6th Ohio Cavalry

6th Regiment Cavalry, Ohio Volunteers
Active	October 7, 1861–August 7, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Size	Regiment 1,758 men (Total)
Part of	2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
Engagements	American Civil War West Virginia Campaign Valley Campaign Northern Virginia Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Kelly's Ford Battle of Brandy Station Gettysburg Campaign Mine Run Campaign Bristoe Campaign Overland Campaign Siege of Petersburg Battle of Trevilian Station Battle of Five Forks Battle of Sailor's Creek Appomattox Campaign
Disbanded	August 7, 1865
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. William Stedman

American Civil War

The 6th Regiment Cavalry, Ohio Volunteers, known in the vernacular as the 6th Ohio Cavalry, was a cavalry regiment of the Union Army, which was raised in ten counties in northeastern and north-central Ohio for service during the American Civil War. It served primarily in the Eastern Theater in several major campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and was particularly active during the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863.

The 6th Cavalry Regiment was commissioned for a three year term. It was organized at Camp Hutchins in Warren, Ohio, on October 7, 1861, and first served under Colonel William R. Lloyd.

The regiment was on duty in Warren until January 1862, and was then garrisoned at Camp Chase and Camp Dennison until May 1862. The troopers were given their horses while stationed at Camp Dennison, after which the officers led the men in mounted cavalry drills. Following completion of training, the regiment moved to Wheeling, West Virginia on May 13 and then to Strasburg, Virginia to join Major General John C. Fremont's army in the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment was attached to the Mountain Department until June 1862 and participated in several engagements with the Confederates, first seeing combat at the on June 2. Other battles during this period included Cross Keys and Cedar Mountain.

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