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1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion

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As the Civil War and Indian conflicts were drawing to a close, Companies A and B were mustered out on May 9, 1865, and November 15, 1865 respectively. The battalion had a total of 194 soldiers.
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counties, the "Militia Brigade of Dakota". After failing to form a company for U.S. service, the men were merged with volunteers organizing at
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on June 24, 1864. On July 28, 1864, Sully's force of 2,200 soldiers encountered a camp of over 5,000 Sioux warriors. During the subsequent
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During the August 1862 Sioux uprising, Company A escorted settlers as they moved to protective stockades. Governor
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At this time Captain Alpheus G. Fuller, an early settler in the territory, began raising a cavalry militia in
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also called for "every able-bodied man to arms in defense of the homes of Dakota", with 399 men responding.
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to rendezvous with various companies there. Upon the completion of the brigade, the expedition left
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Both companies were engaged in the protection of the Dakota frontier towns while Generals
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In June 1864, the 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion served as guard for Brig. Gen.
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Lounsberry, pg 286. This ref page includes roster of those enlisted into Co A
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commanding. This company was known by settlers as the "Dakota Rangers".
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On August 13–15, 1865, 24 soldiers in Company B participated in the
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Dakota's First Soldiers: History of the 1st Dakota Cavalry, 1861-65
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The Dakota War: The United States Army Versus the Sioux, 1862–1865
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Units and formations of the Union Army from Dakota Territory
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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Index

1st Dakota Cavalry

United States
Union
Cavalry
American Indian Wars
Battle of Killdeer Mountain
Battle of Bone Pile Creek
Union
battalion
Dakota Territory
American Civil War
Dakota War of 1862
Department of War
Yankton
Vermillion
Bon Homme
Fort Randall
7th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Yankton
Vermillion
Sioux Falls
Brule Creek, Dakota Territory
William Jayne
Bon Homme
Charles Mix
Elk Point
Sioux City, Iowa
William Tripp
Henry H. Sibley

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