Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion (Illinois) was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service Thielman's Battalion was amalgamated from Thielman's and Marx's Independent Cavalry Companies at Smithland, Kentucky on December 9, 1861.
The battalion was amalgamated with the 16th Illinois Cavalry as Companies "A" and "B" but did not join the main body of the regiment until January 1864.
Total strength and casualties
Commanders Major Milo Thielman
See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes
References The Civil War Archive