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The Indiana 13th Cavalry Regiment was the 131st regiment formed and the last Cavalry Regiment formed for service in Indiana. It was mustered in April 29th, 1864. By this time the Atlanta Campaign was in full swing. The 13th Cavalry served primarily in a support mode on the western side of the war for the last year. They encountered Forrest's and Wheeler's Cavalry a number of times and guarded the railroads in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. In December, 1864, the 13th was engaged dismounted at the Battle of Nashville, then proceeded to Vicksburg and from there to southern Alabama around…mehr

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The Indiana 13th Cavalry Regiment was the 131st regiment formed and the last Cavalry Regiment formed for service in Indiana. It was mustered in April 29th, 1864. By this time the Atlanta Campaign was in full swing. The 13th Cavalry served primarily in a support mode on the western side of the war for the last year. They encountered Forrest's and Wheeler's Cavalry a number of times and guarded the railroads in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. In December, 1864, the 13th was engaged dismounted at the Battle of Nashville, then proceeded to Vicksburg and from there to southern Alabama around Mobile. At the close of the war they moved to lower Alabama and participated in the final battles around Mobile. Following the fall of Mobile the 13th participated in Grierson's Raid, then moved to Vicksburg, MS where they were mustered out in November of 1865.
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John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (3000 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the websites, www.wordsrus.info and logoslight.org. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.