6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Flag of West Virginia | |
| Active | January 26, 1864, to May 22, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
Service
The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1864. The regiment absorbed the remaining battalion of the 5th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment on December 14, 1864.
The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 22, 1866.
Casualties
The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment suffered 5 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle and 2 officers and 201 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 236 fatalities.
Commanders
- Colonel David T. Hewes (Dismissed February 15, 1864)
- Lt. Colonel Frank W. Thompson
References
Further reading
- Lang, Theodore F. (1895). Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865. Baltimore, Maryland: Deutsch Publishing. OCLC 779093.
- McDermott, John D. (2003). Circle of Fire: The Indian War of 1865. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-0061-5.
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