United States 6th Cavalry (Union)
27/5/62
Battle - Hanover Court House - Hanover County, Virginia
31/5/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Philip St. George Cooke
Brigadier GeneralPhilip St. George Cooke
31/5/62
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
17/9/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain William P. Sanders
CaptainWilliam P. Sanders
17/9/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Charles J. Whiting
MajorCharles J. Whiting
17/9/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
Brigadier GeneralAlfred Pleasonton
30/4/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain George C. Cram
CaptainGeorge C. Cram
30/4/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
30/4/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
9/6/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Charles J. Whiting
MajorCharles J. Whiting
9/6/63
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Ira W. Claflin, Lieutenant Louis H. Carpenter, Lieutenant Nicholas M. Nolan, and Major Samuel H. Starr
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
Brigadier GeneralWesley Merritt
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John Buford
Brigadier GeneralJohn Buford
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Samuel H. Starr
MajorSamuel H. Starr
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Ira W. Claflin
CaptainIra W. Claflin
1/7/63
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
1/4/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Robert N. Morris
MajorRobert N. Morris
1/4/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alfred Gibbs
Brigadier GeneralAlfred Gibbs
1/4/65
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas Devin
Brigadier GeneralThomas Devin
1/4/65
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
9/4/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
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