Michigan 6th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
5/28/62
Organized - Michigan 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Michigan
6/30/63
Battle - Hanover - Hanover, Pennsylvania
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
10/18/63
Battle - Charlestown - Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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
5/11/64
Battle - Yellow Tavern - Henrico, Virginia
It was early morning when the column of gray- and butternut-clad horsemen reined up and came to a halt along the Telegraph Road. Exhausted, they dismounted and put their horses under cover near a ramshackle, three-story structure. Once a wayside inn, it had long since been abandoned, but was still known locally for the color of its failing siding: Yellow Tavern.READ MORE
6/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major James H. Kidd
MajorJames H. Kidd
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
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Charles W. Deane
MajorCharles W. Deane
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James H. Kidd
ColonelJames H. Kidd
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
Brigadier GeneralWesley Merritt
10/19/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Harvey H. Vinton
Lieutenant ColonelHarvey H. Vinton
4/1/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Peter Stagg
ColonelPeter Stagg
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
11/24/65
Mustered Out - Michigan 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Michigan
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