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8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
The 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment was an cavalry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered into service as the 39th Indiana Infantry Regiment on August 29, 1861, and fought at Battle of Shiloh, Shiloh and Battle of Stones River, Stones River. After being converted to mounted infantry, the regiment served in the Tullahoma campaign and at Battle of Chickamauga, Chickamauga. On October 15, 1863, the unit was renamed the 8th Indiana Cavalry and took part in Rousseau's Opelika Raid, and fought at Battle of Brown's Mill, Brown's Mill and Battle of Lovejoy's Station, Lovejoy's Station in the Atlanta campaign. The regiment served in Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas campaign before being mustered out of service on July 20, 1865. Organization Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., as 39th Regiment Infantry, August 29, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky and duty at Muldraugh's Hill, Camp Nevin, Nolin Creek and Green River until Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states. The Union Army was a new formation comprising mostly state units, together with units from the regular U.S. Army. The border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them, especially Maryla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening, and skirmishing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies. An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations depending on era and tactics, such as cavalryman, horseman, trooper, cataphract, knight, hussar, uhlan, mamluk, cuirassier, lancer, dragoon, or horse archer. The designation of ''cavalry'' was not usually given to any military forces that used other animals for mounts, such as camels or elephants. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the early 17th to the early 18th century as '' dragoons'', a class of mounted infantry which in most armies later evolved into standard cavalry while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1865 Disestablishments In Indiana
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 Establishments In Indiana
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Units And Formations Of The Union Army From Indiana
Unit may refer to: Arts and entertainment * UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation Music * ''Unit'' (album), 1997 album by the Australian band Regurgitator * The Units, a synthpunk band Television * ''The Unit'', an American television series * '' The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project'', South Korean reality TV survival show Business * Stock keeping unit, a discrete inventory management construct * Strategic business unit, a profit center which focuses on product offering and market segment * Unit of account, a monetary unit of measurement * Unit coin, a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization's insignia or emblem * Work unit, the name given to a place of employment in the People's Republic of China Science and technology Science and medicine * Unit, a vessel or section of a chemical plant * Blood unit, a measuremen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad Simon Lakin
Rev. Arad Simon Lakin (May 10, 1810–January 22, 1890) was an American minister, and university president. He was a Methodist minister from New York state, sent to Alabama in order to reestablish the national Methodist Church in the state, and was labeled a "carpetbagger" by Southerners. He was appointed president of the University of Alabama for a period during the Reconstruction era. Biography Arad Simon Lakin was born in 1810 in Hancock, Delaware County, New York. He grew up in New York state in rural poverty. Lakin served as the Chaplain of the 8th Indiana Cavalry, Union Army, during the American Civil War. He was a reverend from Ohio and had been active in the political organizing of freed slaves. The Bishop of Ohio send minister Lakin to Alabama as a missionary for the national Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). His goal was to establish a biracial congregation at MEC in Alabama and as a result, the Ku Klux Klan targeted Lakin. On September 1, 1868, Lakin and Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indiana Civil War Units
List of military units raised by the state of Indiana during the American Civil War. Artillery units Cavalry ''Note: Cavalry regiments also had infantry designations.'' *1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment (28th Infantry) *2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (41st Infantry) *3rd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (45th Infantry) ** East Wing ( Army of the Potomac) ** West Wing ( Army of the Ohio) *4th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (77th Infantry) *5th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (90th Infantry) *6th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (71st Infantry) *7th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (119th Infantry) *8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (39th Infantry) *9th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (121st Infantry) *10th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (125th Infantry) *11th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (126th Infantry) *12th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (127th Infantry) *13th Indiana Cavalry Regiment (131st Infantry) * Stewart's Independent Cavalry Company * Bracken's Independent Cavalry Company * Independent Company Mounted Scouts Infantry ''Note: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounted Infantry
Mounted infantry were infantry who rode horses instead of marching. The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry. According to the 1911 ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', "Mounted rifles are half cavalry, mounted infantry merely specially mobile infantry." Today, with motor vehicles having replaced horses for military transport, the motorized infantry are in some respects successors to mounted infantry. History Pre-gunpowder The origins of mounted infantry go back to at least the beginnings of organised warfare. With the weight of ancient bronze armor, the opposing champions would travel to battle on chariots before dismounting to fight. With the evolution of hoplite warfare, some hoplites would travel to battle on horseback, before dismounting to take their place in the phalanx. The early pre-Marian Roman military had units consisting of infantrymen clinging to the saddles of the cavalry to take them to battle and then dismounting to fight. Gallic and Germanic warban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39th Indiana Infantry Regiment
The 39th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Corinth, and Battle of Stones River, Stones River. In April 1863 the unit acquired horses and Spencer rifles and became mounted infantry, serving in the Tullahoma campaign and at Battle of Chickamauga, Chickamauga. On October 15, 1863, the unit was renamed the 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment. Service The 39th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 29, 1861. The regiment was attached to Wood's Brigade, McCook's Command, Army of the Ohio, October–November 1861. 6th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861. 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps (Union Army), I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing, XIV Corps (Union Army), X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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