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- "American Civil War Soldiers; www.Ancestry.com
Name: Francis Elkins
Residence: Jackson, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 11 Sep 1863
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 September 1863.
Enlisted in Company K, 7th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 11 Sep 1863.
Died Company K, 7th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 27 Apr 1865 at SteamerSultana.
Sources: 76
Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Indiana; Enlistmentdate: 11 Sep 1863..
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [databaseon-line]."
[Transcribed 11 January 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]
NOTE: He is the only Francis Elkins listed for the UnionArmy/Cavalry.
"Francis M. Elkins (First_Last);http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
Regiment Name 7 Indiana Cavalry.
Side Union
Company K
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Film Number M540 roll 22
UNION INDIANA VOLUNTEERS
7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in October 1, 1863. LeftState for Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863. Attached to District ofColumbus, Ky. 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee,December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to January,1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to June,1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee,to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, MilitaryDivision Mississippi, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, CavalryDivision, District of West Tennessee, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas toFebruary, 1866.
SERVICE.-Expedition to Patis, Tenn., December 14-23, 1863. Action atHuntington, Tenn., December 27. Expedition from Union City to TrentonJanuary 22-24, 1864. Bolivar February 6 (Detachment). Smith'sExpedition to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. West Point February20-21. Okolona February 21-22. Ivey's Hill February 22. HudsonvilleFebruary 25. Regiment complimented by Generals Smith and Grierson forsoldierly bearing and conduct during the Expedition. Near Raleigh,Tenn., April 3. Wolf River April 8. Near Raleigh April 9 (Detachment).Cypress Swamp April 10. Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Miss., April30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. RipleyJune 7. Brice's Cross Roads (or Tishamingo Creek), near Guntown, June10. Ripley June 11. White's Station June 20 and 26. Byhalia Road, nearColliersville, July 2. Action at Port Gibson, Miss., July 17. GrandGulf July 19. Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. TallahatchieRiver August 7-9. Hurricane Creek August 9,13-14 and 19. Oxford August9 and 11. Lamar August 14. Collierville August 28. White StationOctober 4. Near Memphis October 4 (1 Company). Memphis, Tenn., October20 and 24. Nonconah Creek October 29 (Co. "F"). March through Arkansasand Missouri in pursuit of Price September-November. Action at LittleBlue, Mo., October 21. Independence October 22. Big Blue and StateLine October 22. Westport October 23. Mine Creek, Marlas des Cygnes,October 25. At the Marmiton, or Battle of Charlot, October 25.Grierson's Expedition from Memphis to destroy Mobile & 0hio R. R,December 21, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Capture of Verona December 25,1864. Egypt Station December 28. Lexington January 2, 1865. Duty atMemphis and along Memphis & Charleston R. R. till June, 1865.Expedition from Memphis to Marion, Ark., January 19-22 (Detachment).Expedition from Memphis into Northern Mississippi March 3-11, 1865.Moved to Alexandria. La., June 6-16. Consolidated to 6 Companies July21. March to Hempstead, Texas, August 5-26. Duty there and at Austin,Texas, till February, 1866. Mustered out at Austin, Texas, February18, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 47 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 3 Officers and 243 Enlisted men by disease. Total294.
Predecessor unit:
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS
119th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.
See 7th REGIMENT CAVALRY." [Transcribed 11 January 2008, SLJuhl,compiler]
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