| Michigan Cavalry Brigade Association The Michigan Cavalry Brigade was officially founded on December 12, 1862 at Washington D.C. It originally consisted of the 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments. The 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment was assigned to the Brigade in late June of 1863, along with Battery M, 2nd United States Artillery. The 1st Vermont Cavalry was also assigned to the Brigade for a short time during the Civil War. On June 29, 1863 Brigadier General George A. Custer was appointed to command of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade just in time for the Brigade to participate in the Battle of Gettysburg. The Brigade, under General Custer’s leadership, so distinguished itself in that campaign that it became known until the end of the war as the “Wolverines” and “Custer’s Michigan Brigade”. The Brigade participated in every major eastern campaign, and many minor ones, from Gettysburg to Appomattox and suffered more battle casualties than any other Union Cavalry unit of equal strength. Today members of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment reenactment units remember the spirit and heritage of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade through participation in reenactments, tactical battles, demonstrations and living history programs. There is no better way to combine love of horses and history than by reliving the grim and glorious days of America’s Civil War Cavalry. |
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