2nd Indiana Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., September 20, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., December 15, 1861; thence moved to Camp Wickliffe, Ky. Attached to Cavalry 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--

February 1, 1862 - Skirmish at Bowling Green, Kentucky (Company H)

Movement to Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25. March to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 10-April 8.

April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee^[1]

Reconnaissance in force April 22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Tuscumbia Creek May 31-June 1. Pursuit to Booneville June 1-3. Osborn and Wolf's Creeks June 4. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. Raid on Louisville & Nashville R. R. August 19-21 (Detachment). Humboldt Road, near Gallatin, August 21. Murfreesboro, Tenn., August 20-25-27 and September 7. Crab Orchard, Ky., September 10. Vinegar Hill September 22. Near Nashville October 1. Near Perryville, Ky., October 6-7.

October 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

Near Mountain Gap, Ky., October 14-16. Big Rockcastle River, near Mt. Vernon, October 16. New Haven October 29. Capture of 3rd Georgia Cavalry. Hartsville, Tenn., November 28 and December 7. Regiment complimented in special field orders for recapture of Government train and 200 prisoners. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30 (Co. "M"). Lavergne December 26-27 (Co. "M"). Operations near Lavergne December 29-31 (Co. "M"). Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863 (Co. "M"). Duty near Nashville, Tenn., until June, 1863. Murfreesboro March 10. Shelbyville Pike, near Murfreesboro, June 6. Triune June 9 and 11. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Middleton June 24. Guy's Gap, Fosterville and Shelbyville June 27. Bethpage Bridge, Elk River, July 1. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- September 10, 1863 - Reconnaissances from Alpine, Georgia
- September 12, 1863 - Skirmish at Alpine, Georgia
- Dirt Town, Lafayette Road, near Chattooga River, September 12.
- Reconnaissance from Lee and Gordon's Mills toward Lafayette and skirmish September 13.
- Near Stevens' Gap September 18.
- September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia

Missionary Ridge and Shallow Ford Gap September 22. Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30-October 17. Fayetteville October 13-14. Duty along Nashville & Chattanooga R. R. until December. Operations about Dandridge and Mossy Creek December 24-28. Peck's House, near New Market, December 24. Mossy Creek December 26. Talbot Station December 28. Mossy Creek, Talbot Station, December 29. Regiment reenlisted January 10, 1864. Near Mossy Creek January 11-12. Operations about Dandridge January 16-17. Bend of Chucky Road, near Dandridge, January 16. Dandridge January 17. Operations about Dandridge January 26-28. Fair Garden January 27. Swann's Island January 28. Near Marysville February 8.

May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- Varnell's Station May 7 and 9.
- May 9-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia
- Tilton May 13.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Cassville May 19.
- Stilesborough May 23.
- Burnt Hickory May 24.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- June 3-June 4, 1864 - Skirmishes at Ackworth, Georgia
- Big Shanty June 6.
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- July 27-31, 1864 - McCook's Raid on Atlanta, Georgia
- Lovejoy Station July 29-30.
- Clear Creek July 30.
- Newnan July 30.
- Expedition to Jasper August 11-15.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Rousseau's pursuit of Wheeler September 1-8.
- Consolidated to a Battalion of 4 Companies September 14.
- Cartersville September 20. Camp Creek September 30.
Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama October.

Moved to Louisville, Ky., to refit. Pursuit of Lyon from Paris, Ky., to Hopkinsville, Ky., December 6, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Hopkinsville, Ky., December 16, 1864. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., duty there until February, 1865, and at Waterloo, Ala., until March. Wilson's Raid from Chickasaw, Ala., to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Near Scottsville and Selma April 2. Near Hinton April 10. Montgomery April 12. Columbus Road, near Tuskegee, April 14. West Point and near Opelika April 16. Capture of Macon April 20. Duty at Macon and in the Dept. of Georgia until June. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., and there mustered out July 12, 1865.