AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO FOUGHT IN COMPANY A AND OF RESPECT TO ALL WHO STAND FOR WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHORS. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Capt. William B. Cummins PREFACE The purpose of this sketch is to keep green the memory of that little band of men known as Company A, of the Second Illinois Cavalry, who fought in the Civil War. It is to be regretted that no record has been preserved and no attempt made to write a history of the comp