Jackson, George. W. of Charlottesville, Ind. C.1831 born in Indiana; Sept. 3, 1863 col., 118th Ind. Infantry Rgt. March 1, 1864 mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind. April 14 or June 1, 1864 col., 9th Ind. Cavalry Rgt. Feb. 3-March 18, 1865 commanded 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi; June 3, 1865 resigned; Oct. 31, 1867 married Mary E. Hatcher; lived in California and Kansas 1880 farmer at Saline county, Mo. 1910 living with daughter’s family Kansas; 1912 died in Saline County, Mo. and buried in Union Cemetery at Winfield, Kansas. Children: daughters Gay, c.1869 born in California; Mattie, c.1877 born in Kansas

118th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Col., George W. Jackson; LtCol. Henry C. Elliott, Maj. Henry B.
Sayler.

This regiment was organized during July and Aug., 1863, principally at Wabash, but moved to Indianapolis on Aug. 31, where its organization was completed. It was mustered in Sept. 16 for six months. Leaving the state the same day, it joined the other six months regiments at Nicholasville, Ky., and moved with them to east Tennessee.

From Cumberland Gap it proceeded via Morristown, to Greeneville, and in November accompanied the command to Clinch River, participating in the battle of Walker's ford. Col. Jackson was placed in command of a brigade sent to the relief of the 5th Ind. cavalry, which had been engaged with a heavy force of the enemy two miles south of the river and was in desperate straits because of the exhaustion of its ammunition.

The 118th, in command of Lieut.-Col. Elliott, waded the river, formed in line of battle on both sides of the road, and advanced, thus en-abling the cavalry to fall back and cross the river. The regiment fell back slowly under the assaults of a brigade, repelling a charge on its right and recrossing the river.

It was engaged during the winter in the arduous duties of that campaign and suffered greatly. It moved to Maynardville in Jan., 1864, then to Cumberland Gap, Camp Nelson, then home, and was mustered out at Indianapolis about the middle of February.

Regiment’s original strength was 987; gain by recruits, 30; total, 1,017. Loss by death, 81; desertion, 26; unaccounted for, 17.

9th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
(121st Ind. Infantry Rgt.)
Cols. George W. Jackson, Eli Lilly; LtCols. Christian Beck, E. Lilly (to col.), Virgil H. Lyon; Majs. E. Lilly (to ltcol.), V. H. Lyon (to ltcol.), Patrick Carland, William R. Walls, Nathaniel J. Owings, James
R. Nation.

This regiment was organized during the fall and winter of 1863-64, and mustered in on March 1, 1864. It left the state May 3 for Nashville, Tenn., then went to Pulaski, where it remained until Nov. 23 participating in the movements against Forrest and Wheeler.

A portion of the regiment, under command of Maj. Lilly, was in an engagement at Sulphur Branch trestle, Ala., losing 196 in killed, wounded and missing. After Hood's defeat at Nashville, the regiment was in action at Franklin with Forrest's cavalry, losing 26 in killed, wounded and captured, and then went into camp at Gravelly Springs, Ala., until Feb. 6, 1865, when it was ordered to New Orleans.

Here it was detached, turned over its horses, and on March 25, arrived at Vicksburg, where it was again mounted and assigned to garrison duty in the interior of the state. It returned to Vicksburg May 22, and was mustered out on Aug. 28, 1865.

On April 26, 1865, by the explosion on the steamer Sultana, the regiment lost 55 men - paroled prisoners of war. Those who escaped the disaster reached Indianapolis early in May and were mustered out while under parole.

Regiment’s original strength of the regiment was 1267; gain by recruits, 67; total, 1334. Loss by death, 206; by desertion, 126; unaccounted for, 20

Sources: The Union Army
Indiana Adjutant General Report
Sons of Union Veterans Graves Registration