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Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Oct 1861
  • Muster Out Date:17 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 70th Volunteer Infantry, Pennsylvania
  • Leaders:
    • Jr.
    • Jr. Maj Henry C. Wheelan
    • Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert
    • Brigadier General George Sykes
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General Philip St. George Cooke
    • Brigadier General Thomas Devin
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Brigadier General William H. Emory
    • Captain J. Hinckley Clark
    • Colonel Charles L. Leiper
    • Colonel Richard H. Rush
    • Lieutenant Colonel C. Ross Smith
    • Major Charles J. Whiting
    • Major James H. Haseltine
    • Major Robert Morris
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Hanover Court House27 May 186227 May 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Trevilian Station11 Jun 186412 Jun 18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station9 Jun 18639 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Old Church30 May 186430 May 1864< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Dinwiddie Court House31 Mar 186531 Mar 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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