17th Illinois Cavalry Regiment

17th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
17th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
	17th Illinois Cavalry, Company G roster
Active	28 Jan. 1864 – 22 Dec. 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Glasgow (1864); Battle of Little Blue River (1864); Second Battle of Independence (1864); Battle of Westport (1864); Battle of Mine Creek (1864); Battle of Marais des Cygnes (1864); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	John Lourie Beveridge

The 17th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the latter part of the American Civil War. The regiment guarded prisoners for several months. Elements of the unit engaged in skirmishes with Confederate partisans in Missouri. The regiment participated in several major actions during Price's Missouri Expedition. Subsequently, the unit performed garrison duty in Missouri and operations against native Americans in the Great Plains. The soldiers were mustered out of service between 23 November and 22 December 1865.

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