United States Volunteers.--Indian Troops.
1st United States Volunteers Regiment Indian home Guard
Organized at
Leroy, Kansas, May 22, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
3rd Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Northwest Arkansas, Dept. of
Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1863.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1864.
Indian Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. of Arkansas, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1865.
Service.
Expedition into
Indian Territory May 25-July 28, 1862.
Locust Grove, Cherokee Nation, July 3.
Bayou Bernard July 27-28.
Blount's Campaign in
Missouri and
Arkansas September 17 to December 3.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Fort Gibson October 15.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, October 22.
Between
Fayetteville and
Cane Hill November 9.
Camp Babcock November 25.
Cane Hill,
Boston Mountains, November 28.
Capture of
Fort Davis December.
Operations about
Cane Hill December 4-6.
Reed's Mountains December 6.
Battle of Prairie Grove December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-29.
Capture of
Van Buren December 29.
Sent to
Indian Territory January, 1863, and occupy line of the
Arkansas River to protect friendly
Indians, with Headquarters at
Fort Gibson, I. T., and
Fort Smith, Ark., till May, 1865.
Action at
Bentonville, Ark., February 20, 1863.
Fort Blount April 30 and May 20.
Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, May 22 and 25.
Fort Blount June 9.
Operations about
Fort Gibson June 16-20.
Greenlief Prairie June 16.
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Elk Creek, near
Honey Springs, July 17.
Cabin Creek July 20.
Creek Agency October 15 and 25.
Repulse of
Quantrell's attack on
Fort Gibson December 16.
Near Sheldon Place,
Barren Fork, December 18.
Operations in
Indian Territory February 1-21, 1864.
Cabin Creek September 19.
Expedition from
Fort Gibson to
Little River and Hillabee March 18-20, 1865.
Mustered out May 31, 1865.
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2nd United States Volunteers Regiment Indian home Guard
Organized on
Big Creek and at Five-Mile Creek,
Kansas, June 22 to July 18, 1862.
Attached to Dept. of Kansas to August, 1862.
1st Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Northwest Arkansas, Dept. of
Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1863.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1864.
Indian Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1865.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1865.
Service.
Expedition into
Indian Territory May 25-July 28, 1862.
Capture of
Fort Gibson July 18.
Bayou Bernard, I. T., July 28.
Blount's Compaign in
Missouri and
Arkansas September 17-December 3.
Shirley's Ford,
Spring River, September 20.
Expedition to
Sarcoxie September 28-30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, October 22.
Cane Hill,
Boston Mountains, November 28.
Capture of
Fort Davis December.
Battle of Prairie Grove,
Ark., December 7.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains to
Van Buren December 27-29.
Capture of
Van Buren December 29.
Sent to
Indian Territory and occupy line of the
Arkansas River and protect friendly
Indians, with Headquarters at
Fort Smith, Ark., and at
Fort Gibson, I. T., till May, 1865.
Near
Fort Gibson, I. T., May 20, 1863.
Fort Blount and
Fort Gibson May 22.
Operations near
Fort Gibson June 6-20.
Greenlief Prairie June 16.
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Elk Creek, near
Honey Springs, July 17.
Operation in
Cherokee Nation September 11-25.
Repulse of
Quantrell's attack on
Fort Gibson December 16.
Near Sheldon Place,
Barren Fork, December 18.
Cabin Creek December 19.
Mustered out May 31, 1865.
3rd United States Volunteers Regiment Indian home Guard
Organized at
Carthage, Mo., September 16, 1862.
Served Unattached, Dept. of Kansas, September, 1862.
1st Brigade, Dept. of Kansas, to October, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863.
District of Northwest Arkansas, Dept. of
Missouri, to June, 1863.
District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1863.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864.
1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1864.
Indian Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1865.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1865.
Service.
Bayou Bernard, I. T., July 28, 1862.
Neosho, Mo., September 1.
Spring River September 1.
Neosho September 3 and 5.
Shirley's Ford,
Spring River, September 20.
Newtonia September 30.
Occupation of
Newtonia October 4.
Newtonia October 5.
Fort Gibson October 15.
Old
Fort Wayne or
Beattie's Prairie, near
Maysville, October 22.
Cane Hill November 28.
Capture of
Fort Davis December.
Salem December 2.
Prairie Grove and
Rhea's Mills December 7.
Neosho December 15.
Cane Hill December 20.
Expedition over
Boston Mountains and capture of
Van Buren December 27-29.
Sent to
Indian Territory and occupy line of the
Arkansas River and protect friendly
Indians, with Headquarters at
Fort Gibson, I. T., and
Fort Smith, Ark., till May, 1865.
Near
Maysville January, 1863.
Cherokee Country January 18.
Fort Gibson February 28.
Neosho March 2.
Greenlief Priarie March 12.
Fort Gibson March 27.
Fort Blount March 27.
Tahlequah March 30.
Near
Maysville May 8.
Fort Smith, Ark., May 15.
Near
Fort Gibson and Fort Blount May 20.
Fort Gibson May 22.
Fort Blount May 25 and June 1.
Operations about
Fort Gibson June 6-20.
Spring Creek June 6.
Greenlief Prairie June 16.
Fort Blount June 19.
Cabin Creek July 1-2.
Elk Creek, near
Honey Springs, July 17.
Operations in
Cherokee Nation September 11-15.
Fourteen-mile Creek October 30.
Repulse of
Quantrell's attack on
Fort Gibson December 16.
Near Sheldon Place,
Barren Fork, December 18.
Near
Fort Gibson December 26.
Operations in
Indian Territory Februray 1-21, 1864.
Scullyville April 16.
Near
Maysville May 8.
Cabin Creek and Prior's Creek September 19.
Cow Creek November 14 and 28.
Expedition from
Fort Gibson to
Little River and Hillabee March 18-30, 1965.
Skirmish on
Snake River, Ark., April 28.
Mustered out May 31, 1865.
4th United States Volunteers Regiment Indian home Guard
Organization commenced but not completed.
Men transferred to other organizations.