Berks County

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Organization of I Company, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Company I, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, made up of citizens of different parts of Washington county, Pennsylvania, is a part of what was once the “Winfield Hussars,” an old volunteer organization, commanded by then Major W.W. McNulty. … Read more

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Source: William Penn Lloyd. History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, from its organization, August, 1861, to September 1864, with List of Names of All Officers and Enlisted Men who have ever belonged to the regiment, and remarks attached to each name, noting change, &c., Philadelphia: … Read more

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Battle of Bull Run During the 28th day of August, we were acting as flankers and skirmishers to McDowell‘s army and received the enemy’s first fire, near Gainesville. The next day attached to General Reynold‘s Division, we spent the whole day on the extreme left of the … Read more

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Return to Virginia The morning of the 14th again found us in the saddle, with our faces turned southward, and at eight A.M., the Division took up its line of march toward Harper’s Ferry, where, crossing the river over a bridge of pontoons, we formed close column, … Read more

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Fight at Barker’s Mills On the 2d moved around on the left flank of the army and engaged the enemy’s infantry at Barker’s Mills. The regiment was ordered from the rear of the column to the front and extreme right to charge a battery, but after making … Read more

History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Record of Marches and Scouts with Approximate Distances Travelled <!– Marches and Scouts with Approximate Distances –> <!– Date March –> 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 … Read more