The Great Rebellion ~ The American Civil War
Accounts of Action and Rosters of the Men From
Wabasha County, Minnesota

SECOND REGIMENT MINNESOTA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY

Was organized in January, 1864, and ordered upon Indian expedition in May, 1864; participated in the battle with Indians July 28 and August, 1864. This regiment was stationed at frontier posts until mustered out by companies between November, 1865, and June, 1866.

Enlisted men from Wabasha county as follows:

Second Regiment Cavalry Minnesota Volunteers

List compiled by Jerry Anderson

Parentheses are around alternate spellings and initials found in the book.

Name	Rank	Co.	Town	Remarks
Albert Field	Captain	A	Lake City	froze to death on march between Fts Abercrombie and Wadsworth 2/14/66 also served in 1st Cav
John R Smith	Sergeant	A	Oakwood	dsch with company
Russell R Wilson (Wilson R. Russell)	Wagoner	A	Plainview	dsch with company 4/2/1966
Geo A (C) Butterfield	Private	A	Elgin	promo corp dsch with company
Nathan (F) Dame (Dane)	Private	A	Plainview	promo saddler dsch with company
Thomas Evanson	Private	A	Plainview	dsch dsbl 5/26/65
Charles L Fertile	Private	A	Elgin	frozen to death on the way from Ft Wadsworth to Ft Abercrombie 2/14/66
Geo C French	Private	A	Oakwood	promo corp Q M Sgt trans to N C staff
Aven (Evan) E Johnson	Private	A	Oakwood	dsch with company
Peter Peterson	Private	A	Watopa	dsch with company
Emric Polson	Private	A	Oakwood	dsch with company wnd in hand also served 3rd Mn Inf
Frederick Schroeder	Private	A	Oakwood	dsch 4/2/66
John K Smith	Private	A	Oakwood	promo sgt dsch 4/2/66
Edgar F Tibbetts	Private	A	Oakwood	dsch 7/31/65
Levi Tibbetts	Private	A	Plainview	dsch with company
Philo JC Walker	Private	A	Plainview	died by freezing on march to Ft Abercrombie 2/14/66
Orson A Wilson	Private	A	Plainview	dsch with company
Edwin Balcom	Private	B	Plainview	dsch 12/1/1865
John Parker	Private	B	Pepin	deserted 6/6/1864 at Ft Ridgely
Charles Sargeant	Private	B	Minneiska	dsch 12/1/1865
Charles Strong	Private	B	Zumbro	dsch with company
Matthew S Tyler	Private	B	Glasgow	dsch with company
Franklin Allee (Alle)	Private	C	Wabasha	died Ft Wadsworth North Dakota
William Lansing	Private	C	Wabasha	dsch with company
Philip P Weaver	Trumpeter	D	Glasgow	reduced dsch with co
John R Brown	Private	D	Highland	dsch with company
James KP Fetzer	Private	D	Glasgow	dsch with regiment
Ezra M Mattews (Mathews)	Private	D	Glasgow	dsch with company
John Seewald	Private	D	W Albany	dsch with company
Charles Hamlin	Saddler	E	Plainview	dsch 12/2/65
Isaac A Steele	Private	E	Glasgow	dsch 12/2/1865
Sewell Ellsworth	Private	F	Lake City	dsch 12/2/1865
Lionel Heath	Private	H	Guilford	dsch dsbl 10/1864
If you have information regarding Lionel Heath, please contact Norma Scott
David huddleston	Private	I	Wabasha	prom corp, reduced dsch 11/2/1865
James McLeod	Private	K	Greenfield	dsch with company
James Doughty	Private	L	Lake City	promo corp dsch 5/4/66
Wm B Haines	2nd Lieutenant	M	Gillford	dsch with company
Geo S Johnson	QM Sergeant	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
John C Fowler	Corporal	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
Almond (L) Austin	Wagoner	M	Mt Pleasant	reduced dsch with co
Geo W Adrian	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	deserted 10/5/1865 at Ft Snelling
David Delling (Jr.)	Private	M	W Albany	dsch 10/4/1865
Erastus (T) Green	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch 10/25/65
Henry (S) Hoyt	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
John Kelley	Private	M	Wabasha	dsch with company
John Lockwood	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	deserted 2/18/64 at Ft Snelling
Horace Mann	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
Luther McNeal	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
Truman (D) Merrill	Private	M	Lake City	dsch with company
Charles (E) Mills	Private	M	Mt Pleasant	dsch with company
George R Perley	Private	M	Lake City	deserted 10/18/1865 at Ft Ripley
Joseph Shebonda	Private	M	Lake City	dsch 12/4/1865
Johnathan Tisdale	Private	M	Gillford	dsch with company

The following names appear in the book but not on Jerry's list:

• William B. Haynes (Wm B Hayes: see 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery)
• John Leewald
• Henry B. Lockwood
• Thomas B. Root

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