Next Prev Next Enter Your Search Terms Below Putting your search in quotes will search on the entire phrase - like "15th New Jersey". Limit to the first 10 20 50All results. Fox's Regimental Losses THREE HUNDRED FIGHTING REGIMENTS. 377 FIFTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY. CUSTER'S BRIGADE — KILPATKICK'S DIVISION - - CAVALRY CORPS, A. P. (l)CoL JOSEPH T. COPELAXD; BRIU.-GEN. (2) COL. FHKKMAN NOKVELL. (8) COL. RUSSELL A. ALGEH; BVT. MAJOK-GEN. (4) COL. SMITH 11. HASTINGS. Total of killed and wounded, 502; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 76. BATTLES. K.&M.W. Hanover Pa., June 30,1863 I Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863 15 Cashtown, Md., July 5, 1863 i Boonsboro, Md., July 8, 1863 3 Hagerstown, Md,, July 12, 1863... I Newby's Cross Roads, July 24,1863. i Port Con way, Va., Sept. I. 1863.. . i Raccoon Ford, Va., Sept. 16, 1863. i James City, Va., Oct. 10, 1863 2 Brandy Station. Va., Oct. 12, 1863. 6 Buckland's Mills, Va., Oct. 19, 1863 5 Gainesville, Va., Oct. 30, 1863 i BATTLES. K.&M.W. Morton's Ford, Va.. Nov. 27, 1863. 2 Todd's Tavern, Va.. May 6. 1864. . 5 Yellow Tavern, Va., May n, 1864. 5 Hawes's Shop, Va., May 28, 1864.. 15 Cold Harbor, Va.. June i, 1864. ... 2 Trevilian Sta'n. Va., June n, 1864 21 Front Royal, Va., Aug. 16, 1864... i Berryville, Va., Aug. 19, 1864 15 Shepherdstown, Va., Aug. 26, 1864 4 Smithfield, Va., Aug. 29, 1864 4 Summit, Va., Sept. 5, 1864 i Opequon, Va., Sept. 19, 1864 10 BATTLES. K. &M.W. Luray, Va., Sept. 24, 1864 i Woodstock, Va., Oct. 8,1864 i Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. ... 4 Newtown, Va., Nov. 12, 1864 3 Guerrillas, Va., Nov. 8, 1864 i Guerrillas, Va., Dec. 2, 1864 -J Salem, Va., Oct. 23, 1864 i Five Forks, Va., April r, 1865 i Pursuit of Lee, April 4, 1865 2 On Picket, Va i Place unknown i NOTES. — Organized at Detroit in Aug. 1862, leaving the State on December 4th with 1,144 officers and men. Proceeding directly to Washington it joined the Michigan Brigade, then being formed, composed of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Michigan Cavalry, to which the First Michigan Cavalry was subsequently added. General Custer assumed command of the brigade while on its march to Gettysburg, where it had its first opportunity to distinguish itself under fire. The brigade sustained the heaviest loss at Gettysburg of any cavalry brigade in that battle. The Fifth was commanded there by Colonel Alger, who had served previously as a Major in the Second Michigan Cavalry, from which he was promoted to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the Sixth, and thence to the Colonelcy of the Fifth ; he was one of the ablest cavalry officers in the Army. The loss of the Fifth at Gettys burg was 8 killed, 30 wounded, and 18 missing; Major Noah H. Ferry was killed there. At Hawes's Shop, out of 15 i engaged, 55 were killed or wounded. The regiment met its heaviest loss ia the cavalry affair at Trevilian Station, where in addition to the killed and wounded 136 were taken prisoners,— the regiment having charged too far through an opening in the enemy's line, and being cut off from the brigade it was obliged to cut its way out. _10771
