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For more information on the history of this unit, see: | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc6.html 6th Ohio Cavalry ] | *Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc6.html 6th Ohio Cavalry ] | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohcav.htm#6th 6th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 23 August 2012). | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohcav.htm#6th 6th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 23 August 2012). | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2864 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0006RC]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2864 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0006RC]. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc6.html 6th Ohio Cavalry]. | Company A - <br> | ||
Company B - <br> | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 54. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref> <br> | |||
Company D - <br> | |||
Company E - <br> | |||
Company F - <br> | |||
Company G - <br> | |||
Company H - <br> | |||
Company I - <br> | |||
Company K - <br> | |||
A county listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc6.html 6th Ohio Cavalry]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||