Kansas Volunteers.
2nd Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Kansas City as 12th Kansas Infantry.
At
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, designation changed to 9th Kansas Infantry February 4, 1862, and to 2nd Cavalry March 5, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas November, 1861, to August, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier. Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1863.
2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, to January, 1864.
2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to April, 1864.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to January, 1865.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
Unattached, 7th Corps, to August, 1865.
Service.
Moved to Quindaro,
Wyandotte County, January 20, 1862; thence to
Shawneetown March 12.
Expedition to Little Santa Fe, Mo., against guerrillas March 22-25 (Cos.
“D” and “E” ).
Independence, Little Santa Fe, March 22.
Moved to
Lawrence, thence to
Topeka, Kansas, April 20-26, and to
Fort Riley May 1-4 to join
New Mexico Expedition.
Companies “A” and “D” detached as escort to
Paymaster Fisk to
Fort Lyon, Colo., and return to
Fort Larned May 20-June 22.
Companies “B” and “C” detached as garrison at
Fort Riley June 11-22.
March to relief of
Fort Larned June 22-28.
Regiment moved from
Fort Riley to
Emporia June 11-14; thence to
Iola June 23-26.
Duty there till July 14.
Moved to
Fort Scott July 14-15; thence to
Baxter Springs July 18-20.
Expedition to
Park Hill August 1-3.
March to
Fort Scott August 13.
Expedition against
Coffey August 13-25.
Coon Creek, near
Lamar, August 24 (Cos.
“A,” “B,” “C” and “D” ).
Rejoin September 20.
Scout from
Fort Scott September 27-30.
March to
Sarcoxie and
Newtonia October 1-4.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Near
Newtonia October 5.
Hazel Bottom October 14 (Cos.
“B” and “M” ).
Expedition to
Sugar Creek,
Cross Hollows and
Mud Town October 16-20.
Elkhorn Tavern October 16.
Shell's Mill October 16 (Co.
“B” ).
Sugar Creek October 17.
Cross Hollows October 18.
Boonsboro November 7.
Cove Creek November 8.
Between
Fayetteville and
Cane Hill November 9.
(Guard supply train from
Fort Scott November 17-26.
Detachment).
Pineville November 19.
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, November 19 (Cos.
“C” and “M” ).
Carthage November 27.
Cane Hill,
Boston Mountains, November 28.
Scouting and skirmishing in
Boston Mountains December 4-6.
Reed Mountains December 6.
Battle of Prairie Grove December 7.
Picket duty at
Cane Hill till December 26.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-29.
Dripping Springs December 29.
Moved to
Springfield, Mo., January 11-16, 1863, and duty there till July.
Scout to
Stanwood May 5-9 (Detachment).
Expedition through
Northwest Arkansas to
Newton and
Jasper Counties May 21-30.
Bentonville May 22 (Cos.
“H” and “M” ).
Carthage, Mo., May 26.
Bentonville June 22.
Cabin Creek, Cherokee Nation, July 2-3.
Elk Creek, near
Honey Springs, July 12.
Moved to
Cassville July 23, thence march to
Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, August 11-21.
Bentonville August 15.
Fayetteville August 23.
Operations against Cabbel,
Jenny Lind and Devil's Backbone September 1.
Duty at
Fort Smith September 2 to November 30.
Operations in
Cherokee Nation September 9-25.
Dardanelle September 9 and 12.
Newtonia September 27 (Cos.
“E” and “M” ).
(A detachment at
Dardanelle November 6 to December 23.)
Choctaw Nation November 9.
Fouche le Aix Mountains November 11.
Roseville November 12 (Cos.
“D” and “M” ).
Clarksville November 24.
Moved to
Waldron November 30-December 1 and duty there till March 22, 1864.
Scout from
Waldron to
Mount Ida,
Caddo Gap and
Dallas December 2-7, 1863 (Cos.
“B” and “M” ).
Caddo Gap December 4 (Cos.
“B” and “M” ).
Caddo Mill December 14 (Cos.
“G” and “K” ).
Waldron December 29 (Detachment).
Scout from
Waldron to
Baker Springs and
Caddo Gap January 21-25, 1864.
Baker's Springs January 24-25.
Sulphur Springs January 25 (Cos.
“G” and “M” ).
Little Missouri River January 25 (Cos.
“A,” “D” and “M” ).
Caddo Gap January 26.
Dallas January 28.
Waldron February 1.
Mountain Fork February 4.
Scott's Farm,
Caddo Gap, February 12-14.
Caddo Gap February 16.
Steele's Expedition to
Camden March 22-May 3.
Danville March 28.
Roseville March 29 (Cos.
“B,” “E” and “M” ).
Prairie D'Ann April 9-13.
Roseville April 15 (Cos.
“A” and
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Camden April 16-18.
Poison Springs April 18.
Jenkins Ferry,
Saline River, April 30.
Moved to
Fort Smith May 5-14, thence to
Clarksville June 1 (Cos.
“E” and “D” garrison at
Roseville April 1-May 5;
Roseville April 4-5, Cos. “E” and “D.” ) Duty at
Clarksville till July 28.
Moved to
Fort Smith and duty there till December 27.
Fort Smith July 29.
Crawford County August 11.
Van Buren August 12.
Fort Smith September 1.
Fort Gibson September 16 and 18.
Cabin Creek September 19 (Cos.
“C,” “D,” “E,” “F,” “G” and “I” ).
Moved to
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December 25.
Balance of Regiment moved to
Clarksville December 27, and duty there till March 3, 1865.
Dardanelle January 14-15 (Cos.
“A,” “B” and “M” ).
Moved to
Lewisburg March 3-7 and duty there till May 13.
Moved to
Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, May 13-20 and duty there till July 2.
Moved to
Lawrence, Kansas, July 2-14.
Mustered out August 17, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 62 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 116 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 181.
5th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Leavenworth City July 12, 1861, to January 22, 1862.
(Cos. “L” and “M” organized April to July, 1862.)
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to June, 1862.
Unattached, Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept.
of
Missouri, to July, 1862.
District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to April, 1863.
2nd Brigade, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1863.
Clayton's Independent Brigade, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to August, 1863.
Clayton's Cavalry Brigade,
Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864.
Pine Bluff, Ark., 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to September, 1864.
1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
Post St. Charles, 7th Corps, to August, 1865.
Service.
Companies “A” and “F” moved to
Kansas City, Mo., July 17, 1861.
Expedition to
Harrisonville July 20-25.
Skirmish at
Harrisonville July 25 (Cos.
“A” and “F” ).
Regiment moved to
Fort Scott, Kansas, as escort to a supply train and duty there till September 17, 1861.
(Cos. “B,” “C” and “E” joined at
Fort Scott.)
Ball's and
Morse's Mills August 28-29.
Fort Scott September 1.
Drywood Creek,
Fort Scott, September 2.
Fort Scott September 3.
Papinsville September 5.
Morristown September 17.
Moved to
West Point, Mo., September 17; thence with 3rd and 4th Kansas to
Osceola.
Actions with
Price at
Osceola September 20, 21 and 22.
Butler October 1.
West Point October 5.
Moved to
Kansas City, Mo., thence to
Springfield, Mo., and join
Fremont.
Little Santa Fe November 6.
Moved to
Fort Scott, Ossawatomee, and
Fort Lincoln, Kansas, and duty at Camp Denver, near
Barnesville, till February, 1862.
Camp near
Fort Scott till March 17.
March to
Carthage, Mo., March 17-19.
Duty there till April 10.
Moved to
Springfield, Mo., April 10-12.
Turnback Creek April 26.
Moved to
Houston May 25-27, thence to
Rolla, Mo.
March to join
Curtis June 17.
Eminence June 17.
March to
Helena, Ark., June 17-July 12.
(Cos. “A,” “D” and “K” escort train June 25-July 14.)
Salem July 6.
Jacksonport,
Black River, July 8.
Duty at
Helena, Ark., till August, 1863.
Operations against
Quantrell in
Kansas August 20-28, 1862 (Detachment).
Washburne's Expedition from
Helena against Mobile & Ohio Railroad July 24-26, 1862 (Co.
“C” ).
Expedition to
Oldtown and
Trenton July 28-31 (Co.
“C” ).
Clayton's Expedition toward
Clarendon August 4-17.
Expedition to
Johnsonville and
Marianna September 26 (Detachment).
Action at
Trenton October 14.
Expedition to
Moro November 5-8 (Detachment).
Expedition against
Arkansas Post November 16-26.
Expedition to
Grenada, Miss., November 27-December 5.
Oakland, Miss., December 3.
Expedition to
Big and
Little Creeks and skirmishes March 6-10, 1863 (Detachment).
Little Rock Road April 2 (Co.
“G” ).
Mount Vernon May 11.
Polk's Plantation, neat
Helena, May 25.
Repulse of
Holmes' attack on
Helena July 4.
Steele's Expedition to
Little Rock August 1-September 10.
Bayou Metoe August 27.
Bayou Fourche and capture of
Little Rock September 10.
Near
Brownsville September 12.
Moved to
Pine Bluff September 14 and duty there till March 27, 1864.
Tulip October 10, 1863.
Pine Bluff October 25.
Scout to
Monticello January 13-14, 1864.
Monticello January 16.
Branchville, Ivy's Ford, January 19.
Expedition to
Mount Elba and
Longview March 27-31.
Branchville March 27 (Detachment).
Longview March 29-30.
Action at
Mount Elba and pursuit to
Big Creek March 30.
Swan Lake April 23.
Mark's Mills April 25 (Detachment).
Duty at
Pine Bluff and
Little Rock till October, 1864.
Monticello Road, near
Pine Bluff, June 17.
Reconnoissance from
Pine Bluff July 13.
Scout on
Arkansas River, near
Pine Bluff, and skirmishes August 27-28.
Expedition from
Pine Bluff September 9-11 (Detachment).
Near
Monticello September 10.
Brewer's Lane September 11.
Reconnoissance from
Little Rock toward
Monticello and
Mount Elba October 4-11.
Expedition from
Kansas into
Missouri June 16-20, 1864 (Co.
“L” ).
Pursuit of
Price through
Arkansas and
Missouri September-October.
Lexington, Mo., October 19.
Little Blue October 21.
Independence October 22.
Big Blue and
State Line October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River and Marias des Cygnes October 25.
Battle of Charlot October 25.
Mound City and
Fort Lincoln October 25.
Newtonia October 28.
Scout to
Richland December 24 (Detachment).
Near
Oxford January 13, 1865 (Detachment).
Non-Veterans mustered out (Cos.
“A” to “H” ) August 11 to December 8, 1864.
Companies “I” and “K” mustered out June 22, 1865.
Companies “L” and “M” consolidated with 15th Kansas Cavalry August 22, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 45 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 219 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 268.
6th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Fort Scott July, 1861.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to January, 1865.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Corps, to August, 1865.
Service.
Duty at
Fort Scott till March, 1862.
Drywood Creek,
Fort Scott, September 1, 1861.
Morristown September 17.
Osceola September 20, 21 and 22.
(The 3 original Cos. march to
Fort Lincoln September 1, 1861; thence return to
Fort Scott.) Little Santa Fe, Mo., November 6.
Regiment reorganized March 27, 1862, and “A,” “B” and “C,” original Companies, mustered out.
Duty at
Fort Scott till May.
Carthage, Mo., March 23.
Diamond Grove April 14.
Lost Creek April 15.
Companies “C,” “H” and “K” moved to
Carthage, Mo., with 15th Kansas, rejoining May.
Regiment stationed at various points on southern line of
Kansas; Headquarters at
Paoli till June.
Concentrated at
Fort Scott.
Expedition into
Indian Territory May 25-July 8 (Cos.
“C,” “H” and “K” ).
Reconnoissance from
Grand River to
Fort Gibson, Tahliquah and
Park Hill, and skirmishes June 14-17.
Regiment joined June 20.
Expedition into Cherokee Country July 2-August 1.
Stan Wattie's Mill July 4 (2 Cos.).
Expedition from
Fort Leavenworth to Independence August 12-14 (1 Co.).
Clear Creek August 19.
Taboursville August 20.
Osage River August 21.
Coon Creek, near
Lamar, and
Lamar, August 24.
Operations in
Southwest Missouri September to December.
Expedition through
Jackson,
Cass,
Johnson and Lafayette Counties, Mo., September 8-23 (1 Co.).
Hickory Grove September 19.
Granby September 24.
Newtonia September 30.
Occupation of
Newtonia
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October 4.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, October 22.
Operations in
Jackson County against
Quantrell November 1-5.
Drywood,
Boston Mountains, November 9.
Reconnoissance toward
Van Buren and
Fort Smith November 20.
Near
Cane Hill November 25.
Cane Hill November 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-29.
Dripping Springs December 29.
(1st Battalion, Cos. “A,” “C,” “F” and “H” camp on
Crane Creek, near
Springfield, Mo., till March, 1863.)
Operations in
Newton and
Jasper Counties March 5-13 (Cos.
“A” and “C” ).
Near
Sherwood March 9 (Cos.
“A” and “C” ).
Companies “F” and “H” march from
Westbrook to
Salem, thence to
Rolla May 7; thence to
Fort Scott June 21-July 4.
Webber Falls, Cherokee Nation, April 21-23 (3rd Battalion).
Big Creek, near
Pleasant Hill, May 15 (Co.
“E” ).
Fort Gibson May 22 and 25.
Greenleaf Prairie June 16.
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Elk Creek, near
Honey Springs, July 17.
Perryville August 26.
Operations in
Cherokee Nation September 11-25.
Webber Falls October 12.
Moved to
Fort Smith November 13-18 and duty there till March, 1864.
Scout to
Baker's Springs January 21-25.
Baker's Springs,
Caddo Gap, January 24.
Steele's Expedition to
Camden March 31-May 3 (Cos.
“A,” “C,” “G,” “K” and “M” ).
Roseville April 4-5 (Detachment).
Stone's Ferry April 5 (Detachment).
Prairie D'Ann April 9-12.
Moscow April 13.
Dutch Mills April 14.
Camden April 16-18.
Poison Springs April 18 (Detachment).
Saline Bottom April 29.
Jenkins Ferry,
Saline River, April 30.
Moved to
Dardanelle, thence to
Fort Smith May 6-16.
Dardanelle May 10.
Clarksville May 18.
Fayetteville May 19.
Roseville June 4-5 (Detachment).
Hahn's Farm, near
Waldron, and
Iron Bridge June 19.
Balance of Regiment near
Fort Smith and duty there till September.
Mazzard's Prairie July 27 (Cos.
“B,” “D,” “E” and “H” ).
Near
Fort Smith July 31.
Lee's Creek August 1 (Detachment).
Van Buren August 12.
Fort Smith August 27.
March to
Cabin Creek, Cherokee Nation, September 14-19.
Fort Scott October 22.
Cow Creek October 23 (Detachment.
Non-Veterans') Training Post October 24.
Moved from
Fort Smith to
Clarksville December 29 and duty there till February 16, 1865.
Moved to
Little Rock and duty there till June.
Consolidated to a Battalion April 18, 1865.
Moved to
Duvall's Bluffs June 5, thence to
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, July 27-August 11.
Mustered out August 27, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 81 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 140 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 228.
7th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Fort Leavenworth October 28, 1861.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to June, 1862.
5th Division, Army of Mississippi, to September, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Mississippi, to November, 1862.
1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, 13th Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to March, 1863.
Cavalry Brigade, District of Corinth, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863.
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, to February, 1864.
Unattached, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, to June, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to September, 1864.
District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865.
Dept. of Kansas to September, 1865.
Service.
Duty in
Western Missouri till January 31, 1862.
Spring Hill, Mo., October 21, 1861 (1 Co.).
Little Blue November 11, 1861 (Cos.
“A,” “B” and “H” ).
Little Santa Fe November 20.
Independence, Little Blue, November 20 (Detachment).
Columbus, Mo., January 9, 1862.
Moved to
Humboldt, Kansas, January 31, and duty there till March 25.
Moved to
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, March 25; thence to
Columbus, Ky., May 18-June 2, and to
Corinth, Miss., June 7, escorting working parties on Mobile & Ohio Railroad and arriving at
Corinth July 10; thence moved to
Jacinto and
Rienzi, Miss., July 18-23.
Expedition from
Rienzi to
Ripley, Miss., July 27-29.
Reconnoissance to
Jacinto and
Bay Springs and skirmish August 4-7.
Reconnoissance from
Rienzi to
Hay Springs August 18-21.
Marietta and
Bay Springs August 20.
Kossuth August 27.
Rienzi September 9 and 18.
Battle of Iuka,
Miss., September 19 (Cos.
“B” and “E” ).
Ruckersville October 1 (Detachment).
Baldwin October 2.
Battle of Corinth October 3-4.
Pursuit to
Ripley October 5-12.
Ruckersville October 6.
Grant's
Central Mississippi Campaign October 31, 1862, to January 10, 1863.
Capture of
Ripley November 2, 1862.
Orizaba November 2.
Jumpertown November 5.
Reconnoissance from
LaGrange November 8-9.
Lamar and
Coldwater November 8.
Holly Springs November 13, 28 and 29.
Waterford or Lumpkin's Mill November 26-30.
About
Oxford December 1-3.
Tallahatchie December 2.
Water Valley December 4.
Coffeeville December 5.
Moved to
Moscow, Tenn., December 31, and duty on line of Memphis & Charleston Railroad at
Germantown, Tenn., till April 14, 1863.
Joinerville January 3, 1863.
Near
Germantown January 27.
Near
Yorkville January 28 (1 Co.).
Tuscumbia, Ala., February 22.
Expedition to
Colliersville and to
LaFayette and
Moscow March 8-16.
Lafayette Depot March 15.
Moscow March 16.
Germantown April 1.
Scout in
Beaver Creek Swamp April 2-6.
Moved to
Corinth April 14-17.
Dodge's Expedition into
Northern Alabama April 15-May 8.
Rock Cut, near
Tuscumbia, April 22.
Tuscumbia,
Dickson Station and
Leighton April 23.
Town Creek April 27.
Expedition from
Burnsville to
Tupelo, Miss., May 2-8.
Tupelo May 5.
At
Corinth, Miss., May 8, 1863, to January 8, 1864.
Expedition to
Florence May 26-31, 1863.
Florence May 28.
Hamburg Landing May 30.
Iuka, Miss., July 9 and 14.
Near
Corinth August 16.
Expedition into
West Tennessee August 27-October 1.
Swallow Bluff September 30 (Cos.
“A” and “C” ).
Operations in
North Mississippi and
West Tennessee against
Chalmers October 4-17.
Ingraham's Mills, near
Byhalia, October 12.
Wyatts,
Tallahatchie River, October 13.
Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad November 3-5.
Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad against
Lee's attack November 28-December 10.
Molino November 28.
Ripley December 1 and 4.
Jack's Creek December 24.
Moved to
Memphis, Tenn., January 18, 1864.
Veterans on furlough February 4-March 4; then moved to
St. Louis, Mo., March 12.
Moved to
Memphis June 6.
Near
Memphis May 2 (Detachment).
LaFayette June 9.
Smith's Expedition to
Tupelo, Miss., July 5-18.
King's Creek July 9.
Pontotoc July 11-12.
Tupelo July 13-14.
Oldtown Creek July 15.
Ellistown July 16.
Tupelo July 25.
Smith's Expedition to
Oxford, Miss., August 1-30.
Tallahatchie River August 7-9.
Hurricane Creek,
Oxford, August 9.
Hurricane Creek August 13, 14, 16 and 19.
Moved to
St. Louis, Mo., arriving September 17.
Pursuit of
Price through
Missouri September 20-November 26.
Little Blue October 21.
Independence October 22.
Big Blue and
State Line,
Westport, October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, October 25.
Duty by Detachments in St. Louis District till July 18, 1865.
Moselle Bridge, near
Franklin, December 7, 1864 (Co.
“E” ).
Expedition from
Bloomfield into
Dunklin County March 3-7, 1865.
Skirmishes near
Bloomfield March 3 and 7.
Dunklin County March 4.
Skirmish, McKinzie's Creek, near
Patterson, April 15.
Ordered to
Omaha, Neb., July 18; thence to Fort Kearney and duty there till September.
Moved to
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, arriving September 14.
Mustered out September 29, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 164 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 223.
9th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Fort Leavenworth by consolidation of Independent Battalions, Squadrons and Detachments originally formed for other Regiments March 27, 1862.
Company “A” organized as Company “D,” 8th Kansas,
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September 13 to October 14, 1861; Company “B” as Company “H,” 8th Kansas, September 21 to November 20, 1861; Company “C” as Company “C,” 3rd Kansas, July 24, 1861; Company “D” as Company “D,” 1st Battalion Cavalry, October 19, 1861, to January 16, 1862; Company “E” as Company “E,” 1st Battalion Cavalry, October 19, 1861, to January 16, 1862.
Company “F” organized as Home Guard October 19, 1861, to January 16, 1862, and on scout and patrol duty at
Paola.
Company “G” for 1st Battalion Cavalry September 9, 1861, to January 16, 1862.
Company “H” for 1st Battalion Cavalry October 22, 1861.
Company “I” mustered in March 6, 1862.
Company “K” mustered in July 11, 1862.
Company “L” mustered in May 2, 1863, and Company “M” mustered in June 11 to August 2, 1863.
Service.
Company “C” had participated in skirmish at
Medoc, Mo., August 23, 1861;
Ball's and
Morse's Mills August 28-29;
Drywood Creek,
Fort Scott, September 2;
Morristown, Mo., September 17, and
Osceola, Mo., September 22.
Companies “G” and “H” on Expedition from
Morristown to
Dayton and
Rose Hill, Mo., January 1-3, 1862.
Operations in
Johnson and LaFayette Counties, Mo., January 5-12.
Columbus, Mo., January 9.
Regiment attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
1st Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1864.
District of the Border, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
Dept. of Kansas to May, 1864.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to September, 1864.
4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Corps, to January, 1865.
Unattached, 7th Corps,
Little Rock, Ark., to July, 1865.
Companies “A,” “B,” “C,” “G” and “I” detached June 10, 1862.
Company “A” on escort duty to Fort Union,
New Mexico.
Company “B” in Mountains near
Denver and built Fort Halleck.
Company “C” to
Fort Riley, Kansas; Company “G” to
Fort Lyon, Colorado, and Company “I” to
Fort Laramie.
Locust Grove, Cherokee Nation, July 3, 1862 (Cos.
“D,” “E,” “F” and “H” ).
Operations against
Coffey August.
March to
Sarcoxie.
Blunt's Campaign in
Missouri and
Arkansas August to December.
Reconnoissance to
Newtonia September 28-29.
Newtonia September 30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Cane Hill,
Boston Mountains, November 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-31.
Cane Hill January 2, 1863 (Co.
“H” ).
Spring River, Mo., February 19 (Co.
“D” ).
Fort Halleck,
Dakota Territory, February 20 (Co.
“B” ).
Regiment moved to
Fort Scott escorting trains February, 1863.
Stationed along borders of
Kansas operating against guerrillas March, 1863, to March, 1864 (Cos.
“A,” “D,” “E,” “F” and “K” ).
Expedition from
Humboldt to Cottonwood April 10, 1863 (Co.
“G” ).
Scout in
Bates and
Cass Counties May 3-11.
Hog Island May 18 (Cos.
“C,” “E” and “K” ).
Westport June 17 (Cos.
“E” and “K” ).
Blue River June 18 (Co.
“K” ).
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Grand Pass,
Indian Territory, July 7 (Co.
“B” ).
Honey Springs, Kansas, July 17 (Co.
“C” ).
Taylor's Farm, Little Blue, August 1.
Brooklyn, Kansas, August 21 (Co.
“K” ).
At Trading Post (Cos.
“E” and “G” ),
Harrisonville, Aubrey County (Co.
“K” ),
Pleasant Hill (Co.
“D” ) and
Westport (Co.
“H” ) operating against guerillas.
Company “C” rejoin from
Fort Riley August, 1863.
Pursuit of
Quantrell August 20-28.
Brooklyn August 28.
Scout from Coldwater Grove to
Pleasant Hill and
Big Creek and skirmishes September 4-7 (Cos.
“D,” “E” and “G” ).
Jackson County September 15.
Baxter Springs October 10.
Pursuit of
Shelby toward
Warrensburg.
Harrisonville October 24 (Co.
“G” ).
Carthage October 18.
Regiment assembled and ordered to
Fort Smith via
Springfield, Mo., April 3, 1864.
Duty at
Fort Smith till July.
(Co. “F” stationed at
Van Buren May 23.)
Hahn's Farm, near
Waldron, June 19.
Near
Fayetteville June 24 (Co.
“C” ).
Operations in
Arkansas July 1-31.
Frog Bayou July 1.
Moved to
Little Rock July 2-14.
Duty there and at Duvall's Bluff till July, 1865.
Bull's Bayou August 26, 1864.
Bull Creek August 27 (Co.
“I” ).
Expedition in pursuit of
Shelby August 27-September 6.
Whittier's Mills October 8.
Reconnoissance from
Little Rock to
Princeton October 19-23.
Hurricane Creek October 23.
Expedition from
Brownsville to
Cotton Plant October 26-November 3.
Scout from Duvall's Bluff to
West Point November 16-18.
Expedition from Duvall's Bluff up
White River December 13-15.
Duty in
Arkansas till July, 1865.
Mustered out July 17, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 140 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 195.
11th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Kansas City April 1863, from 11th Kansas Infantry.
Attached to District of the Border and District of Kansas, Dept. of Missouri, till February, 1865.
District of Upper Arkansas to March, 1865.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to April, 1865.
District of the Plains, Dept. of Missouri, to September, 1865.
Service.
Assigned to duty on eastern border of
Kansas till October, 1864.
Expedition from
Salem to
Mulberry Creek, Kansas, August 8-11, 1863 (Detachment).
Scout on
Republican River, Kansas, August 19-24, 1863 (Detachment).
Operations against
Quantrell on his raid into
Kansas August 20-28.
Independence, Mo., August 25.
(Cos. “C” and “F” duty on Southern border of
Kansas December, 1863, to August, 1864.)
Company “L” stationed at
Fort Riley; Company “G” at
Fort Leavenworth as body guard to
General Curtis.
Action at Scott's Ford, Mo., October 14, 1863.
Deep Water Creek, Mo., October 15.
Expedition into
Missouri June 16-20, 1864.
Scout from
Salem to
Mulberry Creek August 8-11 (Detachment).
Operations against Indians in
Nebraska August 11-November 28 (1 Co.).
Operations against
Price in
Missouri and
Kansas.
Lexington October 19.
Little Blue October 21.
Independence, Big Blue and
State Line October 22.
Westport October 23.
Cold Water Grove October 24.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, October 25.
Regiment ordered to
Fort Riley December, 1864.
Companies “C” and “E” to
Fort Larned February, 1865.
Regiment moved to Fort Kearney, Neb., February 20-March 4, thence moved to
Fort Laramie March 6-April 9, and to Platte Bridge.
Duty guarding telegraph lines and operating against Indians till June.
Sage Creek,
Dakota Ter., April 21.
Deer Creek May 21.
Platte Bridge,
Dakota Ter., June 3.
Companies “A,” “B,” “E,” “F,” “L” and “M” moved to Fort Halleck June 11-24.
Protect stage route from
Camp Collins, Colorado, to
Green River till August 13.
White River,
Dakota Ter., June 17.
Rock Creek July 1.
Fort Halleck July 4 and 26.
Moved to
Kansas and mustered out September 26, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 61 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 110 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 173.
14th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Fort Scott and
Leavenworth April, 1863, as a Battalion of 4 Companies for escort to
General Blunt.
Regiment organized at
Fort Scott, December, 1863.
Attached to District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, April, 1863, to January, 1864.
Unattached, District Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. Arkansas, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, Frontier Division, 7th Corps, to January, 1865.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
Unattached, 7th Corps,
Pine Bluff, Ark., to June, 1863.
Service.
Cabin Creek, C. N., July 1-2, 1863 (Co.
“B” ).
Operations against
Quantrell in
Kansas August 20-28.
Massacre at
Lawrence August 21 (Detachment).
Operations in
Cherokee Nation September 11-25.
Waldron September 11.
Baxter Springs October 6 (Co.
“B” ).
Regiment moved to
Fort Smith, Ark., November 20-December 3.
Duty there scouting and foraging till February 23, 1864.
Expedition into
Choctaw County February 1-21.
Moved to
Ozark February 26-28, and duty there till April 6.
Flint Creek March 6.
Steele's Expedition against
Camden April 6-May 3.
Prairie D'Ann
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Poison Springs April 18 (Detachment).
Jenkins' Ferry,
Saline River, April 30 (Cos.
“F” and “G” ).
Return to Fort Smith May and duty there till January, 1865.
Hahn's Farm near
Waldron June 19, 1864.
Ozark July 14-15.
Scout on
Republican River August 19-24.
Camp Verdegris September 2.
Cabin Creek September 19.
Vache Grass September 26.
(Co. “E” with
Blunt's headquarters during
Brice's Raid in
Missouri and
Kansas October-November.
Big Blue and
State Line October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, and
Battle of Charlot October 25.
Newtonia October 28.)
Moved to
Clarksville January 1, 1865, thence to
Pine Bluff February 25-27, and duty there till May.
Moved to
Fort Gibson and duty there till June.
Mustered out June 25, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 51 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 114 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 169.
15th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Leavenworth September and October, 1863.
Attached to District of the Border, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
Dept. of Kansas to June, 1864.
Districts of North and South Kansas, Dept.
Missouri, to October, 1865.
Service.
Assigned to duty at
Leavenworth and at various points in
Southern Kansas, at
Olathe,
Paola, Coldwater Grove,
Trading Post,
Fort Scott,
Osage Mission and
Humboldt by detachments (Co.
“H” at
Fort Riley) till October, 1864.
Skirmish at
Clear Creek, Mo., May 16, 1864 (Detachments of Companies “D” and “L” ).
Scout from
Fort Leavenworth to
Weston, Mo., June 13-16, 1864.
Expedition into
Missouri June 16-20 (Cos.
“B,” “C” and “G” ).
Price's Raid in
Missouri and
Kansas September to November.
Lexington October 19.
Little Blue October 21.
Independence, Big Blue and
State Line October 22.
Westport October 23.
Coldwater Grove,
Osage, October 24.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, and
battle of Charlot October 25.
Newtonia October 28.
Duty in Dept. of Kansas and Dept. of the Missouri till October, 1865.
Mustered out October 19, 1865.
Company “H” mustered out December 7, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 77 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 100.
16th Kansas Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Leavenworth City November, 1863, to May, 1864.
Attached to District of Kansas, Dept. Missouri, to April, 1865.
District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to December, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the District of North Kansas at
Fort Leavenworth till September, 1864.
Company “D” at
Fort Scott, 1st Brigade, District South Kansas.
Companies “A” and “L” at
Paola, 2nd Brigade, District South Kansas.
Company “B” at Shawnee Mission and Company “C” at
Olathe, 2nd Brigade, District of South Kansas.
Companies “F” and “G” at
Lawrence August, 1864.
Action at
Ridgley, Mo., June 11, 1864 (Co.
“E” ).
Scout from
Leavenworth to
Weston, Mo., June 13-16, and from
Kansas into
Missouri June 16-29.
Camden Point July 13 (Co.
“F” ).
Near
Lexington October 17 (Co.
“H” ).
Lexington October 19.
Operations against
Price October.
Battle of Little Blue October 21.
Pursuit of
Price October 21-28.
Independence and
State Line October 22.
Big Blue and
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River and Marias des Cygnes October 25.
Battle of Charlot October 25.
Mound City and
Fort Lincoln October 25 (Cos.
“A,” “D” ).
Newtonia October 28.
Operations on
Upper Arkansas January 28-February 9, 1865.
Protecting country against Indians till June.
Powder River Expedition, march to
Powder River and Fort Connor, July 11-September 20.
Actions with
Indians September 2-5.
Powder River, Mouth of Dry
Ford, September 8.
Mustered out December 6, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 10 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 98 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 110.
1st Kansas Battery Light Artillery
Organized at
Mound City July 24, 1861.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of Columbus, Ky., 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, to November, 1863.
Defenses of the
Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, District of
Nashville, Dept. of the Cumberland, and 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864.
2nd Colored Brigade, District of the Etowah, Dept. Cumberland, to January, 1865.
Reserve Artillery, District of Nashville, Dept. Cumberland, to July, 1865.
Service.
Attached to
Lane's Kansas Brigade and operations about
Fort Scott, and on line of the
Marmiton August and September, 1861.
Actions at
Ball's Mills August 28.
Morse's Mill August 29.
Dogwood Creek near
Fort Scott September 2.
Morristown September 17.
Osceola September 21-22.
Duty at
Fort Scott till May, 1862.
Expedition into Indian Country May 25-August 15.
Action at
Grand River June 6.
Locust Grove July 3.
Bayou Bernard July 27.
Blunt's Campaign in
Missouri and
Arkansas September 17-December 3.
Expedition to
Sarcoxie September 28-30.
Action at
Newtonia September 29-30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie near
Maysville October 22.
Cane Hill November 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-31.
Moved to
Springfield, Mo., January, 1863, and duty there till February 17.
Moved to
Forsyth, Mo., thence to
Fort Scott, Kansas.
Duty in
Missouri and Kansas, District of
Rolla, till July, 1863.
Ordered to
St. Louis, Mo., July 5, thence to
Cairo, Ill., July 18.
Duty in District of Columbus, Ky., till November.
Ordered to
Nashville, Tenn., and assigned to duty on line of the
Nashville & Northwestern Railroad till November, 1864.
Moved to
Nashville, Tenn.
Battles of
Nashville December 15-16.
Post duty at
Nashville till January, 1865, and at
Chattanooga, Tenn., till July.
Mustered out July 17, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 1 Officer and 23 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 26.
2nd Kansas Battery Light Artillery
Organized at
Fort Scott and mustered in September 10, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to September, 1862.
1st Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri (1 Section), to February, 1863.
District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
Unattached, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. Arkansas, to May, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, to July, 1865.
Service.
Duty at
Fort Scott, Kansas, till June, 1863.
(1st Section moved to
Greenfield, Mo., September 1-3, 1862.
Action at
Newtonia September 30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Cane Hill November 28.
2nd Section moved from
Fort Scott to
Pea Ridge, Ark., October 12-19, 1862, returning to
Fort Scott December 3-10, 1862.)
Scout from Creek Agency to
Jasper County, Mo., May 16-19, 1863 (1 Section).
Sherwood May 19.
(1 Section moved to
Baxter Springs May 6, returning to
Fort Scott June 24.)
Fort Gibson May 22.
Near
Fort Gibson May 28.
Operations about
Fort Gibson June 6-20.
Greenleaf Prairie June 16.
1 Section moved to
Fort Gibson with supply train June 19-July 4.
Action at
Cabin Creek July 1-2 and 5.
Battery moved to
Fort Gibson July 5-12.
Elk Creek near
Honey Springs July 17.
Duty at
Fort Gibson till August 22.
Near
Sherwood August 14.
Campaign to
Perryville, C. N., August 22-31.
At
Fort Gibson till November.
Ordered to
Fort Smith, Ark., arriving November 15, and duty there till July, 1865.
Near
Fort Smith July 31, 1864.
(1 Section at
Clarksville June and July, 1864.
1 Section
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Fort Scott and participated in the pursuit of
Price.)
Battle of Westport October 23, and pursuit beyond
Fort Scott. Joined Battery at
Fort Smith June, 1865.
Action at
Dardanelle, Ark., January 14, 1865.
Battery mustered out August 11, 1865.
Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and 18 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 21.
3rd Kansas Battery Light Artillery
Organized as Company “B,” 2nd Kansas Cavalry, December 9, 1861.
Organized as a Battery October 27, 1862, with guns captured at Old
Fort Wayne, and designated as
Hopkins' Kansas Battery.
Designated 3rd Battery October 1, 1863.
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, October, 1862, to February, 1863.
District of Northwest Arkansas, Dept.
Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to December, 1863.
3rd Brigade, District Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. Arkansas, to January, 1865.
Service.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4, 1862.
Hazel Bottom October 14.
Shell's Mill October 16.
Cane Hill November 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-31.
At
Rhea's Mills January 1, 1863.
Ordered to
Fort Gibson February, arriving March 1, and duty there till July 17, 1863.
Action at
Webber's Falls April 28.
Honey Springs July 1.
At
Webber's Falls and Scullyville till September.
March to
Van Buren September 2, and duty there till January 1865.
(A detachment of 60 men sent to
Little Rock to receive new Battery and duty there till January, 1865.
Attached to Battery “G,” 1st Missouri Light Artillery. September 13, 1864, to January 1, 1865.)
Mustered out January 19, 1865.
Veterans and Recruits transferred to 2nd Kansas Battery.
Battery lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 18 by disease.
Total 20.
Armstrong's Battery Light Artillery
Attached to 1st Kansas Colored Infantry.
Hopkins' Battery Light Artillery
Attached to 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
See 3rd Battery.
Opdyke's Battery Light Artillery
Attached to 9th Kansas Cavalry.
Stover's Battery Light Artillery
Attached to 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
Zisch's Militia Battery Light Artillery
Duty at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, October, 1864.
1st Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Camp Lincoln,
Fort Leavenworth, May 20 to June 3, 1861.
Moved to Wyandotte, thence to
Kansas City and
Clinton, Mo., to join
General Lyon, June 7-July 13, 1861.
Attached to
Dietzler's Brigade,
Lyon's Army of the West.
Advance on
Springfield July.
Action at
Dug Springs August 2.
At
Springfield, Mo., till August 7.
Battle of
Wilson's Creek August 10.
March to
Rolla, Mo., August 11-22, thence to
St. Louis, Mo., and duty on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad till October.
Attached to Dept. of Missouri to February, 1862.
Dept. of Kansas to June, 1862.
District of Columbus, Ky., Dept. Tennessee, to September, 1862.
1st Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Dept. Tennessee, to November, 1862.
1st Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.
1st Brigade, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to January, 1863.
1st Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
District of Vicksburg, Miss., to September, 1863.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to August, 1864.
Unattached, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864.
District of Eastern Arkansas, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to January, 1865.
Dept. Headquarters, Dept. of Arkansas, to August, 1865.
Service.
Duty at
Tipton, Mo., October, 1861, to January, 1862.
Expedition to
Milford, Mo., December 15-19, 1861.
Shawnee Mound,
Milford, December 18.
At
Lexington till February, 1862.
Moved to
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
New Mexico Expedition April and May.
Ordered to
Columbus, Ky., and duty guarding Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
Headquarters at
Trenton, Tenn., till September.
Moved to
Jackson, Tenn., and duty there till November.
Brownsburg September 4.
Trenton September 17.
March to relief of
Corinth, Miss., October 3-5.
Pursuit to
Ripley October 5-12.
Actions at
Chewalla and Big Hill October 5.
Moved to
Grand Junction November 2.
Grant's
Central Mississippi Campaign.
Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad to the Yocknapatalfa River November, 1862, to January, 1863.
Moved to
Moscow, thence to
Memphis, Tenn., and to
Young's Point, La., January 17, 1863.
Regiment mounted February 1, 1863.
Moved to
Lake Providence February 8, and provost duty there till July.
Actions at
Old River, Hood's Lane,
Black Bayou and near
Lake Providence February 10.
Pin Hook and
Caledonia,
Bayou Macon, May 10.
Expedition to
Mechanicsburg May 26-June 4.
Repulse of attack on
Providence June 9.
Baxter's Bayou and
Lake Providence June 10.
Bayou Macon June 10.
Richmond June 16.
Lake Providence June 29.
Moved to
Natchez July 12-13, and duty there till October.
Expedition to
Harrisonburg, La., September 1-8.
Cross Bayou September 14.
Moved to
Vicksburg, Miss., October, and duty at Big Black and near
Haynes' Bluff till June, 1864.
Big Black River October 8, 1863.
Scout from
Bovina Station to Baldwyn's Ferry November 1.
Scout to Baldwyn's Ferry January 14, 1864.
Expedition up
Yazoo River April 19-23.
McArthur's Expedition to
Yazoo City May 4-21.
Benton May 7-9.
Luce's Plantation May 13.
Non-Veterans ordered to
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 1, 1864.
Attacked near
Columbus, Ky., June 2.
Mustered out June 19, 1864.
Veterans on duty in District of Vicksburg, Miss., till August, 1864.
Ordered to
Morganza, La., July 29.
Operations in vicinity of
Morganza September 16-25.
Near
Alexandria September 20.
Atchafalaya October 5.
Ordered to
White River, Ark., October 7, thence to
Little Rock, Ark., December 7.
Duty there as Headquarters Guard and escort, Dept. of Arkansas, till August, 1865.
Mustered out August 30, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 122 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 252.
1st Kansas Regiment Colored Infantry.
Organized at
Fort Scott and mustered in as a Battalion January 13, 1863.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
Unattached, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to December, 1864.
Service.
Duty in the Dept. of Kansas October, 1862, to June, 1863.
Action at Island Mound, Mo., October 27, 1862.
Island Mound, Kansas, October 29.
Butler, Mo., November 28.
Ordered to
Baxter Springs May, 1863.
Scout from Creek Agency to
Jasper County, Mo., May 16-19 (Detachment).
Sherwood, Mo., May 18.
Bush Creek May 24.
Near
Fort Gibson May 28.
Shawneetown, Kan., June 6 (Detachment).
March to
Fort Gibson, C. N., June 27-July 5, with train.
Action at
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Elk Creek near
Honey Springs July 17.
At
Fort Gibson till September.
Lawrence, Kan., July 27 (Detachment).
Near
Sherwood August 14.
Moved to
Fort Smith, Ark., October, thence to
Roseville December, and duty there till March, 1864.
Horse Head Creek February 12, 1864.
Roseville Creek March 20.
Steele's Camden Expedition March 23-May 3.
Prairie D'Ann April 9-12.
Poison Springs April 18.
Jenkins' Ferry April 30.
March to
Fort Smith, Ark., May 3-16, and duty there till December.
Fort Gibson, C. N., September 16.
Cabin Creek September 19.
Timber Hill November 19.
Designation of Regiment changed
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1st Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's Invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
2nd Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Lawrence for three months May, 1861.
Mustered in at
Kansas City June 20, 1861.
Moved to
Clinton, Mo., to join
Lyon.
Attached to
Deitzler's Brigade,
Lyon's Army of the West.
Advance on
Springfield, Mo., June 29-July 5.
Expedition from
Springfield to
Forsyth July 20-25.
Action at
Forsyth July 22.
Dug Springs August 2.
Battle of
Wilson's Creek August 10.
March to
Rolla, thence to
St. Louis August 11-22.
Operations in
Northeast Missouri August 30-September 7.
Paris September 2.
Shelbina September 4.
Iatan September 4.
Capture of St. Jo September 13.
Moved to
Wyandotte, Kan., to resist
Price's invasion.
Mustered out October 31, 1861.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 12 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 3 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 17.
2nd Kansas Regiment Colored Infantry.
Organized at
Fort Scott and
Fort Leavenworth August 11 to October 17, 1863.
Attached to District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
Unattached, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to December, 1864.
Service.
Action at
Baxter Springs, Ark., October 6, 1863 (Co.
“B” ).
Moved from
Fort Scott, Kan., to
Fort Smith, Ark., October 19, 1863, as escort to train.
Duty at
Fort Smith till March, 1864.
Steele's Expedition to
Camden March 23-April 30.
Prairie D'Ann April 9-13.
Jenkins' Ferry April 30, and May 4 and 8.
Return to
Fort Smith and duty there till December.
Designation of Regiment changed to 83rd U. S. Colored Troops (New), December 13, 1864, which see.
2nd Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to resist
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
3rd Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organization not completed.
Consolidated with 4th Kansas Infantry to form 10th Kansas Infantry April 3, 1862.
3rd Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
4th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organization not completed.
Consolidated with 3rd Kansas Infantry to form 10th Kansas Infantry April 3, 1862.
4th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
5th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Two Companies organized at
Fort Scott.
Attached to
Lane's Kansas Brigade.
Operations about
Fort Scott September and October, 1861.
Action at
Morristown September 17.
Osceola September 21-22.
Discontinued and merged into other organizations.
5th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25.
Newtonia October 28.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
6th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
7th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service to repel
Price's invasion.
Duty at
Fort Leavenworth and
Kansas City.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
8th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Regiment organized for service in the
State and along border August, 1861.
Companies “A,” “D,” “G” and “H” at
Lawrence, Kan., October, 1861.
Companies “A” and “G” march to
West Point, Mo., December 16-19, and Companies “D” and “H,” to same place November 23-25, 1861.
Companies “A,” “F” and “G” moved to Fort Kearney, Neb.; February 16, 1862.
Companies “D,” “H” and “K” to
Osawatomie, Kan., February 22, thence to
Fort Leavenworth March 12.
Companies “A,” “D” and “G” at Fort Kearney, Neb. Companies “B” and “F” at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Company “C” at
Fort Riley till April, then at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Companies “E” and “K” at
Aubrey, Kan. Company “H” at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., till April, then at
Fort Riley, and Company “I” at
Leavenworth City.
All till May, 1862.
Companies “B,” “E,” “H,” “I” and “K” moved from
Leavenworth to
Columbus, Ky., May 28-June 2, and to
Union City, Tenn., June 8-11.
To
Trenton, Tenn., June 16-17.
To
Humboldt, Tenn., June 26, and to
Corinth, Miss., July 2-3.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Mississippi, to September, 1862.
32nd Brigade, 9th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1862.
32nd Brigade, 9th Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.
Post of
Nashville, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to August, 1865.
Dept. of Texas to November, 1865.
Service.
Companies “B,” “E,” “H,” “I” and “K” moved from
Corinth, Miss., to
Jacinto July 22, 1862, and to
Eastport, Miss., August 3-5.
March to
Nashville, Tenn., August 18-September 4, thence to
Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of
Bragg September 11-26.
Pursuit of
Bragg into
Kentucky October 1-16.
Near
Perryville October 6-7.
Battle of Perryville October 8.
Lancaster October 14.
March to
Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7.
Reconnoissance toward
Franklin December 9.
Near
Brentwood December 9.
Assigned to provost duty at
Nashville December 18, 1862, to June 9, 1863.
Company “G” stationed at
Leavenworth till February, 1863.
Joined Regiment at
Nashville, Tenn., March 29, 1863.
Companies “A,” “D” and “F” at Fort Kearney till June, 1862, then at
Leavenworth, Kan., till February, 1863.
Company “C” at
Leavenworth, Kan., till February, 1863.
Skirmish with
Gordon's guerrillas at
Hickory Grove, Mo., August 7, 1862 (Cos.
“A,” “D” and “F” ).
Scout from
Fort Leavenworth to
Independence, Mo., August 12-14, 1862 (Cos.
“A” and “F” ).
Hickory Grove August 23 (Cos.
“A,” “C” and “F” ).
Expedition through
Jasper,
Cass,
Johnson and LaFayette Counties, Mo., September 8-23 (Cos.
“C” and “F” ).
Companies “A,” “C,” “D” and “F” joined Regiment at
Nashville, Tenn., February 22, 1863.
Regiment moved from
Nashville to
Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 9, 1863.
Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7.
Liberty Gap June 24-27.
Passage of
Cumberland Mountains and
Tennessee River, and
Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22.
Caperton's Ferry,
Bridgeport, August 29.
Battle of Chickamauga,
Ga., September 19-20.
Siege of
Chattanooga September 24-October 27.
Battles of
Chattanooga November 23-25;
Orchard Knob November 23-24;
Missionary Ridge November 25.
Pursuit to
Graysville November
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March to relief of
Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
Campaign in
East Tennessee till February, 1864.
Veterans on furlough February 17-April 5.
Moved to
Nashville, Tenn., April 20-28.
Escort train from
Nashville to
Sherman's Army May 1 to June 17.
Rejoined Brigade before
Kenesaw Mountain June 28.
Operations against
Kenesaw Mountain June 28-July 2.
Ruff's Station,
Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
Battle of Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
Siege of
Atlanta July 22-August 25.
Flank movement on
Jonesboro August 25-30.
Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
Lovejoy's Station September 2-6.
Operations against
Hood in
North Georgia and
North Alabama October 1-26.
Moved to
Nashville, thence to
Pulaski, Tenn. Nashville Campaign November-December.
Columbia,
Duck River, November 24-27.
Spring Hill November 29.
Battle of Franklin November 30.
Battles of
Nashville December 15-16.
Pursuit of
Hood to the
Tennessee River December 17-28.
March to
Huntsville, Ala., December 1, 1864, to January 5, 1865, duty there till February 1.
Moved to
Nashville and back to
Huntsville February 1-6, and duty there till March 15.
Bull's Gap Expedition and operations in
East Tennessee March 15-April 22.
Moved to
Nashville April 22 and duty there till June 15.
Moved to
New Orleans, La., June 15-29, thence to
Indianola, Texas, July 6-9.
March to
Green Lake July 9, and duty there till August 10.
Moved to
San Antonio August 10-23, and duty there till November 29.
Mustered out November 29, 1865.
Moved to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., November 30, 1865-January 6, 1866, and honorably discharged January 9, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 94 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 144 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 244.
8th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
9th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service to repel
Price's invasion.
Duty at
Fort Leavenworth and
Kansas City.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
10th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Paola by consolidation of 3rd and 4th Kansas Infantry April 3, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
2nd Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Rolla, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to August, 1863.
District of Kansas, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
Alton, Ill., to August, 1864.
District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to November, 1864.
Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to December, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (Detachment), Army of the Tennessee, to February, 1865.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, Military Division Dept. West Mississippi, to August, 1865.
Service.
Moved to
Fort Scott, Kan., April, 1862, and duty there till June 4.
Companies on Expedition into
Indian Territory with 2nd Ohio Cavalry June 13-August 15.
Locust Grove, C. N., July 3.
Reconnoissance from
Grand River to
Fort Gibson,
Tahlequah and
Park Hill, and skirmishes July 14-17.
Campaign against
Coffey and
Cockrell in
Missouri August.
Jackson County, Mo., September 15.
Newtonia September 30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie near
Maysville October 22.
Cane Hill October 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-31.
Moved to
Springfield, Mo., January, 1863, and duty there till February 27.
Near
Mount Vernon till March 15.
Operations against
Shelby till April.
Moved to
Rolla, Mo., April 27, thence to
St. Louis, Mo., June 4-8.
Moved to
Indianapolis, Ind., and return to
St. Louis July 18.
Moved to
Kansas City, Mo., August, and duty there till January, 1864.
Skirmish with
Quantrell at
Paola August 21, 1863 (Detachment).
Company “I” detached at
St. Louis, Mo., as Provost Guard July and August, 1863, rejoining at
Kansas City.
Company “K” at
Topeka, Kan., September to November, 1863.
Regiment moved to
St. Louis, Mo., January, 1864, thence to
Alton, Ill., and guard Military Prison there till August, 1864.
Non-Veterans moved to
St. Louis, Mo., and mustered out August 19-20, 1864.
Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of four Companies August 15, 1864.
On duty at
St. Louis, Mo., till October 20.
Moved to
Pilot Knob October 20-24, thence to
Paducah, Ky., November 2-12, and to
Nashville, Tenn., November 28-29.
Temporarily attached to 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
Battle of Franklin November 30.
Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
Pursuit of
Hood to the
Tennessee River December 17-28.
Moved to
Eastport, Miss., January 4-7, 1865.
Reconnoissance to
Iuka, Miss., January 9.
Moved to
New Orleans, La., February 8-21.
Campaign against
Mobile, Ala., and its defenses March 17-April 12.
Siege of
Spanish Fort and
Fort Blakely March 26-April 8.
Assault and capture of
Fort Blakely April 9.
Occupation of
Mobile April 12.
March to
Montgomery April 13-25.
Duty there and in the District of Alabama till August.
Mustered out August 30, 1865, and discharged at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., September 20, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 26 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 114 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 146.
10th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Mine Creek,
Little Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25.
Newtonia October 28.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
11th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at Camp Lyon near
Fort Leavenworth August 29 to September 14, 1862.
Moved to
Fort Scott, Kan., October 4-9, 1862, thence to
Pea Ridge, Ark., October 15-19.
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Rolla, Dept. Missouri and District of Kansas, Dept. Missouri, to April, 1863.
Service.
Action at Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, October 22, 1862.
Cane Hill,
Boston Mountains, November 28.
Boston Mountains December 4-6.
Reed's Mountain December 6.
Battle of Prairie Grove December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-31.
Moved to
Springfield, Mo., January, 1863, and duty there till February 17.
Moved to
Forsyth, Mo., thence to
Fort Scott, Kan. On furlough March.
Moved from
Fort Scott to
Salem, Mo., thence to
Kansas City, Mo., April 6-20.
Regiment mounted and designation changed to 11th Kansas Cavalry April, 1863, which see.
11th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Protect border from Coldwater Grove to
Fort Scott.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
12th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Paola September, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to June, 1863.
Unattached, District of the Border, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
Unattached, District of the Border, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
2nd Brigade, Frontier Division, 7th Corps, to May, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Regiment assigned to duty by detachments on line between
Kansas and
Missouri till November.
1863.
At
Olathe,
Paola, Wyandotte,
Mound City, Shawnee Trading Post,
Fort Scott,
Leavenworth and
Fort Riley, Kan. Company “H” at
Fort Larned till January, 1864, then rejoined regiment at
Fort Smith,
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Ark., also occupy
Kansas City,
Westport and Hickman's Mills, Mo., guarding trains and operating against guerillas.
Operations in
Jackson County against
Quantrell November 2-5, 1862 (Co.
“A” ).
Baxter Springs October 6, 1863 (Detachment).
Companies “B,” “E” and “F” escort train to
Fort Smith, Ark., October 28-November 17, 1863.
Companies “A,” “C,” “D,” “G,” “I” and “K” concentrated at
Fort Scott November, 1863, and march to
Fort Smith, Ark., December 13-28, 1863.
Duty there till March, 1864.
Steele's Expedition to
Camden March 23-May 3, 1864.
Prairie D'Ann April 9-13.
Jenkins' Ferry,
Saline River, April 29-30.
Return to
Fort Smith May 3-16, and duty there till February, 1865.
Fort Smith September 11, 1864.
Moved to
Little Rock February 24, 1865, and duty there till June.
Mustered out June 3, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 10 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 121 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 135.
12th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Big Blue October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
13th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Atchison and mustered in September 20, 1862.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to December, 1863.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Corps, February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Action at
Newtonia, Mo., September 29, 1862.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
March to Old
Fort Wayne, arriving October 29.
Cane Hill November 28.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren, Ark., Dec. 27-31.
Capture of
Van Buren December 29.
March to
Springfield, Mo., January 7, 1863, and duty there till May.
March to
Fort Scott, Kan., May 19-29, thence to
Drywood, and duty there till August.
Blunt's Campaign August 3-31.
Capture of
Fort Smith.
To
Webber Falls, C. N., arriving August 31, and duty there till September 15.
March to Scullyville, C. N., and outpost and scout duty there till October 1.
March to
Van Buren, Ark., and duty there till February, 1865.
(Cos. “B,” “E” and “F,” garrison at
Fort Smith March, 1864, to February, 1865.)
Companies “A,” “C,” “D,” “G,” “H” and “I” ordered to
Little Rock February 3, 1865, and provost and garrison duty there till June, 1865.
Mustered out June 26, 1865, and discharged at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., July 13, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 106 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 129.
13th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at By.ram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
14th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
15th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service to resist
Price's invasion.
Action at Big Blue October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
16th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Big Blue October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
17th Kansas Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Fort Leavenworth July 28, 1864, for 100 days.
Attached to District of North Kansas.
Company “A” ordered to
Fort Riley, Company “C” to
Cottonwood Falls and Company “D” at
Lawrence.
Operations against
Price October-November.
March to relief of
Mound City.
Mustered out November 16, 1864.
Regiment lost 4 by disease.
17th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
18th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Little Blue October 21.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
19th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service to repel
Price's invasion October 9, 1864.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
20th Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
21st Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to resist
Price's invasion.
Action at Big Blue October 22.
Westport October 23.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
22nd Kansas Regiment Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
Leavenworth Colored Militia Infantry.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Duty at
Fort Leavenworth.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.
Called into service October 9, 1864, to repel
Price's invasion.
Duty at
Fort Leavenworth.
Disbanded October 29, 1864.