This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 41st Indiana Regiment (2nd Indiana Cavalry), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel John A. Bridgland – Original commander; service details in adjutant general reports.
- Colonel Robert N. Hudson – Later commander; see state records for dates of promotion and service.
- Colonel Edward M. McCook – Promoted from major and lieutenant colonel; service details in regimental history.
- Colonel James W. Stewart – Promoted from major; see official records for service notes.
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Morris – Service dates and notes in state reports.
- Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. McCook – Also served as major; see above.
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Stewart – Service details in official records.
- Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Presdee – Service notes in adjutant general reports.
- Major Edward M. McCook – See above for later promotions.
- Major Robert R. Stewart – See above for later promotions.
- Major Samuel Hill – Commanded battalion after consolidation; see regimental history.
- Major Jehu C. Hannum – Service notes in state records.
- Major James Conner – Service details in adjutant general reports.
- Major Isaiah D. Walker – Service notes in official records.
- Major James W. Stewart – See above for later promotions.
- Major Joseph B. Presdee – See above for later promotions.
- Major David A. Briggs – Service details in state records.
- Major John S. Edwards – Service notes in adjutant general reports.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, if any, are not fully preserved in available sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
After the mustering out of non-veterans in September 1864, the veterans and recruits of the 41st Indiana Regiment (2nd Indiana Cavalry) were consolidated into a battalion of four companies under Major Samuel Hill. This battalion continued service until final muster out in July 1865.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts relating to Indiana cavalry regiments.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (multiple years; see volumes covering cavalry regiments for detailed rosters and service records).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.