 Anopfuurira ndima iyi - Akatumirwa nechikwata chake kuCamp Jones pedyo neWashington, D.C. muna August 1861, iye nevamwe vake 1st Pennsylvania Cavalrymen vakapiwa mabasa okuzvidzivirira ikoko. Akabatanidzwa nehurumende yake kuUniteds Army of the Potomac kusvika muna Kubvumbi 1862 McCalls Division kusvika munaKurume uye McDowells I Corps kusvika muna Kubvumbi, iye nehurumende yake yekutanga huru yakauya muKutsvaga kuDranesville kutanga mukupera kwaNovember 1861. Mushure mekuona chiito nevarume kubva kukambani yake C uye avo vanobva kumakambani D, E, H, uye ini paDranesville musi waZvita 20, akaiswa ne1st Pennsylvania Cavalry kuCamp Pierpont kusvika munaKurume 1862. Achibatanidzwa nechikwata chake muAdvance paManassas kubva munaKurume 10 kusvika 15, akabva apinda mumabasa aMcDowell mukati nekukomberedza Falmouth kubva muna Kubvumbi 9 kusvika 19 wegore iroro. Akagoverwa nehurumende yake kuBayards Cavalry Brigade, iyo yakabatanidzwa kuDhipatimendi reRappahannock kusvika munaJune 1862, Hondo yeVirginia III Corps kusvika munaGunyana 1862 uye Hondo yePotomac kusvika munaJune 1863, akarwa nehurumende yake muhondo dzeCross Keys, Virginia June 8, 1862 uye Cedar MountainAugust 9; Hondo yechipiri yeBull Run August 2830, 1862; hondo dzeAntietam September 17, 1862 uye Fredericksburg August 1215, 1862; uye Stonemans 1863 Raid April 13 kusvika May 10, 1863. 