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=== Brief History ===

The 15th regiment, Illinois Cavalry was organized December 25, 1862, in the field and at Camp Butler, Illinois, by assignment of the following: 

Companies A, B, C, D, E and F = Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion, organized at Jackson, Tennessee, July, 1862.

Company G = Gilbert's Independent Cavalry Company, 52nd Illinois, organized at Geneva October 25, 1861.

Company H = Kane County Independent Cavalry Company, organized September 1, 1861.

Company I = Jenks' Company Dragoons, 36th Illinois, organized at Camp Hammond, Illinois, September 23, 1861.

Company K = Sherer's Company Dragoons, 36th Illinois, organized at Camp Hamilton, Illinois, September 23, 1861.

Company L = Ford's Cavalry Company, 53rd Illinois, organized at Ottawa, Illinois, January 1, 1862.

Company M = 1st Illinois Cavalry, Company K, but mustered out December 27, 1862.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Regiment_Illinois_Volunteer_Cavalry 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 15 June 2012).

*The Civil War Archive, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav2.htm#15th 15th Regiment Cavalry].