6th Michigan Cavalry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Grand Rapids, Mich., May 28 to October 13, 1862. Mustered in October 13, 1862. Duty at Grand Rapids, Mich., until December 10. Left State for Washington, D.C., December 10, 1862. Attached to Provisional Cavalry Brigade, Casey's Division, Military District of Washington, to February, 1863. Provisional Cavalry Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac and Middle Military Division, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. of Missouri, to September, 1865. Mustered out November 24, 1865. District of Dakota, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until June, 1863. Scout from Centreville, Va., to Falmouth, Va., February 27-28, 1863. Marstellar's Place, near Warrenton Junction, May 14. Reconnaissance up the Catoctin Valley June 27-28. Occupation of Gettysburg, Pa., June 28. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** June 30, 1863 - Action at Hanover, Pennsylvania 
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** July 2, 1863 - Action at Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
** July 4, 1863 - Action at Monterey Gap, Pennsylvania
** July 5, 1863 - Action at Smithsburg, Maryland
** July 6, 1863 - Action at Hagerstown, Maryland
** July 6, 1863 - Action at Williamsport, Maryland
** Williamsburg July 6. 
** July 8, 1863 - Action at Boonsboro, Maryland 
** July 10-12, 1863 - Skirmishes about Hagerstown, Maryland 
** July 12, 1863 - Skirmish near Funkstown, MarylandNot originally referenced in unit homepage but listed on Dyer summary
** July 14, 1863 - Engagement at Falling Waters, Maryland
** Ashby's Gap July 17, 18 and 20.
** Berry's Ford July 20. 
** July 24, 1863 - Skirmish at Battle Mountain, Virginia 
King George Court House August 24. Expedition to Port Conway September 1-3. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Somerville Ford September 14. Raccoon Ford September 14-16. Somerville Ford September 15. Reconnaissance across the Rapidan September 21-23. Madison Court House September 21. White's Ford September 21-22. Robertson's Ford September 23. Bristoe Campaign October 8-22. James City October 8-10. Bethesda Church October 10. Near Culpeper and Brandy Station October 11. Gainesville October 14. Manassas Junction October 15. Groveton October 17-18. Gainesville, Catlett's Station and Buckland's Mills October 19. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Stevensburg November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Morton's Ford November 26. Raccoon Ford November 26-27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4. Fortifications of Richmond March 1. 
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
*** May 5-6, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
*** May 6, 1864 - Combat at Brock Road, Virginia
*** May 6, 1864 - Combat at the Furnaces, Virginia
** May 7-8, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
** May 9-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River, Virginia
*** May 9-10 1864 - Skirmish at Beaver Dam Station, Virginia
*** May 11, 1864 - Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Meadow Bridge, Virginia
**** Fortifications of Richmond
*** May 21, 1864 - Action at Hanover Court House, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
*** May 27, 1864 - Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
*** May 27, 1864 - Skirmish near Hanover Junction, Virginia
*** Crump's Creek May 27. 
*** Haw's Shop and Aenon Church May 28. 
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30. 
** May 31-June 1, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1864 - Combat at Bethesda Church, Virginia
*** May 31-June 1, 1864 - Engagement at Cold Harbor, Virginia
** Bottom's Bridge June 1. 
** June 7-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Raid to Trevillian Station, Virginia
*** June 11-12, 1864 - Engagement at Trevillian Station, Virginia
* Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. 
* Black Creek or Tunstall's Station and White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. 
* Jones' Bridge June 23. 
* July 26, 1864 - Skirmish at Muddy Branch, Maryland (Detachment) 
* Demonstration north of the James River July 27-29. 
* Deep Bottom July 27-28. 
* Ordered to Washington, D. C. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. 
** Tell Gate, near White Post and Winchester, August 11. 
** Cedarville or Front Royal August 16. 
** Kearneysville and Shephardstown August 25. 
** Leetown and Smithfield August 28. 
** Smithfield Crossing, Opequan, August 29. 
** September 4, 1864 - Skirmish at Berryville, Virginia 
Charlestown September 9. Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 21. Clifford September 22. 
* September 22, 1864 - Skirmish near Milford, VirginiaNot originally listed on unit homepage
Luray September 24. Port Republic September 26-28. Mt. Crawford October 2. Luray Valley October 8. Tom's Brook "Woodstock Races" October 8-9. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Edenburg November 7. Near Kernstown November 11. Expedition into Loudoun and Faquier Counties November 28-December 3. Raid to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison Court House December 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Expedition to Little Fort Valley February 13-17. 1865. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester to James River February 27-March 25. Occupation of Staunton and action at Waynesboro March 2. Duguidsville March 8. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D.C., May --. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 1. Powder River Expedition and operations against Indians on the plains until November. Consolidated with 1st Michigan Cavalry November 7, 1865. Companies "I" and "M" served detached from Regiment February, 1863, to May, 1864. Attached to Jewett's Corps of Observation February to June, 1863. Guard and patrol duty along the Potomac to prevent blockade running across that river to Baltimore, Md. Stationed at and operating about Rockville, Great Falls, Edward's Ferry, Poolesville and White's Ford, Md.. until June, 1863. Skirmish at Oakland, Md., April 26 (Co. "I"). 
* June 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Seneca Mills, Maryland (Company I)
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June-July. Forced march during night of July 3 from Fredericksburg. Va., and action with Lee's Bridge Guard at Falling Waters July 4. Detachment of 140 men surprised and dispersed a much larger force guarding Lee's Pontoon Bridge swinging on the Virginia side of the Potomac, capturing men and ammunition and completely destroying the pontoons and trains which General Lee admitted delayed his army seven days. Occupation of Harper's Ferry July 7. Attached to Well's Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Dept. of West Virginia. Operating from Harper's Ferry and having almost continuous Raids, Expeditions and skirmishes in the Shenandoah Valley, Mechanicsville Gap and Moorefield Valley until April, 1864. Skirmish near Harper's Ferry July 14, 1863. Halltown July 15. Waterford August 8. Skirmishes at Charleston and on the Berryville Pike October 18. Expedition from Charleston to near New Market November 13-18. Skirmishes at Woodstock, Edenburg and Mt. Jackson November 16. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va., January 27-February 7, 1864. Skirmishes near Romney February 2, Moorefield February 4 and Smithfield February 5. Ordered to rejoin Regiment in Army of the Potomac April 25, and Joined May 3, 1864.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 7 Officers and 128 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 251 enlisted men by disease
* Total 386	None
Fox 	
* 6 Officers and 135 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 141 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as 4th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Cavalry units with over 200 casualties)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 762, 763, 764, 827, 828, 920, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 952, 953, 1272-1273)
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