Kansas Civil War Union Cavalry Units

The information in this list of Kansas Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry 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. Mustered out August 17, 1865.


 * 5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Organized at Leavenworth City July 12, 1861, to January 22, 1862. Companies "I" and "K" mustered out June 22, 1865. Companies "L" and "M" consolidated with 15th Kansas Cavalry August 22, 1865.


 * 6th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Organized at Fort Scott July, 1861. Mustered out August 27, 1865.


 * 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Organized at Fort Leavenworth October 28, 1861. Mustered out September 29, 1865.