Three years service.
The Colonel of this regiment was Eugene Carr of the regular army. A portion of company H
from Schuyler county and one whole company (G) from Brown county, composed part of it. The regiment was organized at Camp Butler, in August 1861. Its
first movement was to St. Louis, Sept. 25th, and thence up the Missouri river to Jefferson City, and thence to Warsaw, in the direction of Springfield,
Mo. Under Gen. Hunter, it reached Rolla, Nov. 19, where it remained till the 29th of Dec. 1861, when it moved in advance of Gen. Curtis' army for the
south-west. On the 13th of Feb. 1862, near Springfield, the Third cavalry fought the first engagement, and won the first victory of Gen. Curtis'
campaign.
On the 14th of February, 1862, occupied Springfield, Mo. On the 15th came up with Gen.
Price's retreating army, and took some prisoners. On the 18th, at Sugar creek, Ark., the Third battalion participated in a cavalry charge, routing the
enemy. Had various skirmishes and short marches during the summer and fall in Arkansas and west of the Mississippi river, when, on the 23d Dec. 1862, it
reported to Brig. Gen. Steel, at the mouth of the Yazoo river, formed part of the force, and did good service in the disastrous attack on Vicksburg,
Miss., under Gen. Sherman. It was among the last to leave the field and embark on boats, after the battle.
The Battalion of which the regiment formed a part, under Col. McCrillis, of Springfield
Ills., took part in the Western Louisiana campaign under Gen. Banks. In Dec. 1864, Major O'Connor, of Pana, took command of the Battalion, and it moved
to Port Hudson, and from thence to Memphis, Tenn., rejoining the regiment, which had been separated into three divisions. In the month of July, a large
portion of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans. The non veterans, under Major O'Connor, were stationed as garrison at Germantown, Tenn. On the 21st of
August, the regiment participated in the repulse of Gen. Forrest, in his attack on Memphis. On the 24th of August, 1864, the non-veterans having been
mustered out, the veterans were consolidated into a Battalion of six companies.
The Battalion operated below and around Nashville, and took part in the battles with Gen.
Hood's army in Dec. 1864. In May, 1865, it embarked for St. Louis, Mo., thence to St. Paul, Minnesota, reporting to Major Gen. Curtis. On the 4th of
July, 1865, it was ordered on an Indian expedition over the plains of Minnestora and Dakota, north to the British lines, and then returned to Fort
Snelling, Oct. 1st, arriving at Springfield, Illinois, Oct. 13th, 1865, and was mustered out of service. Such are some of the leading movements of the
Third Cavalry Regiment, in which these men largely participated.
*Company B.
*Horton, John
*Seward, David A.
*Seward, Stephen H.
Company H.
Beretler, John - Private, mustered out September 5, 1864.
Bixby, Henry C. - Private.
Bollman, William C. - Private, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865, as
Sergeant.
Bradley, John W. - Private, Veteran, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10,
1865.
Bradley, Thomas H. - Private, mustered out September 5, 1864.
Chapman, John C. - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidataed, mustered out October 10, 1865.
Chapman, William - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865.
Edwards, Charles N. - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865.
Edwards, William B. - Private, Veteran, died Helena, Arkansas, August 28, 1862.
Geer, Sidney A. - Private, Veteran, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865, as
Corporal.
Gossage, Andrew J. - Private, Veteran, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, absent at mustering out of
regiment.
Horton, George H. - First Lieutenant, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, resigned May 22, 1861.
Justus, John A. - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865.
Kingrey, William H. - Private, Veteran, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, Promoted September 2d to Lieutenant,
mustered out October 10, 1865.
Onion, William T. - Private.
Phillips, Asheal [*Asahel] M. - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10,
1865.
Reed, John H. - Sergeant, discharged.
Rucker, Eli - Private, mustered out September 5, 1864.
Shaw, Liberty - Private, deserted February 10, 1862.
Talbott, Isaiah - Recruit, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, mustered out October 10, 1865.
Williams, Walter - Private, Veteran, tr. to Co. B Consolidated, deserted June 6, 1865.
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