Missouri 6th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
1861-11-01
Organized - Missouri 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Missouri
1862-02-19
Battle - West Plains, Missouri - West Plains, Missouri, Missouri
1862-03-13
Battle - Spring River, Arkansas
1863-01-09
Battle - Arkansas Post - Arkansas Post, Arkansas
The Battle of Arkansas Post, also known as the Battle of Fort Hindman, was a combined land-river assault by Union forces on the Confederate Fort Hindman, which loomed over a bend in the Arkansas River near the town of Arkansas Post. As the Union advance down the Mississippi River passed the mouth of the Arkansas, the presence of Fort Hindman outflanked the Federal forward positions.READ MORE
1863-05-16
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Eugene A. Carr
Brigadier GeneralEugene A. Carr
1863-05-16
Battle - Champion Hill - Hinds County, Mississippi
The Battle of Champion Hill was the largest and bloodiest action of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign.READ MORE
1864-10-09
Battle - Russellville, Missouri
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John F. McMahan
Lieutenant ColonelJohn F. McMahan
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John B. Sanborn
Brigadier GeneralJohn B. Sanborn
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Alfred Pleasonton
Major GeneralAlfred Pleasonton
1864-10-23
Battle - Westport - Westport, Missouri
The Battle of Westport, fought October 21-23, was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River and the decisive battle of Confederate Gen. Stirling Price's 1864 Missouri campaign. Directions guide the visitor to the first of twenty-five narrative markers on a 32-mile, self-guided automobile tour and a self-guided walking tour of Byram's Ford and the Big Blue Battlefield. Each marker provides directions to the next stop on the tour. A written brochure is available from the Battle of Westport Visitor Cen…READ MORE
1865-09-12
Mustered Out - Missouri 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Missouri
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