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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry was created when the [[1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry|1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry]] was renamed on November 6, 1863. On July 22, 1864, the regiment re-mustered as Veteran Volunteers at Omaha, Nebraska.<ref name="AGO">Nebraska. Adjutant General's Office, ''Roster of Nebraska Volunteers, from 1861 to 1869'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993). Digital copy at [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosterofnebraska00nebra#page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archives]. {{FHL|723082|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118454}}</ref> On July 10, 1865, the regiment was consolidated with the [[1st Battalion, Nebraska Cavalry|1st Battalion, Nebraska Cavalry]]. From June 12 through July 5, 1866, it was engaged in an expedition to the Platt and Mojave Rivers, Nebraska, and was mustered out July1,1866 <ref name="null">National Park Service, [ | The 1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry was created when the [[1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry|1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry]] was renamed on November 6, 1863. On July 22, 1864, the regiment re-mustered as Veteran Volunteers at Omaha, Nebraska.<ref name="AGO">Nebraska. Adjutant General's Office, ''Roster of Nebraska Volunteers, from 1861 to 1869'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993). Digital copy at [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosterofnebraska00nebra#page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archives]. {{FHL|723082|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118454}}</ref> On July 10, 1865, the regiment was consolidated with the [[1st Battalion, Nebraska Cavalry|1st Battalion, Nebraska Cavalry]]. From June 12 through July 5, 1866, it was engaged in an expedition to the Platt and Mojave Rivers, Nebraska, and was mustered out July1,1866 <ref name="null">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 3 January 2012).</ref> at Omaha.<ref name="AGO" /> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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 ‘Nebraska in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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 ‘Nebraska in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | ||
*[[Nebraska in the Civil War|Nebraska in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Nebraska, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Nebraska in the Civil War|Nebraska in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Nebraska, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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