13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Kokomo and New Albany, Indiana, December 23, 1863, to April 29, 1864. Mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 18, 1865.

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.


 * Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Huntington County- see Roster on page 303
 * Company B - many men from Floyd and Harrison Counties - see Roster on page 305
 * Company C - many men from Madison and Jennings Counties - see Roster on page 306
 * Company D - many men from Floyd and Harrison Counties - see Roster on page 308
 * Company E - many men from Floyd, Orange, and Harrison Counties - see Roster on page 310
 * Company F- many men from Orange and Harrison Counties - see Roster on page 312
 * Company G - many men from Allen, Howard, and Adams Counties - see Rosteron page 313
 * Company H - many men from Lawence, Crawford, and Spencer Counties - see Rosteron page 315
 * Company I - many men from Shelby, Hancock,Rush, andSpencer Counties - see Roster on page 317
 * Company K - many men from Vigo, and Marshall Counties - see Roster on page 319
 * Company L - many men from Perry and Harrison Counties - see Rosteron page 320
 * Company M - many men from Clark and Floyd Counties - see Rosteron page 322
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 324

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 131th Indiana Regimen / 13th Indiana Cavalry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 31 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 13th Regiments, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) articile on the 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana

BOOKS


 * Powell, John W. 1987. History of the Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 1863-1865. (Glen Burnie, MD (237 Glengary Garth, Glen Burnie 21061): J.W. Powell.), 977.2 M2p FHL US/CAN Book     other libraries