Rakarongwa muDetroit, Michigan, 5th Michigan Cavalry rakatanga kushanda musi waAugust 30, 1862, uye rakaenda kuWashington, D.C., musi waDecember 4 wegore iroro. Chikwata ichi chakashanda mukudzivirira guta guru kusvika muna Chikumi 1863, apo yakabatana neCavalry Corps yeArmy of the Potomac. Mumwedzi waitevera, 5th Michigan Cavalry yakatora chikamu muhondo huru dzinoverengeka, kusanganisira Hondo yeHanover muna Chikumi 30, Hondo yeGettysburg kubva muna Chikunguru 1 kusvika Chikunguru 3, uye Hondo yeWilliamsport kubva muna Chikunguru 6 kusvika Chikunguru 14. Chirongwa ichi chakabva chabatanidzwa mumakwikwi maduku akatevera neHondo yeMine Run.
kubva pana November 26 kusvika pana December 2.