The Missouri 2nd Cavalry Regiment was made up mostly of former Missouri State Guard soldiers from the 1st, 6th, and 8th divisions. Members of the 2nd Regiment of the Missouri Confederate Cavalry enrolled between 1 January and 1 March 1862. The 2nd Missouri Cavalry was the only Missouri cavalry unit east of the Mississippi River to serve mounted. They accompanied Brigadier General Frank C. Armstrong into Alabama in July 1862They were mustered between 20 February and 2 July 1862. The regiment spent most of 1863 fighting in Tennessee and northern Mississippi. In January 1864, the regiment began service under Nathan Bedford Forrest. The participated in the successful attack on Okolona, Mississippi, where they captured six artillery pieces and thirty-three flags. In April, the regiment was involved in the attack on Fort Pillow, Tennessee, where they were among the first to storm the fortifications. During the summer of 1864, the regiment fought at Tupelo and participated in the Memphis Raid. The 2nd Missouri Cavalry was transferred to service around Mobile in the fall of 1864, where it scouted and skirmished with Union forces around Mobile and western Florida. They lost three killed and thirteen wounded in the attack. They were discharged between 16 May 1863 and 7 June 1865. Companies Company A - Captains Augustus L. Zollinger, R. H. Adams, and Thomas M. Meador - Springfield, Greene County Company B - Captains Joseph Edmonson, Thomas A. Bottoms, Solomon G. Kitchen, Asbury Noland, John S. Thompson, and Henry Whitney - Polk County Company C - Captains David Reed, M. W. Ryder (Rider), and George B. Webb - Lowndes, Wayne County Company D - Captains George W. Lindemoode, George W. Mott, and J. S. Wilson - Hornersville, Dunklin County Company E - Captains Franklin J. Smith, Whilliam H. Couzens, William J. Livingston, and Charles D. Payne - Clarkston, Stoddard County Company F - Captains Richard F. Lindsay, E. D. Craig, Jesse R. Henson, and H. M. Woodsman - Bloomfield, Stoddard County Company G - Captain George Branch Harper - Springfield, Greene County Company H - Also known as Edmondson's Provost Guards. Captains John Rock Champion, Edmonson, Josiah Tippetts, and Upton B. Winsor Company I - Captains Epaminonds M. Smith and Robert Collins - Missouri Company K - Captains John Rock Champion, Robert Collins, E. M. Smith, and H. M. Woodsmall - Springfield, Greene County Phineas M. Savery's Attached Company - Captain Phineas M. Severy - Springfield, Greene County

Freeman's Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1864, with about 800 officers and men. It served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and was very active confronting the Federals in Arkansas. A Federal expedition, February 12-20, 1864, was organized to pursue this command, which resulted in 8 killed, 1 wounded, and 31 missing. Later the unit was assigned to T.R. Freeman's Brigade and participated in Price's Missouri operations. With Price it lost 13 killed, 20 wounded, and 148 missing and in December totaled about 250 men. It continued the fight in Missouri during 1865 and disbanded in the spring. Company A - Captain Richard H. Powell Company B - Captain A. K. Cook Company C - Captain J. B. Brown Company D - Captain T.Y. Huddleston Company E - Captain J. E. Sexton Company F - Captain Christopher C. Cook Company G - Captain Benjamin F. Austin Company H - Captain William A. Orchard Company I Company K - Captain W. R. Lawson Company L - Captain J. M. Copeland

The Colorado 2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized at St. Louis, Missouri in October, 1863 by consolidation of the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments. In January 1863, Companies F, G, H, and K were on duty in the Colorado Territory at Fort Lyon and other areas until November 26, 1863. From Fort Lyon they stayed at Fort Riley, Kansas, between November 26 and December 25, 1863. They marched to Kansas City, Missouri, reaching Kansas City on January 6, 1864. They went through Kansas City to Dresden January 16, 1864. After staying at Dresden from February 15 to 20 they marched back to Kansas City. As the 2nd Cavalry they were assigned to duty in 4th Sub-District of Central Missouri, consisting of Cass, Johnston, Bates and Vernon Counties, Mo., and engaged in protecting borders of Kansas and operations against guerrillas, with almost constant fighting by detachments, until October 1864.

Formed in the fall of 1863, the Minnesota 2nd Cavalry Regiment and was mustered in during Jan., 1864. It was engaged in garrison duty, with occasional expeditions in pursuit of wandering bands of Indians until late in May, when it left Fort Snelling for the campaign against the Indians. The 8th Minnesota. infantry, eight companies of the 2nd cavalry, Brackett's cavalry battalion and Jones' infantry, formed the 2nd brigade of Sully's division, under command of Col. Minor T. Thomas these troops left Fort Ridgely June 5, 1864, and effected a junction with the 1st brigade at Fort Sully on the Missouri July 1. The Indians were driven from their camp on Cannon Ball river and followed to the Little Heart river. The regiment participated and did effective work in the battle of Tahkahokuty mountain, where 5,000 Indians were strongly posted in the hills and ravines. Two men of Co. D were killed the following night, while on picket, Co. D and part of Co. A being detailed for that duty. It was in the two days' engagement in early August, known as the battle of the Little Missouri, reached the Yellowstone on Aug. 13. On the return trip it had several slight encounters with the enemy. A detachment accompanied the expedition for the relief of Capt. Fisk and a party of 50 cavalrymen, who were escorting an emigrant train west. The regiment reached Fort Ridgely Oct. 8 and the several companies were on garrison and patrol duty at Forts Wadsworth, Abercrombie, Ripley and Ridgely, and smaller posts. They were mustered out as fast as regulars could take their places in the fall of 1865, except Co. A, which was mustered out April 2, and L mustered out May 4, 1866.

The 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry was organized for state service on April 1863 and transferred to confederate service April 30, 1864. It served under Nathan Bedford Forrest against Grierson's Raid, then was active at Brentwood and Nashville, Tennessee. It was consolidated March 20, 1865 with Ashcroft's, Ham's, and Lowry's Cavalry Regiment and surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama. Companies Company A -- Citizen Guards (Tippah County, MS) Company B -- Johnson Partisans (Chickasaw County, MS) Company C -- Martin's Company, aka Tuscumbia Rangers (Monroe County, MS) Company D -- Wilson's Company (Pontotoc County, MS) Company E -- Mississippi Rangers (Pontotoc County, MS) Company F -- Johnson's Company (Monroe County, MS) Company G -- Isbell's Company (Chickasaw County, MS) Company H -- J.V. Harris Guards (Monroe County, MS) Company I -- Clarke's Company (Chickasaw County, MS) Company K -- Pettus Rangers (Tippah County, MS, and neighboring counties) Company L -- Lowrey's Company (Tishomingo County, MS, and neighboring counties)