Cavert, Josiah Curtis Grant

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 6049
• Military Service: Between Jan 1862 and Oct 1865; Civil War 3rd Cavalry
• Military Service: Between 1 Jan 1862 and 9 Dec 1864; Civil War - Company I 3rd Cavalry
• 1870 Census: 1870, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; Ward 2, page 53
• 1880 Census: 1880, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA

Notes:

Military Service:
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:
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:
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:
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