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Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 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 dayLouisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station09 Jun 186309 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 daysGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 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 186201 Jun 18621 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 daysHanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Five Forks01 Apr 186501 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House08 May 186421 May 186413 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House09 Apr 186509 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness05 May 186407 May 18642 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia

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