I have been looking for more info on 13th calvary, company E Illinois. The battles listed by the Adjutant General seems to only begin in the year 1863, yet i know they were in battle elsewhere prior to this as they mustered late in 1861. I have an ancestor that was discharged in 1862 due to illness and was brought back to his home in Olney Illinois and died a few weeks later. There are handed down stories as to where he saw action but at those places, there is no record of them.. I have heard they split up the different units and its possible he went one way while some of the other companies went another, then rejoined.. Is it possible to get a more detailed look at what this unit was involved in.. thank you doug

From Dyer's: Eight Companies organized at Camp Douglas, Ill., October 30, 1861, to February 20, 1862... SERVICE.-Duty in District of Southeast Missouri February to June, 1862. Joined General Curtis at Jacksonport, Ark., June 1. March to Helena, Ark., June 1-July 14. Grand Haze, White River, July 4. Hill's Plantation, Cache River, Round Hill, Bayou De View July 7. Gaines' Landing, Pittman's Ferry July 20. Cotton Plant July 25. Scout in Wayne, Stoddard and Dunklin Counties, Mo., August 20-27 (Detachment). Union Mills August 22. Four Miles August 23. Bloomfiled August 24. Camp Pillow August 29. Little River Bridge August 31 (Detachment). Bloomfield September 11. Davidson's Campaign in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas October, 1862 to May, 1863. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jurneywithme@aol.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 5:38 PM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 13th Ill. calvary Company E > I have been looking for more info on 13th calvary, company E Illinois. > > The battles listed by the Adjutant General seems to only begin in the year > 1863, yet i know they were in battle elsewhere prior to this as they mustered > late in 1861. I have an ancestor that was discharged in 1862 due to illness > and was brought back to his home in Olney Illinois and died a few weeks > later. There are handed down stories as to where he saw action but at those > places, there is no record of them.. I have heard they split up the > different units and its possible he went one way while some of the other > companies went another, then rejoined.. Is it possible to get a more detailed > look at what this unit was involved in.. thank you > doug >

Doug: Go to this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/reg_html/cav_013.htm There is a history of both the original unit and the consolidated unit. Both the adjutant general's report and Dyers' Compendium are available here. I think you should find all you need. The complete roster of the original company E is on line, as are all the rosters of the consolidated regiment. Jack Cox Researching 7th Il Infantry and 61st Il Infantry ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jurneywithme@aol.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 7:38 PM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 13th Ill. calvary Company E > I have been looking for more info on 13th calvary, company E Illinois. > > The battles listed by the Adjutant General seems to only begin in the year > 1863, yet i know they were in battle elsewhere prior to this as they mustered > late in 1861. I have an ancestor that was discharged in 1862 due to illness > and was brought back to his home in Olney Illinois and died a few weeks > later. There are handed down stories as to where he saw action but at those > places, there is no record of them.. I have heard they split up the > different units and its possible he went one way while some of the other > companies went another, then rejoined.. Is it possible to get a more detailed > look at what this unit was involved in.. thank you > doug >