6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
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The 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
June 15 - July 9, 1861 and mustered in for three years service.
The regiment was attached to Pilot Knob, Missouri, to September 1861. Fremont's Army of the West to January 1862. Department of the Missouri
to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th. Division, Army of the Tennessee
, to July 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1865.
The 6th Missouri Infantry mustered out of service on August 17, 1865.
May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June. Duty there and at Little Rock, Ark., until August.
Infantry
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regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
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during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 6th Missouri Infantry was organized at St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
June 15 - July 9, 1861 and mustered in for three years service.
The regiment was attached to Pilot Knob, Missouri, to September 1861. Fremont's Army of the West to January 1862. Department of the Missouri
Department of the Missouri
Department of the Missouri was a division of the United States Army that functioned through the American Civil War and the Indian Wars afterwards.-Civil War:...
to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th. Division, Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
, to July 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1865.
The 6th Missouri Infantry mustered out of service on August 17, 1865.
Detailed service
Ordered to Pilot Knob, Mo., July 19, 1861, and duty there until September. Moore's Mills August 29. Moved to Jefferson City, then to Tipton, Mo. Fremont's campaign against Springfield, Mo., October and November. Moved to Tipton and Lamine and guarded Pacific Railroad from Syracuse to Jefferson City until April 1862. Action at Sink Pole Woods March 23, 1862 (Company A). Expedition in Moniteau County and skirmish March 25-28 (Companies A & C). Sink Pole Woods April 20. Moved to Pittsburg Landing April 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Coldwater, Miss., May 11. March to Memphis, Tenn., via Lagrange, Holly Springs, and Moscow June 3-July 21. Duty at Memphis until November. Expedition to Coldwater and Hernando, Miss., September 9-13. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November-December. "Tallahatchie March" November 26-December 12. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 13-22, and duty there until March. Expedition to Rolling Fork via Muddy Steele's and Black Bayous and Deer Creek March 4-27. Demonstration on Haines and Drumgould's Bluffs April 29-May 2, Haines Bluff May 1. Moved to join army in rear of Vicksburg, Miss., via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2-16. Battle of Champion Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Brandin Station July 19. At Big Black until September 25. Moved to Memphis, then marched to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 25-November 21. Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29. Bear Creek, Tuscumbia, October 27. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Brown's Ferry November 23. Foot of Missionary Ridge November 24. Tunnel Hill, Missionary Ridge, November 24-25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 5. Expedition to Tellico Plains December 6-13. March to Chattanooga, Tenn., December 13-17; then to Bridgeport, Ala., December 19. Garrison duty in Alabama until May 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Bushy Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 6-17. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Ezra Chapel July 28. Hood's 2nd sortie. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2-6. Operations in northern Georgia and northern Alabama against Hood September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Near Clinton November 21-23. Oconee River November 25. Statesboro December 3. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Fort McAllister December 13. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April. Duck Branch, near Loper's Cross Roads, S.C., February 2. Salkehatchie Swamps February 3-5. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 12-13. Columbia February 16-17. Battle of Bentonville, N.C., March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14, Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review of the ArmiesGrand Review of the Armies
The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in Washington, D.C., on May 23 and May 24, 1865, following the close of the American Civil War...
May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June. Duty there and at Little Rock, Ark., until August.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 269 men during service; 4 officers and 80 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 182 enlisted men died of disease.Commanders
- Colonel James Harvey Blood
- Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Ira Boutell - commanded at the battle of Champion Hill - Lieutenant Colonel Delos Van Deusen - commanded during the Carolinas Campaign
Notable members
- Private Henry F. FrizzellHenry F. FrizzellHenry F. Frizzell was a Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. A Madision County, Missouri native and self-described “Union Man”, he served during the American Civil War...
, Company B - Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863 - Private Joseph S. LabillJoseph S. LabillJoseph S. Labill was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.He is buried in South Hill Cemetery Vandalia, Illinois. His grave can be located in the Catholic Section, Block 15, Lot 7.-Medal of Honor citation:Rank and organization: Private,...
, Company C - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
See also
- Missouri Civil War Union unitsMissouri Civil War Union Units-Long-Enlistment Infantry Regiments:*2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry*3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry*4th Missouri Volunteer Infantry "Schwarze Jäger"*5th Missouri Volunteer Infantry*6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry*7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry...
- Missouri in the Civil WarMissouri in the Civil WarIn the Civil War, Missouri was a border state that sent men, armies, generals, and supplies to both opposing sides, had its star on both flags, had separate governments representing each side, and endured a neighbor-against-neighbor intrastate war within the larger national war.By the end of the...