6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 6th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 6th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott , Kansas in July 1861 . The regiment began as three companies of home guard infantry , followed quickly by five additional companies , one of which was cavalry . On September 9 , 1861 these recruits were reorganized and officers were elected . The reorganized regiment was then mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel William R . Judson . The regiment was attached to Department of Kansas to August 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Department of Kansas , to October 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Army of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , to February 1863 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Army of the Frontier , to June 1863 . District of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , to January 1864 . District of the Frontier , VII Corps , Department of Arkansas , to March 1864 . 3rd Brigade , District of the Frontier , VII Corps , to January 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , VII Corps , to February 1865 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , VII Corps , to August 1865 . The 6th Kansas Cavalry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth August 27 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Fort Scott until March 1862 . Dry Wood Creek , Fort Scott , September 1 , 1861 . Morristown September 17 . Osceola September 20 , 21 and 22 . ( The 3 original companies marched to Fort Lincoln September 1 , 1861 ; thence return to Fort Scott . ) Little Santa Fe , Mo . , November 6 . Regiment reorganized March 27 , 1862 , and A , B and C ( original companies ) mustered out . Duty at Fort Scott until May . Carthage , Mo . March 23 . Diamond Grove April 14 . Lost Creek April 15 . Companies C , H , and K moved to Carthage Mo . , with the 15th Kansas , rejoining in May . Regiment stationed at various points on southern line of Kansas Headquarters at Paola until June . Concentrated at Fort Scott . Expedition into Indian Territory May 25 - July ( Companies C , H , and K ) . Reconnaissance from Grand River to Fort Gibson , Tahliquah and Park Hill , and skirmishes June 14 – 17 . Regiment joined June 20 . Expedition into Cherokee Country July 2 - August 1 . Stand Watie ' s Mill July 4 ( 2 companies ) . Expedition from Fort Leavenworth to Independence August 12 – 14 ( 1 company ) . Clear Creek August 19 . Taboursville August 20 . Osage River August 21 . Coon Creek , near Lamar , and Lamar , August 24 . Operations in southwest Missouri September to December . Expedition through Jackson , Cass , Johnson and Lafayette Counties , Mo . , September 8 – 23 . Hickory Grove September 19 . Granby September 24 . Newtonia September 30 . Occupation of Newtonia October 4 . Old Fort Wayne or Beattie ' s Prairie , near Maysville , October 22 . Operations in Jackson County against Quantrill November 1 – 5 . Drywood , Boston Mountains . November 9 . Reconnaissance toward Van Buren and Fort Smith November 20 . Near Cane Hill November 25 . Cane Hill November 28 . Battle of Prairie Grove , Ark . , December 7 . Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren December 27 – 29 . Dripping Springs December 29 . ( 1st Battalion , Companies A , C , F , and H camped on Crane Creek , near Springfield , Mo . , until March 1863 . ) Operations in Newton and Jasper Counties March 5 – 13 ( Companies A and C ) . Near Sherwood March 9 ( Companies A and C ) . Companies F and H marched from Westbrook to Salem , thence to Rolla May 7 ; thence to Fort Scott June 21 - July 4 . Webber Falls , Cherokee Nation , April 21 – 23 ( 3rd Battalion ) . Big Creek , near Pleasant Hill , May 15 ( Company E ) . Fort Gibson May 22 and 25 . Greenleaf Prairie June 16 . Cabin Creek July 1 – 2 . Elk Creek , near Honey Springs , July 17 . Perryville August 26 . Operations in Cherokee Nation September 11 – 25 . Webber Falls October 12 . Moved to Fort Smith November 13 – 18 and duty there until March 1864 . Scout to Baker ' s Springs January 21 – 25 . Baker ' s Springs , Caddo Gap , January 24 . Steele ' s Expedition to Camden March 31 - May 3 ( Companies A , C , G , K , and M ) . Roseville April 4 – 5 ( detachment ) . Stone ' s Ferry April 5 ( detachment ) . Prairie D ' Ann April 9 – 12 . Moscow April 13 . Dutch Mills April 14 . Camden April 16 – 18 . Poison Springs April 18 ( detachment ) . Saline Bottom April 29 . Jenkins Ferry , Saline River , April 30 . Moved to Dardanelle , thence to Fort Smith May 6 – 16 . Dardanelle May 10 . Clarksville May 18 . Fayetteville May 19 . Roseville June 4 – 5 ( detachment ) . Hahn ' s Farm , near Waldron , and Iron Bridge June 19 . Balance of regiment near Fort Smith and duty there until September . Massard ' s Prairie July 27 ( Companies B , D , E , and H ) . Near Fort Smith July 31 . Lee ' s Creek August 1 ( detachment ) . Van Buren August 12 . Fort Smith August 27 . March to Cabin Creek , Cherokee Nation , September 14 – 19 . Fort Scott October 22 . Cow Creek October 23 ( detachment ) . Training Post October 24 . Moved from Fort Smith to Clarksville December 29 and duty there until February 16 , 1865 . Moved to Little Rock and duty there until June . Consolidated to a battalion April 18 , 1865 . Moved to Duvall ' s Bluffs June 5 , thence to Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , July 27 - August 11 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 228 men during service ; 4 officers and 81 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 140 enlisted men died of disease .