Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion

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Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois)
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Active1861 to December 25, 1862
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchCavalry

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

Service

Thielman's Battalion was amalgamated from Thielman's and Marx's Independent Cavalry Companies at Smithland, Kentucky on December 9, 1861.

The battalion was amalgamated with the 16th Illinois Cavalry as Companies "A" and "B" but did not join the main body of the regiment until January 1864.

Total strength and casualties

Commanders

Major Milo Thielman

See also

Notes

References