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89th Regiment, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Recruited in Chester County, Lycoming County, the city of Philadelphia, Bucks county, Montgomery county, PA


89th PA Regiment Companies




89th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Philadelphia August to October, 1861.
  • Left State for Washington, D.C., October 4, 1861.
  • Attached to Porter's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • Unattached, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862.
  • Blake's Brigade, Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to July, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, Stoneman's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to September, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army Potomac, to February, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., Defences of Washington, D.C., till March, 1862.
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
  • Moved to the Virginia Peninsula April.
  • Siege of Yorktown April 11-May 4.
  • Baltimore Cross Roads, near New Kent Court House, May 13.
  • Operations about Bottom's Bridge May 20-23.
  • Reconnoissance toward Richmond and to Turkey Island Creek Bridge May 23. Savage Station May 24.
  • Reconnoissance to Seven Pines May 24-27.
  • Chickahominy May 24.
  • Garnett's Farm and White Oak May 27.
  • Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) May 31-June 1.
  • Reconnoissance to White Oak Swamp June 22-23.
  • Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
  • Bottom's Bridge June 28-29.
  • Savage Station June 29.
  • Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16.
  • (Co. "A" at Headquarters of Gen. Porter; Co; "B" at Headquarters of Gen. McClellan; Co. "D" at Headquarters of Gen. P. St. G. Cooke.)
  • Turkey Island Bridge July 20.
  • Reconnoissance to Malvern Hill July 23.
  • Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Alexandria.
  • Maryland Campaign September.
  • Falls Church September 3-4.
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain September 10-11.
  • Frederick September 12.
  • Middletown September 13.
  • Antietam September 16-17.
  • Boteller's Ford, Sharpsburg, Md., September 19.
  • Shepherdstown Ford September 19.
  • Amissville September 30.
  • Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg to Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, W. Va., October 1 (3 Cos.). Philomont November 1-2.
  • Castleman's Ferry, Upperville, Union and Bloomfield November 2-3.
  • Aldie and Ashby's Gap November 3.
  • Markham Station November 4.
  • Barbee's Cross Roads November 5.
  • Waterloo Bridge November 7.
  • Hazel River November 8.
  • Newby's Cross Roads, near Amissville, November 10.
  • Philomont November 19.
  • Leed's Ferry and King George Court House December 2.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. 1863.
  • Richard's Ford and Barnett's Ford April 29.
  • Ely's Ford Road April 30.
  • Chancellorsville May 1-2.
  • Salem Heights and Banks' Ford May 4.
  • Aldie June 17. Middleburg June 19.
  • Upperville June 21.
  • Thoroughfare Gap June 25.
  • Westminster, Md., June 30.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
  • Monterey Gap July 4.
  • Smithsburg July 5.
  • Williamsport and Hagerstown, Md., July 6.
  • Boonsboro July 8.
  • Jones' Cross Roads, near Williamsport, July 10 and 13.
  • Hagerstown July 10-13. St.
  • James College July 11-12.
  • Williamsport Road July 14.
  • Shepherdstown July 16. Rixey's Ford September 2.
  • Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
  • Culpeper Court House September 13.
  • Rapidan Station September 15-16.
  • Robertson's River September 22.
  • Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
  • Near Warrenton October 11.
  • Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12.
  • Auburn and Bristoe October 14. St. Stephen's Church October 14.
  • Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
  • New Hope Church November 27. Blind Ferry December 5.
  • Raid to Luray Valley December 21-23.
  • Regiment reenlisted December 31, 1863.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Raid through Chester Gap January 1-4, 1864.
  • Rapidan Campaign May-June. 1864.
  • Todd's Tavern May 5-8.
  • Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21 (Co. "A").
  • Sheridan's Raid to James River May 9-24.
  • Matapony Church May 9.
  • North Anna River May 9-10.
  • Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11.
  • Brook Church or Fortifications of Richmond May 12.
  • Haxall's Landing May 18.
  • Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
  • Totopotomoy May 28-31.
  • Haw's Shop May 28.
  • Cold Harbor May 31-June 1.
  • Sumner's Upper Bridge June 2.
  • Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24.
  • Trevillian Station June 11-12.
  • White House or St. Peter's Church June 21.
  • Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21.
  • St. Mary's Church June 24.
  • Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865.
  • Warwick Swamp July 12.
  • Charles City Cross Roads July 15-16.
  • Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
  • Malvern Hill July 28. Warwick Swamp July 30.
  • Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
  • Gravel Hill August 14. Strawberry Plains and Deep Run August 14-18.
  • Charles City Cross Roads August 16.
  • Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, August 23.
  • Ream's Station August 25.
  • Belcher's Mills September 17.
  • Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
  • Arthur's Swamp September 30-October 1.
  • Boydton Plank Road, Hatchers Run, October 27-28.
  • Reconnoissance to Stony Creek November 7.
  • Stony Creek Station December 1.
  • Bellefield Raid December 7-12.
    Service & Battles - 1865
  • Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Dinwiddie C. H, March 30-31. Five Forks April 1.
  • Paine's Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5.
  • Deatonville Road and Sailor's Creek April 6.
  • Farmville April 7.
  • Appomattox Court House April 9.
  • Surrender of Lee and his army.
  • Expedition to Danville April 23-29.
  • Duty at Lynchburg and in the Dept. of Virginia till July.
  • Mustered out by consolidated with 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry July 24, 1865.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 126 Enlisted men by disease. Total 188.



89th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients

  • GALLOWAY, JOHN Commissary Sergeant, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Citation: At Farmville, Va., 7 April 1865. His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men and prevented a disaster that was imminent. Date of issue: 30 October 1897.

  • VANDERSLICE, JOHN M. Private, Company D, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Citation: At Hatchers Run, Va., 6 February 1865, was the first man to reach the enemy's rifle pits, which were taken in the charge. Date of issue: 1 September 1893.