2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment
military unit
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
The regiment was organized in Indianapolis on September 20, 1861. The regiment left Indiana for Louisville, Kentucky on December 15, 1861. Action at Bowling Green, Ky., February 1, 1862 (Co. "H"). Movement to Nashville, Tenn., February 14–25. Occupation of Nashville February 25. March to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 10-April 8. Reconnaissance in force April 22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
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