
Staunton, June 10, 1 POW
Cheat Mountain June 11. 1 W, 1 missing
Staunton, VA., June 11, 1 POW
Staunton, VA., June 12, 1 POW
Lexington June 13.
Buchanan June 14.
Staunton, VA., June 15, 1 POW
Diamond Hill June 17.
Lynchburg June 17-18.
Liberty June 19.
Buford's Gap June 20.
Lynchburg, VA., June 20, 1 K.
Catawba Mountains and Salem June 21.
White Sulphur Springs June 25. 1 POW
Bunker Hill June 28 and July 2. 1 W.
Frederick City, MD., July 1, 1 POW
Berryville, VA., July 2, 2 POW
Leetown, VA., July 2, 1 missing
Leetown, VA., July 2, 4 W, 5 POW
Near Martinsburg July 2.
Leetown and Martinsburg July 3. 7 POW
Shepherdstown, WV., July 3, 1 POW
Dam No. 4, MD., July 4, 1 POW
Leetown, VA., July 4, 1 W.
Sharpsburg, Md., July 4. 1 POW
Sharpsburg, MD., July 4, 1 POW
Maryland Heights, MD., July 6, 1 W.
Sandy Hook, MD., July 6, 1 POW
Frederick City, MD., July 8, 1 POW
Near Hillsboro July 15-16.
Snicker's Ferry July 17-18.
Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19.
Knoxville, TN., July 20, 1 W.
Charlestown July 22. 1 W.
Near Kernstown July 23.
Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. 3 W, 1 POW
Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. 2 K, 1 W.
Duffield Station August 3, 1 K.
Strasburg,VA., 8/13, 1 POW
Cedar Creek August 12.
Berryville August 14 and 16. 2 POW
Near Charlestown August 21-22.
Falling Waters August 24.
Duty at Remount Camp, Cumberland, Md., until November.
Operations in Kanawha Valley against Witcher November 5-12.
Newtown and Nineveh November 12.
Rude's Hill, near Mt. Jackson, November 22.
Duty in District of the Kanawha and in the Shenandoah Valley until July, 1865.
Mustered out July 20, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 56 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 89 Enlisted men by disease, etc. Total 150.

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