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captain ira w. claflin black to 1947 . later a color version was used for and the department of the army . department of war & white ndash ; usa armyarmy image of war department seal prior 1857 & ndash ; 1867 20px 6th u.s. cavalry regiment mount pleasant , texas 18 november 1867 rochester , windsor county , vermont united states of america 1851 american civil war 21 june 1834 alexandria national cemetery , louisiana 35px brevet major irawclaflin.jpg ira w. claflin
 ira wallace claflin
ira w. claflin

ira wallace claflin -lrb- june 21 , 1834 -- november 18 , 1867 -rrb- was a united states army west point regular officer who took command the 6th us cavalry during the critical days of july 1863 during the gettysburg campaign .
he was an instructor of union cavalry tactics for west virginia and later taught at west point .
