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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 2nd Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry was organized at Omaha on 23 October 1862 and assigned to Fort Kearney,Nebraska. Mustered out 23 December 1863. The 2nd Nebraska participated in the Battle of Whitestone Hill, which began on September 3, 1863 when General Sully's troops engaged upwards of 2,000 warriors under Chief Two Bears of the Yanktonai Sioux. Of the 20 US troops killed in the battle, seven were from the Second Nebraska. Fourteen from the unit were also wounded in the action.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]</ref><br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*Johnson, Harrison . Johnson's History of Nebraska. (Omaha, Nebraska : Henry Gibson, 1880), 591 pages. Digital copies at [http://tinyurl.com/3kjbbj7 Google Books] and [http://tinyurl.com/3m32kzm Internet Archives]. Book at {{FHL|197362|title-id|disp=FHL 978.2 H2j}} | *Johnson, Harrison . Johnson's History of Nebraska. (Omaha, Nebraska : Henry Gibson, 1880), 591 pages. Digital copies at [http://tinyurl.com/3kjbbj7 Google Books] and [http://tinyurl.com/3m32kzm Internet Archives]. Book at {{FHL|197362|title-id|disp=FHL 978.2 H2j}} | ||
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[[Category:Nebraska_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Nebraska_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||