12th Illinois Cavalry
| 12th Illinois Cavalry | |
|---|---|
|
Illinois flag | |
| Active | February 24, 1862 to May 29, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements |
Harpers Ferry 12th Cav, Co. H and I (McClellan Dragoons) Peninsula Campaign Seven Days Battle of Antietam Fredericksburg |
The 12th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
History
The 12th Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler in February 1862. It was part of the Army of the Potomac from September 1862 to November 1863; the Department of the Gulf from March 1864 to February 1865; and the Department of Texas from July 1865 to May 1866.
The 4th Illinois Cavalry was consolidated with the 12th Illinois Cavalry on June 14, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 38 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 192 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Arno Voss (1861–1864)
- Colonel Hasbrouck Davis (1865) [2]
See also
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes
- ↑ The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
External links
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/reg_html/cav_012.htm
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/history/c12cav.htm
- General Julius White
- http://history.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisAlive/files/wi/htm3/wi000063.cfm
- http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/exhibit/monuments/pages/sr090.html