The Sixth U.S. Cavalry had its birth at the outbreak of the Civil War with its first action at Yorktown; Virginia; in 1862. They fought in the Army of the Potomac under General Sheridan throughout the war. From 1865 to 1871 the regiment was stationed in Austin and Fort Richardson; Texas; acting as both a federal policing unit in the Reconstruction military government and as protectors against the Comanches along the frontier. After 1871 they moved into Kansas and the Indian Territory and in 1874 were under the command of Col. Nelson A. Miles in his operations against the Comanches; Cheyennes; and Kiowas. The regiment was then stationed in Arizona and New Mexico and spent the next ten years in operations against the Apaches. Their last action against the Indians was at Wounded Knee in 1890. Fighting did not come again until the short-lived Spanish-American war in 1898 where the unit was prominent in the battle of Santiago. The author was a 2nd Lieutenant when he joined the Sixth Cavalry in 1874 and remained on their rolls for his entire career. In 1900 he wrote this history of the unit and had it privately published in Baltimore. Unfortunately a large part of the edition was destroyed by fire; make the original book one of the scarcest and most expensive histories of a major military unit.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Jane U. Chancefast shipping item was as described.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. OkBy Jane B. Herschof local interest. am using as a tour guide to the remaining homes she mentions. like local history and this is0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An interesting diaryBy MarieI chose this rating because we have researched as much family history as possible and here is a book about my gggrandfather with more information. It held my interest for obvious reasons; but it is not a book that would interest someone that wants action and adventure. It is very interesting for knowledge about the civil war era and it is valuable for learning about every day lives of the people of Hawkins Valley and others of that era. It is much more attention grabbing than my diary.
