6th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (70th Volunteers)

Brief History
This Regiment becan recruiting in July 1861. The regiment mustered out June 13, 1865. This Regiment is also known as Rush's Lancers.

For more informationon the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 6th Regiment Cavalry (70th Volunteers) "Rush's Lancers" (accessed 12 September 2012).
 * The Wikipedia Article, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, (accessed 28 November 2012).

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.

Company A Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County and Berks County - See Roster

Company B Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company C Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company D Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company E Many men enrolled in Philadephia County and Luzerne County - See Roster

Company F Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company G Many men enrolled in Berks County and Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company H Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company I - Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company K - Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County and Chester County - See Roster

Company L - Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company M - Many men enrolled in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Unassigned - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,497 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * PaRoots. History of this regiment, it's organization and battles.  Also lists Rosters.


 * Carter, William H. (William Harding). From Yorktown to Santiago with the Sixth U.S. Cavalry. (Austin, Texas : State House Press, c1989)


 * Gracey, Samuel Levis. Annals of Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry. (Philadelphia: E.H. Butler &amp; co, 1868). Google books.Other Librariesand (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Newhall, Frederic Cushman. With General Sheridan in Lee's last campaign. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Rush's Lancers. This website has information on battles, men who served in the regiment, photos. and regimental rosters.


 * Strang, E. B. (Edgar B.). Sunshine and shadows of the late Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), and General Stoneman's raid, or The amusing side of army life. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865). History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) and Dedication of the monument of the Sixth Penna. Cavalry, "Lancers" : on the battlefield of Gettysburg, October 14, 1888.


 * Wittenberg, Eric J. Rush's Lancers: The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War. (Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2007). part onGoogle Books. Other Libraries.