13th Illinois Cavalry Regiment

13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry "German Guides" Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois flag October 30, 1861, to August 31, 1865 United States Union Cavalry Illinois U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiments 1861-1865 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment 14th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The original eight companies of the 13th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Douglas between October 30, 1861, and February 20, 1862. Surviving members of the regiment were consolidated into a battalion of three companies on May 20, 1863. Seven new companies were added to the regiment in February, 1864. The regiment was mustered out on August 31, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 21 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 360 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 385 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav2.htm#13th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Commanders Colonel Joseph W. Bell - mustered out May 20, 1863.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/cav011-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls Colonel Albert Erskine See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War Notes References The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:1861 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865