15th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Encyclopedia
The 15th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
on October 17, 1863. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel
Charles R. Jennison
.
The regiment was attached to District of the Border, Department of Missouri, to January 1864. Department of Kansas to June 1864. Districts of North and South Kansas, Department of Missouri, to October 1865.
The majority of the regiment mustered out of service on October 19, 1865. Company H mustered out of service on December 7, 1865.
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 15th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, KansasLeavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
on October 17, 1863. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Charles R. Jennison
Charles R. Jennison
Charles R. Jennison also known as "Doc" Jennison was a hero of the anti-slavery faction during the Bleeding Kansas Affair and became even more famous as a Union colonel and as leader of Redlegs during the American Civil War.-Early life and Bleeding Kansas:Charles R. Jennison was born on June 6,...
.
The regiment was attached to District of the Border, Department of Missouri, to January 1864. Department of Kansas to June 1864. Districts of North and South Kansas, Department of Missouri, to October 1865.
The majority of the regiment mustered out of service on October 19, 1865. Company H mustered out of service on December 7, 1865.
Detailed service
Assigned to duty at Leavenworth and at various points in southern Kansas, at Olathe, Paola, Coldwater Grove, Trading Post, Fort Scott, Osage Mission and Humboldt by detachments (Company H at Fort Riley) until October 1864. Skirmish at Clear Creek, Mo., May 16, 1864 (detachments of Companies D and L). Scout from Fort Leavenworth to Weston, Mo., June 13–16, 1864. Expedition into Missouri June 16–20 (Companies B, C, and G). Price's Raid in Missouri and Kansas September to November. Lexington October 19. Little Blue October 21. Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Coldwater Grove, Osage, October 24. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, and battle of Charlot October 25. Newtonia October 28. Duty in Dept. of Kansas and Dept. of the Missouri until October 1865.Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 100 men during service; 2 officers and 19 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 77 enlisted men died of disease.Notable members
- Private David Lewis PayneDavid L. PayneDavid Lewis Payne was an American soldier and pioneer. Payne is considered by some to be the "Father of Oklahoma" for his work in opening the state to settlement....
, Company H - "father" of OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
See also
- List of Kansas Civil War Units
- Kansas in the Civil WarKansas in the Civil WarEven before the outbreak of the American Civil War, the territory of Kansas had been the scene of fighting between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces...