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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry was created | 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>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. 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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 3 January 2012).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||