2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, September 20, 1861, as 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry. It was mustered out July 12, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

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

• 2nd Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
• 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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 - men from Carroll County
• Company C - men from Wayne County
• Company F - men from Wabash County
• Company G - men from Clay County
• Company I - men from Sullivan County
• Company L - men from Fayette County
• Company M - men from Elkhart County

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• Company D - men from Delaware County. "The Civil War of 1861", Chapter 12, Page 378. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. By G. W. H. Kemper. Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1908. FS book 977.265 D3k v. 2. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
  

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 41st Indiana Regiment / 2nd Indiana Cavalry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 41st Indiana Regiment / 2nd Indiana Cavalry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 41st Indiana Regiment / 2nd Indiana Cavalry Reorganized 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.
  

• "The Shelly Papers". Ed. Fanny Anderson and trans. Sophie Gemant, Indiana Magazine of History, 44, no. 2 (June 1948): 181-198. 1862-1863, LaPorte County (Michigan City), 41st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Calvary, Co. B. PDF article at IUScholarWorks Journals.