CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
12th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Day's)
- Overview:
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12th Cavalry Battalion was formed in September, 1862, with four companies, later increased to
seven. Its members were raised in Hawkins, Greene, Knox, Hamblem, and Grainger counties.
The unit was assigned to Wharton's, J.J. Morrison's, H.B. Davidson's, Grigsby's, and Vaughn's
Brigade. It fought at Perryville, Murfreesboro, and
Monticello.
Then from June, 1863, to March,
1864, the 12th and 16th Battalions were consolidated into a field organization known as Rucker's
Legion. This command was active at
Chickamauga
and in Tennessee, and on January 31, 1864,
totalled 171 effectives. During April, 1864, the 12th had 234 members and moved into the Valley
of Virginia where it was engaged at Piedmont. The unit went on to
skirmish in Virginia and East
Tennessee, moved to North Carolina, and probably disbanded in Georgia during the spring of
1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas W. Adrian and G.W. Day, and Major
Frank L. Phipps.
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