12th Illinois Cavalry Regiment

12th Illinois Cavalry
Illinois flag
Active February 24, 1862, to May 29, 1866
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Cavalry
Engagements

Harpers Ferry
Battle of Gettysburg
Stoneman's 1863 Raid

12th Cav, Co. H and I (McClellan Dragoons)
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days
Battle of Antietam
Fredericksburg

The 12th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

History

The 12th Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler in February 1862. It was part of the Army of the Potomac from September 1862 to November 1863; the Department of the Gulf from March 1864 to February 1865; and the Department of Texas from July 1865 to May 1866.

The 4th Illinois Cavalry was consolidated with the 12th Illinois Cavalry on June 14, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 38 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 192 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

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