Claiborne – Tennessee & the Civil War

First Confederate Cavalry Regiment

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Also called 12th Confederate Cavalry Regiment Organized April, 1862; surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, May 12, 1865. FIELD OFFICERS Colonels-Thomas Claiborne, John T. Lay, H. Clay King, John T. Cox Lieutenant Continue Reading →

2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion

Posted on February 28, 2016 by

Also called 3rd Battalion; Jones’ Battalion: Cox’s Battalion Organized July 10, 1861; mustered into Confederate service August 10, 1861; consolidated with 11th Battalion May, 1862 to form 6th, also called 1st Continue Reading →