1st Maine Cavalry Regiment

1st Maine Cavalry Regiment
1st Maine Cavalry Regiment
Active	October 31, 1861 – August 1, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	United States Army
Type	Cavalry
Nickname(s)	"The Puritans"
Equipment	1861 – Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber, 2 x Colt .44 "Army" pistols, issued 10 Sharps Carbine per company (personal purchase Burnside, Merrill,Sharps, & Smith Carbines) ; 1863– Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber, 2 × Colt .44 "Army" pistols, 1 × Burnside carbine (personal purchase Sharps Carbine); 1864 – Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber, 2 × Colt .44 "Army" pistols, 1 × Spencer carbine, (from 1st DC Cavalry Henry rifles)
Engagements	First Battle of Winchester; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Second Battle of Rappahannock Station; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Aldie; Battle of Middleburg; Battle of Upperville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of White Sulphur Springs; Battle of Shepherdstown; Battle of Mine Run; Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond; Battle of Old Church; Battle of Todd's Tavern; Ground Squirrel Bridge; Battle of Haw's Shop; Battle of Cold Harbor; Battle of Trevilian Station; Battle of Saint Mary's Church; First Battle of Deep Bottom; Second Battle of Ream's Station; Battle of Vaughan Road; Battle of Boydton Plank Road;

The 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer United States cavalry unit from Maine used during the American Civil War.

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