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65th Pennsylvania Regiment - 5th Cavalry - Cameron's Dragoons

65th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

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65th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

Organization

• Organized at Philadelphia July to September, 1861.
• Moved to Washington, D.C., August 22, 1861.
• Attached to Smith's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862.
• Unattached, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to December, 1862.
• West's Advance Brigade, 4th Corps, Dept. Virginia, to June, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863.
• Wistar's Brigade, Yorktown, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to August, 1863.
• U.S. Forces, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1863.
• District Currituck, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864.
• Heckman's Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864.
• 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, Army of the James, to May, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, Kautz's Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1865.
• Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865.
• Richmond, Va., District Henrico, Dept. Virginia, to August. 1865.

  Service & Battles - 1862

• Duty in the Dept. of Washington, D.C., till May 8, 1862.
• Reconnoissance to Pohick Church,Va., December 18, 1861 (Cos. "C," "F," "H").
• Flint Hill and Hunter's Mill February 7, 1862.
• Fairfax Court House February 6.
• Expedition to Vienna and Flint Hill February 22.
• Duty near Alexandria till May.
• Ordered to Yorktown, Va., May 8.
• Scouting about Gloucester Point May 10 (Cos. "A," "B," "E" and "L").
• Scouting about Williamsburg May 12.
• Skirmishes at Mechanicsville May 23-24.
• Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1 (Cos. "I," "K").
• Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp Bridge June 30.
• Malvern Hill July 1.
• Reconnoissance from Yorktown to Gloucester, Matthews and King and Queen Counties July 7-9 (Cos. "B," "E," "L," "M").

  Service & Battles - 1863

• Duty at Yorktown and Williamsburg till September 8, 1863.
• Williamsburg and Fort Magruder September 9, 1862.
• Reconnoissance from Yorktown to Gloucester, Matthews, King and Queen and Middlesex Counties December 11-15.
• Reconnoissance to Burnt Ordinary December 17.
• Expedition to West Point and White House January 7-9, 1863 (Detachment).
• Burnt Ordinary January 19.
• Near Olive Creek Church February 5 (Cos. "L," "M").
• Williamsburg and Olive Branch Church February 7.
• Williamsburg March 23 and 29.
• Whittaker's Mills April 11.
• Reconnoissance through Gates County and down Chowan River June 5-13.
• Nine Mile Ordinary June 14.
• Diascund Bridge June 20.
• Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 8.
• Barnesville June 28.
• Baltimore Cross Roads June 29.
• Expedition from White House to Bottom's Bridge July 1-7.
• Baltimore Cross Roads July 1.
• Bottom's Bridge July 2.
• Expedition to Bottom's Bridge August 26-29.
• New Kent Court House August 28.
• Bottom's Bridge August 29.
• Ordered to Norfolk, Va., September 8, and duty about Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till December.
• Companies "C," "D," "F," "H" and "I" at South Mills, N. C., September 13.
• Companies "A," "B," "E," "G," "K," "L" and "M" at Great Bridge.
• Expedition to Indiantown, N. C., September 15-20 (Co. "D").
• Near Kempsville September 15. Indiantown September 20. (Cos. "F" and "H" at Drummond Lake September 15.)
• Companies "C," "F," "H" and "I" advance to Raleigh September 22; Companies "A," "B," "L" and "M" to Currituck Court House September 23.
• Affair on Back Bay September 30 (Detachment).
• Scout from Great Bridge to Indiantown, N. C., October 13 (Detachment).
• Bingo Landing October 16-17 (Detachment). Camden Court House
• October 17. Regiment assembled at Great Bridge October 20.
• Expedition from Norfolk to South Mills, Camden, etc., N. C., December 5-24.

  Service & Battles - 1864

• Duty at Yorktown and in District of the Currituck till May, 1864.
• Wistar's Expedition toward Richmond February 6-8.
• Bottom's Bridge February 4.
• Ballahock on Bear Quarter Road and Deep Creek February 29-March 1.
• Ballahock Station near Dismal Swamp Canal March 1. Deep Creek March 2.
• Reconnoissance from Portsmouth to the Blackwater April 13-15 (Detachment).
• Kautz's Raid on Petersburg & Weldon Railroad May 5-11.
• Birch Island Bridges May 5.
• Stony Creek Station and Jarrett's Station May 7.
• White's Bridge, Nottaway Creek, May 8.
• Nottaway Railroad Bridge May 8.
• Jarrett's Station May 8-9.
• Kautz's Raid on Richmond & Danville Railroad May 12-17.
• Coalfield Station May 13.
• Powhatan Station May 14.
• Belcher's Mills May 16.
• Petersburg June 9. Before Petersburg June 15-18.
• Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865.
• Roanoke Station June 20, 1864.
• Wilson's Raid on South Side & Danville Railroad June 22-July 2.
• Staunton River Bridge or Roanoke Station June 25.
• Sappony Church, Stony Creek, June 28-29. Ream's Station June 29.
• Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
• Malvern Hill July 30.
• Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30.
• Darbytown Road October 7-13 and December 10.
• Charles City Cross Roads October 26.
• Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.

  Service & Battles - 1865

• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865.
• Dinwiddie Court House March 31.
• Five Forks April 1.
• Gravelly Ford on Hatcher's Run April 2.
• Near Amelia Court House April 4-5.
• Burkesville and Sailor's Creek April 6.
• Prince Edward's Court House April 7.
• Appomattox Court House April 9.
• Surrender of Lee and his army.
• Duty at Richmond, Va., and in District of Henrico, Dept. of Virginia, to August.
• Mustered out August 7, 1865, and discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., August 16, 1865.

  Regimental Losses

• Regiment lost during service: 1 Officer and 76 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 210 Enlisted men by disease. Total 293.

65th PA Regiment Medal of Honor

• MICHAEL MCKEEVER Private, Company K, 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Ireland. Citation: At Burnt Ordinary, Va., 19 January 1863. Was one of a small scouting party that charged and routed a mounted force of the enemy six times their number. He led the charge in a most gallant and distinguished manner, going far beyond the call of duty. Date of Issue: 2 August 1897.