Sixth Regiment U.S. Cavalry

On July 3rd 1863, the Marshall and Culberson House were the temporary field hospitals of the regiment. Commanded by Major S.H. Starr, the regiment was sent to Fairfield to capture a Confederate wagon train guarded by Jones' Brigade of Confederate cavalry, consisting of the 6th, 7th and 11th Virginia Cavalry, Clue's Virginia Battery, and the 35th Virginia Battalion. They were met on this road and, after a severe hand-to-hand fight, were compelled to retire. Four hundred were brought into action, and 242 were lost.

Pennsylvania · United States