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U.S. 6th Cavalry Regiment

6th Cavalry Regiment
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Coat of arms
Active 1861–present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Army
Type Cavalry (American Civil WarVietnam War)
Air Cavalry (Vietnam War–present)
Nickname(s) Fighting Sixth
Motto(s) Ducit Amor Patriae
(Led By Love of Country)
Colors Blue
Yellow
Engagements American Civil War
Indian Wars
War with Spain
China Relief Expedition
Philippine–American War
Mexican Expedition
World War II
Persian Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Shield
War in Southwest Asia
Iraq Campaign
Afghanistan Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Charles E. Canedy
Samuel H. Starr
Insignia
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The 6th Cavalry ("Fighting Sixth'") is a historic regiment of the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry in the American Civil War. It currently is organized into aviation squadrons that are assigned to several different combat aviation brigades.

The 6th U.S. Cavalry was organized in August 1861, where it took to the fields of the Eastern Theater as part of the Union Army of the Potomac. The regiment took part in sixteen major and minor campaigns and their related battles during the Civil War including; the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, battle of Antietam part of the Maryland Campaign, Campaign at Fredericksburg, the 1863 Second Battle of Winchester, Battle of Fairfield which were part of the Gettysburg Campaign, Chancellorsville (in Stoneman’s raid to the rear of Lee’s army), the 1864 The Wilderness, Siege of Petersburg, The Shenandoah Valley, Richmond Raid—also known as Sheridan's raid, Trevilian Station, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House & the Battle of Cold Harbor part of the Overland Campaign and the final 1865 Appomattox Campaign.


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