1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade was originally organized at Cole's (Co. "A"), Furey's (Co. "B"), Horner's (Co. "C") and Currie's (Co. "D"). Independent Cavalry Companies organized at Frederick, Md., August 10 to November 27, 1861. It Mustered out June 28, 1865.National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices and Staff - see Roster on page 664 - 665
 * Company A - many men from Frederick County - see Roster on page 666 - 670
 * Company B - many men from Frederick County - seeRoster on page 670 - 673
 * Company C - many men from Frederick County - seeRoster on page 674 - 677
 * Company D - many men from Frederick County - see Roster on page 677 - 681
 * Company E - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties - see Roster on page 681 - 683
 * Company F - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties - see Roster on page 684 - 684
 * Company G - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties - see Roster on page 685 - 688
 * Company H - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties - see Roster on page 688 - 690
 * Company I - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties - see Roster on page 691 - 693
 * Company K - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties- see Rosteron page 693 - 695
 * Company L - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties- see Roster on page 695 - 697
 * Company M - many men from Frederick and Baltimore counties- see Roster on page 698 - 700

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade "Cole's Cavalry" in L. Allison Wilmer, J. H. Jarrett, and Geo. W. F. Vernon. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil &amp; Co. other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Maryland in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Maryland in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maryland, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
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