19th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (180th Volunteers)

HISTORICAL SKETCH:
The 19th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (180th Volunteers)was organized at Philadelphia June to October, 1863. Moved to Washington, D. C., November 5 and 8, 1863, thence to Eastport, Miss., November 13 and joined Gen. A. J. Smith at Columbus, Ky., December 3. The regiment moved to Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863.

The Regiment lost during service 15 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 109 Enlisted men by disease. Total 124. OFFICERS:

Alexander Cummings, Colonel;

Joseph C. Hess, Lieutenant Colonel;

Amos J. Holahan, Major

Norman M. Finlay, Major

ASSIGNMENTS: Attached to District of Columbus, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Corps, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division, Mississippi, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, La., Dept. Gulf, to August, 1865. Dept. Louisiana, to December, 1865. Dept. of Texas to May, 1866. SERVICE: Expedition from Union City to Trenton January 22-24, 1864. Moved to Colliersville January 28-February 5. Smith's Expedition from Colliersville to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. Egypt Station February 19. West Point February 20. Ivy Farm, Okolona, February 22. Tallahatchie River February 23. Operations against Forest in West Tennessee March 16-April 14. Cypress Creek and near Raleigh April 3. Near Raleigh April 9. Sturgis' Expedition from Memphis to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Corinth June 6. Ripley June 7. Brice's or Tishamingo Creek near Guntown June 10. Waldron Bridge June 11. Davis' Mills June 12. Expedition from Memphis to Grand Gulf, Miss., July 4-24. Near Bolivar July 6. Blackwater July 10. Port Gibson July 14. Grand Gulf July 16-17. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Hurricane Creek August 9. A detachment moved to Little Rock, Ark., and on expedition against Price, Nonconah Creek, November 20 (Co. "F"). Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 26-December 3. Owen's Cross Roads December 1. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Hollow Tree Gap, Franklin and West Harpeth River December 17. King's Hill near Pulaski December 25. Sugar Creek December 26. At Gravelly Springs, Ala., till February 8, 1865. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., thence to New Orleans, La., February 8-March 9. and to Baton Rouge, La., March 20. Duty there till August 12. Moved to Alexandria August 12. (Consolidated to 6 Companies February 4, 1865, and to 4 Companies June 13.) Company "A" duty at Shreveport till December 15, then at Marshall, Texas, till April, 1866. Company "B" at Alexandria till March, 1866. Company "C" at Monroe till December 15, 1865, then at Jefferson, Texas, till April, 1866. Company "D" at Natchitoches till March, 1866. Companies "A" and "C" to New Orleans April, 1866. Companies "B" and "D" to New Orleans March, 1866. Provost duty there till May. Mustered out May 14, 1866. ROSTER:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 1889 men.

Company A- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company B - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company C - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company D - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company E - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company F - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company G - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company H - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company I - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company K - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company L - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Company M - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County and Huntingdon County

Source:
The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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