Originally called 12th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Organized on authority of Major General A. E. Burnside in East Tennessee; nine companies mustered in at Strawberry Plains, October 28 and November 8, Continue Reading →
Mustered in at Nashville, 1863-1864; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, October 7, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS Colonel-George Spalding. Lieutenant Colonels-George Spalding, Charles C. Hoefling, John S. Kirwan. Majors-John S. Kirwan, Continue Reading →
Also called 1st East Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: 11th East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Companies “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” mustered in at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, August 15, 1863; merged into 9th Continue Reading →
Muster in at Nashville, 1863-1864; mustered out at Nashville, August 1, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS Lieutenant Colonels-George W. Bridges, James T. Abernathy. Majors-John Elliot, John Parr, William P. Story, James T. Continue Reading →
Organization begun in August 1863; 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment merged into regiment March 24, 1864; mustered out at Knoxville, September 11, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS Colonel-Joseph H. Parsons. Lieutenant Colonels-John B. Continue Reading →
This regiment had as its forerunner five companies of cavalry originally known as the 5th East Tennessee Cavalry. Other companies were later added to the original five, and the organization Continue Reading →
Also called 2nd West Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Organized at Trenton, November 14, 1862; mustered out at Nashville, August 9, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS Lieutenant Colonel-Isaac R. Hawkins (Commissioned as colonel September, Continue Reading →
Also called 1st West Tennessee Cavalry Regiment FIELD OFFICERS Colonels-Fielding Hurst, William J. Smith. Lieutenant Colonels-William K. M. Breckenridge, William J. Smith, Orlando H. Shearer. Majors-William J. Smith, Daniel D. Continue Reading →
Also called 1st Middle Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Sometimes (erroneously) called 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment: 5th East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Organization begun in July, 1862; first companies mustered in at Nashville, Continue Reading →
Also called 4th East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Originally 1st East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Organization begun at Cumberland Gap, July, 1862; four companies organized at Louisville, Kentucky, December 1862, January, 1863, Continue Reading →