12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Kendallville, Indiana, and Michigan City, Indiana, December 10, 1863, to April 28, 1864. They mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississsippi, November 10, 1865.

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


 * 12th Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.

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.


 * Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from La Porte, Boone, St. Joseph, and Porter counties
 * Company B - many men from DeKalb, Noble, La Grange, and Steuben counties
 * Company C - many men from Noble, Steuben, La Grange, and DeKalb counties
 * Company D - many men from Elkhart County
 * Company E - many men from Marshall County
 * Company F - many men from Cass, Jasper, White, and La Porte counties
 * Company G - many men from Lake and La Porte counties
 * Company H - many men from St. Joseph and Marshall counties
 * Company I - many men from La Grange, Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley, Allen, Elkhart, and DeKalb counties
 * Company K - many men from White, Pulaski, Jasper, and Newton counties
 * Company L - many men from Miami County
 * Company M - many men from Miami, Porter, La Porte, and La Grange counties

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.


 * Company "H", Twelfth Cavalry was principally made up from St Joseph county. A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Page 729 lists persons from St. Joseph County. ; . Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library.