Captain Joseph B Swain
- Born: 1836, , , Ohio. U.S.A
- Died: 6 Jun 1868, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas at age 32
 General Notes:
Leader in the infamous "Red Legs" irregular Civil War force that terrorized Western Missouri
His middle name may have been Bloomington which possibly came from his grandmother surname Bloom.
Name: Joseph B Swain
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union State Served: Kansas Unit Numbers: 692 692
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain
Commission in Company K, 15th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 10 October 1863.
Was dismissed Company K, 15th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 20 March 1865
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Noted events in his life were:
• Military Service: Civil War. Irregular "Red Legs", later Captain in Troop K of 15th Kansas Calvary (Union)
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