11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History

This Unit was organized at Lafayette, Kokomo and Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 1863, to April 2, 1864. They marched to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 1-11, and there mustered out September 19, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

• 11th Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - many men from Tippecanoe County
• Company B - many men from Jay, Greene and Pulaski Counties
• Company C - many men from Switzerland, Adams, Allen and Wells Counties
• Company D - many men from Vigo County
• Company E - many men from Howard County
• Company F - many men from Parke and Howard Counties
• Company G - many men from Sullivan, Clark and Howard Counties
• Company H - many men from Boone and Tippecanoe
• Company I - many men from Tippecanoe, White and Clark Counties
• Company K - many men from Warren, Fountain, Daviess and Montgomery Counties
• Company L - many men from Wabash County
• Company M - many men from Carroll, Montgomery and Clinton Counties

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 126th Indiana Regiment / 11th Indiana Cavalry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 7, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1867. 126th Indiana Regiment / 11th Indiana Cavalry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
  

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  

• Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans' censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• Waiting for the Moment. By Louise Booth. Villa Park, California : D.R. Booth Associates, c1983. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.