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Henry C. Grimm, Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th PA Cavalry Regiment, WIA several times.
Henry's brothers, Peter C. and Joseph C. Grimm (poss KIA), were in the same regiment.
The 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, was raised in the fall of 1862.
It's battalions and detachments saw extensive action including nearly all major operations in Virginia such as the Chancellorsville Campaign, Stoneman's Raid, the pivotal cavalry battle at Kelly's Ford; Brandy Station, Gettysburg Campaign, Advance to the Rapidan; Expedition to Luray, Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond, Grant's Overland Campaign May-June, Sheridan's Raid to James River, Sheridan's Trevillian Raid, Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Demonstration and clashes on north side of the James, Reconnaissance to Poplar Springs, Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie C. H., Reconnaissance to Stony Creek, Hicksford Raid, Appomattox Campaign, Surrender of Lee and his army Appomattox C. H. April 9. Expedition to Danville. Moved to Lynchburg, Va., and duty there and in the Dept. of Virginia until August. Mustered out August 11, 1865.
Battle Cry Of Freedom 1862 Lyrics and Midi
'Jine the Cavalry!'
STORY OF THE 16TH CAVALRY
16TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY at Gettysburg
THE UNION CAVALRY AT GETTYSBURG (Official report by Major General D. McM. Gregg)
Of note, an estimated 50+ "Grimms" were counted on monuments at Gettysburg
Lincoln's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865, by Edward G. Longacre
Joseph R. Kidd,Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Ohio Cavalry Regiment
(brother in 97th Ohio Infantry Regiment).
The 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was organized in December, 1862.
It's battalions and detachments saw extensive action in Kentucky and Tennessee including patrol duty along the Tennessee River at Athens and Florence, Ala; Moved to Decatur, Repulse of attack on Decatur, Expedition to Pulaski, Operations in District of North Alabama, Curtis Wells, Pond Springs, then in Rousseau's Raid into Alabama raiding the Montgomery road, destroying twenty-five miles, and then joined Sherman near Atlanta. After the fall of Atlanta it "marched to the sea," engaging the enemy at Waynesboro. It marched through the Carolinas, fighting at Aiken, Averysboro, Bentonville and Raleigh, and after CSA General Johnston's surrender returned north and was finally mustered out August 2d, 1865.
Rousseau's Alabama Raid - July 10-22, 1864
In the summer of 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met with Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to discuss the plan that would "pierce the South's heart". A smaller part of that plan included a swift raid. It would be led by Brig. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau into Central Alabama to destroy the railroad from Montgomery to Atlanta to cut off all supplies and food. "Rousseau's Raid", which occurred just 9 months before the Battle of West Point and the end of the Civil War, was fought in the heat of July 1864. Rousseau was ordered to avoid battle if at all possible and to destroy as much of the railroad as he could. At the time, Rousseau was commanding the District of Tennessee when he received the orders from Sherman to organize the cavalry exepedition to Alabama. The main target would be the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, which they were to destroy, "doing all the mischief possible" on the way. By July 22, Rousseau's raid had become one of the most successful Union cavalry operations in the Civil War.
Even though he was no horseman, he volunteered in June for the job of leading the raid, which Sherman authorized after modifying Rousseau's master plan. It would concentrate between Montgomery and Opelika, but if successful, Rousseau was ordered to meet Sherman in Georgia. The cavalrymen were to destroy the railroad by heating and bending the rails over open fires, severing "the channels of trade and travel between Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi." Pursuing Rousseau was the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana commander, Lt. Gen. Stephen E. Lee, but the Confederate never quite caught up.
Rousseau's raid cost him only 12 killed, 30 wounded, and 1 piece of artillery. The amount of wares and supplies destroyed by his raiders was impossible to calculate; however, in Opelika alone, they destroyed or confiscated approximately 42,000 pounds of bacon, flour, and sugar. Six railroad freight cars filled with leather also fell into Union hands. But in the 400 miles Rousseau covered, his major accomplishments was the destruction of the railroad. The defiant raid into the South also had a more far-reaching effect. Rousseau had shown the confused state of the Confederate command and put a scare into the people of Alabama. They were no longer safe.
Sherman's Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign, by David Evans - Review by T. R. Brereton
Marching Thru Georgia Lyrics and Midi
NPS Civil War Unit+ Individual Search
1893 Roster of Nebraska Veterans
Cavalry Links
CAVALRY TACTICS
Civil War Cavalry
Cavalry of the Civil War, Its Evolution and Influence
War on Horseback
Civil War Cavalry Battles and Charges
Civil War Cavalry Operations - East
Civil War Cavalry Operations - West
Union Cavalryman
Evolution of Union cavalry's skills, leadership
by Mark A. Snell
Plains Cavalry
Cavalry History
Cavalry History
Society of the Military Horse
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
ARMOR-CAVALRY Part I
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