5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment

5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
	Michigan state flag
Active	August 30, 1862, to June 23, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War; • Battle of Winchester; • Battle of Cedar Mountain; • Battle of Second Bull Run; • Battle of Gettysburg; • Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond; • Battle of the Wilderness; • Battle of Yellow Tavern; • Battle of Cedar Creek; • Battle of Five Forks; • Appomattox
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Joseph Tarr Copeland; Russell A. Alger

The 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.