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A BRIEF HISTORY OF
THE 13th INDIANA CAVALRY
131st REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS
1863-1865
Contributed to Jennings County INGenWeb by the author Mark Danielson of Bellingham, Washington.

As the Union prepared to take the war deeper into the South, the Governor of Indiana received a request for more men to aid in the effort. The 13th Indiana Cavalry was the final regiment of cavalry organized in Indiana during the Civil War. Its 12 companies, designated A through M (with no J company) were recruited mostly in southern Indiana counties. Each company was drawn from specific locales. Company C was recruited in Jefferson and Jennings counties beginning on the first of September, 1863. Local papers began running advertisements like this:
CAVALRYMEN ATTENTION
Lieut. David McClure, formerly of 3rd Indiana Cavalry
Is authorized to raise a company of cavalry for a
NEW REGIMENT
To serve three years, if the war should last so long
New recruits receive $302 bounty;
Veterans receive $402.
FALL IN BOYS
And assist in crushing treason and rebellion and avoid a draft
Headquarters adjoining Courier Office,
On West Street, Madison Indiana
Lieut. David McClure
Nov 13 dtf
Recruiting Officer
    By November of 1863 Lieutenant George F. Branham had opened a recruiting office in Union Hall, North Madison, appealing to patriotic duty and guilt over letting others fight the war. He, too, encouraged men to sign up to avoid the prospect of a draft in Indiana. Branham was recruiting from the same locality for a different cavalry regiment, although his ad didn't specify which one.

    Assisting McClure in his recruitment efforts were Edward F. Reid and Lt. Joseph M. Stricker. Reid was enlisted as a private in Company C, but was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in January, 1864, and he eventually replaced McClure at the head of Company C. Since Jefferson County and Madison provided many of the men in Company C, most of my information will focus on what experiences Company C had during the war. Outlying communities, such as Columbus, also saw recruitment activities for Company C.
    Other companies were being organized in New Albany, Indianapolis and Kokomo through the end of April 1864.

    Those who enlisted were only paid a portion of the promised bounty at the start of their enlistment. My ancestor, Cleveland Rodgers of Wirt, was paid $60.00, and was still owed part of the bounty when he was mustered out in 1865. He began receiving a private's pay of $13.00 a month. The issue of bounties became a flash point in March, 1864, when members of Company C published a protest in the Madison Courier over the terms placed on a $200 bounty offered by Jefferson County. Payment of the bounty would halt if a soldier were wounded, ill, or otherwise unfit for duty.

    Most of the recruits were young men in their late teens and early twenties. Many had experienced a taste of war serving in local militias during the John Hunt Morgan raid the year before. There were a few more experienced men on the roster. Company C's Sergeant Pleasant Barnes was over fifty years old. A number of men transferred into the new regiment from other cavalry units, notably the 3rd Indiana Cavalry. Near the end of the conflict troopers from the 16th Indiana Mounted Infantry were transferred into the company.

    The companies were brought together for the beginning of training and for equipping at Camp Carrington in Indianapolis. Unfortunately, the new regiment found itself poorly supplied in arms and without horses. When the time came to move out, the 13th Indiana Cavalry was classed as infantry. Before that time arrived, however, Capt. David McClure put in a request to have his commission revoked. It's not clear exactly why he asked for that. He was a veteran of Gettysburg and he was wounded by a cannon blast in a later conflict as part of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry. His request was based on the idea that his wife was dying and he wanted to spend her last days with her. Governor Morton sent a personal request to relieve McClure of his duty. McClure's wife didn't die for many years thereafter, and not before she had divorced him on a charge of alcoholism and cruelty.

    Company C lost its first man on April 7, 1864. As they were proceeding by rail to Indianapolis, private Abner Blaze, a farrier from Hanover, beneath the wheels.

    Edward F. Reid assumed command of Company C, receiving a promotion to 1st Lieutenant in May, and eventually arriving at the rank of Captain. Reid was born in Kinross, Scotland, in 1836. He was orphaned as a young boy and he ran away to sea. His biography in the Monmouth College Oracle said that "The streets of Calcutta were as familiar to him as the streets of Monmouth." Reid studied at Queens College, Belfast, and he emigrated when he was 22 to complete his degree at Hanover, Indiana.

    Reid enlisted as a private in Company E of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry in July of 1861. The regiment was sent east to serve with the Army of the Potomac. He fought in a number of major battles: South Mountain, Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville. He was riding with Buford's cavalry on the morning of July 1, 1863, when the rebels were spotted on the Chambersburg road. He spent that day riding to and fro in front of Gettysburg, dodging shells and bullets. Eventually his unit lost their position behind a stone wall at the corner of the Seminary, and the rebels were able to take the town.

    On April 29, 1864, Major General N. J. T. Dana sent a Special Order to the Indiana Volunteer Cavalry at Camp Carrington.
Their country calls them suddenly to the field, and relies on the known qualities of these patriot soldiers so far as to feel full confidence that a temporary service, in any capacity, will be performed by them with cheerfulness and valor, in view of its great and pressing need for their strong arms and brave hearts.

    Dana's exhortation ordered the 9th through 13th regiments to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would be classed as infantry, lacking horses or arms. But he promised that those regiments that were partially mounted would be equipped as soon as possible and that all would eventually be "placed in the saddle."

    Brigadier General Carrington declared that the order would be acted on immediately. He instructed the officers and men to
dispense with all superfluous baggage and move in light marching order. Haversacks, Canteens, India Rubber Blankets, Army Blanket, Tin Cup, Knife and fork, Shelter Tents and a suitable change of under-clothing will form the personal outfit. Knapsacks will be dispensed with.

    As dismounted troops, the 13th Indiana were issued rifles rather than cavalry carbines, but they were limited to 40 rounds of ammunition. Mounted men were equipped with sabers, expecting to receive carbines and pistols when they arrived at Nashville.

    At Nashville the 13th received one month's hasty training in cavalry tactics, although they still didn't have mounts assigned to them. Still dismounted, regiment was sent to Huntsville, Alabama to protect the surrounding railroads from raiders. The 13th and other Indiana newcomers went to work patrolling for bushwhackers, repairing the damage they had done and gathering food and forage for their post.

    The Huntsville garrison contained elements of the 11th, 12th, and 13th Indiana cavalry, but few horses to share amongst them. In September of 1864 General Nathan Bedford Forrest sent General Buford to attack the town. He led an estimated 2,000 cavalry and between two and three thousand infantry. Union forces in the town totaled around 1,200 men.

    Brigadier General R. S. Granger, in charge of the defense of Huntsville, replied to Buford's demand to surrender with refusal. "You can come and take it as soon as you get ready." Two hours later Granger sent a second note advising Buford to avoid attacking the town, in order to avoid injury to civilians. Instead, he offered to meet Buford on any ground he might specify.

    General Forrest himself sent a note rejecting Granger's offer. "I expect to attack you tomorrow morning from every rock, house, tree & shrub in the vicinity & feeling confident of my ability to succeed in my anticipation of attack now bid you prepare yourself for the fray."

    The following morning there were scattered skirmishes and a few shells lobbed from the town, but by noon it became clear that Forrest's troops were marching away. Granger credited his men with energy and zeal in preparing for the defense.

    Stationed at Huntsville without mounts for six months, the 13th Indiana lost 17 men. Fifteen of those were victims of typhus. In that day and in those conditions, typhus was an ever-present danger. It was spread by mites and fleas carried by rats along the river. It was commonly referred to as Spotted Fever. Eventually the regiment would lose 32 men to that disease. Another 24 men died of chronic diarrhea and seven others of measles. Many of the men, like my ancestor Cleveland Rodgers, fought the diseases they encountered at Huntsville for the rest of their lives.

    Not long after General Forrest moved on, six companies of the 13th Indiana were detailed to return to Louisville, Kentucky, to receive horses for the regiment. Company C departed Huntsville on October 16, and it would not return. Arriving at Louisville, the six companies of the 13th Indiana were immediately sent by steamboat to Paducah to oppose General Forrest's troops again. They set up defensive positions and held them for a week until it was clear that General Forrest was bound for other places. On the return trip up the river, Commissary Sergeant Louis Glass fell into the Ohio and drowned. Glass was from a German family that lived in Madison. His brother Jacob was Lieutenant Colonel of the 32nd Indiana Infanty, an all-German regiment. The Daily Evening Courier of Madison printed a sober announcement of Glass's death, stating that "Should his body be recovered, we suppose he will be buried alongside his brother, the late lamented Col. Jacob Glass in Springdale Cemetery."

    The six companies remained at Louisville for only three days before marching towards Nashville with their horses and new equipment. They arrived there on November 20, 1864, and rested for ten days. Then they were sent out to reconnoiter the movements of General John Bell Hood and his cavalry. Once again, the 13th was to face troops of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

    Finding themselves cut off from Nashville, the six companies took refuge with the Union troops at LaVergne, Tennessee. Then they were delegated to Fortress Rosencrans near Murfreesboro. Two Indiana soldiers died in skirmishes with Forrest's cavalry on November 30. The following day the rebels lay siege to Fortress Rosencrans.

    On December 4th the rebels wheeled their cannons to lay siege to a blockhouse guarding the railroad bridge over Overall's Creek. The 13th Indiana was ordered to the support of the blockhouse. Less than a mile from Fortress Rosencrans the 13th met with Confederate pickets, and they drove them back to the main Confederate force occupying strong positions on both sides of Overall's Creek.

    Colonel Gilbert Mortimer Lafayette Johnson was in charge of the 13th Indiana Cavalry, and it was he who led his men into battle that day. Johnson came to the 13th with a well-established reputation for bravery, if not outright foolhardiness. A native of Warren County, Ohio, Johnson was living in Indianapolis in 1861, when he joined the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He was given the rank of 1st Lieutenant, promoted to Captain the following winter, and he fought in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi over the following years.

    During the Battle of Chickamauga, Johnson served on General Negley's staff. At one point he found himself cut off from the general, so he reported to the first Union troops he found. It happened to be General George Thomas's staff, the Commander of the Army of the Cumberland. After identifying himself, Johnson volunteered to ride towards a cloud of dust that signified approaching troops. General Thomas needed to know whose side those troops were on. Johnson's ride took him through woods filled with Confederate skirmishers who fired a hail of bullets at him. Johnson reached the approaching troops and found that they were Union troops. He guided them to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland, earning the sobriquet of "Hero of Chickamauga."

    Now Colonel Johnson volunteered his troops to charge the rebel battery. He guided his men to a position behind the forward lines and when the 174th Ohio stepped aside, he led the 13th Indiana through the gap at a gallop. In the midst of this charge, Johnson recognized that he would never be able to overwhelm the mass of rebels around the cannons, so he veered away, sweeping up some enemy pickets and returning to the south side of the creek by way of the turnpike bridge. While the Federals lost five men at that battle, none were from the 13th Indiana. Private John Ward's horse was killed by a cannonball that went on to knock down Private James Teague, slightly wounding him.

    Over several succeeding days the rebels stormed Fortress Rosencrans. Confederate Major General Bate led his division of infantry against the stronghold, with 2,500 cavalry from General Forrest in support. On the 7th of December, General Milroy, commanding Union troops at Fortress Rosencrans, ordered a counterattack with seven regiments, including the 13th Indiana. The Battle of Wilkinson's Pike lasted less than an hour, and the Confederates were driven from their barricades in spite of General Forrest's attempts to rally them.

    Around 30 Union troops died in that battle, and 175 were wounded. Once again, the 13th escaped without losing a man. Company C lost its only trooper to die in battle two days later, outside Murfreesboro. Private Henry Otto, who kept a barber shop on Main Street in Madison, died from a shot to the abdomen. On the 13th of December, Private James C. Read of Madison was captured by the rebels. He was able to escape them at Pulaski, Tennessee, shortly thereafter, but he spent much of the remainder of the war in the hospital at Nashville.

    A War Department inspector toured the camp of the 13th Indiana Cavalry at Nashville on February 6, and sent a glowing report to Washington: "The 13th Ind Cavy I found in excellent condition. I never inspected a regiment with more satisfaction-every officer and man knew and performed his duty. In fact I never saw a Volunteer regiment surpass it in any respect."

    In mid-February, all the companies of the 13th Indiana were reunited at Paducah. They and their horses were boarded on steamships joining a fleet of some 10 vessels bound for Vicksburg with the rest of the 2nd Brigade. But the intended raid on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad was scuttled when the call for more cavalry at Mobile Bay was received.

    The regiment reached Chalmette, Louisiana, around March 12, where they spent three weeks gearing up for the Mobile campaign. Finally they boarded a ship to sail through stormy waters to a new campsite four miles from Spanish Fort outside Mobile. The Indiana regiments were tasked with patrolling a swath of ground between Perdido River and Mobile Bay to guard against attack from the rear.

    In early April the 13th was instructed to set up a courier system between Mobile Bay, Greenwood and Perdido Mills. They set up stations six miles apart. At each station two horses were kept saddled. Couriers were sternly cautioned to destroy their messages if capture was inevitable. They were forbidden to take orders from strange officers unless they saw satisfactory evidence of their identity. Couriers moved at a constant gallop from one station to the next. After handing off their message, the courier would walk his horse back to his original post. Each post was manned with no fewer than ten men and an officer. Men were issued five days rations and three days of short forage for the horses. They were given a hundred rounds of ammunition.

    As the siege of Mobile proceeded, General Lee fought his last battle at Appomattox. But his surrender did not mean the end of hostilities in Alabama. When Mobile surrendered, the 13th Indiana was placed under the command of General Grierson, who marched them inland for around 700 miles, as far as Georgetown, Georgia, and back to Mississippi.

    Grierson was a civilian music teacher who detested horses. His assignment to the cavalry was made under protest. But he proved a cunning officer. In 1863, he had been given an assignment to lead a raid deep into Confederate territory to destroy the railroads leading to Vicksburg. Leaving his post behind him in Tennessee, he eluded Confederate pursuers repeatedly as he headed south. At one point he sent a detachment of his men back to Tennessee to confuse the pursuers. But when he completed his mission, Grierson found himself cut off from retreat. He stymied his pursuers again by turning south instead of north to Tennessee. When he reached Union lines in Louisiana he had to convince his Federal captors that he had really led a Union column straight through Confederate territory, all the way from Tennessee.

    It was on the first leg of Grierson's march with the Indiana regiments that two pieces of news arrived. Judd Coomer, who served with the 12th Indiana, recorded the incident in his diary.
...We were met by a courier bearing a flag of truce. He had good news and bad news for us. The first news revealed to us was, that Lee had surrendered. This was received with such a hurrahing as I never heard before. But the noise had hardly died away when we were apprised of the assassination of Uncle Abe. For some time everything was quiet as the grave.     Grierson's mission was to disrupt communications between rebel armies still in the field in North Carolina and Alabama. Along the way, they released Union prisoners, freed slaves and confiscated or destroyed Confederate materiel. Grierson had his men refrain from destroying cotton, livestock and other useful stores. He felt it would be unwise to do so when the end of the conflict was so apparent. But he did allow the soldiers to give away Confederate commissary and quartermaster stores to the poor, provided his own command didn't need them.

    Grierson was impressed with the Indiana men, writing to Governor Morton, "I believe it my duty...and take pleasure in stating that with one exception "the 13th Indiana, the 12th Indiana is the best disciplined regiment in my entire command."

    When Grierson reached Mississippi, he sent the 13th Indiana north to occupy Columbus, Alabama. They performed guard duty to protect supplies and equipment confiscated from the Confederates. Company C was reinforced by sixteen troopers transferred from the 16th Indiana Mounted Infantry, but their enlistments were soon due to run out.

    Col. Johnson was reinstated as the commander of the 13th Indiana. As the enlistments ran out, he began sending men home to Indiana. But with the remainder of the regiment, he raided Macon, Gainsville and Memphis, Alabama, confiscating 700 sacks of corn, 75 bales of fodder, 320 bales of cotton, and impounding 13 buildings filled with ordnance.

    The 13th Indiana was then posted to Macon, Mississippi, where freed slaves from the vicinity threw them a party to thank them for their efforts. Colonel Johnson cautioned his men "to offer no inducements to negroes to leave their homes." By discouraging flight, he hoped that they would provide for their own subsistence and prove a benefit to the community.

    The 13th Indiana captured the Confederate governor of Mississippi at Macon. Johnson requested permission to pursue raiders even beyond the border of Mississippi, Alabama. The 13th Indiana may have battled renegade Confederates as late as October 12. Finally, however, they returned to Vicksburg, where, on November 18, 1865, the 13th Indiana was mustered out. During their service, the regiment lost one officer and 14 enlisted men to battle; they lost another two officers and 125 enlisted men to disease.

    Eleven men of Company C died in the course of the war. Eight died of fevers, typhoid or chronic diarrhea. Abner Blaze died in a railroad accident and Sergeant Glass died by drowning. Private Henry Otto was shot in battle outside Murfreesboro. Thirteen men deserted, five of these within the first few months of service, before the company left Indiana. Four more left before they saw their first battle at Huntsville. Nobody deserted in late 1864 and early 1865, during the crucial time when the regiment was facing General Forrest. But four more deserted during the final march across the South in the summer of 1865.

    Colonel Johnson returned to Huntsville after the war. He married a woman he had been courting, and he stayed on to become the postmaster. In 1871, he died from complications from a wound he had received early in the war.

THE MEN OF COMPANY C
13TH INDIANA CAVALRY
Jefferson and Jennings Counties, Indiana
1864-1865
Much of this information is found in John W. Powell's book, History of the 13th Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 1863-1865 Evansville Bindery
Name Rank Age Date of Enlistment Place of Enlistment Home Town Comments
Amther, William Private Louisville, KY 22nd Indiana Inf Aug 15, 1861 to Aug 22, 1864. Joined 16th Indiana Mounted Inf. Transferred to 13th Ind Cav Jun 29, 1865.
Barnes, Pleasant Sargeant 53 January 5th Madison Madison B. 1811 North Carolina. Moved to Jefferson County about 1820. Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Discharged Jul 25, 1865.
Benson, Alexander Private Jan 13, Madison Deserted February 18, 1864
Blaze, Abner Blacksmith 30 Jan 3 Madison Hanover Killed in railroad accident at Scipio, IN April 7, 1864
Brown, William H. Private 22 Feb 18 Madison Madison Vet of Co F 12th Vol Inf
Burge, Henry Private April 26 Madison Deserted May 6, 1864, enlisted in Co F, 17th Ky Cav as Henry Clark
Busch, Louis Sergeant Jan 13 Madison Subscribed to bounty protest
Buzzard, David Private Jan 18 Greensburg, Rush county Co C, 16th Indana Inf, transf from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf on June 29, 1865.
Capito, Benjamin F. Private 18 Jan 16 Madison Madison
Chiales, Albert Private Jan 13 North Vernon
Christie, William C. Private 19 Jan 16 Madison Madison Saddler, Mustered out by surgeon's order May 15, 1865
Cline, William Private 34 Feb 18 Madison Madison Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Mustered out as Corporal Aug 14, 1865, recorded as Sergeant
Coker, James Private Jan 13 Madison Co D, 6th Indiana Inf, Discharged disabled 100 days service in 139th Indiana Infantry. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Coleman, Robert Private Jan 13 North Madison Discharged Jun 24, 1865.
Comely, Vernon Private 18 Jan 16 Madsion Madison
Cook, William C. Private Madsion Mustered out Oct 10, 1865.
Davis, Henry F. Private Greensburg, Rush County Co Co, C, 16th Indiana Inf, Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Dollhoover (Dolhover), Martin Private 25 Jan 16 Madison Madison German immigrant, prosecuted for assault and battery and, in company with brothers, with riot.
Drixel (Drexel), John Private Jan 13 North Vernon Rank has also been reported as Sergeant. Mustered out as bugler.
Feagler (Fagler), James W. Private Jan 13 North Vernon Co. K 54th Indiana Inf, enlisted Dec 9, 1862.
Feltus, Charles L. Private Jan 13 Madison Co A, 9th Indiana Legion; Private 2nd Ohio Inf.; Gunboat service; Mustered out as Hospital Steward. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Feltus, Henry J. Corporal Jan 13 Madison Promoted to Sergeant Major as replacement for W. H. Timberlake Jun 14, 1864. Promoted to Adjutant Oct 1, 1865. Mustered out as 1st Lieutenant.
Foke, Herman Private Jan 13 North Vernon
Forwe, John Private Jan 13 North Vernon
Freeman, Abraham Private Jan 13 North Vernon Co K 12th Indiana Inf. Discharged Sep 18, 1865.
Freeman, Henry Private Jan 13 North Vernon Discharged Sep 18, 1865.
Glass, Louis Comm. Sergeant Jan 13 Madison Corporal Co K 6th Indiana Inf. Drowned at Louisville, Oct 28 1864.
Glass, Michael Private 18 Jan 16 Madison North Vernon
Goins, William H. Private 20 Jan 16 Madison Madison Mustered out as Corporal.
Gottewollas, John Corporal Jan 13 North Vernon Mustered out as Sergeant
Gray, George O. Private Jan 13 Madison Co C 55th Indiana Inf; Deserted from 13th Indiana Cav; enlisted Co K 5th Ohio Cav Feb 10, 1865 as George Ware.
Gray, Joseph Private Nov 22 Vicksburg, MS and Lawrence Co., Indiana Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Gray, Lucian A. Private Madison Mustered out as Corporal.
Grinstead, Jasper Private 31 Madison 6th Indiana Inf; Mustered out as Blacksmith.
Guernsey, Daniel B. Private Dearborn County; Washington Co E 16th Indiana Inf; Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 2, 9, 1865.
Hammond, Joseph Private Miami, IN Co F 16th Indiana Inf; Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Hart, Houze Private 18 Jan 16 Madison Madison
Hart, John Private 21 Jan 16 Madison Madison Co C 12th Indiana Inf. Mustered out as Blacksmith.
Hawkey, Hickman Private 18 Jan 16 Madison North Vernon Also shown as Hickman F. Hockey. Co E 82nd Indiana Inf, from which deserted Sep 17, 1862. Claimed Tripton, IN as home.
Healus, John Private Dearborn County Co E 16th Indiana Inf Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29 1865
Heineger, Jasper Private 23 Jan 4 Vernon North Vernon Mustered out as Saddler. Also shown as Heminger.
Heiserman (Hiserman), John Private Madison Mustered out as Corporal
Hoffman, Timotheus Private North Vernon
Huffman, Thomas J. Private Washington Co. Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Hyatt, Stephen Private Madison Discharged May 8, 1865.
James, Henry Private Indianapolis Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Mustered out Nov 13, 1865.
Johnson, Edward J. Private North Vernon Mustered out Jun 5, 1865.
Johnson, Thomas Corporal Dupont Mustered out as Sergeant
Johnson, William F. Private Madison Possibly Sergeant, Capt. Mullen's Company, 9th Indiana Legion. Deserted from 13th Indiana Cav Jun 1 1864.
Jones, James Private Indianapolis Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Mustered out Nov 13, 1865.
Jones, James H. Private 19 Jan 16 Madison Madison Died at Baton Rouge, LA, of Typhoid, Apr 18, 1865.
Jones, William R. Private 23 Jan 16 Madison Madison Discharged May 27, 1865.
Kain, James W. Corporal North Vernon Mustered out as Sergeant.
Keene, George W. Private Indianapolis Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Kessler, John Private 18 Jan4 Vernon North Vernon Bugler
Little, William R. Private Madison Died at Louisville, KY, of fever, Mar 24, 1865.
Littrel, Samuel Private Madison Mustered out as Corporal.
Lockhart, Joseph Private 20 Jan 16 Madison Madison Died at home, Mar 24, 1865, of fever.
Lockwood, Henry Private Indianapolis Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Mustered out Nov 4, 1865.
Lynch, Thomas V. Private Leavenworth Captured Dec 13, 1864 near Murfreesboro. Mustered out Jun 22, 1865.
Marsh, John F. Commissary Sergeant Jan 13 Madison Died of Typhoid, Dec 26, 1864 at Jeffersonville, IN. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Marshall, Joseph G. First Lieutenant Madison Corporal Co E 6th Indiana Infantry, 1861. Assisted in recruiting efforts in Madison. Mustered out as First Sergeant. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Martin, William Private Hanover Mustered out Sep 11, 1865.
McClure, David Captain Madison Son of local doctor. Corporal Co E 6th Indiana Inf; Private Co E, 3rd Indiana Cav; Gettysburg; Wounded by cannon blast Barbour's Crossroads, VA in Nov 1862. Loss of some vision, decreased use of right arm. Commission as Captain revoked, Apr 1864.
McFadden, John Private Jan 13 North Vernon Deserted Feb 27, 1864.
McGindey, Michael Private Jan 13 North Vernon Discharged Aug 15, 1865.
McHenry, William Bugler Hanover
Meyers, Peter Private Connersville, Fayette County Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865 Possibly the same individual as Peter Myers, below.
Misomore, George Private Jan 13 Madison Co A 6th Indiana Inf, discharged wounded May 8, 1863 Also spelled Missamore.
Mochletts (Machledt), Henry Sergeant Jan 13 North Madison Died at home May 1, 1865 of Chronic Diarrhea.
Mormon, Henry Priate North Vernon
Mulies, Jackson Private 21 Jan 23 Madison Brownstown, Columbus Township, Bartholomew County Some sources show enlistment on Feb 20, but Edward F. Reid's original muster notes provide the January date. Mustered out May 25, 1865.
Myers, John B. Private Columbus, Bartholomew County Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Mustered out Nov 13, 1865.
Myers, Peter Private October 25 Connersville, Fayette County Co E 16th Indiana Inf; Chaplain; Co A 16th Indiana Inf; Discharged, wounded; Sergeant; Co U, 16th Indiana Mounted Inf; Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf; Mustered out Oct 22, 1865.
Nichols, Gustavus (Nicholas) Private Madison Deserted Mar 27, 1864. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Orrell, Leander C. Sergeant Madison Mustered out as Quartermaster Sergeant. Possibly the same individual as the following.
Orrill, Leander C. Second Lieutenant Jan 13 Madison Mustered out as Sergeant. Co K 22nd Indiana Volunteer Inf; Promoted to Sergeant First Class, then Second Lieutenant. First Lieutenant. Captain. Discharged Feb 22, 1863. Enlisted in 13th Indiana Cav as QM Sergeant, promoted to Second Lieutenant Nov 10 1865, but the promotion was not recorded on the official muster. Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Otto, Henry Private Madison Kept a barbershop on Main Street, Madison. Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Killed at Murfreesboro, TN Dec 9, 1864.
Owens, Thomas Private Nashville, TN Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865. Deserted Oct 10, 1865.
Pagett, John R. Private North Vernon Died at home Apr 5, 1864, of fever.
Pagett, Smith B. Private North Vernon Died at Meridian, MS, Jun 19, 1865, of fever.
Peters, Lucas Private North Vernon Deserted Jan 13, 1864.
Powers, Michael Private Madison
Prall, Elymas W. Private Washington Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Prentiss, John Emery Private Paris Discharged Aug 20, 1865.
Price, Charles Private 18 Jan 16 Madison Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest.
Read, James C. Private 18 Jan 16 Madison Madison Captured Dec 13, 1864. Escaped rebels at Pulaski, TN. Confined to hospital, then transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps, Apr 22, 1865.
Reid, Edward F. Second Lieutenant Jan 16 Hanover Co. E 3rd Indiana Cav.; Gettysburg; Enlisted in 13th Indiana Cav as Second Lieutenant; Promoted to First Lieutenant May 1, 1864. Captain, Nov 10, 1865, but rank was not recorded in the official muster. Mustered out as First Lieutenant. Replaced McClure as Captain of Co C. Later became a Presbyterian minister and professor of Latin at Monmouth College, Illinois.
Renn, Alexander Private North Vernon Mustered out Aug 10, 1865.
Rodgers, Cleveland C. Private 19 Jan 16 Madison Wirt Names variously spelled. Promoted to Corporal Oct 29, 1864; Sergeant Aug 14, 1865.
Roe (Roll), Charles B. Private Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Deserted Apr 30, 1864.
Roublie (Rubblee), Benjamin Wagoner Jan 13 Hanover Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Discharged Aug 24, 1865.
Sanders, John D. Private North Vernon
Sanley (Sauley), Daniel Private Jan 13 Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Mustered out as Wagoner.
Sharp, Joseph Private Feb 20 Columbus, Bartholomew County
Shingleton, John J. Private 21 Jan 16 Madison Madison Mustered out as Corporal.
Skinner, Stephen P. Private North Vernon
Smith, Benjamin Private Indianapolis Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Smith, Oliver H. Private 19 Jan 16 Madison
Smith, William Private North Vernon
Smith, William A. J. Private Seymour, Jackson County
Spendiff (Spendeliff), Mark Private 18 Jan 16 Madison Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Mustered out as Corporal.
Stapp, William B. Private 35 Madison Jefferson County Greys, 9th Indiana Legion. Mustered out Aug 9, 1865.
Steigerwald, George Private Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest
Stricker, Lewis Private North Vernon Mustered out as Sergeant, Jun 15, 1865.
Tandy, Richard Private Madison
Teague, James Private 23 Jan 16 Madison Madison Farrier. Slightly wounded by cannon fire Dec 4, 1864. Deserted Mar 26, 1865.
Tibesart, John P. Private North Vernon Mustered out as Sergeant.
Tolle, William Private North Vernon Mustered out as Corporal.
Trant (Trout), Matthias Private Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Died at Columbus, MS, Oct 21, 1865, of Typhoid.
Vaeth, Emmet Private Hanover
Vaughan, Clinton Private Madison Deserted Mar 12, 1864.
Verbarg, William Second Lieutenant North Vernon Freidrich William Verbarg served in an all-German company 6th Indiana Inf; all-German regiment, 32nd Indiana Inf, as a band member; Acting Captain of his company in the 13th Indiana Cav; Mustered out as First Lieutenant in Company F.
Ward, John Private 23 Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. Horse killed by cannon shot Dec 4, 1864. The same shot went on to bowl over Private Teague.
Waters, Joseph T. Private Greensburg, Decatur County Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Watts, John H. Corporal Jan 13 Madison Promoted to Sergeant at Louisville following the death of Sergeant Glass, but mustered out as a Private May 27, 1865.
Wellman, Frederick Private North Vernon
Wilkinson, George Private Greensburg, Decatur County Transferred from 16th Indiana Mounted Inf Jun 29, 1865.
Wolf (Wolff), Frederick Private 16 Madison Subscribe to Bounty Protest.
Wolf, George Private 18 Madison Subscribe to Bounty Protest.
Wourlding, Jeremiah (Jerry) Private Madison Subscribed to Bounty Protest. A deserter from 39th Regiment. Returned.
Ziaglar, Joseph Private North Vernon Deserted Apr 29, 1865.

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