Services Performed by the Invalid Corps – 6th Regiment

These posts are part of a larger series highlighting the contributions and accomplishments of the Invalid Corps/Veteran Reserve Corps during the Civil War. This post only captures some of the activities of individual regiments. Clearly, this is an area ripe for additional research.

6th Regiment

Organized at Washington, D.C., October 10, 1863, by consolidation of the 61st, 87th, 93rd, 95th, 100th, 112th, 164th, 167th, 169th and 170th Companies, 1st Battalion. Mustered out by detachments July 5 to November 25, 1865.

Nine companies guarded rebel prisoners on Johnson’s Island at the opening of the official year. Forty-five percent, of the men present for duty on guard every day. Daily average of prisoners, 2,761; number escorted to other posts, 1,144; total of these last escaped, 3. Company H patrolled disaffected counties for six months, enforcing the draft. Its operations were by night and involved much marching and exposure. It arrested over 100 deserters. Eight companies were stationed for a time at Cincinnati, guarding public property; 45 percent, of the men present constantly on guard.

Reference:

The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies –https://archive.org/details/warrebellionaco17offigoog/page/n574