1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion CSA
Unit Profile
Unit Name: 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion CSA
Unit Type: Garrison camp, famiy friendly, mixed service of mounted cavalry, dismounted cavalry and civilian supporters
Location: We reenact in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Original Unit History
June 17, 1861 Volunteer farm boys and shopkeeper's sons from Maryland joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry and became Company K
April 26, 1862 Company K reorganized as Company A of the 1st Maryland Cavalry
August 6, 1863 1st Maryland Cavalry grows to battalion strength, commanded by Colonal Ridgley Brown
April 9 1865 1st Maryland Cavalry makes final charge at Appomattox, refusing to lay down arms
April 28, 1865 The unit disbands at Cloverdale, Virginia
1st Maryland Cavalry's fighting service is well documented: They joined the fight at 2nd Manassass, and distinguished themselves in the Maryland campaign of 1862, the Gettysburg campaign of 1863, the Valley campaign of 1864 and at the surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
Reconstructed 1st Maryland Cavalry
1998 1st Maryland Cavalry, Company B, Major Brian Woodyard, commander grows to 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, two companies of dismounted cavalry and a field hospital
Incorporates as 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion CSA with Battery B(artillery), Company A(dismounted) and Company B(mounted)
Colonel Dan Kutrick, commander, We joined Valley Division for support and insurance.
Baltimore Light Artillery replaces Battery B, the medical company leaves the Battalion, and Colonel James McGlincy is elected commander
2011 Cavalry companies grow, Baltimore Light Artillery leaves the battalion.
Today's 1st maryland Cavalry Battalion
Drawing from our members experience, we are fortunate to have in our ranks researchers whom work with Gettysburg N.M.P., trained historians and life long reenactors who demand and enjoy an accurate portrayal of the men of the original unit. The unit has replaced the "what we think looks good", with "what is historically correct based on documented research.
The horses are the featured performers of our unit. Out unit has 12 horses, taking care of them on the picket line is just as important as riding, drilling and fighting. safety is paramount.
A unit is only as good as it's enlisted, ours are mighty fine. Our dismounts fight as skirmishers and along side infantry.
The civilians in camp represent those who gave care to the soldiers as they pasted through the area.
*New members are given a copy of our By-laws and Policy & Rules, that all members are expected to follow
*Uniforms and equipment follow the surviving examples of our unit
*We have copied the surviving Battalion Flag, Battle Flag, and Company E Flag and we fly them appropriately
*We maintain our camp, company streets, tents, and kitchen to reflect that of the time period
*Attendance to morning Colors is mandatory
*Officers set the example on and off the field. We do not tolerate poor ones
*The company Kitchen provides high quality group meals
*We have a 95% attendance at reenactments
*Safety remains paramount
Just as the men of the original 1st Maryland Cavalry gave to their cause, the men and women of today's 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion give their time and money, not only to reenact, but also to preserve the artifacts and sites of the American Civil War.
Unit Profile
Unit Name: 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion CSA
Unit Type: Garrison camp, famiy friendly, mixed service of mounted cavalry, dismounted cavalry and civilian supporters
Location: We reenact in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Original Unit History
June 17, 1861 Volunteer farm boys and shopkeeper's sons from Maryland joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry and became Company K
April 26, 1862 Company K reorganized as Company A of the 1st Maryland Cavalry
August 6, 1863 1st Maryland Cavalry grows to battalion strength, commanded by Colonal Ridgley Brown
April 9 1865 1st Maryland Cavalry makes final charge at Appomattox, refusing to lay down arms
April 28, 1865 The unit disbands at Cloverdale, Virginia
1st Maryland Cavalry's fighting service is well documented: They joined the fight at 2nd Manassass, and distinguished themselves in the Maryland campaign of 1862, the Gettysburg campaign of 1863, the Valley campaign of 1864 and at the surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
Reconstructed 1st Maryland Cavalry
1998 1st Maryland Cavalry, Company B, Major Brian Woodyard, commander grows to 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, two companies of dismounted cavalry and a field hospital
Incorporates as 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion CSA with Battery B(artillery), Company A(dismounted) and Company B(mounted)
Colonel Dan Kutrick, commander, We joined Valley Division for support and insurance.
Baltimore Light Artillery replaces Battery B, the medical company leaves the Battalion, and Colonel James McGlincy is elected commander
2011 Cavalry companies grow, Baltimore Light Artillery leaves the battalion.
Today's 1st maryland Cavalry Battalion
Drawing from our members experience, we are fortunate to have in our ranks researchers whom work with Gettysburg N.M.P., trained historians and life long reenactors who demand and enjoy an accurate portrayal of the men of the original unit. The unit has replaced the "what we think looks good", with "what is historically correct based on documented research.
The horses are the featured performers of our unit. Out unit has 12 horses, taking care of them on the picket line is just as important as riding, drilling and fighting. safety is paramount.
A unit is only as good as it's enlisted, ours are mighty fine. Our dismounts fight as skirmishers and along side infantry.
The civilians in camp represent those who gave care to the soldiers as they pasted through the area.
*New members are given a copy of our By-laws and Policy & Rules, that all members are expected to follow
*Uniforms and equipment follow the surviving examples of our unit
*We have copied the surviving Battalion Flag, Battle Flag, and Company E Flag and we fly them appropriately
*We maintain our camp, company streets, tents, and kitchen to reflect that of the time period
*Attendance to morning Colors is mandatory
*Officers set the example on and off the field. We do not tolerate poor ones
*The company Kitchen provides high quality group meals
*We have a 95% attendance at reenactments
*Safety remains paramount
Just as the men of the original 1st Maryland Cavalry gave to their cause, the men and women of today's 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion give their time and money, not only to reenact, but also to preserve the artifacts and sites of the American Civil War.