During the August 1862 Sioux uprising, Company A escorted settlers as they moved to protective stockades. Governor William Jayne also called for "every able-bodied man to arms in defense of the homes of Dakota", with 399 men responding.[5]
Company B
At this time Captain Alpheus G. Fuller, an early settler in the territory, began raising a cavalry militia in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties, the "Militia Brigade of Dakota".[6] After failing to form a company for U.S. service, the men were merged with volunteers organizing at Elk Point. On March 31, 1863, these men were mustered in to form Company B at Sioux City, Iowa, with Captain William Tripp commanding. This company was known by settlers as the "Dakota Rangers".[7]
Both companies were engaged in the protection of the Dakota frontier towns while Generals Henry H. Sibley and Alfred Sully, with regiments of infantry and cavalry from Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, sought out the hostile Indians throughout the territory. The two companies were split into detachments for use in the several settlements.
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.[8]
Engagements
In June 1864, the 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion served as guard for Brig. Gen. Alfred Sully as he traveled to Fort Sully, Dakota Territory to rendezvous with various companies there. Upon the completion of the brigade, the expedition left Fort Sully 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 Battle of Killdeer Mountain, United States forces lost 5 men killed and 10 men wounded.
On August 13–15, 1865, 24 soldiers in Company B participated in the Battle of Bone Pile Creek against Native American warriors near present-day Wright, Wyoming. The detachment suffered two casualties, Privates Anthony Nelson and John Rouse (both killed in action).[9]
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January 06, 2023
dakota, cavalry, battalion, dakota, cavalry, union, battalion, companies, raised, dakota, territory, during, american, civil, they, were, deployed, along, frontier, primarily, protect, settlers, during, sioux, uprising, 1862, activeapril, 1862, november, 1865d. The 1st Dakota Cavalry was a Union battalion of two companies raised in the Dakota Territory during the American Civil War They were deployed along the frontier primarily to protect the settlers during the Sioux Uprising of 1862 1st Dakota Cavalry BattalionActiveApril 19 1862 November 15 1865DisbandedMay 9 1865 1 CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchCavalrySizeCompany A 1 Company B 1 EngagementsNative American Wars Battle of Killdeer Mountain Battle of Bone Pile Creek Contents 1 Service 1 1 Company A 1 2 Company B 2 Engagements 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyService EditCompany A Edit By order of the Department of War organization of the 1st Dakota Cavalry began in the winter of 1861 with recruiting stations established at Yankton Vermillion and Bon Homme 2 At Yankton the 98 men of Company A were mustered into service on April 19 1862 under the command of Captain Nelson Miner 3 4 They first were stationed at Fort Randall under Lieutenant Colonel Pattee of the 7th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment but detachments of the company were afterward sent to protect the settlements at Yankton Vermillion Sioux Falls and Brule Creek Dakota Territory During the August 1862 Sioux uprising Company A escorted settlers as they moved to protective stockades Governor William Jayne also called for every able bodied man to arms in defense of the homes of Dakota with 399 men responding 5 Company B Edit At this time Captain Alpheus G Fuller an early settler in the territory began raising a cavalry militia in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties the Militia Brigade of Dakota 6 After failing to form a company for U S service the men were merged with volunteers organizing at Elk Point On March 31 1863 these men were mustered in to form Company B at Sioux City Iowa with Captain William Tripp commanding This company was known by settlers as the Dakota Rangers 7 Both companies were engaged in the protection of the Dakota frontier towns while Generals Henry H Sibley and Alfred Sully with regiments of infantry and cavalry from Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska sought out the hostile Indians throughout the territory The two companies were split into detachments for use in the several settlements 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 8 Engagements EditIn June 1864 the 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion served as guard for Brig Gen Alfred Sully as he traveled to Fort Sully Dakota Territory to rendezvous with various companies there Upon the completion of the brigade the expedition left Fort Sully 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 Battle of Killdeer Mountain United States forces lost 5 men killed and 10 men wounded On August 13 15 1865 24 soldiers in Company B participated in the Battle of Bone Pile Creek against Native American warriors near present day Wright Wyoming The detachment suffered two casualties Privates Anthony Nelson and John Rouse both killed in action 9 See also Edit American Civil War portalList of Dakota Territory Civil War unitsReferences Edit a b c Dyer 1959 p 1 116 Lounsberry pg 286 Armstrong pg 33 Lounsberry pg 286 This ref page includes roster of those enlisted into Co A Robinson pg 95 HisSoc pg 417 427 Armstrong pg 121 Historical Data Systems Tuxbury MA American Civil War Soldiers Ancestry com subscription site Lounsberry pg 297Bibliography EditDyer Frederick H 1959 1908 A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion New York N Y Sagamore Press Inc Thrapp Dan L 1991 Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography 3 Volumes University of Nebraska Press p 1698 ISBN 978 0 8032 9420 2 Carley Kenneth 2001 The Dakota War of 1862 Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN 978 0 87351 392 0 Lounsberry Clement Augustus 1919 Early History of North Dakota Washington DC Liberty Press Robinson Doane State Historical Society 1904 South Dakota Historical Collections a History of the Dakota or Sioux Indians Aberdeen SD News Print Co Armstrong Moses Kimball 1901 The Early Empire Builders of the Great West St Paul MN E W Porter English Abner M 1899 1902 Dakota s First Soldiers History of the 1st Dakota Cavalry 1861 65 Yankton SD Monthly South Dakotan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion amp oldid 1025532135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
