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- "Bloomingdale Cemetery, Parke County, Indiana
http://members.tripod.com/~Karoann/Bloomingdale-P-R.html
PORTER Daniel A. 1829 1900 Capt.
PORTER Susan A. LUSK 1834 1901 01-26-1901 w/o Daniel"
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Daniel Porter
RESIDENCE: Annapolis, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 24 Dec 1863
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 24 December 1863.
Commission in Company F, 11th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 5 Feb 1864.
Discharged from Company F, 11th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 15 Oct1864.
Sources: 76
Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Indiana; Enlistmentdate: 24 Dec 1863..
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.
American Civil War Regiments
REGIMENT: 11th Cavalry Regiment Indiana
Date of Organization: 10 Nov 1863
Muster Date: 19 Sep 1865
Regiment State: Indiana
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Regiment Number: 11th
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 11
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 160
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment
(11th Cavalry) INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment (11th Cavalry). --
Cols., Robert R. Stewart, Abram Sharra, Lieut.-Cols., Gilbert
M. L. Johnson Abram Sharra, Meredith H. Kidd, Majs., Jehu C.
Hannum, Meredith H. Kidd, Hugh A. Stephens, Edgar A.
Henderson, Elias Showalter.
This regiment, the 126th from the state, was organized at
Indianapolis in the fall and winter of 1863-64, and was
mustered in March 1. It left the state May 1 for Nashville,
Tenn., where it remained until June 1.
Then marching into Alabama, it was engaged on railroad guard
duty with headquarters at Larkinsville. Returning to
Nashville on Oct. 16, it was mounted, was actively engaged
during November and December in the operations about that
city, and after the battle of Nashville joined the pursuit of
Hood's forces, as far as Gravelly springs, Ala. where it
remained on dismounted duty from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7, 1865 when
it crossed to Eastport, Miss. etc..." The original strength was1,246; gain by recruits, 63; total
1,309. Loss by death, 170 desertion, 108 unaccounted for, 8.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3, p. 181
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Regiments [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999."[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
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