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New York 6th Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1/09/1861
  • Muster Out Date:17/06/1865
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
Glendale30/06/186230/06/1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Williamsport6/07/186316/07/186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Malvern Hill1/07/18621/07/1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Berryville3/09/18644/09/18641 day(s)Clarke 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
Fredericksburg13/12/186213/12/1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, 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
Third Winchester19/09/186419/09/1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, 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
Chancellorsville30/04/18636/05/18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14/09/186214/09/1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Cedar Creek19/10/186419/10/1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia2/03/18652/03/1865< 1 dayAugusta County, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia4/09/18644/09/1864< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia25/09/186425/09/1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Newtown, Virginia12/11/186412/11/1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia9/09/18629/09/1862< 1 dayWilliamsburg, Virginia
Upperville, Virginia3/11/18623/11/1862< 1 dayUpperville, Virginia
First Rappahannock Station23/08/186223/08/1862< 1 dayFauquier White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Stevensburg, Virginia11/10/186311/10/1863< 1 dayStevensburg, Virginia
White Post, Virginia11/08/186411/08/1864< 1 dayWhite Post, Virginia
Strasburg17/08/186417/08/1864< 1 dayVirginia, Strasburg
Newtown, Virginia11/08/186411/08/1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia15/08/186415/08/1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia12/11/186412/11/1864< 1 dayMiddletown, Virginia
West Point16/04/186516/04/1865< 1 dayWest Point, Georgia
Todd's Tavern7/05/18647/05/1864< 1 dayTodd's Tavern, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland6/07/18636/07/1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland
Five Forks, Virginia30/03/186530/03/1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Raccoon Ford, Virginia11/09/186311/09/1863< 1 dayRaccoon Ford, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia14/09/186414/09/1864< 1 dayBerryville, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia15/08/186415/08/1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia

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