14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate)

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Brief History
"The Fourteenth Tennessee Cavalry was enlisted behind the Federal line in West Tennessee while they occupied the Memphis and Charleston and Mobile and Ohio railroads, and the principal points on the lines of these roads were garrisoned by their troops. It was composed of the best men whoo had seen service - some had been wounded and discharged, others thrown out at the reorganization on accounty of over-age, others furloughed and caught by the Federals behind the lines so that they could not get back to their commands.  They were enlisted with the promise that they would not be returned to infantry.  They equipped themselves.  There were no conscripts.  A great many were young men between the ages of eighteen and twenty, who were too young to enlist at the beginning of the war.  The regiment organized at Pikeville, Mississippi."

The book "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Company A - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company B - Men from Fayette County
 * Company C - Men from Madison County
 * Company D - Men from Fayette County
 * Company E - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company F - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company G - Men from Madison County
 * Company H - Men from Fayette County
 * Company I - Men from Madison County
 * Company K - Men from Madison County

Fourteenth Cavalry

Was raised mainly on the line of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Many of the men were old, furloughed and discharged soldiers.

Company B - many men from Fayette County

Company D - many men from Fayette County

Company H - many men from Fayette County

(Eldridge's Battery) Captain J. W. Eldridge - many men from Fayette County

The information above is from The Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee, Vol 11.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Lindsley, John B. The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.  A brief history and memorial rolls for the 14th Tennessee Cavalry starts on page 899.