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Submitted: 6/14/14 • Approved: 2/14/19 • Last Updated: 6/27/19 • R32489-G0-S3
Union
PRIVATE US Army
Company L 6 Missouri Calvary
Civil War Union
August 15, 1845 - August 19, 1890
M 390 Roll 4
Son of John and Nancy O'Neal Ruckman
6 Missouri Cavalry organized February 14, 1862, by consolidation of Wright's, Wood's & Hawkins' Battalions. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept of Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept of Missouri to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd (Cavalry) Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to January, 1863 (6 Companies). 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept of Tennessee, to April, 1863 (6 Companies). Headquarters 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863 (6 Cos). Cavalry Brigade, 13th Army Corps, Dept of the Gulf, to November, 1863 (6 Cos). 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1864 (7 Cos). 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept of the Gulf, to December, 1864. District of Southern Alabama, Dept of the Gulf, to February, 1865. Separate Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, L., Dept of the Gulf, February, 1865 (7 Cos). Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, La, to July, 1865. Dept of Texas to September, 1865. Cos "A," "D," "E" & "L" attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept of Missouri, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept of Missouri, to June, 1863. District of Southeast Missouri, Dept of Missouri, to October, 1863. District of St Louis, Mo, Dept of Missouri, to muster out.
Service:
Curtis' Campaign in Southwest Missouri and Arkansas February-March, 1862. Marshfield, Mo, February 9. Sugar Creek, Ark, February 17. Bentonville February 17. West Plains, Mo, February 19. Keytesville February 25. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark, March 6-8. Spring River March 13. Salem Spring River March 18 (Detachment). Scout through Gadfly, Newtonia, Granby, Neosho & Valley of Indian Creek & skirmish April 8. Scout from Batesvllle, Ark, June 16-17 (4 Cos). White Oak Bayou, Miss, June 23 (Battalion). Near Fayetteville, Ark, July 15. Expedition to Coldwater, Miss, July 22-25 (Battalion). White Oak Bayou, Miss, July 29 (Battalion). Chariton Bridge, Mo, August 3. Montevallo August 7. Between Stockton & Humansville August 12. Stockton August 12. Neosho August 21. Hickory Grove August 23 (Co "B"). Expedition from Clarendon, Ark, to Lawrencevllle & St Charles September 11-13. Occupation of Newtonia, Mo, October 4 (2nd Battalion). Expedition from Helena, Ark, to Grenada, Miss, November 27-December 5. Oakland, Miss, December 3. Cane Hill, Boston Mountains, Ark(2nd Battalion). Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark, December 7 (2nd Battalion). Near Helena, Ark, December 14(Co "E"). Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862-January 3, 1863. Expedition from Milliken's Bend to Dallas Station & Delhi December 25-26, 1862. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Ark, December 27-29 (2nd Battalion). Reconoissance toward White River & St Charles January 13, 1863 (Squadron). Carthage January 23, 1863. Expedition from Young's Point, La, to Greenville, Miss, & Cypress Bend, Ark, February 14-29. Cypress Bend, Ark, February 19 (Detachment). Fish Lake, near Greenville, Miss, & Deer Creek, near Greenville, February 23(Detachment). Operations from Milliken's Bend, La, to New Carthage March 31-April 17 (1st Battalion). Near Dunbar's Plantation, Bayou Vidal, April 7(Detachment). Movement on Bruinsburg & turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Port Gibson May 1. Near Black River May 5. Raid on New Orleans & Jackson Railroad, near Crystal Springs, May 11. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. Near Bridgeport May 17. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 & 22. Mason's Ford, Big Black River, June 9. Advance on Jackson, Miss, July 4-10. Near Baker's Creek July 7. Bolton's Station July 8(Detachment). Near Clinton July 8(Detachment). Near Jackson & near Clinton July 9(Detachment). Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Brookhaven July 18 (Detachment). Moved to the Dept of the Gulf August. Near Morganza, La, September 8. Atchafalaya September 8-9. Hornersville, Mo, September 20 (2nd Battalion). Sterling's Farm, on Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, September 27. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Reconoissance toward Opelousas October 20. Opelousas, Barre Landing, October 21. Washington October 24. Bayou Bourbeaux November 2. Carrion Crow Bayou November 18. Bayou Portage, Grand Lake, November 23. Attack on Bloomfield, Mo,& pursuit to Brown's Ferry November 29-30 (2nd Battalion). Near Vermilionville, La, November 30. Branchville, Ark, January 17, 1864(Detachment). Branchville, Ivey's Ford, Pine Bluff, January 19(Detachment). Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Bayou Rapides March 20. Henderson's Hill March 21. Monett's Ferry & Cloutiersville March 29-30. Natchitoches March 31. Crump's Hill, Piney Woods, April 2. Wilson's Farm April 7. Bayou de Paul, Carroll's Mill, April 8. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. About Cloutiersville April 22-24. Bayou Rapides Bridge & McNutt's Hill, Alexandria, April 27-28. Scout from Pilot Knob, Mo, to Gainesville, Ark, May 10-25(2nd Battalion). Retreat to Morganza April 13-20. Wilson's Landing May 14. Avoyelle's (or Marksville Prairie) May 15. Old River May 22. Operations in Southeast Missouri & Northeast Arkansas July 18-August 6 2nd Battalion). Mazzard's Prairie, Ark, July 27. Osceola August 2 & 4. Elkchute August 4. Bayou Letsworth August 11. Operations in Southwest Missouri & Northwest Arkansas August 15-24(2nd Battalion). Richland Creek Ark, August 16 Detachment). Expedition to Clinton, La, August 23-29. Olive Branch, Comite River & Clinton August 25. Near Richwood's, Mo, October 4(Detachment). Tyler's Mills October 7(2nd Battalion). Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton, Greensburg, Osyka & Camp Moore October 5-9. Expedition from Baton Rouge to Brookhaven, Miss, & skirmishes November 14-21. Davidson's Expedition from Baton Rouge against Mobile & Ohio Railroad November 27-December 3. Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton & Comite River March 30-April 2, 1865. Duty in District of Baton Rouge, La, till July & the Dept of Texas till September. Mustered out September 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers & 34 Enlisted men killed & mortally wounded and 6 Officers & 273 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315.
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Contributed on 6/14/14
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