CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's)
- Overview:
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1st (Carter's) Cavalry Regiment was organized in November, 1862, using the
3rd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The men were from the counties
of Rhea, Bradley, McMinn, Roane, Bledsoe, Union, Knox, Jefferson, and Claiborne.
Also some of its members were raised behind enemy lines, and a few had served
in Thomas' North Carolina Legion. Company C was detached and assigned to
A.W. Reynold's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.
This company was active in the
Vicksburg Campaign
and was captured in July, 1863. Exchanged, it was attached to Waul's Texas
Legion, then returned to the regiment. Company K took part in the
Atlanta Campaign,
the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. It surrendered
with the Army of Tennessee. The regiment was attached to Wheeler's, Pegram's,
J.S. Williams', Giltner's, and Vaughn's Brigade. It participated in Wheeler's
raid in Tennessee, fought at
Murfreesboro,
skirmished in Kentucky and Tennessee, and was active at Cumberland Gap. For
a time it served with the Army of Tennessee, then in April, 1864, moved to
Virginia with 248 effectives. After fighting at Piedmont, it saw action in
various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley with General Early. During the
spring of 1865 the unit disbanded. The field officers were Colonels William
Brazelton, Jr., and James E. Carter; Lieutenant Colonel Onslow Bean; and
Majors Alexander M. Goforth, John B. King, and Richard S. Van Dyke.
Predecessor unit:
3rd Cavalry Battalion [also called 14th Battalion] was organized in August, 1861, with six companies. Its members were from the counties of McMinn, Rhea, Union, Knox, Hamilton, Bledsoe, and Jefferson. It served in the Department of East Tennessee, skirmished in Kentucky, then saw action at Cumberland Gap. In September the unit had 176 men fit for duty, and during January, 1862, there were 207 present. It merged into Carter's 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in November. The field officers were Colonel William Brazelton, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel James E. Carter, and Majors Onslow Bean and James C. Bradford, Jr.
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