1st Maine Cavalry

The 1st Maine Cavalry was mustered for three years' service on October 31, 1861 and mustered out on August 1, 1865. Of the 3226 men enrolled in the regiment, 154 were killed or died of wounds, 171 died of disease, and 165 died in Confederate prisons. This regiment lost the greatest number killed in action of any cavalry regiment in the entire army.

They served in the following engagements:

First Bull Run - July 21, 1861
Middleton, VA. - May 24, 1862
Winchester, VA - May 25, 1862
Luray, VA - June 1862
Cedar Mountain VA - August 9, 1862
Brandy Station, VA - August 20, 1862
Rappahannock Station, VA - August 24, 1862
Thoroughfare Gap, VA - August 28, 1862
2nd Bull Run, VA - August 28-29, 1862
Frederick, MD - September 12, 1862
South Mountain, MD - September 13-14, 1862
Antietam, MD - September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg, VA - December 12-13, 1862
Dumfries, VA - December 28, 1862
Rappahannock Station, VA - April 14, 1863
Louisa Court House, VA - May 2, 1863
Stoneman's Raid, VA - May 5-7, 1863
Bealton, VA - May 10, 1863
Brandy Station, VA - June 9, 1863
Aldie, VA - June 17, 1863
Middleburg, VA - June 17, 1863
Upperville, VA - June 21, 1863
Aldie, VA - June 22, 1863
Gettysburg, PA - July 1 - 3, 1863
Halltown, WV - July 15, 1863
Shepardstown, WV - July 16, 1863
Sulphur Springs, VA - October 12, 1863
Mine Run, VA - November 30, 1863
Fortification of Richmond
Dahlgren Raid, VA - February 29 - March 2, 1864
Strasburg, VA - May 1, 1864
Todd's Tavern, VA - May 8, 1864
Beaver Dam Station, VA - May 10, 1864
Ground Squirrel Bridge, VA - May 11, 1864
Sheridan's Raid, VA
Hawe's Shop, VA - May 28, 1864
Cold Harbor, VA - June 2, 1864
Trevillian Station, VA - June 11, 1864
St. Mary's Church, VA - June 24, 1864
Malvern Hill, VA - July 28-29, 1864
Berryville, VA - August 14, 1864
White Tavern, VA - August 15, 1864
Deep Bottom , VA - August 16, 1864
Charles City Crossroads, VA - August 18, 1864
Reams Station, VA - August 23-25, 1864
Stony Creek, VA - September 16, 1864
Wyatt Farm, VA - September 29, 1864
Vaughan Road, VA - October 1, 1864
Boydton Plank Road, VA - October 27, 1864
Bellefield, VA - December 10, 1864
Hatcher's Run, VA - February 5, 1865
Dinwiddie Court House, VA - March 31, 1865
Fame's Crossroads, VA - April 5, 1865
Lee's Train, VA - April 6, 1865
Sailor's Creek, VA - April 6, 1865
Farmville, VA - April 7, 1865
Appomattox, VA - April 9, 1865

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1862-01-01 Descriptive list of deserters from Company L

Adjutant General
1862-01-10 S.P. Strickland recommends Charles Crosby for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant

S. P. Strickland
1862-01-13 Captain George M. Brown sends a list of recent recruits to Adjutant General Hodsdon

George M. Brown
1862-01-14 J.D. Tucker recommends his brother Adjutant B.F. Tucker for Captain

J. D. Tucker
1862-01-17 Alonzo Pratt and other members of Company L request Constantine Taylor as Captain

Alonzo Pratt
1862-01-21 List of Men Discharged From Company A, 1st Maine Cavalry

Warren L. Whitney
1862-01-23 Alpheus Prescott requests payment for his service at Fort McClary in 1861

Alpheus Prescott
1862-01-24 Mrs. Edwin Patten complains to Governor Washburn about her husband's poor treatment by Colonel John Goddard

Mrs. E. M. Patten
1862-01-28 Quartermaster Edwin Patten sends a list of horses received and dead

Edwin M. Patten
1862-01-28 Return of Enlisted Men, Died, Discharged, Deserted, Etc. of Company L, 1st Maine Cavalry

Constantine Taylor
1862-01-29 List of Deaths, Desertions, and Discharges in Captain George Summat's Company H

George J. Summat
1862-01-29 Quartermaster Patten reports the sale of cavalry horses at auction

Edwin M. Patten
1862-01-30 A.J. Alexander inquires when the cavalry will leave Maine

A. J. Alexander
1862-01-30 Captain C.H. Smith forwards a list of deaths, desertions, and discharges from Company D

Charles H. Smith
1862-01-30 Colonel Goddard writes Governor Washburn regarding trouble with Lieutenant Colonel Hight

John Goddard
1862-01-30 Quartermaster Patten requests a thorough investigation of the regiment

Edwin M. Patten
1862-01-31 Captain Dudley Haines reports no deaths or discharges from Company C

Dudley L. Haines
1862-01-31 Lieutenant Paul Chadbourn reports death of Hiram Kimball, Company I, of diphtheria

Paul Chadbourn
1862-01-31 Return of Soldiers Belonging to Company F, 1st Maine Regiment of Cavalry Who Have Died, Or Have Been Discharged Since They Were Mustered Into Service

S. A. Boothby
1862-02-11 1st Maine Cavalry Returns & Descriptive Lists of Deserters While in Camp at Augusta

Adjutant General
1862-02-12 Osgood Clary and Simeon Small oppose the appointment of John D. Myrick to Company K

Osgood Clary and Simeon Small
1862-02-13 Charles H. True forwards a newspaper clipping about the "unfortunate condition" of the cavalry

Charles H. True
1862-02-14 Charles True writes James Dix, editor of the Boston Journal

Charles H. True
1862-02-15 A.P. Emerson recommends Lieutenant A.B. Spurling for promotion

A. P. Emerson
1862-02-15 Enlistment of Daniel Irish of Canton, Maine

Adjutant General

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1st Maine Cavalry

1862-01-01 Descriptive list of deserters from Company L

1862-01-10 S.P. Strickland recommends Charles Crosby for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant

1862-01-13 Captain George M. Brown sends a list of recent recruits to Adjutant General Hodsdon

1862-01-14 J.D. Tucker recommends his brother Adjutant B.F. Tucker for Captain

1862-01-17 Alonzo Pratt and other members of Company L request Constantine Taylor as Captain

1862-01-21 List of Men Discharged From Company A, 1st Maine Cavalry

1862-01-23 Alpheus Prescott requests payment for his service at Fort McClary in 1861

1862-01-24 Mrs. Edwin Patten complains to Governor Washburn about her husband's poor treatment by Colonel John Goddard

1862-01-28 Quartermaster Edwin Patten sends a list of horses received and dead

1862-01-28 Return of Enlisted Men, Died, Discharged, Deserted, Etc. of Company L, 1st Maine Cavalry

1862-01-29 List of Deaths, Desertions, and Discharges in Captain George Summat's Company H

1862-01-29 Quartermaster Patten reports the sale of cavalry horses at auction

1862-01-30 A.J. Alexander inquires when the cavalry will leave Maine

1862-01-30 Captain C.H. Smith forwards a list of deaths, desertions, and discharges from Company D

1862-01-30 Colonel Goddard writes Governor Washburn regarding trouble with Lieutenant Colonel Hight

1862-01-30 Quartermaster Patten requests a thorough investigation of the regiment

1862-01-31 Captain Dudley Haines reports no deaths or discharges from Company C

1862-01-31 Lieutenant Paul Chadbourn reports death of Hiram Kimball, Company I, of diphtheria

1862-01-31 Return of Soldiers Belonging to Company F, 1st Maine Regiment of Cavalry Who Have Died, Or Have Been Discharged Since They Were Mustered Into Service

1862-02-11 1st Maine Cavalry Returns & Descriptive Lists of Deserters While in Camp at Augusta

1862-02-12 Osgood Clary and Simeon Small oppose the appointment of John D. Myrick to Company K

1862-02-13 Charles H. True forwards a newspaper clipping about the "unfortunate condition" of the cavalry

1862-02-14 Charles True writes James Dix, editor of the Boston Journal

1862-02-15 A.P. Emerson recommends Lieutenant A.B. Spurling for promotion

1862-02-15 Enlistment of Daniel Irish of Canton, Maine

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