6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment

6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment
6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment
Active	October 7, 1861–August 7, 1865
Disbanded	August 7, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Size	Regiment; 1,758 men (Total)
Part of	2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
Engagements	American Civil War West Virginia Campaign; Valley Campaign; Northern Virginia Campaign; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Kelly's Ford; Battle of Brandy Station; Gettysburg Campaign; Mine Run Campaign; Bristoe Campaign; Overland Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Trevilian Station; Battle of Five Forks; Battle of Sailor's Creek; Appomattox Campaign;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. William Stedman

The 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment of the Union Army, which was raised in ten counties in northeastern and north-central Ohio for service during the American Civil War. It served primarily in the Eastern Theater in several major campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and was particularly active during the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863.