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The Seventy First Indiana Regiment was organized at Terre Haute in the months of July and August, 1862 with Melville D. Topping, Lieutenant Colonel. Early in August, Alfred Dyar assisted by Andrew Rockwell, Eli C. McMillen and Levi S. Johnson of Spencer, commenced recruiting a company in Owen County which was attached to the Seventy First Indiana as Company F, and was mustered into service at Indianapolis on the 18th day of August, 1862.

At that time, the rebels under Kirby Smith were invading Kentucky and the Seventy First was at once sent to assist in repelling them. On the 30th, it was engaged in the battle of Richmond, where it had desperate fighting. The regiment lost 215 killed and wounded and 347 prisoners. Company F had a long list of killed, which shows the bloody character of the fight and the brave resistance resistance made to a superior force on the unfortunate day.

On the 23rd of February, 1863 while at Indianapolis, under order of the War Department, the Seventy First was mounted and from that time was known as the Sixth Indiana Cavalry. It was then sent into East Tennessee and was engaged in the siege of Knoxville and in the active operations against Gen. Longstreet on the Holton and Clinch Rivers.

It remained in the service in Middle Tennessee until September 15, 1865, when it was mustered out at Murfreesboro.

Total Enlisted--130

9 were killed in battle

12 died from disease

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