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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City as 12th Kansas Infantry. At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, designation changed to 9th Kansas Infantry February 4, 1862, and to 2nd Cavalry March 5, 1862. The regiment mustered out August 17, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | The 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City as 12th Kansas Infantry. At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, designation changed to 9th Kansas Infantry February 4, 1862, and to 2nd Cavalry March 5, 1862. The regiment mustered out August 17, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkscav.htm#2ndcav 2nd Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 22 March 2012).<br> | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkscav.htm#2ndcav 2nd Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 22 March 2012).<br> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The second Regiment consisted of companies in [[Atchison County, Kansas|Atchison]], [[Brown County, Kansas|Brown]], Johnson, <u><font color="#002bb8">[[Miami County, Kansas|Miami]]</font></u>, [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte]], [[Linn County, Kansas|Linn]], [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall]] and [[Doniphan County, Kansas|Doniphan]], and [[ | The second Regiment consisted of companies in [[Atchison County, Kansas Genealogy|Atchison]], [[Brown County, Kansas Genealogy|Brown]], Johnson, <u><font color="#002bb8">[[Miami County, Kansas Genealogy|Miami]]</font></u>, [[Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy|Wyandotte]], [[Linn County, Kansas Genealogy|Linn]], [[Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy|Marshall]] and [[Doniphan County, Kansas Genealogy|Doniphan]], and [[Republic County, Kansas Genealogy|Republic]] [[Shawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Shawnee]] counties. 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. <br> | ||
2nd Kansas Cavalry Rosters | 2nd Kansas Cavalry Rosters | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/field.html Field and Staff Officers] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/non.html Non-Commissioned Staff] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/a.html Company A] - Many men from [[Anderson County, Kansas Genealogy|Anderson County]] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/b.html Company B] - Many men from [[Mitchell County, Kansas Genealogy|Mitchell County]] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/c.html Company C] - Many men from[[Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy|Leavenworth County]] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/d.html Company D] - Many men from [[Anderson County, Kansas Genealogy|Anderson County]] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/e.html Company E] - Many men from [[Davis County, Kansas Genealogy|Davis County ]] | ||
:Company F | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/f.html Company F] - Incorrectly listed as Company A at the first of the page, it corrects itself to Company F | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/g.html Company G] - Many men from [[Johnson County, Kansas Genealogy|Nemaha County, Nebraska and Johnson County, ]] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/h.html Company H] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/i.html Company I] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/k.html Company K] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/l.html Company L] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/c2.html New Company C] | ||
:[http:// | :[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/d2.html New Company D], | ||
:[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2c/index.html Index] | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,087 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKS0002RC Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Kansas in the sixties.'' By Samuel Johnson Crawford. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & co., 1911. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/kansasinsixties00craw Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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 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). <br> | *[[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). <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> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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*[[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, 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, etc. | ||
=== References | *Crawford, Samuel J. ''Kansas in the sixties.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|673685|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084545}} and (Chicago, Illinois : A.C. McClurg, 1911), {{FSC|173400|item|disp=FS Catalog book 978.1 H2cr}} | ||
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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 13:45, 18 April 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City as 12th Kansas Infantry. At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, designation changed to 9th Kansas Infantry February 4, 1862, and to 2nd Cavalry March 5, 1862. The regiment mustered out August 17, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 2nd Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 22 March 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
The second Regiment consisted of companies in Atchison, Brown, Johnson, Miami, Wyandotte, Linn, Marshall and Doniphan, and Republic Shawnee counties. 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.
2nd Kansas Cavalry Rosters
- Field and Staff Officers
- Non-Commissioned Staff
- Company A - Many men from Anderson County
- Company B - Many men from Mitchell County
- Company C - Many men fromLeavenworth County
- Company D - Many men from Anderson County
- Company E - Many men from Davis County
- Company F - Incorrectly listed as Company A at the first of the page, it corrects itself to Company F
- Company G - Many men from Nemaha County, Nebraska and Johnson County,
- Company H
- Company I
- Company K
- Company L
- New Company C
- New Company D,
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,087 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- Kansas in the sixties. By Samuel Johnson Crawford. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & co., 1911. Online at: Internet Archive
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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, etc.
- Crawford, Samuel J. Kansas in the sixties. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6084545 and (Chicago, Illinois : A.C. McClurg, 1911), FS Catalog book 978.1 H2cr
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).