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1138:Crowninshield, Benjamin W. and D. H. L. Gleason.
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887:Duty in the defenses of Washington until June 26.
1219:1st Massachusetts Cavalry monument at Gettysburg
907:Patrol and guard duty and picketing Broad River.
608:Warrenton (or White Sulphur Springs) October 12.
302:Companies A, B, C, and D left Massachusetts for
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466:Reconnaissance toward Warrenton December 21–22.
257:The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry was organized at
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564:Old Antietam Forge, near Leitersburg, July 10.
488:Destruction of Rappahannock Bridge February 5.
835:Reconnaissance toward Stony Creek November 7.
352:Operations on James Island, S.C., June 1–28.
339:. Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., until May 1862.
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919:Caston and Frampton's Plantation October 22.
860:Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5–7.
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187:2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
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810:Poplar Grove Church September 29-October 2.
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655:May–June. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
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310:, February 1862, and joined the regiment.
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692:Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9–24.
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585:Scout to Barbee's Cross Roads August 24.
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726:Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7–24.
671:'s Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
482:Elk Run, Catlett's Station, January 9.
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838:At Westbrook House until December 1.
588:Scout to Middleburg September 10–11.
561:Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va., July 14.
548:'s 1st Brigade of Brigadier General
455:'s Cavalry Brigade of Major General
400:Sugar Loaf Mountain September 10–11.
787:Charles City Cross Roads August 18.
306:, December 25, 1861, then moved to
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663:'s 1st Brigade, Brigadier General
594:Culpeper Court House September 13.
380:'s 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General
133:Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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841:Stony Creek Station December 1.
778:Strawberry Plains August 14–18.
708:Line of the Pamunkey May 26–28.
328:, and the horses sailed aboard
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611:Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
576:Scout to Hazel River August 4.
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485:Near Grove Church January 9.
758:First Battle of Deep Bottom
720:About Cold Harbor June 1–7.
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567:Jones' Cross Roads July 12.
439:Markham Station November 4.
436:Snicker's Gap November 3–4.
355:Action James Island June 8.
308:Hilton Head, South Carolina
145:First Battle of Deep Bottom
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884:Provost duty until May 27.
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522:Near Fayetteville June 3.
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204:Charles Francis Adams Jr.
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