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Illinois 6th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

11/19/61

Organized - Illinois 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Illinois

4/17/63

Battle - Grierson's Raid - La Grange, Tennessee; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Grierson's Raid

Grierson's men were sent on raids to divert from Ulysses S Grant's main attack on Vicksburg. Grierson's men operated in much the same way that Confederate cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Hunt Morgan had.READ MORE

5/21/63

Battle - Port Hudson - East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

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Port Hudson

In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final offensive against Vicksburg, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson was located atop high bluffs at the river bank that commanded the river. On May 11th, Banks learned that some Confederates had been moved from Port Hudson to support the forces defending Vicksburg, so he sought to move upon the garrison before those troops could be replaced. Banks…READ MORE

11/30/64

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John Lynch

Lieutenant ColonelJohn Lynch

11/30/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Datus E. Coon

11/30/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward Hatch

Brigadier GeneralEdward Hatch

11/30/64

Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee

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Franklin (1864)

After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE

12/15/64

Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville

Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE

11/20/65

Mustered Out - Illinois 6th Volunteer Cavalry - Illinois

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