List of Nebraska Civil War Units
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The following is a list of Nebraska units formed during the American Civil War
. 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.
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 Cavalry1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer CavalryThe 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 Cavalry1st Battalion Nebraska Veteran Volunteer CavalryThe 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
- Lists of American Civil War regiments by state
- Nebraska in the American Civil WarNebraska in the American Civil WarDuring the American Civil War , Nebraska was still a territory of the United States, not achieving statehood until two years after the War.-Nebraska at the start of the Civil War:...