CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore's)
- Overview:
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4th (Stanes'-McLemore's) Cavalry Regiment, originally called 3rd Regiment, completed its
organization at Camp Robertson, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in May, 1862. The men were from
the counties of Wilson, Marshall, Bedford, Rutherford, Smith, Marion, Coffee, and Franklin. The
unit was formed by adding four companies to Starnes' 8th Cavalry Battalion. It was assigned to
Forrest's, Humes', Biffle's, T. Harrison's, and Dibrell's Brigade. The 4th skirmished in
Kentucky, moved to West Tennessee and saw action at Parker's Cross Roads, fought at Franklin
and Chickamauga, then
took part in the Atlanta
Campaign. Later it split: part was active in East
Tennessee and Virginia and rejoined General Wheeler at Savannah; the other part served with
General Forrest in Middle Tennessee and Mississippi. The regiment was reunited in South
Carolina during January, 1865, and went on to participate in the campaign of the Carolinas. It
was included in the surrender on April 26. The field officers were Colonels William S. McLemore
and James W. Starnes, Lieutenant Colonel Peril C. Haynes, and Major Peter T.
Rankin.
Predecessor unit:
8th Cavalry Battalion was organized at Camp Cheatham, Robertson County, Tennessee, in December, 1861, with six companies. The unit served in the Department of East Tennessee and skirmished at Readyville. During May, 1862, it merged into Starnes' 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel James W. Starnes and Major Ewing A. Wilson.
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