Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion
Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois) | |
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Active | 1861 to December 25, 1862 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Cavalry |
The Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois) was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
Stewart's Battalion was consolidated in July 1862 at Jackson, Tennessee from Stewart's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "A;" Carmichael's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "B;" Dollins' Independent Cavalry Company as Company "C;" O'Harnett's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "D"; Hutchins' Independent Cavalry Company as Company "E."
The battalion was transferred to the 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on December 25, 1862 as Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F".
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See also[]
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
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Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from Illinois
- 1861 establishments in Illinois
- Military units and formations established in 1861
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1862
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs