Re: 1st Indiana Cavalry...research question...???
Companies L and M were 9-months draftees, though the officers, such as Shugart, were volunteers I'm sure. L and M were mustered-out in July, 1863, after which Shugart was free to pursue his private enterprises. He was, however, offered the captaincy of Company A on 25 July, '63, which he declined.