Cavert, Josiah Curtis Grant

1828 - 1913  (84 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Cavert, Josiah Curtis Grant
  Born	2 Sep 1828	Charlton, Saratoga, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between Jan 1862 and Oct 1865
  Civil War 3rd Cavalry
  Regiment: - 3rd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin Date of Organization: - 28 Jan 1862 Muster Date: - 26 Oct 1865 Regiment State: - Wisconsin Regiment Type: - Cavalry Regiment Number: - 3rd Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: - 3 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: - 6 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: - 61 Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: - 147 Regimental Soldiers and History: - List of Soldiers Regimental History Third Cavalry WISCONSIN (3-YEAR) Third Cavalry -- Cols., William A. Barstow, Thomas Derry; Lieut.Cols., Richard H. White, Elias A. Calkins, David S. Vittam, Theodore Con key; Majs., Elias A. Calkins, Thomas Derry, Lorenzo B. Reed, Benjamin S. Henning, William Culbertson, John C. Schroeling, James B. Pond. This regiment was organized at Camp Barstow, Janesville, and was mustered in at various dates from Nov. 30, 1861, to Jan. 31, 1862. It left the state March 26, 1862, for St. Louis, and 12 men were killed and 28 injured in a railway accident near Chicago while en route. The regiment was sent to Leavenworth May 22, Col. Barstow being appointed provost marshal-general of Kansas. Cos. C, F, I and M were ordered to Fort Scott June 12, under the command of Maj. Henning, who took charge of the post. Bushwhackers and roving bands of guerrillas were speedily driven from that vicinity which was an outpost. Co. I was sent to Carthage, Mo., to protect loyalists, disperse guerrillas and keep watch on the enemy, and Co. C went to Trading Post for similar duty. Upon learning that a large force of the enemy was concentrating near Montevallo, Mo., Co. I was ordered to march from Carthage to meet forces from Fort Scott in an attack. Reaching the point in advance of the troops from Fort Scott, Co. I, under Capt. Conkey, charged through the camp of the enemy, 2,000 strong, and pushed on, but missed Col. Barstow, who was leading the approaching troops by another road. The company proceeded to Montevallo, where it engaged in a skirmish, and then started for Fort Scott, but was attacked by a greatly superior body of the enemy and escaped with a loss of 4 men captured. Cos. F and I accompanied an expedition in pursuit of the enemy in August and Co. I had the front at Taberville, being especially mentioned for gallantry in the official report. Cos. C and F were detached in September and employed until Jan., 1863, in scout and train guard duty, Cos. I and M replacing them at the fort. C and G made a part of the garrison until July. In the assignment in June of the previous year, Co. D was sent to Atchison, Co. G to Shawnee, Co. L to Aubrey, Cos. B and H to post duty at Fort Leavenworth, and Cos. A, E and K to provost duty in the city of Leavenworth. The last three were also engaged in scouting expeditions through the border counties of Missouri and on Sept. 13, six companies were attached to the 1st brigade, Army of Missouri and sent to Indian creek in southwest Missouri. They took part in the battles of Cane Hill and Prairie Grove, were ordered to Fort Scott the following June, and reached there July 5. On May 30, Cos. B. G. H. I and M, while on escort duty, repulsed 1,500 Texans and Indians with heavy loss to the enemy, and in June, as part of an escort of 1,000 men, they defeated a greatly superior force, driving it 50 miles across the country. Arriving at Fort Blunt, their destination, these companies were attached to the 3rd brigade, Army of the Frontier, and took part in the battle of Honey Springs. They were engaged in scouting and skirmishing most of the summer and fall, were joined at Van Buren, Ark., in October by Cos. E and K and the detachment routed a superior force at Waldron. The following day it put a large force of Indians to flight and it defeated a force of 1,000 in the Mulberry Mountains in November. These seven companies were stationed at Van Buren from Nov., 1863, to Feb., 1864, on escort and guard duty. Co. I, while serving as escort to Gen. Blunt in Oct. 1863, was attacked by 500 of Quantrill's band. It made a gallant resistance, which secured the safety of the commanding general, but it was compelled to retreat with a loss of 22 killed, and 4 wounded, the most serious loss any company in the regiment sustained. In Jan., 1864, three-fourths of the regiment reenlisted and after a furlough were sent to Benton barracks. The regiment was ordered to Memphis in July and sent to Devall's Bluff, Ark. It engaged in picket duty and scouting service in the vicinity of Huntersville and Little Rock most of the time until Aug. 28. A detachment under Maj. Derry, with other mounted troops, numbering 800 in all, routed a body of 1,200 cavalry, and 145 men under Maj. Derry -took part in an expedition to Fort Smith in September. The remaining companies were stationed at various points in Missouri, except Co. M. which was sent to Pawnee, Kan. Most of the regiment remained near Little Rock during the winter, engaged in scout, guard, patrol and skirmish duty. The regiment was reorganized April 19, 1865, and that part which was stationed at Little Rock was consolidated into Cos. A, B, C, D and E, this battalion leaving for St. Louis on April 21. From there it went to Springfield, Mo., for post duty, and was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Sept. 8, 1865. The remaining companies performed the usual scout, guard and forage duty during the summer, F. H. I and K being mustered out Sept. 29, and G and L Oct. 27 and 23 respectively. The original strength of the regiment was 1,186. Gain by recruits, 962; substitutes, 18; veteran reenlistments, 357; total, 2,523. Loss by death, 215; missing, 9; desertion, 126; transfer, 64; discharge, 418; mustered out, 1,691. Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 76 Battles Fought Fought on 26 Mar 1862. Fought on 5 Aug 1862 at Montevallo, MO. Fought on 5 Aug 1862. Fought on 21 Aug 1862. Fought on 1 Sep 1862 at Independence, MO. Fought on 15 Sep 1862. Fought on 30 Mar 1863 at The Island, MO. Fought on 14 Apr 1863 at Arkansas. Fought on 25 May 1863 at Fort Gibson, CN. Fought on 8 Jul 1863 at Balltown, MO. Fought on 28 Jul 1863 at Fort Scott, KS. Fought on 24 Aug 1863 at Honey Springs, AR. Fought on 31 Aug 1863 at Little Osage, MO. Fought on 31 Aug 1863. Fought on 8 Sep 1863 at Fort Smith, AR. Fought on 1 Oct 1863. Fought on 6 Oct 1863 at Baxter Springs, KS. Fought on 7 Oct 1863 at Fayetteville, AR. Fought on 9 Oct 1863. Fought on 10 Oct 1863 at Balltown, MO. Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Backbone Mt., CN. Fought on 20 Oct 1863. Fought on 8 Nov 1863 at Clarksville, AR. Fought on 11 Nov 1863 at Maysville, AR. Fought on 17 May 1864 at Arkansas. Fought on 16 Jun 1864 at Big No. Fork Creek, MO. Fought on 30 Jul 1864. Fought on 7 Aug 1864. Fought on 8 Aug 1864. Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at White Oak Creek, AR. Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at Van Buren, AR. Fought on 21 Sep 1864 at Van Buren, AR. Fought on 28 Sep 1864 at Clarksville, AR. Fought on 10 Oct 1864. Fought on 16 Oct 1864 at Hickman's Mills, MO. Fought on 22 Nov 1864. Fought on 14 Jan 1865 at Dardanelles, AR. Fought on 14 Jan 1865 at Dardanelle, AR. Fought on 9 Mar 1865 at Plum Bayou, AR. Fought on 11 Mar 1865 at Plum Bayou, AR. Fought on 11 Mar 1865 at Clear Lake, AR. Fought on 11 Mar 1865.
  Military Service	Between 1 Jan 1862 and 9 Dec 1864
  Civil War - Company I 3rd Cavalry
  Josiah Cavert Residence: - Appleton, Wisconsin Enlistment Date: - 1 Jan 1862 Side Served: - Union State Served: - Wisconsin Service Record: - Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant. Enlisted in Company I, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 1 Jan 1862. Enlisted as a Sergeant on 1 January 1862. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 1 Aug 1862. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 22 Dec 1862. Resigned Company I, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 9 Dec 1864. Promoted to Full Captain (Declined) on 20 Dec 1864. Sources: - 97
  1870 Census	1870	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ward 2, page 53
  J G C Cavert - 40 Helen M Cavert - 34 Will C Cavert - 14 Martha M Cavert - 12 Horace O Cavert - 10 Sam R Cavert - 3 Calista Cavert - 1 Sam Ryan - 46 Mary Taylor - 17
  1880 Census	1880	Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
  Josiah Cavert - 50 Hellen Cavert - 45 William N. Cavert - 23 Mattie Cavert - 20 Henry O. Cavert - 18 Samul Cavert - 13 Coll. Cavert - 11 Frankie Cavert - 7 Stella Cavert - 4
  Reference Number	6049
  Died	6 Jul 1913
  Person ID	I327696	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Cavert, William,   b. 1 Sep 1774, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1846  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hight, Catherine,   b. 17 Mar 1782, , , New Jersey, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1840, , , New Jersey, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F207483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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