6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, February 23, 1863, from the 71st Indiana Infantry. Company "L" organized September 1, 1863. Non-Veterans mustered out June 17, 1865. Regiment mustered out September 15, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officer with Staff - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Vermillion County- see Roster on page 138
 * Company B - many men from Vigo County- see Rosteron page 140
 * Company C - many men from Putnam County- see Roster on page 142
 * Company D - many men from Clay County- see Roster on page 144
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 146
 * Company F - many men from Owen, Crawford, and Claycounties - see Rosteron page 148
 * Company G - many men from Parke County- see Rosteron page 150
 * Company H - many men from Greene County- see Rosteron page 152
 * Company I - many men from Sullivan, Parke, and Vigo Counties - see Roster on page 154
 * Company K - many men of Adams County- see Rosteron page 156
 * Company L - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 158
 * Company M - many men from Vigo, Clay, Floyd, Posey, and Marion Counties - see - Rosteron page 159
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 161

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 71st Indiana Regiment/6th Indiana Cavalry web site. (accessed 17 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 28 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 28 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 28 Dec 2010) article on the 6th Regimental, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 28 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana


 * 71th Indiana Regiment / 6th Indiana Cavalry (accesstry 28 Dec 2010) is a history, and rosted of company "A"-"M".