History of the First Reg't Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry

Record of Marches and Scouts with Approximate Distances Travelled

August and September, 1861 in camp, near Washington, D.C.
October 10, 1861 moved to Langley, Va., a distance of eight miles
October 19, 20 and 21 toward Leesburg, with advance of McCall's Division, the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, and return, thirty-two miles
  Total for October, 40 miles
November 27 scout to Drainesville and beyond, thirty-six miles
  Total for November, 36 miles
December 20 to Drainesville, twenty-eight miles
  Total for December, 28 miles
January 1862 two scouts beyond Difficult creek, twenty miles each
  Total for January, 40 miles
February a scout of twenty-five miles
March 10 marched to Hunter's Mills, fourteen miles
March 13 extensive scout toward Leesburg, forty eight miles
March 13 and 14 to near Alexandria, twenty-five miles
March 15 to Falls Church, six miles
  Total for March, 94 miles
April 9 to Fairfax Court House, ten miles
April 10 to Manassas Junction, twenty miles
April 11 to Catletts Station, twelve miles
April 13 and 14 a scout to Hackett's Mills, near Safford Court House, twenty-five miles
April 17 and 18 to Falmouth, thirty-five miles
April 18 and 19 Companies G and H scout to Aquia Landing, thirty miles
April 24 and 25 regiment sent to King George Court House, forty miles; march, to camp, below Falmouth, six miles
  Total for April, 178 miles
May 25, 1862 from six miles below Falmouth - beyond the Pamunkey river, toward Richmond
May 28 return to Fredericksburg, about one hundred miles
May 29 by way of Catletts Station to Strasburg, sixty miles
  Total for May, 160 miles
June 1 Strasburg up the Shenandoah Valley, reaching Port Republic on the 9th, sixty miles
June 9 back to Mt. Jackson, to Strasburg, reaching Manassas on the 23d
  Total for June, 155 miles
July 4 marched to Warrenton Junction and famous scouts to the Rappahannock by portions of the regiment, ninety miles
July 16 to Culpepper, twenty-five miles
July 17 to Ragged Mountain fifteen miles, and scouting while there, forty-five miles
July 22 returned to Culpepper, fifteen miles
  Total for July, 175 miles
August 1 marched to Rapidann, fourteen miles
  scouting by detachments for six days, one hundred miles
July 8 to Cedar Mountain, eight miles
July 20 to Rappahannock Station, twenty miles
July 21 by a circuitous route, with numerous counter-marches to Centreville, seventy miles
  Total for August, 212 miles
September 1 to Alexandria, twenty-five miles
September 3 to Bailey's Cross Roads, six miles
September 26 detachment of five companies to Centreville, employed for four weeks in scouting Manassas plains, two hundred and fifty miles
  Total for September, 281 miles
October 10 scout to Bealton Station and return, one hundred miles
October 27 and 28 to Chantilly, twenty miles
October 30 to Aldie, thirty miles
  Total for October, 150 miles
November 1 return to Chantilly, twenty-five miles
November 3, 4 and 5 to Upperville, thirty-seven miles
November 6 by a circuitous route to Warrenton, twenty-five miles
November 7 to Rappahannock Bridge, twelve miles
November 20, 21 and 22 to Brook's Station, thirty-eight miles
  Total for November, 167 miles
December 10 marched to Falmouth, ten miles
December 14 to Lamb's Creek Church, ten miles
December 28 to Bell Plain Landing, fourteen miles
  Total for December, 34 miles
January 2, 1863 to picket at Lamb's Creek Church, ten miles
January 5 return to Bell Plain Landing, ten miles
January 8 to picket and return, twenty miles
January 17 to picket and return, twenty miles
January 21 to 23 Burnside's advance, twelve miles
January 27 to picket and return, twenty miles
  Total for January, 92 miles
February 2 to picket and return the 5th, twenty miles
February 14 to picket and return the 17th, twenty miles
February 27 to picket for ten days, ten miles
  Total for February, 50 miles
March 5 relieved from picket and return to camp, ten miles
March 19 to picket and return on the 19th, twenty miles; and scout at night to the neck below, forty miles
March 21 another scout by detachment, forty miles
  Total for March, 110 miles
April 12 to King George Court House, sixteen miles; scouts while on picket, seventy miles
  Total for April, 86 miles
May 9 march to Potomac Creek Bridge, thirty miles
May 18 to United States Ford, nine miles
May 28 to Warrenton Junction, Morrisville and Bealton Station, thirty-five miles
  Total for May, 74 miles
June, 1863 moved to Morrisville, fourteen miles
June 9 to Brandy Station and returned to Rappahannock Station, eighteen miles
June 10 to Warrenton Junction, twelve miles
June 13 to Warrenton, nine miles
June 15 to Manasas Junction, twenty miles
June 16 and 17 to Aldie, twenty miles
June 18 to Thoroughfare Gap, eight miles
June 21 and 22 to Aldie and Upperville and return, thirty-two miles
June 26 to Leesburg, nine miles
June 27 crossed Edwards' Ferry and marched all night, reaching Frederick city next day
June 29 to Middleburg, marching all night
June 30 to Taneytown, total from the 27th, sixty miles
  Total for June, 202 miles
July 1 to battle-field of Gettysburg, twelve miles
July 5 to Creagarstown, twenty-five miles
July 7 via Frederick city to Middleburg and South Mountain, twenty-two miles
July 9 to Boonsboro', ten miles
July 11 to Antietam Creek, five miles
July 12 back to Boonsboro', five miles
July 14 to Harper's Ferry, twenty-seven miles
July 15 to Shepherdstown, Va., and return the night of the 16th to Harper's Ferry, eighteen miles
July 19 crossed the Shenandoah river east, six miles
July 20 to Perryville, ten miles
July 21 to Hillsboro', four miles
July 23 to Ashby's Gap, twenty miles
July 26 move through Upperville to Middleburg, fourteen miles
July 27 through White Plains to Warrenton, twenty miles
July 28 to Warrenton Junction, nine miles
July 29 to Warrenton, nine miles
July 30 to Amisville, south of Rappahannock, fifteen miles
  Total for July, 232 miles
August 4 scout toward Culpepper, sixteen miles
August 5 scout toward Culpepper, sixteen miles
August 8 return to Sulphur Springs and on picket, eight miles
August 15 to Warrenton, six miles
August 18 scout by detachment to Salem and returned, eighteen miles
August 19 scout to Gainesville and return, forty miles
August 24 crossed the Rappahannock to Jefferson on, picket and returned on 27th, eighteen miles
  Total for August, 112 miles
September 4 on picket at Carter's Creek, eight miles
September 7 return to camp, eight miles
September 10 and 11 scout to Middleburg and return, fifty miles
September 12 to Jefferson, eight miles
September 13 through Culpepper to Cedar Mountain, twenty-seven miles
September 14 to the Rapidann, five miles
September 18 return to Culpepper, eleven miles
September 22 to the Rapidann, eight miles
September 25 to Culpepper, eight miles
September 26 moved back to Catletts Station, seventeen miles; scouting while here, 50 miles
  Total for September, 205 miles
October 3 to United States Ford, a circuitous route, forty miles
October 11 to Rappahannock Station, twenty-five miles
October 13 to Auburn, ten miles
October 14 to Brentsville, ten miles
October 15 crossed and re-crossed Bull Run, twenty miles; picket and scout along Bull Run, twenty miles
October 21 move to Gainesville, twelve miles
October 22 to Warrenton, twelve miles
  Total for October, 149 miles
November 6 move to Bealton Station, twelve miles
November 9 to Fayetteville, nine miles
November 21 pursuit of Moseby, thirty miles
November 23 marched to Bealton Station, nine miles
November 24 beyond the Rappahannock, eighteen miles
November 26 cross the Rapidann and in the direction of Orange Court House, twenty-five miles
November 27 to battle-field of New Hope Church and return to Parker's Store, twenty-five miles
November 28 to Wilderness Tavern and return to Parker's Store on 30th, fifteen miles
  Total for November, 143 miles
December 11 to Wilderness Tavern, seven miles
December 2 re-crossed the Rapidann, fourteen miles
December 6 to Brandy Station, twelve miles
December 10 and 11 to Warrenton for winter quarters, twenty-two miles
December 25 scout by detachment to Salem and return, eighteen miles
  Total for December, 73 miles
January 1, 1864 to Front Royal and return on the 4th, seventy miles
January 8 to Salem and return, eighteen miles
  Total for January, 88 miles
February 17 scout to Ashby's Gap and return, sixty miles
February 27 to Charlotteville and return, seventy-eight miles
  Total for February, 138 miles
March, 7 to New Baltimore and return, ten miles
March, 8 to Sulphur Springs and return, ten miles; various scouts during the month, one hundred and thirty miles
  Total for March, 150 miles
April 21 to Turkey Run, six miles
April 24 to Morrisville, eighteen miles
  Total for April 24 miles
May 3 to Richardsville, eighteen miles
May 4 to Pine Creek, ten miles
May 5 to 8 marching and counter-marching, thirty miles
May 9 to 14 marched via Fredericksburg, Childsburg, North Anna, Beaverdam Station, South Anna, at Ground Squirrel bridge, Hungary Station, Brock road, Meadow bridge, Bottom bridge to James river, at Haxall's Landing, ninety miles
May 17 to 25 via Jordon's bridge, Baltimore Cross Roads, Cold Harbor, White House, Ayletts, White Chimneys to Chesterfield Station, one hundred and ten miles
May 26 to June 3 via Pamunky, at Hanovertown, Maws' Shop, Cold Harbor, marching and counter-marching to Bottom bridge, sixty miles
June 6 to 25 from Bottom bridge via New Castle, crossing the Pamunky at that place, Ayletts, Pole Cat Station, crossed North East river and North Anna River to Trevillian Station, and returned via the Catharpen road, Spottsylvania Court House, Guinea Station, Bowling Green, Newtown, Clarksville, Walkertown, King and Queen Court House, and returned to Clarksville, crossed Matapony river at Dunkirk, and again via Ayletts, King William Court House to White House, and then to James river at Wyandott's Landing, one hundred and eighty-three miles
27 of June to 4th of July 20 miles
July 11 to 16 to Jerusalem Plank road, Reams Station and return, forty-eight miles
25 to August 8 crossing the James river to Malvern Hill and return via Reams Station to Light House Point, fifty-eight miles
August 11 to 13 to Jerusalem Plank road and return, thirty miles
From night of 13th to September 1 across the James river, back to army headquarters, to Weldon Railroad and return to City Point, sixty-five miles
  Total from May to September, 672 miles


Total from May to September, 672 miles.
Total for 1861, 112 miles.
Total for 1862, 1631 miles.
Total for 1863, 1528 miles.
Total for 1864, 1068 miles.
Sum total for three years 4339 miles

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