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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott and Leavenworth April, 1863, as a Battalion of 4 Companies for escort to General Blunt. The regiment organized at Fort Scott, December, 1863. It mustered out June 25, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | The 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott and Leavenworth April, 1863, as a Battalion of 4 Companies for escort to General Blunt (Blunt's Escort). The regiment organized at Fort Scott, December, 1863. 3rd Rgiment Wisconnsin Cavalry, and 2nd Regiment Kansas Infantry (African descent) (83rd Regiment United States Colore Invantry, new) (detachments) | ||
It mustered out June 25, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 14 December 2010).</ref> | |||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkscav.htm#14thcav 14th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 23 March 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Regiment_Kansas_Volunteer_Cavalry 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 27 June 2012).<br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. Men from [[Brown County, Kansas|Brown]] and [[ | 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. Men from [[Brown County, Kansas Genealogy|Brown]] and [[Shawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Shawnee]] counties enlisted in this regiment in companies A, D, H and K.<br> | ||
<br> | 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company M, originally Indian Home Guard or Indian Brigade, 5th Regiment, Company C. <ref> William Frayne Amann. Personnel of the Civil War. Vol 2. The Union Armies. Thomas Yoseloff. New York, NY.FS Library book 973.M2</ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/title/personnel-of-the-civil-war/oclc/612485509 WorldCat]<br> | ||
[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,760 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&amp;SDunitCode=UKS0014RC Roster].<br> | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). | ||
*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. | |||
*[[Kansas in the Civil War|Kansas in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, 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|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, | |||
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=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 11 September 2023
Brief History
The 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott and Leavenworth April, 1863, as a Battalion of 4 Companies for escort to General Blunt (Blunt's Escort). The regiment organized at Fort Scott, December, 1863. 3rd Rgiment Wisconnsin Cavalry, and 2nd Regiment Kansas Infantry (African descent) (83rd Regiment United States Colore Invantry, new) (detachments)
It mustered out June 25, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 14th Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 23 March 2012).
- The Wikipedia article, 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, (accessed 27 June 2012).
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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. Men from Brown and Shawnee counties enlisted in this regiment in companies A, D, H and K.
14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company M, originally Indian Home Guard or Indian Brigade, 5th Regiment, Company C. [2] WorldCat
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,760 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas 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.
- Kansas in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, 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,
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 14 December 2010).
- ↑ William Frayne Amann. Personnel of the Civil War. Vol 2. The Union Armies. Thomas Yoseloff. New York, NY.FS Library book 973.M2