The 9th Kansas Cavalry Regiment was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on March 27, 1862, by consolidation of several "independent battalions", squadrons, and detachments originally formed for other regiments.
Company G for 1st Battalion Kansas Cavalry September 9, 1861 to January 16, 1862.
The regiment mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Edward Lynde.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier, Department of Missouri, to June 1863.
3rd Brigade, District of the Frontier, VII Corps, Department of Arkansas, to September 1864.
4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, VII Corps, to January 1865.
Unattached, VII Corps, Little Rock, Arkansas, to July 1865.
The 9th Kansas Cavalry mustered out of service at Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 17, 1865.
Companies G and H on expedition from Morristown to Dayton and Rose Hill, Missouri, 1862.
Blunt's Campaign in Missouri and Arkansas August to December.
Regiment moved to Fort Scott escorting supply trains February 1863.
Scout from Coldwater Grove to Pleasant Hill and Big Creek and skirmishes September 4–7 (Companies D, E, and G).
Regiment assembled and ordered to Fort Smith via Springfield, Missouri, April 3, 1864.
Scout from DeValls Bluff to West Point November 16–18.
Company L of the 9th Cavalry Regiment was made up of Kaw (Kanza) Native Americans who lived in Kansas.
Eighty-seven Kaw served in Company L during the war and 24 died in service.
An additional, 57 Kaw served in the 9th Cavalry regiment as scouts and 21 died in service.
A report said, "A finer body of men was never seen and the officers of this regiment say they are the best and most reliable scouts, and most splendid horsemen.