Service
The 6th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 19, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on November 20, 1865.
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“We have in the service the scum of the earth as common soldiers.”
—Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Wellington (1769–1852)
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