6th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
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| 6th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | |
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| Active | November 19, 1861 to November 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Siege of Port Hudson Battle of Nashville |
The 6th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 6th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 19, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on November 20, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 5 officers and 60 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 8 officers and 328 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 401 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Thomas H. Cavanaugh - resigned March 28, 1862.
- Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson - promoted to brigadier general June 3, 1863.
- Colonel Matthew H. Starr - died of wounds October 1, 1864.
- Colonel John Lynch - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav1.htm#6th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/cav006-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
