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Pennsylvania 6th Cavalry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1/10/1861
  • Muster Out Date:17/06/1865
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 House27/05/186227/05/1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Trevilian Station11/06/186412/06/18641 day(s)Louisa County, Virginia
Brandy Station9/06/18639/06/1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1/07/18633/07/18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17/09/186217/09/1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Old Church30/05/186430/05/1864< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Dinwiddie Court House31/03/186531/03/1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Seven Pines31/05/18621/06/18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31/05/186412/06/186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Five Forks1/04/18651/04/1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8/05/186421/05/186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9/04/18659/04/1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5/05/18647/05/18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27/06/186227/06/1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30/04/18636/05/18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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