CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's)
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7th Cavalry Regiment, formerly Jackson's 1st Tennessee Cavalry, was assembled in April, 1862.
Its companies were from the counties of Shelby, Henry, Haywood, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman,
and Weakley. The unit served in F.C. Armstrong's, R. McCulloch's, Chalmer's, Slemons', J.J.
Neely's, and E.W.Rucker's Brigade. It confronted the Federals in Mississippi, moved with
Forrest to West Tennessee and Kentucky, then saw action in East Tennessee. Later the regiment
participated in the Battles of Franklin
and Nashville
, and in 1865 skirmished in Alabama. It
contained 696 effectives in July, 1862, had 210 present for duty in October, 1863, but very few
surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William L.
Duckworth, William H. Jackson, and John G. Stocks; Lieutenant Colonel William F. Taylor; and
Major C.C. Clay.
Predecessor unit:
6th Cavalry Battalion was organized in July, 1861, with six companies. Many of the men were raised in Haywood, Fayette, Tipton, and Shelby counties. Serving in the Western Department, a detachment fought at Belmont and later the unit saw action in various conflicts in Tennessee and Kentucky. In May, 1862, it merged into the 1st (Jackson's) Tennessee Cavalry which was later redesignated the 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Logwood and Major Charles H. Hill were in command.
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