6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry

Brief History
The 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry mustered in October 7, 1861 at Warren, Ohio. They were mustered out August 7, 1865 at Sub-District of the Appomattox, Department of Virginia.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 6th Ohio Cavalry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 6th Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 23 August 2012).
 * Ohio Civil War Central, 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry (1861-1865), (accessed 2 November 2016),

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2864 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Company A - Many men from Ashtabula County

Company B -

Company C - Many men from Geauga County, Columbiana County and Lake County

Company D - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County

Company E -

Company F -

Company G - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County

Company H -

Company I - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County

Company K - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County

Company M - many men from Columbiana County

A county listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 6th Ohio Cavalry.

Other Sources

 * 6th Ohio Cavalry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.


 * 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 ‘Ohio 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.


 * Ohio in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, 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.


 * Burnett, William G. Better a patriot soldier's grave : the history of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. (Westlake, Ohio : Patriot Press, c1982), and


 * Staats, Richard J. The history of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry 1861-1865 : a journal of patriotism, duty and bravery. (Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2006)


 * Staats, Richard J.; Stedman, William. A grassroots history of the American Civil War. (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2002-),


 * United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865). Annual report of the 34th, 44th through 50th and 52nd reunions, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. (Columbus, Ohio : Filmed by the Ohio Historical Society, 1988),


 * Walling, Hiram Augustus. Civil War diaries, 1862-1865. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991),