6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 6th Missouri Cavalry was mustered in for three years service on February 14 , 1862 by consolidation of Wright ' s Cavalry Battalion , Wood ' s Cavalry Battalion , and Hawkins ' Cavalry Battalion under the command of Colonel Clark Wright . The regiment was attached to District of Southwest Missouri , Department of the Missouri , to July 1862 . District of Eastern Arkansas , Department of the Missouri , to December 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Cavalry Division , District of Eastern Arkansas , to January 1863 ( 6 companies ) . 1st Brigade , 2nd Cavalry Division , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to April 1863 ( 6 companies ) . Headquarters , XIII Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to August 1863 ( 6 companies ) . Cavalry Brigade , XIII Corps , Department of the Gulf , to November 1863 ( 6 companies ) . 3rd Brigade , Cavalry Division , Department of the Gulf , to January 1864 ( 7 companies ) . 1st Brigade , Cavalry Division , Department of the Gulf , to December 1864 . District of Southern Alabama , Department of the Gulf , to February 1865 . Separate Brigade , District of Baton Rouge , Louisiana , Department of the Gulf , February 1865 ( 7 companies ) . Cavalry Brigade , District of Baton Rouge , Louisiana , to July 1865 . Department of Texas to September , 1865 . Companies A , D , E , and L attached to District of Southwest Missouri , Department of the Missouri , to October 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , Army of the Frontier , Department of the Missouri , to June 1863 . District of Southeast Missouri , Department of the Missouri , to October 1863 . District of St . Louis , Missouri , Department of the Missouri , to September 1865 . The 6th Missouri Cavalry mustered out of service on September 12 , 1865 . Detailed service . Curtis ' Campaign in southwest Missouri and Arkansas February – March 1862 . Marshfield , Mo . , February 9 . Sugar Creek , Ark . , February 17 . Bentonville February 17 . West Plains , Mo . , February 19 . Keytesville February 25 . Battles of Pea Ridge , Ark . , March 6 – 8 . Spring River March 13 . Salem Spring River March 18 ( detachment ) . Scout through Gadfly , Newtonia , Granby , Neosho , and Valley of Indian Creek and skirmish April 8 . Scout from Batesville , Ark . , June 16 – 17 ( 4 companies ) . White Oak Bayou , Miss . , June 23 ( battalion ) . Near Fayetteville , Ark . , July 15 . Expedition to Coldwater , Miss . , July 22 – 25 ( battalion ) . White Oak Bayou , Miss . , July 29 ( battalion ) . Chariton Bridge , Mo . , August 3 . Montevallo August 7 . Between Stockton and Humansville August 12 . Stockton August 12 . Neosho August 21 . Hickory Grove August 23 ( Company B ) . Expedition from Clarendon , Ark . , to Lawrenceville and St . Charles September 11 – 13 . Occupation of Newtonia , Mo . , October 4 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Expedition from Helena , Ark . , to Grenada , Miss . . November 27 - December 5 . Oakland , Miss . , December 3 . Cane Hill , Boston Mountains , Ark . ( 2nd Battalion ) . Battle of Prairie Grove , Ark . , December 7 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Near Helena , Ark . , December 14 ( Company E ) . Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition December 20 , 1862 – January 3 , 1863 . Expedition from Milliken ' s Bend to Dallas Station and Delhi December 25 – 26 , 1862 . Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren , Ark . , December 27 – 29 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Reconnaissance toward White River and St . Charles January 13 , 1863 ( squadron ) . Carthage January 23 , 1863 . Expedition from Young ' s Point , La . , to Greenville , Miss . , and Cypress Bend , Ark . , February 14 – 29 . Cypress Bend , Ark . , February 19 ( detachment ) . Fish Lake , near Greenville , Miss . , and Deer Creek , near Greenville , February 23 ( detachment ) . Operations from Milliken ' s Bend , La . , to New Carthage March 31 - April 17 ( 1st Battalion ) . Near Dunbar ' s Plantation , Bayou Vidal , April 7 ( detachment ) . Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25 – 30 . Port Gibson May 1 . Near Black River May 5 . Raid on New Orleans & Jackson Railroad , near Crystal Springs , May 11 . Jackson May 14 . Champion Hill May 16 . Near Bridgeport May 17 . Siege of Vicksburg May 18 - July 4 . Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22 . Mason ' s Ford . Big Black River , June 9 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 4 – 10 . Near Baker ' s Creek July 7 . Bolton ' s Station July 8 ( detachment ) . Near Clinton July 8 ( detachment ) . Near Jackson and near Clinton July 9 ( detachment ) . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Brookhaven July 18 ( detachment ) . Near Morganza , La . , September 8 . Atchafalaya September 8 – 9 . Hornersville , Mo . , September 20 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Sterling ' s Farm , on Bayou Fordoche , near Morganza , September 27 . Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 - November 30 . Reconnaissance toward Opelousas October 20 . Opelousas , Barre Landing , October 21 . Washington October 24 . Bayou Bourbeaux November 2 . Carrion Crow Bayou November 18 . Bayou Portage , Grand Lake , November 23 . Attack on Bloomfield , Mo . , and pursuit to Brown ' s Ferry November 29 – 30 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Near Vermillionville , La . , November 30 . Branchville , Ark , January 17 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Branchville , Ivey ' s Ford , Pine Bluff , January 19 ( detachment ) . Red River Campaign March 10 - May 22 . Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14 – 26 . Bayou Rapides March 20 . Henderson ' s Hill March 21 . Monett ' s Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29 – 30 . Natchitoches March 31 . Crump ' s Hill , Piney Woods , April 2 . Wilson ' s Farm April 7 . Bayou de Paul , Carroll ' s Mill , April 8 . Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8 . Pleasant Hill April 9 . About Cloutiersville April 22 – 24 . Bayou Rapides Bridge and McNutt ' s Hill , Alexandria , April 27 – 28 . Scout from Pilot Knob , Mo . , to Gainesville , Ark . , May 10 – 25 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Retreat to Morganza April 13 – 20 . Wilson ' s Landing May 14 . Avoyelle ' s ( or Marksville Prairie ) May 15 . Old River L May 22 . Operations in southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas July 18 - August 6 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Mazzard ' s Prairie , Ark . , July 27 . Osceola August 2 and 4 . Elkchute August 4 . Bayou Letsworth August 11 . Operations in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas August 15 – 24 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Richland Creek , Ark . , August 16 ( detachment ) . Expedition to Clinton , La . , August 23 – 29 . Olive Branch , Corelle River and Clinton August 25 . Near Richwood ' s , Mo . , October 4 ( detachment ) . Tyler ' s Mills October 7 ( 2nd Battalion ) . Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton , Greensburg , Osyke , and Camp Moore October 5 – 9 . Expedition from Baton Rouge to Brookhaven , Miss . , and skirmishes November 14 – 21 . Davidson ' s Expedition from Baton Rouge against Mobile & Ohio Railroad November 27 - December 3 . Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton and Comite River March 30 - April 2 , 1865 . Duty in District of Baton Rouge , La . , until July and the Department of Texas until September . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 315 men during service ; 2 officers and 34 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 6 officers and 273 enlisted men died of disease .