6th PA Cavalry National Standard

William O. Moll
6th PA Cavalry, Company "L".

William O. Moll was married to Margaret (b: abt 1837). They had the following known children:
Charles (b: abt 1854)
Mary (b: abt 1858)
Cidney (b: abt Jan 1860, died in infancy)
William C. (b: abt 1867)

He was 5' 7.5" tall, grey eyes and dark hair. He was born in Berks County.

This regiment, the 70th of the line, was raised in the city of Philadelphia, with the exception of Co. G from Berks county, and was mustered into the U. S. service at Philadelphia from Aug. to Oct., 1861, for three years.

In August 1864, the regiment joined the Army of the Shenandoah and was hotly engaged at the Opequan. Co, VA. Company A was mustered out on Aug. 24, and Co. B on the 28th. At Smithfield the regiment lost 2 killed and 16 wounded, after which it was ordered to Remount camp, Pleasant Valley, Md., where the men whose term of service had expired were mustered out on Sept. 8.

About the middle of November it went into winter quarters at Hagerstown, where it received 100 recruits and after rejoining its brigade at Winchester near the end of Jan., 1865, 800 more were received.

It shared in Sheridan's destructive raid to Lynchburg, and it moved with that general on his final ride. It lost heavily at Five Forks and fought its last battle on the White Oak road, dismounted, and with only 48 men bearing carbines.

The remnant of the regiment was now ordered to Gen. Merritt's headquarters for escort and guard duty, and after Lee's surrender returned to Petersburg, thence to Danville and returned to Washington on the surrender of Gen. Johnston. After marching in the grand review it was consolidated with the 2nd and 17th regiments under the name of the 2nd provisional cavalry and ordered to Lousiville, Ky., where it was mustered out on Aug. 7, 1865.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 1