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Emmitsburg In the Civil War

 Battles of Company C, Cole's Calvary 
 

John Allen Miller

1861

  • Mustered into service September 9
  • Dam No. Five, Potomac River - December 22

1862

  • Battle of Hancock, MD - January 5, 6
  • Kernstown, VA - March 23
  • Cedar Creek, VA - March 24
  • Strasburg, VA - March 25
  • Edenburg, VA - April 1
  • General Banks Retreat - May 22, 23
  • Harpers Ferry, WV - May 28
  • Leesburg, VA - September 2
  • Seige of Harpers Ferry, WV - September 3-14
  • Williamsport, MD - September 15
  • Hyattstown, MD - October 11
  • Hallstown, VA - December 20

1863

  • Sharpsburg, MD - June 25
  • Fountain Dale, PA - June 28
  • Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3
  • Williamsport, MD - July 4
  • Frederick, MD - July 5
  • Harpers Ferry Bridge, WV - July 6
  • Operations in Loudon County, VA - August 25-September 26
  • Smithfield, VA - August 23
  • Catoctin Mountain, MD - September 14
  • Snickersville, Leesburg, Rectors Cross Roads, Bloomfield, VA - September 14
  • Loudon Valley, VA - September 25
  • Upperville, VA - September 25
  • Summit Point, WV - October 7
  • Rippon, VA - October 18
  • Annandale, VA - October 22
  • Expedition in the Shenandoah Valley - November 1 - December 31
  • Woodstock, Ashby’s Gap, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, VA - No dates available
  • Charlestown, WV - November 15
  • Mt. Jackson, VA - November 16
  • New Market, VA - November 18
  • Upperville, VA - December 10
  • Eldenburg, VA - December 17
  • New Market, VA - December 18
  • Harrisonburg, VA - December 21
  • Staunton, VA - December 21

1864

  • Five Points, Rectortown, VA - January 1
  • Loudon Heights, VA - January 10
  • Romney, Moorefield, Mechanicsville Gap, WV - February 4
  • Regiment Re-enlisted - February 13
  • Upperville, VA - February 20
  • Sigel’s Expedition from Martinsburg, WV to New Market, VA - April 30-May 16
  • New Market, VA - May 13-15
  • Hunter’s Expedition to Lynchburg, VA - May 26-July 1
  • Harrisonburg, VA - June 3
  • Piedmont, VA - June 5
  • Staunton, VA - June 6
  • Tye River, VA - June 12
  • Lexington, VA - June 13
  • Buckhannon, VA - June 14
  • Lynchburg, VA - June 17, 18
  • Catawba Mountains - June 21
  • Shepardstown, WV - July 3
  • Keedysville, MD - July 5
  • Monocacy, MD - July 8
  • Frederick, MD - July 11, 12
  • Maryland Heights, MD - July 13-15
  • Purcellsville, VA - July 16
  • Cool Springs, VA - July 18
  • Ashby’s Gap, VA - July 19
  • Kernstown, VA - July 23, 24
  • Snicker’s Gap, VA - July 25
  • Falling Waters, WV - July 26
  • Hagerstown, MD - July 29, 30
  • Keedysville, MD - August 5
  • Winchester, VA - August 17
  • Opequan Creek, VA - August 18-20
  • Berryville, VA - August 21
  • Charlestown, WV - August 21
  • Antietam, MD - August 22
  • Williamsport, MD - August 26
  • Summit Point, WV - August 30
  • White Post, VA - September 3
  • Winchester, VA - September 19
  • Fisher’s Hill, VA - September 22
  • Cedar Creek, VA - October 19

1865

  • Operations in West Virginia against Mosby and protecting the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, from Harpers Ferry, WV to Cumberland, MD - June
  • Mustered out of service - June 28

Interested in Cole's Cavalry? Then try our archived edition for a complete listing of names: The Solders of Company C, Cole’s Cavalry  1861-1865