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Captain Osborne’s Scouts

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Later referred to as Captain Lafayette Jenkin’s Scouts This company is listed in Armstrong’s History of Hamilton County as an independent company, unattached to any regular organization. No muster roll, Continue Reading →

Forrest’s Escort (Little)

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Also known as Forrest’s Guards, Tennessee Calvary Records filed under “Captain J.C. Jackson’s Company, Tennessee Calvary Organized September, 1862, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 10, 1865. CAPTAINS Continue Reading →

George W. Carter’s Battalion of Mounted Scouts, Co. “B” (Glover)

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Armstrong’s History of Hamilton County says Captain Samuel Glover raised this company in Hamilton County, was captured in January 1865, and sent to prison at Camp Chase, Ohio. No muster Continue Reading →

Captain J. W. Clark’s Independent Cavalry Company

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Enlisted August 31, 1862 at Chattanooga, Tennessee; last record April 30, 1864 at Abingdon, Virginia. Nothing is known of the activities of the company prior to June 1863. Company reports Continue Reading →