| 6th New York Cavalry Regiment |
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| Active | December 19, 1861, to July 17, 1865 |
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| Country | United States |
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| Allegiance | Union
New York |
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| Branch | Union Army |
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| Type | Cavalry |
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| Size | 663, 860, 663 |
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| Colonel | Thomas Devin, November 18, 1861, to December 8, 1864 |
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| Colonel | Charles L. Fitzhugh, February 18 to June 17, 1865 |
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The 6th New York Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 6th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry and nicknamed the "2nd Ira Harris Guards", was a cavalry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The majority of its fighting was in Virginia as part of the Army of the Potomac.