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131st
Indiana Regiment / 13th Indiana Cavalry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
131st
Indiana Regiment / 13th Indiana Cavalry Officer Roster - Report of the
Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General,
Indiana, 1866 View Entire Book
131st
Indiana Regiment / 13th Indiana Cavalry Soldier Roster - Report of the
Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 7, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General,
Indiana, 1867 View Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Thirty-first Indiana Regiment (13th Indiana Cavalry).
— Col., Gilbert M. L. Johnson; Lieut. -Cols., William T. Pepper, Ranna S. Moore;
Majs., Leonidas Stout, Ranna S. Moore, Hugh A. Stephens, Isaac DeLong, John T. Wheeler,
Joseph M. Stricker, David H. Wall. This regiment was organized during the fall and winter
of 1863-64, being the last cavalry organization formed in the state and the 131st of the
line. It was mustered in April 29, 1864, and left the state on the 30th, proceeding to
Nashville, where it was dismounted and given infantry arms and accouterments. It was
ordered to Huntsville, Ala., May 31 for garrison duty, being engaged in several skirmishes
with bands of cavalry and on Oct. 1 it held the place against Buford's entire command.
Cos. A, C, D, F, H and I, under Col. Johnson, proceeded to Louisville for the purpose of
securing new mounts and equipments for the regiment. They were sent to Paducah to assist
in repelling an attack by Forrest, which work having been performed they returned to
Louisville, moving thence to Nashville, and marching to Lavergne to watch Hood's
movements. Being cut off they retired upon Murfreesboro, participating in the battles of
Overall's creek, Wilkinson's pike, and twelve skirmishes, losing 65 men in killed and
wounded and 2 missing. Cos. B, E, G, K, L and M, had moved in the meantime from Huntsville
to Nashville, in command of Lieut. -Col. Pepper, and participated, dismounted, in the
battle of Nashville. Immediately after this, joining the other six companies, the entire
regiment received new mounts and arms and was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 7th division,
cavalry corps of the military division of the Mississippi. The regiment proceeded down the
river, Feb. 11, stopping at Vicksburg. From there it moved to Mobile, where it assisted in
the operations against Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and engaged in running a courier
line to Florida. After the fall of Mobile it moved with Grierson's command on the raid
through Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, reaching Columbus May 22. Proceeding to Macon,
Miss., it garrisoned that point and patrolled the line of railroad for 60 miles, taking
possession of a large amount of captured stores and ordnances. It returned to Columbus
June 6, and remained there until November, when it was ordered to Vicksburg, where it was
mustered out Nov. 18, 1865. In June, 1865, Col. Johnson was assigned to the command of the
sub-district of northeast Mississippi, and continued to hold that position until the
muster-out of the regiment, being brevetted brigadier- general. The command of the
regiment then devolved upon Lieut. -Col. Moore. The original strength of the regiment was
1,157; gain by recruits, 236; total, 1,395. Loss by death, 136; desertion, 87; unaccounted
for, 9. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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