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A website focusing on Civil War cavalry, primarily oriented on the Union regular cavalry regiments. Will feature biographical sketches, discussions of engagements, unit histories, letters, journals, and a database of those who served in the regiments during the Civil War as I'm able to compile them.
Blogs of Interest
- 3rd Michigan Infantry Research Project
- 48th PA Inf/ Civil War Musings
- 7th Rhode Island Volunteers
- A Publisher's Perspective
- Army of Tennessee
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Battle of Kelly's Ford
- Battlefield Wanderings
- Behind Antietam on the Web
- Blog 4 History
- Blood, Tears, and Glory
- Bull Runnings
- Cenantua's Blog
- Civil War Books and Authors
- Civil War Bookshelf
- Civil War History
- Civil War Medicine
- Civil War Memory
- Civil Warriors
- Draw the Sword
- First Dragoons
- Hoofbeats and Cold Steel
- Interning Learning
- Living On The Field
- Michigan in the Civil War Blog
- My Year of Living Rangerously
- North Carolina and the Civil War
- Old Virginia Blog
- Rantings of a Civil War Historian
- Rocky Mountain CWRT
- Teaching the Civil War with Technology
- Ten Roads
- Throwing Down the Gauntlet
- To the Sound of the Guns
- TOCWOC
- Today at Brandy Station
- Wig-Wags
- With Sword and Pen
Related Links
- America's Civil War Magazine
- Blue and Gray Magazine
- Brandy Station Foundation
- Civil War Archive
- Civil War Cavalry Forum
- Civil War Discussion Group
- Civil War Interactive
- Civil War Soldier and Sailor System
- Gettysburg Daily
- Internet Archive Search
- Live Search Books
- North and South Magazine
- Online Official Records at Cornell University
- Second Cavalry Association
- Shotgun's Home of the Civil War
- Sixth Cavalry Museum
- Society of the Military Horse
- US Cavalry Association
- US Regulars Archive
Blog Archive
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2008
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December
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- Happy New Year
- Housekeeping
- Company F, 6th US Cavalry Roster, Part I
- Company F, 6th US Cavalry Roster, Part II
- Company F, 6th US Cavalry Roster, Part III
- Company F, 6th US Cavalry Roster, Part IV
- Merry Christmas!
- Fiddler's Green: Adolphus Lapoint
- Who Says You Can't Take Them With You?
- Contemporary Account of Stoneman's Raid
- Fiddler's Green: John Peffer
- Reinforcements for the Regulars redux
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December
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About Me
- Don
- I am a recently retired Army officer and amateur Civil War historian. I focus my studies on the Regular cavalry regiments because I served in one of them and because they haven't received the in-depth coverage that their volunteer brethren have.
4 comments:
Don, here's a good one to start off the new year.
The 6th U.S. Cavalry appointed a total of eight sergeant-majors within the Civil War. The 1st regimental sergeant-major (RSM) was the famous Samuel Marmaduke Whitside, serving as sergeant-major (SGM) from 01AUG1861-04NOV1861. He was subsequently appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, 6th U.S. Cavalry.
Next was SGM James F. Jackson. He served in the position from 04NOV1861-08DEC1861. On the latter date, he was discovered to be "Charles" Jackson, a deserter from the General Mounted Service. Apparently he was favored by the regiment, as no charges were pressed, however, he was demoted to the rank of private, serving in company K through the remainder of his enlistment.
Taking his place was SGM John Lee, serving as SGM 08DEC1861-12MAY1862, whence he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant, 6th U.S. Cavalry.
Next was Tullius C. Tupper, serving as SGM 12MAY-22SEP1862. He was also appointed a 2nd lieutenant, 6th U.S. Cavalry.
Following Tullius was SGT Martin Armstrong, serving as SGM 22SEP-01DEC1862. He was relieved after failing to inspect the incoming picket's arms on the latter date, for which one of them accidentally shot and killed his companion while playing around.
Taking his place was SGM Hercules G. Carroll, serving 01DEC1862-23JUN1863. While making his rounds inspecting the pickets at Aldie on the latter date, he was captured and sent to Libby Prison. Evidently, CPT Cram, then commanding the regiment, nor anyone else knew what happened to him, thus he was listed as deserted.
Taking his place was SGM Patrick Cusack, who was transferred from the 4th U.S. Artillery on the day Hercules went MIA. SGM Cusack would serve in the position the longest, serving from 23JUN1863-19JAN1865, whence he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant, 6th U.S.C.T.
The final RSM was SGM Henry Orsay, who closed out the war in the position and marched the troops to Texas, serving as SGM 19JAN1865-12APR1868.
Source: regimental returns
Happy Holidays!
Correction, SGM Patrick Cusack was later appointed as a Captain, 9th U.S.C.T.
Jim,
Thanks very much for the info, that's great stuff. Would you shoot me an email privately? dccaughey AT aol DOT com.
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