1st Regt. MD Cav
(Front Face):
Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons
Dedicated to the
1st Regt. MD. Cav.
Lt. Col. James M. Deems
1st Brig. 2nd Div. Cavalry Corps
Illegible inscription line
July 3d, 1863
(Rear Face):
Organized at Baltimore, MD.
November 1861
Participated in sixty-two engagement
including the following-
Charlestown, Va - May 23, 1862.
2d Bull Run - Aug. 29-30, 1862.
Stoneman's Raid, Va. - Apr & May 1863.
Brandy Station, Va. - June 9, 1863.
Aldie, Va. - June 19, 1863.
Gettysburg, Pa - July 2-3, 1863
Deep Bottom, Va - Aug. 16-18, 1864.
Five Forks, Va. - April 4, 1865.
Appomattox Court House, Va - April 9, 1865
Casualties in Action During the War
Killed 1 Officers 32 Men 33 Total
Wounded 10 Officers 147 Men 157 Total
Captured or Missing 12 Officers 208 Men 220 Total
Aggregate 410
Mustered out Aug 8, 1865.
Marker is on Cavalry Field Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
