Country United States Branch Cavalry | Allegiance Union | |
Active 1861 to December 25, 1862 | ||
Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois) was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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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.
Commanders
Major Milo Thielman
References
Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA