Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion

Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois)
File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois flag
Active	1861 to December 25, 1862
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry

Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois) was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Stewart's Battalion was consolidated in July 1862 at Jackson, Tennessee from Stewart's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "A;" Carmichael's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "B;" Dollins' Independent Cavalry Company as Company "C;" O'Harnett's Independent Cavalry Company as Company "D"; Hutchins' Independent Cavalry Company as Company "E." The battalion was transferred to the 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on December 25, 1862 as Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F".

See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War

References

• The Civil War Archive