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185th Pennsylvania Regiment - 22nd Cavalry

Recruited in Washington County, PA. Consolidation of a Battalion of six months Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion of five Companies, Washington County Cavalry Company and LaFayette Cavalry Company


185th PA Regiment Companies




185th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Chambersburg February, 1864, by consolidation of a Battalion of six months Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion of five Companies, Washington County Cavalry Company and LaFayette Cavalry Company, assigned February 22, 1864.
  • Moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., March 1, 1864, thence to Cumberland, Md.
  • Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to April, 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to August, 1864.
  • (Dismounted men attached to Reserve Division, Pleasant Valley, Md., Dept. West Virginia, to June, 1864. Kelly's Command, West Virginia, to August, 1864.)
  • 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah, August, 1864 (dismounted men).
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to December, 1864.
  • Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 30-May 16, 1864.
  • Lost River Gap May 10. Lynchburg May 12.
  • New Market May 15.
  • Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg May 26-July 1.
  • Piedmont, Mt. Crawford, June 5.
  • Occupation of Staunton June 6.
  • Lynchburg May 17-18.
  • Newtown June 19.
  • Salem June 20.
  • Catawba Mountains June 21.
  • (Dismounted men moved to Pleasant Valley April, 1864,
  • And duty there till May 15.
  • At Camp Stoneman till June.
  • Moved to Martinsburg June 16, Leetown and Darkesville July 3.
  • Operations about Harper's Ferry July 4-7.
  • Hagerstown, Md., July 6.
  • Maryland Heights July 6-7.
  • Antietam Bridge July 7.
  • Ordered to Pleasant Valley July 22.
  • Joined Torbert August 8.)
  • Moved to Shenandoah Valley July 5-15.
  • Snicker's Ferry July 17-18.
  • Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19.
  • Near Kernstown July 23.
  • Kernstown, Winchester, July 24.
  • Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25.
  • Near Moorefield August 7.
  • Regiment reunite at Hagerstown August.
  • Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November.
  • Near Opequan Creek August 19.
  • Opequan Creek August 20.
  • Near Berryville August 21.
  • Summit Point August 21.
  • Charlestown August 21-22.
  • Williamsport August 26.
  • Martinsburg August 31.
  • Darkesville September 2.
  • Bunker Hill September 2-3.
  • Darkesville September 10.
  • Bunker Hill September 13.
  • Near Berryville September 14.
  • Near Martinsburg September 18.
  • Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.
  • Fisher's Hill September 22.
  • Mt. Jackson September 23-24.
  • Forest Hill or Timberville September 24.
  • Brown's Gap September 26.
  • Weyer's Cave September 26-27.
  • Port Republic September 28.
  • Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.
  • Dry Run October 23.
  • Moved to Martinsburg,
  • And duty there till December 20.
    Service & Battles - 1865
  • At New Creek and duty in Hardy, Hampshire and Pendleton Counties till June, 1865.
  • Scout to Greenland Gap and Franklin January 11-15, 1865.
  • Scout to Moorefield March 14-17, 1865.
  • Consolidated with 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry June 24, 1865, to form 3rd Provisional Cavalry.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 33 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 96 Enlisted men by disease. Total 130.