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1st Nebraska Regiment Cavalry

Organized from 1st Nebraska Infantry October 11, 1863.

Attached to District of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1864.

District of Northeast Arkansas, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864.

District Northeast Arkansas, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1864.

3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to October, 1864.

4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to October, 1864.

District of Nebraska and District of the Plains, to July, 1866.

Designated 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry from July 10, 1865.


Service.

Duty at St. Louis, Mo., till November 30, 1863.

Moved to Batesville, Ark., November 30-December 25.

Operations in Northeastern Arkansas January 1-30, 1864.

Action at Black River January 18.

Jacksonport January 19.

Expedition after Freeman's forces January 23-30.

Sylamore Creek January 23 (Detachment).

Sylamore January 24.

Scout to Pocohontas February 9-20.

Morgan's Mills, Spring River, February 9.

Pocohontas February 10.

Expedition from Batesville after Freeman's forces February 12-20.

Spring River, near Smithfield, February 13.

Expedition to Wild Haws, Strawberry Creek, etc., March 10-12.

Scout from Batesville to Fairview March 25-26.

Spring River, near Smithville, April 13 (Detachment).

Moved to Jacksonport, Ark., April 17-19.

Attack on Jacksonport April 20.

Expedition to Augusta April 22-24.

Near Jacksonport April 24.

Moved to Duvall's Bluff May 25-30.

Veterans on furlough June 10 to August 13.

Left Omaha for Fort Kearney, Neb., August 15, arriving there August 23.

Operations against Indians in Nebraska and Colorado till July, 1866, participating in numerous affairs with hostile Indians at Plum Creek, Spring Ranch, Julesburg, Mud Springs, Elm Creek and Smith's Ranch. Also engaged in scout and escort duty.

Operations on Overland Stage route between Denver and Julesburg, Colo., January 14-25, 1865.

Operations on North Platte River, Colo., February 2-18.

Scout from Dakota City April 12-16 and April 22-27 (Detachments).

Scout from Fort Laramie to Wind River, Neb., May 3-21 (Detachment).

Scout from Plum Creek to Medway Station, Wind River, Neb., May 8-20 (Detachment).

Scout from Fort Kearney to Little Blue River, Neb., May 9-June 2 (Detachment).

Scout from Cottonwood May 12-14 (1st Battalion).

Scout from Plum Creek, Neb., May 26-27 (Detachment).

Expedition to Platt and Mojave Rivers, Neb., June 12-July 5 (Detachment).

Mustered out July 1, 1866.

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