It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.

After the First Battle of Deep Bottom on July 27 and 28, the unit was ordered back towards Washington, D.C., to take part in Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign from August to October.

Stuart; during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Private John A. Huff of Company E shot and mortally wounded the general.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Merwin Lee was brevetted Brigadier General and later became the first Secretary of State of Wyoming.

Captain Smith H. Hastings of Company M was awarded the medal for his actions during an engagement in Newby's Crossroads, Virginia, on July 24, 1863.

[5] He was later a U.S Marshal in the Arizona Territory from 1878 to 1882 noted for introducing new techniques and helping to improve working relationships between law enforcement officers.