CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's)
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14th (Neely's) Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th Regiment] was recruited behind Federal lines
in Hardeman, Gibson, Madison, Haywood, and Crockett counties. It was organized at Okolona,
Mississippi, in August, 1863, with only 400 men, as some were captured before they could reach
the Confederate lines. The unit was assigned to R.V. Richardson's and Rucker's Brigade, and
skirmished in West Tennessee and Mississippi. Later it was active with Forrest in Middle
Tennessee, supported Hood's operations, moved into Mississippi, and ended the war in Alabama.
The regiment surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its
commanders were Colonel James J. Neely, Lieutenant Colonel Raleigh R. White, and Major J.
Gwynn Thurmond.
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