Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., by Captain Lewis Merrill,
U.S. A., under authority of General Fremont, September 3 to December 11, 1861.
(Co. "L" organized at St. Louis, Mo., January 1, 1863, and Co.
"M" at Warrenton June 30, 1863.) Before organization of Regiment was
completed ordered to march to Springfield, Me., September, 1861. Fremont's
Campaign against Springfield, Mo., September-October. At Sedalia, Mo., till
January, 1862. Scout through Saline County December 3-12, 1861. Expedition to
Milford December 15-19. Shawnee Mound or Milford, Blackwater River, December
18. Roan's Tan Yard, Silver Creek, January 8, 1862. Knobnoster January 22.
Attached to Dept. of Missouri September, 1861, to January, 1862. District of
Northeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. District of Southeast
Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division,
7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of
West Tennessee, to muster out.
SERVICE. — Moved to Northern Missouri and duty at Columbia,
Glasgow, Sturgeon, Paris, Huntsville, Palmyra and Warrenton, operating against
guerrillas January, 1862, to June, 1863. Expedition into Schuyler and Scotland
Counties, Porter's and Poindexter's guerrillas, July 12-August 8, 1862. Near
Memphis, Mo., July 18. Brown Springs July 27. Moore's Mills, near Fulton, July
28. Kirksville August 6 (Detachment). Pursuit of Poindexter August 8-15, with
skirmishes at Grand River, Lee's Ford, Chariton River and Walnut Creek, near
Stockton, August 9. Switzler's Mill August 10. Little Compton Ferry, Yellow Creek,
August 11. Roanoke September 6 (Detachment). Scotland and Boone Counties
September 30 (Detachment). Joined Davidson's Cavalry Division at Pilot Knob
June, 1863. Expedition to Little Rock, Ark., July 1-September 10. Grand Prairie
August 17. Brownsville August 25. Bayou Metoe or Reed's Bridge August 27.
Reconnoissance from Brownsville August 29. Bear Skin Lake, Ashby's Mills,
September 7. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Pursuit of
Price September 11-13. Near Little Rock September 11. Duty at Little Rock till
March, 1864. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Benton Road March
23-24. Okolona April 2-3. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Camden April 15-18. Moro
Bottom April 25-26. Jenkins' Ferry, Saline River, April 30. Scatterville July
28. Duty in Arkansas till September. Operating against Price September and
October. Booneville, Mo., October 9-12. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue, State
Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Battle of Charlot October 25. Mine
Creek, Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25. Grierson's Expedition from
Memphis against Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 21, 1864, to January 15,
1865 (Co. "E"). Near Memphis February 9 (Detachment). Moved to
Chattanooga, Tenn., and duty operating against guerrillas in Georgia and
Alabama and escorting trains from Chattanooga to Atlanta January to September,
1865. Mustered out September 19, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 53 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 205 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 262.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1303
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