13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History

This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Kokomo and New Albany, Indiana, December 23, 1863, to April 29, 1864. It was mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 18, 1865.

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

• 13th 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 Huntington County
• Company B - many men from Floyd and Harrison counties
• Company C - many men from Madison and Jennings counties
• Company D - many men from Floyd and Harrison counties
• Company E - many men from Floyd, Orange, and Harrison counties
• Company F - many men from Orange and Harrison counties
• Company G - many men from Allen, Howard, and Adams counties
• Company H - many men from Lawence, Crawford, and Spencer counties
• Company I - many men from Shelby, Hancock, Rush, and Spencer counties
• Company K - many men from Vigo and Marshall counties
• Company L - many men from Perry and Harrison counties
• Company M - many men from Clark and Floyd 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. 131st Indiana Regiment / 13th 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. 131st Indiana Regiment / 13th 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.
  

• History of the Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 1863-1865. By John W. Powell. Glen Burnie, Maryland : J.W. Powell, c1987. FS Catalog book 977.2 M2p; At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Civil War letters of James Fogle and Solomon Glick : transcript. By James S. Fogle. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. FS Library film 1513825, Item 2(*).