Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry (Union)
10/1/61
Organized - Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
5/27/62
Battle - Hanover Court House - Hanover County, Virginia
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Philip St. George Cooke
Brigadier GeneralPhilip St. George Cooke
5/31/62
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
6/27/62
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel C. Ross Smith
Lieutenant ColonelC. Ross Smith
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Richard H. Rush
ColonelRichard H. Rush
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
Brigadier GeneralAlfred Pleasonton
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr., and Major Robert Morris
MajorRobert Morris
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr. Maj Henry C. Wheelan, and Major Robert Morris
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Charles J. Whiting
MajorCharles J. Whiting
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr. Maj Henry C. Wheelan
6/9/63
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major James H. Haseltine
MajorJames H. Haseltine
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
Brigadier GeneralWesley Merritt
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
5/5/64
Battle - Wilderness - Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
The first battle between Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee erupted late in the morning of May 5, 1864, as Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's Union V Corps attacked Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's Second Corps on the Orange Turnpike southwest of the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Although Federal infantry managed to break through at several points, the Confederate line held. Fighting shifted to the south as Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's Third Corps engaged Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps and ele…READ MORE
5/8/64
Battle - Spotsylvania Court House - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Following the Battle of the Wilderness, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched the Union army south with the hope of capturing Spotsylvania Court House and preventing Robert E. Lee's army from retreating further. Lee's Confederates, however, managed to get ahead of the Federals and block the road. Fighting began on May 8th, when the Union Fifth Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and the Sixth Corps under Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick engaged Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson's First Corps at Laurel Hi…READ MORE
5/30/64
Battle - Old Church - Hanover County, Virginia
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
6/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain J. Hinckley Clark
CaptainJ. Hinckley Clark
6/11/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alfred T. A. Torbert
Brigadier GeneralAlfred T. A. Torbert
6/11/64
Battle - Trevilian Station - Louisa County, Virginia
In June of 1864, hoping to draw attention away from Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement south, destroy supply lines, and join up with Brig. Gen. David Hunter in Charlottesville, Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan embarked on a cavalry raid. Near Trevilian Station, Virginia, he clashed with Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee. On June 11th, while Hampton's men struggled against Union forces on one road, Lee's men advancing on a parallel road fell back, allow…READ MORE
3/31/65
Battle - Dinwiddie Court House - Dinwiddie County, Virginia
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Charles L. Leiper
ColonelCharles L. Leiper
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
Brigadier GeneralAlfred Gibbs
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas Devin
Brigadier GeneralThomas Devin
4/1/65
Battle - Five Forks - Five Forks, Virginia
The Union victory along the White Oak Road on March 31st threatened to destabilize the entire Confederate line west of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. George Pickett with his infantry division and the cavalry divisions of Col. Thomas Munford, Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and Maj. Gen Thomas Rosser to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks, along the White Oak Road five miles west of the previous fighting there. Pickett's defensive line was not well constructed, and much of his cavalry force w…READ MORE
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
6/17/65
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry - Pennsylvania
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