Illinois 11th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
12/20/61
Organized - Illinois 11th Volunteer Cavalry - Illinois
4/6/62
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
4/29/62
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Siege of Corinth
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
8/30/62
Battle - Bolivar, Tennessee
10/3/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll
ColonelRobert G. Ingersoll
10/3/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Edward Hatch
ColonelEdward Hatch
10/3/62
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel John K. Mizner
ColonelJohn K. Mizner
10/3/62
Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Battle of Corinth
Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE
12/18/62
Battle - Lexington, Tennessee
9/30/65
Mustered Out - Illinois 11th Volunteer Cavalry - Illinois
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