Nevada in the Civil War

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Introduction
Approximately 1,200 Nevada men were organized into two Union battalions. The troops protected the central overland route and settlements on the frontier from the Indians. Some Nevada men also went east and joined Union units there.

The Wikipedia article, Nevada in the American Civil War, has additional information about Nevada and its citizens during the Civil War.

Military Units

 * 1st Battalion, Nevada Cavalry Union) Organized at Fort Churchill, California, June 22, 1863. Mustered out July 21, 1866.


 * 1st Battalion, Nevada Infantry (Union) Organized at Fort Churchill, California, December 24, 1863. Ordered to Camp Independence, California, and duty there until muster out. Battalion mustered out December 23, 1865.