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Regiment:

6th Cavalry Regiment Kansas 



Date of Organization:

1 Aug 1861 



Muster Date:

27 Aug 1865 



Regiment State:

Kansas 



Regiment Type:

Cavalry 



Regiment Number:

6th 



Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded:

4 



Officers Died of Disease or Accident:

3 



Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded:

81 



Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident:

140 



Battles:

Fought on 10 Sep 1861 at Drywood, MO.

Fought on 22 Sep 1861 at Drywood, MO.

Fought on 25 Sep 1861 at Rappinsville, MO.

Fought on 12 Nov 1861 at Jasper County, MO.

Fought on 15 Apr 1862 at Santa Fe, MO.

Fought on 18 Apr 1862 at Clear Creek, MO.

Fought on 12 May 1862 at Jackson County, MO.

Fought on 20 May 1862.

Fought on 2 Jul 1862.

Fought on 24 Aug 1862 at Coon Creek, MO.

Fought on 9 Sep 1862 at Mapleton, KS.

Fought on 19 Sep 1862 at Hickory Grove, MO.

Fought on 15 Oct 1862.

Fought on 22 Oct 1862 at Maysville, CN.

Fought on 8 Nov 1862 at Cato, KS.

Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Newtonia, MO.

Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Newton County, MO.

Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Diamond Grove, MO.

Fought on 28 Nov 1862 at Cane Hill, AR.

Fought on 1 Dec 1862.

Fought on 7 Dec 1862 at Prairie Grove, AR.

Fought on 15 Dec 1862 at Neosho, MO.

Fought on 25 Dec 1862 at Rhea's Mills, AR.

Fought on 27 Dec 1862 at Neosho, MO.

Fought on 25 Mar 1863 at Neosho, MO.

Fought on 2 Apr 1863.

Fought on 15 May 1863 at Jackson County, MO.

Fought on 17 May 1863 at Fort Blunt, CN.

Fought on 25 May 1863 at Fort Gibson, CN.

Fought on 28 Jun 1863 at Fort Scott, KS.

Fought on 22 Jul 1863 at Harrisonville, MO.

Fought on 29 Sep 1863.

Fought on 12 Oct 1863 at Webber's Falls, CN.

Fought on 31 Oct 1863 at Fort Scott, KS.

Fought on 22 Feb 1864.

Fought on 18 Mar 1864 at Roseville, AR.

Fought on 25 Mar 1864 at Roseville, AR.

Fought on 4 Apr 1864 at Roseville, AR.

Fought on 5 Apr 1864 at Stone's Farm, AR.

Fought on 5 Apr 1864 at Roseville, AR.

Fought on 18 Apr 1864 at Poison Spring, AR.

Fought on 29 Apr 1864 at Jenkins' Ferry, AR.

Fought on 1 May 1864 at Saline, AR.

Fought on 1 May 1864 at Lee's Creek, AR.

Fought on 10 May 1864 at Dardanelle, AR.

Fought on 19 May 1864.

Fought on 19 Jun 1864 at Iron Bridge, CN.

Fought on 26 Jun 1864 at Grand Prairie, AR.

Fought on 15 Jul 1864 at Carthage, MO.

Fought on 27 Jul 1864 at Mazzard's Prairie, AR.

Fought on 3 Aug 1864.

Fought on 12 Aug 1864 at Van Buren, AR.

Fought on 20 Aug 1864 at Fort Smith, AR.

Fought on 24 Aug 1864 at Van Buren, AR.

Fought on 16 Sep 1864 at Clay County, MO.

Fought on 19 Sep 1864 at Cabin Creek, CN.

Fought on 10 Oct 1864 at Westport, MO.

Fought on 23 Oct 1864 at Cow Creek, MO.

Fought on 25 Oct 1864 at Mound City, KS.

Fought on 12 Feb 1865 at Fort Smith, AR.

 



Regiment History:

Sixth Cavalry

KANSAS

(3-YEARS)

Sixth Cavalry. -- Col. William R. Judson; Lieut.-Cols., Lewis 

R Jewell, William T. Campbell, Majs., William T. Campbell, 

Wyllis C. Ransom, George W. Veale, John A. Johnson, David 

Mefford.

This regiment, like the other organizations composing what was 

known as Lane's Kansas brigade, was mostly recruited during 

the summer of 1861 and while thus imperfectly and irregularly 

organized saw considerable service at Dry Wood. Fort Scott, 

and on Lane's Osceola expedition.

During the winter 1861-62, the regiment was stationed at Fort 

Scott and in the spring it was completely reorganized under 

General Orders No. 26, issued by Gov. Robinson. In June, 

1862, Co. I, Capt. Van Sickle, which had been irregularly 

mustered into the service, was mustered out, leaving the 

regiment with only nine companies, but in the spring of 1863 

it was recruited to the standard required by the war 

department.

The early part of its service was chiefly along the border 

counties of the state, in Missouri and the Indian Territory, 

serving mostly by detachments. On Nov. 13, 1863, it moved to 

Fort Smith; Ark., and was employed during the winter in 

scouting and on escort duty, moving thence to Roseville.

On March 26, 1864, it joined the 1st division, Army of the 

Frontier, then en route to join Gen. Steele's command, and 

took part in the Camden expedition. The regiment sustained 

its greatest disaster at Mazzard's prairie, near Fort Smith, 

Ark. where a battalion was surprised by some 600 Confederates. 

After a gallant resistance Capt. Mefford, Lieut. De Friese and 

82 men were captured, and a considerable number were killed 

and wounded.

A list of the engagements in which the regiment or some part 

of it participated is as follows: Dry Wood, Morristown, 

Osceola, Carthage, Diamond Grove, Lost creek, Taberville, 

Clear creek, Hickory Grove, Coon creek, Granby, Newtonia, Old 

Fort Wayne, Boston mountain, Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, 

Webber's Falls, Fort Gibson, Cabin creek, Honey Springs, 

Baker's springs, Roseville, Stone's farm, Prairie d'Ane, 

Moscow, Dutch mills, Camden, Poison springs, Princeton, 

Jenkins' ferry Dardanelle, Clarksville, Fayetteville, Iron 

Bridge, Mazzard's prairie,Lee's creek, Van Buren, Fort Smith, 

Fort Scott, Cow creek and Trading Post.

About Dec. 1, 1864, Cos.A, B. C, D, E, F and K were mustered 

out at Fort Leavenworth. The remainder of the regiment, 

consisting of veterans and recruits, continued in service as a 

battalion and was mustered out July 18, 1865, at Devall's 

Bluff, Ark.

The total loss of the regiment by death during service was, 4 

officers and 91 enlisted men, killed in action or died of 

wounds, 3 officers and 120 enlisted men died by disease and 

other causes.

The loss of the 6th in killed and died of wounds was the 

largest of any cavalry regiment of Kansas, and amounted to 

nearly 80 per thousand of the whole number enlisted. Its 

original strength was 851; recruits, 654; aggregate strength, 

1,505.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 207 

CEBuckman Union Record

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