6th Cavalry Museum

The 6th Cavalry Museum preserves the rich military history of the Fighting Sixth Cavalry, stationed at The Post at Fort Oglethorpe 1919 - 1942. The story of the 6th Cavalry is illustrious, beginning in 1861 as a U.S. Cavalry Regiment to the present day. The 6th Cavalry Museum was founded in 1981 by members of the 6th U.S. Cavalry Veterans Association. The Museum is located on the Army Post’s parade field surrounded by sixteen original officer’s homes, band barrack, guardhouse and bandstand which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.