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New York 6th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:17 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Ira Harris Guard, New York
    • Ira Harris Cavalry, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General Thomas Devin
    • Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
    • Captain George E. Farmer
    • Colonel Charles Lane Fitzhugh
    • Colonel Thomas C. Devin
    • Colonel Thomas Devin
    • Major Harrison White
    • Major William E. Beardsley
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Glendale30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Williamsport6 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Berryville3 Sept 18644 Sept 18641 day(s)Clarke 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
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, 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
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, 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
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia2 Mar 18652 Mar 1865< 1 dayAugusta County, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia4 Sept 18644 Sept 1864< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia25 Sept 186425 Sept 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Newtown, Virginia12 Nov 186412 Nov 1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia9 Sept 18629 Sept 1862< 1 dayWilliamsburg, Virginia
Upperville, Virginia3 Nov 18623 Nov 1862< 1 dayUpperville, Virginia
First Rappahannock Station23 Aug 186223 Aug 1862< 1 dayFauquier White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia11 Oct 186311 Oct 1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
White Post, Virginia11 Aug 186411 Aug 1864< 1 dayWhite Post, Virginia
Strasburg17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayVirginia, Strasburg
Newtown, Virginia11 Aug 186411 Aug 1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia15 Aug 186415 Aug 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia12 Nov 186412 Nov 1864< 1 dayMiddletown, Virginia
West Point16 Apr 186516 Apr 1865< 1 dayWest Point, Georgia
Todd's Tavern7 May 18647 May 1864< 1 dayTodd's Tavern, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland6 Jul 18636 Jul 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Five Forks, Virginia30 Mar 186530 Mar 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Raccoon Ford, Virginia11 Sept 186311 Sept 1863< 1 dayRaccoon Ford, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia14 Sept 186414 Sept 1864< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia15 Aug 186415 Aug 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia

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