| 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry |
Article Index for 15th |
Shopping Cavalry |
Website Links For 15th |
Information About15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT 15TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY | |
| pennsylvania civil war regiments | |
|
The unit was recruited from July to October 1862 . It was first assaigned to the Army Of The Potomac and saw combat for the first time at Antietam . It was then transferred to the Army Of The Cumberland in Tennessee. It was present at the Battles of Stone's River , December 31 , 1862 - January 2 , 1863 and Chickamauga , September 19 - 20 , 1863 . For the remainder of the war, the 15th remained in the Department Of The Cumberland , performing garrison duties and occasionally participating in minor skirmashes and raids. In 1865 , the regiment helped capture General Braxton Bragg and his staff and pursued Confederate President Jefferson Davis . It was mustered out in Nashville on June 21 , 1865 (although Company A was kept in the service until July 18 ). Total losses during the war:
=References= The American Civil War website's history of the unit |
|
|