1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry
1st Cavalry Regiment began its formation in May, 1862 and became a four-company battalion at Winchester, Virginia in November. It appears that only four additional companies ever joined the unit. The 1st Cavalry served in W. E. Jones', F. Lee's, and Lomax's Brigade, then the Maryland Line. Later it was under the command of W.L. Jackson, W.H. Payne, and T.T. Munford. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Campaign, and at Beaver Dam Station, Pollard's Farm, and Trevillian's Station. The unit continued the fight in Early's Washington Campaign, McCausland's raid on Chambersburg, and later in the Shenandoah Valley and around Appomattox. In April, 1865, it cut through Federal lines at Appomattox and disbanded. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Ridgely Brown, Gustavus W. Dorsey, and Robert C. Smith.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Jesse R. Edelen
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Maryland
Regiment Name: 1 Maryland Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry
Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M379 roll 1
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Jesse Edelen
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Maryland
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company E, 1st Battn Cavalry Regiment Maryland.