1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment

1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment
1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment
Active	20 Aug. 1861 – 22 June 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Indiana
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Engagement at Fredericktown (1861); Battle of Cotton Plant (1862); Battle of Helena (1863); Battle of Bayou Fourche (1863); Battle of Pine Bluff (1863); Battle of Mount Elba (1864); Battle of Marks' Mills (1864); ;

1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 28th Regiment of Volunteers was a cavalry unit that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized in August 1861, it did most of its fighting in the state of Arkansas. The regiment was in action at Cotton Plant, Helena, Bayou Fourche, Pine Bluff, Mount Elba, and Marks' Mills. One company was detached and fought in several actions in the Vicksburg campaign. The regiment was discharged in June 1865.

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