Civil War Union Army Officer. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1846 (26th out of 59), he served in the Mexican War as a Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Artillery. After the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed as Colonel and commander of the 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. The unit was the only Union cavalry regiment to be issued European-styled lances, and were thus nicknamed "Rush's Lancers". The weapon was impractical, and the regiment never used them in combat. Colonel Rush led his volunteer unit, which served in a brigade comprised of Regular Army cavalry regiments, in the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg campaigns, being most distinguished at the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia (June 9, 1863). General John Buford often referred to Colonel Rush's regiment as "my other Regulars".
Civil War Union Army Officer. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1846 (26th out of 59), he served in the Mexican War as a Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Artillery. After the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed as Colonel and commander of the 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. The unit was the only Union cavalry regiment to be issued European-styled lances, and were thus nicknamed "Rush's Lancers". The weapon was impractical, and the regiment never used them in combat. Colonel Rush led his volunteer unit, which served in a brigade comprised of Regular Army cavalry regiments, in the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg campaigns, being most distinguished at the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia (June 9, 1863). General John Buford often referred to Colonel Rush's regiment as "my other Regulars".
Bio by: RPD2
Family Members
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Richard Rush
1780–1859
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Catherine Eliza Murray Rush
1783–1854
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Susan B. Yerby Rush
1829–1889
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Benjamin J Rush
1811–1877
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James Murray Rush
1813–1862
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Richard Rush
1815–1826
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Anna Maria Rush
1820–1907
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Madison Rush
1821–1856
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Julia Stockton Rush Calvert
1826–1858
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Richard Henry Rush
1857–1858
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Madison Rush
1858–1923
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Charlotte Graham Rush Toland
1860–1934
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Susan Rush Higgins
1861–1940
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Benjamin Rush
1869–1948
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1880 United States Federal Census
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
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Richard Henry Rush
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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Richard Henry Rush
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
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