1st Regiment, Indian Home Guards, Kansas Infantry

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Indian Home Guards, Kansas Infantry was organized at Leroy, Kansas, May 22, 1862. It mustered out May 31, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 2nd Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 27 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, (accessed 27 June 2012).

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.

For list of officers from Kansas not belonging to the state of Kansas, see Adjutant General's Report.

Company A- (Seminoles)

Company B- (Seminoles)

Company C-J (Creeks) Surnames A-H

Company C-J (Creeks) Surnames I-O

Company C-J (Creeks) Surnames P-Y

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,275 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Union Regimental Histories. United States Volunteers - Indian Troops
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas 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.


 * Kansas in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, 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.
 * American Indians in the Civil War is a related wiki page.
 * The Civil War Archive, Union Regimental Histories, United States Volunteers - Indian Troops gives a more detailed history of the military unit.