19th Kansas Volunteers

Defunct volunteer cavalry regiment November 2016 November 2016 January 2017 The Nineteenth Kansas Volunteers or the Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment mustered for a six-month service, in 1868, in response to hostilities concerning the Plains Indians. History Then-governor Samuel J. Crawford, formed the 1200 strong regiment in response to the request from General Philip H. Sheridan. Crawford then resigned his post and was appointed colonel of the regiment, 7 November 1868.http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210758 History of the 19th Kansas Cavalry--Indian War of 1868-69 - Kansas Memoryhttp://www.legendsofkansas.com/indianwars.html Indian Wars in Kansas The regiment was moved to Camp Supply, with some difficulty due to lack of familiarity with the terrain and the inclement winter weather, arriving only after guides from the camp intercepted them.November 2021 On 7 December, the regiment headed south under Sheridan in close pursuit of their enemy. By March, all the tribes had surrendered, and the regiment was then barracked at Fort Hays, where it remained until April 1869, when it was demobilized.November 2021 References Category:Cavalry regiments of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations of the United States in the Indian Wars