HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 6th Iowa Cavalry Regiment was mustered into Federal service at Davenport, Iowa, for a three-year enlistment between January 31 to March 5, 1863. In 1864, eleven of the regiment's twelve companies were part of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Pollock's 1st Brigade of Brigadier General Alfred Sully's District of Iowa. In this organization, these companies participated in the Northwestern Indian Expedition, fighting at the Battle of Killdeer Mountain and in the Battle of the Badlands. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on October 17, 1865.
A total of 1420 men served in the 6th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 1 officer and 21 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 74 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 97 fatalities.
OFFICERS:
Colonel D.S. Wilson, Dubuque
Lt. Colonel S.M. Pollock, Dubuque
Major T.H. Shepherd, Iowa City
Major E.P. TenBroeck, Clinton
Major A.E. House, Delhi ASSIGNMENTS:
Sioux City, Dakota, March 16-April 26, 1863.
Duty at Fort Sully, Fort Randall and Sioux City until June, 1864.
Duty by Detachments at Fort Randall, Sioux City, Fort Berthold, Yankton and the Sioux and Winnebago Indian Agencies until October, 1865. SERVICE:
Organized at Davenport January 31 to March 5, 1863.
Moved to Sioux City, Dakota, March 16-April 26, 1863.
Operations against hostile Indians about Fort Randall May and June.
Moved to Fort Pierre, and duty there until July.
Sully's Expedition against hostile Sioux Indians August 13-September 11. Battle of White Stone Hill September 3 and 5.
Duty at Fort Sully, Fort Randall and Sioux City until June, 1864.
Sully's Expedition against hostile Sioux Indians June 26-October 8.
Engagement at Tah kah a kuty July 28.
Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8.
Expedition from Fort Rice to relief of Fisk's Emigrant train September 11-30.
Fort Rice September 27. Duty by Detachments at Fort Randall, Sioux City, Fort Berthold, Yankton and the Sioux and Winnebago Indian Agencies until October, 1865. out October 17, 1865. ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit has the names of 1445 men.
Company A - from Scott County and other counties
Company B - from Dubuque and other counties
Company C - from Fayette County with some Scott County
Company D - from Winneshiek County with Scott County
Company E - from the southwest counties of Iowa and Scott County
Company F - from Allamakee County and other counties
Company G - from Delaware County and Buchanan County with Scott County
Company H - from Linn County with Scott County
Company I - from Johnson County and other counties with Scott County
Company K - from Linn County
Company M - from Johnson County and Dubuque County with Scott County BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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