List of Nebraska Civil War Units
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The following is a list of Nebraska units formed 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...

. Some saw action only on the frontier in the Indian Wars. The state raised one regiment of infantry (subsequently converted to cavalry), two regiments (including the converted infantry) and a battalion of cavalry (successor of the second cavalry regiment), several companies of militia, and two scout companies.

Cavalry

  • 1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry
    1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry
    The 1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.- Service :The 1st Nebraska Cavalry was created from the 1st Nebraska Infantry on October 11, 1863. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert R. Livingston...

  • 1st Battalion Nebraska Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
    1st Battalion Nebraska Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
    The 1st Battalion Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:When the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry was mustered out of service, in the fall of 1863, Governor Alvin Saunders authorized the raising of an independent battalion of...

  • 2nd Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry
  • Independent Company Omaha Scouts
  • Independent Company "A" Pawnee Scouts

See also

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