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of Major Abel Houston Thayer (1842-1919) of Webster, West Virginia. At the outbreak of the war Thayer was practicing medicine in Webster and he was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the 3rd West Virginia Infantry in 1862. The 3rd saw action at McDowell, Cross Keys, Republic, Cedar Mountain, Kelly`s Ford and was present at Second Bull Run. In June 1863, the unit was reorganized as mounted infantry, and then later in January 26th, 1864 offcially changed to 6th West Virginia Cavalry. As the 6th WV Cavalry the regiment served locally around Martinsburg and Hampshire and Hardy Counties by detachment as part of the Army of West Virginia, and later as part of the Cavalry Division of the same until the summer of 1864. The regiment reorganized again and spent the balance of the summer in remount camp until moving to New Creek in November 1864 and back to remount camp in Maryland in January 1865 staying there until April 1865. The regiment had short duty in Washington D.C. and was then ordered west to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas in June 1865. A detachment moved to Fort Kearney, Nebraska while the rest stayed at Julesburg and escorted the Overland mail operating against hostiles until April 1866. The regiment mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth on May 22, 1866 having lost five officers and twenty-eight enlisted men killed or mortally wounded.

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