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HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 511 eranized February, 1864. Ordered to Departmenl of Northwest, 1864. Ordered upon Indian expedition. Kngaged with Indians July 28 and August, 1864. Clustered oul by companies between .May and June, 1866. The commissioned officer from Goodhue county was— Company D— Captain Ira Barton, commissioned December 4, 1863; discharged with the company. Goodhue county had two soldiers in company A, one in Company C and two in company I). SECOND CAVALRY. The 2d Cavalry was organized in January, 1864. Ordered upon Indian expedition May, 1864. Kngaged with Indians July 28, 1864-August, 1864. Stationed at frontier posts until mustered out of regiment by companies between November, 1865, and June. 1866. The commissioned officer from Goodhue county was Colonel Robert M. McLaren, commissioned January 13, 1864; discharged with the regiment. Goodhue county had three soldiers in Com- pany A. one in Company F, nine. in Company ('. one in Company I, two in Company K and twelve in Company M. INDEPENDENT CAVALRY. The Independent Cavalry was organized July 20, 1863. Or- dered to Pembina, D. T., October, 1863. Ordered to Fort Aber- crombie. D. T., May, 1864. Stationed at above fort until mus- tered out in April and June. 1866. The commissioned officer from Goodhue county was Second Lieutenant "William F. Cross, Com- pany A. commissioned July 10, 1863 ; promoted first lieutenant June 5, 1864; discharged with company. Goodhue county had twenty-one soldiers in Company A, twelve in ( Jompany C and nine in Company D. FIRST REGIMENT HEAVY ARTILLERY INFANTRY. The 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery was organized in April, 1865. Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., and stationed at that post until mustered out of regiment, September, 1865. The commis- sioned officers from Goodhue county were : Colonel William Col- vill, commissioned February 25, 1865; discharged by order. May 6, 1865. Company I. Captain Thomas Carney, commissioned February 10, 1865; discharged with company. Senior Second Lieutenant James II. Carney, commissioned February 10. 1865; discharged with company. Goodhue county had one soldier in Company C, eight in Company G, four in ( Jompany H and one in Company I.