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The Tennessee 7th Cavalry Regiment was formed April 1, 1862 by addition of unattached companies to 6th (Logwood's) Battalion. The 7th served under General Forrest as one of his primary regiments. It fought throughout Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. After Nashville, it served as the rear guard for Hood's Army. Companies Of The TN 7th Cavalry Regiment William F. Taylor, Co. "A." Formerly "A," 6th Battalion. Men from Shelby County. Detached October, 1862 as Escort to General W. H. Jackson. James P. Russell, Co. "B." Formerly "C," 6th Battalion . Men from Haywood, Fayette, and Tipton Counties. "Smyth Partisan Rangers." Detached as General Loring's Escort, fall of 1862. S. P. Bassett, John T. Lawler, Co. "C." Formerly "F," 6th Battalion . Men from Shelby County. L. W. Taliaferro, Co. "D." Formerly "D," 6th Battalion . Men from Haywood County W. J. Tate, Co. "E." Formerly "B," 6th Battalion . Men from Hardeman County. Co. "F" consolidated with Co. "E" April, 1865. Charles C. Clay, Co. "F." Formerly 2nd Mississippi-Alabama Cavalry Battalion. "The Forked Deer Rangers." Men from Crockett County. Enlisted November 4, 1861 by I. P Simmons. Consolidated with Co. "E" April, 1865. Men from Haywood County (now Crockett County). John G. Stocks (to lieutenant colonel), F. F. Aden, Co. "G." "The Independent Rebel Rangers." Organized November 13, 1861. Men from Henry County. H. C. McCutchen, Co. "H." Organized December 10, 1861. Men from Weakley County. Some men from Faulkner's 12th Kentucky Cavalry were paroled as part of this company Lafayette Hill, James R. Alexander, Co. "I." Organized March 15, 1862. Men from Tipton County. Samuel T. Taylor, Co. "K." Organized March 18, 1862. Men from Shelby, Tipton and Fayette Counties. Became extinct September, 1862 by resignation of officers, and transfer of men to other companies. James A. Taylor, Alex Duckworth, Co. "L." Organized April 15, 1862. Men from Haywood County. "The Western Rangers." J. G. Haywood, B. T. Davis, Co. "M." Organized April 16, 1862. Men from Haywood and Lauderdale Counties. Detached as Escort Company, fall of 1862. Note: These were the first twelve companies. In February, 1865, Captain James A. Anderson's 2nd Co. "D" of the 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers Regiment was attached to the regiment as 2nd Co. "K."
The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment was also called the 19th Regiment. It was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment, The unit was assigned to T.H. Bell's Brigade in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its members were recruited in Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, and McNairy counties.
The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th or 15th Cavalry] was organized as an eight-company battalion in September, 1862, then two other companies were assigned in November. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky and served in General Morgan's Brigade. On Morgan's raid into Ohio during July, 1863, most of the men were captured at Buffington Island and New Lisbon. Those that remained went on to serve in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Battalion.
The Tennessee 12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Partisan Rangers] was organized behind Federal lines in February, 1863. The men were from the counties of Fayette, Tipton, Shelby, Haywood, and Gibson. It served R.V. Richardson's and Rucker's Brigade, confronted the Federals in Tennessee and Mississippi, and in October totaled about 300 effectives. Later it was active in Georgia, fought at Memphis, then was part of Hood's operations in Tennessee. During February, 1865, the regiment was broken up. Some of its members became part of the 3rd (Forrest's Old) Tennessee Cavalry. Companies Of The Tennessee 12th Cavalry Regiment Co. ""A"". Fayette County. Co. ""B"". Fayette County. Co. ""C"". Tipton County. Co. ""D"". Shelby County. Co. ""E"". Shelby County. Co. ""F"". Fayette County. Co. ""G"". Tipton County. Co. ""H"". Fayette County. Co. ""I"". Haywood County. Co. ""K"". Fayette County.
The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Camp Nelson from East Tennessee refugees in the early part of 1863, with Joseph H. Parsons, of Knox county, as colonel. It assisted in the capture of Cumberland gap, after which it escorted the prisoners to Lexington, Ky. Returning to Knoxville, it remained there until after the siege of that place, and was then detailed to escort prisoners to Camp Nelson, from which place it was ordered to Nashville, where it arrived in January and remained until about May 1st. It was stationed at Gallatin from that time until August, when it was constituted a portion of the brigade known as the "Governor's Guards," under the command of Gen. Gillem, which then entered upon a campaign in East Tennessee. It participated with great gallantry in all the battles of that campaign, and at Bull's gap a large portion of the regiment was taken prisoners. A large part of the 11th cavalry having also been captured it was consolidated with the remainder of the 9th. On March 21, 1865, it entered upon the raid through Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia under Gen. Stoneman. It returned to Tennessee in May and was mustered out at Knoxville in Sept., 1865.
The 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. It fought throughout the war under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. In February, 1865, it was consolidated with Wilson's 21st Cavalry Regiment and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The Tennessee 1st Cavalry Battalion (Mc-Nairy's) was raised in Davidson, Williamson, Cannon, Wilson, DeKalb, and Rutherford counties. The Tennessee 7th Cavalry Battalion was raised in Sumner and Smith counties. Co. "A." A consolidation of "A" and "B," McNairy's Battalion. Co. "B." A consolidation of "C" and "D," McNairy's Battalion. Co. "C." Formerly Co. "E," McNairy's Battalion. Co. "D." A consolidation of "A" and "C," 7th Battalion. Co. "E." Formerly Co. "B," 7th Battalion. Co. "F." Formerly "D," 7th Battalion. Co. "G." A consolidation of "E" and "F," 7th Battalion. These were the original seven companies. 1st Co. "H." An Alabama company assigned June 6, 1863, and assigned to 56th Alabama Cavalry as Co. "L." The companies assigned in May, 1864 by General Buford were: 2nd Co. "H." Men from Gibson, Obion and Weakley Counties Co. "I." Organized December 1, 1863 at Newbern, Dyer County of men from Gibson and Obion County. Co. "K." Organized December 1, 1863 at Newbern, Dyer County of men from Obion County.
The Tennessee 2nd (Ashby's) Cavalry Regiment reported as First Tennessee Cavalry Regiment until December, 1862. It was organized May 24, 1862 by consolidation of 4th (Branner's) and 5th (McLellan's) Battalions; last reported April 9, 1865 in General Joseph E. Johnston's Army. This regiment is not to be confused with another 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment commanded by Colonel E. S. Smith, nor with Barteau's 22nd Regiment which was sometimes mustered as the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. The 2nd Cavalry fought under Gen. Wheeler throughout the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolina's Campaign, surrendering at Bentonville, NC. Companies Of The Tennessee 2nd Cavalry Regiment The companies of the TN 2nd Cavalry were from the counties of Hamilton, Monroe, Knox, Union, Claiborne, Hawkins, Jefferson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Polk, Hancock, Blount, and Sullivan. John H. Kuhn, Co. "A," formerly "H," 5th Battalion. Henry C. Gillespie (to lieutenant colonel). John R. Rogers, John H. Burke, Co. "B," formerly "C," 5th Battalion. William F. Ford, James Ford, Co. "C," formerly "D," 5th Battalion. William P. Owen, Co. "D," formerly "C," 4th Battalion. William M. Smith, Co. "E," formerly "D," 4th Battalion. Spencer C. Stone, Co. "F," formerly "F," 4th Battalion. William L. Clark, Co. "G," formerly "B," 4th Battalion. Clark Rhodes, Co. "H," formerly "A," 4th Battalion. N. C. Langford, Co. "I," formerly - "E," 4th Battalion. Will Wallace Gillespie, Co. "K," formerly "E," 5th Battalion.
The Tennessee 10th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating Cox's and Napier's Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. Its companies were raised in the counties of Perry, Humphreys, Decatur, Hickman, Davidson, Montgomery, and Henry. It fought at Brentwood, Denmark, and Chickamauga, then saw action in the Atlanta Campaign and Hood's operations in Tennessee. During February, 1865, it was consolidated with the 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and in May contained 30 officers and 280 men. The unit ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Companies Of The Tennessee 10th Cavalry Regiment From Cox's Battalion: W. H. Bass, Co. "A." Became 1st Company "A," l0th Cavalry Regiment. Organized April 9, 1862 at Waverly, Humphreys County, with men from Perry and Humphreys Counties. W. H. Lewis, Co. "B." Became Company "B," 10th Regiment. Organized October 8, 1862 at Linden, Perry County. Elisha S. Stevens, Co. "C." Became Company "C," 10th Regiment. Organized October 8, 1862 at Linden, Perry County, with men from Decatur and Hickman Counties. B. G. Rickman, Co. "D." Became Company "H," 10th Regiment. Organized December 11, 1862 at Linden, Perry County. B. Herron, Co. "E." Became 1st Company "K," l0th Regiment. Organized October and November 1862 with men from Humphreys and Perry Counties. From Napier's Battalion: William E. DeMoss, Co. "A." Organized December 5, 1862. Men from Davidson County. Became "D," 10th Regiment. John Minor, Co. "B." Organized December 7, 1862. Men from Montgomery County. Became "E," 10th Regiment. W. W. Hobbs, Co. "C." Organized November 10, 1862. Men from Humphreys County. Became "F," l0th Regiment.