Tennessee Civil War Confederate Cavalry Units

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Units 1st through 4th

 * 1st Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McNairy's) Was organized and mustered in to Confederate service in September, 1861. Later it was active in Mississippi, then was reduced to three companies and in June, 1862, merged into Barteau's 22nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) Was organized in November, 1862, using the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. This company was active in the Vicksburg Campaign and was captured July, 1863. Exchanged, it was attached to Waul's Texas Legion, then returned to the regiment. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) (Confederate) Was organized at Camp Lee, Maury County, Tennessee, in July, 1861. It contained five companies, but later was increased to six. Early in 1862 many of the men were sick. In May it merged into the 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) Was formed by consolidating the 4th and 5th Battalions of Tennessee Cavalry in May, 1862. Only a few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) (10th or 11th Battalion) Was organized in February, 1862, with eight companies. The unit served in the Department of East Tennessee, but was soon mustered out of service.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's) Organized at Memphis, Tennessee, in October, 1861, as an eight-company battalion. In January, 1862, it was increased to regimental size. It confronted the Federals in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama, and surrendered in May, 1865.


 * 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) [also called 1st or 2nd Battalion] Was organized in August, 1861. During May, 1862, it merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore's) Originally called 3rd Regiment, Completed its organization at Camp Robertson, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in May, 1862. It was included in the surrender on April 26.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's) [Also called 4th Regiment] Was organized in August, 1862, using Spiller's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. On January 23, 1863, it disbanded. Four companies transferred to Baxter Smith's 8th Cavalry, four to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, and two to the 1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units 5th through 9th

 * 5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) {Also called 1st or 4th Battalion] Was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, in May, 1862, with six companies. In May, 1862, merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's) Organized in December, 1862, using the 13th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wheeler's) Was organized in May, 1862. After fighting at Averysboro and Bentonville, it was included in the surrender on April 26.


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's) formerly Jackson's 1st Tennessee Cavalry, was assembled in April, 1862 Surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, in May, 1865.


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit


 * 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) Organized in November, 1862, but annulled. Reoraganized in January, 1863, by consolidating Davis' Tennessee Cavalry Battalion and four companies from Murray's Cavalry Regiment. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 9th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Gantt's) Organized and mustered into Confederate service at Camp Maury, near Nashville, Tennessee, in December, 1861. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ward's) Organized and mustered into Confederate service at Camp Maury, near Nashville, Tennessee, in December, 1861. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units 10th through 13th

 * 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (DeMoss') 10th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating Cox's and Napier's Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. The unit ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 10th/11th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 11th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Gordon's) [also called 10th Battalion Was organized in January, 1862. Later the battalion merged into the 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's Was organized in February, 1863, Serving in Alabama, it surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 12th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Day's) Was formed in September, 1862 Disbanded in Georgia during the spring of 1865.


 * 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Green's) [also called 1st Partisan Rangers Was organized behind Federal lines in February, 1863. Was part of Hood's operations in Tennessee. During February, 1865, the regiment was broken up.


 * 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's) Usually called Dibrell's 8th Cavalry, was organized in September, 1862, as a partisan ranger command Surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 2, 1865.


 * 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units 14th through 17th

 * 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's) [also called 13th Regiment] Was organized at Okolona, Mississippi, in August, 1863. The regiment surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Was assembled at Oxford, Mississippi, in February, 1864. 1865, the regiment was ordered to Alabama where it surrendered in May.


 * 15th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry also called 2nd Organization or 15th Consolidated] Was assembled at Oxford, Mississippi, in February, 1864. In February, 1865, the regiment was ordered to Alabama where it surrendered in May.


 * 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Stewart's) [also called 14th Regiment] Was organized in August, 1863, using Dawson's Tennessee Partisan Rangers Battalion as its nucleus. It skirmished in Tennessee and in February, 1864, was broken up. Four companies were transferred to other Tennessee units and the remaining companies merged into the 15th (Stewart's-Logwood's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 16th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Neal's) Was organized in October, 1862. Disbanded in Georgia during the spring of 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's) [also called 15th Regiment] Was organized at Pikeville, Mississippi, in August, 1863. February, 1864, it merged into the 15th (Stewart's-Logwood's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 17th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Sanders') Was formed in September, 1862. During December, 1864, merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.


 * 17th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Marshall's) [also called 16th Regiment] Was formed behind Federal lines during the fall of 1863 but was not officially recognized February, 1864, it was consolidated into three companies and transferred to the 14th (Neely's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.

Units 18th through 22nd

 * 18th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Newsom's) [also called 19th Regiment] Was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment. It moved to Alabama on May 3,1865, The next day they were included in the surrender of the department.


 * 19th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) Was organized in October, 1862. It was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana as part of T.H. Bell's command.


 * 19th/20th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Russell's)[also called 15th Regiment] Was organized in February, 1864. The regiment ended the war in Alabama on May 3, 1865.


 * 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 21st Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) Organized in September, 1864, was never officially numbered. It was usually called Carter's Scouts or Wheeler's Scouts. Ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's) [also called 16th Regiment] Was organized in February, 1864. During February, 1865, the unit was consolidated with Barteau's 22nd Cavalry, and this command totalled 31 officers and 317 men on May 3. The next day it was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 21st/22nd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) Originally and often called 2nd Regiment, was organized in June, 1862, by consolidating the 1st and 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiments. February, 1865, was consolidated with Wilson's 21st Cavalry Regiment and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Nixon's) [Also called 20th Regiment] was organized in March, 1864. In Alabama, the regiment was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865.


 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Completed its organization at Camp Trenton, Tennessee, in August, 1861. On June 16, 1862, it merged into the 12th Regiment.

Units 24th through 55th

 * 24th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 25th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 25th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 26th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 27th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 28th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Hay's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 29th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 31st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Was assembled in October, 1861, at Camp Trenton, Gibson Couty, Tennessee. Had 21 disabled at Missionary Ridge and in December, 1863, totalled 157 men and 137 arms. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865.


 * 55th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units A through H

 * Allison's Squadron, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Anderson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Ashby's, See 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) (Confederate)


 * Biffle's, See 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) (Confederate)


 * Branner's, See 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) (Confederate)


 * Tennessee Cavalry (Misc.) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Carter's, See 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Carter's, Confederate


 * Clark's Independent Company, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Cooper's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Cotter's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Cox's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Forrest's Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Forrest's, See 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's) (Confederate)


 * Franklin's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Howard's_Tennessee_Cavalry; "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Howsley's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units J through N

 * Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry Was organized at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in September 1862, It was mustered into service with 90 men and surrendered on May 4, 1865, with 119.


 * Jackson's Regiment, Tennnessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Kizer's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Lay's Tennessee Cavalry&lt;br&gt;"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * McCann's Squadron, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * McLemore's, See 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore's) (Confederate)


 * McNairy's, See 1st Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry


 * Milton's Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Murray's, See 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's) (Confederate)


 * Napier's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Neely's, See 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) (Confederate)


 * Newsom's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Nixon's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units P through W

 * Parton's Company, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Robinson's Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Rowan's Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Shaw's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Hamilton's) Was organized in December, 1862, in Jackson County, Tennessee. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered.


 * Smith's, See 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) (10th or 11th Battalion) (Confederate)


 * Stone's Company A, Lyons Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Welcker's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Williams' Company, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Wilson's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Woodward's Company, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.