The 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment, later designated the 41st Indiana Infantry Regiment, was the first complete cavalry regiment raised in the U.S. state of
Indiana to fight in the
American Civil War.
Service
* Organized at
Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 20, 1861, with
John A. Bridgeland as colonel, the regiment moved to
Kentucky in December as part of the
Union Army of the Ohio
* First action in a skirmish at
Bowling Green
* Occupation of
Nashville, Tennessee
*
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield i ...
*
Siege of Corinth
*
Battle of Perryville
*
Battle of Stones River
*
Battle of Chickamauga
* Defense of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
* Skirmish with a
Confederate force on October 2, 1863, in defense of Union communications, brought the 2nd Indiana fame when a sketch of the action appeared in
Harper's Weekly for October 31
* The regiment saw further action through the end of the war
* Mustered out of service in Tennessee in July 1865
According to
Frederick H. Dyer
Frederick Henry Dyer (July 2, 1849 – September 21, 1917) served as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he wrote ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' – a complete record of every regiment ...
(''see references'') the 2nd Indiana's total service fatalities were four officers and 38 enlistees killed and mortally wounded, and three officers and 211 enlistees dead of disease.
[Indiana Commissioners, Chickamauga National Military Park, Report of, ''Indiana at Chickamauga'', Indianapolis: Sentinel Printing Co., 1900, p 272; pp. 275-276.]
See also
*
List of Indiana Civil War regiments
*
Indiana in the Civil War
References
External links
Indiana in the Civil War: Dyer's summary of the 2nd Indiana's service
{{Indiana in the Civil War
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Military units and formations established in 1861
1861 establishments in Indiana
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865