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6th New York Cavalry

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Thomas Casimer Devin

 

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Ninth Army Corps


On the Antietam Campaign

Eight Troops (Companies) of the regiment were in Maryland with the Ninth Army Corps as as escort and advance guard: A, B, C, E, G, I, L, and M.1,2

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #59: Kanawha Division, Ninth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM

We have 5 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
CPvtMorley, John MWIA   09/00     We have some details for this person
EPvtEdwards, Thomas F.MIA (n)   09/16     We have some details for this person
IPvtTaylor, Henry H.Died (d)   09/30     We have some details for this person
MSgtBlunt, John W        We have some details for this person
F&SColDevin, Thomas Casimer        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person

 

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Notes

1   Hall, Hillman Allyn (chairman), and Committee on Regimental History, History of the Sixth New York Cavalry (Second Ira Harris Guard), Worchester, MA: The Blanchard Press, 1908  [AotW citation 29480]

2   Carman, Ezra Ayers, and Dr. Thomas G. Clemens, editor, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, 3 volumes, El Dorado Hills (CA): Savas Beatie, 2010-17, Vol. II, pg. 538  [AotW citation 29481]