1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, also known as the 28th Regiment of Volunteers was organized at Evansville, Indiana, and mustered in August 20, 1861. After service in various areas, it was ordered back to Indiana June, 1865, and mustered out July 3, 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana.

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


 * 1st Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry at Wikipedia.
 * 1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment, Company I & K timeline.

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.


 * Officer with Staff - Roster at Ranger95
 * Company A - many men from Vanderburg County - Roster, page 630
 * Company A - Reorganized men - from Spencer, Gibson, Posey, Pike, Perry, and Warrick counties - Roster, page 651
 * Company B - many men from Vanderburg County - Roster, page 632
 * Company B - Reorganized men - from Posey, Gibson, Warrick, Marison, and Vanderburgh counties - Roster, page 653
 * Company C - many men from Posey County - Roster, page 633
 * Company D - many men from Posey County - Roster, page 636
 * Company E - many men from Crawford County - Roster, page 636
 * Company F - many men from Spencer County - Roster, page 637
 * Company G - many men from Warrick County - Roster, page 639
 * Company H - many men from Posey County - Roster, page 640
 * Company I - many men from Vigo County - Roster, page 641
 * Company K - many men from Marion County - Roster, page 643
 * Company L - no cities or counties given - Roster, page 645
 * Company M - no cities or counties given - Roster, page 646
 * Unassigned Recruits - Roster, page 648
 * Unassigned Recruits - Reorganized - Roster, page 654
 * Company M - Vigo County. History of Vigo County, by H. C. Bradsby, "War", Chapter 30, page 557. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1969. 977.245 H2 . Online at: 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, 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, etc.