Omaha Scouts, Nebraska Cavalry

Brief History
The Omaha Scouts was an independent company. It was organized at Omaha 3 May 1865. The company mustered out 16 July 1866

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, Independent Company Omaha Scouts,

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. This Regiment was organized to help with operations against Indains on the plains and protect the lines of communiations. Also they protected the emigrants until July 1866.

Company - many men from Burt County - roster

Information about the companies and their officers came from Roster of Nebraska Volunteers from 1861-1869, by Nebraska. Adjutant General's Office, (Hastings, Nebraska: Wigton and Evans, State Printers, 1888). Digital copy at Internet Archive.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 90 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Johnson, Harrison . Johnson's History of Nebraska. (Omaha, Nebraska : Henry Gibson, 1880), 591 pages. Digital copies at Google Books and Internet Archives.  Book at


 * 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 ‘Nebraska 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.


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