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5th Indiana Cavalry

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Company Unknown

Private

b:abt1834 d: 6-26-1908 Washington D. C., his body was shipped back to Newton,Kansas for burial.
Contributor Julian WallDate added 5/26/2010

Company B

Private

POW, Andersonville and others
Contributor CurlyHomepage N/ADate added 4/5/2010

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jennifer HottDate added 7/24/2008

Company C

Sergeant

Enlisted in 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry in August 1862, for three years. He Was in many battles and skirmishes, and was captured with General Stoneman and 600 men on July 31, 1864 at Macon, Georgia
Contributor Forrest AppletonDate added 10/2/2010

Company D

Private

Christopher Search joined on Aug. 15 1862 and was mustered in on Sept. 15, 1862. He was taken prisoner on Dec. 14, 1863 at Bean Station Tenn. He was taken to Andersonville and died there on June 8, 1864.
Contributor Mamie VargaDate added 11/16/2006

Company E

Private

Pvt. Adam W. Cauble b. 17 Jan 1829 Salem, Washington Co., IN d. 14 May 1894 Salem, Washington Co., IN. Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Indiana. Enlisted in Co E, 5th Indiana Cavalry along with three brothers, Andrew Jackson Cauble, Alexander Cauble, and George Washington Cauble.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 3/26/2010

Company E

Sergeant

Sgt. Alexander Cauble b. 5 Dec 1827 Salem, Washington Co., IN d. 25 Jul 1901 Salem, Washington Co., IN. Buried at Highland Friends Cemetery, Salem, Indiana. Enlisted in Co E, 5th Indiana Cavalry along with three brothers, Andrew Jackson Cauble, Adam W. Cauble, and George Washington Cauble.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 3/26/2010

Company E

Private

Pvt. Andrew Jackson Cauble b. 7 Jan 1835 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana d. 4 Jan 1929 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana. Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Indiana. Enlisted in Co E, 5th Indiana Cavalry along with three brothers Alexander Cauble, Adam W. Cauble, and George Washington Cauble.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 3/26/2010

Company E

Private

Pvt. George Washington Cauble b. 28 Jun 1823 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana d. 28 Dec 1917. Enlisted August 1862 in Co E, 5th Indiana Cavalry along with three brothers, Andrew Jackson Cauble, Alexander Cauble, and Adam W. Cauble. He was captured in Georgia and was confined at Libby Confederate Prison in Richmond, Va.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 3/27/2010

Company F

Other

Enlisted as a Saddler on 18 August 1862. Enlisted in Company F, 5th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 18 August 1862. Was captured and became a Prisoner of War.
Contributor Steve BadgleyDate added 9/21/2005

Company F

Private

Service: 18 Aug 1862 - 15 Jun 1865. Died after 1879, buried in New Bern Christian Church Cem, Bartholomew Co, IN.
Contributor Mark AndersonDate added 11/17/2007

Company F

Sergeant

Died in 1893
Contributor Mark AndersonDate added 12/30/2009

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Dori BrunsDate added 7/3/2004

Company F

Private

Was a prisoner of war at Andersonville and was 17 years old when he enlisted. Died Oct 1927, Walla Walla, WA.
Contributor Mark AndersonDate added 11/17/2007

Company G

Sergeant

Transferred to Company I 6th Calvary 90th Regiment July 1, 1865 to finish enlistment. Mustered out September 15 1865. Lived in Jay County Indiana, but enlisted October 21 1862 in Indianapolis so he ended up in a unit not associated with Jay County. Most people from his part of Jay County have their enlistment being from Richmond Indiana, they ended up in Company F 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Contributor Ron HarrisDate added 7/8/2026

Company G

Private

was a wagoner
Contributor scott brockelmanDate added 11/28/2005

Company K

Private

5th Indiana Cavalry, 5th Regiment Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment Indiana Volunteers)
Contributor Jean WoodsDate added 1/9/2009

Company K

Sergeant

Cyrus LEAMING, b. 30 Sep 1836, d. 5 May 1913; bur. Avilla Cemetery, Jasper Co. MO. Son of George Leaming and Juliette Mallory. Brother to Union veterans Sylvester Leaming and Clay Leaming. Rank in / out: Blacksmith / Sgt; Film No. Official record: M540 roll 43.
Contributor Gregory LeamingDate added 3/9/2005

Company M

Blacksmith

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Steven CharlesHomepage http://www.suvcwmi.org/camps/camp266.phpDate added 7/15/2008

Company Field & Staff

Colonel

Felix, my 2-great-grandfather on my Mother's side, helped organize and lead the 5th - including the chase of Morgan's cavalry in 1863. He died in Danville in 1900.
Contributor Lee E PhillipsDate added 4/10/2011

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