2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, September 20, 1861, as 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry. They mustered out July 12, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 2nd Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment at Wikipedia.
 * 2nd Regiment Cavalry at Ranger95.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Field & Staff Roster at Ranger95.
 * NCO Staff & Band Roster at Ranger95.
 * Unassigned Roster at Ranger95.
 * Rosters arranged by surname.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Carroll County
 * Company C - many men from Wayne County
 * Company F - some men from Wabash County
 * Company G - many men from Clay County
 * Company I - many men from Sullivan County
 * Company L - many men from Fayette County
 * Company M - many men from Elkhart County
 * Company D - many men from Delaware County in "The Civil War of 1861", Chapter 12, Page 378: Regiment, Companies, Names. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. By G. W. H. Kemper. Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1908. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Indiana 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.


 * Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, 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.


 * Shelly, Joseph Frederick, "The Shelly Papers", (ed. Fanny Anderson and trans. Sophie Gemant, Indiana Magazine of History 44, no. 2 (June 1948): 181-198.) 1862-1863, LaPorte County (Michigan City), 41st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Calvary, Co. B.